For my Service Learning Project, I chose to spend an hour with a practicing religious friend of mine. Her name is Fredericka (Freddie) Beavers and I’ve known her for about 8 years. Freddie and I chose to meet on a few different occasions for lunch to discuss my service project requirements.
I consider myself spiritual rather than religious. I was raised in the Baptist Church by my paternal Grandmother in San Antonio, Texas. The presence and knowledge of God has always been present in my life from early on, but as I became an adult I discovered that for me my relationship with a higher power is very personal and something I wish to discover on my own. My issue with organized religion is what prompted me to become less