football shmootball

Well, football season has started! As you may have guessed I'm not a super huge fan of football, but it's definitely my sport of choice from the spectator perspective (except for maybe gymnastics). Anyway, football season is a pretty big deal here in the south so I thought I would honor it with this post!

Here are some really neat football and team-like pictures I found on Florida Memory. They are all from my home town, Lake City, Fl.

Florida Agriculture College football team in 1901

 Columbia College football team 1914

 Columbia cheerleader from early 1900s

 And I put in the baseball picture for good measure. Columbia High School baseball team in 1915.

Aren't they fun?!

God loves Lake City?

I live in Lake City, Florida. It's pretty much just your typical southern small town. Recently I've been bombarded with people talking about how much they hate Lake City and all the residents. They hate the lack of things to do, the weather, their job, lack of money, rednecks, country music, girls with blonde hair, people that are too weird, people that are too normal, pop music, cowboy hats, racists, small minded people, people that work at walmart, people that haven't gone to college, etc.

This may sound elementary, but here's the thing... where ever you're at God has put you there for a reason. It's not by accident and it's not a coincidence. God gives us the opportunity to minister and love specific people in specific places. How arrogant is it for us to decided that isn't good enough? God's plan and direction for our lives will always be better than our own. So, stop complaining. Start loving and investing in the people around you and maybe you wont hate it so much.

yes please

Reason number 287 why I love Lake City:

Stop! Hammer time.
This was absolutely NOT photoshopped. I took this today... and it made me SO HAPPY.

songs of the redeemed

This was my friday night. We have concerts at my church for a bunch of kids that would normally never go to church. I love these kids. I love working with youth, especially this kind. They remind me of who I am and what I want to do in my life.






I take no credit for these pictures. They were all taken by my friend Pearl. I love her too.

knit me a sweater

Somebody please knit me a sweater. Basically I'm freezing. I live in Florida. FLORIDA! Why is it 21 degrees outside?! I don't even own warm clothes. I have one sweater and some people have said it looks like a bowl of cereal. My scarves are for fashion, not warmth. I don't even own a pair of gloves.

I'm ready for summer. I need warm weather. I need shorts. I need to not have to wear socks.

So, I went to the skating rink the other day. Yes, it's true. I went with some girlfriends... and we probably wont be going again anytime soon.
1. I can't skate very well.
2. I always feel like I'm going to trip over a small child.
3. Creeps hang out at the skating rink. It's a proven fact.
4. My friend Kristi and I pretty much just watched the entire time. A couple of my friends tried to impress people by skating backwards. Way to go.

Want to know the most awkward part? All the 35 year old single dads!

Dear 35 year old dad,
I'm not impressed by your speed skating. Please take off your gold chain and stop using so much gel. And stop hitting on 10th graders.
Love,
Allison