Christmas decorating!

We finally got to putting up a Christmas tree and it just so happened to be American themed!
MURRRRICA!

Blessed

This weekend I have been overcome with appreciation for all that I have in life. I have so much and I don't always appreciate it for what it's worth and I find that I can really take things for granted. I forget that some people struggle every single day to obtain the basic necessities of life that I have never lived without. As I was sitting around the table on Thanksgiving with my family thanking God for all that he has provided us, I thought of all the people who aren't as lucky. I pray that one day I will be able to give back to those in need and help them find peace.

I am so thankful for my family. We have had our ups and downs but I always feel so secure knowing that you all are always there for me. Love you all to pieces.

I am also extremely thankful for all my friends that have been there for me throughout the good times and the bad. I love our daily laughs and conversations. Much love!

I am also thankful for all the opportunities I've been granted in my life. All the things I've done done and will do are amazing. I'm grateful for my college education and all my college experience! It had been the most difficult and the most enjoyable chapter of my life so far.

I'm also thankful for all the gifts God has bestowed upon me and for my faith. I know I have an eternal life to look forward to.

I'm so thankful to have a life full of love bad I'm thankful for everyone in my life.

Xoxo

It's like, Christmas at Concordia

So today is a day that I am going to remember for the rest of my life--

COBBER RING DAY!

I feel like the last 8 weeks have gone by so slow but I finally have it on my finger! This ring represents so much- my college experience, all the hard work I have put in over the last 2 years, and that I'm a Cobber for life!

To all my fellow classmates, HAPPY RING DAY! It's truly a great day to be a Cobber!

Soli Deo Gloria!

Carpe Diem

Today in my religion class we had a really awesome discussion about how we spend our time here on Earth and it really got me thinking. We spend so much of our time regretting the past, reliving moments, and planning for our future that we never truly live in the moment. When asked "when was the last time you truly enjoyed the present," I really had to think about it.

I thought about one time this summer when I was home in Park Rapids and I experienced my first meteor shower. I was outside laying on the deck and I was in awe by how beautiful it was and how much different the sky looks when you aren't in the city. I felt so peaceful and my mind was at rest and I was truly living in the moment, not thinking about things I had to get done or what I had on my agenda the next day. Moments like this are so small and they don't happen nearly enough in our lives, but these are the moments we truly remember.

I know as a college student I always have so much going on, currently I'm thinking about the physics homework I need to finish tomorrow and how I need to start researching for my religion paper, and we don't take the time to just live. Just from this class discussion I've realized how I need to make time to just enjoy life and seize the moment because we never know how much time we have left.

When I'm older I don't want to have to look back on my life and regret not living it to the fullest, even though the whole point of this idea is to not live in the past. I challenge you all to take a look at your life and try to remember the last time you truly felt at peace and enjoyed the moment. Embrace the small things and just live your life.

Remember the past, plan for the future, but live for today, because yesterday is gone and tomorrow may never come.
-St. Luke