Random and Unconnected Thougts

I'm lacking in profundity, so I will share some of the random, simple thoughts wandering through my tired mind:

1. I have fifteen weeks left of being pregnant (in theory). That is freaking me out. How can God actually trust us with the responsibility of a human life?! I mean, I lost my flour baby in ninth grade when I left it on the bleachers to play Volleyball.

2. I'm really excited for the movie Prince Caspian. I know it comes out May 17th, but unless I'm in labor, I will be at that movie. Hopefully I won't go into labor at the movie. As I've been teaching through Perelandra the last week or so, I have again been impressed by Lewis' forcing of ideals into a physical realm. Men must be willing to fight - perhaps with only their two fists - to the death against evil. Caspian must fight in a just war to regain just Kingship. It's such a slap in the face to pansy-Christianity that demands we kiss babies and make God a cosmic teddy bear. It makes it so real and visceral, and that is such a good reminder that the fight is REAL even if the war is won. Is Prince Caspian more "violent" with more "fighting?" Yes. Welcome to life.

3. The excuse that someone doesn't do well in school because "they're bored" is an annoying load of pig-dung. If something comes that easily to you, you should excel at it and then find some other hobby - curing Cancer, or maybe mastering kickball. Doing something even when you're bored is called DISCIPLINE. I don't think it's discipline - or at least not the same type - when you do something you love well and often.

4. You really should read the books assigned you in a class - especially when you have to write an essay on it. This will keep me from wasting time reading your blithering and ignorant excuse for an English Essay.

5. I've actually had a lot of joy this week - God is gracious, and I love this time in life where people are getting married and babies are being grown and born. I was marveling at what kind of humility Christ must have had to subject Himself to the judgment and condemnation of men He actually knit together in their mothers' wombs. That's some kind of love.

6. I'm very thankful for Phil, specifically his sermon the Sunday before Snow Retreat. God always reminds me at my most tired or dejected points that I'm not teaching just to make good writers, critical thinkers, or readers. Every day I walk in that classroom is a spiritual battle for those students' minds, and it takes me relying on Christ's strength to fight on the front lines. Sometimes I get tired of it and want a chance to retreat for some rest. And I know He's faithful to give me those times. But I have always wanted to be in the midst of the action, and I prayed He would send me into the heat of the battle, so I'm working at ETPing at the sword-swinging and getting some blows in return.