24 hours until this terrible, awful, horrible, no-good, very bad semester will be finished. I have one notebook to assemble and one jury to get through (and it will be quite a haul, I'm sure), and then it will be all over. I can't even begin to go into what has happened this semester. Suffice it to say that these 5 weeks off are so very sorely needed.

I haven't even really registered the fact that it's Christmas. I just heard the song "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year", and it truly is, but I haven't been able to see that at all, with this burden of sin and shame upon my shoulders. I have some wonderfully caring professors for whom I am very thankful and grateful, and in 24 hours, everything will be over. I can begin to truly heal.

I have just been so neglectful this semester of my health. My physical health, emotional health, mental health, and especially my spiritual health. I am very spiritually starved. This makes me extra grateful for BSF and the beautiful Scriptures.

Thank you, Lord, for Your everlasting and healing Word. Let it heal my soul, which is currently so very ill and broken.

JOY TO THE WORLD, THE LORD IS COME!!!!!!!!