since you been goooone...yeah yeah!!!

im not sure if many of you know this but i am often mistaken for kelly clarkson so it was no question who i would dress as for celebrity night at pathfinders last night! ok so maybe ive never been actually mistaken as her before...but i bet you wont be able to tell the difference in this picture! oh and thats my fellow idol, carrie underwood (aka darelle)!

pathfinders was awesome last night! i am so pumped for camp i can hardly stand it! me and the coolest group of 7th grade girls spending 3 whole days together at the beach...cant wait!!! if youre reading this say a quick prayer for submerge summer camp and all the students going. its going to be incredible!

by the way check out the wait watchers blog!

gotta love conviction

this morning i was reading a couple of recent blogs of some dear friends...natalie and katherine. not only was my heart touched by both but also challenged. both of these blogs highlight some things ive been dealing with in my own life lately. im not sure they relate to each other at all but nonetheless they are great! katherine talks about living unselfishly and how easy it is to allow life to become all about ME. i, like katherine, become so angry with myself when i realize my focus has only been on myself. i apologize sincerely to those that have to put up with me on a daily basis...you know who you are! i want to love you and serve you and just treat you better than i have in the past. and natalies blog completely honors her dad on fathers day, but what i love most about this particular post is all the little things she remembers about her dad. i want to be someone who notices and enjoys all the "little things" in this life! you have to check out these blogs! i hope they bless you as much as they did me!

a shout out

you may know her, you may not, and if you don't...well you should! i would like to take a moment to recognize a very important person in my life...the wonderful, lovely, talented, beautiful, Godly...Cara Linn Packard!

remember this face because i can guarantee it will be famous one day! a little info on my cousin/"sister": she lives in new york, been there for almost 2 years, owns her own rapidly growing business, she is incredibly gifted in cake designing and pastry/dessert making, shes in the process of having a book she wrote published, and most importantly the impact she makes for the kingdom of God on a daily basis blows me away! all of this and shes only 22 years old! she is one of the most amazing women i know! here are a couple of desserts shes made recently...


isnt she awesome??! i love you, cara!! check out her website to see more of her fabulous work...www.caralinncakes.com!

pamper!

last night i think i waxed about 1000 eyebrows at pamper night...well maybe thats an exaggeration! pamper night, at hpc, was a huge success! over 1200 women were able to be treated like the princesses they are and made to feel extra beautiful! i was most excited to hand out my new business cards! what do you think??

im starting to do more work...as far as makeup and waxing goes...so if you know anyone who needs a new look or has a special occasion coming up, you know who to get! me!

i love junior high students!!

so for those of you who dont know... i am a leader in pathfinders, junior high ministry of healing place church, led by the very talented, very annointed, very loved pastors tyler and crystal tullos! its the greatest place to be on a wednesday night for not only junior high students but anyone!! i absolutely love being a part of what God is doing in this generation! i love seeing 10 11 12 13 and 14 year olds worshipping with their whole hearts and seeking the presence of God. i especially have to give a shout out to the navigate summer session students...who have committed their entire summer to attending Bible classes and working in different areas of ministry just to grow in the knowledge of God and gaining wisdom on how to live a world changing life. i walked in on their prayer time this morning...no one was talking or messing around, everyone of them was either journaling or reading their Bible or praying or singing...awesome! how many junior high students do you know that would do something like this??? they are incredible and i love them all dearly!

what to do on a friday night??

this can be a challenging question at times...unless of course you go with the usual...dinner and movie...which is fun, but don't you long to mix it up every now and then??? i know i do! well i may have found something... has anyone ever heard of the family dinner?? i hadnt until i read the latest issue of 225 (being an employee now i feel sort of an obligation...but i love it too!) anyways they did a small write up on the group...

seems to be a group of improv comedians. they perform every friday night at 9pm at perks coffee and tea. i think id like to try it! sound like fun??

this time of year...

i'd like to share something about myself...
with my new job i now have a little bit of a drive to work, but i definitely don't mind. i absolutely love summer mornings! i love driving with the windows down, sunglasses on, music blaring, and coffee in hand! it's just one of my most favorite feelings!

i'm sorry i'm sorry!

so i'll be surprised if maybe 2 people read this post seeing as it has been about 10 years since my last post! you should know that my life is completely different now! well not really but sort of...
elevate is over and im sinking into depression because of it. just kidding!! its not that bad but it is a little sad...i just miss everyone so much! and i have no idea what to do with all my free time!
i started a new job last week...i now am employed at baton rouge business report and 225 magazine! exciting, huh?! i work downtown and i have to dress nice everyday...i feel so corporate and business woman-ish! pretty cool. i worked on these promotional pieces this week...arent they cute?

oh and i must say everyone i work with now is absolutely wonderful! they have been so sweet to me! thanks guys!
ok so i know it may take awhile before some of you put me back into your hearts and back on your blogroll...but i promise i'm back! at least for a little while....