Greater Than Me

It’s hard to believe Winter Break is completely over, everyone’s moved back into the dorms, and classes have begun already!  It seems like just yesterday I was excitedly packing my car to head home.  Where does the time go?

Well, mine went into a roller coaster of a break!  I spent most of the first week at my job – working retail during the holiday season is stressful!  It was a great learning experience though and now I can proudly say I’ve survived the holiday shopping rush!

Christmas arrived before I knew it and our family was together exchanging gifts.  The best part of the holidays is spending time with family, I think.  And friends too!  It was really nice to get together and catch up with some friends from back home over winter break.  I especially enjoyed spending time with my boyfriend and his family and then having him visit with mine.

I have to say, though, a truly great experience from Winter Break was the Indianapolis Christmas Conference.  It’s a gathering of all the Great Lake Campus Crusade (CRU) groups, which included over 2,000 students!  The days were filled with excellent speakers, inspirational breakout sessions, incredible worship, moving outreach time, and fun fellowship!

Over four days I made a lot of new friends from my school and others, all the while learning so much about what God is Greater Than (that was the theme of the conference!). It was amazing how much valuable information was given to us in such a short period of time. For me personally, I found a new understanding of my identity in Christ, expanded my idea of love by miles, and so much more that I can apply to my walk with the Lord.  IndyCC was a time of fellowship, worship, learning, and growth.  And it was definitely an experience I will never forget!  I’m already looking forward to next year!

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Many of my friends also went to another national conference called Passion. I hear it was amazing too. Keep an eye on my fellow blogger Nicole B’s posts – I have a feeling we’ll be seeing something from her soon!

I’m really looking forward to a great semester here at Ball State!  Second day of classes begins bright and early!  Check back soon for an update on all my classes!