My First Weekend: Part 2- C.O.P.S.

"The names in the following have been changed to protect the innocent.." is how some reality police shows start off. I'm obviously not writing a script for a reality police show, but I'm sure cops deal with what happened last night all the time.



Let me start off by saying that I'm fine. I just don't know how to process this so I'm a little shook up, but I'll be fine. I just need to get it out of my system.

I have a friend. We'll call her Martha. Martha and I were bored, so we went out to try and find something to do. Martha and I drove around trying to find something to, but we could not find anyhing, so we called one of Martha's friends. We'll call this friend Anna. As Martha was talking on the phone with Anna, she could tell that Anna was not okay and that there was something really, really wrong. Without thinking or discussing it, we headed over to Anna's as fast as we could. On our way, I asked Martha "Do you want me to come in with you or just wait outside?"
"You should probably just stay in the car, but I'll call you if I need to." Martha replied.
We arrived. I stayed in the car.

Just as we arrived, Anna's boyfriend was leaving. He had been living with Anna for the last few months, and now he was leaving her. They were in really big argument, things started getting really heated. One thing built on top of another and Anna ended up hurt. I mean really hurt. Emotionally. Mentally. Physically.

After Anna's boyfriend left, Martha called me and wanted me inside. I went. We sat with Anna waiting for the police to show up. We did a lot of comforting, a lot of bandaging, and a lot more comforting. I hardly knew Anna. I has just met her earlier in the day, but I hurt for her. She was so strong about everything, but at the same time you could tell that she was just crumbling. I was never exposed to anything like this before and I thought I would be more scared, but I wasn't. I thought I would feel really awkward about comforting her when I didn't even know her, but I wasn't. Looking back on it, I see that Christ was there. Yeah, bad things happened that night, but it could have been a lot worse.

Anyway, it wasn't very long before the police officer arrived. He was very good at his job. Never once did he come across mean or insensitive or demeaning. A very good cop. We (Martha and I) just did a lot of listening, but each of us did fill out a report. After all, we were witnesses.

We packed up a few of Martha's things and were on our way. Three girls and two dogs just trying to get away. Anna spent the night at Martha's and will probably continue to do so until the Restraining Order comes into effect or the boyfriend is in custody.

A very Exciting night. I'm actually kinda relieved that we ended up helping a friend through a crisis rather than going to a party. I felt better about it.

C.O.P.S....Counting On Promised Security. Last night just made me realize in a very vivid way that anything can happen at anytime. Our world, no matter how routine, is never static. One minute "he loves me" and the next minute "he left me". The only person we can really ever count on is God.

I left them (Martha and Anna) saying that I would be praying for them, and I have been. They both need Christ so badly in their lives, so I plead with you to pray for them, too.

My First Weekend: Part 1-- 24 and Water Pong

Yes, 24. A number that not many of us think about on a daily basis. Let's take some time to do a quick study, shall we?

"Let's start from the very beginning...." 24 is a even integer, divisible by 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, and 24.


There are 24 hours in a day


Many drinks come in 24 ounce sizes


There's a hit TV show on FOX named "24"



A popular gym chain is called 24 Hour Fitness



Here comes the shocker. A lot of us know Romans 3: 23 " for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God". This is true and vital to our salvation. We all are sinners!! There's no way around it. But knowing verse 23 makes verse 24 all the better. Romans 3:24 says "and are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus." How awesome is that?!?! Reading both verses together sounds like this..."for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God and are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus." The speaker at the Navs' group here on campus talked about this passage tonight.



Oh, yeah, by the way, I got connected with the Navs' group. The only way I can accurately describe it is real. It's led by real students with real stories. They show off their real faith in what God can do in sombody's life. They really know how to worship, pray, and fellowship with everything they have. I love it!!! (This is the part where I thank my mom for taking a job with the Navigators. If there wasn't that connection there, I don't think I would have taken the opportunity as seriously as I did.) Especially the fellowship.

After the meeting tonight, they invited the whole group over to a house for a kegger. No, not a BEER kegger, a WATER kegger. It was really fun. Not like I know or anything, but apparently it's just like a regular college party, but without the bad side effects. It was great!! I had soooo much fun!!

My first full week of classes are over and I survived. I'm having a wonderful time, but it's not home. I have actually lost a few pounds rather than gaining, but yes, I'm eating as much as I need to. I did laundry today and it was really expensive, but now I have clean clothes. YAY!

Intro

Hi! My name is Abigail Grosenbach, but most people just call me Abby. I'm a feshman Journalism major at Colorado State University, and that's kinda what this is all about. I'll be relaying to you my major experiences (or not so major) and what I learned from them. Actually, it'll end up being like a journal, more than anything. I'll write it, you can take it of leave it.

This is mostly so that my friends and family can keep up with me and how I'm doing without me having to send out a mass e-mail. If you just happen to come here without knowing who I am or what I'm doing, I invite you to stay and learn about me. It could be informative, insightful, and entertaining all at once.

In either case, here it is. College: Year 1