CRosSWilD

Is an organization that (C)lint, (Ros)had, (S)tuart, (Wil)l, and (D)rew started. Get it? It's basically just really great, and so far has had great success. Anyway, they have various retreats from...life and...stress, and they are really great. The Spring retreat was a little over a week ago, and it was very legit. The theme was reflection, and so many people took advantage of it in a great way.

We all reflected on what we see ourselves projecting to others, vs. what we feel on the inside. In the end we learned that we need to let our "light" (Jesus) shine bright, and that we need to reflect Him to everyone. It was really awesome.

Though I knew that before, it was just a great refreshment to see it soooo prominently, and to hear it so much in a short amount of time. You know? It's like when you listen to a song on repeat. By the end of the 5th time you know all the words, and you can tell anyone whther it's in 3/4 time or 4/4 time, and you know whether those are real or fake trumpets, and the vocalist says "crars" instead of "cars" but it's all good because it's your favorite band ever. Anyway, I was just writing this to get anyone, anywhere to reflect on who they are. Take a minute and look into your life. Are you letting others see you? Or is it who you want them to see?

This is a very real issue, and it is one big enough to eat away at you if you let it go on for any amount of time. This "self-reflecting" is something that is key to 1. letting yor light shine to its greatest ability, and 2. being comfortable in your own skin. It's ok to project who you really are. It's completely ok to share the Gospel with people. It's also ok to be querky and nerdy instead of knowing all there is to know about music. If you can't play a note on beat, then don't worry about it. It you know all there is to know about car engines and lotus flowers, then share it with the world. Just be yourself, because you are beautiful.

Everyone has beauty. Everyone has pain. There is nothing wrong with revealing yours to everyone.

I know that this is super cheesy and probably common knowledge, but I mean...I just had to say something. It's been a year. Literally. :) mmmk, bye.

<3 Christina!