Weekend of Accomplishments

I am so proud of my little cousins!! Nathan graduated from Heritage High School, Emily graduated from Arapahoe High School, and Chad graduated from Denver Christian High School. Oh and Amy (my cousin-in-law) graduated from University of Colorado in Denver as a nurse. It was so much fun going to their graduations and their parties. I am just so so proud of these kiddos. I got to see all my family and hear where they were going and what they were doing.
I was able to spend some good time with my cousin and amazingly great friend Laura. She has been through it all with me, through thick and thin. I love her oh so so much!
It was one fun weekend and so fun to see the whole family.
Thank you family, I love you so much and am going to miss you when I move to the 'Bama!

My Going Away Party

WOW!! So, my students threw me a going away party and about 40 of them (including all of my fellow staff) showed up to Fargo's Pizza to say their goodbyes! I felt so blessed and loved by these fantastic people!

This was one of the first pictures of the night right after two students gave me a present they had made, which is why I am crying. It was really quite amazing!!!

And these are them, Shawn and Emmy! Emmy and I met all year one one one and this is her boyfriend Shawn. They are very fun and were the ones that planned this whole party. Oh man I'm going to miss them!

Andrew and Bri, love these guys!

Whitney, her boyfriend, Kyle and I. These two are probably the funniest couple I've ever known! Thanks to them I have an imagination again!!

Jamie, Emmy, and I. These were the two women I met with all year. I have just fallen in love with and been so incredibly encouraged by them.

Whitney, Kyle, Shawn, Emmy, and Jamie. Some of my absolutely favorite people in the world!
This was the greatest way to end my time here at UCCS. I love these students and they have blessed my life more than I could have ever thought. I am going to miss them and my time here at UCCS!

Good bye UCCS students!!

Last EDGE Summitt

This was an incredible week. The people I was able to be with was so encouraging and wonderful. I am going to miss them all so much, but trust that I will see some of them again in my life. So many fun times, good talks, and life long memories.

These 3 women were my LIVE IT UP ladies, Kristine, Robin, and Maryn. We got to have a day in Colorado Springs where we got pedicures, got lunch, shopped, and saw a movie! Such a girly, but wonderful day! Yeah we LIVED IT UP!!!! I love these girls.

This woman right here, Laura Dennis, is one of the most amazing women I have ever met. She has blessed my life so so much in the short year we have known each other. Her and her husband Jeff live and work in the inner-city of Chicago with the Navigators. They are wonderful people who care so much for everyone they come in contact with. I love love love this lady!

This guy is Brad Jones. He is staff down in Tuscalusa, AL at the University of Alabama. So we took this picture of the Bama crew!

Mike, Steven, and Nick! AMAZING guys. These men have really showed what Godly men are supposed to be like. I just love them. I thank these guys for being so encouraging and loving. I am really going to miss them., but trust I will see them again!!

OH dear Laurainna! What a wonderful wonderful teammate. I love you so much and am going to miss you A LOT! This was just me and Lauren dancing our lives away at the EDGE dance party 2008! Probably one of the most fun dance partners EVER!!!

At the dance party Robin, Maryn, and I choreographed a dance and then performed it. Very fun for sure!

Los, such a funny guy, but so wonderful. So these were my friends and really not even most of them, but I had a great week with them. I am going to miss EDGE, but still trust that this is exactly what God has for me.

GOOD BYE EDGE!!!

My Last Days on Campus

This will more just be a lot of pictures just to warn you! I had a great last 2 weeks being here at UCCS on Nav staff. Amazing, really. I love these students so much, they have blessed my life a lot!! This crew I was able to go to lunch with on my last day on campus. Viki, Andrew, Patrick, Kodi, Lars, and Brian, awesome kids!!!!

Two amazing young women: Whitney and Jamie at our End of the Year BBQ.

Viki and Kodi, man I love those girls!!!

Miss Emily Buikema! Tall, funny, I love this girl!

And some time with these fun guys, Andrew, Patrick, and Brian. Praying for those guys for next year. They are sweet men and I just hope they stay that way :)!!

Oh the Changes

So I have officially decided that I am leaving the Navigators. I am moving to Birmingham, AL where my little sister lives and getting a job down in the south. I am finishing out my year with the Navs with a trip to Norway. I am incredibly excited for this opportunity. My life is changing a lot in the next few months and I have a million emotions, ranging from scared out of my mind, to excited, to sad. Please join with me in praying that I would just continue to listen and follow the Lord's leading!