November 10th - 18th

November 10th

HOMECOMING WEEKEND! I am so thankful for all the beautiful ladies before us that lead Cru and Winthrop with loving hearts and a passion for people. I am thankful that I was able to spend a year with them before they went on to the next stage God had planned for their beautiful lives!

November 11th

I am thankful for college. I am thankful for how it taught me that there is more to this world than my little Fort Mill world. I used to think that was everything. I couldn't imagine living anywhere else. But I came here and I realized that there is so much more out there! I love hearing stories from foreign exchange students and even just getting to know people from across the state who have lived different lives than I have. It has opened my eyes to how big God's world is and how little mine is. In this picture, there are people from Australia, Fort Mill, Greenville, Charleston, Beaufort, Florence, Summerville, Cayce, and Colorado. Cultural Diversity was never important to me until I came here. My whole world expanded when I became an Eagle!

November 12th

Monday. I am thankful for the starting line. Everyone loves Fridays because they are the finish of the week; time to do something rewarding after working hard all week. But it's the Mondays that teach us perseverance. I usually want to hide under my covers when I remember that I still have the whole week ahead of me, but it's when I climb out from under my covers and face my fears that I get to practice trust and see God work. (James 1:2-4)

November 13th

I am thankful for my discipler! I am thankful  for her sweet friendship. She doesn't know the perfect words to say to me, but she somehow says exactly what I need to hear. I am thankful for this precious role-model who genuinely cares about me instead of pretending to fill the role of "caring discipler"! I am thankful that God Divinely designed us to have similar backgrounds so she can relate to things that are happening in my life now. I am thankful that she cares too much about me to let me make certain mistakes and I am thankful for her wisdom that only God could be giving her.

November 14th

I am thankful for my discipleship group last year. These precious friends have helped me survive freshman year and the first half of sophomore year. I don't know what I would have done without them. They have taught me so much about living. Each one of them is a gift from God. The summer before freshman year, I prayed more times than I can count that God would provide good friends who are in love with Him. These 3 girls are a lot of my answer to that prayer!


November 15th

I am thankful that God gave us other people to worship with! When I get excited, I like to talk to other people who are just as excited! I am thankful that I can freely join the body of Christ in worshipping the Lord! (1 Corinthians 14:1-25)

November 16th

I am thankful that God is my Daddy. A while ago, some friends and I were talking about why people raise their hands in church. We do it ourselves, but we all had different reasons. My favorite was when one of my friends explained how she heard it... just as a child holds up their hands and cries "Hold me, daddy!" we are raising ours and crying "Hold me, Daddy!" I am thankful for the moments when I become so lost in Him that nothing matters as long as I'm standing at my Father's feet!

November17th

I am thankful for the bare necessities!! On this day, I spent my day cozy in my bed doing homework because I have an education, eating donuts because I have access to food, and watching television because that's just a non-necessity that makes me happy! I've been complaining to myself a lot recently about not having much food in my room and not wanting to go spend money for McDonalds. Even though it doesn't always taste good, I have access to a cafeteria that provides food to sustain me. Some people don't even have that much. I am privileged that the first thought when I wake up doesn't have to be me wondering whether I'll get to eat that day.


November 18th

I am thankful for the unknown. Most days, I would just like everything to be laid out for me so I never have to worry about my future. But it proves to me over and over that I cannot handle this world on my own. I can rest knowing that God has my past, presents, and future in His hands. He is outside of time. While I am worrying about what will happen next, He is already there preparing it for me.