The past few weeks have been a whirlwind of activity for the
Weitman family! From helping with freshmen move-in and welcome week, to
starting classes ourselves and taking the GRE (helen), there has been no
shortage of things on the to-do list. Stressful? Yes! Exciting? Yes! Amazing to
see how the Lord is already moving and working at TCU this year? Heck YES!
I think the
coolest thing for me has been watching Sam embrace what he loves. I remember
one night before school even started, he came home from a long day of ministry
and collapsed on the couch beside me with a huge grin on his face. “I love my
job. I’m finally doing what I was made to do,” he told me. And as a brand new
wife, I’m overwhelmed with the joy and privilege it is to get to support and
love someone who is just doing something that he loves!! It reminds me of our mission to support and
follow the Lord. If I can be this excited and supportive about something that
my husband is doing, how much more
of a privilege is it to be behind what the LORD is doing?! He is working
constantly and faithfully all over the world! And it brings so much life to be
just a small part of His plans!
We’re both still in school, so right now Sam’s life is both
taking classes as well as doing ministry with guys. It’s a constant battle to
get him to stop working and start studying, but I guess that’s a good battle to
have to fight. Sam’s typical days involve classes, homework, and then reaching
out to and spending time with guys on TCU’s campus in whatever ways possible.
He gets lunch with students almost every day, plays sand volleyball at least
three times a week, and is joining an intramural football team. Thank the Lord
he can play sports!!
To all of
you who have been praying for our interactions with new freshmen on campus,
THANK YOU! It has been truly amazing the see the Lord provide opportunities and
people for both Sam and I to begin building relationships with. And we have loved getting to do ministry alongside
each other!! It’s such a cool thing to be excited about and praying for the
same things, it brings about an incredible amount of unity! Before we got
married, many people told us that when we were both running towards the Lord,
we would also be running towards each other. And we have definitely seen how
being focused on the Lord and His plans and purposes can bring a great deal of
unity and purpose to marriage.
In regards to students, we had
about 60 students come to our first Encounter service, after advertising all
week for it all over campus! A church family also hosted us at their lake house
for Labor Day, and we had 28 students come out for that. Thankful and excited
to continue to pour into these students as we walk through the semester.
Finally, a
fun part of our last few weeks was celebrating Sam’s 22nd Birthday!!
I surprised him with donuts and presents in the morning, and we went out to a
nice dinner a few days later when we had some time off. I love to celebrate, so
the cute wrapping paper and girly sign can be attributed to me. In fact, Sam
informed me that I was enjoying his birthday celebrations more than he was! I
won’t argue with that, I’ll take any opportunity to celebrate!!
All said and done, life has been a
bit crazy since I last posted, but it’s been a really good crazy. Starting real
life again together is taking some adjusting, but getting to do it married this
time is the BEST! Even in the difficult days, it’s incredible to get to live
out our covenant alongside each other; life together. Thank you for your love
and your prayers! Please continue to lift us up to the Lord as we continue to
meet students, build existing relationships, and kick off our fall Bible Study
tomorrow night!!
