On Top of the World

March 9^th: On Top of the World

            Today I realized how much I appreciate the little things in life. My boyfriend and I have discussed how much we would like to expand our knowledge of the Bible. As an effort to do so we decided to read a chapter of Romans everyday and when possible discuss what we have read. The first thing I did when I got out of bed was pick up my notebook, pen, and Bible and began to read. Even though I had a quiz at the beginning of my class, after reading the Bible and reflecting on what I had read, I felt at ease. Grades are very important to me and cause me much stress because I like A’s and only A’s. Instead of going into my class feeling anxious, I felt that I knew everything I needed to know and it reflected in my grade. In the afternoon Mel, Kelsey and I decided to go for a jog. We have decided that we want to do a half marathon in Luca the day before we head back home and need to start training for it. At the beginning of our jog we felt worn out and were not sure how far we would be able to run but like Forrest Gump we just kept on running. The first couple of weeks we were here we had said we wanted to run to the castle but it was pretty far away and it never happened. Today, we did, we ran seven miles! Not only is the castle a far jog (for us anyways), but it is also at the top of a hill/mountain…whichever you would like to call it. It wasn’t an easy jog to the top but once we got there we had a hard time leaving. It overlooked the city and for a moment I felt I was on top of the world. Nothing could touch me, nothing could ruin this moment for me. In that moment I felt God fully embracing me.