#TBH: To Be Heard

My issue with death is the finality of it.  You know you'll never get to see that person again and you'll never get to speak to them again.  You wonder if they knew how much you loved them.  You wonder if you said all you needed to say to them while they were here.  You wonder, if you believe in heaven, if they are there.  You want them to be around to see you follow your dreams, when you get your first real boyfriend, when you get married, when you have children.  You just wonder so many things. The most haunting thing for me about death has been wondering if I said all I was supposed to say.  Did that person hear the Gospel, did he/she receive the Gospel of Christ.  The way some Christians talk it seems like the Gospel isn't enough to receive salvation and to guarantee eternal life with the Father.  God will I make it in? Those thoughts prompt me to follow the Holy Spirit and be more sensitive when I believe He's telling me to do someth...

I started this post a long time ago and I'm just now getting around to finishing it.  I was going to tell you about how my dance program at NCCU was going after the first couple of weeks but now we're near the end of the semester so I have much more to share with you.  Classes started August 17th and are about to end in a few weeks! I hit some bumps along the way and thought about quitting a couple of times but I hung (and am still hanging) in there. I'm really grateful that God led me to NCCU because I really think he wanted me to meet my Jazz and Contemporary dance teacher, Ms. J.  That lady is so amazing! She has been so encouraging and helpful.  She has challenged me and pushed me to keep working towards my goal. I really have never worked so hard at anything in my life.  Being in her class just makes you want to go hard.  My classmates and many of the girls in my dance group have been phenomenal as well.  They have been encouraging and helpful to ...