Fall Getaway...& other things

Well, Fall Getaway was this past weekend. It feels so good to not have to plan the rides for it anymore! But we'll be starting up planning for TCX next week...although this is something that's already planned and we only need to find rides for 50 people instead of 200! Anyway, FG was amazing. Shannon pointed out the other day that I use that word a lot...so I'm using it again! I had a great time hanging with my fellow senior women (and 1 junior!! :P)...I wish I could see them more often than once a week at Primetime. The speaker we had was really good. He talked about being a community alive in power, holiness, brokenness, and faith. Saturday night was the talk on brokenness and he gave everyone the opportunity to publicly confess sin that has been holding them back or dragging them down. I was really surprised at the number of people that got up and confessed their deepest secrets. But it was so freeing for people. They were able to get things out in the open and then pray with their friends. I went back and prayed with a girl that I went to high school with (she's a year younger that me) and was in my bible study last year. After we prayed, she told me that I had a huge impact in her life last year as her bible study leader. She told me that she was going through some depression last year and it helped a lot being in my bible study. I had no idea! She's thanked me for what I've done and I told her that I feel like I haven't even done anything! It's so crazy how God can use you in subtle ways, like how you live your life, to impact others. I've never seen the way I live my life have a direct impact on someone's life, so it was really encouraging to hear that my life had. Praise God!! It really makes me want to wear my faith on my sleeve and live a life that causes people to ask questions or be impacted just by being able to see my love and passion for God. Anyway, I can't really pinpoint any other major lessons I learned this weekend at FG. I think it was just a very refreshing and relaxing weekend and something I really needed. The week leading up to FG was so busy with both school and planning FG stuff that I hardly spent time with the Lord all week. I felt so disconnected and hated that I hadn't spent quality time with God, so FG was just what I needed to get me back on track and refreshed.

So, I just have to say...PROJECT REUNION IS IN 10 DAYS!!!!!!!!!!!! Can you tell I'm excited?!?! I CAN'T WAIT to see everyone from project again! I miss them so much it hurts. The weekend is going to go by way too fast and I'm not going to want to leave them, but it's worth it to see everyone for a couple days. I'm actually going down to St. Louis a day early with my UW girls, so I'll get to see the Missouri people early! :D Project has been on my mind quite a bit lately (haha what's new with that?!)...today we got the letters we wrote ourselves at the end of project in the mail. It was cool to read where I was at at the end of project and where I wanted myself to be in October. Sadly, I haven't accomplished everything I had hoped to, but it served as good encouragement. Also, last Thursday we were all on The Price Is Right!!!! It was so fun to see everyone in the audience and relive that day! Of course, seeing everyone made me miss them even more, but it was fun. I was on TV about 4 times because I was sitting in the front row on the far left aisle!! :)

Well, I think that's about it. Practicum has been going well. I love teaching!!!! It's so fun to get up and teach the lessons we write and see the work the kids do! We're getting observed on Friday, so pray it goes well! :)