Giving Thanks!

Oh God, thank You!

Thank You for this amazing semester in Arequipa. Wow, seriously, this has been great! I can't get over how great it is, God! Thank You! Thank You for mi familia here in Arequipa, Jesus. And thank You for all of the people that I have met and gotten to know at the university. I have made some cool friends, God. Thank You for Ana, Jorge, Danery, Alonso, David, Dahil, Anthony, Leyda, Grace, Medaly... I am so continually in awe of the way You have placed these amazing people in my life, God. Thank You! I don't understand WHY You have chosen to bless me with these people, but God I thank You so so so much for seeing fit to do so! And the professors that I have had here in Arequipa, God, they are great! Thank You! And, Jesus, thank You for Colegio Claretiano! I have enjoyed being there so very very very much!!

And thank You for the Calvin Crew!!! Oh, God, they have been such a great group. I couldn't have imagined a better groups! Really! As much as I like to have my way, thank You that I am not in charge of... anything! Because You come up with things that are WAY better than anything that I could ever come up with!! Like volcanoes and palm trees and stars!!! Really, God, how did you THINK OF THOSE??

Thank You, God, that my computer has continued to work this semester and has not completely died! And I thank You for my health, too. This semester, I haven't been sick at all! There is no logical explanation for that, God! Thank You for not being logical... or for being beyond my severely limited logic!!

(AND GUESS WHAT??? Today the Calvin Crew had a Thanksgiving Feast!! We all contributed, and we had a TON of DELICIOUS food!! It was a super fun celebration. We had a great time! The Calvin Crew is quite wonderful.)