october 22, 2020

here it is, three months in to my first semester of college. im at kansas state university, studying communication, & it is still corona season. things are different than i thought they would be, & well... its making life difficult. nevertheless, i keep my head up & persist. i will find friends. i will have community. i will enjoy college. eventually... in gods time. he has taught me so many things during this time & for that i am grateful and blessed. but friends, pour into the ppl in your life. like really pour into them. make them feel loved. valued. appreciated. heard. do things for them. grab them a coffee. ask how you can pray for them. whatever that looks like to you, pour into them. while at college, i have gained drive to pursue relationships that i have been neglecting. the way i continually see god working in my life is encouraging to a point it makes me emotional. how awesome is it that we can serve a god who is so active in our everyday lives. hallelujah! mom and dad, i love you. tatum and caleb, maddie, jacob, mikenley, eri, i love you. jan gauntt (mentor & friend), i love you. tristyn (roomate), i love you. roots girls and leaders, i love you. brothers & sisters, i love you.

let me know how i can be praying for you in the comments.

--your friend, clairen.