Dear Missy- I was thinking about you today because something very special happened- but you probably already know. Well- one of my friends from school and I were talking in the lobby of the girls' dorm and she was about to leave to go take a run around the neighborhood. She was saying that she didn't want to go because she was too tired and wanted to have a lazy day. So I asked her why she started running in the first place. She told me that after her missions trip to Africa this summer she felt like God wanted her to take care of her body so that He could use her more efficiently and productively on the mission field. (she wants to be a missionary to street children) I told her that when I sometimes get discouraged about studying I think back to why I am doing it in the first place-it's to gain knowledge about God and about how do be a missionary-it's for His ultimate eternal glory and plan for the world. When I am able to put things into that perspective it motivates me to do...