Who'da thunk?!

So I know it's late but it's because I am currently working. I should be using this time to study for my two tests I have tomorrow but I have already been studying for three hours straight and my brain needs a little break.

I have decided to dedicate this blog entry to talking about my institute class I am taking this semester. I have never been one to take religious classes outside of church. I took one semester of seminary in 9th grade because it was the alternate to a class I couldn't get into and I went to maybe one week of early morning seminary after I moved to Texas. That's it. So when I came to college, I didn't even consider taking Institute. It just wasn't me.

But last year I started to get my foot in the door when I would go to something called "Religion in Life". It's a devotional type thing they have here every Friday morning and they bring in some really cool speaker and then have lunch for $1 afterward. It's great. I started thinking about taking an Institute class all last year but never really got around to it. Then this summer, I went once with one of my friends to his institute class and absolutely loved it! It was on World Religions but the lesson that day happened to be on Christianity and after that class I just knew I had to take Institute this semester. But of course, once school actually started, I kinda forgot about it. Then one day while sitting in class with my roommate Desiree, she all of a sudden just handed me an Institute class schedule. I realized I had a big break in my school schedule right after that class was over so I looked for an interesting class and looked for the teacher who had taught that one class I had attended during the summer because I had really enjoyed his teaching style. I picked "The New Testament: The Gospels" and after class I headed over to the Institute. All of a sudden I was super, super nervous and almost didn't go to class that day. But I got up my courage (because it was silly to be nervous about going to Institute!!!) and went to class and have LOVED it ever since!!! Unfortunately, I am only able to go once a week now because my new job conflicts with it one day a week. But I really look forward to going to class every Tuesday! It is seriously the spiritual high of my week. I feel the Spirit so strongly every time and I know that I was supposed to take that class. I love it and I am so glad that I had friends who helped me to get here. It enhances my life each and every time.