I found my dress at J.Crew , it was super simple and comfortable, perfect for dancing the night away!
Monday, March 30, 2015
Prom 2015
Last Friday I had spring formal, a.k.a homeschool prom (trust me, it's not as weird as it sounds). The senior moms put it together each year and my friends and I always have a great time. Last year I went with a big group but this year one of my guy friends asked me to go with him and we had a blast!
Me pretending to know what I'm doing ;)
Wednesday, March 25, 2015
Speak Love
Last Christmas my mom gave this book to me, and for the longest time I was putting off reading it. I began reading this book a couple of weeks before my Guatemala Mission Trip and I am so glad I did! I was trying to get into a routine of reading my Bible everyday and I decided to start this book along with it. Now, I look forward to my quiet time instead of it feeling like a chore. The author of Speak Love, Annie F. Downs, is so real and down to earth. It's like she talking to me face to face. She also talks about the importance of journaling everyday and simply jotting down your thoughts and prayers- which I have loved doing. It helps me keep all of my thoughts organized so later I can look back at the prayers and see them being answered! I highly, highly recommend this book to girls of all ages. It has been such a good daily reminder of how much our words can affect everyone around us.
Socks likes to join me during my quiet time :)
You can buy the book here , let me know what you think! And if you've already read it, what was your favorite point or what really changed the way you speak to others?
Monday, March 23, 2015
Outfit: Vintage
Y'all. Can spring/summer just be here already?! I'm dying to pull out my summer clothes and I'm right on the edge here with this ah-mazing super vintage top! When I saw it, I immediately thought Lilly Pulitzer with it's fun print and bright colors and I had to share it!
Wednesday, March 18, 2015
Guatemala 2015
Today I will be sharing stories and pictures from my recent mission trip to Guatemala. Where do I begin? Traveling wise, everything went smoothly except on the way back home. Don't worry, I will share that wonderful story at the end.
Breakfast was at 7:30 every morning .Then my team and I would board a bus and leave Hope of Life and go to a local village. There we went door to door sharing the gospel with people and many of them accepted Christ! We then would gather all of the village children (they were everywhere!) and give them a little Bible study skit and craft.
We boarded the bus and headed back to Hope of Life for lunch and enjoyed free time until dinner. In the Hope of Life community, there is an orphanage, a hospital, an elderly home, Kelly's House (for those with special needs), and a village. I went to the village twice and got to know some of the children there. They were all so sweet and giggly! (probably giggling at our Spanish lol)
On our last day, after visiting a village, we went to the dump to serve lunch to the people who lived there. Yes, they actually lived in a dump. The people earn money by collecting pieces of glass and plastic to sell. It was devastating to see, but they all had big smiles on their faces even though they have very little.
This little girl walked past me on the way to the dump and I called to her, "Hola!" not thinking anything of it because we literally greeted everyone while we were in Guatemala. She smiled and continued walking. A few minutes later, someone jumped on my back, scaring me to death, and I turned around to see the same little girl. She told me her name was Doloce and when I held her, it wasn't like I was doing the work trying to balance her on my hip. Her arms and legs were wrapped around me so tightly like she was never going to let go. It was hard leaving her and her family in such poverty. I just wanted to keep her and love her, I kept telling her over and over, "Jesus te amo." (Jesus loves you)
It is hard to put it all in to words, it really is a life altering experience. I would LOVE to answer any questions about my trip!
Our traveling day back was one for the books. I have never been a part of such airport chaos. At 4:30 a.m. , we woke up and got on a bus to drive about 4 hours to the Guatemala City airport. We made it through customs and security. They told us our flight from Guatemala to Miami was delayed 30 minutes , which meant we were going to have to hurry to make our connecting flight from Miami to New Orleans. We hopped on our plane and landed in Miami, then rushed to pick up our luggage. We had to recheck the bags and go through security again. Our luggage took what seemed like forever. No, it was forever. My youth pastor got his bag and ran to ask the people to hold the plane just a few minutes. (Let me remind you, there are 37 of us on this plane, makes sense to hold it, right? Plus they delayed our first flight 30 minutes.)
