Friday, August 2, 2013

Did you hear about the Morgans?!

Hey guys, I am so excited to show you some recent wedding pictures I did! I had the honor and privilege of photographing Skylar and Connor Morgan's beautiful wedding ceremony! I have to say they make a beautiful couple! It is obvious to see that they are perfect for each other! Hope you enjoy!

Skylar and Connor!


Skylar, Connor, and their beautiful mothers!


It's official! They're married!


Sweet moments.


Mother, Bride, & Sister!


Gorgeous couple!


Did you hear about the Morgans?! They got married!








Saturday, June 1, 2013

Day 1-Blessed & Thankful June!-Briiness Edition

So a few weeks ago I told Briiness that I was thinking about attempting to write a blog every day in the month of June for what I feel blessed or thankful for, so it only seems fitting that I write my first Blessed & Thankful June blog about her! After all, she is the one who is going to have to keep me accountable for this! 

Day 1--Blessed & Thankful June!--Briiness Edition

I don't even really know where to start! I guess I should tell you first how we met! A little over a year ago, my friend Fronster took me to a Woman's Retreat in Falls Creek, Oklahoma. Little did I know that by going to this retreat, I would meet a sweet young woman who has become one of the best and closest friends I could have ever asked for. She understands my heart so well, beyond what my other friends do, and I think this is mainly because her heart is the same as mine. We both have a passion and a drive to be the best we can be for Christ! Now don't get me wrong, we are in no way perfect! We both have dealt with some pretty tough decisions, mistakes, and their consequences, but when I tell her about my screw-ups I never have to worry if she's going to judge me for them. She embraces me as I come, flaws and all! I recently experienced the most awesome "God brought me to my knees" moment and she was the first one I had to tell about it! She understood how I felt, and was sooo supportive and encouraging. She also told me a little about her history too. I think this is how we learn about each other. We tell each other about our God moments, our triumphs, and our failures knowing that we're always there supporting one another! I could not ask for a better person to keep me accountable in Christ. I can honestly say there have been times that she has reminded me how blessed I am and she has no idea that she has done it. We have only been friends for a year but in this last year she has taught me so much! The saying "Friendship isn't about whom you've known the longest... It's about who came and never left your side..." describes our friendship perfectly. She's my long-distance bestie and sister in Christ. This is why I feel so blessed and thankful to have her in my life!






"A Friend Loves at All Times..." --Proverbs 17:17

Feeling Frustrated!

Well I have to say this has been quite the day! It felt like anything and everything was pushing my buttons today! Dang devil! He was really hittin' me hard today! Especially in the form of other people that I had to deal with! It was all I could do to control my patience today, which isn't usually like me for those of you that don't know. I'm usually pretty calm and laid back about stuff, but today was the exception to the rule! In a world full of so much negativity, it's hard to stand against all the junk being thrown at you. Not gonna lie, on my drive home from work tonight, I literally just wanted to scream at anyone and everyone, and was consumed in my thoughts. At least that was until I took a moment to listen to the radio. K-Love was the radio station I had on and This Is Your Life by Switchfoot was playing. I don't know if any of you have ever listened to this song, but it is so powerful and exactly what God wanted me to hear at that moment. "This is your life, are you who you want to be?" are the part of the lyrics that was especially like whamo! Is this who you(me) want to be? Someone who gets frustrated easily at worldly things? My answer was no! As soon as I got home, I opened up my Bible and started looking for scriptures! These three are some that I found that really hit me! :)

"I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world." John 16:33

"He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away." Rev 21:4

"A man's wisdom gives him patience; it is to his glory to overlook an offense." Proverbs 19:11

I hope you enjoyed reading about my short driving revelation! We definitely serve an awesome God!

Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Blessed

Hey guys! I know it has been a while since I last blogged. Life has been crazy busy here lately! But I honestly wouldn't trade it for the world! About three weeks ago I got to go to an awesome Women's Retreat in Oklahoma and it was such a blessing to my heart! I've been in such an awesome place here lately walking with God every step of the way and enjoying the peace I know I can only get from him! He most definitely spoke to me at this retreat and told me to step out and tell part of my testimony to the Youth Group I help with, so I am actually going to be sharing it tomorrow! I'm ready to do it, my only prayer is that it is powerful and will impact at least one person. I am not one to step out like this so it should be interesting! I have to say that right now I should actually be studying for my last two finals I have coming up on Thursday but I felt compelled to just sit and write! Haha! I have and am so, so blessed! I can honestly tell you that I have never been in a place like this before, just feeling completely at peace, and it is just one of the most awesome God experiences you can ever feel! It has most definitely been a long road to get to this point! Lately I have really been noticing the abundance of just how many blessings I have in my life! And how many of my prayers are being and have been answered! It's almost like looking at my world with new eyes! I can truly say we serve one awesome God! I have no one else to thank but him for this blessed life I live!


