tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24382256141131447672024-02-08T12:31:29.836-08:00College ConversationsHannah Rushinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10408528124879013805noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438225614113144767.post-46587465523146995652009-11-07T21:24:00.000-08:002009-11-07T21:48:39.532-08:00Seasons<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;">For my first official blog entry, I thought it would be appropriate to share about my first weeks at Baylor. The first few weeks were rough. Waco was new and empty. Faces weren't familiar, my room was small and everything felt unstable. I had a lot of spare time, so I spent a good portion of it writing, singing, and playing my guitar. Before I had moved up to Waco, my parents mentioned that our friends George and Jennifer were going to have a dedication/memorial for baby Scott and Baby Nicholas. I had written a song for them for Scott's memorial and my parents helped inspire me to write a song celebrating George and Jennifer's journey and baby Nicholas. What I didn't realize was that this song would also parallel what I felt in this new situation. So, this song is about the times when life really sucks. The moments when you think it couldn't get any worse. Then, the sun peeks through. Your spirit livens and overcoming feels possible. </span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;">So, this song is for George and Jennifer, and all the others that experience seasons.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;">It was a never ending winter, times were tough.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;">Our hearts were so heavy, and our hands were rough.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;">It seemed the clouds would never clear</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;">They stayed thick, the lightning drew near.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;">We all ran out of tears, its been one hell of a year.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;">But the clouds thinned</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;">The Sun showed his face</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;">The Spring comes,</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;">and the winter fades</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;">And all the sorrow is wiped away.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;">A new beginning is headed our way.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;">Its a bright, new, shiny day.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;">'Cause all the sorrow is wiped away.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;">Feet draggin' like a ball and chain,</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;">just get me through today.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;">We didn't deserve all this pain.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;">Come on, wash this sorrow away</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;">But the clouds thinned</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;">The Sun showed his face</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;">The Spring comes,</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;">and the winter fades</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;">And all the sorrow is wiped away.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;">A new beginning is headed our way.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;">Its a bright, new, shiny day.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;">'Cause all the sorrow is wiped away.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;">Come on sweet sunshine,</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;">its a brand new day.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;">we made it through the winter,</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;">and we're on our way.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;">Although pain overwhelms me,</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;">it will not overcome me.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;">But the clouds thinned</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;">The Sun showed his face</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;">The Spring is here,</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;">and the winter has faded</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;">And all the sorrow is wiped away.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;">A new beginning is headed our way.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;">Its a bright, new, shiny day.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;">'Cause all the sorrow is wiped away.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><br /></span></div></span></span></div></span></span></div>Hannah Rushinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10408528124879013805noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438225614113144767.post-42997427344910153832009-11-03T22:54:00.000-08:002009-11-06T13:23:03.031-08:00Entering the blogging world<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;">Hello all--</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;">Thanks for taking time to explore and learn with me. I'm creating this blog for a few reasons...one is to keep family and friends updated on all the happenings of college life. The second reason is to share conversations I have while at Baylor. Many great conversations have come my way even in these first few weeks, and I don't want to forget them. They will be about anything and everything. All I promise is that they will be meaningful and hopefully, thought provoking. Sometimes they may just be conversations I have with myself, which are sometimes the best kind. Anyways, thats whats happening here.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;">Joy and Love with you always,</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;">Hannah</span></span></div>Hannah Rushinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10408528124879013805noreply@blogger.com1