and that's a wrap.

hello reader,

i have decided to start a blog. i really have a passion for writing, but no one has ever really known about it. and when i was talking to my friend dan the other day about how he writes and for the first time i said that i do too. cuz i do. i have a couple different journals for specific things. and so, with the summer approaching and school ending and life getting exciting and really starting to find where i belong, i decided to blog it. so here it goes... enjoy :)

today is the last full day of classes before finals next week. i have completed my sophomore year of college and my first year here at purdue. i am sitting in the middle of memorial mall (nice grassy area with walkways and such) people watching and enjoying the sunshine and really reflecting on my time here this year.
coming to purdue was a big change for me. yes i have my sister here, but that didn't mean that everything came easy and comforting. there were so many times that i cried, questioned God, put myself out there and stood strong for the Lord, and then also many times that i made mistakes and messed up.
but all in all, this is really where i belong.
i have experienced heartache, but in the end, God's light on my life was stronger than ever. Him and I have been so amazingly tight this last few months here. He has shown me so much about love, and serving, and how i can really be used on this campus to make His love resonate throughout this campus.
i cannot wait for next year already. i can't wait for CRU to start up, and to explore IV with one of my sisters (will explain that in a bit..) and to attend church with some fellow children of God, dan and aj.
i will be so blessed to be living in the sorority house next year. if you did not know, i pledged and have been initiated into the Alpha Eta Chapter of Alpha Xi Delta. and i absolutely love it! none of my relatives have ever been greek, and so i definitely struggled with some family and friends not being so sure of this being something that will be good for me. but so far, it has been nothing but an amazing experience. these sisters are not your stereotyped sorority girls. these girls are real, and honest, and funny, and always make me laugh. i constantly enjoy lounging around with them at the house watching our favorite show, Wife Swap, and having sisterhood events like bowling tonight! i know that being a part of this house will make me grow into a better woman and teach me so much about life. and i know that through it all, i have God on my side 100% and will never EVER let him go.

this year has been remarkable. it has definitely had its ups and downs. but through all of the pain and mistakes ive made and things ive experienced, i don't regret any of it. because i have grown so much. and can finally really see it. and i am amazed at how far i have come.

i encourage anyone that reads this to take some time to reflect and be still. just be. and reflect on life, and who you have become, and how you can love others and leave a mark wherever you go.

i am going to blog as many times as i think of something to blog about. so it may be once a day or even a few times a day or maybe three times a week. whatever it is, i hope you enjoy my thoughts.
yes i am an art major, and love to paint and capture things through drawing and such, but i also love to paint with words. so after this post things may be deeper. i think this is just a rough sketch of what may become a masterpiece.


-lisa.