I am no stranger to blog land, but this is my first personal blog. So....let me introduce myself!
My name is Rebecca, obviously! I am a junior at the University of South Alabama. GO JAGS! I am majoring in Elementary Education, and I will graduate in December 2011! I absolutely cannot wait to graduate and to have a classroom of my own!!
The most important thing that I can tell you about myself is that I am a Christian. I grew up in the church, but I did not give my life to Christ until I was 17 years old and a Senior in high school. Since that time, God has done his transforming work in my life and He continues every day to mold me into the kind of person He wants me to be. I am forever grateful for God's grace that "reached down His hand for me" and saved me after I ran for so long.
Let's see...what else...well...I am a native of Prattville, Alabama. I am the oldest of two children. I have fantastic Christian parents and a wonderful sister who is 17 and a Senior in high school (makes me feel REALLY old!). I also have wonderful aunts, uncles, and cousins that I am so blessed to call my family! My family is the most important thing in the world to me. It's hard sometimes living 180 miles away from them, but it makes going home that much sweeter!
I am active in two wonderful churches - my home church, First Baptist of Prattville and my 'college church' Dauphin Way Baptist. My main avenue of church service through music. I am currently a 'part time' soprano in the Dauphin Way choir (that's changing in August - back to full time singing!). I also sing at First Baptist whenever I am home. Here at Dauphin Way, I also teach Children's Choir and AWANA (3 year old Cubbies). My college church has been one of the biggest blessings, and I am so thankful God led me to Dauphin Way!
I have also been blessed with the most amazing friends both here in Mobile and in Prattville. I have a fabulous roommate. Holly is pretty much the coolest girl EVER and I am so blessed to call her MY roommate! I am active in the Baptist Campus Ministries here, so a lot of my friends are from that, but I have also met some really cool people from my classes and from various other activities on campus. I also have great friends of all ages through my church involvement.
Then there is Ethan...my boyfriend and best friend. Our story began when we were in junior high. We were friends through mutual involvement in our youth group. We were friends, but I had pretty much no interest in him beyond that, so when his family moved away in 2004, it didn't really affect me all that much. In 2007, we reconnected via Facebook (a marvelous tool, by the way!). He joined me at South Alabama in the fall of 2008 and that is pretty much where our story begins again. After a year of rebuilding our friendship and getting to know each other again, we officially began dating on September 6, 2009! I am grateful that, though I was stubborn about the whole thing, he continued to pursue me. I cannot imagine being with anyone else, and I look forward to all that God has in store for us in the future!
I love to travel, and would do so more often if I had the chance. I am also discovering that I LOVE to cook (if only I had a kitchen in my dorm, I would do it more often). I love cleaning and doing all those homemaker type things. My ultimate goal in life is to be a wife and mother. I am also looking forward to being a teacher, however. Children are some of the most fascinating people I know, and I love working with them and being around them!
Well, I think I have "rambled" long enough! I look forward to giving you a peek into my life and the ups and downs that I experience. Most of all, I pray that everything posted here will exalt Jesus Christ and point people to HIM!
My name is Rebecca, obviously! I am a junior at the University of South Alabama. GO JAGS! I am majoring in Elementary Education, and I will graduate in December 2011! I absolutely cannot wait to graduate and to have a classroom of my own!!
The most important thing that I can tell you about myself is that I am a Christian. I grew up in the church, but I did not give my life to Christ until I was 17 years old and a Senior in high school. Since that time, God has done his transforming work in my life and He continues every day to mold me into the kind of person He wants me to be. I am forever grateful for God's grace that "reached down His hand for me" and saved me after I ran for so long.
Let's see...what else...well...I am a native of Prattville, Alabama. I am the oldest of two children. I have fantastic Christian parents and a wonderful sister who is 17 and a Senior in high school (makes me feel REALLY old!). I also have wonderful aunts, uncles, and cousins that I am so blessed to call my family! My family is the most important thing in the world to me. It's hard sometimes living 180 miles away from them, but it makes going home that much sweeter!
I am active in two wonderful churches - my home church, First Baptist of Prattville and my 'college church' Dauphin Way Baptist. My main avenue of church service through music. I am currently a 'part time' soprano in the Dauphin Way choir (that's changing in August - back to full time singing!). I also sing at First Baptist whenever I am home. Here at Dauphin Way, I also teach Children's Choir and AWANA (3 year old Cubbies). My college church has been one of the biggest blessings, and I am so thankful God led me to Dauphin Way!
I have also been blessed with the most amazing friends both here in Mobile and in Prattville. I have a fabulous roommate. Holly is pretty much the coolest girl EVER and I am so blessed to call her MY roommate! I am active in the Baptist Campus Ministries here, so a lot of my friends are from that, but I have also met some really cool people from my classes and from various other activities on campus. I also have great friends of all ages through my church involvement.
Then there is Ethan...my boyfriend and best friend. Our story began when we were in junior high. We were friends through mutual involvement in our youth group. We were friends, but I had pretty much no interest in him beyond that, so when his family moved away in 2004, it didn't really affect me all that much. In 2007, we reconnected via Facebook (a marvelous tool, by the way!). He joined me at South Alabama in the fall of 2008 and that is pretty much where our story begins again. After a year of rebuilding our friendship and getting to know each other again, we officially began dating on September 6, 2009! I am grateful that, though I was stubborn about the whole thing, he continued to pursue me. I cannot imagine being with anyone else, and I look forward to all that God has in store for us in the future!
I love to travel, and would do so more often if I had the chance. I am also discovering that I LOVE to cook (if only I had a kitchen in my dorm, I would do it more often). I love cleaning and doing all those homemaker type things. My ultimate goal in life is to be a wife and mother. I am also looking forward to being a teacher, however. Children are some of the most fascinating people I know, and I love working with them and being around them!
Well, I think I have "rambled" long enough! I look forward to giving you a peek into my life and the ups and downs that I experience. Most of all, I pray that everything posted here will exalt Jesus Christ and point people to HIM!
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