HOPE WE CAN BELIEVE IN

Romans 13:1
“Everyone must submit to the governing authorities, for there is NO authority except which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God.”

(to pull a John McCain)
My friends, there is another hope to buy into: that is the HOPE of JESUS CHRIST. No matter who we voted for, we must never forget, no matter the results, God is in control. This country, no matter what, is in God’s hands, and the faithful shall remain just that, faithful.

I proudly declare I voted for McCain, but come January, Barack Obama will be my president. While I may not be proud to declare this, I remember that forever, my hope is in God, not man, and I look not to what is seen but to what is unseen. The beauty of this country is that we decide, we matter, we vote, and we are the best country in this world.

The greatest sorrow I feel is that a country yearning for hope found it in man, and not the gift of Christ. May God bless this country, and may we all find the true hope only God can offer.

Be Well (Don’t leave the country),
Lauren

“I’ve had my run, baby, I’m done.”

I want to go home.

I’ve made the decision to leave CofC. While I absolutely love the city and the college, I have become so homesick. I’m at the point where I’m actually physically sick at least once every day, and it’s awful. Lord willing, I will transfer to UNCG at the end of this semester. I can’t even bare to be here next year.

I wish I could stay because I do absolutely love it here. But ever since fall break, things have been worse. It’s like that taste of home made me want more, made me never want to leave. And when events were going on back home and I simply couldn’t go because I couldn’t find a ride to and from CofC, I realized this isn’t the place for me. I’m simply not happy.

And for me to not be happy in my favorite city says something. To not be able to be satisfied in a city so filled with the things I’m so interested is unfathomable. I guess home truly is where the heart is because I do feel like my heart is missing.

“I’m just too far from where you are. I want to go home.”
Lauren

“This Love is Difficult”

It amazes me how different our relationship became once I moved away. The things I used to be able to handle are just too much now. The lies, the broken promises…they just aren’t ok now that you’re not here to kiss it and make it better. One can only fight for and against something for so long, can only share their desires and have them rejected so many times before it is simply no longer ok. That’s where I am. In that fed up, can’t take it any longer stage.

It’s sad when you love someone, but that love just isn’t enough.

Be Well,
Lauren

Oh, College Life

I am in love. My World Politics class, however bias it may be, is amazing. I’m truly becoming more aware, and it just sparks my mind; there’s so much I want to learn about! I find that it’s my only class that really gets me thinking and excited, and with every class my curiousity grows. I love the freedom she gives us as well. Our final is a paper that we have a month and a half to work on, and we get to choose the topic. The only stipulations are that it must be within the realm of world politics, and it must be a current event. I’ve narrowed my topics down to two, but I’m definitely leaning towards one of them. They are: the conflict in the Congo or the conflict between Sunni and Shiite. I think I am going to do the first one. Anways, we basically just have to explain the situation, and find a history behind it, one that may not necessarily be convered in the news. As a former journalist, I love to dig and find the real story.

On another topic, The Office is on tonight! SO EXCITED! Last week’s episode was so funny, and it really lead into this week’s episode. YAY! I need to get some studying done before them; oh precalculus, I despise though.

Be Well,
Lauren

Another day stuck in the dorm

Due to the sprained ankle, I stayed in again today. Finding myself increasingly bored, I remembered a discussion we had in my World Politics class Thursday about Darfur. We all knew there was a crisis going on, but none of us knew why. So, our professor challenged us to find out what the deal was. Since I’ve fallen in love with PBS Frontline documentaries, I checked there to see if they had anything. Sure enough, they did, and it was amazing.

My thoughts after viewing this is what has this world come to when we become so selfish that we refuse to stop the mass destruction of man solely because we have “nothing to gain.” The US and other countries (excluding China who is supplying the Sudanese government with arms) refuse to step in, even after then Secretary of State Colin Powell declared the crises in Darfur genocide. The world has not lived up to its promise to never again allow genocide after the death and destruction of the Jews during the Holocaust. Even after the world ignored Rwanda, we again decide to turn the other way in the wake of the first genocide of the 21st century.

So what are we going to do about this? What CAN be done about this? I don’t know the answer to either. I do know Darfur was being brought more and more into the forefront, but recently, with the amazing downturn of our economy, Darfur has faded away. The only thing I know to say at this point is to write your Congressmen and women as well as Senators. Again, I don’t know the answer or the solution. Elie Wiesel wrote, “Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.” Whatever it is, do SOMETHING. Are we going to be the generation know to just sit around and allow genocide or will we do something?

Be well,
Lauren

I’m Back!

So yea it has been FOREVER since my last and only blog post. I’ve been thinking about updating this thing since moving to college, but after a sprained ankle has left me bed-ridden on a wet and dreary night in Charleston, I felt the urge!

So let me bring you up to date:

I am currently living in Charleston, SC where I attend the College of Charleston. May I just say how much I LOVE it here. This is such an amazing place to live. Endless places to walk, some of the best shopping in the South (Gucci, Coach, Luis Vutton, etc.) and just being surrounded by beauty in general. I’ve only found two flaws with the city: the fact that any amount of rain basically floods the streets and the distance from home. Fortunately, my rainboots do a decent job of solving the first problem; I have yet to find a solution for the latter. More on that on a later post. Back to what’s new! Well, I officialy declared my major: HISTORY! I’m VERY excited! I’m adding secondary education as a minor, and my plan is to become a US history teacher. At least there’s job security despite the pay.

As I said before, I sprained my ankle. It really does hurt, and I spent an hour in Student Health Services this morning. They opted not to give me crutches because they are too much of a hassle here (the bricks are crazy uneven everywhere, and the rain didn’t help either). So, I’ve been sentenced to stay in. Honestly, I’m fine with that tonight. It’s so gross outside.

Well I hope everyone is happy I’m back to blogging. I hope this helps me stay in touch with everyone back home (maybe an alleviation to my second issue??!), especially my James Franklin <3. I love and miss you all!

Be well,
Lauren

Hola

SO since it seems everyone has a blog these days, I figure I might as well have one too. *peer pressure*

This being my first post, I’m not really sure what to say. I suppose I could start with my day: I have a headache all day, and dizzy spells have come and gone throughout. I suppose it is just stress from everything going on in my life right now. On a brighter side…I got into the orientation session I wanted at Charleston, which is wonderful because my mom made travel plans earlier. The rest of my day will most likely consist of four things: my quiet time, sleep, 1984, a book I am enjoying, and a phone conversation with James, my wonderful boyfriend of over two years.

I suppose that is all I have to say for now. I am going to try and figure out how to work this site, so bear with me!