MY TEXAS TRIP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wow, i guess i haven't told you about it yet?

OK, i left on Thursday morning to the airport, Dec.10, and arrived into Dallas TX at around 2:30. There one of my amazing friends, named Stephanie, who i attended the HA, was waiting for me by the baggage claim. Now while on the plane i told myself i wouldn't scream and so i didn't, but i did you a very estranged Gallop thing!.... SO then we walked outside and up the side walk a bit and i saw my friend, who i am really close to Ana get out of the car and i screamed to the top of my lungs shook. We hugged and hugged and hugged, then we got on the road

After driving around for a while, we decided to stop at Chili's, my favorite restaurant, and get a late lunch. So we 3 sat and talked and just had a marvelous time.(Here's a quicky, so Stephanie and Ana were in the same core, but i knew Ana from work, we both called for the same team and also her and Steph lived right down the hall. We always hung out, literally). So after lunch we got back on the road, took tons of pics, stopped at a gas station in which we met a Napoleon man, who was very nice but also harassed Stephanie a bit...hahahhhahahaha

We got to the HA around seven thirty-ish. Walked around, they had already been there for a day, but i loved seeing the HA again, so many memories. We took tons of pics with other pictures and statues and just laughed so hard. Then i finally spotted my old Accountability Partner, Ashley, who i couldn't wait to see. And when we saw each other we just hugged and hugged and it was so beautiful. Ashley and i became accountability partners slightly because hers had left suddenly which left Ashley alone. So i asked her if i could have the pleasure of maybe being her AP even though i had already had one... But if you ask me, it was totally a Divine appointment thing. Ashley has been such an inspiration in my life and when i saw her, it was so apparent that the Lord was moving in every single bone in her body...

But back to the story. Actually before all this happened i went and visited my other old roommate Tabitha at her job and it was amazing. Tabitha and i were roommates, along with four other girls, but Tabitha and i never really got along. Or, it's not even that, i just didn't like certain things about Tabitha. And now i think about it, and i seriously don't know why. I regret that season of my life, because i spent half of my year turning down the opportunity of possibly meeting the best woman in the entire world. Tabitha is truly amazing, but i judged her and now, every opportunity i receive, i tell her that i love her and i am so blessed to have her as a friend, and i truly am.

OK, sorry, so Steph and Ana went to Core, which is like a room meeting, with Ashley and her girls and i just hung out in Tabs room. Afterwards, i went and hung out with the girls again and i got to just lay with Ashley and be with her.. we had a great talk...

So, i feel like this is going on and on and i really do love all the details, but i think i will just bullet point the rest :(

• Got to hang out with a friend named Dustin who i used to work with at the HA and we had some amazing conversations


• Slept with Tabitha, as in, i mean i got to lay in her bed with her, which was good. And not in a weird way, but Tabitha has always had that Motherly touch and so while sleeping whenever she would touch me i just felt so safe!!!!!!!!!!! And Loved


• Felicia surprised everyone by coming down from Washington


• Finally met up with Claudia.... She was so excited to see me. We had lunch together and we just talked and talked..... A major part that happened during our time together is that while she was eating, i was opening her medical bills, she turned to me, placed her hand on my calf and said "Tish, you will never know how much you have affected my life" then i said tell me. And she said " By the way you pursued us when you were ACA and how you cared for me when i was sick and just how you loved us"... Seriously, hearing that really just made my heart leap for joy.

QUICK BACKGROUND

Second semester at the honor academy, After Julia, i was elected Assistant Core Advisor (ACA), which is basically someone who lives in the room with the girls and just pursues them day and night, and prays for them and is kind of like the big sister... O and it was hard. Kylie, told me one day that she felt the Lord wanted me to do it, and i didn't wanna at first but then i said yes. So now i had to go from being the girl in the room who could really careless about going into major detail about certain peoples days, to the girl who actually had to listen and pray and cry and delve into the hearts of 5 other women. There were times when i felt like they hated me, when i felt like i was failing, when i felt unworthy of their trust. There were just alot of bad times and so when Claudia said this, it shocked me, but it played as closure. I will be writing separate posts on each girl soon

Back to the Bullet points

• Got to go to Rockwell's


• Also see many people who i haven't seen in a long time


• Walmart trip (classic)


• Spent time at Joe's house with some friends


• Picked Mistletoe


• Prayer Walks


• Swing Dance :)


• Ballroom Dance :(


• Graduation( Got to see Claudia Graduate)


• Gala


• Got to hold hands with Tabs for about 9 miles(So we were in the car with some friends, tab driving and me in passenger seat and while everyone was carrying on a conversation in the back laughing it up, Tab and i were in the front just listening. The all of a sudden Tabitha looked at me and said "Do you want to hold hands?" So i stuck my hand out, placed it on the bottom and we just rested it on the Gear shift. Ya know what, it was great... I feel like I'm being so weird, but seriously, my pride and selfishness wouldn't have done this a year ago and so i feel like the Lord is giving me these opportunities to mend my relationship with her!)


• 2 Starbucks stops(Double Chocolaty Chip Frappiccino)


• Met Trish


• Threw a surprise party for Claudia


• Hung out with an old friend named Josh


• The Lord blessed me in so many ways


• Rode to the Airport with fee on Sunday morning


• Will made me an amazing meal


• Met Cody on the SOW Band, he's cool


• Missed my plane out


• Met and Ethiopian Woman!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


• Got home and told this same story to my father.

Seriously though, every night there was amazing.... I love the HA and every second there were people who kept saying to me" Tish you should come back for the January Ministry Team, and there have been so many times when i consider it, but i know what the Lord wants. He has called me to go out into the world, as a strong follower and shine as light to this fallen world. I mean it's great that there are people who decided to stay another year at the HA, but there has to be strong Christians out here as well. And so that is why the Lord has called me to be here during this season of life... but i am grateful. I will never forget this trip as long as i live. And now that i have the post, it's even better!!!!!!!!!! I love TX and the HA

Goodnight Lord