God is in the details

(this post is a day late and a dollar short- that's just how it goes for me sometimes)

In February of 2012, at the Distinguished Young Women of NC program, I met this crazy, plane flying child, named Corey Washburn.  At the time, she was a senior in high school and was deciding between attending Wake Forest and Kansas- 2 completely different schools.  I was serving as the DCE at New Hope UMC in Winston-Salem.  Being a Wake grad (and because I lived in WS), I wanted her to pick Wake.  When I spoke with her that March, she was leaning heavily towards Kansas and then in late March she came to her senses and knew WFU was for her.

One of my favorite pics (not hers)- applying the beloved Breath Right Strips...

I will never forget the phone call I received from her the day she got in WFU!  She was so excited; she was gushing with excitement (and so was I).  

The church I now serve is .3 miles from Wake's campus.  It's the church that I attended (some) during my time at Wake.  And it is now the church that Corey attends.  

A few months ago, Joe Hout and I were reflecting on how blessed Maple Springs is to have Corey.  I shared with him the journey of her coming to Maple Springs, and we both were in awe of how our God is in the details.  For you see, Corey fits in very well with our congregation and is well loved by our staff.  I'm not the only one on our staff that is a Wake graduate.  Corey shares that bond with Pastor Bev and myself.  It is funny to see all the connections- Bev and I both majored in English during our time at Wake and Corey is now pursuing the same degree.  Crazy.  And the sorority that Corey is now a part of was originally the society that Bev was a member of during her time at Wake.

3 Wake girls with a couple football players....

Corey serves here at church when we need her.  She's spent several mornings leading the high school Sunday school class.  She's worked in our pumpkin patch.  She's helped me with the most random tasks.  She has such a heart for the Lord and I love to see her in action.  When I see her serve I know she's doing it for the glory of the Lord and that inspires me.

Drew and I love hosting her at our home.  She'll come over for dinner and a game of Phase 10.  She'll even go over when we're not around to do homework at the kitchen table with the company of her favorite cat, Miles.

Miles loves his Corey!

Just this past weekend, as Drew and I watched the NCAA tournament, we spoke of how different it would be if Corey had chosen Kansas.  I'm thankful that God is in the details and that we are a part of Corey's journey while she's here in Winston.  We love you Corey Jo!

Happy birthday sweet one! Love you lots