My Album

Friday I finished the recording for my first album! I recorded on a 9 ft. Steinway Concert Grand, which I must admit was pretty amazing. The recording process took roughly 5 hours. The album is all piano church music with some orchestration - ranging from meditative, to what I like to call "bombastic." Church music is something that I have always loved, and now I have the opportunity to share that love with those around me. Please be in prayer as God has opened this wonderful door! More info to come!

Confirmation

Some weeks you just need to be lifted up. This was one of those weeks. But, it always seems that in the toughest of times, God knows what you need. This week hasn't been the greatest, but yesterday at church, God provided the words I needed to hear. It's kind of funny how we look everywhere for confirmation on things in life, but then when we least expect it, He speaks like never before. What an amazing God we serve!!

Psychology

I am taking two 400 level Psychology courses: Seminar in Positive Psychology and Introduction to Counseling. I am really enjoying these classes! I am a Psychology major and I am fascinated by these topics. I have decided to get my Core requirements out of the way as quickly as possible so that I can focus on my major during my Junior and Senior years, but I threw a couple of major courses into the mix this semester so that I could have some variety. It's nice to have options!

Slush Day

Wow! It is insanely cold outside! The entire campus went crazy as we heard the news that it was supposed to snow . . . . yes, that's right - SNOW in Boiling Springs. Snow here in good ol Boiling Springs is a very rare occurence. It was supposed to snow from Monday night late into the day on Tuesday. I woke up around 6:30 a.m. and called our inclement weather hotline, only to be disappointed as I heard the words, "Today is Tuesday, January 20. Gardner-Webb University's main campus in Boiling Springs is operating on a regular schedule." I reset my alarm to wake me up for my first class and went back to sleep. When I went outside I knew why we were on a normal schedule . . . . the ground that was supposed to have an accumulation of 2 to 3 inches of snow, had maybe a 1/2 inch of slush. Sad day at the Webb.

Where Did Christmas Vacation Go?!

Wow! Christmas Break was wonderful, but it is hard to believe that it is already over! The break was nearly a month long, but it flew by! I really enjoyed sleeping late and spending time with my family, but I was definitely ready to come back when the time came. Over break I commuted to GWU to work in the Admissions Office to escape from boredom and earn some extra money for the holidays. I also enjoyed catching up with high school friends and going to a lot of Christmas Parties. Our church performed their annual Christmas Cantata, which was wonderful.
The break was great, but it quickly ended after New Year's. The new semester is here and with that comes new classes, new professors, and a new schedule. I love the feeling of a brand new semester. It is refreshing to begin with a clean slate and set goals for yourself for the coming months. The stress level is relatively low at the beginning of a semester, but progressively grows with assignments, projects, exams, and papers. The beginning of a semester is a great time to get a handle on your work. If you begin early, you don't get behind - but, then again, how many college students actually "work ahead?" haha I am the world's worst to give in to the horrible habit of procrastination. It is my goal this semester to work on things ahead of time rather than the night before, but we will see what the semester brings. :)