His Purpose, Not My Plans

Hi there. If you know me well enough, you probably have an idea about where this is coming from. If you don't know me, then know that for the past year I've served on the Executive board for the Panhellenic community at USC, specifically directing formal recruitment. And if you don't know what that means, we can just say it's been a heck of a busy year. It's with a bit of a bittersweet heart that I write this post. Sweet, because my time will once again be my own (kinda, wedding to plan and college degree to obtain). Bitter, because this has been such a monumental chapter in my life. I have grown in ways I never thought possible, I have learned skills I never thought imaginable, I have taught things that I didn't understand before, and I have come to have a heart for college women. But, before I pass on my title and take my final bow, there are a few things I would like to say about sorority life. First of all , I am incredibly proud to be a Panhell...

My friend, What a broken world we live in. Relationships are being tested. Political lines are being drawn in households. Beliefs are being questioned. Doubts are arising. It is a challenging time to be a college student in America. For many of us, trying to discover where our beliefs lie, where our values meet up with what we're being educated on.. it feels that we are being pulled in a hundred directions. Perhaps it is more accurate for me to say that it is a challenging time to be anyone in America right now. Neighbors are fighting neighbors. Crime is everywhere. Lies seem common and justice seems rare. No matter where you stand on any of the million disagreements occurring in our country right now, I hope you can agree with me that our world is in a sad, sad state. We live in a sinful world. It is apparent everywhere you turn. And we are constantly facing the consequences of this sinful world. Our time is filled with tearing each other down and building our own...