I suck at updating

I admit it. I'm terrible at updating. And to be honest, I don't have a lot of energy to put all this into a coherent, whole post. So what you'll be getting today is a conglomeration of posts, a meta-post, if you will. A multitude of small posts that together should hopefully give you an idea of how I'm doing. And if that doesn't work, then at least I should have satiated your desire to read something. :)

So I'm in my fourth week of classes. So far, so good. Things are getting a bit busy, but I'm still hanging in. A lot of the classes seem pretty easy, as long as I expend a modicrum of effort to get assignments in and the like. We'll see. :) So far my favorite class is Intro to Russian, which is a blast. Great professor, lots of fun. I can also read in Cyrillic now, though I get confused when going from reading a word in cursive to reading it in print. Apparently everyone in Russia writes in cursive, which also takes a bit of getting used to, as I never write in cursive. It doesn't help that Cyrillic letters in cursive look for the most part nothing like their print counterparts. But that just adds to the fun.

The Hokies are now 2-0 going into their third game. Let me tell you, after that opener at N.C. State, we needed that 45-0 romp over Duke. I about died when Brandon Pace (our field goal kicker) missed that kick late in the 4th quarter. For those that might not know, our only ACC loss last year was to N.C. State at home, during which Pace missed two fields goals, including one as time expired that cost us the game. So it was with visions of last year dancing in my head that I watched the kick, the miss, the hitting the kicker penalty, and the final drive. Let me tell, quite a nervous game. But that's alright, the final outcome was as it should have been. And now our first home game is on Saturday. Excellent. :)

So I'm leading a bible study again this yaer. But unlike last year, this time I'm leading it by myself. I'm pretty excited about that. So far, I've only had one guy showing up faithfully, though a few others have expressed interest. I guess we'll find out tonight, when I have another meeting. I'd definitely appreciate prayers for me, that I would faithfully follow where the Spirit leads and rely on God to take care of growth, rather than trying to force growth on my guys through my own effort. And for my guys, pray that God would use our times together to sharpen each other. Thanks.

Speaking of Bible study, this year the Nav's are going through a workbook entitled "Experiencing the Attributes of God". To be honest, I'm not certain if I really like it yet. I think maybe it has potential, and the subject is something that I'd like to explore more, but I'm not certain this book is the best way to go through it. I'll update on that (hah!) more when I know more what it's like.

Well, I've got some school work (not to mention house work...definitely a downside of living in an apartment) that I need to be about. So I hope you've enjoyed this. And if you haven't, well....I'll post another one eventually. Honest. There's always email, you know. Or letters, though I'm even worse at writing letters than I am at blogging. So pick your poison. But take care.