Live In Style
I told you guys a while ago in one of my blogs that my mom has spoken at several conferences before, well this weekend she will be speaking at yet another conference called, “Live In Style.” She has been planning for this for months. You see this conference is especially special to my mom. It will be the first time that all five of us daughters will be speaking along side her. Although we have spoken at her conferences before we haven’t had the chance to all speak at the same one.
I love listening to each of my sisters’ stories. They are all so different and almost every girl out there can find some way to relate to one of us. I have been practicing my talk for weeks now and I’m not going to lie I’m a bit nervous. I flew out from Covenant yesterday and spent all day Thursday and will spend all day today getting ready for the conference. But being with my sisters makes the hustle and bustle totally worth it.
My prayer for this weekend is that my mom and us girls will be able to speak to some of the teenage girls we talk to. I want so bad to speak truth, because I know for many of them modesty is an issue. Everyday girls are faced with trying to please their friends, family, and God. It took all my high school years to figure out that my order of pleasing people was all out of sorts. Instead of honoring Christ in what I wore I was pleasing my friends and myself. Anyways, may the Lord work this weekend.
Published on Apr 18, 2008 at 11:22 am.
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Oh, Where To Live
I know that many of you who have applied to Covenant will be starting your housing forms soon if you haven’t already. The forms can be a bit stressful as you try and decide what next year is going to look like. Do you want to live in a 2 person room or a 4 person room, do you want to live in Andreas or Founders, etc. If any of you are like me I was no able to come and visit Covenant before I got here and really had no idea what to do with the housing form so I thought hat I would give a little bit of an overview of dorms and room-mates in hopes to help you guys out a little. (more…)
Published on Apr 13, 2008 at 7:07 am.
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No Longer A Teenager
Tuesday was my birthday! It was especially nice because all classes were cancelled because of assessment day. I mean you just can’t ask for more. Well, I felt the need to be productive because it was a day off of school and I am crazy busy with papers and projects right now. So I decided to take advantage of the day and instead of sleeping in I woke up early to start on schoolwork. I had spent the night in a friends dorm and when I walked out to go back to my room I found a trail of papers saying, “Happy Birthday Sheryce,” all the way to the elevator. At the end of the trail was a note that said, “Scavenger Hunt Starts Here.” I found an envelope with my first clue. As I continued to my room I went down the elevator and outside. The moment I stepped outside, “Happy Birthday Sheryce,” was written in Chalk. All the way back up to my dorm my friends had written all over the sidewalk wishing me Happy Birthday. All I could do was laugh the whole way.
I was happy to get a paper written, and then it was off to finish the scavenger hunt. The clues were so hard…they definitely did not make me feel as smart as a 20 year old. I took a moment out of my scavenger hunt to have coffee with a friend. Oh my goodness it was a beautiful day so we decided to take a walk. I can’t remember when I took such a nice walk. After coffee I went back and got ready, some of my friends were taking me out to dinner. We went to a Mexican restaurant, which is my favorite type of food. Wow, was it good! We then wen to P.F. Chengs for some of my favorite desert. After dinner we all went back to campus and I had one more clue which led me to my presents.
I definitely was not expecting such a great day. Friends have a way of always making you feel special. Just thought I would share.
Published on Apr 12, 2008 at 6:49 am.
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Rain Rain Go Away!
Rain Rain Go Away! Yah, Yah I know April Showers bring May flowers but I’m sick of it. Lately it seems that the rain doesn’t stop, and when it does it warms up just enough to tempt us of warm summer days and then here comes the rain again. As I sit here writing this I have seen the start of yet another rain storm. Today it was 76 on the mountain, I thought I was in heaven and as the day went on the clouds just got Darker and Darker! And now I look outside to see it pouring. I looked on the weather too see what the forecast was going to be for the next couple of days, yep it’s deffinately going to get cold again. Bummer! Anyways, life on the mountain…or I guess it’s life anywhere. But just wanted you to know I’m dreaming of summer and it should be up here on the mountain soon!
Published on Apr 11, 2008 at 6:56 am.
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Spring Musical
Every year I look forward to the spring musical here at Covenant. Students and faculty have been working on the play since last fall and these past to weekends it has finally been in production. This year’s musical was Guys and Dolls. The actors were great, the actresses were great, and the singing was superb. Once again I sat in awe listening and watching the talent we have here at Covenant. The entire play kept me laughing or enthralled with the singing. Another thing I love about our musicals is that not only is it a chance for those student’s talented in vocals to perform but also our orchestra. The orchestra really made the play. If any of you are talented in singing or acting I would encourage any of you to try out for the spring musical, it is always just amazing!
Published on Apr 6, 2008 at 6:53 am.
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O-team Again!
