The weekly // 3

After a long weekend away from Clemson and from each other, it was nice to just sit and catch up over ice cream Monday night.

 I'm increasingly thankful for this man. 

And he got me these! 

Matt and I headed to my house Thursday night so that I could get my wisdom teeth taken out the next morning. Unfortunately, it snowed and my appointment was postponed. I was not a happy camper, but the weekend ended up being nice and relaxing. It was good to spend some quality time with the family. 

We got to see Josh on his first night of work, played lots of Settlers, watched a decent amount of movies, and just hung out with each other. 

This weekend did not turn out how I thought it would, or how I wanted it to. The Catilyn of a few years ago would have lost it. Pouted, grumbled, been miserable all weekend, and made everyone around me miserable too. And while that reaction is definitely easier, it's awful. 

It isn't glorifying to the Lord. 

I'm thankful that God is allowing this independent, uptight, self-loving heart of mine to go with the flow and trust Him. I have a long, long ways to go, but I'm thankful for the grace He has shown in sanctifying me and allowing me to recognize His work. 

And to see glorious works of His hand such as this. 

The weekly // 2

After a hard fought battle and a heart breaking loss for the Clemson Tigers in the National Championship, a weekend spent leading the 9th grade girls for Uprising 2016 was a great way to spend the long weekend. 

The weekly // 1

Road tripped with Jenna to see Emily before she heads off to Spain // First day of class...pumped to have another one with Mac! // Lani visits and experiences the wonders of the Cookout tray // Breakfast at Paws with a man I don't deserve // Indian food...really good Indian food // Coffee Underground with partial India team

This week has been a doozy. A hard one. A really hard one. 

Transition is never easy for me. 

You add serious life decisions, other people, and stupid mistakes on top of that and it just gets ugly. 

Christmas Break tends to put me on auto-pilot, which is dangerous for a 21-year-old college student who desires to really and truly glorify the Lord with her life.

Well, it's dangerous for anyone.

So here's to praying for more self-discipline and hoping in future grace. 

The weekly // intro

Blogging is a very motherly thing to do, I think. I avidly read blogs of mom's with precious kids and hearts after the Lord that spur me on. While I don't have a family to call my own (in the sense of a husband and kids), I do have family and friends and a life that I learn in and want to remember. 

I'm about as nostalgic and sentimental as they come. 

I tend to process life best while writing. 

Consequently, I've been blogging since I was in high school. 

Go figure. 

But lately, as life overwhelms me and gets the best of me, and passes by so rapidly, blogging becomes a burden. And I hate that. 

I failed so, so miserably the past several months with keeping up. Keeping up with events and travel and day-to-day life. Then, things that I want to remember slip through. When looking back, those meaningful memories are forgotten.

I don't want to forget. 

So instead of spending hours trying to fit months of life into an acceptably long blog post, I'm going to do something I saw someone else do a couple of years ago...

The weekly. 

A blog a week. A short, snap shot of the week, with a picture or five and a few words or none. 

We'll see what happens. 

2015 Recap

JANUARY
Went to my first engagement party, led my second Uprising, quality time with Marie, road tripped to Birmingham with friends for an SL conference, saw some of my favorite faces, led a Disciple now weekend with Olivia.

FEBRUARY

GO conference at Southeastern where I learned a hard lesson in trusting the Lord, outreach on Library Bridge, spontaneously saw Wicked thanks to some generous friends, shot guns, spent the night with Nancy in Columbia, snow days and no power, surprise birthday party for Olivia, night time sledding with Emily, Restore Conference. 

MARCH

Went to the last basketball game in Little John, SL conference in Charlotte, Spring Break trip to Washington D.C., met Lucy Cavin for the first time and hung out with her stellar mom.

APRIL

 Interfaith Dialogue, first Smoking' Pig experience, a day by the lake, FBCFM college lunch, painted a building for Hope for Clemson, Spring game (mom came!), took MYK to the ER after the indoor college cookout, Hot Pot, Tiger Roar concert, Secret Church, Josh's first prom, Tillman Bell Tower, celebrated finishing a hard semester by kayaking with Mac. 

 

MAY

College Leadership Retreat in Oak Island, disc golf turned picture taking at Chattooga Bell Farm, Mothers Day, froyo date with Josh, Pelicans, Heather's wedding, Google hangouts with India team, lots of Carowinds, road trip to Birmingham with a pitstop in Clemson, took an online class. 

 

JUNE

Lots of graduations, more Carowinds, Wayne got married, visited Green Team in Myrtle, gave a lot of plasma, Father's Day, Charlotte with Sass, Charlotte with fam, flew to India

 

JULY

India for a month, Rome for four days. One of the craziest months of my life. 

AUGUST

Flew home from India, squeezed in some family time, lunch with SL girls, College Leadership Retreat at the lake, freshman move in, pulled a tooth while babysitting, start of class, rope swing and Zaxbys with friends old and new.

SEPTEMBER

An incredible First Friday including engagement party #2, the start of another Tiger football season, women's equip night at CP, disc golf, trivia night, family visits, first dates, apple picking, Fall Getaway, chopped off my hair. 

OCTOBER

Shags, Clemson football (mostly in the rain), moved MYK, Fall for Greenville, Fall Break, Mom's birthday, Charleston for Katie's wedding, hiked Table Rock with Matt, bonfires. 

NOVEMBER

Started signing at church, Botans with Mackenzie, decorated apt. for Christmas, more undefeated Clemson football, lots of chess with Matt, Bollywood, Henna and chai with friends, Lander game, Sara and Brett visited, Thanksgiving fellowship, home for Thanksgiving break. 

DECEMBER

Soccer playoff game, Jenna got engaged, Rowan's dance recital, Hot Pot, moonlight breakfast, sunset by the dikes with Kathleen, turned 21, wedding dress shopping with Jenna, visited Marie, Josh got accepted to college, Christmas in Georgia, Body World, Miami for the Orange Bowl and a Tiger win!