Dear Family and Friends,
This past week started off a little more difficult than normal. Monday was Summit’s annual holiday: “Farvest Hall” celebrating harvest and Halloween. There was a whole day of fun group activities planned. But besides for the pain I’d been experiencing with my wrist, I woke up Monday morning with a horrible headache and stomach ache. I could hardly walk because my head hurt so badly. I went out to try to watch the games in the morning, but could hardly function. After only a few minutes outside, I came back inside and went back to bed. The previous night I had decided to see the local chiropractor, and thankfully he had an available appointment early Monday afternoon. After my appointment, I felt relieved, but decided to go back to sleep for the rest of the afternoon so that I’d hopefully be able to participate in the evening festivities. My roommate, Hope, woke me up 2o minutes before the party was supposed to start and asked if I was going to put my costume on. At that point, I felt even worse than I had earlier that morning. I was miserable and couldn’t get out of bed. The party started in the girl’s dorm (right outside my room) and it was so loud that I couldn’t go back to sleep. Thankfully the Advil that I had taken after waking up finally kicked in, so I was able to sit on the sofa and watch the party for the next few hours. It was fun, despite not being able to participate. Tuesday was the same: I felt horrible and slept most of the day. Then, Wednesday morning, I woke up and felt so much better! As soon as I walked into breakfast, everyone was telling me, “Mae, you look so much better!” I was definitely feeling better! I took it easy the rest of the day, just to make sure. But ever since then, I’ve felt almost completely normal! My wrist is still swollen, however, and is painful when I use it too much, but that’s bearable.
On Thursday morning, Doctor Bauman returned to teach for the rest of the week. In politics class we discussed the Swiss army and analyzed their military procedures. In English class, we talked about William Wordsworth and his poetry. And in Church history, we examined the protestant reformation. Those lectures have been my favorite this week! We’ve talked a lot about Martin Luther and his beliefs and his reasons for breaking away from the Catholic Church. It was especially interesting to talk about, since we attended a Catholic mass in Santa Fe just a few weeks ago.
For our art class, we are preparing a “night of worship” as a group final. We were divided into four groups to prepare different aspects of the worship service. I’m in the “visual arts” group and our job is to prepare the visual atmosphere of the service. It has been interesting to work with so many people on this project, because there are so many ideas of what should be done and how. Hopefully it’ll go smoothly on Monday night, and truly be a God-glorifying experience.
Saturday morning we had a special lecture on worship; in preparation for this art project. It was probably one of my favorite individual lectures, and as a result of the questions brought up, I spent my entire study time yesterday afternoon studying the topic of ‘worship’ and how it’s used and taught in the scriptures. It was definitely a fruitful time for me, but will also require further study!
I can’t believe that I only have one more full week of school! And in just a few weeks, I’ll be home. I really will miss the atmosphere, classes, and all the great friends I’ve made here, but I hope that the friendships that have begun will continue in the years to come.
Thank you for your prayers for my health – pray that I continue to remain healthy for the rest of my time here at Summit!
Hope you’re doing well!
Love, Mae
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