Introduction to Collin (That's me)

So I suppose this is the part where I talk about myself. My father always said "The best place to start is at the beginning", so I will follow such sound advise. I was born in Plano, Texas on March 3rd, 1995 to Martin and Susan. When I was still a toddler, we moved from Texas to Oklahoma, where I've spent most of my life. Growing up I was a quiet unassuming child, however I eventually grew out of it. I attended high school in Bartlesville, Oklahoma and did the things that your average Oklahoma teen does (Pretty much sit around and wish for something to do). After High school I traveled South to attend the University of Oklahoma. There during Freshman year I had a coming to God moment, literally, and have been learning and growing in the Christian faith ever since. My major is Psychology which I will hopefully use during my time in Christian ministry, which is the career path I'm taking.

A photo of me in St. Patrick's Cathedral in Dublin, Ireland. Source: me

I have a small variety of hobbies that I dabble in from time to time. The one I spend the most time doing is playing tabletop role-playing games with my friends. Seldom does a week go by in which I haven't played at least three games with multiple groups. I'd say I have a problem, but the games have too many benefits for me to consider that a bad thing. First, I'm able to express my creative ideas in a medium in which I excel in, talking. Second, I get out of the house and hang out with my friends. Third, the games help me to improve my leadership and communication skills. There are many more benefits to playing these games, but this is a post about me not Dungeons & Dragons, so I shan't continue down this uber nerdy rabbit hole.

Other hobbies of mine include music (I sing, and play the banjo, harp, harmonica, ocarina, and some piano), wood-working, blacksmithing, working out, and camping. I was able to do all of those over the summer for my job, as I worked at Philmont Scout Ranch. As I already revealed in my Favorite Places entry, I held the position of Program Counselor in a camp called Black Mountain. While there I helped campers learn and participate in blacksmithing and shooting .58 caliber muzzle-loading rifles.

ME relaxing on the ground after a long days' work. Source: myself 

Like I've already mentioned, I plan on going into ministry after my time in college. I have plans on moving to Greeley, Colorado to help a mentor and friend start a church there. Our heart goes out to the community, as Greeley is around 20% impoverished. Our hope is to start a small community of house churches (church groups that meet in a member's house), so we can forgo buying and maintaining a building, thus saving the tithes we receive for pouring back into the community.  Beyond that, I have no idea what God has in store for me, but I'm certainly hopeful for a future full of love and laughter. 

So, I suppose in a quick way, that's me.