Name: E. K. Donaldson
Major: Communication Disorders
A little about me: Besides attending Geneva College, I love to write fiction and spend time with friends.
Rock Bible Verse: Jeremiah 29:11 "For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "Plans to prosper you and not harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." (NIV)
A Life Moment: I was bullied when I was younger. I was very sensitive to it too. I felt so lonely and even considered running away so that I could find a "better" life. My family took me to church every Sunday and did not know the full extent of how I felt. However, God did and He was always there to comfort me. He kept me from running away and guided me to forgiving the people who bullied me. He also helped me to stop letting what others say control me as much as it did before. I am not perfect with it, but I am certainly much better at it than I used to be. I have God to thank for that. I have also become extremely grateful that I did not run away because I have been so blessed with the family and friends that God has given me.
Why I Started this Blog: I started this blog because I know there are many young women out there like me who are attending a college or university and trying to keep up your faith. It can be a blessing if you go to a Christian based institution, but sin corrupts everything and no where is perfect. This makes it difficult and so I felt the Lord leading me to write poetry and share it through video to help other struggling Christian college age girls. I prayed about it and somehow got the idea to start this blog. I was quite reluctant at first, but felt in my heart that it was going to happen no matter how much I resisted. So, I built a site for the blog which was fairly easy since I took a web page design class in high school and to be honest I enjoy making websites. I even thought of it as a career once, but settled on letting it be a useful tool for if I am part of a ministry and they want or need someone to build a site or perhaps to maintain it. I have lingered here with it fairly done and I don't know what was holding me back. I feel so strongly that I should do this and yet I am uneasy about it. I think that perhaps it is because it means being vulnerable and I don't like to be vulnerable to anyone besides God. Yet, I want so much to encourage you all in your walk with God and God has been showing me that I need to be more vulnerable to others because it can help bring them healing, something I wish for you all very much. So, here you are reading this post and here I say let us try this experiment and if anything we shall at least be encouraged that we are not alone.