inspired.

this weekend was the spring retreat. the theme was (in)spired... essentially it was about figuring out your calling, but it was actually way cooler than that. mostly it was just a time to get away and just be somewhere else, which was good. but also surprisingly harder to do than i thought it would be... i just couldn't stop thinking about all the things i need to do.

but there was a short time where i was really just content. saturday we had a lot of free time, and for about an hour i just got to be with some dear friends that i love doing one of my favorite things in the world.

let me just tell you about some wonderful people.

larissa has been my friend since the first few days of high school. she was my photography partner (and just overall good friend) in high school, then we came to ccu together, had an... interesting... freshman year living together, and have grown in our relationship over the last couple of years. she always inspires me and makes me laugh, and i just love her. she is also an amazing photographer... and she's not opposed to getting all up in people's business to get the shot.

then there is melanie. she's a little hippie (even though she hates that label). she's a weirdo and i love it! but really she's just passionate about life and learning and loving and people, and she's not afraid to show it. she has a beautiful voice that is going to take her far... here she is singing. it looks like she's worshipping, but really she's singing "let it be," by the beatles of course.

and this one is just because i like it...

and finally... there's megan. i don't know how to describe megan. she's one of the coolest people ever... she speaks russian and loves being irish and from milwaukee and she tells the funniest stories, mostly because she does the most random things, and she has one of my favorite voices of anyone ever. seriously... ever since i met her freshman year, one of my favorite things is to just sit and listen to megan sing. it doesn't even matter what she's singing... she just makes my heart happy.

praise God for wonderful friends and those moments of peace and relaxation!