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Me and my family when they dropped me off in Wheaton for my freshman year of college.

This is my last…

By: katelynskyebennett 2016-09-242016-09-23

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Many college seniors count their “lasts” – the last chicken tender night at the cafeteria, the last general education classes they put off for three years, the last spring break road trip with the roomies, the long-awaited last set of finals. I do not know what collegiate lasts will most strike me, but I am…

When God Said No to Shalom

By: katelynskyebennett 2016-03-072016-03-07

dreams, faithcommunity, faith, family, God, House, off campus, racial reconcilation, rejection, ShalomLeave a Comment

Last spring break, I was grieving. My college was under spiritual attack, a man had just broken my heart and I found out that I was not accepted into the Shalom Community. The Shalom Community, which began in fall 2013, is comprised of two houses, one male and one female, as part of Housing and…

Surprise Thanksgiving trip through New England: a photo account

By: katelynskyebennett 2015-11-292015-11-29

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Independence is more difficult than I’d expected

By: katelynskyebennett 2015-06-282015-11-14

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My heart is in turmoil. I was always the little bird Kessie from the Winnie the Pooh movie “Seasons of Giving” who grows up under Rabbit’s care before taking flight one winter. I always cried when she left, but we always knew I’d be that bird. I am caught between reveling in my independence as…