Just some thoughts

I was in the shower last night praying and musing about some things that had been going on in my life. I spent some of the time stressed thinking about work that needed to be done and responsiblities that needed to be fulfilled. And I suddenly felt as if it were all hopeless and that I was going to fail. But then I said a prayer and thought again. Was it really as bad as I had always said it was? Was I really that unfortunate? And I soon began to think about the blessings that I had already been given by God and was dumbfounded about how much my murmuring and complaining was making me miserable.

Like the Israelites in the desert, I wanted more than what I needed. And so I griped to whomever I could possibly find and in turn left a dark cloud hovering over my head. And as I was standing in the shower, the shampoo falling down my forehead and into my eyes, I realized that those small irritations I was blowing out of proportion were just that, small. These minimal issues I was dealing with really was nothing to complain about.

So I have given myself a new goal. I want to try to stop complaining and murmuring and to take what life and God brings my way. So, I am starting by praying and spending time in God's word.

RA retreat

We went on a camping retreat in order to get to know the team of people we would be working with better. So we went to our RFL's (resident faculty leader) cabin and hung out in or around the river. All weekend it was beautiful and sunny. we spent a lot of time together and worked on many team building activities. And although we couldn't shower in those two days we all had so much fun :-).

As a resident assistant we have to do bulletin boards for our residents (picture left). On ours we decided to include important information about the offices around campus and the hours of operation of important places such as the library. We also had to make door decorations for all of the people on our floor so as to help others learn each others names. This one is mine.

Adventures of a new RA

This semester at WVU I am embarking on a new adventure. I have decided to become an RA at Pierpont Apartments. Please join me as I begin my first exciting leadership journey into a realm unknown.

The first set of pictures is from the apartment. It is the nicest place I have lived so far...

Freedom of Speech by Norman Rockwell

The Angelus by Millet

"Say! I could not tell what to say at first. Yea, he put me so to it, that my blood came up in my face; even this shame fetched it up, and had almost beat me quite off. but at last I began to consider, That that which is highly esteemed among Men, is had in abomination with God. And I thought again, this shame tells me what men are; but it tells me nothing what God or the word of God is. And I thought moreover, that at the day of doom we shall not be doomed to death or life, according to the wisdom and law of the highest. Therefore, I thought, what God says, is best, though all the men in the world are against it: seeing then that God prefers his religion; seeing God prefers a tender conscience;seeing they that make themselves fools for the kingdom of heaven, are, wisest; and that the poor man that loveth Christ , is richer than the greatest man in the world..."

(from "Pilgrim's Progress" ByJohn Bunyan, copyright 1936).

(http://www.answers.com/topic/angelus)

The Prodigal Son by Rembrandt