Breaking the Silence

If it doesn't strike you at first glance it ought to by the second look, that this is a completely incongruous picture.

Cherry blossoms and snow do not go together at all. When cherry blossoms come out for spring, it signals that snow and winter have packed up their bags and left for the year. This week of sun, snow, hail, flurry, slush, rain, sleet (sometimes all in one day) has literally given me a headache, and the visual of confused nature is a disturbing one...

But perhaps this perplexity is a reflection of my state of mind right now... I am guilty as charged for being MIA in my blog updates since the Calvin conference in January cos I haven't really regained my footing since then. This has been a trying/busy (and all other usual adjectives) semester cos I think I have spread myself too thin on a number of counts. Last semester was a pretty comfortable pace as I took 3 courses and gave myself some space to adjust to the newness of things here... BUT I think I overestimated myself this semester by taking 2 additional reading courses on top of my usual 3 courses, as well as started part-time work at the audio department. This has given me pretty limited breathing space each week as my school days run long and the rest of the days are taken up trying to fulfill my work hours or catch up with studies. This was exacerbated by the fact that the conference at the beginning left me a week behind in my classes... It has been hard feeling continuously tired and/or drained in the past months. :/

I don't really want to complain becos I know full well that this has been a result of several perhaps not-too-wise decisions on my part. Just gotta bite the bullet and deal with it, and not try to be superwoman again next semester. :p Right now it is 2 weeks till the finals and all I want is just faithfulness to get to the end of it without giving up mentally or turning into a sullen lemon. Pray pls?

• New Testament Foundations (final - 14 April)
  
• Christian Thought and Culture II (final - 17 April)
  
• Soul of Ministry (assignment - 18 April)
  
• Cross Cultural Mission & Islam (reading class)
  
• Spiritual Discernment (reading class)
  

Lord help me take your yoke upon myself, and learn from you... that I might find rest for my soul. For your yoke is easy, and your burden is light.