Monday, February 9, 2009
It's Been a While
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Listening for God's Voice
When I was a senior in high school, I was very undecided about which college to attend and which major to choose. My mom had been encouraging me to go into pharmacy, while I was contemplating a political science major and maybe law school (my dream for years was to become the first woman President, lol). So, one Wednesday night when I got home from church, I sat down and had a heart to heart with God, and asked Him where exactly did he want me and what did He want me to do with my life? I then went to sleep that night not expecting such an immediate answer to my request. The next morning, I walked into my calculus class at Calhoun (I was doing dual enrollment that semester) expecting to do math but was met with a surprise, a recruiter from Auburn's pharmacy school! I listened intently and was impressed with everything he had to say, but was still unsure if this was really what I wanted to do with my life. My favorite classes in high school were my history and literature classes, not science and math! I had always thought about being a doctor or some other type of health care professional, but when I realized that I wasn't huge on science this kind of slipped out of my focus. What really got my intention was after the recruiter left, my professor stood in front of the class and informed us that this was the first time anyone from Auburn had ever come to talk to one of his classes. He had been teaching at Calhoun for over 20 years! This got my attention! I went straight to my car and called my mom to tell her that I had decided on major, pharmacy.
As I was thinking back to this day, I realized that my life is now so full of outside noise (school) that I often no longer hear God's gentle whispers. So, I just encourage everyone to take time to listen for God's voice amongst all of the static in our lives.
As for the election results, I am very dissappointed and worried about our country, but I believe that God answers prayers. So, I just encourage everyone to begin praying right now for our new president.
Saturday, October 25, 2008
Gone Flying
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Wednesday Words of Wisdom
Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 NLV
For everything there is a season, a time for every activity under heaven.
A time to be born and a time to die. A time to plant and a time to harvest.
A time to kill and a time to heal. A time to tear down and a time to build up.
A time to cry and a time to laugh. A time to grieve and a time to dance.
A time to scatter stones and a time to gather stones. A time to embrace and a time to turn away.
A time to search and a time to quit searching. A time to keep and a time to throw away.
A time to tear and a time to mend. A time to be quiet and a time to speak.
A time to love and a time to hate. A time for war and a time for peace.
This has always been one of my favorite passages in all of scripture because not only is it beautiful and poetic, but it also shares one of the most important principles for every Christian to realize: Everything happens in God's time. I often wonder when certain things are going to happen in my life. This wondering then leads me to question God's timing and judgement, but reading this passage reminds me that everything happens exactly when it supposed to happen, and not a moment before. God's timing is perfect. Even the bad things in life are there to teach us and prepare us for better times. All of my life I have been a planner, and I can't stand to not know exactly what I will be doing today, tomorrow, five years, or even ten years from now. Whenever I start to get impatient in my life, I read this passage to remind me that everything will work out in it's own time. I hope if any of you are feeling impatient about something, that this passage can help you to realize the same thing.
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
How many pharmacy students does it take to open a tailgate?
Monday, October 20, 2008
My First Blog
Okay, this is my very first blog. My friends suggested that this might be fun, so I'm going to give it a try. I'm a third year pharmacy student at Auburn , and well, that's about it! I love my life, and I have the most amazing family and friends that a girl could ask for. I guess I'll use this to keep everyone up to date on my life (well, it it ever gets interesting).
I guess I'll start with this past weekend. I went home for my cousin's surprise sweet 16 party and had an amazing time! I loved getting to spend time with family that I haven't seen in forever. I also went yard rolling for the first time in at least 7 years on Saturday night, and had a great time with the exception of my sore shoulder and scraped up hand (stay away from the prickly bushes). It was great getting to pretend that I was 15 again. Those were the good old days. Man, I didn't think I would ever hear myself say that. All I know is that if I'm going to keep going yard rolling, I'm going to have to start working out more!
Well, I better get back to studying now. So, this is it until next time!
Kristen