I am a college graduate! I can hardly believe that I have finally reached this milestone! On one hand it seems like it took forever and then on the other hand, I can hardly believe that time has flown so fast. Who would have thought that the little girl with tears in her eyes struggling over her homework would finally get to this point? Only God, that's who. I am so thankful that he sustained me through those spelling tests, that math homework, all the way to the philosophy and psychology exams that got me to this point. It feels so good to be on this side of college :)
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| We made it! |
It was so awesome to be able to graduate with my cousins too. It was so fun to have them to share the day with! As you can see from the picture my uncle was pretty proud of all 3 of us :)
The very next day I was in a crowded van with a bunch of my closest friends headed to RUF Summer Conference 2011!!! It was awesome!! It was a week full of the Gospel, which equals a beautiful week, whether it was at in Panama City, Florida or not. Our large group speaker
Richie Sessions was absolutely phenomenal. He illustrated who Christ really is in relationship to me in a whole new and dynamic way. He really nailed home the brotherhood of Christ and what that really means to us. As soon as they get the audios up for those sermons I will post them here. There was so much information and points I would never be able to do them justice. They were so good!!
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| Waiting for Large Group to start |
RUF Lynchburg also got the Semi-finals of the volleyball tournament! Our team was awesome and we went up against some really hard hitters! Literally! I was so proud of our team and how we came together and got so far. It was quite exciting and it was great to get back on the court, I was pretty rusty so I know I definitely should not wait so long in between games for sure. But it was such a good feeling and the soreness that followed was definitely earned.
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| Warming up |
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| In heat of the moment |
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| Eyes on the target |
Even though we didn't win the championship RUF Lynchburg did not leave empty handed by any means. We did win the sand building contest! Finally RUF Lynchburg is making herself known as a force to be reconed with. The theme was Pop Culture, well Marc had his heart set on doing a life size bathroom so this is what ensued...
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| We are so mature... |
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| Working hard to make Marc vision a reality |
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| We had faucets, towels, toilet paper, and even bubbles in the tub! |
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| Why yes it is life size |
So our Emcee for the week was totally obsessed with John Travolta. It was quite funny. Well we wanted to make sure we were in line with Pop Culture in some way so this is what our genius Ben came up with...
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| Travolta's John, FTW! |
It was such a good time for hanging out with awesome people in an awesome location. A lot of love flowed freely and it was a beautiful time of growing in my understanding of the Gospel and community.
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| Getting some lovin from Caroline |
God's provision is a precious thing and just when I need it the most he shows me he still has my back. I still have no idea what is ahead of me. I have some big decisions in the works and I have a lot of changes that are in store that will require even more growing up, but that is the process of life. I will have a separate post on what God has specifically been teaching me later but I thought I would get the fun and light updates taken care of now :)
TTFN
Rach~
looks like you had a great time -- hilarious sand art, btw! now i'm ready for the beach! glad i got to see you...can't wait to see you again in just over 3 weeks!!!!!!!
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