April 2010
1 post
Love is all you need
I’ve got a lot of homework to do. That’s normal. In fact, I really shouldn’t even be writing this.
But I’ve got some things I want to say.
First and foremost, I just want to thank the Lord for getting my life back on track. For this entire school year, but this quarter in particular, I’ve been struggling with anxiety. Major, major anxiety.
At the beginning of last week, I finally took steps...
March 2010
1 post
God's glory in Florida
What happens when you bring together 70 students from Ohio University’s Campus Crusade for Christ movement and put them in Panama City Beach, FL? Craziness, that’s what! But not your typical spring break craziness. We had some major craziness for God. Craziness for Christ!
When we got on the bus on Peden Stadium last Friday to begin our 16-hour journey, I knew I’d come home...
February 2010
2 posts
One year later...
“I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.” -Galatians 2:20
This verse defines my life. For the past year, it is how I have been striving to live.
Exactly one year ago today, on February 26, 2009, I was born again in Christ. The year that has...
A late-night return
Hello, blogosphere. It’s been awhile. And it’s late.
I suppose that not blogging is kind of my fault, considering I had time to write at the beginning of the quarter, and then midterms happened. And now here we are.
The quarter began wonderfully. I was still so completely on fire for God after IndyCC, and everything in my life was going great! Then, the second weekend of the...
January 2010
1 post
Winter Quarter begins!
And here we are again, with Winter Quarter underway. I’ve already got a good bit of homework, which I’m not so inclined to do. I’m sleepy. And I’m planning on going to work out later, so why bother with homework?
But I kid myself.
I’ll get it done. I can’t not do it.
It’s just hard to get started again coming off what was arguably the best week of...
December 2009
11 posts
What Christmas means to me
Christmas post!
I felt it necessary to post with my thoughts of Christmas and how they have developed, especially because this is the first time that Christmas has actually meant something to me—something that is more than presents.
Granted, I’ve always known that Christmas meant the birth of Jesus. But Jesus was just another person to me. Since I went to church growing up, I knew...
Comment feature!
Well guys, I’ve got a comment feature up and running! The program I used is DISQUS, and it seems like it’ll work pretty well. So….comment away!
Quality weekend with quality people
I like reunions. Especially when they involve good friends. This past weekend, my friend Rachel came from Pittsburgh for a visit. And the timing was just perfect, because this was just when my friend Hanna was getting in from visiting her grandpa in California. So, we pretty much hung out the entire weekend.
Friday: We explored uptown Westerville and drank AMAZING candy cane hot chocolate. We...
Some early resolutions
I know that New Year’s is still a few weeks, but since I am currently on Ohio University’s eternal winter break, I started thinking about resolutions a bit earlier than is normally done. Now, I typically don’t do resolutions. I don’t ever stick to them. But I feel that in 2010, I’ll actually be able to do it. Because these resolutions aren’t your typical...
I want snow!
God should bring snow to Columbus. See the quote below.
“…He says to the snow, ‘Fall on the earth’…”
– Job 37:6
A couple hidden treasures
Today, as I was reading The Columbus Dispatch, I came across an article about the Foul Play Mystery Bookstore (the picture is the two owners inside the shop; I do not take credit for the photo), a privately owned used bookstore in Westerville, which is about a 15 minute drive from my house. My mom and I decided to go and check it out.
What we found was fantastic.
From floor to ceiling, the...
Daily posts? Maybe
Since I’m on winter break from school and don’t have much else to do except work at American Eagle, I think I’ll take the time to update this frequently. Also, one thing I should point out is that I currently don’t have a comment feature. Tumblr doesn’t feature one automatically, and I’m working on finding an HTML code that will allow for them. Hold tight.
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Getting to know me
Well, seeing as this is my first post, I guess it’s fitting that I do something of an introduction here. My name is Jess. I’m a sophomore journalism student at Ohio University. I music and reading. My favorite band is without a doubt Angels and Airwaves. Their song “Breathe” is quite possibly one of the best pieces of music ever written. My favorite book is George...