Driving in the am

9 times out of 10 during the week when I come to Birmingham, I end up staying the night. Last night, I went to the ham to celebrate Tiffany's birthday with her. We had so much fun and for her, it was a night of surprises. First off I gave her the crown...

First stop of the night...Chili's

Tiff said I kept giving her my evil plan face...


Then off to Bruster's...
where I had her open her present...
And to end a great night...I stayed at the dorms with Jenn. I drove home this morning while the sun was coming up. Here are some pics. [I know what you are thinking...I shouldn't be taking pics and driving...but they turned out really well :)]

When the sun started to break through the clouds...

There was an intense cloud cover this morning.
This was all the sun that was shining through in front of me.The sun was reeeally bright. As I was driving and gazing into the sunrise, something hit me. [No, not physically, but mentally.] The sun was shining so bright through the clouds that it was almost blinding and this came to me. When we are wondering what God really has in store for us or when we want to know more details about what He has already revealed to us, there is a reason behind Him not revealing more. Sometimes when we know too much detail it is almost blinding to our minds. We see so much detail and it may cause us to panic or worry about how these things will possibly be able to come about. So, sometimes we have cloud coverage in our minds/lives that help us to get to where He wants us to be. Storms, no matter how big or small, in our life help us. They help us to realize things about ourselves, help us see what we may not have known was there, and help form us into the beautiful children of God that He created us to be.

That's all for now.
Chels

Following up on Living Water

Living Water was amazing last night! That was the best I have ever heard them be!

Although Nikki told me that she wanted to pass out, she did so wonderful! I am so proud I wanted to cry last night when she was singing.

And of course, MercyMe did a great job too! I had forgotten some of the songs that they actually wrote. Bart Millard made a really sweet move when he had everyone sing several hymns a capella. You could really feel the presence of the Lord in that church.

That's all for now.
Chels

Living Water

For those of you that don't know, my sister, Nikki, is in this really awesome band. She is the lead singer and plays the acoustic and electric guitar. Tonight, Living Water will be opening for MercyMe. I can't tell you how excited I am for her and how proud I am of her [and the band]! :D She has been writing music for a really long time and the lyrics are all amazing!


Please keep her and the rest of the band in your prayers. They are all extremely nervous!

Thanks.
Chels

Reunion

I am sitting in Jessica Rouse's [awesome friend on China team] living room with her, Hannah, Liz, and Daniel [more China friends] in Winter Garden, FL. We are just hanging out right now until we go Rock the Universe. ;) I am so excited to go to Universal. We are going to the park also and riding some rides.

It almost seems surreal that I am sitting here right now. Don't get me wrong...I am soo glad to be here, but it doesn't feel like I drove all the way down here. I guess I don't really know how I feel except really happy.

This has been a great weekend so far and I know it will continue to be. Hannah and I are leaving JRouse's in the morning to head home. Our adventure here was great. I will post pictures on the follow-up post. Please pray that we have a safe trip back.

Til next time,
Chels