Me and Miss Briness at the Women's Retreat! I just love her! 


This is one of my favorite verses!

Sunday, March 17, 2013

Spiritual Healing

Hey guys, just wanted to share a little about part of my spring break. I spent a lot of time alone on my spring break, both at home and at work. At first I was feelin' a little sorry for myself and lonely not gonna lie but then I realized I had not been putting my focus in the right place for quite a while now. I haven't been giving things to God they way I'm supposed to. I would hold on to a little piece of it like I could control it even when I would say I give it all to you God. Totally hypocritical of me I know. So I decided with God's help that I was going to get myself turned back around on to his path. And let me say, deciding this and sticking to it, I felt like I was getting attacked right and left by the devil. It has been a pretty rough week but I feel like I am  prevailing slowly with God by my side. I am going to take a sentence from my devotional Jesus Calling by Sarah Young because it explains exactly what I was feeling. "Anxiety wraps you up in yourself, trapping you in your own thoughts." This is exactly what I allowed myself to do, trap myself in my own thoughts. It is never more prevalent what's on your heart than when you spend lots of time by yourself and your thoughts start to roam. I allowed myself to worry about things that were happening and things that had not even happened yet. The other night I literally felt like I was having an anxiety attack in the shower. So I just sat down with the shower still running and gave it all up to God. We Won't Be Shaken by Building 429 was playing over the IPod stereo and it could not have been playing at a better time. This part of the lyrics especially touched me:


You know my every longing

You've heard my every prayer

You've held me in my weakness
Cause you are always there
So I'll stand in full surrender
It's your way and not my own
My mind is set on nothing less
Than you and you alone
I will not be moved oh
Whatever will come my way
Through fire or pouring rain
We won't be shaken
No we won't be shaken
Whatever tomorrow brings
Together we'll rise and sing
That we won't be shaken

Here's the link to listen to the song: We Won't Be Shaken by Building 429

So after that I really started getting into my Bible and focusing on my devotional, not just going through the motions of reading it because I felt like I had to. I have been listening to Christian music when I'm driving, working, or just have some down time because it has been helping me to put my focus back on God. Some of the ones that have been on repeat on the IPod this week are: Even If by KutlessYou Are I Am by MercyMeNeed You Now by Plumb, & Strong Tower by Kutless


Now when I say it was a rough week, I wasn't kidding. I had to fix a co-workers mistake at work that was a pretty big boo-boo and then after that happened one of my bosses asked me to come work on the only Saturday I have off this month, which is when my co-worker was supposed to work, because they would be talking to my co-worker about something when she came in on Tuesday and I have my suspicions on what is going to happen with her. So if any of you are reading this, say a little prayer that this situation will work out the way God intended it to. And then I found out one of my sweet family members had passed away. I didn't find out about it in time though to get off work to go to his funeral though so I think I'll be going for a drive this week to go put some flowers on his and my dad's grave. And then there was just that little stuff that tries to work its way in and bug you.

Even though it was a rough week, I am so so grateful for it because 

it made me stronger in my walk with Christ and it was just the 

awakening I needed and was a true spiritual healing for me.


One of the devotionals that I read this week really touched my 

heart so I'm going to share it with you...

"It is good that you recognize your weakness. That keeps you 

looking to Me, your Strength. Abundant life is not necessarily 

health and wealth; it is living in continual dependence on Me. 

Instead of trying to fit this day into a preconceived mold, relax and 

be on the lookout for what I am doing. This mind-set will free you 

to enjoy Me and to find what I have planned for you to do. This is 

far better than trying to make things go according to your own plan. 

Don't take yourself so seriously. Lighten up and laugh with Me. 

