Finals are (thank God) almost over. I nearly missed a psych final this morning because I thought it was at 9:00 when it was actually at 8:00. Thankfully I made it there in time, after miraculously not being pulled over for doing 80 all the way to campus. 

The last week has been pretty crazy, with finals, my birthday, and getting ready for Christmas. I was scared for a while that being out of work over the break would mean no money for rent or my car payment, much less Christmas gifts. But 12Stone's Intentional Acts of Christmas pretty much saved me. The church handed out $300,000 in cash to its members a couple weeks ago, to be used to help someone over the holidays. With the $100 each Mike and I got, we helped my parents buy Christmas presents for my sisters. Without that, they probably wouldn't have had anything. My mom's been out of work for almost a year, and my dad doesn't make much as a bookstore manager. Knowing that Christmas was the last thing they were worried about, it felt good to be able to help them (not to mention, I LOVE Christmas shopping). 

The Intentional Acts of Christmas ended up helping me too, though. A couple weeks ago I posted on the website about my needs, and someone contacted me and gave me a little bit of help. More than I expected, actually. It's because of things like this that I am learning day by day how to rely on God for my every need.

So now, I'm off to find my wonderful fiance a birthday present (he's 25 on Wednesday!), then study for my last final, Personality Theories. I will be nothing short of ecstatic when exams are finally over!