Sophomore year, here I come!

I am officially a sophomore in college. Wow.
Let me say that again-I am officially a sophomore in college!
That is so crazy! I knew this would be a crazy year, full of new friends, hard classes, and crazy experiences, but I had no idea how incredible it would be. First semester was insane. I had no idea what to expect, and I was swept up in all the countless opportunities to get involved. I pledged Kappa Alpha Theta, and that was by far one of the most amazing experiences ever. I have been so incredibly blessed by all of my sisters. Through Theta, I have met some of the greatest girls ever, and I know I will be lifelong friends with a lot of them. Saying goodbye to several of them today was so hard. We are all doing such different things and will be separated for the summer, but I'm so excited to write letters with them while I'm away at camp. Luckily, a lot of my friends are working at Kanakuk, so at least some of us will be together.
I still can't believe that freshman year is already over. God has blessed me in so many ways, and I'm so excited for the next several years. It has definitely been a year of ups and downs-oh boy how true that is. I definitely didn't expect to have a lot of the things happen that did happen, but I don't regret it. (And just to clear things up, in case you're wondering what I mean by regrets-I did not get drunk or even drink a sip of alcohol, which I am very proud of)
Tomorrow morning, my brother is graduating from OU with a degree in HES-Health and Exercise Science. I am so proud of all that he's done! He has worked so hard this year, and I'm so excited for him.
Hopefully I'll update a little more this next week. :)

Spring Break

Spring Break is so close! Ahh I'm so looking forward to a week of rest, hanging out with friends, and being with Michelle and Brayden!!

Sorry kids-that's all for now

Time for School

Time for school-boo hoo :(
Well Christmas break is over, and it has been a whirlwind. As soon as school ended, Michelle, Jonathan, and Brayden came up for Christmas. It was so wonderful to have them and to see how much Brayden has changed in the last seven months. He's now running around and talking, well mumbling. Luckily Skype has made it seem like it hasn't been that long. While they were here, we experienced a CRAZY snow storm-totaling in over a foot of snow. Snow Angel Video--Jonathan, Paul, and I got a little stir crazy and went outside-very briefly in just shorts (and a shirt for me)! Unfortunately, they had to leave, but soon after, intercession class started, so it feels like my break flew by.



In all the craziness of this past week, I am just now finishing up this post. I officially made it through the first week back at school. I'm really excited about this semester. My class are a billion times better than last semester...hopefully, I will still like them in a month or so. If this past week has been a reflection of this semester at all, I'm really looking forward to it. I can tell that God is going to move in amazing ways,  and I'm so excited to see how He uses me.

Here are a couple pictures from the past two weeks-babysitting some of my favorite kids, OCS Homecoming,...

Julia

Julia's body was just found. Please please pray for her family and friends. It is so hard to believe that this really happened.
-January 10, 2010

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Thursday night, a senior Theta from OU, Julia Gilbert, was going home from a friend's house. She was on the phone with her boyfriend and said she was about 10 minutes from her parents' house. This is the last time anyone heard from her. Please please pray for her and her family. No one has seen her car, and no one knows where she is. Pray that she will return safely and that she is okay. She drives a silver 2002 Jetta with the license plate 607 BJK

New Year, New Blog

Well it's a new year, so I've started a new blog...again. Third times a charm, right? I'm determined to make this one work.

I really don't know how to sum up my first semester of college. It was such a learning experience. I'm trying to put it all down on paper while it's fresh on my mind. One thing I'm disappointed about is that my journaling was pretty much nonexistent. I have so much to learn and remember for the past few months, and I'm frustrated I didn't spend time writing it all down. Hopefully I will be able to get a chunk of it down in the part of break that's left.

Today was the first day of intersession for me. 4.5 hours of class and about an hour of driving. This is definitely a result of the hard/learning time that made up my first semester. I'm taking a history class at OCCC. Today wasn't too bad, but we'll see how I feel after 10 days. I'm so thankful though that I got into the class, because it was totally full a few days ago.

God is really doing something in me. A painful relationship flared up again over this break, and it has really caused me to rely on Him. Unfortunately my stubborn girl-self wants to get answers and go do something, but I'm trying to totally trust in Him, no matter how hard things are right now. Elisabeth Elliot is someone I so admire, and I never grow tired of reading her books, granted I've only read a few...oh well :) I'm re-reading one, and it's so encouraging. Being a girl in today's society is so hard, especially if you have any desire to keep your morals, integrity, faith, friendships,... intact.

Time to get back to studying for history woot woot! Any study breaks are more than welcome :) Just come by!!

-amy