You have Me on your side, so what are you worried about? I can 

equip you to do absolutely anything, as long as it is My will. The 

more difficult your day, the more I yearn to help you. Anxiety 

wraps you up in yourself, trapping you in your own thoughts. When 

you look to Me and whisper My Name, you break free and receive 

My help. Focus on Me, and you will find Peace in My Presence."


-"I have strength for all things in Christ Who empowers me [I am 

ready for anything and equal to anything through Him Who infuses 

inner strength in me; I am self-sufficient in Christ's sufficiency].

--Philippians 4:13


-"A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up 

the bones."

--Proverbs 17:22









Tuesday, March 12, 2013

In A Rush...

The whole two people that probably read my blog are going to think I am so weird when I say this next sentence. I am a people reader. No not in the psychic sense lol! I don't have any weird connection with the dead flowing through me or anything like that! I observe the people I'm around, who they talk about, and what they do. I can usually get close to spot on in telling if they are going through trials, what kind of relationship they have with Christ, and what their true personalities are like. That being said, here lately what has stood out to me about girls that I've been around, is that they're in a rush to get into a relationship or if they're already in a relationship they're in a rush to get married. I'm not really sure if its been so blatantly thrown in my face by the devil here lately as an attempt to waiver my faith that God has a plan for my life or not. I'm going to go with most likely so though! I've never been one to be in a rush to find a guy. I truly believe that when the time is right God will present me with the one I'm meant to be with for the rest of my life! There is so much that I have left to experience in my life without worrying if I'm going to find that right guy or not. Don't get me wrong though. I am definitely not perfect. I have my weak points where I do start to worry, but that usually happens when I take my eyes off God and start worrying about worldly things. Psalm 37:4 says, "Delight yourself in the Lord and he will give you the desires of your heart." Who else knows the true desires of your heart other than God? No one. So my advice to girls who are worried about if they'll be alone the rest of their life is simply to take this next verse and hold it close to your heart... "Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God."-Philippians 4:6 The one relationship you should care about is your relationship with Christ. He is the one perfect guy, who will always be there for you!









My Heart

Sometimes I evaluate myself and think I'm so weird compared to worldly standards! When someone needs help, whether that help is seen or unseen, I can never say no to helping them! I have a overly giving heart and this probably causes me to get taken advantage of more than I realize but you know what?? Most of the time it honestly doesn't bother me. I love being able to help someone in whatever way, fashion or form! I don't think about how I would benefit from helping in that situation; my focus is always on benefiting that person. That being said, sometimes you can't always help someone and them know about it. I'm going to share a perfect example from my senior year of high school, not to toot my own horn but to show you that you don't always need recognition. There was this family who was more on the poorer side. They weren't going to have the money to buy their daughter a nice homecoming dress and their son a nice button-down shirt for homecoming ceremonies, so I decided that I would provide it for them. I left the clothes in their lockers without a note or anything because quite honestly I wasn't sure how they were going to react. There had been some problems with the mom earlier in the school year, and I honestly was a little worried that the mother would cause a big ruckus about it and accuse me of doing something wrong. I was sitting in the high school office one day, with the secretary, when the mother came in and you could tell that she had gratitude written all over her face. She started talking to the secretary, who knew what I had done, and was saying how kind it was of someone to do that and she asked her if she had done it? The secretary said,"No, but it sounds like someone just wanted to do something nice for you guys." To this day, the mother is still convinced that the secretary did it, and I am perfectly okay with that. I honestly don't want her to know it was me. I prefer to be that blessing in disguise. And just so you know, by being that disguised blessing, I was blessed more than I ever knew I would be. 


Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Restore - Chris August

Hey there! I felt compelled to share a song that I heard at a concert tonight! The Redeemed Tour with Big Daddy Weave, Chris August, and Citizen Way came to our small town! Crazy right?! Well the song I wanna share with you is one that Chris August wrote and sang tonight and it just really touched my heart...

Here are the lyrics...

