Systematic Theology I

Today, November 17th, we finished Systematic Theology One. We covered everything from the inspiration of Scripture to the fall of man, from the creation of the world to the character of God. I learned so much, but I one of the things that I did not think I would learn is how little I do know and how much I need to learn. It amazes me how much everything in the Bible ties together. We ended with the study of sin and I realized how much we cannot do anything for ourselves. Next semester we will be looking at the life and the character of Christ and His work on earth. I am looking forward to it now more than ever after studying at the nature of sin and the sin nature. How glad I am that God loves us and sent His Son so that I do not have to suffer from the consequences of my sin.

Grateful

My car was out of commission for a couple of weeks and you never know how much you appreciate something till you do not have it. All the people at the Ezekiel project were very generous in giving us rides to and from classes. We got to know and depend on each other even more. While I am glad that we had that opportunity, Becca and I are very thankful to be able to get around on our own now.

Good stuff

On Wednesday the ladies from Calvary Bible Chapel got together and swapped recipes . It was fun to get to know the women from the chapel better, plus to get some new things to experiment with. It was neat to see the woman fellowshipping with each other while discussing food.

Cheaper by the Half Dozen

This past weekend, Christina, one of the staff members at the Ezekiel Project, kept six of her nieces and nephews for a few days. I went over and spent the night one night to play and help keep order on the side. I had a great time with the kids and Christina had things to keep them (and me) busy the whole time. Among the activities were Christmas crafts, baking and decorating cookies, watching movies, walking into Armada for hot chocolate and also to stop in at the local bookstore, and a Sunday school lesson. I loved being able to play with the girls hair, watch the kids excitement over different things, and watching them sleep like little angles spread out on the floor from wall to wall. I was tired after just twenty- four hours, but it was worth it! Below are a couple pictures of the kids decorating cookies.

Let it snow!

Today it snowed! It was not the first snow, though. It snowed on the 12th of October, while we were in California, so this was the first snow we saw. It is not sticking yet, but it should be soon. Needless to say, because we are two girls from the South, Becca and I were excited. I am sure we will get our fill of snow this year, though!