life. and everything in between

For my Transfer Seminar Class we are reading Love Does by Bob Goff. After each section we have to write a reflection. So I figured I would post it on here! So far I absolutely LOVE this book.  “If I speak with human eloquence and angelic ecstasy but don't love, I'm nothing but the creaking of a rusty gate. If I speak God's Word with power, revealing all his mysteries and making everything plain as day, and if I have faith that says to a mountain, "Jump," and it jumps, but I don't love, I'm nothing. If I give everything I own to the poor and even go to the stake to be burned as a martyr, but I don't love, I've gotten nowhere. So, no matter what I say, what I believe, and what I do, I'm bankrupt without love.” [1 Corinthians 13:1-7, The Message] I was driving home and the song The Proof of Your Love by King and Country came on the radio and all I could think about was the first 10 chapters of  Love Does by Bob Goff. I do not usually rea...

We have officially lived in Coeur d'Alene for a month...ONE WHOLE MONTH. Seems like a lifetime yet not really. Here are a few things that have been fun (a couple not so fun) to discover over the last 31 days. Disclaimer there are a plethora of pictures.  The traffic lights change in a heart beat. Literally. I have never ran so many traffic lights in my life. So beware. There was so much smoke the first couple weeks it made going out hard. Not impossible but hard. Just a little idea of what we were dealing with. Now time for all the fun things we have been discovering!  Farmers Markets are a big deal! They have one one Wednesday night for those of us who work weekends AND one on Saturday morning. I ate the most delicious cantaloupe after our first outing! YUM! Joy and I went to the one in Hayden that is held on Saturdays and it had a little more to offer. People where selling everything from homemade jam to homemade rocking chairs. It was great. Since we have a ri...

Wow. School is great and overwhelming all at the same time! Just to give an overview of what classes I am taking this semester  1. Psychological Statistics 2. New Testament  3. Biological Psychology 4. The Psychology of Personalities and Individual Differences 5. Arabic So far I believe all my classes will be challenging in their own way. But I really don't mind. I am ready to be challenged. My professors have all made it very clear that they are on our side. They want us to succeed and will do all they can to help us do so. What more could you ask for? I also learned more about the Honors Program I am apart of. I have the opportunity to go to Oxford and God willing I will go study there! I am not sure what clubs I will be involved in but I hope to at least get involved in one.  On top of all that the campus is simply magical. I am serious. It is very peaceful to just walk around. I find myself not wanting to go home because the atmosphere on campus is sur...