A Note On The Challenges Of Being Successful As A Student

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Brienna Wells. Session 1. Journal
Colorado Christian University

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Brienna Wells. Session 1. Journal.
My dreams of being successful as a student at Colorado Christian University, the challenges that I expect to embrace as well as accomplishments I would like to achieve by faithfully staying focused and determined along the way, and how seriously my personal beliefs about what makes a good Christian changed over time due to extraordinary moments my life has walked me through, making me who I am now, and how grateful I am for the faith I received.
Being successful in school is the best feeling ever, and even if I’m not as successful as I would like to be at times, it still feels good to know that I have a chance. Getting enrolled
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I have since then made some huge accomplishments by taking her to church with me and showing her how to pray and talk to God all throughout the day. Luckily that came easy but I do realize that there is plenty of other tasks ahead of me that I’m pretty sure will not come easy and are going to difficult at times. Raising a kid or two or even three and four is hard in its tricky little ways but what I can see as a stumbling block in my future is raising a kid and possibly failing at what I set out to obtain and not having anything to give that hopeful future to my kids so they can be ok and know that they have a chance to do whatever they want. I couldn’t imagine how horrible it would feel to not go through with my goals and not have anything to show them which in return is going to make me feel ashamed and sad I would feel like I failed not only my kids but I also failed my God our Father, and I also will have failed myself!
I never thought that having a kid would change my whole life like it did, but I know that I can accomplish anything if I turn to God and set my heart on what I’m working for. I have

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