Gratitude

It's been hitting me lately how incredibly blessed I am and I get tempted to think that these things are my doing and that I somehow have something to boast about. So here's to putting the thanks where it's due and boasting in nothing but Christ... here's some amazing things that have been done for me:
The call back in high school to move my life more in the Christian sphere and commit to working at a church camp and to go to a Christian college- one of the biggest and best decisions of my life that's precipitated a lot of great stuff.
The work at LH that has changed my life and my view of ministry
The crazy amazing experiences at Taylor- Ireland as a freshman, the best roommates I could ever ask for, caring friends, sweet jokes, solid classes, fun profs, opening to new perspectives
More recent and specific things: the directorship for this summer... totally not something I deserved in any way but something I will humbly answer the call to (also need to work on not feeling prideful about that one... the title gives me more excitement than it should).
The way Ireland part Dos is working out. I talked with my wonderful friend Devon who is in France right now and comparing our experiences with setting up study-abroad trash, I have no right to complain about Vance's amusing little foibles, or anything else. We got to to tailor the semester to our needs, schedule-wise and class-wise, all the while TU is doting on us through Vance who wants us to experience Ireland and plans on sending a driver to take us places for free... travel in Europe is so hectic and it's just getting handed to us for a bit. Good things like that.
The way I really enjoy my classes and therefore do well. Back in HS when I hated school, I kinda sucked, but when I get into stuff like this World since '45 class I'm in now, I look into outside stuff just for fun and end up getting 100% on tests... yeah that's right. Again, watch the pride there Ben.
It's all not me at all. If you look at me, raw me without any help, I'm pretty lame and I know because I've been there before when I rejected the greatness of God and the blessings he's thrown out.
I'm just been hit with a fit on thankfulness and I wanted to share that and kind of send a nod to God while reminding any jokers who might read this (like Josiah who reads it as I type... everyone's jealous of your cutting-edgeness, you know it)
So that's that, I could update you on what's been happening, but really it's just classic JTerm stuff: sleeping, classes and what not. Went on a pick-a-date quite randomly when I wanted to hang out with some Foundation friends, had some good times with that and such afterwards.
12 more days til Ireland. The countdown is ticking away!