Time to Celebrate

As of today....I am student loan free!!! Praise God!!! Thank Him for the blessing of attending seminary (a wonderful time of healing and education during one of the darkest periods of my life) and granting me a job since then with opportunities to advance while striving to be a light in black places. Opportunities to gain licensure and own a home with 2 roommies for company. Opportunities to grow in a local church and develop relationships across the community.

Praise God for His abundance in unexpected ways!!!!!

Over the River....

and through the woods....to Deon's house I went!!! Last weekend that is! I had not yet ventured back to IL for some time and it was definitely overdue to see Deon in her new home, spend a weekend girl chatting, and just relax. (We are former roommies if you recall...Deon was gracious enough to take me in while I waited for my house closing about 2 years ago). Well Deon planned a fun weekend - dinner with Jane, movie, hang out, and fashion show. Yes, that's right! I did type fashion show!! It was one of those things where I simply had to say "Deon just tell me what to wear" since all you all who know her know she's in another league compared to me in attire.

So the rainy weekend, turned out to be great. The fashion show was quite the artistic experience. It was a first time fundraiser put on by a local salon. They models came out and had movements to some pretty groovy tunes but....the great surprise was a troupe of about 6 dancers who would dance between the models and do other songs between sets. They were contemporary and excellent in skills - like they were just plucked from the screen of "so you think you can dance".

Sunday we headed to her church for a sermon on The Vine and then lunch at a local restaurant.

Writing it out seems to oversimplify the fun and fellowship...but then again ....you probably had to be there to get that! =)

Looking forward to planning another trip soon....