So Much Time, So Little To Do. This Means Randomness!

You know one thing that bugs me? When I'm at school, sometimes it's hard to find time to write about things on here. It's when I'm not at school that I have plenty of free time to write.....but nothing important to write about. So since it is break, this means that I can write about pretty much anything. :D I was going to only write about college things, but since I'm on break and there's nothing going on at college, I'll improvise! :D

I LOVE Disney movies. Especially Disney Princess movies. My absolute favorite has to be Beauty and the Beast. That movie alone has taught me to always look at the heart of a person, not the outward appearance. In reality, for me, if I find that a person is beautiful on the inside, it reflects on the outside. Belle has to be my all time favorite. When I grow up, I want to be just like her. ^_^ My new second favorite, though, has to be Tangled!!! I just love it so much! In my book, it is right up there with Beauty and the Beast.

I LOVE books. Books of adventure and fantasy. Books of romance and heartbreak. Books of dastardly villians and courageous heroes. Books of betrayals and friendship. Books of action and tragedy. Books of mystery and surprise. I just love books.

I LOVE music. Naturally, being a youth pastor's daughter, I listen to a lot of Christian music, and I love it. I also love foreign music, particularly Japanese music and French Broadway. I also love Broadway in general. I love soundtracks for movies. The orchestrations are phenomenal. Classical music is very soothing. 80's music is very fun to listen to as well. I get a lot of that music from my father as well, seeing as how he worked in the music industry for a long time. Some secular music, I am okay with. And, I'll admit it, I do like some older boy band music, specifically N*SYNC. Not all of their music, but just a few songs. >_< I DON'T like most rap music. There have been some that I am okay with, and to be honest, I probably wouldn't have as much of an issue with it if it weren't for the messed up lyrics that most rap is comprised of in today's culture. I also DON'T like most country music. It all sounds the same to me. Granted, I have heard some country music that is okay...and if I was exposed to better country music, I probably wouldn't mind so much, but seeing as how this hasn't happened, I will stick to my dislike of country music until further notice, and the same goes for rap. :P

I BELIEVE that all of my friends, past and present, have been my friends for a particular purpose, not by accident. God has a purpose for putting certain people in my life, to help me along the way and to teach me lessons in life. I have lost many friends along life's journey, but I know that while I had them, there was a purpose that they were my friends, and I should cherish the time that I did have with them, no matter how long or short that time was. I also cherish the friendships that I have now, and I know that even though some might not last very long after college, a lot of them will last a lifetime. :)

I BELIEVE that true love exists. It really does. For some people, they have to find it. For others, they have to wait for it to find them. Your heart can be deceiving and tell you that you have found true love when it really hasn't. I have learned this from experience, and I know that you can't tell these things just by your heart. You have to use your head as well. I believe that one day, I will find true love...actually, I have to rephrase that statement. I have found true love. I have found true love in my Lord Jesus Christ. I have His love for now, and one day He will bring me true love from the one man that God has picked out just for me.

My CALLING is to music. I have prayed long and hard about it, and I know that vocationally, my calling in life is to be a music teacher, specifically a high school choir director. I didn't come to this conclusion on my own. I, like many people, have inspiration, and my inspiration is one of my former choir directors, Mr. White. He was my choir director for 2 1/2 years (the longest that I've had one choir director for). Because of being in his choirs and watching him, I came to realize my freshman year of high school that being a choir director was also my calling. At first, I was a little bit skeptical about it. I mean really, how many people know exactly what vocation they should go into their freshman year of high school? I wasn't quite sure if it was really what my calling was or if I was just making all of it up, but as the years passed, that calling has become stronger, and I'm now pursuing this calling at Bryan College. I've never been more sure about what God wants me to do, and I know that because he wants me to do this that I will succeed at it.

I LOVE my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. He is my hope and my salvation, and without Him, I would be lost. He is always there for me in the darkest times, the okay times, and in the happiest times. I can tell Him anything. When I am happy, I can thank Him for the blessings of my life and just tell Him about my day, because I know that He loves hearing from His children. When I am sad, I can go and cry to Him, and he will be there to comfort me, no matter what. When I am afraid, I can cling to Him and he will protect me and show me that everything will be alright. He will never let me down, He will never break my heart, and He will never betray me, no matter what happens, no matter how many times I fail. When I fall down, He will be there to pick me up, and carry me when I feel like I can't go on. I love Him so much, and I want my life to be pleasing to Him.

Well, when I said that I would improvise, I really did improvise, didn't I? Well, maybe some of you out there learned something new about me. Maybe no one did. Maybe all of you readers already knew all of this about me. If so, I guess I just spent an hour of typing rambling on about myself...but if one of you learned something about me, then it was all worth it. Plus, I think this was good for me to actually write down aspects of myself that maybe I hadn't really thought about too deeply before. In any case, this did help one thing: I think I'm ready to go to bed now, it being 1 in the morning and all that (and the fact that my laptop is still in Dayton time, my brain keeps thinking that it's 2 in the morning). So good night all!!! Have a most wonderful week, and God Bless!!!

~Katherine Grace

-A Reflection- Looking Back on a Semester: Friends

Wow. I can't believe it. My first semester of college is over. It's so weird hearing myself say that. I tell people that I finished my first semester, and it seems so unreal. But yet, it's true. It has been such a fun semester, and yet there have been some hard times along the way, but overall, it has been an experience that I wouldn't give up for anything. I have made so many amazing friends along the way, and in this reflection on this semester, I want to mainly focus on them.

The friends that I have made at Bryan have made such an impact on my life. They really have, and I've only known them for a short while. They mean so much to me, they really do. All of them are so unique and special, and I love every single one of them. :D

Lauren, she is such an encouragement to me. Whenever I'm having a bad day, I can go to her and she always has an encouraging word for me. She is so sweet. Kayla, she is crazy, but in a good way. :D She gives my life that element of randomness, always keeping me on my toes, not knowing what might happen next. She brings a lot of fun into my life.  Yolonda is someone that I can depend on. She keeps me going when I just feel exhausted with things and just want to give up on things sometimes. I know that she's always there for me. Desirae, she's like a big sister. She's kind, and looks after me sometimes. We both love anime, and we get along great. :) Elisa, she is just a sweetheart. She is also becoming a big sister figure to me as well. :) There are many other great gals that I know too. Brenna is really funny and light-hearted, Katherine is just an altogether fun person to be with, Grace is really smart and it's fun to have deep conversations with her, and Wendy is an awesome singer and piano player and fun to be around.

Now, I can't leave out my guy friends. Josh, he is a great guy. ^_^ I actually consider him my closest guy friend at Bryan. He is really funny, a little crazy, but very dependable and caring. Tim, he's like a big brother. I actually met him way before I started attending Bryan. He knows how to make me smile. :) Matt, he's really funny. He has a great sense of humor. Sean, he's a nice guy. He likes a lot of the same things I do, and in some ways is also like a big brother. Mark is an interesting fellow who likes wearing capes, but that's what makes him awesome. He is really nice and fun to hang around. Adam C. is hilarious. :D He is funny, nice, and is a wonderful musician and a great friend. Luke is one of those guys that everyone needs someone like him around, because of his wit and knowledge. Zach is a really sweet guy. He is dependable and fun to hang around as well.

All of my friends are so amazing, and I know that as the next semester begins to unfold, I will get to know these wonderful people even more and become closer to my friends. :) I am ready to see what next semester has in store for me. :D

Well, that's all I have to say about that, so I shall end it here. Have a wonderful week friends!

~Katherine Grace