“How was your weekend?” “SO GOOD.” I never thought that my enthusiastic response to this simple question would make a couple of guys laugh, slightly uncomfortably, because they didn’t know what else to do. I answered honestly and quickly, not even stopping to think about the way I would deliver my response or how it …
Category Archives: Faith
Finding Myself
College has taught me a lot of things, but really important to me it has taught me a lot about myself. And that just continues to be unfolded…. *REWIND* Some freshmen come into college knowing exactly who they are, what they want to be like, and the personality that they want to display… well, that …
Live in Light, Walk in Love.
“If you trip, do not cause another person to fall.” I look back at the first day of my freshman year of high school – while walking up the stairs to my second class, Science Interactions, someone stepped on the back of my flip-flop. I fell up the stairs, dropped all of my books… and …
Back To My Roots, But Better
In high school, I was an avid songwriter. I was in a two-person acoustic band with a friend, working on my musical skills on my own, and writing almost constantly, especially in chemistry class (sorry, Mrs. Byrne!). Halfway through my junior year of high school, I had pages and pages of lyrics I’d ripped out …
Beautiful: A Reminder of Worth
Are you worth it? I looked in the mirror this morning, as I do every day, and on this particular morning, I was nit-picking at my appearance. Thoughts swirled in my brain. I wish I look different, maybe taller, more muscular. Shorter. Brown hair, without glasses, with glasses; the list continues for an eternity. A …
The Old and the New
A new semester. Freshmen come in, eager to get to know new people, concerned about their major, wondering whether or not to switch classes, and trying to navigate their way through Phelps Dining Hall. Wait, I’m doing all those things, too. I kind of feel like a freshman again because this year has been such a fresh …
From Hope to Hillsong
When a promoted ad for a Hillsong concert in Grandville, Michigan, popped up on my Twitter newsfeed in early July, I immediately felt a call to attend. As a matter of fact, I remember the ad catching my eye so much that I was (pretending) to jump up and down (I was still in my …
From the Freshmen: WHY HOPE?
Since I am an RA in Dykstra, I get to interact with a lot of freshmen. I thought it would be fun to hear all their reasons for choosing Hope! Here’s what they had to say! “I decided to come to Hope because it’s small and it’s really important to me to have good relationships …
A Summer of GROWTH + New Beginnings!
Wow, it’s so good to be back at Hope! I am an RA in Dykstra this year and I am loving it so far. My residents rock and I just love being back in Dykstra with such an incredible Res Life staff. They’re so great! Look at them! I’m so excited for a year with …
Learning Patience.
For a long time, I have known that patience is not one of my gifts. I live an extremely fast-paced lifestyle. I move through everything I am in control of as quickly as possible. I get frustrated when things don’t happen in my timing. I want to know the right answers, and I want to …