Sunday, September 22, 2013

It's Confusing....


Hello everyone!
School is going great and meeting new friends have been awesome! Being involved with the BSU and helping out and being involved with different things they have going on like the nursing home ministry, girls bible study, and chapel and so on is great. I love it! I feel like I have already found another church family except its full of young adults! Also, being a trailblazer has been an amazing experience so far, and being involved with that is a great way to meet more people on campus! 

MeMe had knee surgery Friday and now is back home doing great! Please continue to pray for her as she recovers. I know she can get through because she is a strong woman.

Lately though, even with these amazing new experiences going on and amazing things happening in my life and new opportunities to serve God, I feel more down than ever. I feel more depressed, or sad. I'm the type of person that is just happy-go-lucky all the time and just always have a smile on my face, but when I'm sad, people automatically notice. And it stinks because people always ask me what's wrong when I'm trying to hide it. Don't get me wrong, I love people being there for me and them showing me love and that they care, but I don't want people to know I'm upset. I want to be happy all the time. I want to show love and happiness all the time, and I feel like I ruin things when I'm upset. Why? I have no idea. 

I'm find out out so many things that I wish I would have never found out. And it's bringing me down more and more everyday because it just builds and builds. Maybe the devil is attacking me? Maybe God is testing me? Maybe I'm not doing something I'm supposed to be doing? I have no idea. I just wish I didn't feel this way. I want to be happy everyday like I use to be. Not upset or mad at the world like I have been the last couple of weeks. I don't like this attitude I have. 

Please be in prayer for me as I begin a new week of school. 

Show Love, Be Love.
-Tonya :)


Some pics :
    Trailblazers! 
           The best roomie ever. She is always there for me.

Thursday, September 5, 2013

All Around Christ

Hey guys!!
Hope you have all been doing well! 
This week back at school started Tuesday, and that night I had my first trailblazer meeting! We learned about everything we need to do, and we took a campus tour, and so on. Then, went to girls bible study! Now, this was my favorite part of that day! We meet every Tuesday night at 7 in the BSU. It's amazing how you can feel apart of a small family of girls when you have just met then! All these girls are so sweet and we can just talk to one another and be ourselves! 

^bible study with these ladies!
^this is such a sweet girl, Olivia! Amazing bible study leader! 

Wednesday, was a normal day full of work and laziness. Me and 3 others on the trail later team went to my old high school to represent Colin and try to recruit students to come to Colin! It went great, and then i had church. Church that night was great.

^CA alumni representing Colin! Trailblazing!

Today was my first time visiting the nursing home in Brookhaven with the BSU! We sang hymnals and I was asked to give the mini devotion for the week. I am so blessed to have had this opportunity! I have been asking God to just use me while I have my time here at Colin, but not just at Colin, other places to! I feel Him working and I'm just ready for whatever God has for me! Also, Grace (my roommate) played the piano while we sang hymns! Grace is an amazing piano player!It was so good to speak to these people and I'm blessed for an awesome BSU family! 

^the group who went to the nursing home ministry today!
^so blessed I had the opportunity to do this! God is good!

Tomorrow I do not have class, and I will go home! Oh! And I'll get my first paycheck ever! Pretty excited!
God is so good, and I can't wait to see what all he has planned!

Show Love, Be Love.
-Tonya! :)