catching up

Well It has been a decade since I last posted, least to say I am not the best blogger around. The best friend however inspires me to write after reading her oh so enduring thoughts. It is now summer, my freshman year of college is finished. Now onto the next chapter in my life...I must say these past few weeks of summer have been sort of a blur. All of my friends are off conquering the world in different cities and states, leaving me sitting in a sort of gray area. Summer used to be all about sleeping in, catching some rays and spending every moment with my girlfriends.  After getting home from college, it seems as though everything has changed. Which I suppose I expected it would. I am now working more than ever, going to bed at decent hours...most nights, and spending my free time with the boy. I also have opened my heart to another boy...my new puppy that is ; ) Although I miss my friends, I am trying my best to make this summer enjoyable.  I am smiling more than ever, thanks to the men in my life. I have discovered that, yes things are going to change, but change gives me a chance to grow and to become something better. Summer is still about relaxing and having fun...maybe I should take what God has giving me this summer and do both : )
With a sunburnt heart,
Sweet Karoline

A song from the heart

I have been captured yet again, captured by my love and imagination of the ever so fascinating childhood films. Disney has continued to reach down inside of me and play the strings of my heart that bring me back to the days of princesses, fairytale's and a little magic. This past weekend I had the pleasure of seeing Tangled with my mom and boyfriend. I have to admit the grown up, should I say mature side of me was not too excited to be spending my Saturday night watching a kid movie, but as soon as the lights went down and the cheesy, yet catchy music started streaming through the theater...I was suddenly captivated with the film. This princess movie was everything my little girl self loved. The best part was the happy ending of course, you know the one that usually ends with a white dress and a prince ; ) As I was happily sitting in between my mother and my future I could not help but smile. While the happiness was pouring out of the screen, I felt my heart playing a new song. One that continues each day as I grow closer to living out my very own happy ending. Who ever said you had to be a child to love a fairytale? 
With a happy heart : )
Sweet Karoline

Missing it.

 Life is funny sometimes… One moment I’m fishing with my dad off of lake Michigan at 9 years old, or yelling at the top of my lungs at a Rascal Flats concert with my best friend; the first trip that we were actually “on our own”, Next thing I know it I am sitting at my desk staring at a blank computer screen thinking to myself where did the time go?  How is it I am 19 years old and I am actually “on my own”.  I thought college would be easy, coming home once every two months or so.  College means growing up, even when all I really want to do is hold on to the moments where I had someone there to pick me up when I fall, or have my childhood friends to laugh with.  Well I am just going to admit it.  I miss it…but with a deep breath I know growing up is a part of life.  Making new friends, accepting failure, and finding someone who is going to be by my side forever.  These are things that scare me…at the same time they make me anxious for the rest of my life to start.  Instead of focusing on the past, I am dealing with my now.  Which includes a man who loves me past my flaws, my family who are always just a phone call away, and my savior who when the walls are coming down he is always there to hold me up.  Life is funny sometimes…but honestly who doesn’t love to laugh?

With a full heart,

               Sweet Karoline : )

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 ; )

1:57 AM… Why am I not tired? Hmm, maybe so I can sit on my new Mac and scribble a few words down, or wonder why my Internet is failing me yet again. Oh the little burdens in life. While I sit here and complain about the fact that I can’t stare at my Facebook profile for the umpteenth time today, a sound of a distant siren hits my ears, reminding me to take a moment and pray. Pray for the person who waits in anticipation for that ever so loud so annoying siren to come to their rescue. It’s funny how the sound that so often causes a sense of panic, can also cause a sense of relief…Instead of waiting for the four bars to light up and search the web, I think I will hit the hay and pray.

-A serene heart,

            Sweet Karoline : )