Well, the last week or so has been a fun week. Friday after the guys bible study we went over to Daniel's house and just hung out. We stopped at the gas station on the way to the house and picked up a thing of Oreos to eat. It was a fun evening, but i was tired when we got back at midnight.

Saturday wasn't a very exciting day. I read a book called Wild at hear (which was a good book). After lunch lydia and I took a hike on the trail behind Berea, which was fun. It took like an hour and half to complete. In the evening i was really bored so lydia, and i played a a few hands of Phase 10, and then a game of Sorry. When we finished that Josh joined us and we went to Berea Coffee and Tea. I used my gift card that i had from Campus Life for that. Lydia and I had hot chocolate and Josh had ale-8. Then Josh and I wandered over to the tower. When we came back to the dorm, I wandered back over to the tower and sat there a bit. I enjoy looking out over the hills of Berea.

Sunday was another fun day. I really enjoy going to Liberty Baptist. True, i may know some of the stuff from Sunday school (but it's a good review). Though the sermons are always meaningful. Sometimes the pastor gets excited and yells a bit, but that's ok. It's a good church. When church ended we stood around for a bit talking and waiting. We went back and had lunch (which had we waited much longer we would have missed). In the afternoon I studied and worked on homework. In the evening we went to church for a singsparation (or something like that). We sang songs for a big, and then listened to others sing songs. After that was finished we chatted with people from the church. I talked with the pastor for a bit, which was fun. Then after that we went to Jame's house and hung out. We talked for a bit while waiting for pancakes. Then we watched National Treasure. Like any late night movie I fell asleep (but that's ok). After it was finished we listened to Jayme finish her engagement story. Then James took us back to the dorm (it was almost 1 by that time). So yeah, that made for a fun day.

Monday and Tuesday was reading period, which means we don't have classes and just study for mid-terms. I did some studying/reading monday. We supper early so we could go skating before the bible study. The local skate rink was open to those who went to sunday school that morning. Anyhow, it took me a few minutes to remember how to go forward (it's been 6 or 8 years since i've gone skating). I never fell going forward, but then i decided i wanted to learn how to go backwards. That was a bit difficult, though I did figure it out eventually (and i fell a few times in the process). When we finished there we went to a bible study, which was fun. Tuesday i know i didn't do a whole lot. I did some homework, and went for a walk, but i was bored part of that day. (The days started to run together without classes to separate them). In the evening I went to a prayer group that is starting, which was good.

Wednesday classes started again. We had a long discussion in African American history class. Then there was astronomy (which i fell asleep in, i don't normally do that). Just before supper Josh, Rosemary, and I had a long discussion about life. In some ways i'm concerned for Josh. Anyhow, after supper Josh and I went down and played ping-pong, which was fun. When that finished i went and called grandma patton and talked with her for a while. It was nice to talk to them. After that was done i rushed over to the prayer group (i was running a few minutes late). We prayed for a bit and then had fun trying to think of a name.

Yesterday was a good, but long day. I didn't have class till 10, but i was still up at 6. I read for a bit and worked on typing an email to isac. I went to breakfast and then studied my bible for a while. Around 9 I went and prepared for my robotics mid-term. I think i did ok on it. I know i missed at least two or three questions. Oh well. I finished that a bit early so i ran over and ate lunch. The astronomy lab was one of the more interesting ones. After that i came back to my dorm and worked on my computer. I had to install a few things and fix some things. Then I went to convocation, which wasn't bad. After that i went and worked on homework since i didn't have a labor meeting. In the evening i had a GSTR mid-term (which wasn't bad) After that i wandered around campus for a bit, which was fun and boring at the same time. Eventually kyle and andrew went and played ping-pong so i joined them. It's been great to practice my ping-pong skills again. Then around 10 Pm the Black Cultural Center was serving pancakes and chicken (i know it's a strange combination) but it was actually good. When the party got loud i went and joined lydia, rosemary, and kyle joined shortly after. We talked for a bit about finals and such. Then Kyle and I talked about robotics and math while lydia and rosemary talked about "waffles, chicken, pink lemonade, and fork" and other things. It's fun when you can listen to two conversations at once (and participate in one also). Anyhow, when kyle left Lydia, Rosemary and I talked about life for a bit. It was a good conversation. Life isn't always as it appears i guess is the best way to put it. When it hit 11 PM, we walked lydia back to her dorm, and then Rosemary and I walked back to the dorms. It's nice to have such good friends.

So yeah, and now it's morning. I really should go get dressed and be at breakfast in 20 minutes (i still have to shower and such).

Anyhow, that's the fun college life i'm enjoying (most of the time).


Later,

Jacob

Oh yes, the new Hawk Nelson Cd is great!

well, this weekend I went on a retreat with the Baptist Campus Ministry and I really enjoyed / needed it. I wasn't sure about it, but it sounded good. Anyhow, some of the highlight and thoughts that came out of it.

Our trip there was rather entertaining. We met at Alumni circle around 6 PM and waited for the rest of the group to show up. We loaded everything into a truck and a car. The stuff we loaded in the back of the truck was wrapped in garbage bags so stuff didn't get wet in the rain. It rained for the first hour or so of the trip, but after that it stopped. I was in the truck with three other guys and rosemary. For the first part of the trip we watched the rain and sang along to K-love, which was fun. Then the second part of the trip we played brain teasers. Some of them were tough, and other ones i managed to figure out. We played a game called green glass door which was tough to figure out at first. Through the entire trip we had fun listening to "Susie" (the GPS) and trying to follow what she said. There was a few times we missed the turn than the GPS gave us some interesting directions which we ignored. Then we did things like U-turns in strange places. Our final destination didn't exist on the GPS either, and we had a bit of trouble finding it. Overall the trip took about 6 hours to complete, and it was actually only a 4 or 5 hour trip. Also, i found out that Kentucky has two different times zones. So, we arrived about midnight (or 1 AM Berea time).

Saturday morning i woke up and went for a walk since breakfast wasn't for another hour. There was a trail through the woods that was fun to walk on. Though it seemed to end at the lake and no go anywhere. On the way back i found a big spider and a turtle. After breakfast were seminars we could go to. I went to the one on apologetics, which was only so-so. After that we went to the main service, which was good. The speaker was teaching over Colossians. After that and lunch (which was some good food)  Jacob, Jeremiah and I played basketball. It was fun, but very tiring. I am not in good shape to say the least. Anyhow, after that I read part of a book, hung out with lydia and rosemary for a bit, and then got ready for supper. After supper I went to another seminar called "be still and know that He is God". I am so glad that i went to it. After that we had small groups and then off to bed after a snack. In the morning we had breakfast, the main service, and then college group time. After a group picture, we headed back. I know i shorted the ending, but it was too much to type out.

Anyhow, overall it was a great weekend, in some ways i needed it to remind of a few things. Though the most important thing that I needed reminded of was that  "we cannot compartmentalize sin and holiness. They cover our entire life". I need to be completely set on Christ, and let him lead my life.

There are other things, but i won't post them here, just cause it's the internet.

Anyhow, it was a great weekend, and I know that I have found a great group here at Berea.

Jacob