Thanksgiving Week!

As I sit here going into Thanksgiving week, I am reminded of just how much I take for granted. I find it easy to sit here and complain about the amount of work I have to do, or how expensive college is, or the various things that my school's administration does that I don't agree with. In the grand scheme of things, though, I have so very much that I should be thankful for, and essentially nothing that I have any right whatsoever to complain about.

I am thankful for the opportunity to be in college. There are days when I am sick of school and just can't wait to be done, but there are so many people who would love to be in school, and for one reason or another can't. I am grateful to God for making it possible for me to be here and for making it clear to me what I am supposed to do with my life.

I am thankful for my family. Like all families, we have disagreements over some things, but nothing that we can't work through and come out stronger on the other side. No matter what I do, I know that my family loves me. And no matter what they do, I love them, too.

I am thankful for the friends that I have in my life. Some of them live much too far away from me for my liking, but that doesn't keep them from being great friends. I have been blessed with some friends that I can talk to about absolutely anything, and I know that they will listen to me and that any advice that I get will be godly advice. And with this, God has blessed me with allowing me to be there for my friends, too.

I am thankful for the opportunities that God has given me, and the protection that He has provided. Spending this past summer in Papua New Guinea was something I figured I would never be able to do, but God made it possible and provided for me, every step of the way. Both in this, and in other areas, God has provided me with protection. I think of last Thanksgiving. My then roommate and I decided to, even though we only had a couple days off from school, drive home for Thanksgiving. So we got in his dad's car that he was using, and drove east from Texas. I got out in Virginia, and he went on to Pennsylvania, with us both getting home Thursday. Saturday night he picked me up and we headed back towards Texas - and I fell asleep while driving. God provided, though, and although there was some damage to the car, there were no other vehicles involved, and Rusty and I were both safe. God has been, and continues to be, so very good to me.

Take some time this week to thank God for the many blessings that He has given you. Maybe some are like those He has given to me, and maybe they aren't, but if you look, you will see that God has blessed you. Now, what are you going to do with those blessings? Are you going to use them to bless others, and to be a blessing to God?

I'd love to hear from you, to know what's going on in your life, and some of the things that you are thankful for. Please, feel free to email me at danielmiller@letu.edu, or to give me a call.

May God bless you, and may you see His blessings for what they are.

Another week

It has been a fairly standard week this week. Continuing to keep busy, which is what I pay the big bucks for, so I guess that's how it's supposed to be.

I'm beginning to see my labs wrapping up to their conclusion, but seeing that I still have a fair bit of work left to do. The good news is, it seems do-able, I just need to really stay on task as I finish this stuff up. I'm also just eight days away from having my big paper for a class called "In Search of Historical Jesus" due, and I still have a lot of work left to do on that.

Please be praying for me with the stresses of life and for motivation to do what needs to be done, and that I keep God and His will the first priority in my life.

As always, it would be great to hear from you, so please, send me an email!

With just a month left to go. . . .

Again it's been a very busy week, but there isn't really a whole lot to tell.

Last week I dropped the engineering part of my major; I didn't plan on using it, so decided it would be better to lighten my coarse load and stick with just the aviation. So that has lightened my load a good bit for the rest of my time at LeTourneau - still very busy, but now it actually seems like it might somehow be manageable. I also ended up adding an Applied Science minor, but all that involved was 45 seconds worth of paperwork, as the work for it is already done.

This week has been, and will continue to be, very busy. I'm beginning to feel the pressure from due dates for projects, and would really appreciate your prayers.

Please also be praying for the missionaries where I worked in Ukarumpa, Papua New Guinea. Some of the locals are having conflicts with the security company hired by the missionaries. Sunday night, local time, someone went out to the SIL aviation facility (where I worked) and shot and killed one of the guards on duty. Pray for a peaceable agreement to be reached, as the culture is very much a culture of revenge.

Please, feel free to write to me and let me know how you are doing, and how I can be praying for you!