Another Semeter Down

Hello All,
Well yesterday I took my last final of the semester. I am officially half way done with law school and I am elated! I have the next month off of school! I plan to spend the first half vegging and the second half writing my "senior thesis"... I know you are thinking that kinda stinks... but it beats writing it during the school year.

As far as how this semester went. It was rough. It is funny, I was looking back at my Christmas blog/letter from last year this time and I am amazed at how little has changed....

I am really praying that the Lord will get the glory for my law school experience. I do not want to freak out about my grades. Everyone around me seems to and I just want to rest in the Lord and be content with what I get...law school is insane and I am really looking forward to my break. They say the first semester is the hardest. I hope that is true, because I do not want to endure this for six whole semesters. It has to get easier...Pray that I would continue to be an encouragement to those in law school and those who are generally around me. I feel like I have been to preoccupied lately... I really want to seek the Lord's will for my life and to fulfill His purpose. It is eases to get distracted during finals. Pray that I would be resting in the Lord despite the craziness. It is only through Him that we can accomplish ANYTHING. I want to know that I depended on Him and got through law school on His strength. That is my goal! :)

I quote this because it is almost exactly what I wanted to say today. I still want nothing more than the Lord to be magnified by my life. It is still my daily prayer that I would somehow manage to walk into law school and proclaim His name by my words and my actions. And I still feel completely and utterly blown away by His grace to me on a daily basis.

I can honestly say the Lord carried me through this semester. The first semester is undoubtedly not the hardest. Although I venture to guess this one was. This semester was hard because there was always a million things I needed to do. It bugs me that I so easily get into a frantic rush mode and I so quickly forget the things that are really important.

One of my friends reminded me of a great verse during my finals crunch and it encouraged me so I want to share it with you now:

Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Consider him who endured such opposition from sinful men, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart. -- Hebrews 12:1-3

Thank you to all of you who were diligent to pray for me this semester! Your prayer means more to me than you will ever know! Know that my prayer for you is that you would fix your eyes on Jesus and run the race marked out for you! :)