Last night.

Last night took me way out of my comfort zone.
If you would have told me 3 months ago that I would be singing on stage in youth last night - I would have laughed at you. No joke.

But it was all for Jesus - so it was all worth it!

(Shortest blog entry? I do believe so.)

The Senior and the Missionary

Here are a few photos from todays shoot!
Enjoy :)

Wont You Dance With Me?

The Cliche.

The rain today made my day way beyond cliche. You know how you always laugh when it rains when something sad happens in movies? It's always expected. Well what happened today isn't necessarily sad, but it was a new step in the direction of growing up.

Holy chocolate chip cookies.

My lovely friend Sarah left for college today. As we said goodbye, it started to rain. Are you kidding me? Not only am I realizing I won't have a friend who lives near me (which is the only thing that kept me sane last school year), but one of my closest friends will be 3 hours away. Huzzah!

I thought I had realized this a few months ago, but it didn't really hit me until about 30 minutes after we said bye. Very strange. Another thing I realized at that moment was that in 357 days, I'll be doing the exact same thing. I will be on my way to Tulsa, Oklahoma with my whole life packed in my car. This thought seemed so far away - until now. Mom told me this morning to make a box and label it "college things" so I can start picking things for my dorm room. My dorm room. In less than one year, I will no longer be living with my parents. ONE YEAR. Where has the time gone?

Eh. I'm sure just about everyone in the world is writing a post like this right now. So many people are in my exact situation.

This is all so strange.

Poultry Sciences

Today, I visited another college. Not a bad campus - but not the one for me. As I was on the tour, God started speaking to me about certain aspects of my future.

I will not be attending SCAD. Although it seemed like the perfect college for me at first, as the months have progressed, it's become more clear that arts school is not where I'm supposed to be. That's where it gets interesting - if not photography, what will I do with my life? There are so many options. In fact, there's a Poultry Sciences major at the college I looked at today. Though I wouldn't be studying that program, the possibilities it presents are interesting to think about.

Life will be interesting in the coming months.
God has it planned.
Life is good.

-Charis

I'm back!

I'm home - finally back in Texas.
Everything here seems so peaceful.
I love it here.

Just Let The Love, Love, Love Begin.

Words cannot even begin to express how many meanings this song has to me right now.