Carbon Copies.

Today while I was sitting in church this morning I couldn't help but think of how excited I am for college. I basically always have college on my mind these days, but for some reason today it seemed to be really on my mind. Words cannot describe how excited I am to experience SO many new and awesome things with my amazing roommate Rene. It seems that everyday we think of something else to add to our College Bucket List (aka all the things we want to experience before graduation). The re-pore that she and I have so far is more than I could have ever dreamed. In a lot of ways we are almost carbon copies of each other (though not entirely cause that would probably make the living together thing a little complicated...) which is pretty sweet if you ask me.

Our bucket list so far includes hanging out with cows, having random dance parties, hammocking around campus, and the rather ballsy move of getting our ears pierced. Up until today I was probably most excited for hanging out with cows in her backyard. Today as I was sitting in church thought that changed a little bit. While my pastor was sharing about Jesus's Great Commission to His disciples, and to all believers, in Matthew 28: 16 - 20

"Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you."

-Matthew 28:19

I heard that this morning and realized that what I'm really most excited about to room with Rene is the faith in and love for Jesus that we both share, and the amazing task that we were given by Christ as His believers. Realizing that Rene and I are being placed in the dark world of Virginia Tech to be a light to all the students around us and show them all the love and encouragement of Christ was an amazing realization. Knowing that we are not only there for fun, but also there on a mission is a challenging thought as well as an exciting one.

xoxo,

Abby