Time has FLOWN.

Seriously? It shouldn't be October yet. This is just ridiculous. This semester has gone by ridiculously fast. I've been sooooo blessed by friends, and God has continually showed me purpose here in the last week. I've struggled a lot with being away from my family in Guatemala(as my Wheaton RoHers can attest). It's been a really hard transition from mom to student. I've found it hard to talk about and extremely hard to process. I started going to the counseling center as well as opening up more about it, which I'm hoping will help. I know that God has me here for a reason, it's just hard to see in the midst of heartbreak. I'm trying to listen to him more and allow myself to grieve, which is pretty hard for me to do. I've found SUCH joy and purpose in this space of confusion, though. I coordinate a tutoring ministry here on campus where a bunch of Wheaton students drive down to the southside of Chicago every week and help kids with their homework. The kids live in the government housing projects in a rough part of town, and they're a little.... rough around the edges. This is my 2nd year doing the ministry, and last week the 2 girls I tutored last year came back. Their reaction to seeing me was pretty much one of the greatest moments of my life. It made me see a portion of God's plan for me here at Wheaton. It was as if God was saying, "See? It wasn't all in vain. I'll bless what you do."
In other news, my sister gets married in 2.5 weeks. !?!??!?! It's insane. There's so much to do, but I'm getting excited about it. I'm busy planning the bachelorette party, getting my dress fitted(because it is GIGANTIC), and talking Sara through all of the remaining details. I'm soooo excited, but I also can't imagine how INSANE that week before the wedding is going to be.
Prayer requests:
My continuing adjustment to life here, and figuring out what God wants in that
I'm speaking at Wyldlife this Thursday... AHHHHHH prayer please.


I love you all soooo much- I wish we could all live together forever. Ideally? We get one of those houses we picked out on Lake Atitlan and take all of our kids there. We all grow old together, hanging out with the natives(with our Spanish, which is obviously perfect) and eating yummy food. We'll obviously have a sauna and an in-house masseuse.