Travel

Staff Conference was the Bestest

This year’s staff conference was the best yet!  There were lots and lots of reasons for it being my favorite.  Here are a couple reasons why: 1. We had two AMAZING speakers!  Alan and Deb Hirsch (he wrote The Shaping of Things to Come) inspired and challenged me in so many ways!  I am more excited than ever to serve here in Paris and see what God is maybe calling us to in new and different ways within the city.  Their talks really confirmed in mine and Justin’s hearts that we need to be in a different part of the city and so we will begin that search once we get back from the states.  Here is a picture of Justin and me with Alan and Deb.  LOVE THEM! 2.  I got to see my Mary from the south of France!  She is always SUPER encouraging!  On the way to…

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David is Hot!

I went to Florence, Italy last weekend with 10 other CAI women for a little retreat.  It was lots of fun and I got to stay with my friend Mary that lives in the south of France.  We had the best room!  It was so nice for a European hotel and even had it’s own bathroom!    I will keep this short and just tell you the highlights of the trip. 1. David.  Yep.  That guy is hot!  I am not the type of girl to oooh and awww over a man’s body, but come on ladies, it is pretty amazing!  The sculpture itself is gorgeous and quite incredible.  You can even see veins in his hands.  Am I allowed to say it looked like Justin’s body?  Mostly from the back.  That is probably why I liked it so much!  hee hee. 2. Gelato!  I ate it the first night…

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Back from Holland!

I’m back!  Justin and I were in Den Hague (that’s in the Netherlands) for a week of training with our organization (CAI).  One of the coolest things ever about CAI is the people we work with!  No matter what team, what country, what whatever, we are pretty much guaranteed to love them.  We have made some amazing friends from these trainings.  We did so many fun things.  We watched The Office, went to a movie, went to cool pubs, drank hot chocolate at fun cafes, had allergies from the old convent we stayed in (well, that’s not that much fun).  But we had a great time!  And yes, we did stay at a convent.  Yes, there were nuns there.  Yes, there was a super freaky poster of Jesus the size of the wall.  Yes, there was also a scary statue of Mary holding Jesus that literally made me jump every…

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