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there is a certain tranquility that comes in summer school. it seems that the main stressors are over. finals for the spring semester have just been completed, and the realization has been made that for the most part: they did not require that much stress. then, summer school.

my class is a boring one, but, nonetheless, worthy of two weeks of lecture. overview of nursing is the course name. it includes much history of how nursing has arrived at its present state. i digress.

maybe this tranquility is coming from another source. the past few weeks have truly been amazing. they have been filled with failures, yes, but enough times of triumphs of my God to fill a book. God has shown Himself faithful in so many ways.

a few weeks ago i was given the news that i was $500 dollars short in my missions trip account. it was due by friday. i visited the office of mr. brian trainer on wednesday asking what would happen if the money did not come in. he told me that he would stray from his usual policy of cutting off fingers knuckle by knuckle [one knuckle for every $100 ]. since, my trip is the last to leave for the summer, he stated that some leeway would be fine.

i then checked my mail to find $200. at church that night i was given an additional $13 [only $277 left!]. that sunday i was given another $120. followed 2 days later by $150 dollars from family and $1 from a college friend. in less than a week God had raised $484. i was ecstatic with this. my parents agreed to pay the last $16. i had not expected God to bless so much.

alas, God is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think. today i recieved an email letting me know that $200 more came in! i can only praise God for his blessing. this is only a taste of the many blessings He has bestowed on me in the past few weeks. i stand in awe of the amazing God.