End of the Semester

So, the last time I posted I said that in the coming weeks I would be talking about all the things I'm thankful for. Here's my first one:

I am THANKFUL that I am finished with this semester!!!

I took the last exam of my entire MA in Pastoral Counseling & Spiritual Formation degree this past Wednesday...Woo hoo!! (In case you're curious, it was my Crisis Counseling final) So now all that's left of school is to finish my internship.

A quick update on my internship...I am now at about 70 hours of counseling completed, which means I have 130 left to go. While I was hoping to reach 100 hours by the end of the year, I don't know that I will, BUT I'm still pretty stoked to have gotten this far! Thank You Jesus!

One more thing to leave you with for now...This is one of my new favorite quotes, and a prayer for my life (and yours too):

“Christ is not valued at all unless He is valued
above all.” - Augustine

Lots of love!!

Kristen

Thankful Times...

It's been forever since I last posted...Life has been hectic the last few months, to say the least.

But just to give you a quick update from my life: I'm still keeping my head above water! (or should I say, God is.) Something to definitely be thankful for!

Life is so hard and so many people I know are suffering with some major tough stuff. With all that going on, sometimes it can be hard to find something to be thankful for. I personally have had a particularly hard time keeping a positive and grateful attitude...

But let me tell you, God has been so good in my life even within the last 24 hours. He has showered His grace on me in many small but powerful ways - and mainly through the listening ear, encouragement, support, prayers, and hugs of different people. (Thank you dear friend who spent 2.5 hours with me today listening and praying for me!! God has restored my soul through you! "The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not be in want. He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, he restores my soul." - Psalm 23:1-3a ) I love my God and I'm so thankful that He loves me this much! Without Him, this past week would have been much harder than it was.

Thank You God for Your constant love and faithfulness - even when I'm unfaithful to You. Lord, help me give You all I've got because You deserve it. When it's hard to find something to be thankful for, please remind me - remind all of us - of the gifts You've provided in our lives and may we ALWAYS remember to praise You.

And a quote to leave you with...

As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them. ~John Fitzgerald Kennedy

Lord, please help us all to live out gratitude!!

I hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving!!! And find something to be thankful for!

Take a minute to post a comment about what you're thankful for. I'm making a list of all that I'm thankful for....I'll be posting these in the coming weeks, so come back to visit. :-)

Love you!
Kristen