Two days in a row writing on my blog... wow what is going on?!!!?
Okay, so right now I am sitting in my philosophy class tuning out my professor... yes, I am real senior in college--go me! :)
I realized that although I have talked about the wonderful blessings in my life I have not actually listed them. I feel this is important for me to do because more and more as I near the end of undergraduate career, stressors mount, and emotions run high I find that I need little reminders of the blessings that God has put in my life.
Here is my list:
1) My relationship with my Dad is healing and we are closer now than we have ever been in my life. It is great to have a Daddy who is in your corner and knows your dreams, thoughts, and hopes for your future.
2) My psychology cohorts; Chelsey Bohr, Heather McCollam, Becca Piatt, Brittany Laackman, and Brandon Ogren have been such a blessing and such a wonderful support system this entire year. We have shared in each others successes and consumed large amounts of chocolate when things all seemed too dire to continue inputting data into the computer.
3) I fell in love. Yep, I admit it. I met a wonderful, encouraging, faithful servant of God who challenges me to be a better Christian everyday. I never though I would date a dutch boy... a 6 ft 3 blonde-haired blue-eyed dutch boy. :P He has quickly become one of my best friends and together we make a couple who is both seriously theologically contemplative, lovers of macaroni and cheese, vanilla ice cream, and Kool-Aid. We love chasing each other around with laser tag guns in Sioux Center, playing Phase-10, Dominoes, PIT, and flying kites. We are nerdy and I love it. He is really cute too! :P But seriously, God blessed me when He put us together and I am grateful for the opportunity that I have had to and continue to have as Dan and I continue to get to know each other.
4) I went to the mall the other day to buy business formal attire and was in the store 10 min and was able to find something that I liked and thought looked good on me. It was so easy that I tried on jeans and bought two new pairs. This is huge for me because the last time I bought jeans for myself was my senior year of high school. :) This is also a big deal because 3 days before I asked God to allow me to see myself as He does, beautiful. The next morning I woke up and was making my bed and glanced in the mirror. I didn't believe that was my butt (yeah, it was the first thing I noticed) so I looked around the room to see if anyone else was around. Nope, I was alone! I walked up to the mirror and must have stared for a good minute when I felt this overwhelming sense of peace wash over me and I heard God whisper, you are beautiful. :) A true blessing indeed!
5) I am passing my philosophy class! :) This class has been one of the toughest classes that I have had to take here at Northwestern. It is almost as torturous as stats! I am excited to leave the philosophy class behind but am scared about what lies ahead as I try to traverse the next realm or frontier in front of me.
There are many other blessings that have cropped up in this past year but these are some of my favorites that I wanted to share.
Grace and peace to you,
Hollyann
Okay, so right now I am sitting in my philosophy class tuning out my professor... yes, I am real senior in college--go me! :)
I realized that although I have talked about the wonderful blessings in my life I have not actually listed them. I feel this is important for me to do because more and more as I near the end of undergraduate career, stressors mount, and emotions run high I find that I need little reminders of the blessings that God has put in my life.
Here is my list:
1) My relationship with my Dad is healing and we are closer now than we have ever been in my life. It is great to have a Daddy who is in your corner and knows your dreams, thoughts, and hopes for your future.
2) My psychology cohorts; Chelsey Bohr, Heather McCollam, Becca Piatt, Brittany Laackman, and Brandon Ogren have been such a blessing and such a wonderful support system this entire year. We have shared in each others successes and consumed large amounts of chocolate when things all seemed too dire to continue inputting data into the computer.
3) I fell in love. Yep, I admit it. I met a wonderful, encouraging, faithful servant of God who challenges me to be a better Christian everyday. I never though I would date a dutch boy... a 6 ft 3 blonde-haired blue-eyed dutch boy. :P He has quickly become one of my best friends and together we make a couple who is both seriously theologically contemplative, lovers of macaroni and cheese, vanilla ice cream, and Kool-Aid. We love chasing each other around with laser tag guns in Sioux Center, playing Phase-10, Dominoes, PIT, and flying kites. We are nerdy and I love it. He is really cute too! :P But seriously, God blessed me when He put us together and I am grateful for the opportunity that I have had to and continue to have as Dan and I continue to get to know each other.
4) I went to the mall the other day to buy business formal attire and was in the store 10 min and was able to find something that I liked and thought looked good on me. It was so easy that I tried on jeans and bought two new pairs. This is huge for me because the last time I bought jeans for myself was my senior year of high school. :) This is also a big deal because 3 days before I asked God to allow me to see myself as He does, beautiful. The next morning I woke up and was making my bed and glanced in the mirror. I didn't believe that was my butt (yeah, it was the first thing I noticed) so I looked around the room to see if anyone else was around. Nope, I was alone! I walked up to the mirror and must have stared for a good minute when I felt this overwhelming sense of peace wash over me and I heard God whisper, you are beautiful. :) A true blessing indeed!
5) I am passing my philosophy class! :) This class has been one of the toughest classes that I have had to take here at Northwestern. It is almost as torturous as stats! I am excited to leave the philosophy class behind but am scared about what lies ahead as I try to traverse the next realm or frontier in front of me.
There are many other blessings that have cropped up in this past year but these are some of my favorites that I wanted to share.
Grace and peace to you,
Hollyann
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