I can not believe it is already April.

I can not believe it's almost the end of my Junior year at App State.

Time flies when you're living from one weekend to the next. Or one day to the next. Some days I feel like I'm just waiting for the next exciting thing to happen. I'm waiting to go riding on the weekend, or to get dinner with a friend, or for the homework to be done. I have a hard time believing the school year is almost over already. I think what makes it so hard to believe is that I have lived from event to event, and I wonder what I've missed out on.

Each day is a gift from the Lord. Every morning I wake up is a miracle. Not that I'm sick or anything, just the fact that the Lord saw fit to let me continue on this journey and to continue to do His work. I've often heard it said that each day we have a "divine appointment" with someone. There is a person on this Earth whose life we are supposed to impact for the glory of God. And sometimes days go by without me realizing, and I look back and wonder "What have I done to further His Kingdom in the last few days?" Sometimes I wonder if I've even taken a chance to marvel at the beauty of creation. It's so easy to go in to survival mode, especially with work and class and homework. It can sometimes feel like I don't have a free second to think.

I thank the Lord for days like today. Days where I can sit out at the farmhouse and watch the horses graze in the pasture. What a blessing. Days like today make me reflect back on the past week and think of the moments I've missed with the Lord because I've let myself get caught up in the hustle and bustle of being a college student with a job.

My intention for the upcoming week is to take the moments I have to enjoy the gift of each day. And take every oppurtunity to further God's kingdom. I hope you make that your intention as well.