Hillbilly Hookup

A fun event that RHA did! We had a bluegrass band play @ dinner and then went to a corn maze. Everybody dressed up country or hillbilly (what a great excuse to buy my first real cowgirl hat!) On the way to the corn maze, I got lost in the middle of nowhere but made two new friends! What a fun night!

Jer & Rebek

Such a fun weekend with Jeremy in Nashville & w/ sweet Rebekah! I haven't laughed that much in a long time! How fun to have two friends from different times in your life get along so well! And of course having Ms. Carly here this semester was a ton of fun! She is a fabulous young lady, and I am SO glad I got to know her this year!

I LOVE my Job!!!

So, I've been here at Trevecca working as a Resident Director (RD) now for about two months. God has confirmed to me almost daily that this is exactly where He wants me to be. He has blessed me with amazing residents in my hall. I absolutely love getting to know them and to be part of their lives. My RAs are wonderful, the other RDs are wonderful, and I have met so many great people. I have felt incredibly welcome here. My job is pretty 24-7 and it can definitely get stressful, but it is really the best job that I could ask for at this point in my life! It is amazing to see how the things that God has taught me and the experiences that I have had thus far in life have brought me to this point so that I can love my job and really it doesn't even feel like a job most days!

Adventures in Atlanta

Jeremy came to Atlanta for a while so I went to stay w/ him and the Hodges. We went into Atlanta to the Coca-Cola Musuem and dared each other to drink a cup of every kind of soda offered. . .ahhhhhh. . .and then of course you have to make a suicide w/ all the options too. . .so that was a lot and then we realized there was a whole other room w/ drinks from around the world, my favorite was the one that tasted like black licorice. . .yuck. . . . .then we tried to jump through the openings at the fountain, yeah that wasn't such a smart idea either. . .a fun weekend!

Friends Come to Visit!!!!!

Two of my very best friends came to visit me in Nashvegas! It was so refreshing to have people here who really know me! It was so fun to show them around town and to give them a little picture of what life is like for me here! The weekend was full of lots of shopping, lots of eating, and lots of laughing: three things that we've always done well together! They are the most amazing friends that I could ever ask for! Why am I so blessed and why does the Lord have me so far away from them right now? Questions that'll only be answered in time!

RA Retreat & Kickball '06

RA Retreat & The Ghetto (RAs) vs. SGA Kickball

TNU Cribs: Houses of the Rich and Famous

Hey, here are some pics of my new crib. For the MTV: Cribs show, they want to do an episode on my crib since it's so incredibly luxurious. I turned them down though because I didn't want to make a big deal out of it. My apartment is right inside the entrance of the dorm so HOPEFULLY, it'll be a good place to hang w/ my girls if they think I'm cool enough to hang out with! Oh yeah, and there is a porch swing outside the dorm, yeah!!!

Pics of my Crib. . .

Look how grown up I am, my own name thing...whatever it's called...name plate? AND I do have a 24 hours reserved parking! Here are some updated pics of my apartment! It's so fun decorating however I WANT! I love it! I have a few more things I want to do, but. . .

Made in Taiwan

No, I was not made in Taiwan, but a lot of things were. . .and it's a FABULOUS country! I just returned from a mission trip to Taipei (the capital) of Taiwan. Taiwan is a little island close to China. I was a youth sponsor for the senior high youth group from College Church of the Nazarene in Nampa, ID. I will REALLY miss those students and youth leaders!
So, our main project while there was teaching an English Camp for some 150 neighborhood elementary aged kids. They were priceless and it was a joy to teach them. The kids and parents were so gracious and appreciative of our camp. The youth group did a great job teaching and preparing and loving those kids.

Our sister church in Taiwan, Faith Church of the Nazarene, is amazing. I have never felt so loved and taken care of. When you go to this church, you do not leave with any doubt that they and God loves you. They are extremely intentional in everything that they do. They have a heart for reaching people for Christ and actually do something about it!
While we were there three of our English Camp, Taiwanese assistants came to accept Christ's love. That was the coolest thing ever to be a part of that. And as a result of this camp, several families were introduced to a church that will love them and show them what Christ's love is all about!



This church is also extremely dedicated and passionate about prayer. I have never been so
challenged to take my prayer life more seriously. When these people pray, even though you can not understand their language, you can not miss the passion and boldness that they pray with. It was a priveledge to learn from them in this way.

We did a ton of sight seeing, Taiwan is absolutely beautiful: big cities, amazing mountains, the ocean. . .a little of everything. We shopped a ton, saw some beautiful architecture, rode lots of public transportation (the taxi drivers are WAY worse than NY city ones), hung out with the youth group, danced in the rain. . . .played some ultimate frisbee. . .even a little ROOK.

As cliche as it sounds, I hope that I truely am a different person because of this trip. I learned so many things and saw how wide and universal God's love really is. Thank you all for your prayers and support!

Five things I will miss:
The people in Taiwan
Faith Church, massages , using chopsticks for every meal, my new friends (especially my new Christian friends and the other ones who want to learn more about God), and the shopping!

Five things I will NOT miss:
squatty potties
Pearl Milk Tea
Having random people take pictures of me with their picture phones like I'm a movie star
The humidity
The bugs