And so with the sunshine and the great bursts of leaves growing on the trees, just as things grow in fast movies, I had that familiar conviction that life was beginning over again with the summer.” -F.Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby Summer. I feel like Fitzgerald reached in my heart and grabbed the feelings I…Continue reading Hello Summer
Category: Footprints
Operation Christmas Child
Last week I went to Charlotte, NC to volunteer at an Operation Christmas Child (OCC) processing center. This is about my tenth time volunteering with OCC over the last few years. I absolutely love volunteering and supporting the mission of OCC. I have seen the difference they are making and it’s amazing to even play…Continue reading Operation Christmas Child
Fall- Mundane Made Beautiful in Christ
What gives moments meaning is not the moments themselves but the presence of Christ with us in the midst of them. -Emily P. Freeman in Simply Tuesday Fall is here and the days are passing by as quickly as the leaves are falling off of the trees. Life has been ordinary. Days have been filled…Continue reading Fall- Mundane Made Beautiful in Christ
A Week By the Sea
I spent last week with sand and saltwater between my toes, sun on my skin, the roar of the ocean filling my ears, and the coastal breeze blowing through my hair. I’m a mountain girl, Virginia born and raised, but I’m convinced a piece of my heart will always be lost on the Carolina Coast.…Continue reading A Week By the Sea
Celebrate- Wayfarer Camp 2015
I just returned home from a week at Wayfarer Camp with my youth group. We have been attending Wayfarer for the past three years now. Wayfarer has been a turning point each year in my walk with Christ. As I reflect over the past few years, many of the things I see God doing in…Continue reading Celebrate- Wayfarer Camp 2015