First Year Down

May 27, 2008

Well I can’t believe it but my very first year at Cornerstone is actually over. Wow I can’t believe how quickly time flies, especially when you’re working hard non-stop. I can definitely speak honestly when I say staying on campus was …

Ideas on How to get the most out of Campus Life

May 27, 2008

Life on campus as the days passed became just the dorm literally located on Cornerstone property. I lived within my dorm walls studying almost non-stop. Now don’t get me wrong I am not advising you to allow a layer of dust to take over your books, …

Joshes B-day

May 2, 2008

So this month was Joshes Birthday! How exciting. He lives in Quincer and I am currently in Keithley on Saturdays we both have open dorms starting at seven p.m. This particular Saturday I patiently waited until seven and he came over to my dorm to wait while …

Evening Song

Apr 28, 2008

I am not sure if you have any knowledge about how chapel works here, but each semester you have twenty-five chapels to attend at least. The numbers of chapels that you attend are reduced if you are involved in a small group on campus. My favorite alternative …

Ahh, Spring.

Apr 23, 2008

Well spring is finally here and we have made it through the awful rain showers that have the power to corrupt the beautiful curls that took you twenty minutes to perfectly place in your hair. (Girls I know you can relate and possibly some guys.) Although …

Vulnerable to Culture

Apr 21, 2008

Hello Blog readers, I am sorry that I haven’t really written in a while. You may or may not have thought much about college including negative or downsides to every positive or uplifting experience. In fact when we imagine college life we think …

A Sophisticated night out

Mar 20, 2008

So the last time we discussed date night I left it as to be continued but instead I’d like to tell you about my latest date out on the town in Grand Rapids. So Cornerstone has a great location near various shopping and dining destinations, but it’s …

Flashback: Involement at Cornerstone is Wide-ranging :>)

Mar 17, 2008

So you may be wondering why I have a picture of a guy in his underwear. Well this guy, along with many other Quincer dormmen chose this as a form of advertisement. What kind of advertisement you ask ? An advertisement to raise awareness for an …

Snow please just go away!!

Feb 14, 2008

Days like the day before yesterday fluster me! The weather was beginning to tame, it was actually sunny out that morning, and I didn’t even have to dig my car out of the parking lot. Even walking around campus was easier there were limited amounts of …

Blissful days in the Snow?

Feb 12, 2008

So it’s been a few weeks now since, I as well as many of my peers was able to experience our first Cornerstone snow day and it was purely magical. Every since then we have been left with a hungering and craving to taste the sweet joy of another. Oh …

Presidental Chapel

Feb 3, 2008

Cornerstone’s very own new president Joseph M. Stowell presented himself during as our chapel speaker on Tuesday January 29th. That morning I arrived in a bit of a bad mood due to previous events. His warm and engaging method of teaching just tugged …

Back to Reality

Jan 31, 2008

Well we have official just about made it through week two back at Cornerstone from Christmas Break. The first week back it hit me pretty hard, following a five week break I didn’t particularly want to hit the books right away again. I have so much more …

Grand Rapids First I <3 You

Jan 24, 2008

Christmas service was awesome; it felt really great to just be at my church home. These last few weeks the snow and ice made it difficult and unsafe to really travel to my church Grand Rapids First. I had grown to miss it, but Christmas service on the 23rd …

Christmas break approaching!!!! Sound the Horns

Jan 24, 2008

The time for Christmas break finally came, I was beginning to believe it was an unattainable vacation with the pressure of final projects and exam week right around the corner. With my last exam out of the way, I felt as though a mighty burden was lifted …

Time to Reflect

Jan 23, 2008

My first semester at Cornerstone University has presented itself and dismissed itself more quickly than I anticipated. I am left excited and anxious about the next semesters to come. In retrospective, I have realized that you should really enjoy the time …

Thanksgiving Break equals Bliss

Nov 26, 2007

I am so thankful for mommies!!!!!!!! As soon as I returned home for Thanksgiving break I was greeted with a huge pot of homemade spicy chicken noodle soup!!! It had massive chunks of carrots, celery, noodles and chicken wow. I love you Mom. There is not a …

Possibly too sick for Thanksgiving

Nov 26, 2007

(This is just a sample of what Josh brought over daily ;>D Isn't he awesome!) Phew it’s been quite busy, overwhelming andvery tiring these last few weeks. On top of assignments after assignment that my six lovely teachers have been tossing on, …

Date Night

Nov 5, 2007

Life on campus gets really hectic and physically draining at times, so my B.F Joshua tries to make life a little easier for me by taking me out off campus, on a formal date, “date” once a month. A few weeks ago he had an elaborate …

Dance Dance

Nov 5, 2007

So within the first few weeks of attending Cornerstone they had an event called Civitas Festivus (please forgive my spelling if it isn’t correct:>) which allowed all students especially the newbie’s like me to discover what groups were available. …

High standards and expectations need readjustment

Oct 22, 2007

These last few weeks have turned into months since school began, and they’ve have flown by at light speed times. This semester is not exactly what I expected, and I’m not sure if that’s a good thing or a bad thing. It’s been a bittersweet …

Reflecting on Move in Day

Sep 8, 2007

The very first day was orientation at 9:00am. I stayed up late the night before making sure that had every single item I would need. I felt as if I was going to a college in another state and if I forgot anything I wouldn't have time to travel the 30 minute …