Community

For someone who is so often quiet, I really love relationships. It was during junior high sleepovers that I learned to love late night whispers and belly laughs and realized that something special happens in a room full of faded sleeping bags and Disney princess pillows. Even better than the girlish companionship of a sleepover are the intentional relationships I am learning to make in college. It is here that I'm learning that investing in people takes effort but is well worth the work. After all, I've been rewarded with some pretty amazing friends. Moving into the Wesley house I feel as if God has challenged me and blessed me with more opportunities for community than I've ever had. After all, I'm living with sixteen people, eight of whom are boys (I know, shocking!). I love honest conversations at our weekly girl time, studying in silence with John and Anna, chats on the roof during sunset, and the ongoing fellowship that happens when you live with someone...multiplied by 16. These relationships coupled with Stephanie and Laura (oh, and Caitlin) are ways in which God is blessing me right now.