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- Samuel and Meredith are twins.
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MEREDITH DRUELINGER
STRIVING ENDLESSLY TO HAVE MY THOUGHTS BEGIN AND END WITH JESUS.
HAVE SOME FAITH
July 4, 2016
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July 3rd 2016 I got the word "Faith" tattooed on my wrist. Naturally, I feel like if you get a tattoo, you have some explaining to do, so here we go?
If I had to describe my testimony in one word, it would be faith.
I never really thought about faith and the meaning of the word in the beginning of high school. I just thought because I believed in in Jesus, it was something that was just given to me. From there on out, I lived my normal life, hung out with my friends, did my own thing and never really gave that word a second thought-until my sophomore year.
Parents divorcing. Earth shattering news to any 16 year old. Naturally, I pretended that it wasn't happening. I did everything I could to distract myself.
I auditioned for the school play- didn't make the cut.
I auditioned for OneVoice- didn't make the cut for 3 years.
Tried endlessly to hang out with friends because I didn't want to go home- turns out we were all still sophomores and no one did anything on a school night.
In this situation, I felt all alone. I was desperately trying to put my faith in other things and rely on them to get me out of this mess I was in.
One night, I lay awake wondering how I got caught up in the middle of all of this. I felt so exhausted and then I heard God whisper His thoughts to me in a sleepless daze. "Are you done yet?" WHAT!!!!!!! I panicked and whispered back, "Done with what?" Not knowing what would happen next, I just laid there in silence. "Are you done trying to put your faith in earthly things" Don't you see I am the only one left?" And then it hit me. I didn't make the play or OneVoice and I felt all alone because God took away everything in my life to show me that my faith in Him was the ONLY thing I needed.
I only needed faith. I didn't even think about God this whole time and He was the only one still there for me.
Now that I've had this giant realization about faith- I still don't think I understand it fully. I believe that faith is a giant thing to wrap your head around. I've learned that faith is not something you just have because you follow Jesus, it is something you constantly have to work toward. I believe that faith is not a feeling; its a decision you have to make everyday to trust God even when you can't see what lies ahead.
That is why I got it tattooed on my wrist. I wake up, I see the word faith, and its a daily reminder to trust God, because He carries my life in His hands, and He will never abandon me. He's actually the one who will always be around- even when my faith in everything else fails?
I still have my faith in Him.
GIRL MEETS GROWN UP WORLD
June 26, 2016
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So given my anxiety lately about being in a "grown up" world, I've decided naturally to get my thoughts down in a post because its 3:37 A.M. and I can't think about anything else!!!
Im going into my freshmen year of college and while thats suppose to be exciting and fun, I have also felt the need to hold a sense of responsibility far greater than myself at the moment.
Lately, all I can think about is being successful. I ask myself questions like, "Will I actually get a job that applies to my major?" "Will I make a lot of money?" "Will I be happy?" That last question literally stopped me in my tracks"Will I be happy" Then I realized that I shouldn't put my happiness on hold because life doesn't start when you are successful and rich- It starts now. Life starts right where I am. Instead of enjoying where I am right now, I'm depending solely on my future to provide me happiness.
When did the definition of happy get lost in translation in the modern American Society? In the "grown up" world the definition of happy is actually security. Security in a nice home with a nice manicured lawn, and a nice car. Make that 3 or 4 to go along with the picture perfect family you'll have. But when did life become all about trying to win this game and not actually about living?
We get so wrapped up in trying to force our way to the top of the ladder that we don't even realize we are missing the point of life- to actually enjoy it. And then we stumble upon the key culprit?
COMPARISON.
Life is one giant comparison trap. And let me be one of many to say that its toxic and it robs people of life. I think in reality we are all trying to impress each other so much that we miss out on being in the moment. ITS THE SNAPCHAT. ITS THE INSTA. FOR PARENTS, ITS THE FACEBOOK.
?And on the days when you peer into the screen of your laptop and all you see are people's peak experiences that highlight your lack in the moment, remember that life isn't about the story you tell about yourself on the Internet. It's about a million more beautiful and complex things than that, like love and faith and really listening. It's about using what you've been given to craft a life of gratitude and passion and grace. Remember that the very best things in life can't be captured in status updates.?- Shauna Niequist
How crazy would it be if we all flirted with the risky idea that we are enough? That its okay not to put on a show everyday for everybody, because we've all been there, and we all know how exhausting it is.
