Reminiscing...

For the past few years, this time of year has been filled with 15 passenger vans, Penske trucks, dorm rooms, coin laundry, lots of random gas stations throughout the country, packing, unpacking, tough-bins, and making some of the most fun memories of my life. This is the first year that Graham and I have not gone on the road as Event Director and Event Coordinator for Student Life. I had no idea how much I would MISS it! I'm thankful that we are still involved in different capacities, but I so badly miss being on the road and cherish the memories we made over the years with some of my favorite people. As I was looking through my pictures, I decided to compile some from the past two summers that summarize our camp experience...

One of my favorite, if not my very favorite, part of being an Event Coordinator was getting to spend time with some amazing college girls and walk through the summer with them. This is such a formative time for girls and I am so thankful that I was able to love on them during this time. I can promise you one thing, though, I learned SO much more from them than I even dreamed possible!






This is typically where you would find me. In the office. On the phone. Behind my laptop. There is lots of work that goes in to making camp happen!

All of the work is completely worth it, though, when you see thousands of students gathered in worship every night of the summer. These were some of my most precious moments of worship...

I absolutely LOVED getting to know so many Compassion LDP students and learning so much from them. I'm thankful to have brothers and sisters all over the world.




I'm grateful, too, that I had the opportunity to speak on behalf of children living in poverty around the world. Compassion International is an extremely important part of mine and Graham's lives. I am so thankful for what the Lord is doing through this incredible ministry.


There were always fun outings that I definitely miss!


And celebrating the 4th of July was always...well...interesting :) And lots of fun!

It's funny how used you get to wearing matching shirts in public without thinking twice about it!


Both years Graham and I were blessed with wonderful teams. I am so thankful for every single person that I had the privilege of serving alongside of!


The best part of it all, though, was getting to do it alongside this incredible man...
So yes, I miss it like crazy. But at the same time, I could not be more excited for this next phase of life that Graham and I are embarking on...

8 weeks to go!!!

So in love!!...

The past few weeks have been full of baby-fun :) Three weekends ago was our friends/family baby shower, which was a blast! What a humbling feeling to have so many people support, encourage, and love on Graham, myself, and Watson. We were showered with more than we could have ever imagined - Watson is one loved little boy already!! That next week was my work baby shower, which again was so much fun. My best friend, Leigh, was so sweet to throw this for me - I feel so blessed to work with the people that I do. So many of them have truly become like family to me over the past 4 years. I have pictures from these showers, but not on this computer so I will have to add them later.

Today, we had our 4D ultrasound - wow!!! I never thought that I would do this because, honestly, I always thought every baby looked the same in every picture I'd seen. However....when given the chance to see OUR baby, Graham and I didn't even think twice about the option. OF COURSE we wanted to see him! It was truly amazing to see our little buddy up close and personal. (as up close and personal as we can get right now, at least!) I am so in love with this little boy already - I absolutely cannot wait to meet him!!!

So they have a "baby alarm" they can buzz if the baby is sleeping and it will sometimes wake them up. It did not get Watson to open his eyes, but we did get this reaction... Poor baby!

He must have heard his daddy telling jokes :) I love this!

So if you are anything like I was, then these pictures look just like every other 4D you have seen. To us, however, they are one of a kind..the most precious little boy I've ever seen :) These next couple months better hurry - I'm ready to meet our boy!!