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February Update!

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Hello Friends! Let's talk about January! Wow!! What a month! I feel like normally January last forever, but this one flew by. I think this has been my favorite month of ministry so far and I think God is doing some really exciting things! Winter Retreat! Every year our entire ministry comes together for winter retreat! It is a time of sermons, fellowship and lots of fun! This was my third year attending and getting to see what all goes into it from a new perspective just adds a whole new level of appreciation for those who plan it! From across our campuses we had around 700 in attendance! Praise God !  The week after retreat all I could reflect on was the story about Jesus feeding the 5000. I really got to see how much he can do with our "small" efforts. I think to the worlds standards, my small group of 8 girls wouldn't been impressive, but to God? Its so exciting! Each of our small efforts on these campuses led to 700 people praising him together for 4 days! I took ...

January Update!!

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 Hello friends! I hope you all had am amazing holiday season!  Its incredibly hard to believe that it is 2025! December flew by like the rest of the year so lets catch up!  I am learning that every month of ministry looks a bit different from others! This month was filled with a lot of Christmas festivities and fellowship! Every Christmas the birth of Jesus becomes more exciting for me. What a hopeful celebration his birth brings! Im thankful that I got to celebrate with old and new friends. We had our UTA Christmas formal! These are some of the girls from my core! Me and Helen!  We also had our corefa Christmas party! We did a gameshow night and it was so fun! I went with some students to go watch the meteor shower that was happening! It was so sweet, and it led to a spontaneous trip to Buc-ees! This is one of my favorite photos of all time now! There is a local coffee shop that a lot of out staff and students go to. I looked up from what I was working on to see mul...

December Update!

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Hello Friends! Im so excited you're here ❤ Let's talk about Gods movement in the month of November.  This month has been nothing short of its primary theme. Gratitude has found its way into almost most of my thoughts when I have been thinking through what God is doing. God is good, and for that I am grateful. He is moving abundantly the the hearts of our students, staff and myself. I am very excited to see what he will continue to do.  A verse I am currently trying to write on my heart is       “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.  Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart , and you will find rest for your souls.  For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” Matt 11:28-30 I want to fully embrace the character of God and something that I am praying through and hope you will join me in praying for would be that I could lean into being gentle, humble and lowly in spirit. Our God was...

November Update!!

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Hello Friends! I'm so excited to share another update about what God is doing at UTA!! Let's talk about October❤ The majority of this month was consistent with our routine schedule. We started the month with our fall camps, which allowed the rest of my weekends to be free to spend with students! Something that was of high value to me as a student was my weekend friends. Since I lived in Denton full time, I spent the majority of my weekends with community. This past month I wanted to be a weekend friend to those around me. Spending time with people in "outside of ministry" events is one of the most formative ways to build a community. We can have fun that is rooted in the freedom Christ has to offer. We spend time with others that leave us feeling rested and encouraged.  There was a group of 9 of us that went on a 3-mile hike! Afterwards, my body was pretty tired, but my spirit was elated! We spent the hike talking about our lives, and how Jesus was moving. Then we spe...

September Updates!!

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Hi Friends! Another month has flown by and there's a lot to recap!  First I want to take a moment to thank you for your support in this ministry! I really pray and hope that as you read this you see the fruit of your generosity. I am truly thankful to be a witness to what God is doing here at UTA! This month was a more steady pace the first 2 weeks and included meeting with students, classes and getting adjusted to a new routine. This was really nice but with slowing down it also brought light to the major transitions I have been in the past few months. Moving away from Denton, my friends, and church was actually more difficult than I thought it would be. It has brought up feelings of gratitude for my community and left me wanting to build that here in Arlington. I have been navigating my routine while taking time to build connections and maintain connections. Jesus has been steady in all of it and for that I am grateful. We also got to start some more apprentice classes like body ...