That seems to be the main question my friends and I are asking ourselves! Is this really happening? Am I really in Law School? Am I really taking final exams? Do I really know Property law or Contract law or tort law? Uhhh...probley some more than others, but Yes. I think it is all really happening. Finals week is something to be reckoned with! I feel like I'm battling with God, to have Him take this away, but instead He gives me thorns of all types (mainly the material and little time) to keep me in check and relying on Him! It's amazing how much a person's brain can retain in little time, especially Contracts. I had a contracts exam today, and I had no idea what was going on in the class until two days ago! I learned it the best I could, spent 2 1/2 hours on my test today, and I have NO idea how it will turn out. I was reading again in Joshua 1, where the Lord tells Joshua it's his turn to lead the people over the Jordan, into the promised land. Joshua was trained by Moses, was called to this task, and the Lord promised Him that he would take the land. I keep reminding myself that no matter what these grades are, the Lord has called me here; He's been preparing me (I've been preparing diligently- as well as I knew how for a first year student), and He's going to fulfill His purpose for me. So, on to the next exam, which is friday! Then only two more next week.
As with everything, there must be balance~ So, my friends and I went to the Regent Christmas ball. We all got ready in my friend's tiny apartment on campus...fixed our hair, put on cute dresses, and danced the night away in the atrium of the law school! It was a great stress reliever. A big band of about 12 members played my favorite music, and I got to teach my friends how to ballroom dance. Not surprisingly, there weren't many law students there. It is still my assumption that I don't exactly fit your typical law student mold. I don't think I ever will. That's okay.
I too think it's ok that you feel as though you don't fit. As a fellow 1L and classmate, I feel the same. No, I'm not into 12 piece bands and ballroom dancing, but I am who I believe God wants me to be, just as I believe you are who God wants you to be. Other than the occasional "Hi" in the halls, you and I don't talk. We're just different, and that's ok too. I remember a few weeks before orientation thinking that I wouldn't fit in. How could I, I was walking past an air compressor, shop vac, and toilet sitting on my back porch, and was comfortable with it. I enjoy construction which is not typically a law student trait. Nonetheless, here we are, feeling out of place, but knowing deep down inside it is where God has called us too. With such diversity among our class, I can't wait to see where all he leads us. May God continue to bless you as you continue to serve Him. :)
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