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Name: Caroline
Country: United States
State: Colorado
Birthday: 4/26/1986
Gender: Female
Interests: I am a junior, majoring in business at Covenant College in Lookout Mountain, GA.
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Striving to put Christ at the center of my life by serving, glorifying, and learning more about Him are first and foremost in my life
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I love reading, being with family and friends, movies, ultimate frisbee, rock climbing, dancing, and most likely anything else you can think of.....
Expertise: "My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever." ~Pslam 73:26
Occupation: Student
Message: message me
AIM:  sweetcaroline486
Member Since:
11/25/2004
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| Hmm well it has been a very long time once again that I posted
anything. That is mainly due to the fact that school tends to
drown me for most of the school year. But that's ok, I don't mind
too terribly. I can't really go back 2 months to update you all
on everything that has happened so we'll just pretend you know how
crazy busy my life has been these past few months and leave it at
that.
Right now I'm sitting in Panera "studying." Ha, right.
Truth is, I feel somewhat burned out lately on schoolwork, which is not
a good thing since I still have a year after this one to go.
Which that in and of itself is weird too. I can't believe I'm
already a junior in college.....yikes. Scary how time
flies. Anyway, the main reason I posted, besides finally updating
this thing, is to put this quote on here that I found. Every year
I put some special quote in the front of my Bible for that year.
So here's the quote for 2006. 
"I'm part of the fellowship of
the unashamed. I have the Holy Spirit power. The die has been cast. I
have stepped over the line. The decision has been made--I'm a disciple
of His! I won't look back, let up, slow down, back away, or be still.
My past is redeemed, my present makes sense, my future is secure. I'm
finished and done with low living, sight walking, smooth knees,
colorless dreams, tamed visions, worldly talking, cheap giving, and
dwarfed goals. I no longer need preeminence, prosperity, position,
promotions, plaudits, or popularity. I don't have to be right, first,
tops, recognized, praised, regarded, or rewarded. I now live by faith,
lean in His presence, walk by patience, am uplifted by prayer, and I
labor with power. My face is set, my gait is fast, my goal is heaven,
my road is narrow, my way rough, my companions are few, my Guide
reliable, my mission clear. I cannot be bought, compromised, detoured,
lured away, turned back, deluded, or delayed. I will not hesitate in
the face of sacrifice, flinch in the presence of the enemy, pander at
the pool of popularity or meander in the maze of mediocrity. I won't
give up, shut up, let up, until I have stayed up, stored up, prayed up,
paid up, preached up for the cause of Christ. I am a disciple of Jesus.
I must go until He comes, give till I drop, preach till all know and
work till He stops me. And, when He comes for His own, He will have no
problem recognizing me...my banner will be clear!"
~Charles Spurgeon
This is definitely a most daunting quote when you compare it to your
own life, but it does give me encouragement some days when I look at it
and see how one man, who although he lived in this fallen world, was
able to have this vision for his journey through this life. So I
hope it's not intimidating or anything to you but is a hope and a
vision that you might be able to truly see and believe. Hope the
rest of your weekend goes well everyone!!
~Caroline
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| Wow.....so I haven't updated in about 2 and a half months. I
think this semester has just gotten away from me because it has been so
crazy busy. I have had an incredibly good semester so far with my
wonderful roommies, other friends and fun social things. Oh and
very hard classes as well......But hey, that's what college is about
so.....
At this moment, I am in Pennsylvania at my lovely friend Kara's house for Thanksgiving break. It has been a very hectic break so far, which is basically what Kara's life is like in PA all the time. But I've really enjoyed it so thanks Kara for letting me come home with you!!
I am so glad that I will be home in about 20 or 21 days. I didn't
get to go home at fall break so I havent' been home since August and am
just dying to see my family!!! But God has given me the strength
to get through this semester, thanks goodness, so I'm sure I can wait a
few more weeks. It seems to me like being homesick is not
something you should be after you aren't a freshman anymore, but I
disagree. Though I don't exactly like being homesick and missing
my family, I am so thankful that God has given me a family that I
actually love enough to miss. And it has been difficult
because I miss them, but family, I'll be home soon!! So praise
God..... 
Being at Covenant has been such a blessing to me, especially this
semester. I think Christians really take for granted the little
safe bubbles we have created for ourselves in our worlds, full of other
Christiasn just like us. But I really am glad to be surrounded by
Christians right now, especially after my first year at the Univerisity
of Colorado. It wasn't bad, but I am so thankful to get to have
the chance at Covenant to have Bible classes and chapel and professors
who really care about you, instead of ones who swear and don't care
about your education and your life goals, etc. So that has been
such a blessing to be part of a nonsecular community that can encourage
me in my walk with God.
