One word.

Last week was speakers week. It's a time when we didn't have any classes and just went to two sessions daily with different pastors. It's a time when we are all supposed to be hearing from God. I have been frustrated lately because I haven't been hearing from Him. At all. I thought that speakers week would be a great time to change that. On Friday I woke up with a migrane. I think it was only my second or third one of my life. I wore my sunglasses to session and slept between them. After the second session (I left early because I was so nauseated) I went back to my room to try to sleep. I think the only way I can properly describe the state of my mind at that time is this: insane. I couldn't put two words together and my mind was racing all over the place -- and not making sense at the same time. I cried out to God, "I need to sleep, I can't sleep, I need You, help!"

And He spoke. One word.



Peace.



My mind instantly quieted and I was asleep in five minutes. This was my third nap that day, and the others had had no effect. This one, however, was my cure. I woke up at dinner time. I was hungry. I could walk without being dizzy and open my eyes without sunglasses. It was God.



Peace.

Claussen Pickles

Who knows I love Claussen Pickles and am heartbroken that they don't have them (or any dill pickles for that matter) in Germany? My former roommate Jessica does, apparently. I didn't really like lunch today so I was sitting at a table eating a turkey, cheese, and salami sandwich when Jessica came over to me.

"You have something in the fridge, did you notice it?"
"The student fridge?" I replied, puzzled
"Yes. Actually, would you like me to get it for you, because I know you would really enjoy it right now"
"Um, Ok."

Jessica returned with a jar of Claussen Pickle spears. See, a bunch of people went to Kaiserlautern this weekend, to Ramstein AFB and visited the commissary. She was one of them. Jessica told me that she saw the pickles and thought of me and had to buy them for me. Praise God! It made my day, and I will enjoy snacking on them for a while. So thank You Jesus, and thank you Jessica!

First Flurry!

Well while walking to devos this morning, we had our first snow flurry of the season.... The forcast does not show any snow in the next ten days, but it was exciting nonetheless. I can't wait to get home to PA. I miss the weather.