My trip to marietta has showed me somthing
My heart belongs at ccu
and I can't wait until august 19th so it can go where it belongs
Monday, June 29, 2009
Saturday, June 13, 2009
My love for the outdoors
I might be one of the more unlikely people to decided they want to minor in outdoor leadership. I'm girly, I'm not so athletic, I just have the average amount of experince outdoors. but........
I grew up spending some of my summer at my grandparents house in upstate New York. Going there was better than getting to go to Disney world. It was where I got to do all the things I loved the most. As a kindergartner I was extremely girly, so girly in fact, that I refused to wear pants and actually cried once when I had to wear them. But I didn't mind them as much if it meant I got to go on a hike in the woods. The woods where everything came to life, where everything was filled with adventure. Where everything was all mossy and wet and you could look for orange salmanders and see great beautiful waterfalls. And feel the cold mountain water on your feet.
When we were in the lovely adirondacks, we didn't always go to church on sunday, I don't quite remember why, but I remember the substitute. My family would hike in the woods for awhile and then we would stop and have sunday school in the woods, my dad as the teacher. These were some of my favorite times, and to be honest it's where I remember learning who God was. It's because of these times that I feel closer to God outside than anywhere else in the world
So I might not be someone who strives to climb mount everest. But I am a person who longs to be outside. I love the community, the friendship, the sence of adventure that forms when you are outside. So yes my minor might be a strange choice for someone like me, but I love it :).
I grew up spending some of my summer at my grandparents house in upstate New York. Going there was better than getting to go to Disney world. It was where I got to do all the things I loved the most. As a kindergartner I was extremely girly, so girly in fact, that I refused to wear pants and actually cried once when I had to wear them. But I didn't mind them as much if it meant I got to go on a hike in the woods. The woods where everything came to life, where everything was filled with adventure. Where everything was all mossy and wet and you could look for orange salmanders and see great beautiful waterfalls. And feel the cold mountain water on your feet.
When we were in the lovely adirondacks, we didn't always go to church on sunday, I don't quite remember why, but I remember the substitute. My family would hike in the woods for awhile and then we would stop and have sunday school in the woods, my dad as the teacher. These were some of my favorite times, and to be honest it's where I remember learning who God was. It's because of these times that I feel closer to God outside than anywhere else in the world
So I might not be someone who strives to climb mount everest. But I am a person who longs to be outside. I love the community, the friendship, the sence of adventure that forms when you are outside. So yes my minor might be a strange choice for someone like me, but I love it :).
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Yes It's late very late but that's because of an invasion of brown recluse spiders in my room ( okay it was like 4 in 7 days but still scary especially because two hours ago I found one on my bed) I am not sleeping in there and sleeping on the couch. For future reference never put a cedar roof on your house, it attracts them. Silly neighborhood and their former covenats.
Also in the animal department I have a story to tell. I was in my room yesterday doing some cleaning when I saw something move outside my window. Now I know this usally doesn't sound like a big deal but my window is in a well and faces a cement wall. Well I went over to the window and what did I see but a cute little nose, some sweet brown eyes and two long ears. Yes a baby rabbit had fallen into my well. Well after some quick thinking some internet research and many tries, my gloved hands rescued the bunny and sent it back into the yard so it could be with it's family. But it did add a little adventure to my day :).
( what it pretty much looked like, so cute)
I have recently found out who my roomies are for next year and I must say for one thing it has in it's creative way confirmed that I'm supposed to be at ccu, and it's made me quite excited. :)
Also in the animal department I have a story to tell. I was in my room yesterday doing some cleaning when I saw something move outside my window. Now I know this usally doesn't sound like a big deal but my window is in a well and faces a cement wall. Well I went over to the window and what did I see but a cute little nose, some sweet brown eyes and two long ears. Yes a baby rabbit had fallen into my well. Well after some quick thinking some internet research and many tries, my gloved hands rescued the bunny and sent it back into the yard so it could be with it's family. But it did add a little adventure to my day :).