Nobody's growing old together,
We've made it easy just to quit
Love has become a negative percentage,
Why do we bother to commit

We've got a long list of excuses,
Ways we try to justify
Well, I propose to you the truth is,
Marriage does not have to die

I know you're feeling like it's falling apart
And it can't go on anymore
But God is a God who knows how to heal
So just give it up to the Lord
And He will restore

He said with this ring I promise,
And with I do she said forever
But right now if they're being honest
They don't know if they'll stay together

Let's fast forward to the future
After struggling on their own
They finally figured out they needed
Jesus in the middle
Now I'm watching God rebuild their home

I know you're feeling like it's falling apart
And it can't go on anymore
But God is a God who knows how to heal
So just give it up to the Lord
And He will restore

The enemy tries to come and divide
Trying to get us give up the fight
But darkness will always lose out to light
Cause we've got the power of Christ
On our side

I see you growing old together
I pray I find a love like yours

So if you're feeling like it's falling apart
And it can't go on anymore
But God is a God who knows how to heal
So just give it up to the Lord
And He will restore
Like it was before
You may have strayed off course
But He will restore


Here's the song if you wanna listen to it...


Now I'm not married or even in a relationship, but this song just spoke so deeply to my heart! There is so so much truth in the words! I believe in the sanctity of marriage, one woman and one man being united in love through Christ! What's amazing about the man who wrote this song (Chris August) is that he is not married yet either but his heart obviously felt so deeply about this that he had to write a song about it! This man has so much talent as a singer, and he's not too bad of a comedian either! ;) People always ask me if I've got a boyfriend yet, or anyone that I'm serious about and my answer is always no. No one has caught my attention, and quite honestly I'm just content to let God put that right guy in my life at the right time. And well, if that never happens then it is obviously God's will and I was meant to do something else with my life than be a wife and mother! I don't need a guy to define who I am... I know who I am, a daughter of God, and that's what gives me peace about not having the right guy in my life yet! I'm content to wait on my Boaz...

"To all the girls who are in a hurry to have a boyfriend or get married, a piece of Biblical advice:

"Ruth patiently waited for her mate Boaz."

While you are waiting on YOUR Boaz, don't settle for any of his relatives; Broke-az, Po-az, Lyin-az, Cheating-az, Dumb-az, Drunk-az, Cheap-az, Lockedup-az, , Goodfornothing-az, Lazy-az, and especially his third cousin Beatin'yo-az. Wait on your Boaz and make sure he respects Yoaz."


 Mike Weaver from Big Daddy Weave
 Chris August and Citizen Way
Chris August and Mike Weaver from Big Daddy Weave

Saturday, February 9, 2013

My Salutatorian Address


If you had asked me if I ever thought we would get to our graduation day a few years ago, I probably would’ve told you no it’s taking forever to get here! In all reality it wasn’t that long ago we were in the first grade, playing on the swing sets without a worry in the world. We’ve had to go through 12 first days, 12 school supply lists, 12 class pictures, 12 spring breaks, and 12 years of cafeteria food! Do you see a pattern here? We are obviously the class of 2012! I welcome you: Family, Friends, Faculty, Community Members, and Fellow Students to the graduation of the Class of 2012!
We thank you parents and family members for your support and love throughout the years and the examples you have been for us. You have taught us values that will be with us no matter where we go in life! And though, it may not always show, we will always honor and love you without hesitation.
We have a great set of faculty here at Melrose, who probably do not get commended enough for all the sacrifices and hard work they do to make this school turn round. So, with that we would like to thank the faculty for always being there to support us, push us, and just simply care for us.
My class has had a lot of accomplishments to leave behind as legacy at Melrose High School. We have been a part of 3 Consecutive State Football Titles in 2008, 2009, and 2010. We were State Volleyball Runner-Ups in 2011; Girls State Basketball Champions in 2012; also making it to the State tournament in Track and Cheer and State playoffs in Baseball. Our accomplishments were not just on the field or the court but through other extra-curricular activities: We have won national awards in BPA; and State awards in FCCLA and FFA. We were 5 time national award winners through the Relay For Life. This has been our Legacy at Melrose High School. We have persevered through the good and the bad times always leaning on each other for support.
I would like to thank everyone for coming out to support us in our last chapter of high school and the first chapter of the rest of our lives. We have felt your love and support throughout the years and will continue to need it so don’t think your job is done! We love each and every one of you.
Class of 2012, this is our time to step out into the real world and show everyone what it means to be a Melrose Buffalo. It is our time to exhibit the character, knowledge, and dedication we have learned over the past 12 years, and it is time to leave our mark. I wish each of you immeasurable success and happiness, and it is my hope that we go forward and make our community proud. I realize this may be the last time I ever see some of you so with that I love you all and I will leave you with this verse…
“Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but instead set an example for believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith, and in purity.” 1st Timothy 4:12
Thank You, Good Luck and God Bless!


