Progress!

Yay!!! I got an "A" on my first college paper in nearly 15 years! :)  And I'm pretty sure I got an "A" on my midterm this morning too!  All of this while having an emergency tooth extraction yesterday morning - turns out dentists' waiting rooms are good places to study :)  I can't wait to have insurance again!

I had a really great time at my Discovering Redeemer class last weekend, led by our pastor, Jason.  Turns out euker is a popular game here (I knew I liked these people) and there's an annual church-wide trip to Lake Michigan in May (there's only about 2-300 people at Redeemer, so it's not like they take over the entire lake like FBC would :)  I got to meet several new people, tho' most of us were in our late 20's, early 30's, mostly singles, a few couples - not complaining :)  It was good to meet people from such different backgrounds, and even a few from Goshen and South Bend!  It seems that Fiddler's Hearth is known far & wide :)  I'm praying about whether to join in time for the Easter membership class, or wait for a while.  I love the mission and vision of Redeemer - to be an urban city church among many downtown fellowships that work for the spiritual, social, and artistic redemption of the city - but still have a few questions.  In the meantime, I think I've found a couple community groups I can plug into on Sundays, since I work evenings during the week - I really miss my small group and those relationships!

Other than that, nothing much new...except my sister is nearly a certified EMT and got to save someone's life last week!  I'm so impressed with her passion for her work, and so proud of her for the commitment it took to do an entire EMT training course in 2 weeks!  And also really glad she did it close to me so I could take her out to celebrate (note:  if you like Italian food, you MUST try Buca de Beppo's!  You'll never look at Olive Garden the same way... :)