( what it pretty much looked like, so cute)
I have recently found out who my roomies are for next year and I must say for one thing it has in it's creative way confirmed that I'm supposed to be at ccu, and it's made me quite excited. :)
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Monday, May 25, 2009
SO I have had an interesting night...
which propably cam from watching the movie regarding henry and the Jon and kate plus 8 ( ugh why did I watch it I promised myself I wouldn't watch it anymore) in the same night
God has really really really been showing me how material items do not matter tonight. What does matter is time spent falling in love with him, growing closer and loving our family and friends and living a life to Glorify God. And it brings me to a story.
I have always had a interest in missions and have grown up in a family where I don't remember a time where I wasn't praying for missionaries. As I write this right now my wonderful sister and her husband are in Guatemala doing missions work. Growing up we have always had family friends who were missionaires and I have known my whole life that missions would always be a huge part in my life. Through out middle school I signed up for missions classes at summer camp and waited for the day when I finally got to go on a missions trip.
And that day came when I was a freshman in high school, but it was not what I hoped for. Even though one girl in the children's home latched on to me, I felt like I wasn't making a difference. I was actually convinced after that one trip that I wasn't called into full time missions especially in impoverished areas. I saw the poverty and heard stories about how one girl in particular was treated by her foster parents. But I did not feel a connection, I didn't have any passion for it.
SO for the rest of high school until my junior year i did not even sign up for a mission trip even though I had ample opportunity. And to be honest it's because I didn't want to. That is until junior year when I heard God tell me so very clearly, that I needed to on a mission trip to Scotland that summer. That trip changed my life. I am a completely different person today because of that trip.
But to be honest for a long time after that trip I refused to think about going on a third world mission trip. I knew of a place I had a passion for I knew where I could make a differnce and I didn't see the point of changing it.
But God and God alone because there is no way that selfish me could of done this. But thanks to God he has taken my heart amd taken the flame that was relite for missions when I went to scotland and has molded it into a heart for helping people in general. Helping kids ministering to them. Seeing the world and experincing other cultures. And I'm praying about where I'm supposed to go with it, besides of course colorado.
which propably cam from watching the movie regarding henry and the Jon and kate plus 8 ( ugh why did I watch it I promised myself I wouldn't watch it anymore) in the same night
God has really really really been showing me how material items do not matter tonight. What does matter is time spent falling in love with him, growing closer and loving our family and friends and living a life to Glorify God. And it brings me to a story.
I have always had a interest in missions and have grown up in a family where I don't remember a time where I wasn't praying for missionaries. As I write this right now my wonderful sister and her husband are in Guatemala doing missions work. Growing up we have always had family friends who were missionaires and I have known my whole life that missions would always be a huge part in my life. Through out middle school I signed up for missions classes at summer camp and waited for the day when I finally got to go on a missions trip.
And that day came when I was a freshman in high school, but it was not what I hoped for. Even though one girl in the children's home latched on to me, I felt like I wasn't making a difference. I was actually convinced after that one trip that I wasn't called into full time missions especially in impoverished areas. I saw the poverty and heard stories about how one girl in particular was treated by her foster parents. But I did not feel a connection, I didn't have any passion for it.
SO for the rest of high school until my junior year i did not even sign up for a mission trip even though I had ample opportunity. And to be honest it's because I didn't want to. That is until junior year when I heard God tell me so very clearly, that I needed to on a mission trip to Scotland that summer. That trip changed my life. I am a completely different person today because of that trip.
But to be honest for a long time after that trip I refused to think about going on a third world mission trip. I knew of a place I had a passion for I knew where I could make a differnce and I didn't see the point of changing it.
But God and God alone because there is no way that selfish me could of done this. But thanks to God he has taken my heart amd taken the flame that was relite for missions when I went to scotland and has molded it into a heart for helping people in general. Helping kids ministering to them. Seeing the world and experincing other cultures. And I'm praying about where I'm supposed to go with it, besides of course colorado.
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