It is hard trying to sum up the past few months and everything that has
been going on, but I just have to say that God has been really
teaching me how to just cast all my cares, anxieties, etc on Him and
bring everything before the throne of grace the moment I am
burdened. It is so easy to just wallow in misery and anxiety and
such and not just take it to God immediately, but I have been learning
to immediately go to the Lord in prayer, knowing that He is listening
and that He will take care of my burdens if I will just let Him.
So friends, be encouraged. We are not alone in this world and no
matter how hard it may be, God will always grant you the strenght you
need if you just ask Him for it.
“Now therefore my son take strength from the grace of God, which is ours in Christ Jesus.” ~2 Timothy 2:1
Well, sorry my post was so long. I just got carried away. I
hope you all have had a good Thanksgiving spent with family and
friends. May we ever remember God's blessings and His love for
us.....
~Caroline
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“With God all things are possible.” ~Matthew 19:26
I pray that you would imagine,
hope, and believe this with all of your heart…..
Hope your Tuesday is going well friends.
~Caroline
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| So today has been one of the longest days in a long time. And I
don't really know why, mostly because I didn't get to have lunch, since
I was in a meeting for my Management class. So basically I went
from like 8 this morning to 4 this afternoon without a break. Yes
I know I'm complaining, but I just need to blow off some steam.....
It's been somewhat of a long week for not particular reason. Last
night we had a soccer game against Berry, which we lost  but we had a vball game against Bryan, which we won!! Yaya go Lady Scotts.......Here's some pictures if you want to see the fun from the soccer game......
At the vball game I got to see one of my friends from home who is going
to Bryan this year, so that was exciting. It's always nice to see
someone who is familiar to you and reminds you of home. Not too
much is going on the rest of the week. Just a whole lot of
homework. Yay. Don't you love the workload college students
have?? Yeah me too.....
So one thing that has been really troubling me this week was my
readings in James about faith and works. I was reading in James 2
about how faith without works is basically useless. So I was
comparing that to Ephesians 2 which talks about how we have been saved
through grace, not through works. I've just been kind of mulling
over all of that this week. But it is amazing how God really will
grant you understanding on things that just seem so over your
head. You just have to ask, and not that He will always reveal
things to you, but things often seem more clearer after prayer....
Ok enough rambling. I tend to do that on these blog things which
is probably very boring for my readers, but oh well, you will just have
to put up with my ramblings I guess. And thanks actually to all
of you who do put up with my randomness.
Yay it's time for dinner. Good, very good since breakfast was a
long time ago.....Adios friends, love you and hope to talk to you
soon.....
~Caroline
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| Wow, so since I haven't updated in a few weeks, I see now that Xanga
has added a bunch of features like saving your post, cutting and
pasting, etc etc.....very intriguing and perhaps too much for me.
We shall see......
Anyway, I got back to school about 2 weeks ago and after a few rough
days of trying to get back into going to class and such, getting over
some homesicknesses, etc, I am now enjoying and loving being back
here. It's really strange how fast last year went and now it's a
whole new year again. And a lot of things have changed too.
I'm not too fond of change, so it's been interesting but I always get
over all the changes that occur. Mostly living in the student
apartments have been the biggest change. But I love my roommies. We've definitely had some fun times this past week....And it has been so good to see other people too..... Thanks guys for being such good friends....
Classes are going well and I am really enjoying them. Especially
Spanish, mostly because I finally get to take the class which I have
been trying to take ever since high school and it has never fit into my
schedule. I am also really enjoying having chapel again during
the week. Having it everyday is a bit much, but I love being with
the Covenant community and just worshiping God....
My quiet times with
the Lord this week have been just very comforting and
encouraging. I am so thankful that we as Christians can just come
before God and just talk to Him, knowing that He will always be
listening no matter what. We are never alone, and even though I
feel alone sometimes, there is still that knowledge that God is
there.
I have been going to New City Fellowship and I love it. It's not
such a traditional PCA church, and I really like that because people
are so friendly and care about you. So I'm going to be looking
into working with their afterschool tutoring program, GLAD, and
hopefully working in the nursery.....
Well, this Sunday afternoon has been very relaxing but I should
probably get something else done since my roommies and I are having
some people over for dinner tonight. Love you all and I hope
you're all doing well......
~Caroline
Be Thou my Vision, O
Lord of my heart;
Naught be all else to me, save that Thou art
Thou my best Thought, by day or by night,
Waking or sleeping, Thy presence my light.
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