I’m on O-team again and boy am I excited. This weekend was training and boy was it full of energy and excitement for next year. I love when all the Orientation team members meet each other for the first time. We are all bursting with excitement and honestly cannot wait to meet the incoming freshmen. Thinking that we still have to make through all summer is agonizing. I’m ready to meet the new Covenant student now! Training this weekend though helped to refocus us and realize that we probably are going to need this summer for prayer and preparation. I don’t know how many of you who are reading this are going to be incoming freshman next year, but I want you to know that whoever you are-you will have been prayed over all summer by staff and other students. Start getting excited because we are! We can’t wait to meet you!
Published on Apr 5, 2008 at 9:50 am.
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Teaching In A Pluralistic Society
One of my most interesting classes I’m taking this semester is Teaching in a Pluralistic Society. We are learning how to teach a classroom filled with all sorts of cultures, races, backgrounds, etc. I went into the class thinking I pretty much knew everything. I had heard about the discrimination of Irish, blacks, women, etc. I soon found out though, that knowing these events and knowing how to teach students in light of these events are two completely different things. I always thought that race and culture were things best not to be addressed in the classroom, however Teaching in a Pluralistic Society has proved to me quite the opposite is best for classroom teaching. It is our responsibility as teachers to view each and every child as children ALL created in the image of Christ and therefore they must be shown love for that very reason. Race is something to be valued, appreciated, and noticed because it was a creation of God.
Today we went to a school that would put us, being white individuals, in the minority. As I observed the classroom I was in, I tried to soak in as many of the teacher’s methods as I could. They had been learning about Africa and had had a guest speaker who came in for three days to teach them about African music and dancing. The kids loved the lesson and it really seemed to catch their interest. In this classroom the white teacher, who was the only white in the classroom, was not afraid to talk about race. Because of her ability to talk about race she was able to love the students for who God had created them to be.
What a class though! Teaching in a Pluralistic Society has definitely been a challenging class. It has asked me the hard questions. However, through it’s challenges it has taught me better how love my students better through my teaching.
Published on Apr 4, 2008 at 10:09 am.
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Why Sign Up for Covenant’s Next CPW?
Campus Preview Weekend, although exhausting, is so much fun. I love getting to meet people from all over the world that are interested in Covenant. I usually spend the weekend standing behind the desk checking people in, but my favorite thing to do is walking student to their rooms and giving tours because this gives me a couple of minutes to get to know them.
I met a lady from England, she and her daughter flew over to America to visit Christian schools because in England she said that the only Christian colleges they have are seminary schools. I met another girl form Little Rock, Arkansas! It was fun having a girl from home coming to visit. Then there were all the students that I contact in admissions, which I actually got to meet in person. It means so much more to get to put faces to the phone calls I have.
I just want to encourage everyone that if you haven’t already come up for a Campus Preview Weekend or even if you have, come up again! It really is a great way to start meeting people here at Covenant, as well as teachers and administration. Covenant loves being personal, and Campus Preview Weekend is just one of the ways we do this. Our next Campus Preview Weekend is in the beginning of October, so don’t forget to sign up!
Published on Mar 30, 2008 at 10:49 pm.
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A Chattanooga Visit
Oh my goodness, I do not remember the last time I have laughed so hard. Last night my boyfriend and I went out with one of my best friends from home and her boyfriend. I loved getting to see her, because the meetings definitely come few and far between. We spent the whole night just telling stories, laughing, talking about life, laughing, and remembering the old days, and laughing.
It was a beautiful night outside so went over the walking bridge and grabbed some Clumpy’s (Chattanooga’s best ice cream shop!). Yummy! After we enjoyed our ice cream we walked around Coolidge Park and then walked back over the bridge. Last week I know I told you guys to make sure to spend time at friends homes and have them come to your home, well make sure to have friends come up to your school too! It’s especially fun having friends come visit Chattanooga! It really is a beautiful city and fun to spend an afternoon walking around and visiting some of the small little shops.
Published on Mar 29, 2008 at 11:11 pm.
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Letting Go
I have been so convicted the last couple of weeks in realizing that I am so dependent on other people to feel accepted and appreciated. My emotional stability is on a constant roller coaster, when people affirm me and are nice to me I’m on a high, when people ignore me or don’t affirm me I’m on a low. Being on such a roller coaster makes it impossible for me to give a stable level of affirmation to my friends. This then ends up in a never ending cycle of dependency on others. Colossians 2:6-8 says,
“So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live in him, rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.
See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the basic principles of this world rather than on Christ.”
It is oh too easy to fall into this and even now while I write this I know that it is a very possible thing for me to wake up tomorrow morning and be on the exact same roller coaster. Oh but I want so badly for my dependency to only be on Christ. For he is the only constant, he is the only one that can help me be more constant in how I love others. I want this overwhelming want for others to disappear, I only want Christ! Lord help me to let go, help me to cling to the cross. For it is only by this cross that I become more like you.
Published on Mar 28, 2008 at 10:33 pm.
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