Why a Blog?

For those who know me well, know that I'm rarely on Facebook. I'll hardly ever pick up my phone the first time that you try to call, and it may be quite sometime before I get around to returning a text. I appreciate the freedom of shutting my cell phone off, checking e-mail once maybe twice a day, and remaining logged off of chat rooms most nights.

So if I enjoy the
freedom of being
'unconnected',
to an extent...Why blog?



A blog is suppose to be a personal publication used like a journal or sounding board of one's feelings. Businesses are using them now for advertising and teachers are using them for enhancing a student's education outside of the classroom. It's estimated that nearly 12,000 blogs are created daily, and the pace of new blogs is doubling every three months.

So, I must answer the question,

why does a college student at K-State

(a little call out to all Wildcats...Go CATS!)

need a blog?

I don't think necessarily that it comes out of a need to be heard because honestly what kind of advice can I offer up here in this

blog that one hasn't heard before?

Most of my life experiences haven't been too radical,

and I'm leading a pretty normal life on most standards.

But I realize that it's in recognizing how seemingly 'normal' my life may seem that I still have a unique journey that no one else on this earth has experienced or can experience.

In this journal, I hope to capture some of these

adventures and God's continuous presence.

The title of this blog is "Chasing the Cross..." I think this really captivates the mission of my life. Every movement, every relationship, every organization that I invest my time in should be leading me toward the cross, not pulling me away from His purpose. This is a struggle because I want to make everyone around me happy, I want to be liked, I want to graduate with a great resume', I want to be involved in all of the 'right' clubs and spend time with the 'right' people, but that's ALL WRONG!?!

I've been crucified with Christ, I no longer live, but Christ lives in me.
The life I live in this body, I live by faith in the Son of God,
who loved me and gave Himself for me.
~Galatians 2:20

Living a life following Christ is not about fulfilling our own needs and expectations, but it's about laying aside our own purposes for His. In this blog, I hope to share with you how my heart changes, my focus shifts, my purpose becomes more defined, and how God is revealing Himself to me in this pursuit of His heart.