How crazy would it be to think that when a flower grows its not concerned about the flower next to it- it just blooms.
How crazy would it be if we strived for progress instead of perfection? The need to be perfect destroys a lot of great things in life. It's okay to actually grow and not feel like we have to have everything figured out.
I LOVE THIS QUOTE !!! I think its a beautiful reminder that happiness isn't found in ?winning the game.? Its found in things that you have a passion for. So don't worry about what other people are doing or that job in the distant future- and just be. Because that is simply enough.
"I know that life is busy and hard and that there's a crushing pressure to just settle down and get a real job and khaki pants and a haircut. But don't. Please don't. Please keep believing that life can be better, brighter, broader because of the art you make. Please keep demonstrating the courage that it takes to swim upstream in a world that prefers putting away for retirement to putting a pen to paper, that chooses practicality over poetry, that values you more for going to the gym than going to the deepest places in your soul. Please keep making your art for people like me, people who need the magic and the imagination and the honesty of great art to make the day-to-day world a little more bearable." -Shauna Niequist
DAD'S DAY
June 20, 2016
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Oh dads! The joy of endless dad jokes and the slight annoyance when they choose to drag them out forever. Classic.
Well I want to take a second and talk about my dad. For those of you who don't know him-he is the most genuine, down-to-earth, hard-working guy EVER. End of story. He is the greatest Christian influence in my life and let me tell you why?
My sophomore year, my parents went through a horrible divorce. My dad moved out and I almost went a year without speaking to him. I know what you're thinking? ?WOOAAAHHH Meredith, you went from greatest Christian influence to going through tragic divorce.? You didn't let me finish. The important details come after the story.
God gave me these circumstances. I begged to not feel pain or even go through this at all. But instead of changing my circumstances, He used them. It turns out that if I could go back and do it all over again- I would still go through it the same way. When I didn't have my earthly father around, my Heavenly Father stepped and filled me in all the ways I was not. He gave me peace when I was worried, He gave me strength when I weak. He turned my angry heart of stone into that of flesh again. He gave my orphaned heart a name. He gave me a peace about missing all the awesome moments that your dad is there for: pestering me about my first date, those horrible dad jokes, or even walking me down the aisle on my wedding day. He replaced that worry with peace, and for the first time in a long time I opened my hands, prayed to God and said, ?Here is my dad, I give him to You because I don't know what to do anymore.?
A month or two later I walked in from a long, hard day at school. I was tired of feeling tired and abandon. And there he was. My dad, sitting on the couch in my living room. From that day on instead of focusing on all the things he was not, I started focusing on all the things he is.
He is a SURVIVOR. A survivor of the sin Satan thought he was tangled up in.
He is LOVED. There is nothing to deep and dark for God. His love for us can NEVER be undone.
He is FORGIVEN. By us and most importantly the God who never left him. He was with him all that time and in reality, his slate was wiped clean with each new day.
And most importantly, he will ALWAYS be my dad. No matter what life takes us through.
People always said, " Your dad is such a GOOD person, he has such a GOOD heart. I have no idea how all of this happened." But through this, I've learned that Jesus didn't come to make GOOD people BETTER. He came to raise the DEAD back to LIFE. That's what He did with my dad, and that's what He is doing in all of us.
So a shoutout goes to my Heavenly and earthly fathers!! You both endlessly show me love and support everyday of my life and I'm sorry that I don't say thank you enough.
P.S.- For Dad: The way you came back from darkness was so unbelievably brave, and I am so proud you are still growing and walking in your relationship with the Lord. You are a solid rock of a Christian influence in my life and my greatest inspiration. You are a living example that through God, we will always overcome. I love you always, and happy Dad's Day. I love that you are my dad!
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Kappa Delta - Zeta Omega at the University of Memphis
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Meredith Druelinger
?KD has given me the confidence to be myself. KD has given me the courage to love other people fully and she taught me how to love myself. KD has given me beautiful, intelligent, genuine sisters who can accomplish anything they put their minds to. I?ve had sisters carry me through the years whether it be in my utter darkness or brightest moments.... I've laughed until I cried and I also cried until laughed again. The sisters I've found in Zeta Omega unconditionally love me and for that I will be eternally grateful. I am so happy to be a Kappa Delta. And I truly have felt like the luckiest girl these past four years. Time is fleeting, but I will have this family forever.? We love you Meredith!
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