The search begins...

Yesterday was the second Sunday that I did not attend a church service. I've been trying to get on my feet and get use to being in such a big city but mainly I afraid that I won't be able to find a church that I enjoy as much as my last.

I know that I should be looking at this challenge with such a positive attitude but the task seems to daunting.

When I started school my freshman year I honestly had no interest in attending church on Sundays or partaking in any sort of faith based activity. It was my chance to be 'free' from that obligation; or so I told myself.

I didn't have to look for a church there; it sort of found me.

I keep hoping that something similar will happen here but in such a big city it seems unlikely. I suppose that I could just start attending services and see which ones I like but that just seems like such time consuming job.

So I have decided to take a different approach. This week I'm going to attend a christian function on campus for college aged students. We had something similar at my last school but I wasn't a big fan of it. However, I am going to go into it with an open mind and hope for the best.

I'm going to try asking around and try to see the places students like to attend around here. Asking the locals is always the best way to get to know a place, after all.

Keep me in your prayers and I'll keep you posted on the journey of...

My Faith up North

This is what it's all about

I grew up in the north and by all intensive purposes, I'm a northerner. And for the most part I love that. I take pride in it and chances are this is where I will start a family.

I only mention this because I want no one to misunderstand this blog as a dislike for where I live.

However, I spent my first year and a half of college at a southern school.

On my first college visit I was instantly struck by the charm and hospitality that comes with being in the south. I loved everything about it. The smell, the quiet, the people; I really thought I would never leave.

The part I loved most about living in the south? Being able to be openly Christian. For people to view Christianity as a positive and not a negative.

It's not like I had to hide my faith at home or anything. It just wasn't something talked about in normal conversation.

It was so different at school. The Lord was everywhere. In everyday conversation, actions, lesson plans. It was beautiful and inspiring.

In that year and a half I learned more about my faith than I ever have.

I found a wonderful church that I finally felt comfortable at. I had solid christian friends that shared the same values that I did. I joined a female bible study and deepened my understanding of the bible.

I was growing in my faith everyday and everyday was better than the last because of this.

Then I decided to transfer back home for academic reasons.

I knew I was going to struggle keeping my faith as strong. Struggle keeping my values close. and that it was going to take a lot of time to find the support system I had back there.

So this is what my blog is all about.

My Faith up North.