Back in the Swing of Things

Hey yall! I know I haven't posted in forever, but I have been super busy! I worked all summer and then hung out with friends. I also had an almost relationship with a guy that I thought I had been in love with since 4th grade, but things ended up not turning out the way either of us ever would've thought (I'll save that for another blog). Anyways, school has started back and I am in my junior year of college. It's so weird to be back here, but I have been wanting to be back in Richmond since school ended. I feel like my hometown is cool, it just doesn't feel like home anymore and I think it's because I have made Richmond my new home away from home. I love my family and friends back home, but I have moved on from there and I think God has showed me that I have done all that I can do back home. Now I am getting back into the swing of things and have started classes again. The class part is the only downside about school. Along with that is the stress of also taking on more responsibilities this year. I have become a greeter team leader in Cru and I'm also a peer educator mentor to 2 freshmen girls. On top of that I'm having to pencil in B-Stud (Bible Study), discipleship, homework time, and finding a job. I'm glad that I have God and my family and friends to help me through all of this. I don't know if I could do i without them. I just need to remember that I am not the only one dealing with this and I need to lean on others but also be there to help them through this. This semester/year has so many possibilities to explore and I am going to try to blog my progress through this blog whenever I get the chance. I hope you all have a great week! Thank you for reading this! I love you if you made it all the way to here!

Live for God & Love for Music!
-Patience <3 =)

Sick Days

Hey yall! Sorry I haven't posted in a few weeks, I've been hecka busy. Not to mention I've been sick since Sunday night & I just don't wanna do anything. It started as just a scratchy throat last week. This week I'm pretty sure it's a head cold. My nose is runny all the time. I cough a lot. & as of last night, I barely have a voice. I missed my observations & night class yesterday, so that's an obvious sign that I'm sick if I don't even go see my kindergartners. My problem is that when I'm sick I get really whiny cuz I hate being sick & not being able to do things for myself. It's one of the worst feelings in the world! Today I'm toughing it out & trying to be productive by going to most of my classes & the Cru boys' basketball game tonight. I'm skipping Voice but that's only cuz I can't really sing without a voice (hence the name of the class). Sad thing is that that's the only class I enjoy & I had my private lesson today. Luckily, my professor was totally understanding & let me reschedule for Monday. All I really want right now is some Orange Leaf to sooth my throat & to just lay in my bed on my laptop or reading a book & listening to music. I have the greatest roomie who has been taking care of me a lil while I've been sick & gets onto me if I'm doing stuff that will make me feel worse. A good example was last night. Her & our friend Caroline put me on vocal rest so I wouldn't strain my voice anymore. I don't know what I would do without my friends here to help me. But enough about me blabbing on. What's a sick story that you've had? Have you ever been put on vocal rest? Well I hope everyone has a great week & I'll try to update next week.

Live for God & Love for Music!
-Patience <3 =)

So this past week I have been thinking about how much I love Disney princesses, & I thought why not find some pretty awesome pictures of them! Btw Belle is my favorite princess! Who is your favorite?

Live for God & Love for Music!

-Patience <3 =)

Spring Semester Has Begun!

Hello people of the interwebs! I hope yall are having a fantabulous week so far! I know I am (well for the most part). My classes are going great so far! I;m moving into my new dorm in just 2 weeks! & I have Cru tonight! Woot woot! =D The only down sides to this week have been that I got into a fight with my best friend (but we made up so things are good now), the weather is cold & rainy & a lil icy, & I kinda overslept for my 8:25 AM lab this morning (but it's cool cuz he didn't take attendance & said the quiz didn't count for any point). I'd have to say that God has definitely been on my side! <3 I'm so glad to be back at EKU, where I actually feel like I belong. At home, it feels like all I do is work, eat, sleep, & maybe have a lil time in to hang out with my friends. If it weren't for my family & the few friends that I do have back at home left, I don't know if I would've survived my winter break! A month is just too freaking long to be away! I also have come to the decision that I'm just giving up on guys for a while until God brings someone into my life that will treat me right & won't try to change me into a whore or someone who thinks she has to have a man to be happy. I should have been doing this the whole time, but I was too wrapped up in what I wanted & the fact that the guy I've been in love with since 4th grade & the guy who I've crushed on since sophomore year of high school just both happened to ask me to "hang out" then broke my heart cuz I read too much into the situations. It was God's way of saying that I deserve someone so much better, but if I had waited for his timing then I wouldn't have ended up in those situations. What I guess I mean is, I let myself turn into one of "those" girls who only think about boys all the time for just a moment. I'm not gonna say that my 4th grade crush isn't a great kisser (cuz he is) but even though we didn't anything but makeout, I left with bruises & marks where he pretty much abused me. Then he never called or texted me except for once the next day. Which is another thing God taught me: to let go of people that hurt me or try to change me for the worse. I had to end up doing that to this guy, but I still wanna be his friend. He'll always be my best friend & I still love him & his entire family, but I've been chasing a boy who will never return those feelings for much too long. It hurts to let go, but the end result is WAY better!