15 minutes pass, we checked our bags, ran through security, and are sprinting, literally sprinting through the Miami airport determined to catch this flight. Out of breath, we got to our gate and yes, we missed it. They couldn't wait 5 more minutes for 37 people to board the plane. So we all called our parents to let them know we were probably staying the night in Miami. But wait, there was one more flight to New Orleans at 8 p.m. (Notice we have not eaten a single meal this whole day.) The flight can only take 30 people. Most of the team and I went on the 8 o'clock plane and the remaining 7 took a plane to Nashville.
While were waiting in the Miami airport for our flight, stuffing snacks into our mouths, we ran into a rather famous soccer player, Lauren Holiday. She is married to an NBA basketball player, lives in New Orleans, and was on our flight. She started talking to one of my friends and learned that we had just come back from a mission trip in Guatemala. It was a nice flight into New Orleans and we enjoyed getting to know her.
Only a three hour drive until we would arrive home! We all felt like zombies in the New Orleans airport. We were tired, none of us had eaten, and we were just ready to be home. Low and behold, an angel from heaven (a.k.a. Lauren Holiday) texted her husband during the flight. He had secretly dropped off loads of snacks for us at the airport. I kid you not. There were five bags full of Oreos, Capri-suns, and Cheez-its, oh my! I had tears in my eyes. We had been giving to others all week and right when we were about to break, it was like God was giving back to us saying thank you for obeying me on this mission trip. It was awesome.
Breakfast was at 7:30 every morning .Then my team and I would board a bus and leave Hope of Life and go to a local village. There we went door to door sharing the gospel with people and many of them accepted Christ! We then would gather all of the village children (they were everywhere!) and give them a little Bible study skit and craft.
sweet hugs from Lucia
On our last day, after visiting a village, we went to the dump to serve lunch to the people who lived there. Yes, they actually lived in a dump. The people earn money by collecting pieces of glass and plastic to sell. It was devastating to see, but they all had big smiles on their faces even though they have very little.
This little girl walked past me on the way to the dump and I called to her, "Hola!" not thinking anything of it because we literally greeted everyone while we were in Guatemala. She smiled and continued walking. A few minutes later, someone jumped on my back, scaring me to death, and I turned around to see the same little girl. She told me her name was Doloce and when I held her, it wasn't like I was doing the work trying to balance her on my hip. Her arms and legs were wrapped around me so tightly like she was never going to let go. It was hard leaving her and her family in such poverty. I just wanted to keep her and love her, I kept telling her over and over, "Jesus te amo." (Jesus loves you)
It is hard to put it all in to words, it really is a life altering experience. I would LOVE to answer any questions about my trip!
Our traveling day back was one for the books. I have never been a part of such airport chaos. At 4:30 a.m. , we woke up and got on a bus to drive about 4 hours to the Guatemala City airport. We made it through customs and security. They told us our flight from Guatemala to Miami was delayed 30 minutes , which meant we were going to have to hurry to make our connecting flight from Miami to New Orleans. We hopped on our plane and landed in Miami, then rushed to pick up our luggage. We had to recheck the bags and go through security again. Our luggage took what seemed like forever. No, it was forever. My youth pastor got his bag and ran to ask the people to hold the plane just a few minutes. (Let me remind you, there are 37 of us on this plane, makes sense to hold it, right? Plus they delayed our first flight 30 minutes.)
15 minutes pass, we checked our bags, ran through security, and are sprinting, literally sprinting through the Miami airport determined to catch this flight. Out of breath, we got to our gate and yes, we missed it. They couldn't wait 5 more minutes for 37 people to board the plane. So we all called our parents to let them know we were probably staying the night in Miami. But wait, there was one more flight to New Orleans at 8 p.m. (Notice we have not eaten a single meal this whole day.) The flight can only take 30 people. Most of the team and I went on the 8 o'clock plane and the remaining 7 took a plane to Nashville.
