Life seems to continually fly by for us. Earlier this month Nate's parents came to visit which was so great. We showed them around State College and they helped us really put some finishing touches on our house. The next weekend Nate's sister and husband came to visit- we hadnt seen them since the day they got back from thier honeymoon, the same day we left for PA. We were so excited and grateful they would drive so long to see us:) We had a great, snowy, and chill time with them.
The next weekend we had the PSU Fall Retreat. Nate was in charge of the band for the weekend and I helped with some behind the scenes stuff like nametags and a devotional for the students for Sunday Morning. The week before the retreat Nate got sick:( He was in bed for almost two days... so pulling off the worship for the weekend was certainly a God thing. Thankfully I didnt get whatever he had and he was well enough for the retreat. Bob Turner who we know from MA was the speaker for the weekend. He talked about the journey of life and how to live intentionally. Even this week, almost two weeks later, as I met with some women, they shared how great the weekend was for not only bonding with other students, but the talks had helped them live intentionally. One girl said she was trying to be more senstive to the needs of others- especially her roommate in the little things. On monday night after the retreat, I got to go to a bible study hangout and I could see the change in the three freshmen women who are in my bible study. They seemed more like friends after the weekend:)
Tuesday morning after the retreat Nate and I woke up at 4 am to drive to SanDestin, FL with our neighbors/co-workers/friends, Jaime and Eric, for the National Collegiate Navigator Conference. This conference happens every 4 years so this was the first one for both Nate and me. It was awesome because we knew people! My first conference(s) with Navs with Nate were kinda hard for me because we both knew so few people. This one ended up being AMAZING on so many levels. Not only were we in a beautiful location (which reminded us of our honeymoon in Naples, FL), we learned so much! The speakers were insightful and we are both still chewing over what we learned, trying to take steps to implement it. We got to see a lot of staff friends from the NorthEast and around the country. We had fun at the beach:) And we are still great friends with our neighbors, Jaime and Eric:)
Wednesday we started to catch up on life in State College again. We only have two weeks now till we head to MA for Thanksgiving Break. We are excited to have a whole week to visit with people:) We hope to also come home for Christmas break as well.
This week will be full for both of us not only meeting with students and with bible studies, but Nate will be speaking at our NavNight (Large group friday night meeting). Please pray God helps him prepare for the talk and speaks through him!
And last but not least, a few pics from our adventures:
My baby belly walking the beach with our neighbors, Jaime and Eric:
Nate leading the student band at the Fall Retreat:
The women in my bible study (the sun was in our eyes):
1 comment:
the baby belly is cute!! hope all is well! love the updates!!
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