Our God

“Our God is greater, our God is stronger


God You are higher than any other


Our God is Healer, awesome in power

Our God, Our God…"

 -Our God, by Chris Tomlin.

 I attend a university that requires chapel three times a week. At first I thought I would hate the fact that I was forced to go to this and would be penalized if I decided to sleep in or have too much homework to attend. Three weeks in, God finally reached my selfish thoughts.  He did this through a song we sing during chapel nearly every week. I realized chapel is only what you make it. Do I focus on the other things i could be doing during that one hour of my day? Or do I let myself go and let God take over. Chapel is a blessing, not a curse. By worshiping, God fuels my soul.  He is my constant encourager when i feel the world around me is crumbling.  He's there. He is always waiting for the moment when his child comes home to him.  Lord, I run to you through the rain, through the hurricanes, and through the blessings. I will stand for you.

"And if Our God is for us, then who could ever stop us

And if our God is with us, then what can stand against? 

And if Our God is for us, then who could ever stop us

And if our God is with us, then what can stand against? 

What can stand against?" 

With a blessed heart,

                         Sweet Karoline ; )

College...101

I have now been a college student for two full weeks...First may I say college is hard. High school did not prepare me for drawing 101 or knowing what/when assignments are due all on my own. First mistake I have made...Declaring two majors and thinking it was going to be a walk in the park...HA! Second mistake...Thinking Drawing would be simple...YEAH right. Last but not least...Choosing the top bunk, I move a lot what can I do? (FYI I have not fallen off yet...key word YET!) But within all my mistakes comes a few victories. I have now got my own art locker...which in other words I feel pretty legit. I also have figured out the system in turning assignments on time...(email or what they call here blackboard). The bunk bed problem? Well the roommate purchased earplugs...and I purchased a stepladder. = ) This college thing... isn't so hard, all you really need is a pencil anyway...a smile might help to get through the hour long lectures too. Oh I soo got this!

With a cheerful heart,

                              Sweet Karoline ; )

Ready? Set...FLY

     On the way to my new life or reality…college, Yet here I sit in the backseat of the fully packed Toyota, listening to my mom talk about the wacky lightening storm and how God must have made it happen just for her to be entertained while driving the long six hour drive to my new home. May I add she is on her third CD while my dad yells “Please put both hands on the wheel!” Bee gees is the favorite so far…every word is memorized and sung karaoke style, with a few claps every now in then. Don’t worry I took off the earphones for a song or two to get a laugh, and possibly sing along; )…The hours are numbered, soon I will have to part from the ones who taught me to love the Bee Gees and keep both hands on the wheel...at all times. Oh I will miss you mom and dad, you taught me everything I know…but now it’s time to spread my wings and fly!

With an anxious heart,

                         Sweet Karoline ; )