Friday, February 8, 2013

Summer Rainstorm


The July 4th weekend of summer 2010 was a very eventful weekend. It was supposed to be a nice little weekend trip to Lubbock to see the basketball girls play. We never expected what would be in store for us. It had been rainy the whole time The Roommate’s mom, Gnome, and I were going back and forth to games. Then Saturday, July 3rd, the girls lost and were out of the tournament so most everyone went on home. We decided to stay another night so we would do some shopping and just mess around. We ended up going back to the hotel for a little while and then we went shopping at Ross’s. Then after that we decided that we wanted to go eat at Olive Garden. The Roommate, Gnome, and I were enjoying eating our food and talking to the waiter’s because they were really nice and friendly. When we finally left at 10 o’ clock from there to go back to our hotel, we discovered that the road we needed to go back home was flooded. We proceeded to take another way back when it started raining heavily. The streets were flooding heavily and the tahoe was in water up to the bottom of the doors. We ended up waiting in three different parking lots because we were trying to get back to our hotel. We ended up in a Health Point parking lot on one instance and we were just sitting there with the windows rolled down because by then it had stopped raining, when all of the sudden the darn sprinklers turned on. I heard this hissing sound and I looked out and started screaming “Sprinklers!” and was trying to roll up the window fast as I could. It was actually a pretty funny thing that happened. On one of the routes we took trying to get back to the hotel we ended up almost driving into a park that had become a lake that was heavily overflowed. We would have been sunk in lots of water. We eventually made it to the Wal-Mart right beside our hotel but we could not get to the hotel because there was literally a river of rain water separating us. We spent at least two hours in Wal-Mart just sitting at the McDonalds inside of it looking at magazines, then at six that morning the water had gone down enough that we got back to our hotel. This was the most frightening rainstorm I have ever experienced.

Yes... this really happened... -_-

Thursday, February 7, 2013

My Inner War

I'm gonna ramble for a little bit on this inner war I've been having for the past few weeks, so bear with me! As you may already know, I dabble in photography as a hobby and hopefully as my profession one day! But as of lately I've been doubting my abilities. I found this quote on Facebook the other day and it totally explains how I'm feeling right now! 

"When I look at my own work, there are 2 voices that I hear: 


The insecure one says "you suck and you're unoriginal. Anyone can do this." 

The confident one says "See? You've done it before. You can do it again." 

This tension has always existed."

When I think about my future, I think can I really do this and be successful at it? When I tell people what I want to be they just look at me like "Really? That's it? Not a doctor or a teacher?" And that just totally sucks the confidence right out of me. I've always had this issue of doubting myself and wondering if I am good enough and so when I get treated like that it just adds on insecurities. But then... I go through the pictures I've taken and that's when 'the confident one' steps in. I am impressed that I can create something of such beauty with the use of a camera. They give me that confidence again that maybe, just maybe one day I'll be a success at it and people will want to hire me for my abilities. So for now I'll just keep waging the war! 

Here's some of the pics I've taken...








Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Mary Kay!

Hey guys! You should go check out Brittany Weigl's website marykay.com/Brittany.Weigl814! She rocks as a Mary Kay consultant and is a delight to work with! :) If you order from her I promise you will not be disappointed in her product or how quickly you receive your product after ordering!

Saturday, January 26, 2013

My Five Guys

It's taken me a while to get up the courage to write this... I guess I was just scared to get those feelings out there... I wanna tell you about five very important guys who have impacted my life greatly...

1. My Dad...
          
I only had my dad for a short time. He died when I was just three years old. I honestly don't remember that much about him but one of the only memories I do have is the last Christmas I got to spend with him. It's something that I hold on to and cherish. Even though I didn't really get the chance to know him, he still impacted my life greatly. Because of him, I learned who to love and who not to love, that I am loved even more than I know, and that the guy who wins my heart will never compare to the guy that won my heart the first three years of my life.

2. The Rancher...

The rancher is one of the greatest men I have ever known. He is my dad's brother and has basically become like a grandfather to me. He always been there to help me, whether it was with car troubles or just to brighten my day with his ornery self! I am inspired by this man! Honestly, imagining life without him is just impossible. My mind cannot even contemplate not even having him there to call on. So for as long I have him, I will cherish him with one of the greatest love's my heart as ever felt.

