We're On A Mission From God

As if this picture doesn't say enough...allow me to explain. Our Fish Families got together Monday night and had a Halloween celebration at a house nearby. Costumes required.

This is what happens when Courtney and I find tuxedo t-shirts at Target and Fishy Mom puts on her fat suit.

Elwood and "Joliet" Jake Blues

The Blues Brothers for everyone left wondering "What in the world is going on???"
Videos to come...get ready!

A Dusty Sandwich With a Side of Amaris

We had a couple of special guests over the weekend for the Homecoming festivities: Dusty and Amaris [Marcus' sister]. It was such a blast going to the game, eating at Steak and Shake and getting up early and going to breakfast [with no makeup on]!

Leading the way to DOAK!

Enjoying, only not so much, the football game against Duke. Oh Seminoles...

Two of my favorite people!


Of course we had to take a Bill and GirlBill picture! [I love Bill's facial expression...classic!]

The whole group! What an amazing weekend. We laughed about so much and got to enjoy the company of friends! And, in my case, make new ones! Hooray for Homecoming!

Game Day With The Fam

I'm so late in posting these but I found quite a few pictures from the game Mom and everyone came to. It was such a fun time, even though the weather wasn't so great!

An Endless Process

Observations I have made:
My teacher smells like cigarettes and coffee.
Winter is for lovers.
I feel like writing a poem.
Or maybe painting.

I came home this weekend for a visit. Leah's birthday was Tuesday so I thought we could celebrate a little later. Tomorrow we are having a "Dude Day" which may sound like a couple of guys hanging out but it actually translates to a "Leah-Sarah Day." Somehow we acquired this nickname and it has stuck ever since!

Packing a bag to take to my house was a new experience. I did it the first time I came home but this time I really thought about what I was doing. Do I really need to take shampoo and conditioner to my house? My toothbrush? No. It should be right next to the sink where it always is, right next to the toothpaste that never has the cap on.

Once I got here I realized College Park was still the same. The people are still the same. But I'm not. I've been trying to "soak it all up," to really experience home. How can that be done? I feel like there is some strange thing I should be doing that I somehow can't figure out. Like, somehow I am missing a necessary task that makes my trip home complete. Is it possible to feel at home when you only visit for 3 days? I'm not sure. I'll let you know. So far, I'm leaning towards a no.

I think this is just how God works. He closes doors and opens others. Right now He closed my door to College Park. Not entirely, I'm still connected with the people, I love them so much! But He has called me to Tallahassee and I think it's best to follow His voice. I was really struggling with that this past week. I did a lot of thinking. That's where the trouble started. I thought about how nice it would be to be in College Park. I thought about Park Avenue in Christmas time and all of the kindergarten and first graders at the Community Center. I thought about jogging around the neighborhood and snuggling with Shelbs every night.

Luckily, God stepped in and directed me to FUEL last night where He reminded me of His role in my life. He directs me. I don't have to do the thinking. He's got that under control.

I guess my life right now is an endless process.
A process of seeking God and getting comfortable with being uncomfortable.
And thanking Him for the smiles along the way.

Prayer Request

A week ago today, I talked to Devin [I'm pretty sure most of you know who he is] and he shared some interesting news. Especially interesting because it was the first time I'd heard from him in a while. Well, he officially enlisted in the US Army and will be leaving the day after Christmas to head to 6 months of training. Then, after a two week trip home, he will be heading out again and I believe it is for a year and a half long service in Iraq. THEN, he will come home for another two weeks, and head out for another 4 months of service. He won't be in the front lines or anything because he is going into training as a nurse. When he gets done, supposedly he will be able to get his doctors degree for free.

Anyways, this was pretty stirring news to hear. So I ask that we would all lift him up in our prayers and that God would keep him safe in this crazy situation we are in in our world.

I apologize for not having a more serious picture of him...this is from Mexico! But, it's ok! He's a goofy guy anyways!