Home

I am so thankful for going home tonight. I love sleeping in my bed and laying on our couch and being lazy. Even though my parents aren't even here, its so nice just to be back in our house. Its just a completely different feeling than being at school.

This was a really short post, sorry, I'm going to bed now haha

Amazing women

Today, I am thankful for the amazing women that God has put into my life that are helping me to know and love Him more. What a blessing to have these women pouring into my life and constantly sharing with me. I'm thankful for their example, for their willingness to share their struggles, and their willingness to talk to me and let me help them do their laundry and play with their kids. I have a wonderful example to follow in my mom, but I definitely hope to be like these women too when I'm wife and mother.

Also, funny story- yesterday at church, RG was giving me some serious love. She loves me anytime I go their house, but can be iffy at church- sometimes she likes me, sometimes not. But when I walked in yesterday, she asked me to come play with her and build a tower and then told me that I was her best friend!! : ) Love it!! But then later, I tried to give her a kiss and ended up kissing her on the eye and she looks at me with all this attitude and says- "Don't do that! You could hurt someone doing that!" So in case you were wondering, never kiss someone on the eye, apparently its dangerous. 

A Few Random things

So I was trying to think about what I wanted to put up that I am thankful for today. There are so many things, but I just don't know how to post them all. So here's a few random things.

My friend Becca says that I should say I'm thankful for my washer and dryer- which I very much am. She is currently using it. I am very thankful for a washer and dryer- no more taking all my clothes home once a month to do laundry (which means that I am actually doing my laundry more often haha). I am also very thankful for my dishwasher. Its wonderful!!

I am also very thankful for my new gadgets. In the past week and a half, I got an iPhone and a Macbook and I am having so much fun figuring them out and using them. I am severely technologically challenged, so its been interesting, but fun. Macs come with some really great editing software, so I have also been playing with that, so I wanted to share the pictures I've been messing with. They are from my trip this summer.

Some of the beautiful flowers at my sister's house. 

One of the sweet girls that K introduced me to- rocking a Caroline G bow. 

SC United

I just got home from our monthly SC United (Summit College United). Once a month, all the campuses (meaning both college and church campuses) meet together to worship and meditate on God's goodness and grace to us. It's AMAZING! It's so great to take one Friday off a month, gather with students from all across the Triangle, and worship God and envision all that He is going to do on our campuses.

We believe that God is moving and He's moving big time. And we're so excited that we get to be a part of it. We are blessed to have really great leadership, with big dreams of all that God is going to do here

If you are in college and you do not go to SC United, you need to come!! The next one is going to be on December 8th. I know its right in the middle of exams, but use it to take a break. We are going to have all sorts of yummy Christmas treats and Matt Papa  is going to be leading worship. It will be just a really chill, relaxing evening, so come take a break and remember what is really important. A little perspective always helps during exams! 

love my small group

So I totally meant to post this yesterday, but I forgot (had a lot to do).

God has really blessed me with a really great group of girls to meet with each week and learn and grow together. It has been so great to be with these girls again this year. We were able to really pick up where we left off last year and grow deeper in our relationships with each other and with God.

This is my group from last year, a few of these girls graduated and Rebecca is now leading a different group, but I love all of them and miss those who aren't here anymore. 

Thank you girls for teaching me so much! 

Need to remind myself to of this today

Today, I'm thankful for the education that I am getting. Actually, I'm not entirely thankful for it, I'm having to remind myself (through writing this) to be thankful.

Right now, I have a lot of work to do, work that sometimes seems a bit futile/useless. I'm trying to figure out how to make movies on literacy when it would be so much easier to just put together a powerpoint and present it to the class. Don't you agree?

And so, I'm telling myself to be thankful for the chance that I get to study here, to learn from these professors with so much experience and expertise, and to get the best training that I can. I get the chance to learn all that I can, so that when I go to India, I will be the best teacher that I can possibly be.

So, despite the workload I currently have, or how frustrating these classes can get at times, I am glad that I can be in this program. 

Kids that keep life interesting

I love children, obviously, and I am so thankful for the kids that I have been able to be a part of their lives.

These girls keep life interesting all the time. I never know what R will say in class on Sundays. 

Here are some pictures of R and K after I got back this summer. 

R really liked this pretty, sparkly outfit from Central Asia, until she realized that it was long sleeved, then not so much. Granted it was August at the time, maybe now she would like it a bit better.

I showed K how to put on the sari that her dad had bought them in India a few years ago. K went on her first overseas trip a few weeks ago. Love seeing how she is already developing a heart for the world and seeing people know Jesus. 

I don't have a picture of A from this day and I just switched laptops, so I'm still working on getting all my pictures sorted and everything, but I love that girl. She says the craziest things and always makes us laugh. 

I'm so blessed to get to be a part of these sweet girls lives. Love them so much!