End of quarter craziness...

Wow, so I have been really out of touch on this blog, so for that I apologize.  I have to say that I am very thankful for the reasons that I have had less time to blog.  One of them is that I have gotten to spend some good time with students these past few weeks.  Another, is because we had our Regional Staff Retreat the weekend before Thanksgiving.  

Our staff retreat included staff from University of Oregon, Oregon State and The University of Washington.  It was great to reconnect with staff that I had previously gotten to know along with meeting new staff.  It seems as though God is really blessing the Pacific Northwest with Navigator Staff.  One of the highlights of this time was getting to take Kevin to this retreat and having good fellowship with other believers.  We needed some time away.  Kevin and I have to make a decision concerning the next 5 years of our life in the next month, and it has been more overwhelming than I believe either of us imagined.  We need to decide whether to stay in the Navy or get out in the next couple of months.  It seemed like an easier decision to make before the economy started to deflate.  We are just praying that God would make it abundantly clear where he wants us.  Navy life has it's ups and downs and forces us to be apart for extended periods of time, but if God is calling us back into that, we want to be ready and willing.  

In other news, we are finishing up the quarter with students right now.  It is finals week, which is usually a crazy time for students.  We had a good time throwing a Christmas Party last week.  It was so fun to see students from all walks of life.  We have been getting to know students in all different capacities and it was fun to see all of them get together on Friday Night.  There were students from our bible studies, movies discussion nights, swing dance class and more.  We had food, sang carols and read a wonderful version of the Christmas Story that was written by a Navigator Staff and is told from the standpoint of a shepherd.  It was very powerful especially since many of students are not Christians.  Please pray that we would be allowed to continue to cultivate the relationships that God has given us this quarter and that students would be stirred to think of Christmas differently this year.  

Again, thank you for your support and I hope you all have a MERRY CHRISTMAS!