I'm back!

Hi again! It's been a few days. I started at AFLBS.. and as nervous as I was, I have been FINE. It's so weird! I love it here - I can't imagine being back home. I get along great with my roommates - they know half my life story by now! - and I've met TONS of people! I've gotten to talk - a little bit - to all my distant cousins, too, so I'm glad for that. It's funny how I've known of these people forever and now, almost two decades into my life, I'm finally getting to know them!

But most importantly - I've been learning SO MUCH from the Bible! I've never spent so much time or worked so hard at studying it - I've been spending several hours a day studying it and books about it, because I want to get all my assignments done and relax for the rest of the semester! And all the stories I heard when I was growing up are falling into place... it's amazing, now I finally understand how God brought Abraham to Canaan, and promised it to his descendants - and then did end up bringing the Israelites back there, just like he said he would!

I've also been learning about inductive study... tonight I just finished a book called "How to Study Your Bible" - or something like that - by Kay Arthur. It's GREAT! I went over 2 Peter the way she says to, and it made sooo much more sense - inductive study is about studying the Bible to learn what the author was trying to say, and why God wanted it in the Bible, and not studying it just to get whatever you need out of it.

Anyway... that about sums up my first week here. Maybe pictures later!