You see, I have a friend, John. He just joined the army. He finished boot camp about a month ago, and is on his way to Germany right now to be stationed there. The army told him to get to the lambert airport Saturday so he could sign in, and they told him his flight left Sunday. Nope, it flight left today. So he signed in, and then they told him to go find a hotel room or something. So he called me (he's from Oklahoma by the way), and said he needed a place to stay for two nights. Which was quite funny because I was hoping to go up to the airport to see him (he was going to be stuck there all day Sunday), but it wasnt going to work out cause I dont have my license yet. And what made it even funnier is that we met on a mission trip a few summers back and liked each other. Now we're just friends, but there were some awkward moments while he was here. Anyways, it was really great to see John again, especially since he is on his way to Germany for God knows how long. Oh, and I also had just gotten home maybe 5 hours before he called asking for a place to stay. So it was kinda interesting since i hadnt been home all week.
This is John, myself, and our friend Kate who came over and hung out with us for a while. Great to see him!
So more about this trip I took, we really just watched football all week, and hung out and talked. Went out to eat a few times, and went to the Fan Fest for the chick-fil-a bowl in downtown atltanta.
Here's a bunch of people just hanging out on new years eve. Allen is orange, Billy has his back to the camera, Juliana is in the Purple, Luke is next to her, and Big Al (Alex) is next to him.
This is Taylor and I, I cant figure out how to flip the picture on here, so sorry about that. Taylor is one of the nicest guys you will ever meet. He opened his house up to all of us and let us stay there.
It was a really great trip. I miss everyone dearly already. They are my best friends, and I wish they all lived closer to me so they could help me grow in my relationship with God like they do even when we're all just goofing around.
Something Erin, Kelsey, Steph, and I would do every Sunday night is we would go down into the fellowship hall and sit down there just talking and worshiping God together (when I had a guitar that is). We would talk about the struggles of the week and how God pulled us through those troubles. And what God had been speaking to our hearts, and what we've learned from Him. And how we can change from what God has told us and revealed to us. That is one of the biggest things I miss from this summer is talking with those girls about it. It was such an encouragement hearing what God had been teaching them, and seeing them grow through all of it, as well as myself.
Friday night when I was in Owensboro my friend Kelsey and I decided to stay in the same room that night because it was our last night together. We spent a good hour or so as we were falling asleep saying stuff we missed about San Diego. Some goofy ones we didnt really miss, some fun ones, some serious ones, and some that only we would get. It was really great, I wish I could fall asleep every night doing that. Okay Im going to stop before I start crying haha. I think this is a pretty good update for now.
God's still working in my life daily, and having me grow in him every day. Be praying for me as I am transitioning once again to being away from these amazing people. It's so hard to be around such Godly people and then coming home, and not having them around you all day every day. Especially when they're your best friends.
Side note:Every time I end a blog, I pray for whoever stumbles across this, that they may be encouraged, and see God's love. God bless every single one of you. If anyone even does read this ;)
~Hannah
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