Genna's wedding and first weeks of work!

It has been a crazy last couple of weeks, to say the least! Three weeks ago, my older sister Genna got married. The wedding was in Greenville and was so much fun! Here are a few pictures from the weekend.

My beautiful sister and me!

My discipleship group from Furman- so fun to see them!

My best friends from Birmingham who made the trek to Greenville :)

Adding to the craziness, I moved to Greenville for good when we came for the wedding. Let the post-college transition begin. I am definitely not a fan of change, but God has been really gracious in making things transition pretty smoothly so far. It has been so fun moving into my house and getting settled, and it is nice to be in one place for good! I am still raising support, but have started work in the office and am working on support from here. The Lord has brought my support to 95%! I am so thankful. Please continue to pray with me that he would provide the remaining amount!

The past two weeks, I have been sort of “learning the ropes” of the office. One of my roommates, Jacqueline, has been working in the office for the past 4 years, so she has been teaching me her ways. It’s going to take me awhile, but I really like it so far! I have been helping with making Bible studies, processing people’s support, doing communication/email stuff, and planning for our upcoming staff days (full day staff meetings that happen once a month).

Part of my job is also to babysit for staff families' kids a couple of days a week. This frees them up to meet with students, connect with each other, and do whatever else having kids makes it hard to get done! I love this part of my job so far- not only are all of these kids absolutely adorable, but it has been a huge blessing to spend time with each of these families as a whole!

So... with all of these different elements, my schedule is different from most: Here is a typical week in case you are curious!

Sunday: help with Sunday School, work on office stuff from 1-5

Monday: work in office, 9:30-5:30, babysit Josephs (directors of COG) at night

Tuesday: work in office 9:30-12, Sabbath Tuesday afternoon-Wednesday morning

Wednesday: Sabbath in morning, then babysit Lightcaps (campus directors at Wofford College) from 12-4

Thursday: Babysit Josephs in morning, lead discipleship group Thursday night

Friday: office from 9:30-5:30

Saturday: free!

This semester, my friend Sarah and I (also on staff with CO) are leading a discipleship group of 5 junior girls- Hannah, Julianna, Andrea, Sarah Grace, and Marilyn. We have met twice so far, and it made me so excited for what the Lord will do through this group. We will be studying the book of Ephesians together this semester, and a verse I have been meditating on the past few days is this: “In love he predestined us for adoption as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will, to the praise of his glorious grace, with which he has blessed us in the Beloved.” –Ephesians 1:5-6

So much of my life is dictated by fear and a hesitancy to trust God fully. I read this and am reminded of his character- he is a loving Father, he works ALL things for the good of those who love him, and he chose me to be set apart- it was nothing of my doing, and his grace is more abundant and marvelous than anything I could imagine. I love meditating on the fact that I am God’s beloved, but this emphasizes that Christ is THE Beloved, and yet through him we are made co-heirs of the inheritance only he deserves.

Please pray for both Sarah and me and the girls we lead- that we would pursue God through his Word and be struck and changed by the worthiness of Christ!