Delightful

April 28th, 2010 by Catie Prinzing

This spring has been a little chilly, but there are these rare and shining days that are impressed into my memory forever. These blissful, 73 degree afternoons when the sunlight glimmers against the ripples of the pond and the warmth of the campus atmosphere is actually tangible. Students can be found reading by the waterfront, singing with guitars by the cafe, and playing football on the quad. The campus is simply captivating. Nowhere else have I noticed the vivid pink of young tree blossoms, the soft sunlight flashing through the windblown treetops, and the coolness of shaded grass between my toes.

I can walk along the sidewalk with my flip-flops and friends, forgetting the stress and demands of class (if only for an hour).  I cherish these times, and the loveliness of it makes the winter worth the contrast.  

Sometimes I neglect to be grateful for such afternoons, while it is the Heavenly Father who creates them and allows us to enjoy them. I cannot help but praise Him with blessings like these.

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Esteeming Others

April 20th, 2010 by Catie Prinzing

I have done some crazy things with my friends here.  Food runs after curfew are a blast and so is man-sized Jenga in the wrestling loft. There’s so much for me to tell about my experience. Mine. But I forget that not everyone just wants to hear about me.

Recently, we’ve had a couple of chapels that have pointedly exposed my fallacy. We have what’s called Praise Chapel where  students are encouraged to share what the Lord has been doing in their lives. And Student Leadership Chapel this morning was similar and equally encouraging. People stood up an talked about sharing their faith with strangers and proof of God’s providence in ways that got me excited! I fail to realize that God loves them and takes care of them just like He does for me.

I have been working on looking for God’s hand in my life, and I have definitely been able to see Him move in huge ways lately. But when I can sit in chapel and hear how He can do the same in others’ lives as well, I’m blown away.

So, it’s not just about my situation anymore. How has God been at work in you?

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Laughter and Friendships

January 28th, 2010 by Jamie Knowles

“Among those whom I like or admire, I can find no common denominator, but among those whom I love, I can: all of them make me laugh.” ~ W. H. Auden
                                                         US (English-born) critic & poet (1907 – 1973)

        Dinner is one of my favorite times of the day.  But I am a morning person - how can this be? It is at dinner that I get to spend time with my friends and laugh with them.  It is also the time when I hear the most laughter.

        Laughter is one of the most important aspects in a person’s life.  I love to laugh and I love to hear my friends laugh whether it is at me or at something else.  Laughter is one of my favorite parts of life.

        Here at BBC I find myself surrounded by people who love to laugh and joke around.  As usual there are times when things get a little out of hand.  That is to be expected when you are having a good time with your friends.   

        Friendships are formed usually over a good laugh.  And that is how many of the people here became some of my closest friends and most of those times of initial friendship was founded at the BBC cafeteria tables.

        I pray that you have a lot of laughter in your life and a good number of friends to share that laughter with.  I know I do.

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