College 101: Get an Awesome Roommate, Like Mine

My roommate is awesome! She's been teasing me that I haven't washed my sheets the whole time we've been here, and then I confessed that I've been putting it off cause I don't like putting the sheets back on. So today after I washed them, I was sitting here doing homework and she told me she wanted to make my bed! So she did! =) Kate is great! =) Lol...

This is Annoying!

Ok so I had this all in three separate paragraphs because it's about three separate events, but everytime I post it, they all combine into one!! So sorry about the confusion, I do know how to write, my computer is just a butt.... Anyway... So I really love this picture =) It's Kate, me and Monz after our shopping/studying day at the Woodburn Outlet mall! We had a blast! All of us our wearing new Roxy sweatshirts that we got for sweet prices! =) Woodburn is a good meeting place because it's about half way between Monz and I! =) I love to see Monz and I love to hang out with my roomie =) I love them both! =)

Today was Church at the Park again and it was awesome! I've really connected with two woman, Christene and Crystal. Which you could pray for both of them. I know specifically that Christene has voiced that she's having a rough time and I've even hugged and prayed with her while she's cried. And Crystal seems to need prayer just as much. But it's awesome to connect with these women and just love them and be their friend! As I left today Christene told me with tears in her eyes that God had brought me to the church for a reason...which really humbled me!

And the homeless people are so giving! They have almost nothing, yet every week someone comes with little treasures they've found and gives them away to someone else just because they know it's something that the other person would love! They have next to nothing yet they still give and think of others! Today Tammie, another woman I've connected with, put a purple plastic girl's bracelet on my wrist. I'm definitely going to be wearing it all the time because it is a great reminder of the servant heart!

Jason and I have also decided to memorize a verse together every week, so he picked our first one, it's 2 Corinthians 12:9 "But He said to me, 'My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is made perfect in weakness.' Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me." I love that we're memorizing verses together =)

College 101: Dad's Have Wisdom

This is a direct quote from my dad's email to me Sunday:

"Wow- you sound like your dad studying so much. One truth though, like anything in life, you get out of it what you invest in it (this applies everywhere except the stock market)."

I miss you dad! And I love you lots!

Dorris Ranch, Springfield OR

So I know the picture is hard to see who is who...but starting in the back from left to right its:

Jen, Kaitlin, Grace, me, Courtney, Amy, (now front left), Becca, Jackie, Jocelynn, Heidi, Becca and Mel.

We had a super fun meet in the rain (of course...this is Oregon!) at this nut orchard! It was so pretty and the trails were really nice to run on!

I got personal best for a 5k: 20:21! (My old best is something like 20:54) So that was exciting! And it's just the beginning of the season! I was our teams 3rd runner again too! =)

So I guess the tradition for Coach T-Dub's (basketball coach) birthday is to come to open gym in crazy outfits...needless to say I'm in cross-country still so I didn't get to participate, but here is Kate and Sunshine!

"Just A Walk Across the Room" thoughts

I have to read "Just a Walk Across the Room" by Bill Hybels for my Evangelism class, and I am loving it! It is VERY challenging to my faith though! Ponder these two quotes...and see what they do to your heart!

"...even the most 'Christlike' Christians on the planet will be totally ineffective unless they get near people who are living far from God."

"...the potential is colossal. Think of it! One more treasure-a priceless human being-might be snatched from the clutches of a horrendous, lifeless eternity because of your work. So go! Go right now and bear witness. Sow the seed. Take the walk across the room. Leave what's comfortable for that which is eternally significant. Risk your life for this, and know that you will never regret your decision."

College 101: Expect Initiation

me with some of the upper classmen xc runners (L to R) Jen & Amy

fellow initiated freshmen (and one first timer sophomore) from L to R: Heidi, Jackie, me, Kaitlyn, and Becca (there are two other freshmen girls not pictured: Mel & Grace)

Cross Country Initiation!! Yay!! We were expecting a morning practice at 6:30am, but at 5:36am I wake up to a cell phone shining in my face a a girl crawling over me saying, "Get up get up you're late for practice!" Looking at the clock, I knew I wasn't late...and it hit me...INITIATION!! We were herded down to the parking lot, blindfolded, taken in a car, dropped off on the side of the road, and told to run back to school (of course they removed the blindfolds!) Thankfully, the pointed us in the right direction! =) It was about a half hour run, and it's actually kinda fun and pretty to run so early in the morning!

Once we got back to school they made us breakfast =) and we received our outfits that we have to wear ALL DAY! A bag to carry, a crown and a t-shirt that they cut into weird shapes! My shirt says "Princess of the baller kingdom." It's actually make me laugh to see all the weird looks people give me, or to walk into class and hear the teacher say, "Our princess has arrived!" Haha

Now I am officially on the Corban Warrior's Women's Cross Country Team!

PS: I wore a t-shirt under my initiation shirt all day...in the picture though I'm wearing my swim suit because I had just changed to get ready for practice, which is aqua jogging =)