Fresh name, Fresh start

Yes, I am back once again after a *very* long hiatus. There are a number of reasons why I have not posted, and I think one of them is that I didn't really feel...comfortable with my blog. Perhaps I have changed or grown recently. In any case, I felt the need to revamp and make a fresh start.  (My apologies for the sudden changes of important things like the title and the blog address!)  Another major reason why I have neglected my blog until now is that I am going off to college this fall, as a freshman. I am so very excited, because I have wanted to go to this college since I was about 12 or 13. (More on this later -- I'm thinking about writing a whole post about my college choice.) What is this school that has attracted me for so long, and through so many changing years?

Wyoming Catholic College.

 You know how, sometimes, you just get a little inkling that you should really do something? Like striking up a conversation with that co-worker who looks really down; or picking out a certain book for a present even though you aren't sure the person you're giving the book to would even enjoy it, only to find out that that is his favorite author? Well, those inklings have happened to me enough to convince me that they are promptings of the Holy Spirit.
There is a story in the Bible where God was looked for in the wind, and the storms, and the fire, but He was not in any of those things. He was found in a tiny whispering sound. I say all this because a tiny whispering sound has been quietly urging me towards WCC. I am the last person to trust my feelings, but really, it felt like WCC was the place where I should pursue my education. And it hasn't been easy to obey that tiny whisper. I am constantly asked questions like: "So what does Wyoming have that you can't find around here?" or "Don't you want to pursue music?" (I've been playing piano for almost 13 years) or simply "Why Wyoming?!" Even some of the people whose opinion about these things I trust the most doubted my choice.

I am not saying this to arouse sympathy, or to label myself a martyr, but because I think that when one is open to God's Will, and one hears God's call, he becomes endowed with grace. He is able to trust in God, not man, and to follow his own heart. Because of this, I give all thanks and praise to God for His great mercy and love.

 And besides, Wyoming Catholic College is just a pretty awesome school. Check it out for yourself.

wyomingcatholiccollege.com

Pax,
Clare