Stapled

One, two, three, I count to myself as I snatch the pages off the printer. Sixty-three, sixty-four, sixty-five and the printer wines as it finishes. I tremble as I neatly stack the pages and make sure all of the edges line up. My hand shakes as I reach for the stapler. Click. And I feel...PEACE. My thesis is complete! I breathe in deeply, the smell of freshly printed paper filling my nostrils. I exhale slowly as I feel the relief of finishing.

Sorry for my absence in writing over the past two weeks. I have been every present at a computer, but busy writing my thesis.

Over the last few weeks, I have had the following scripture running repeated through my head:

1 Peter 5:6
Humble yourselves, therefore, under God's mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.


I am so grateful that I can go to Him with all of the things that makes me anxious and know that He cares about me.

Thank you, Jesus, for your strength and help over the past few weeks.