Claire had her last fall concert! Crazy to think a year from now she will either be at college or on a mission!
Speaking of college, this girl just got her first college acceptance letter to Southern Georgia University. But they keep texting her "Christina, congratulations" so maybe it's the girl on the right heading to the south?
I did a great job of embarrassing Claire by forcing her to get a picture with me at the Spirit Bus. It came to Trailblazer and she was presenting on behalf of orchestra so I went out and watched. It was fun!
Claire has been plotting her senior pictures for over a year. The outfit, the location, the poses. And, tonight was the night. She chose Hudson Gardens. We won't get her pictures for a few weeks, but I love the "behind the scenes" pictures, too. She is stunning. I honestly think she could be a model. She has a striking, understated beauty that really is breathtaking. I can't wait for her pictures to come in!
Claire brought home lots of treats from Ghana for us to sample! Most were very good, with a couple being...interesting. Regardless, we loved trying them and hearing more about her trip to Ghana. It reminded us of our "Yum Box" days when we would get treats from all over the world delivered to our door once a month.
She was making her wanted to wear her hair to church, but then after took it out. She said it wasn't giving her a headache, but it made her neck hurt and itch. It cost her $60 to get the dreds, and then a lot of time to get it out! It really did take a couple of hours, with Camille and even Ben, helping her to get it all out.
She said she has never been happier in her whole life! She LOVED Ghana and made some life long friends. She was full of stories and a million memories!
Claire comes home from Ghana in two days! We have had zero contact with her (we aren't allowed to- NO phones allowed, it is a complete digital detox for the kids) except one letter she hand wrote, her leaders took a picture of, and sent to us. She said nothing has gone right, but that has only made their group stronger. She loves the people she is serving, is falling in love with Ghana, is not loving the food but the snacks we sent her with are holding her over, and she is making friends she is certain will be friends for life.
In our last push for The Marriotts Take Over the World Summer Campaign, Claire takes her turn. She is off to Ghana with Humanitarian Experience. I can't wait to hear all about her adventures with the beautiful people of Ghana!
She actually flew to JFK airport today, is staying at the TWA Hotel which is attached to the airport with another girl going to Ghana, and then they will meet up with the HXP group tomorrow. I was planning to go with her to NYC, but she didn't want me to- she was excited for the adventure. But, there were some hiccups with check-in. She isn't 18, so she was using the check in kiosk so they wouldn't check her ID. But then she got her room number mixed up and her key wouldn't work because she was at the wrong room, so she had to talk to someone. They found out she wasn't 18 and weren't going to let her stay, she burst into tears, it was a whole thing, but finally they said she could stay but she had to avoid the bars.
Prayers answered. Miracle #1.
