The weather is having an identity crisis.
The grass is still green, the leaves are just turning brilliant oranges and apparently winter got jealous of all the attention, and decided to cut in early. This makes for a breathtaking mile trek to work in the sunrise, a delicious walk to class in the afternoon. Although God does not need my approval, I feel that this snow thing was a lovely idea, and I thoroughly approve of it. *smile*
Human anatomy has me marveling as well. Yes, the homework is tortuous. No, I'm not acing the class. I struggle and strain to get C's in that class which would make me cry in any other class I've ever taken. But to sit and learn to understand how it all works, to touch cadavers...brings a sort of awe. Just comprehending skeletal muscles... ay me. Learning their insertions and origins sets me into a kind of stupor at how incredibly complex the body is.
Had I created the humanity, we would be stick figures with about 4 muscles, and probably no faces- if I even was creative enough to think of muscles. :P To believe that another human could so thoughtfully arrange every piece of every system is a stretch- how could I even imagine that this astounding complexity came about by chance?
I can't.
Studying the body like its functional God-made art, has been one of my favorite blessings in this class. Especially after the highly exasperating Cellular Biology class this summer, being That-Weird-Religious-Freak-Who-Is-Always-Asking-Questions-On-Everything.I love having a teacher who will marvel with me, not just see this as more stuff, but after 30 years of teaching, is still wowed by God's handiwork. At moments I find that Anatomy is like studying theology- I feel sometimes as if I understand Him more working through histology slides than in wading through a commentary on Ezekiel (Alright...so I liked that today too. *smile* After the snow, before the anatomy. ).
"For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse." Romans 1:20
Wow.
That's all.
The grass is still green, the leaves are just turning brilliant oranges and apparently winter got jealous of all the attention, and decided to cut in early. This makes for a breathtaking mile trek to work in the sunrise, a delicious walk to class in the afternoon. Although God does not need my approval, I feel that this snow thing was a lovely idea, and I thoroughly approve of it. *smile*
Human anatomy has me marveling as well. Yes, the homework is tortuous. No, I'm not acing the class. I struggle and strain to get C's in that class which would make me cry in any other class I've ever taken. But to sit and learn to understand how it all works, to touch cadavers...brings a sort of awe. Just comprehending skeletal muscles... ay me. Learning their insertions and origins sets me into a kind of stupor at how incredibly complex the body is.
Had I created the humanity, we would be stick figures with about 4 muscles, and probably no faces- if I even was creative enough to think of muscles. :P To believe that another human could so thoughtfully arrange every piece of every system is a stretch- how could I even imagine that this astounding complexity came about by chance?
I can't.
Studying the body like its functional God-made art, has been one of my favorite blessings in this class. Especially after the highly exasperating Cellular Biology class this summer, being That-Weird-Religious-Freak-Who-Is-Always-Asking-Questions-On-Everything.I love having a teacher who will marvel with me, not just see this as more stuff, but after 30 years of teaching, is still wowed by God's handiwork. At moments I find that Anatomy is like studying theology- I feel sometimes as if I understand Him more working through histology slides than in wading through a commentary on Ezekiel (Alright...so I liked that today too. *smile* After the snow, before the anatomy. ).
"For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse." Romans 1:20
Wow.
That's all.
Monday-- "In which it is noted that God creates a supremely better world than Elizabeth"