Better late than never, right?

Helloooooo!

Sorry I haven't been on here at all. At my new job I'm settling in still and I've just finished organizing my apartment (finally--there are altogether too many pictures in this album of my place). Life is going on and it is good. I've been going through a period like the one described by C.S. Lewis (one of my heros) wrote this in Screwtape Letters:

Imagine yourself a a living house.
God comes in to remodel that house.
At first, you can understand what he is doing;
he's fixing drains and making minor repairs,
but presently he starts knocking you about
in a manner that hurts abominably...
He's knocking out walls there and adding on rooms here.
It hurts awful...what on earth could he be up to?
Adding on extra wings here, putting up towers there...
The answer is quite simple.
you thought you were going to be a quaint little house,
But God has another purpose in mind.
He's building a palace.

Learning faith. Trust. Just pretty grateful (even when I've felt so overwhelmed lately).

Here are some pictures for you (because I know you've been waiting in high anticipation).

November--I can't believe I just moved a few months ago, it's been crazy.


December--I got to go home for Christmas, though not for NEARLY long enough.