The snow has finally disappeared...thank goodness. This past week was spring break. I was hoping to have more free time to give a more thorough update of my blog, work on summer internship applications, and rest. Unfortunately, the moot court tournament starts tomorrow. Each 1L is required to give an argument as to why the court should hear their case using case law. We have spent all semester writing a long brief (what you file with the court for them to hear a trial). I must give an argument "on brief" (aka: for my side) and then "off brief" (against my side). Considering we have been researching and writing for months to prepare "on brief" arguments, the thought of doing an "off brief" argument is a little daunting. Needless to say, my spring break was spent working on my oral argument, updating outlines, and doing homework. While I do wonder some days what I have gotten myself into, I am still enjoying law school. I have already seen how it is making me a more well rounded thinker...and I like that.
While I did spend most of my week at the library, I did manage to get away for two days with some of my girl friends to Myrtle Beach. While it was too cold to spend too much time at the beach, we did get our fair share of shopping, good food, and movies in! It was a much needed escape from Lynchburg...with all the mountains surrounding, I was starting to get claustrophobic.....no lie....this Texas girls needs some wide open spaces!!!
While I am getting ready for my first round of the tournament tomorrow, I took a break and came across this article. When I interned in Guatemala, I got the privilege of interacting with these children every day. They truly are as precious as the picture makes them out to be! As I read this article, I was reminded that I often times muster up my own super human strength to accomplish a task. However, it is not on my own strength that I can do anything. I find the more I try to do it on my own, the more overwhelmed I become. The more overwhelmed I become, the more I ultimately fail because I am human and my strength will fade. I can only accomplish great things (aka: present an oral argument) by God's grace and strength alone. These super heroes are my inspiration to get through preparation for this argument tonight, so I thought I would share...
www.itsyourmission.com/news-super.shtml
I will write a more detailed update after the moot court tournament this week. It will be interesting...law school is a daily reminder that I am not the "strongest" in the fact that I am surrounded by brilliant people...it's always a race to the top...until next time be blessed....
