7-Eleven

 

When I decided to take pictures of myself every hour for one full day to document my college experience, I wasn't expecting the result to be this good...or this revealing!  So, please enjoy this completely unfiltered photo documentation of my college life. 

 

7am: "Wake up in the morning feeling like P-Diddy..." Actually, I felt more like a truck ran me over than P-Diddy, but hey, whatever works.

 

8am: Breakfast with Jody. I made up for the lack of chocolate chip scones with Lucky Charms before rushing out the door to get to work at 8am.

 

9am: When the boss is away, the workers will play.

 

  10am: Still at work because I'm broke, but Dave Dunn Dessert Days make up for it every time.

 

11am: Chapel. A.K.A, where I get my Christian on.

 

Noon: Lunch. Clearly, I was REAL excited about the Frito Pie (the flowers on the table aren't a normal thing)

 

1pm: Class with Mr. Campolieto.  This man knows his stuff.

 

2pm: Advising meeting with the most scatterbrained, but well dressed education professor at Roberts.

 

  3pm: Watching Twisted

 

4pm: Wind Ensemble.  My most hated "class."

 

 5pm: Still in Wind Ensemble.  Honestly, isn't one hour enough?!

 

 6pm: Obviously, a 5 course dinner at Garlock.

 

7pm: Walking back to my dorm after an Honors Program meeting.  For all my southern friends, yes, that white stuff is snow.  On the ground.  In spring. 

 

  8pm: Working on homework, specifically a 3rd grade unit plan on Africa. I'm putting my Semester at Sea experience to good use!

 

9pm: Studying for a test is always better with Indian mango juice, especially when that mango juice was bought for you by your roommate!

 

10pm: Studying makes us a tad insane.

 

11pm: Bedtime. And yes, I know I go to bed early.  

 

 

*All photos were taken on Wednesday

*I take more than one class, but my other classes are on Tuesday/Thursday

*I lifeguard other days of the week as my second job 

Wonderfully Made

"I praise you for I am fearfully and wonderfully made" -Psalm 139:14

I've been reflecting on this verse a LOT the past couple days.  Why?  Lately, I've been comparing myself to my friends... ALL THE TIME.  And, I haven't been happy.  Looking at my cheerful, godly, kind, gently humorous, and always liked friends, I can't help but feel that my personality isn't good enough.  I'm confident, but that always seems to be taken as arrogance. I'm funny, but my sarcasm sometimes comes across as rude.  I'm caring, but it somehow always looks like I'm trying to get something in return.  I'm a Christian, but sometimes I slip up in my words, thoughts, and actions.  

I'm sure you've had similar thoughts, that you just aren't good enough.  That you can't ever compare to your friends or family.  But, those thoughts are from Satan.  Satan tells us that we can never be good enough, that people will never like who we are.  But God doesn't tell us that.  God says the opposite.  God tells us that we are fearfully and wonderfully made. 

God made us who we are.  He knitted us together perfectly in the womb. On days when I just don't feel good enough, I could crawl into my turtle shell and hide who I am. But that's not what I was made for.  I was made to shine.  We were made to shine for Christ. If we're hiding our personality, our confidence, or our sense of humor, we can't bring glory to God.  Hiding out in our turtle shells says that God didn't make us good enough, and that's a lie. God made us perfectly according to his plan.  

Now, I'm not saying we don't have flaws.  We all have flaws.  But we shouldn't think that our personality isn't good enough based on what someone else's personality is like. God made us all unique, with different personalities and quirks. After all, it's our differences that make us who we are!  So, let's embrace ourselves and shine for Christ!