3. The Railroader...

The Railroader... What can I say about this guy??? He is my inspiration! I have always looked up to him! He's known me ever since I was born! He's the guy I would choose to walk me down the aisle if I ever got married! Yeah, he's that important to me! I admire him so, so much because he's shown me what it means to love someone unconditionally, even if they do make a lot of mistakes. 

4. The Defender...

The Defender... If you want to talk about having the utmost respect for any one single person, then that is what I have for this man! He's the one I can talk to about absolutely anything and I know he's not going to judge me for it! He's also the one that probably knows the most about me and my heart! I've only known him closely for about two years, but in that time he has showed me that he is always in my corner. He's been there for me through some pretty rough times, and talked me through some tough decisions! He's always the one I turn to when I have any questions about the Bible, and my example for how I want my walk with Christ to be like!

5. The Protector...

The Protector.... This guy has my heart! He is probably the most excellent example in what I am looking for in a future husband! He's one of the most respectable, Christian men I have ever known! I call him the protector because I know that if anyone was to ever hurt me, this gentle guy would probably rip their heads off! He's also always telling me to: never dodge animals when I'm driving, wear my seat belt, make sure you have your keys in your hands when you're walking to your car, etc. As you can tell, he looks out for me! He is one of the sweetest guys I know! I just love him!

Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Rejection

Do you ever think about how much we constantly reject Jesus in a day? I was watching the movie Fireproof and it got me to thinking. How many times a day do I turn away from Him or not accept what He tells me? He died on the cross to save us from our sins and loves us continually. He would never reject us, yet it is nothing to reject Him. Psalms 64:8 says, "Trust in Him at all times, O people; pour out your hearts to Him, for God is our refuge." We most often turn to Him in times of trouble but not so much when things are going good.  I know that this happens to me and I don’t like it so I’m going to work on it. My challenge to you is to think about how many times you might reject Him in a day and what you’re going to do about it? Will you love Him like He loves us?

Saturday, January 19, 2013

This One's For The Roommate!

My Roommate...

There are many different words that you could use to describe her... Beautiful, Strong, Courageous, Intelligent, Straightforward, Trustworthy, Faithful, Strong-willed, Determined, Confident, and I could go on and on! We have a very unique story. I believe we became friends in the summer of '09, but honestly how long we've been friends does not even matter compared to the great friendship I found from that summer! We became friends through our local church youth group, and from there our friendship exploded into me finding one of my best friends! About a year after that my best friend became my next door neighbor! Talk about crazy! We had some fun times hanging out at her house, watching movies til the wee hours of the morning! And the we come to my Junior year of High School and her Senior year... I honestly think it was a rough year for the both of us. We both got caught up in stupid high school girl drama that neither of us wanted. And before I go on, I know what you're probably thinking, there was probably drama between her and her roommate... Wrong! It had to do with other girls! The thing is that we dealt with it in different ways, and ended up withdrawing from each other without even meaning to, but we were never not friends! She had other people there in her life to be there for her in that stage of her life and it was just God's will that I was not meant to be one of those people during that time. I withdrew from pretty much everyone in my class because I wanted nothing to do with them and their stupid drama, and ended up finding another one of the greatest friendships I have ever known. I met CSI Girl! She was my rock that year and we have been like sisters ever since! But anyway, back to the roommate! She graduated high school and went off to college in the grossest town ever, I only say that cause it's like six hours away, and I almost went there for college! Haha! We started talking more and more while she was away and then finally it came time for me to graduate! Praise the Lord! I had lots of decisions to make: where I was going to college, where I was gonna live, where I was gonna work, etc. I had been praying about it for a few months but hadn't received my answer. In the mean time the roommate had decided to come back close to home to go to college and this is where our stories intertwine again! I don't know how else to explain it but as just one day I knew what I was meant to do. God gave me my answer. I was to move in with the roommate and go to college in a town about 15 minutes away from where we live! And I have not regretted that decision since! God really does put you in the right places at the right time! We have become even closer than ever! We randomly have some deep heart-to-hearts and I learn more and more about her beautiful self! God gave me her again because He knew that I needed somebody different in my life than what I had had in high school! I have been so blessed by her these last six months and could not ask for a better friend, confidant, and sister! We went from friends, to neighbors, to roomies, and now sisters! I love you roommate!

Here are some pictures from our many years of friendship! Enjoy!