4Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! 5Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. 6Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 7And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. 8Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. 9Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me—put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you. Phillipians 4:4-9

Monday, February 27, 2012

Spaghetti, Evangelism Class, Cafeteria Food, Etc.

These are just a few of the things that I enjoyed over the last 24 hours or so with my wonderful sister Rachel. I seriously love that girl! And seeing how much she has grown and matured, in just the last few months even. I also loved getting a small peek into her daily life and the chance to spend some time with some of the people who are most important to her. Good people. Not only did I get to spend a majority of the day with her, I also got to observe my friend Sam in his professor roll, catch up a bit with Ashley while she trimmed my hair and also meet the adorable lil boy she babysits, and watch some biggest loser and chat a bit with Emily. When I wasn't doing those things, the time I spent with Rachel included not only the things mentioned in my title, but also watching her serve her heart out by working super hard at her Finland team spaghetti dinner and cleaning up after, chatting until 1 am, coffee, class, lunch, errands to smart and final, chase, and the daily brew, dinner, straightening her apt, hw, and a quick cat nap. All while lighting up every room she entered. I kept saying I was too old to live the life of a college student but, in all actuality, I think it was just the fact the I did not sleep well AT ALL last night. Had I been better rested, I wouldn't have felt so old ;) it was totally worth every minute though. I rejoice in the opportunity for some much needed time with a sister who means the world to me.

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