Today was Katja’s birthday. She is one of my four roommates. At Covenant you can choose to have one, two, three, or four roommates. You might be thinking, “FIVE GIRLS IN ONE ROOM…that will never work!” Yes, I admit I was taking a risk, however, my four roommates have been one of the biggest blessings in my life this year. I have loved seeing our relationships grow from being complete strangers, to being friends, to now being sisters. We love being around each other and just “doing life” together.

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“Tradition…!!!!” The Fiddler on The Roof production opened this weekend and it was AMAZING! Over 100 individuals invested a lot of their time, beginning as early as last fall, to prepare for these 6 productions. Parents, friends, and prospective students who were here for Campus Preview Weekend filled the chapel seats. The lights dimmed and voices broke out in song. The play had begun.

Fiddler on the Roof holds a special place in my heart. This is one of my dad’s favorite movies. He, just like Tevye raised a house full of girls under the pressure of a changing culture. Last fall I had the opportunity to see this play on Broadway. Although that performance was very impressive, I enjoyed Covenant’s production of it even more. I enjoyed it so much I went back to see it a second time. Sure, I might be a bit bias, but it was exciting to see several of my friends on stage acting so professionally. I never knew I had such talented friends.

Watching Fiddler on the Roof this time brought with it new meaning. Tradition…do we sometimes get stuck in what we have always believed to be truth? Have we become laidback in our “safe” Christianity afraid to branch outside our comfort zone to explore a deeper meaning of the traditional interpretation of Biblical principles that claim to shape truth? I don’t really know if I can answer these questions. But the play did make me look back through my life to see if I am living out my Christianity through the traditions of what other people have told me is truth or am I living it according to what the Bible tells me is truth.

What are you doing tonight? What are you doing this weekend? What are you doing this summer? What are you doing next year? We are constantly bombarded with questions about our future. I find myself in the midst of them all asking myself, “What AM I doing?” This past week I have done a lot of processing and thinking through what I will be doing. I have been forced to make choices for the up coming months that I’m just not sure what to do. My roommate said something tonight that just really helped me with these decisions. She said, “ You know, you pray, you seek others advise, and then sometimes you just have to make a choice not knowing completely whether what you are doing is really right, but you make it work.” God doesn’t always give crystal clear answers, we have to have faith that he is going to work through whatever our choices as long as we are desiring to do his will. So here I go, I’m jumping in. My faith is being tested as I make choices in which I have no idea whether or not they are the right ones. Lord, use me wherever I may go. 

It’s finally spring here at Covenant! I can’t tell you how excited I am! It feels as if everyone is crawling out of their hibernation caves and finally joining civilization again. The lawns outside are sprinkled with diligent studiers, being happily distracted by the nearby Frisbee players. I love being able to sit at my desk up in my room and open up my window to hear all the commotion 5 floors below me. The spring seems to have brought with it a new burst of energy for everyone. A much needed wind to finish up the end of the semester. I can’t believe it, I will soon be finished with my freshman year here at covenant.

Today was such a good day! I had coffee with an old friend from high school. We spent the whole time laughing about old stories of us growing up…like staying up all night to make flip flops out of magazines (that quickly were ruined in the rain the next day), or making silly t-shirts to wear together. We competed  in thinking up the most embarrassing stories we could remember of each other. You know, coming to Covenant has definitely changed all my relationships. I have made so many new GREAT friends, but those old ones from high school will always have a special place. They are the ones who helped get me to where I am today. Even though saying goodbye to them was really hard, God always provides those needs for us. He has put in my life new relationships and still gives me moments like today to enjoy those from my past.