I came to Grace as a nearly 19 year old freshman in August of 1998. Although I had known about Grace for years and had family and friends who had attended, I had never once been to campus. What a step of faith! As I remember that first day, much of what I experienced is a blur – and not just because it’s been so long. So much happens when you first arrive as a new student that it’s very hard to absorb it all! But, I do remember that even though I was nervous, I felt at peace with my decision.
November 29, 2011
I enjoy choosing to write in the busiest moments that we can possibly face! Currently everyone is in a flurry of activity attempting to finish the year strong. The end of the year brings a sort of hectic race. It comes down to the survival of the fittest. Those that need the least amount of sleep and relatively no form of normalcy may survive. Ok, so this may be a ‘bit’ overdramatic. Especially considering that much of my personal chaos arises from my own ‘slightly’ irresponsible procrastination..
It’s 10:20 here at Grace on a Thursday morning. I’m getting ready to head down from my dorm to the Chapel. Today Dr. Eckman is going to speak; he’ll continue his series on the Christian Walk as Spiritual Warfare. It is definitely a treat to listen to him.
Things are going pretty good up here in the Big O. I’ll just give you an update of the things that have been keeping me busy.
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I finished my last mid-term today! I now feel free to enjoy my time and to spend a few minutes not doing homework! Crazy. It’s a beautiful feeling. However, stressful weeks like I have recently experienced teach me so many lessons; lessons that often go far beyond the questions I am answering (hopefully correctly) on the tests. Yesterday, my roommate and I took our routine drive down to Bucky’s.
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Today seems like the first day this year that has actually been pretty chilly. I don’t really know where the hot weather went, if things continue like this, I think Fall plumb forgot to come around this year. We’ll just wait and see what happens.
Our Fall Semester kicked off a week ago and we’re very excited to have our students back on campus! The volleyball and soccer teams have already started their seasons, and the band and choir are practicing for their busy year! Another year has begun, but if we stop there next year won’t happen – so we’re already planning for next year!
School is only a few weeks away for us now. At this point last year, I think I was doing as much as I could to stay busy and not think about moving to Omaha for the next 9 Months. This year is a similar story, I am continuing to work hard on the ranch, but school is approaching whether I like it or not.
