talks, turkeys and the future.

it's been a few days. whoops. my bad.

this past weekend marked the first women's retreat for our chapter here at carolina. about 30+ women gathered at a local church for an evening of fun activities/community outreach/movies...and then they were locked into the sanctuary for the evening. i say "they" because i returned home for the evening to finish some work/get some proper sleep before i led two seminars the next day. yes, i am a wimp. i like my own bed. what can i say?

and so i returned the next morning and had breakfast before leading two seminars on body image/food control/exercise obsession. i shared my testimony and some of the revelation i believe the Lord has given me on this topic over the past few years...it is, afterall, the reason i am on staff. i will say, however, that it is incredibly tough to cover such a broad topic in only 45 minutes...and i will admit that i left the first seminar feeling somewhat overwhelmed, scatter-brained and praying that the women were able to glean something from up above. the second seminar (smaller in number) was much more successful, i do believe. i guess what they say is true...practice makes perfect...or...at least a little better.

on the whole, the retreat was incredible. it was amazing to hear wisdom from other women, to worship together and to try to understand what it means to be beautifully bold in our design as women. i was very privileged to be a part of it all.

sunday = thanksgiving. say what? yes, well...i have had a frozen turkey in my freezer since last november courtesy of interVarsity's leftovers from an outreach event we had on campus...and it was TIME to get rid of that sucker. so...i roasted my very first turkey on sunday...and we had 15 people come over for our thanksgiving potluck to watch carolina beat the tar out of duke. a 20-lb. turkey generates a lot of meat, my friends...and while it did take 6.5 hours to roast, it was mighty tasty, if i do say so myself. i love having people over. i love playing hostess. it's my favorite. kim and i got to stand back and enjoy the ecclectic mix of people filling our apartment...and even if tyler hansbrough did suffer a punch to the nose, it was a great day in the Cave.

and now? now i am recovering from a 24-hour stomach flu. booooooo. getting some work done. yay! and gearing up for spring break in greensboro with 20+ fabulous students.

and for all of my faithful readers out there in the abyss of the internet...please pray for yours truly as i am praying/trying to trust God with the next chapter of my life on staff. more details to come...when i myself get some from above. thanks!