Depressing:
- When you wake up before the sunrise but you don’t get to see it because you’re in a (2nd floor) dungeon all day.
- When it’s dark by the time you leave said place because sunset has already occurred by the time you’re out.
- When you’ve been home for less than 6 hours during the past 46 hours. And only 4 of those hours were spent sleeping (the other hours were most likely) spent showering and preparing to leave once again).
But you know what? Praise God for…
- Waking up early: Even though I didn’t get to enjoy the sunrise itself, I got to see and experience the world presented in a different new light as dawn unfolded. I was pretty grumpy and terribly groggy about being awake by 5:30am, but the lyrics “As morning dawns and evening fades, you inspire songs of praise” continued to pop into my head as I wound my way through completely empty streets and parking lots. It was literally just God, creation and me; for once, I got to enjoy that sense of complete stillness and peace on an otherwise crazy busy campus.
- Being warm while in the dungeon: They turn the heaters pretty high sometimes &8211; and I was definitely much warmer for the majority of the day than if I’d been in my apartment all day.
- Friends: hugs, prayers, car rides, escorts, chips, gummies, vitamin water, lotion, keys, bed, etc. All these were given/provided to me at some point during the 46 hr. Even though those 46 hours were crazy hectic with me literally running from meetings to classes to lab to hangouts to church events/meetings to what-not (and to home very occasionally), etc. I’m incredibly thankful to have such wonderful friends who brighten up my day (or night) with little things here and there. I feel so blessed. =)
