Morgan.Session1.Journal
Reflecting on this week was challenging. Scary as well, mostly because I didn't know where to
begin. You may ask "why", I'm glad you asked. I've been out of school since the ninth grade, no
high school experience. Here I am jumping right into college classes like I have enough
experience to complete the task.
Enough about my nervous rant. Now let me give you the reason behind my transition. Jose Baca
made me feel at ease about Colorado Christian University. He reassured me time and time again.
Also after every phone call he would ask "is there anything I can pray for you". He was unaware
of the confidence he was building in me. I think the rest of the team picked up right where he left
off, from the financial aid department
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That in itself is my reason from being nervous to
transitioning to confidence. So I humbly say thank you to all that had a role in my
transformation.
Things that I would do differently would be to get a head start on all of my assignments, I know
CCU has student advisors to help, but I think a local tutor would help tremendously until I'm
able to get used to the cycle of college and how to operate on my own. Participate more in
discussions to interact with my classmates. it's possible that some of the things I'm searching for
might be hidden in my classmates. Communicate better, sooner than later.
I learned somewhat how to use Microsoft Word. I never knew how to set-up or operate at this
level. Still learning in the process as I go along, this is my first attempt in typing a letter in this
system. This presents a challenge to me knowing that this won't be my last paper. I can approach
it with more confidence my next time around knowing that I'll have help to guide me along the
way on my next assignment.
My journey with Christ is the experience I'll use in describing my motivation in academic work
and goals at
...e to be under the influence of some people who have helped me become the person in Christ that I am now and they have allowed me to grow into that. I appreciate so deeply those people. I think that if they would have pushed me there or pushed me too quickly I feel like there is definitely some things I would have missed, some things I wouldn't have understood. I have recently, within the last year, been searching to be in a new level with God and not allow myself to become to complacent in my spot. I don't want to be someone who gets to some ideal spot then just sits there. I truly hope that by the end of this semester even that there could be a new and different story to this walk in my life. I have been so honored in the ways that God has used me in the last 23 years and I hope that that never changes! All glory to HIM for my life and anyone else's who lives.
Finally after many years of practice I was able to write anything without problems; teachers used to congratulate me for my enormous improvements but always tried to persuade me to write in a certain ...
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