Summer Update

A lot of people have been asking how Texas has been so far, so I figured I would give a little update! 

Texas has been great! I've been here almost a month now! Crazy! It took some adjusting at first, but I'm so excited to be here. God has been teaching me so much about life and myself since I've been here. And it has been so cool to see how a different church functions! Everyone here has been incredibly kind and extremely hospitable! 

So, what am I actually doing? A lot of things! I ran my first game ever last Sunday! Chubby bunny (If you don't know what that is, look it up. So fun!) I've also been co-running a small group for the junior girls in the high school group. My co has so much wisdom to learn from and the girls are so great! I've had the opportunity to spend some one one one time with a few of them and look forward to getting to know all of them more! In about 3 weeks, or so we will be leaving for camp! So there will be a lot of prep for that coming up soon. Also, those 3 weeks leading up to camp there is this thing called SB games! Teams, competition, and fun! It's going to be great! 

So do I like Texas? Yes! It's been fun and there's so much ahead! 

Here's a couple other highlights thus far: 

(There's a lot more highlights, I just need to get better at taking pictures of them)

Pappasitos! Delicious Tex-Mex

We visited The Village Church in Flowermound

Cool wall at The Village

God is teaching me so much and I'm so excited to see where this summer takes me in so many different ways! 

Thank you all for your continued prayer and support!

Fully His, 

Cassie

Baked Oatmeal

Every now and then I find a recipe I really love. Most of the time it's coffee! But this time it's not! This is Baked oatmeal! I heard about it from a wonderful friend from home! It's perfect for breakfast, not sweet, and great for on the go! Shoot I could live on this stuff!

Recipe: 

-3 C. Oats

-1 C. Brown Sugar (I used 3/4 c. not a huge sweets fan)

-2 tsp. Cinnamon

-2 tsp. Baking Powder

-1 tsp. Salt

-1 C. Milk (I used Coconut Milk and it was Fabulous)

-2 eggs

-1/2 C. Melted Butter

-2 tsp. Vanilla Extract

-1 C. Berries (the recipe calls for cranberries, I used blueberries)  

Mix all together. Pour into a greased 9x13 pan, or smaller. Bake 350 about 30 mins. 

Don't want it to be dry! 

Savor and Enjoy! (With a nice cup of coffee!)

Travelling Adventures

Typical Flight Essentials

I love traveling! There's something about it that just makes me happy. I even like flying! I love the airport... possibly because it is the primo people watching place. People are truly interesting creatures and the airport is one place you will definitely see this! Also, I love getting to the airport early! I get my coffee, find a good magazine and sit! It's perfect prep for a long flight! I'm weird, I know. 

Flying into Dallas

Anyways, today I traveled to Dallas, where I will be spending a big part of my summer! As we were flying into Dallas I became overwhelmed with joy. I look back and see how far I have come. I'm living my life. I'm following God where He is calling me. And I feel His grasp on my life like never before. 

It's hard to see the big picture when you're in it. Today was a perfect time to reflect (airplane rides to that to you). These last two years have been a roller coaster. So many amazing times and rough times to guide me to better times. All of the tears, hard lessons and frustrations are more than worth it. I would rather be uncomfortable, it makes me feel alive. It's a weird paradox of love and hate. In hindsight, mostly love. 

These are the times that God whispers soft reminders to me to trust Him. Trust Him more, more often, with a deeper trust. He's got my back. He know what's going on. And for that I am so incredibly grateful. 

I feel literally amazed at what God has allowed me to be a part of in His plan so far, and I am so looking forward to what He has in store, because I know it's going to be wild and amazing!

The heart of a man plans his way,

but The Lord establishes his steps. 

{Proverbs 16:9}