While were waiting in the Miami airport for our flight, stuffing snacks into our mouths, we ran into a rather famous soccer player, Lauren Holiday. She is married to an NBA basketball player, lives in New Orleans, and was on our flight. She started talking to one of my friends and learned that we had just come back from a mission trip in Guatemala. It was a nice flight into New Orleans and we enjoyed getting to know her.
Only a three hour drive until we would arrive home! We all felt like zombies in the New Orleans airport. We were tired, none of us had eaten, and we were just ready to be home. Low and behold, an angel from heaven (a.k.a. Lauren Holiday) texted her husband during the flight. He had secretly dropped off loads of snacks for us at the airport. I kid you not. There were five bags full of Oreos, Capri-suns, and Cheez-its, oh my! I had tears in my eyes. We had been giving to others all week and right when we were about to break, it was like God was giving back to us saying thank you for obeying me on this mission trip. It was awesome.
Wednesday, March 4, 2015
Mission Trip
I am very excited to announce that I will be leaving for a mission trip with my church youth group this Friday, March the 6th! We will be going to Zacapa, Guatemala working with Hope of Life Ministries. I am very thankful to be able to have the opprotunity and to join in this experience.
This will be the second year my youth group has taken this trip to Guatemala. I never in a million years planned on going on a mission trip out of the country. Don't get me wrong, I love Jesus and am constantly looking for new ways to grow my relationship with Him each and every day, but going to a 3rd world country with dirt and diseases and contaminated water was not what I had in mind. I knew that since I so strongly did not want to go on a mission trip, that was exactly where the Lord was going to take me. I was waiting every day for sign of yes or no and I would pray about it, "Lord, are you sure you really want me to go to Guatemala? I know You know the ultimate plan for my life, but are you absolutely sure this is what you want me to do?" And then I waited. My youth leader is a very strong willed man(shall we say), and I love him to death, and every Wednesday and Sunday, I quote, "Hey Luce, Guatemala, you comin?" I would shyly reply no, but I could feel a stirring in my heart every time the subject came up. At the end of every message, my youth pastor would tell us, "So who all is comin to Guat? Sign up sheets are in the back." I knew the Lord was telling me to go. It's hard to explain other than just when you know, you know!
I have been praying constantly about the trip, for me, for the team, and for the hearts of those we are going to meet. I am so ready, now, to go and share and speak of His love to those in Zacapa, Guatemala.
I also can't wait to share pictures and stories when I get back! Here is a verse that has been encouraging me lately:
This will be the second year my youth group has taken this trip to Guatemala. I never in a million years planned on going on a mission trip out of the country. Don't get me wrong, I love Jesus and am constantly looking for new ways to grow my relationship with Him each and every day, but going to a 3rd world country with dirt and diseases and contaminated water was not what I had in mind. I knew that since I so strongly did not want to go on a mission trip, that was exactly where the Lord was going to take me. I was waiting every day for sign of yes or no and I would pray about it, "Lord, are you sure you really want me to go to Guatemala? I know You know the ultimate plan for my life, but are you absolutely sure this is what you want me to do?" And then I waited. My youth leader is a very strong willed man(shall we say), and I love him to death, and every Wednesday and Sunday, I quote, "Hey Luce, Guatemala, you comin?" I would shyly reply no, but I could feel a stirring in my heart every time the subject came up. At the end of every message, my youth pastor would tell us, "So who all is comin to Guat? Sign up sheets are in the back." I knew the Lord was telling me to go. It's hard to explain other than just when you know, you know!
I have been praying constantly about the trip, for me, for the team, and for the hearts of those we are going to meet. I am so ready, now, to go and share and speak of His love to those in Zacapa, Guatemala.
I also can't wait to share pictures and stories when I get back! Here is a verse that has been encouraging me lately:
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