Spring Break is drawing to a close, and after we all get back to campus, there are only about six weeks of classes left for the semester! Crazy, right? I can’t believe how fast this school year has gone and it’s so weird to think that I’m already almost a quarter of the way done …
Author Archives: Kathryn Krieger
Lessons in Trust
One thing that God has really been teaching me lately is what true trust in Him looks like. I’m sure that if you had asked me sometime throughout the past few years if I was trusting God in my daily life, I would have said something along the lines of, “Well, I’m not doing it …
Songs Against Slavery
Last Thursday night, Songs Against Slavery hosted a concert with Judah & the Lion and Andrew Ripp! It was so cool and such a blessing to experience the whole evening. In between the two musical acts, they had a woman who is a survivor of sex trafficking share her story. It was super powerful and …
College Myths: Fact or Fiction?
We’ve all heard a lot of myths and rumors about college… But which ones are really true and which ones would it serve us better to ignore? Here’s my list of facts and fakes about college! FACT: Every assignment matters. I think a lot of students come into college with the idea that the only …
Why I WL
If you follow me on Twitter (@hopekathryn17!), you might have periodically noticed me tweeting about something called WyldLife. I lead at Black River Public School and it is such a joy! In case you aren’t familiar with it, WyldLife is the junior high version of Young Life, which is an awesome ministry that I was …
Hope College is my valentine (Well, sort of).
In honor of Valentine’s Day tomorrow, I decided to ask some of my friends why they LOVE Hope College! Here’s what they had to say! Grace: “I love the fact that we can worship and grow in our faith together.” Anna: “I love Hope College because you are supported in everything you do, not only …
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Beating the Winter Blues!
School in the winter can be rough. Dragging yourself out of bed for that 8:30 AM class after hitting snooze 58 times when it’s -142 degrees outside is definitely a struggle that many of us face. However, it doesn’t have to be this way! Here are my best tips for beating the winter blues for …
Visit Day Must-Do’s
I know that there are a bunch of people headed up to campus for Visit Days soon, so I thought I would mention my favorite parts of the visits that I did at Hope as a prospective student! These are things that I think really helped shape my decision to come to Hope, and that’s …
Things to be happy about.
This week has just been awesome. I have been so blessed and felt so much joy! I hope you’ve all had an even more incredible week than I have, but even if you haven’t, I just want you to know that there is still so much to celebrate! Here is my list of things to …
First Week of Spring Semester!
Well, folks, welcome back to spring semester! We started off the semester with a Hope College miracle – TWO SNOW DAYS! I was pretty excited about that because it gave me more time to safely make my way back to campus. My parents tried to bring me back to Hope the Saturday before classes were …