Saturday, September 10, 2011

Bound for a happy life.

This week has been absolutely crazy with school being in full swing, trying to build friendships, and keep a solid sleeping schedule. I still just feel so blessed by everything in my life and the great support I already have surrounding me. I've also been trying to seek my relationship with Christ and be very intentional about my time I spend reading, listening and in prayer. I am striving for growth in my faith because I know that will be the only thing that can keep me truly grounded and connected with reality. Tonight I went to the Nebraska game with my Dad and it was, just great! The weather couldn't of been better, Nebraska could have played better but we won't go there.

When I got back I showed some of the girls on my floor this picture of my Dad and I. When I showed Sofia, who is from the Ukraine, she said, "You are bound for the happiest life." I kinda laughed because it seemed completely unrelated to the picture she held in her hand. She told me that there is a saying in the Ukraine that when a girl looks like her Dad she has a blessed and happy life. The same thing goes for a boy looking like his mother. I guess it was her way of telling me I look like my Dad, but I loved the sentiment.

Tuesday, September 6, 2011

live courageously

I think it would be fair to say, I have gone through a significant amount of transition lately. I spent the last part of the summer serving at a Young Life camp, which was an amazing experience. The day after I came home from camp I had orientation at the new college I was transferring to, and started classes a few days later. Not to mention it is my Junior year and this is the fourth school I will be at. I feel like I have had little time to just, breathe. I feel incredibly blessed because I have everything around me that I could ever ask for and some. Even throughout the nerving period of transition, I can't wait to see what God's magnificent plans have in store for me here.