It's about that time again.  I have to tell you, I have had some bad weeks.  Okay a bad month and a half.  I am away from my family and in a situation that is different than the one that I have been accustomed to.  I haven't been playing my guitar because I don't want to make a lot of noise in the residence hall.  I can't seem to connect with people that share my faith.  It has been tough.  I am so busy with school work that I struggle reading my Bible and spending time in prayer.  It is tough.

It's important for me not to get myself thinking too much.  You know what I mean?  Like I just think about this assignment or this problem and it distracts me.  I get stressed about how my house is holding up or the safety of my wife's car?  Important issues, absolutely, but I can't let them bog me down.  I need...wait scratch that...I must take time and relax.  Time to close my eyes and talk with the one entity that knows what I love, what I hate, why I cry, and why I will wait.