A little part of the Big story.....fka "My Year to Thrive"

My favorite word in highschool was Lagniappe thanks to Dr. Sims. Lagniappe is 'a little something extra.' I just like the word and the french origin. Hope you enjoy a little something extra today!

Wednesday, July 06, 2005

Embarrassing (and No, I do not have spellcheck on that one)

Where to even begin.....April showers seems like only a week or two and yet we are almost half way into July. I couldn't go back to fill you in on the past few months. I wouldn't even try to do the events any justice by revisiting them. No, no marriage, no big moves or promotions but just alot of good stuff. And most importantly, alot of clarity and enlightenment. It's so amazing to see how God shapes you and molds you in the littlest and the biggest of ways and through the most unlikely of situations. More so, it's even cooler to NOT see God shaping you and molding you and then before you know it - you are a new creation! So, in essence of time and ability to recap - here are a few details most of which have no importance to the average reader but are pretty pivotal for me:
-April: Pretty dramatic month - made some good decisions to let go of some things God was trying to take from me.
-May 5th: Finally headed out of town to Dallas for an amazing wedding. I spent the weekend on a 20,000+ acre ranch in the middle of Texas, in the middle of thousands of stars, in the midst of incredible friends, in the middle of several rolling hills and God's beauty. This was a fabulous weekend away and was great for the soul! I met a boy who seemed to know every touched and untouched inch of the land, we shot a rabbit, watched a lightning storm, stayed up way past my bedtime and had an amazing time.
-I came back to a busy book of business which is always a good thing. I had the best month I have ever had at HomeBanc which was exciting and encouraging to see the hard work start to pay off.
-June 7th: Headed to San Francisco to have what would be the greatest vacation I have ever taken. Yes, SF was great and had so much to offer but the company was wait made it so perfect. We drove along the Pacific coast to Monterrey and Carmel. We became wine connoseurs in Sonoma, became part of the town in Saulsilito. We rode in a cop car, got kicked out of a restaraunt, laughed til we couldnt breathe and prayed together the whole way. I couldnt begin to replay the trip nor will I ever try but what it meant to me will always be felt.
-Soon after I got back I began preparing for my mission trip that I go on at the end of this month. I am headed to Mexico with about 20 other folks from Buckhead church. I am so excited to have this opportunity and can't wait to see what the Lord has in store.

So there was a lot left out but atleast I feel somewhat up to date. Make the most of the day!
Later