Spring Break

It is official...spring break is here! It's amazing how God designed the body to handle stress. I thought I was doing great this week! I haven't been happier than I was this week in a while. Yet, as soon as I finished my last meeting at 4, it was as if my body was like "Ok, I don't actually have to keep trying for anything, so I'm just going to stop!" I got a headache, became extremely exhausted, and just have no desire to do anything, haha. Yes, spring break has come at last, and not a moment to late (or soon as the saying goes).

For those of you who are wondering, all the studying and exam taking went well. My math exam was overly difficult for an intro course, but hey, I hope I can pull a B out of it. I'm just glad to be done for a few days, that's all I have to say at this point. :-).

Well what now? I pray that this week will be an opportunity for me to rest: body, mind, and soul. I am not good at "self-care" as it is called in counseling. That is making the time to take care of myself so that I can be healthy to be able to minister to others. So over break I would love to do some intensive self-care. I'm not sure what that exactly looks like at this point. Maybe sleeping. Maybe some reading. Maybe spending time with my family or friends. Or maybe doing some serious heart searching and goal-orienting. Going into this semester, I had set pretty serious goals and boundaries, and now being half way into the semester, I need to go back and see how closely I have stuck to what I felt God was calling me to. Also, being in my counseling class, our professor asks many questions which I have not made time to actually answer. Questions like "How does your depression affect your relationship with God?" I'm not saying I am depressed, but I think it is healthy to go through and ask and answer these, and many other, questions posed in counseling class. So, I am really hoping that spring break can be a time where I can refocus my relationship with God and re-set my goals for the rest of the semester. And of course, I get to see and spend time with my family. What could be better?!