I haven't updated in 95 years but I promise I have a good reason... 


1. I took an intensive class at Asbury which is 5 days of class, 8 hours a day with a big paper at the end...  So I went to class Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and the following Monday and Tuesday. I know the suspense is killing you so I'll go ahead and let you know I'm an A student at this point in the process. Yay! 


2. Staff Retreat... Wesley staff took a little weekend getaway to New Smyrna Beach to an amazing condo! 

I had a lot of fun! I got to know some people I hadn't previously been around, and I love them! We loved Jesus, soaked in His presence, took care of logistics, played in the sunshine, walked on the beach, ate good food, played the question game forever and learned to love each other a little more along the way.  This was the weekend in between my class so the brain vacation was so welcome, and I was so encouraged by the people who make up CFL Wesley staff. 

3.  First research paper in grad school... you already know I got an A but I need to share that my professor complimented me on the paper and let's just say I'm bragging.  I spent every evening of the next week in a book and typing my fingers to the bone to finish that stupid paper. It paid off, and I finally found an Athens-like coffee shop in Orlando. 

4. Leadership Retreat... similar to staff retreat except we didn't go away.  No pictures because I kept forgetting my camera! Great retreat... played a really terrible round of putt-putt, had some good staff and leader time with Freshley (they are definitely insane, but I love them already!), and had some great worship/prayer time Saturday night. Jesus really met me and heavens, did I need some breaking to happen! I really had to confront some things I am hurting over, and it was so refreshing to completely, 100% honestly lay my heart before God.  He knew what was there the whole time- I just wanted to be Miss Independent. Yay for the enduring patience of our God!

5. Welcome Week! 

This is the insanity that people at CFL Wesley contrive for the first week of classes... on campus advertising every afternoon and an event every evening.  To say I felt frazzled is right! I can't complain about my job... I love it! I couldn't ask for a more perfect fit for my life right now, but goodness- glad that's over! Lots of fun, but my bed missed me. 

Random facts from my life recently:

- I went line dancing for the first time ever- I loved it! I was terrible at it, but nonetheless. 

- Been on a tiny rampage of trying to make my room work here... just can't feel settled ever which leads to messiness because things don't have a place.  Getting there slowly but surely. Painted my dressers and mirror, took off the hutch and painted my bookshelves brown instead of stark white.  Like I said- we're getting there. Pictures need to be rehung according to this new organization and I desperately need a cute lamp but that crazy thing in the corner will have to do for now... (by the way, I hate how the pictures in this post are acting, but I'm giving up on them- it's not worth my time to try and move such stubborn objects.)

- I bought the cutest little bird house like decorations at Michael's last week- My daddy would kill me for saying this (he hates when my mama and Elizabeth and I talk about how much we paid for things), but they were 90% off!!!!! A girl has got to brag sometimes. So $6 total later... I have these little cuties greeting me when I walk in the door. 

Basically- I sometimes wake up and can't believe this is actually my life... far from fairy tale perfection but who wants that anyway?