Hello again.. I decided it would be a good idea to write up a little something to introduce a very special young lady... Miss Laura Anderson. See picture.I guess I'm going to tell a bit of our story, although you'll have to forgive me if I decide to withhold parts.. because some of it is just better told in person.
I met Laura fairly shortly after I moved to Mines during my sophomore year in college, so about a year and a half ago. We both attended the Ballroom Dance class on Tuesdays, and she became good friends with Alec Westerman, who lived down the hall in 008. We saw each other occasionally, mostly through swing dancing, but we never got to know each other well. I knew her as a quiet, beautiful, godly young woman, and that was about the extent of it. Last spring, we both attended an information session for intensive overseas language training, and it turned out she was there with the same motive I was, using that training for God's glory on the mission field. Unfortunately, neither of us made the cut into the program.
Fast forward to this semester, and it turns out that Laura and I end up in the same AEM (Advanced Engineering Mathematics, the capstone math course for most non-math majors at Mines). As soon as attendance drops and there is a seat open, I started sitting next to her, and over the first weeks of class, we began talking about anything and everything. This was really when I began to realize how precious Laura was. She knows the word of God as well as I do (quite possibly better, she pointed something out on Saturday that I'd forgotten), loves with all her heart, speaks life, uses her time well, and loves to serve. She and her sister Amy have both been through a lot of challenges, but she views them only as blessings. She inspires me, challenges me to grow, challenges me to love God more.
So Laura and I are moving into a new season together, pursuing Him and learning how to serve and love each other the way He loves us. I deeply welcome your prayers in that regard.
That's what I've got for the moment. I wanted to put this out there for those of you who follow what God's doing in my life through this blog, so you wouldn't be out of the loop. There are so many little stories I could throw in, but they'd just be superflous icing on the electronic cake. That said, if I've missed anything obvious, or you just want to know more, there is a wonderful comment button down below.
And yes, she's gorgeous. I'm way out of my league.
