Aren't you a history major?

So life is crazy. I have come to grips with that fact. Each season I go through has its times of absolute insanity, and also its periods of lulls. Right now its one of those "I'm not going to panic stress will not and cannot kill me" times.

In spite of all the pressure and my friend Mr. Stress, the Lord continues to show me favor. Today the history "quiz" was returned, and I made a B+. After class my professor and I engaged in conversation, and I found out I was one of the top grades. During this casual chat he said, "So did you tell me you were majoring in history, English, or classics?"

I know my expression was like "Say what!" Of course I couldn't help but laugh. He had a similar reaction when I told him I was a Nursing major. "But aren't you a history major?" Nope. "Ah, but you have such a sharp mind."

Looking beyond the fact he insinuated that nurses aren't very sharp...I was very flattered.

Just get through....

I woke up this morning with the notion: if I can just get through today everything will seem brighter. This is not a good way to start a week, but I tried so hard to optimistic.

Here I am now, saying: if I could just get through tomorrow.

The downfall began in my Ancient Greece history class. This is a junior level class which requires a lot of my attention, particularly in the form of assigned reading. I have three books for this class: a text book, a book by the ancient historian Herodotus, and a book by the ancient historian Plutarch. Notice two of this book were written before Christ.

Well this weekend I went home to enjoy the pleasures of an only child (Grant and Becca being in VA), and I accomplished everything on my checklist assuring myself I was getting ahead. I read, took notes, made flashcards, wrote a term paper, etc.

I get to class today to find out the 250 plus pages I read in Plutarch.. was actually supposed to be read from Herodotus. AND I have a test on those readings tomorrow.

Say what!? This would be an okay mistake if I didn't have an Anatomy and Physiology practical tomorrow AND a quiz in Ethics. What have I gotten myself into???

I am trying so very hard to stomp down the lump of anxiety that is now living in my throat and stay optimistic. I have even resorted to strong coffee, after being on a caffeine sabbatical for 3 months. It appears I will be staying up late tonight and ignoring the dishes in my sink and laundry in the dryer. I will try not to think about how I am not prepared for the Bible study tomorrow, and pretend I don't have an Ethics exam on Friday.

If I could just get through this week....