tired

its only monday and i'm completely exhausted. it was a good day, to be sure, but i am physically and mentally worn out. this morning i had the privilege of going to chapel at The Master's College, since observations are cancelled this week and it's the one time all semester that i'll have the chance to go....plus Abner Chou was speaking and of course i wasnt going to miss it. it was awesome, or rather i should say, God is awesome. psalm 71 hit home to me as a passage of encouragment...quite applicable even tonight i should say. a message of hope and the reminder that God is my "masada"--my fortress, my strong tower. reminds me of the long, strenuous hike up Masada that i climbed in Israel, and it makes it more real to me. like Abner said, the Romans had a really hard time conquering Masada from the Jews during the revolts in the first century, but how much greater strength does God have than this rock fortress that eventually was taken over.
leaving chapel, i headed to class, during which we all laughed together and shared funny teaching stories in the midst of class and group work...i love those girls. :)
after that, straight to work, teaching 2 back-to-back "American Girls" classes for 1st-4th grade girls. today i read while they painted, which worked out fairly well, though my voice was tired by the end of the 2 hours.
immediately after that, headed to my other job of tutoring, working with an 8th grade boy...[how do you motivate an 8th grade, school-hating boy to work hard and put his best into his schoolwork?!?] got out a little late, around 8:15pm, then drove home.
ate dinner at 9pm.
and now, catching up on emails and the little stuff, i start homework. i'm thankful i only have 1 assignment to work on this week, though it's a pretty big one and i have to submit it to the state by thursday.

all is good, but i won't lie. i'm really worn out tonight. very sore back from carrying a lot of stuff, and overall fatigue, but it's okay i suppose. i have psalm 71 on my mind. gives me another great reason to go to the Lord in prayer. :)