COBBlog

It is really hard to lose a roommate.  And I lost one.  One of my best friends moved out of our house today to study abroad in New Zealand.  She is going to be teaching Kindergarten there for a whole semester, which is really exciting and an awesome experience and adventure for her…but that also means that she will not be around. (more…)

When I was in elementary school, I was afraid to go to bed because of the monsters under my bed. When I was in high school, I was afraid to go to bed because I did not know if my outfit the next day would be trendy enough.

Now that I am in college, I am afraid to go to bed because I know that when I wake up I will only have gotten about four hours of sleep and I am uncertain that I will have enough coffee to make it through the day. But in the end I would not have it any other way.

Being in my senior year, there are a lot of decisions that I am having to make and there are a lot of practicum hours that I am needing to complete and it honestly is really, really tiring. It is hard. But if I was not tired, and if it was not hard, I also feel that I would be wasting my time and not making the most of the opportunities that God has given me.

As the school year is really starting to get into full swing and assignments are coming out, I am trying to balance classes while also taking a practicum with Pre-school age children. I was kind of nervous before hand, just as all new situations can make one apprehensive, for you might not know what to expect.

But today I realized that all of the 140 hours that I am going to do this semester, I know I am going to enjoy every second that I am given with those little bundles of joy. There is something so sweet about a young child who just wants to be loved. (more…)

Last week I wanted to share about how I had as amazing opportunity to work with Praying Pelican Missions (www.prayingpelicanmissions.org) this summer and through that opportunity I met a little seven-year-old boy named Kevin who was slowly losing his eye sight?  Well, here is what happened… 

After talking to the doctor, we discovered that there would be hope if certain steps were followed. We drove around for hours trying to find five different medications and as we were driving around the participant who asked me to take them ran into a pharmacy, while Kevin and I continued to circle Belize City because of the limited parking. As we were driving I asked Kevin, “Did you know we were going to see the doctor today?” (more…)

We are back!  It is hard to believe that the summer is now over but at the same time it is so exciting to come back to Concordia and see familiar and new faces.  And most of all it is hard to believe that this is my last year amongst my fellow Cobbers.  What do I think about that?  

Well, I suppose there are mixed feelings.  Sad that every time I do something now I think, “Oh, this is my last time at Powerbowl” or “This is the last time I will have college roommates.”  But on the other hand, it is so exciting to know that I have been prepared and will soon be able to go out into the world and use the tools that I have been given.  The tools of knowledge, compassion, dedication, and servant hood, to only name a few.  

This past summer I spent three months living in Belize, Central America.  (more…)