I get by with a little help from my friends

Who am I kidding? I get by with a lot of help from my friends. And even more help from God. Just thinking about this week (and so far it's only Tuesday) I can't really imagine where I'd be if I didn't have good friends and great faith. The first few weeks of the fall semester have been really hard and I find myself struggling to stay on top of all of the material. There's so much information about the human body. It's so detailed and intricate. And everything I see in my lab/lecture class just confirms the beauty of creation in my mind. It's also really overwhelming.

Our class is only 7 weeks along. We had our first lecture and lab test last Thursday which was extremely difficult. It covered all of the muscles in the back, abdomen, thigh, and leg. On top of that, we had to learn the arteries, veins, nerves, cutaneous nerves, etc. I don't know if you've ever had to distinguish a nerve from an artery or vein on a human body, but let me tell you, it is no piece of cake. Our test only covered 3 weeks of information but man was it brutal. I studied more for this class in three weeks, than I ever have for any other class. And I usually study for tests a lot. It's ridiculous. Though complaining about it makes me feel a little bit better, it's not going to change my grade. So I'm moving on. I'm focusing on the material for the next test instead of dwelling on what I can't change.

Back to the God thing. Seeing my life in such a whirlwind right now, I'm learning firsthand the importance (and comfort) of relying on God. There's such a sense of security knowing that my life is in His hands! Even though I'm making the decisions, I know God has my long-term plan taken care of. While Anatomy is the task of the present, there's just something wonderful knowing that one day, beyond all this, something better is waiting for me.