disappointed

I usually don't like to be a controversial person, but some recent events have just left me so disappointed I feel the need to write about it. Recently Hendrix has decided to offer gender neutral housing. This means that LGBTQ students are free to live with other students of the opposite sex if they choose, rather than in single-gendered housing. So, next year we have three pairs of students taking advantage of this housing option, one pair being brother and sister I might add.

A local news station picked up on this story. I watched the clip online and read some of the comments people left regarding the piece. One person in particular was appalled that an institution affiliated with the United Methodist Church would offer such an option. He even said that he "wants to go to heaven, therefore he is not Methodist". He condemns homosexuals and suggests that gay men have delinquent fathers, which makes them the way they are, as if it were a bad thing to be gay.

It's people like that that disappoint me. People that claim to be a Christian, but condemn everyone around them. People who pick and choose what they believe the bible to say. Jesus is all about reaching out to the marginalized. In John 8:7 Jesus says, "If any one of you is without sin, let him be the first to throw a stone at her." In Luke 6:41 he says, "Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother's eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye?". However, I think people are quick to forget verses like these.

I just wish people weren't so quick to judge or lash out at others, especially those that identify themselves as Christians. I'm not completely faultless here either. I think it's something we all need to constantly work on and make sure that if we claim to follow Christ we actually live our lives that way.

happy st. patrick's day!

In honor of St. Patrick's day, here is one of my favorite YouTube videos.

it's the most wonderful time of the year

Okay, so maybe not the most wonderful time of the year, but it is one of my favorite times. Choosing classes for next year! Only this time it's kind of bittersweet. It will be my last time to choose classes at Hendrix College. When did I get so old?

my internship

I decided to freshen up my blog since I haven't written in a while. Maybe it will inspire me.

For those of you who don't know I'm doing an internship in Little Rock with the Delta Garden Study. They're starting school gardens and incorporating the garden into the science curriculum in an effort to reduce childhood obesity. On Mondays I work in the garden which has been a fun experience for me. I've never done much gardening, but I'm really enjoying it. It's very relaxing. I also get to work with middle school kids, which I always find enjoyable. On Wednesdays I work in the research office, which has been good, but I now know that research is not the path for me.

Life has just been going non-stop recently, but spring break is only one week away!

a holla at my girl

This blog is dedicated to my roommate and best friend, Mika. We met my junior year of high school when I first moved to Tyler and although she claims that I was antisocial and we had nothing to talk about, I remember thinking that she was someone I instantly got along with. Anyway, the rest is history. Ever since I've gotten my iPhone I've creepily taken pictures of Mika doing a variety of things in our daily lives. She loves it. Here's to you Mika. Thanks for being such a great friend to me.

back to school

Classes have begun full speed ahead. I think my classes are going to be good ones this semester. I'm taking: cognitive psychology, intro to sociology, nutrition, and I have an internship. My internship is similar to the program I worked with this summer, only on a bigger scale. For my other classes I'm anticipating a lot of reading and writing. While I'm still in the mode of wanting to just hang out and not really do any work, I am excited to get started once again and begin a schedule. I've found my life is a lot more productive when I actually have something to do...otherwise, I would sit around and watch Bravo all day.

runnin', runnin' and runnin', runnin'

So, I've decided I want to become a runner. I'm really terrible and not at all consistent right now, but I've decided to use this semester to really build up my running ability. The funny thing about running is that although I can't go super fast or far at this point, I always still enjoy it afterward. The trouble is bringing myself to do it in the first place. I think I've hated running for so much of my life, that it's really hard for me to believe I enjoy it more now. Anyway, this blog post was actually more for me than anyone else. I'm hoping that going back to look at my own words might be an encouragement to me.