Finally, a moment to blog!

Hello hello! I'm finally at AU! I moved in on Saturday! Move-in day could not have gone any smoother! It is so hard to believe that I have already been here over a week. It has been great so far! The first several days were great! Tons of activities to take part in. It's been a blast! I am living in Rouse and I LOVE my hall. I have some of the most incredible girls on my hall. They are so much fun to be around! Now a routine of some sort is starting to form. When I say routine...I mean a slam packed schedule! I took my first nap since I've been here today! It was incredible. I am going to try to do a better job of blogging too. I've been a slacker! (Sorry Mr. Eugene! I know you told me over a week that I need to get on that!) This weekend, Sara Ashley came and visited! It was super! I miss her so much! I tell her she should just move to Anderson University.

In church hunting news... Both Sunday's I've been here, I have gone to Newspring. I know there is some debate about Pastor Perry Noble and the way worship is done here but personally, I like it. Do I agree with everything that comes out of Perry's mouth? Absolutely not, but when do you ever agree with everything something someone says. If you always agree, then your faith is not challenged and when your faith is challenged, you grow. I love worship at Newspring, but I don't think it is where I want my church home to be. It's an awesome place to go on Sunday night's to worship but for church, I want something a tad smaller and mulit-generational.

Sunday morning we went to North Anderson Baptist. I liked it but I don't know if it is where God wants me to be. They do not have a college class which is a major set back for a college student. I definitely felt welcomed though and God is doing some awesome things there. I can definitely tell! He is present and alive in the people of that church. I might go back and visit again!

I'm going home the next two weekends so we'll see where I'm led after I come back.... stay tuned for that.

In other news, you think I attend AU, but actually I attend SFU! Swine Flu University. There is an outbreak of the regular flu and two cases of H1N1. Joy. People are being sent home and they have canceled campus worship tomorrow. It's bad when AU cancels worship. I have been sick this week but not with the flu. Just a horrible cough and when I say horrible, I mean I almost coughed both of my lungs up. It was pretty bad. Hopefully though I will be completely well tomorrow and stay FLU FREE!

I really know that I am in the right place here. This is exactly where God wants me to be. I know that God has put me here for a reason and a purpose and I am going to thrive and have a new experience each and everyday. I have seen God at work already here. First thing first, in October, I met Jeanette! I had no clue then she would be living on my hall and three doors down from me and a music ed major AND in three of my classes. God is good!

I had also been praying for a way to minister and really get involved in a ministry here at AU. I asked God for a way to be a light and be able to share what he has done for me with others. Well, a few days after I got to AU, I was asked to lead a small group in our dorm. I am so excited and thankful that God has blessed me with this amazing opportunity. I am excited about studying the Word of God with the people who I live the closest to! God is good again!

A few weeks before I left for Anderson, I had the opportunity to teach Sunday School and the Lord led me to teach on provision. When the Israelites were in the desert, God told them to trust in him and he would PROVIDE. In Exodus 16, we see the Israelites complaining to God and the Lord tells them exactly what to do and he keeps his promise. Over and over in the passage we see God provide for the Israelites. They cried out to him, and he was there. Just like the Israelites, God has provided for me. God has provided me with a great roommate and best friend, an amazing suite, great hall, great friends, great professors, and just an overall awesome experience so far. I am learning everyday that my God is enough and I need to find complete satisfaction in Him alone. He will protect, he will provide, and he has a plan. I can't wait to see what happens next...

forget regret.

-k