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Summer Link Bible Study Reunion Sleepover

Last Saturday night, I had my bible study girls from this summer over for a sleepover. We had SO much fun and it was wonderful to spend time all together again! We played the "situations" game and took a bunch of pictures of our reactions (it was late!). Most of the situations are either unmentionable or I can't remember them. :)

me, Lyndsey, Sammi, Morgan, and Pam

Something about Hannah Montana?

Situation: You find out your wedding dress is two sizes too small on the day of your wedding!

I love these girls!

Last Home Game of the Season

Clemson pulled out a 34-21 win against UVA this past Saturday and it was awesome! I am so excited that we are going to the ACC championships! It has been so fun to be able to go to Clemson games this year, especially since I missed my senior football season while I was in London.

Tailgating

Amy and I!

A beautiful day in Death Valley....the weather was perfect!

Friends since Freshman year: Heath, Meredyth, me, & Amber

Crosspoint Staff :)

You've Got Lies: Chick Flicks and the World's Approach to Men and Marriage

I'm a huge "chick flick" fan along with the rest of most women in the world.  A few of my favorite movies include "Pride & Prejudice", "Sense and Sensibility", "My Big Fat Greek Wedding", etc.   I spend a large quantity of time talking about singleness and being content in singleness with the girls I disciple.  As a result of all these conversations, I've been thinking a lot lately about what these "chick flicks" tell us as women.  Don't get me wrong, I love chick flicks as much as the next girl.  But I think it's important to watch them critically and to recognize the lies they are tempting us to believe.

As it would turn out, I just read a great article that was on Capitol Hill Baptist's website.  Click here to read it.

"Whether we realize it or not, as we munch our popcorn, films communicate underlying emotional messages to us. What are these messages teaching us about life, love, and romance? Better yet, what do these films teach us about the nature of true masculinity and femininity? Does watching such movies actually affect our understanding of romance or shape how we go about looking for this ideal husband?"

The author, Beth Sproul, aruges that these movies present a "normal" unbiblical and unrealistic picture of men, love, and marriage.

Here are some of the lies she says these movies tempt women to believe:
1) Men think of romance and relational intimacy exactly like women do.
2) If I marry the the right man, all will be right in my life.
3) I will know that a man is right for me by the feelings I get when I'm with him.

Which one of these lies have you been believing? 

Staff Outing Day!

I had the privilege of spending a fun day with our staff team!  We rented a 15 passenger van and drove to Ceasar's Head and then kept on going to Brevard, NC.  Pastor Ken gave us the "Lewis tour" of where he grew up in Pickens, where his grandma lived, where he pastored his first church, etc...it was great!  We ate lunch at a really cute 50's style soda shop in Brevard called Rocky's.  It was nice to get out of the office and I really enjoyed spending time with our amazing staff.  I'm thankful for days like these!

Ceasar's Head

Meredyth and I

It was GORGEOUS...especially with the fall leaves changing!

Almost everyone by the waterfall 

Discipleship with Caroline

I've been trying to think outside the box recently about how I can spend time with the girls I'm discipling.  This week instead of meeting over coffee, Caroline and I made a trip to Station Cove Falls in Walhalla.  I had so much fun spending time with Caroline and doing something different!

This is a picture of Caroline and I (and Adrienne :)) at the TCU game a few weeks ago