3/8/14 - Day 4

It really is amazing how much more time I have now that I've given up Facebook and Netflix/TV-show-watching in general. I've gotten all of my homework for Monday down and a good chunk of my Spanish homework for Tuesday done. And I've still had time to do some fun stuff like watch some of Emma last night (it was with other people and I had gotten a lot of homework done so I allowed myself to watch some) and go climbing and to an orchestra concert today. So nice :)

Day 4 of Happiness

• Hanging out with my floor
• Often on the weekend people go home or go off and do various things, but this weekend it seems like most of my friends are around which is really nice. So yeah, it was fun going to meals and laughing with them and going to the library and being productive together. They make me happy and I'll miss not living with all of them next year.
• Rock climbing!
• Something that I've gotten into this semester is rock climbing. Calvin has a great indoor rock wall and we can use harnesses, climbing shoes, and everything we need for free which is awesome. I've enjoyed trying out the different routes, climbing the overhang, and just having fun and meeting some great people. Today I went with my friend Amanda :)

Not my own picture. Just so you see what it looks like!

Bible Reading: Luke 2: 21-39
So this passage is about when Mary and Joseph take Jesus to Jerusalem to do the "purification offering" and "present him to the Lord." And while in the temple they encounter Simeon and Anna. Honestly, I never really remember hearing this story so it was interesting to read it.

I love the verse that says "Joseph and Mary were amazed at what was being said about Jesus." I can't imagine what that must have been like. I know they were visited by angels and that they knew the child was conceived by the Holy Spirit and everything, but it must have been weird having all the visitors and people like Simeon and Anna coming up and praising God, blessing them, spreading the news about Jesus, etc. What was it like being the parents of the Messiah? Having a son who is fully human but fully divine? I'm sure it must have been a wonderful life, but a weird one.