These are the Moments
Last Saturday, in the midst of car troubles, Gray and I went to Teresa’s wedding. Teresa was my RA (Resident Assistant) my Sophomore year in college and she was also my bible study leader that year.
The first time I met Teresa was after a very long car ride with my parents. I walked inside the lobby of Wood/Felder and was greeted by Teresa, with a smile and well, extreme happiness. I was very overwhelmed by her presence and joy and thought to myself, “Wow, she is happy!” My mother even made a comment on how happy she was, which is saying a lot because those of you who know my mother well, know she is just a happy person.
Later that day… or the next day, it’s kind of fuzzy now, I was leaving my dorm room when Teresa stopped me and introduced me to Trina, who is was diagonally across the hall. I remember Trina and I were both hesitant because we didn’t know each other, but it is kind of funny to look back on my memories to that moment.
Teresa went out of her way to get to know me. Somehow she talked to my roommate, Mandy, and discovered we would both be interested in a bible study. I’m not going to lie, I wasn’t that into it back then… and we (Mandy and I) forced each other to go to the first meeting. It turned out that Trina was there, along with Shellie, Candi, Amy, and Shannon. Apparently my first impression of the group was good because I kept going… and something happened…. I grew in my faith.
Sophomore year was my renewal in many ways and when I look back, I am extremely thankful that Teresa was there. Even though I grew up in church, it took a sweet girl like her to show me what it truly meant to walk in Christ and I will never forget her and what it all meant to me. She inspired me so much that I became a RA for the next two years because I wanted to make an impact on my residents. I know I was far from the example she set forth, but I can rest easy knowing that I did have an impact on some of mine.
I cried at her wedding. It wasn’t a blubbering by any means, I just teared up but it was just so nice to see her finally so happy. There is so much more I could say, but for now, this is all.
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