Two in Peru...

Sorry it's been so long, but school is already starting to feel really heavy :(

This post however is dedicated to best friend and all around favorite person, Maureen :)

Right now Maureen is serving the Lord at an orphanage in Peru. She will be there until the middle of June. I miss her very much, especially her fun texts. We have the best adventures together. :) If you think about it, pray for her. Maureen and her sister Colleen (another particular favorite of mine) are both in Peru together. They both have a heart to serve the Lord and are some of the best examples of godly women I know, and I'm sure God will use them in powerful ways while they are in Peru. Until then, I shall just miss them both :)

Day of Kindness

Today, was a very fun day :) My friend Alysia is turning 20 years old, so for her birthday each of one of her closest friends and family members have each picked a day (20 days before her birthday) to bless her. Today was my day and I was more than excited to do so.

I picked Alysia up and headed towards Philadelphia. She had no idea where we were going but she was curious since we had been driving for a while. I parked in a garage and then we walked right next door to Naked Chocolate. If you've never been, it's a must. Their hot chocolate is so cute and their cupcakes are to die for :)

This is what our hot chocolate looked like. We both got the classic American style in petite size.

We also split chocolate fondue, which was so good!

Our day was a lot of fun. We were able to catch up, eat delicious chocolate, and then we walked around the Borders in center city. If you haven't been there, the Borders there is one of my favorite places in the city. I'm a sucker for most book stores and libraries, but this third floor is beautiful.

I read this quote a while ago from C.S. Lewis, and it reminded me of how thankful I am that the Lord has given me such amazing friends like Alysia, that I couldn't have picked out better myself:

"In friendship...we think we have chosen our peers. In reality, a few years difference in the dates of our births, a few more miles between certain houses, the choice of one university instead of another...the accident of a topic being raised or not raised at a first meeting - any of these chances might have kept us apart. But, for a Christian, there are, strictly speaking no chances. A secret master of ceremonies has been at work. Christ, who said to the disciples, 'Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you,' can truly say to every group of Christian friends, 'Ye have not chosen one another but I have chosen you for one another.' The friendship is not a reward for our discriminating and good taste in finding one another out. It is the instrument by which God reveals to each of us the beauties of others."

I praise God for such a wonderful friend like Alysia. Her joy in the Lord is contagious and her example in her walk with the Lord has constantly been a challenge to me as well as an encouragement. I'm so glad I was able to bless my friend in some way since she has blessed me in many ways.