I don't really have any music thing prepared this week, but I have watched part of "The Cup Song" from Pitch Perfect & it's stuck in my head! So go on youtube & go watch the amazingness of any of the versions online. Try it out & tell me if you can sing & do the cup thing. I've got them both down separately, but I haven't quite mastered both yet. Maybe yall could make a video & post in the comments if you have mastered it. Have a great rest of the week & I'll be back on here in about a week!

Live for God & Love for Music!
-Patience <3 =)

2013 is here!

Happy New Year! I feel like I haven't been on here in forever! I hope you all had an amazing New Year! I know I did! I went to Greensboro, NC for a winter convention with Cru called Encounter. It was seriously the most amazing experience of my life! I got really close to God this week & it felt so awesome. We went to tons of seminars about different aspects to get closer to God, great music provided by Brooks Ritter, great messages by awesome speakers (who were also college professors), had a Day of Outreach, & we prayed in 2013. I know that doesn't sound all that fun but you had to be there to experience everything that happened. I plan on doing it again next year too! It wasn't just us either, it was Cru from several different colleges from NC, SC, TN, & KY. If you don't know what Cru is, it's Christian Crusaders for Christ. We are a part of colleges all over the US & are one of the largest religious organization. I would seriously encourage you to at least check out one meeting, I promise you'll love it. (& when have I steered you all wrong?) That was my New Year. How was your's? What all did you do? I wanna know so comment below if you are readingn this.

As for the music this week, here is a video of the band that played this weekend at Encounter:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnN_JEKhvhs

Live for God & Love for Music!
-Patience <3 =)

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

Hello everyone! I hope everyone is having a great week! Finals are over. The semester has ended. It's almost Christmas. & my best friend's birthday is on the 23rd. During all of this there have also been some hard times that have been happening. My friend's dad committed suicide just a day after the the Newtown, CT shooting happened. Since then, everything has been a little gloomy around here. That's why I decided to do something to remind everyone that even though it's a rough time, it's Christmas time AKA the greatest time of the year! This is the time when we celebrate the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem over 2000 years ago. So I did a cover song on my youtube channel of "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas". It's not the best quality (& I look a little silly), but I wanted to remind people that there is a light at the end of the tunnel. I'll post the link to the video below, if you like it then pass it on to someone else. If you don't then that's cool too.

Live for God & Love for Music!
-Patience <3 =)

my video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LZ_zsQ8ylQ&feature=youtu.be

Oops! Sorry I Forgot!

I kinda forgot about posting a blog last week. Well it's finals week, which means I'll have a little more time to write more on this blog & concentrate on chilling (in between hanging out with my friends & working). So I thought since it's gonna be a crazy week for me & all my fellow EKU students, I thought that I would post a video that I found hilarious. I'm sure everyone has heard ALL about Harry Styles & Taylor Swift being together =/, unless you live under a rock then I don't know how you haven't heard. Personally, I love Harry Styles, but Taylor is starting to irk my nerves cuz she dates tons of guys & then writes songs that probably over exaggerate what really happened. Sorry if you're a T-Swift fan, I mean she has some good songs, but I'm just tired of hearing about her being with a new guy each week. So since we know she's probably gonna dump him soon (or he'll dump her), Tim Urban, who you may have seen on American Idol a few years back, has written the song that Taylor will  be singing after the breakup. It's so crazy how much it sounds exactly like a song she would write & sing it! Okay I'll shut up now & show you the video. Be sure to tweet Tim your reaction to the song!

Live for God & Love for Music!
-Patience

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwafsBAuLzw&list=FLP7tRBcOaH4gX1uQAiig5AA&index=1