For some reason the reflective mood has hit me. It's no coincidence as I have learned throughout my life and especially in the last couple of years I have attempted to walk through faith in Christ. It always starts when I least expect it....When I find myself in silence.
These past four days I have had the opportunity to house sit/hang out with my buddy CJ and it has been an incredible time of silence and nice break away from the stressful time of finals on campus. I have really been able to think about what has gone on over this past school year.
Here is my short list that has been running through in my mind:
Moving into an apartment, Meeting an incredible girl, going on three road trips in three weekends from Southern Illinois to Madison and then onto Northern Michigan. I then was able to go visit my cousin down in Iowa City while playing some hockey. All the while doing these with friends and having a blast. I then found a love in my girlfriends hometown, just being up in the woods in a place that is unlike anything of where I was raised. Incredible.
If there has been one constant theme of this year, it has been my crave of adventure. I was out of town 9 out of 15 weekends first semester and have been out of town about 5 more this semester. After reflecting on these things and a rather lengthy conversation with Jill about settling in life and what that might mean, I wonder if my crave for adventure will ever stop?
However, this is not the only thought that has really struck me lately. There has been a very literal interpretation of the Bible talked about in church lately. Now I understand Bible and Church are not words people always get all warm over but hear me out. Here is the thought, if it says blessed are the poor and I don't know many poor people? How can I know what that means?
I don't know what this looks like in my life but as I have thought about this more and more, it's been very interesting. I hope my actions follow up.
As for now, finals are just finals at school, somehow the curve is always benefiting everyone I talk to and life is moving. I just want to be living, have this Life in Real Life.
