Advent Conspiracy

College girlfriends' weekend

I spent a weekend in October with my great friends Karen, Danielle, Ali & Kelli. We've tried to get together each year since college, and it is always guaranteed to be a fantastic time! Lots of laughs, tears, stories, memories, and catching up. Shopping, talking, yummy food, and more talking...

Where all of our friendships began!

the beautiful prayer chapel on IWU campus

Rebekah Diener - such a sweetie!

I miss you ladies already!

pictures sent from Uganda with love

I just received these pictures from Amber in Uganda, who took the pictures for Stella. She wanted to send them to me so I could see how big Joanna is getting!!! So, of course I wanted to share that with all the world as well. She's so big! 4 1/2 months right now - yet it already seems like years away since I'm a world away.


I'm missing my Kaabong friends. This weekend I get to share about my experience with my church in Elmore, so I'm spending lots of time this week looking through pictures and deciding what to share. Though its great to honor my friends by sharing about them, it makes me miss them deeply. Its nice to know they are still thinking of me as I'm thinking of them!



This is Kristine - she wanted Amber to send this picture out to her friends. I gave her the beads that she is wearing...a friend had sent me a string of large beads, like garland, just for fun and when I was trying to figure out what to do with it before leaving, Kristine said she'd love to have them. She wanted to make necklaces out of them! I told her she had to send me a picture when she did, so here it is! And her skirt is exactly like the one Timat made for me before I left. I hope someday I can wear my skirt & dance alongside my friend, Kristine again!