That time of term

Howdy hodilly folks!

Well this is it - today I had my final lecture in Portsmouth for two years... scary! I remember the day my parents abandoned me at Langstone like it was yesterday...WHERE has the time gone? So yeh, next week is gonna be tough going but I know that God's in charge and in Him there is rest :) Have just made a nice little revision timetable for the next 7 days which looks fully evil so I wont post it up here... For those not in the know I have my two main French and Spanish exams and 4 essays due next week...Oh what fun!

Did my french oral exam yesterday - not so good but we wont go there!! Just couldn't handle the pressure! Its funny cos my Spanish oral went sooooo much better and I can barely understand the language! Funny old life hey?!

I'm in a bit of a complaining mood... so thats what Im gonna do - PORTSMOUTH UNIVERSITY LANGUAGE LECTURERS ARE THE MOST DISORGANISED EVERRRRRR!! Ok, so you know Im away next year in France and Spain, studying in 2 universities...thats about all you know right?... well SAME HERE!!!!!! We had a meeting about our Spanish placement today and the general gist was like ''yeh, so u fly out a couple weeks before term...go to a hostel...then find somewhere permenant to live...go along to the uni...attempt to find a course co-ordinator and get them to enrole you on what courses you wanna do'' - YEH HELPFUL... :-S I would like to be somewhat more organised than that to be honest... but its not possible...Kinda scary but then again God's got it sorted right...! I guess I just need to really realise that God is in control and he is watching over all and guiding me so there's nothing to fear :)

To end, my wonderful chum Ceryn sent me this verse the other day and I thought It'd be a good'un to share! - Lamentations 3 v 22-23, reads:

Because of the Lord's great love
we are not consumed,
for His compassions never fail.
They are new every morning;
Great is your faithfulness.

How cooooool is that!!! Reeeally think about what that means!! We are not weighed down/consumed/crushed by anything, allllll because of God's love! His compassions are new everrrrrrry morning (and boy don't we all need that!) Great is His faithfulness! Awesome!

Just feeling inspired to share some song lyrics :) They are by a band called Casting Crowns - sorry if you are someone who always hears me talk about them/hears them blasting from my room, but I just love them! This particular song that I am posting is just so powerful and I hope that it encourages all those who may stumble across this blog. So often we think we can only praise God if ''we feel like it'' - but thats just not true! And this song is a brilliant reminder of that! Whatever you are going through, God doesn't change, He's always looking after you and deserves our praise! Enjoy and God bless! :D xx

"Praise You In This Storm"

I was sure by now

That You would have reached down

And wiped our tears away

Stepped in and saved the day

But once again, I say "Amen", and it's still raining

As the thunder rolls

I barely hear Your whisper through the rain

"I'm with you"

And as Your mercy falls

I raise my hands and praise the God who gives

And takes away

I'll praise You in this storm

And I will lift my hands

For You are who You are

No matter where I am

Every tear I've cried

You hold in Your hand

You never left my side

And though my heart is torn

I will praise You in this storm

I remember when

I stumbled in the wind

You heard my cry

You raised me up again

My strength is almost gone

How can I carry on

If I can't find You

As the thunder rolls

I barely hear You whisper through the rain

"I'm with you"

And as Your mercy falls

I raise my hands and praise the God who gives

And takes away

I lift my eyes unto the hills

Where does my help come from?

My help comes from the Lord

The Maker of Heaven and Earth