Where am I going???

This is my last semester at TCC and then I will be transferring somewhere else!  Right now there are three schools that I am looking in to; James Madison University (Harrisburg, VA), Old Dominion University (here in Norfolk), and University of Memphis (Memphis, TN).  I think I will found out sometime in March.  The Lord has really helped me to trust Him throughout this whole process of making a decision for next fall.  I don't know where I will end up, but I do know the Lord does.  He has my whole life planned out before me and that gives me great comfort.  He may even have something totally different planned for next fall, that I have no idea about yet.  It will be exciting to see where the Lord will open doors and lead me!   

Days gone by

I was looking through some pictures on my mom's camera and found these ones of Connor and Kara from this past summer :)

Connor and his LONG hair....he really looks like a surfer guy

Kara's Lenscrafters model shot :)

365 days without it....

January 3rd marked the day of when I had gone an entire year without chocolate!  My friend Jessi gave me this idea to start "no chocolate for an entire year."  For those of you who don't know me that well, I must tell you I LOVE chocolate, so giving it up for 365 days was quite a challenge for me at times.  There were two reasons why I did this; one reason was to be more healthy (I have a little sweet tooth:), and the second, more important reason, was to use this experience to show my dependence on the Lord in ALL areas of my life.  I also used it to draw me closer to Him.  Whenever I was tempted to give in and have a piece of chocolate, I prayed and asked the Lord to help me.  Back in January of last year when I first started this chocolate fast a friend gave me a Bible verse that directly applied.

~2 Corinthians 12:9-10~

"But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness."  Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me.  For the sake of Christ, then I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities.  For when I am weak, then I am strong."

This helped to show me more clearly how I need to depend on the Lord in all areas of my life, whether they are small or big things.  Also, as a side note, its funny I don't seem to crave chocolate as much as I used to haha :)

First piece of chocolate!

It was so good!! :)

The Richards' Annual

Well, we had our yearly Richards' New Years eve party again this year.  We all had a great time with the Adams, Ammon, and Glover families!

Happy New Year!!!!

~2009~

The dapper boys

The lovely moms

The sweet girlies

The macho dads

Enjoying a time of worship before 2009

"10...9....8....7....6......5............!!!"

All the kids

Warning:  Watch out for Kara's freaky face :)

All the parents