Halfway

I confess, I have waited a few days to write this entry, largely because I was hoping I'd come up with something profound to say.  Halfway done with my masters. That's a big deal, right??    There is much to reflect on as I consider the last year.  And I haven't even really started that process.

To be honest, I'm just exhausted.  I'm in the middle of a marathon, and while I've just reached the halfway point, and everything is (hypothetically) "downhill" from here....I'm also aware that I still have half of it to run.

Still, I know I should celebrate this milestone...all the hours of work, rehearsals, practicing, tears, non-sleep, etc. that have made up the last few months.  I should celebrate the things I've learned, the things I've accomplished, the ways I've grown.  I should celebrate the many gifts I've received, through new friends and old, through joyful times and tearful times....gifts that are manifestations of God's grace and faithfulness to me.   I should celebrate the people that have cheered me on, encouraged me, written me emails and letters, called me, texted me.....remembered me....even thousands of miles away.

I know there is much to reflect on and celebrate.

And those things will come, in time, as I unwind...as my body catches up on sleep...as I remember who I am when I'm not working 15 hours a day.

But for now, I'm sitting on my couch, sipping a glass of wine...delighting in the fact that my house is a great deal tidier than it was at this time last week (it's getting a deep clean, room-by-room)...and relishing in the knowledge that I don't have to be in a practice room at 7 AM tomorrow morning.

Tonight, I can only muster up enough energy to celebrate those two things.

And I think that's enough for now.

The rest can come later.