Last night Ryan and I returned to the place of our love, the place where we met, the place where we are lunches together, one of our favorite places on earth, HOPE COLLEGE!
This was our first time back to the Gathering on Sunday nights since graduation. We walked into the chapel and smiled at the familiar sights and smells of the Gathering. Students were packing into the pews and friendly greetings, laughter, and conversation filled the air. We slid into the pew on the left where Ryan and his friends normally sat. I love to people watch, and I spotted a few familiar faces, eventhough it's been 4 years since I was there. We saw Noel's sister Heidi, we saw Michelle's sister Laura, we even spotted President Bultman and one of our favorite Chaplains Paul Boersma. Then we saw one of our great friends E-Beth Wilson! She hadn't been back to Hope for 3 years and happened to be there on the same night as us! She has been working with neglected and abused teenagers at the Dale House out in Colorado since Graduation, so we shared stories and caught up on life.
We loved being back at Hope. Eventhough the weather was cold and rainy, the Gathering warmed our hearts.
If you are reading this and are wondering where you should go to college, just give yourself a break and go to Hope! Seriously!
Monday, September 11, 2006
The Gathering
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did you take that picture with your new camera???? it's very cool looking... and i love that you went to gathering...
Just saw this article about Hope College, thought you might be interested.
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