Chels in Progress

Three of my dearest friends are graduating this Saturday from my alma mater. This weekend will mark one year since I received my bachelor's. Today I met up with these girls before we all disperse over the globe, and I began thinking about my life now. I am not where I thought I would be, not doing what I thought I would be doing, if you had asked me a year ago. But I am learning to be thankful. The time I thought would be spent elsewhere allowed me to become a youth group leader, to invest in the women around me, and for Father to bring healing to my family. I am learning patience, stillness, love, grace, mercy, and trust. The Lord has put desires in my heart that can only be from Him, which means I must've allowed Him in far enough for Him to scoop some ugly junk out and replace it with His beauty. Admittedly, it is often uncomfortable when people respond as though I haven't done a whole lot since graduating, but I no longer feel the need to justify where I am at. I d...

Okay, so I'm not usually big on anything to do with Hollywood. I dislike rag mags, most celebs' Twitter comments, and the ridiculous amounts of  money circulating the industry, which I feel could really help change lives if people bought fewer designer shoes and handbags and didn't feel like they had to live in mansions. That said, I was star struck.  I spent half of the walk down Hollywood Boulevard with my nose down, looking for my favorite artists. After running through water at an outdoor mall and trying to take pictures of the Hollywood sign, I got overly excited at the Chinese Theatre because they had R2D2 & C3PO's prints: - Nerd Alert! - After we saw the Walk of Fame, we headed back towards Santa Monica Blvd.,  where I ate my first crepe: Then we waited as patiently as possible for the Troubadour to open its doors: Maybe it sounds crazy, but it was my 7th time seeing Matt Costa in concert, and he is still my favorite ...