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6 months ago, I was at a great school. It was a fantastic college in Pennsylvania. I loved my major, I loved my professors, and I enjoyed times with my friends. I had my struggles, but I worked through them. I had my questions, and I tested them. 

Right now, I’m at a great school. It is a fantastic university in North Carolina. I love my major, I love my minor, I pray for my professors, and I love my friends. I have my struggles, and I’m working through them. I have my questions, and I face them. 

I am not satisfied where I am; I love moving somewhere, being somewhere new, learning all about it. I love North Carolina and want to be here forever. If I ever settle down in life, it will be here. I love my friends, I love my family, and God teaches me huge, hard lessons everyday. :)

Life is good. 

There’s a little school in PA where I spent 1.5 years. As an institution, “Christian community” was stressed. Taking 7 minutes to walk the entire length of campus, the community felt… close. Now going to a secular school, 12.5 hours away from my hometown, with approximately 22,100 more students, sometimes I miss the “home” feeling.

I was added to a facebook group called, “Messiah College Memes” to poke fun at Messiah students or college policies. While some jokes are funny, the comments are actually heartbreaking. 

There’s a meme that says, “Your sister goes to a state school? I’ll pray for her.” I laughed at that one, especially. Going to a state school, trust me, I could use all the prayer I can get. But why is that I have met more non-believers at my state school that have better exemplified the fruits of the Spirit than at a Christian college. 

Please, Messiah students who UNDERSTAND the love of Christ. PLEASE, allow God to use you for a revival on campus. Make disciples of all nations, please. Please. My heart is legitimately breaking for the Messiah students right now. 

(Source: ericalarsen)

2012 started out resolution-free.

Within 16 days, I have 3 resolutions, and many to come…

1) Drink more water. Your health is so important!

2) Confidence. I can do whatever I would like to. And if I fail at first, I try again. (Why is it so much easier ‘on paper’?)

3) Learn about the rest of the world. I can’t exactly love the world if I don’t see things to love about it. 

Let’s go, 2012. Three simple improvements. 

Center stairs provide vision.

Elevators provide seclusion. 

Is the energy you save really worth 

the risk of societal separation?

I won’t be afraid of time.

Fear is consuming.

Time will win.

The more you try and control me, the more I’m going to push away. I don’t think that’s wrong. I think that’s growing up. 

I am being surrounded by people that I know I’m supposed to meet. This is clearly an act of God; exponentially more wonderful than I could have ever imagined. 

For some reason, I always get really nervous when I put one of my own photographs on the Internet.