New Neighbor Series: Who is HB? [Part 3]

Who is HB?

For starters, I am forgiven and free! If I had to describe myself in one word it would be REDEEMED. When I think about where I've been and where I am, I am so incredibly thankful! 

My name is [Heather]
thanks to a teenage boy named Heath that my dad was friends with and helped on his paper route [the kid's, not my dad's]. My middle name is Leigh thanks to the fact that that is also the middle name of my grandpa and dad [both Lee]. I'm pretty sure my parents must have been hoping for a boy since both my first and middle name come from boys.


[I LOVE]
+ lions.
   Because they remind me of God- strong, powerful, and terrifying, but gentle and cuddly at the same time.
+ crafts/decorating/designing.
   Because they allow me to express myself creatively. Plus they're fun.
+ reading.
   Fiction, because it engages my imagination... one of my favorite things ever!
   Non-fiction, because I get to learn... another one of those favorites!

[MY STANCE ON]
+ colors.
   Like KC, I also like mismatched colors. I recently [yesterday] discovered this in my art class when
   everyone but me thought two colors looked horrible together. However, I will allow all colors of socks on my feet!
+ shoes.
   They are good to wear! Especially when it's cold out. Also, shoes make the outfit. Sometimes I will pick out my outfit based on what shoes I will be wearing that day. Tis true!

[I AM PASSIONATE ABOUT]
+ people.
   Especially the hurting kind. I love motivating and encouraging people, helping them solve their problems, and seeing them grow in their relationship with Jesus. I also love helping women find their identity in Christ, discover what they are passionate about, and heal from their past so they can have a greater impact for God's Kingdom in the future.
+ teaching and learning.
   I want to learn more. And I want people to know the things I have learned. A whole new world opens up when you learn something new. I have found that so much of the difficulties I've encountered could have been avoided had I only known something. But hindsight is 20/20... which is why I want to share as much of my hindsight as I can with others.

[RANDOM FACTS]

1. My parents currently live in Mongolia, but will be coming back this summer.
2. If I could wear a neutral pair of jeans and a Hanes men's white v-neck undershirt everyday I would.
3. My favorite thing to eat is sushi, or crab legs, because both are delicious and fun to eat! 

New Neighbor Series: Who is KC? [Part 2]

Who is KC?

Excellent question…I am learning that too!

The past year has been the most challenging
and amazing year        -because-

I have learned more in the last year about life
than I think I have in the last 20.

So who is KC?

I hope you are ready for an adventure because I am not only excited to share with you but take you along with me on this journey as I continue to discover who I was created to be.  

My prayer is that you might find something from my story to identify with and to encourage you on your own journey.  I love to smile & laugh, but I have shed a fair amount of tears from hard times and mistakes.  But [good news], even through I am broken; I am loved. I am forgiven because I have faith in someone greater.

            { My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect
             in weakness. Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about
             my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power many rest on me. That
             is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weakness, in insults, in
             hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties.
                                                    For when I am weak, I am strong. }

                                                                                   -  2 Corinthians 12: 9-10

Let the journey continue.


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So for now, to skip all the awkwardness that can come along with meeting a new friend and I’ll start by sharing with you a small glimpse at ‘what makes [KC] tick’ as of April 2012!

My name is….[Casey] . 

            Thanks to my mom’s love for a country music song!

A small list of things I get excited about….

{Colors} everywhere and anywhere! It makes me so happy.
            I love decorating with color.

I love all the colors of nature!

I love wearing color (the more mismatched the better)
            *disclaimer: I only wear black socks. J

            {Crafts}

                        Modge Podge
                        Sewing…so far a have made a couple awesome bags!

            {Books}

Currently in my stack…

                        Wild Goose Chase by Mark Batterson  (the adventure of passionately pursuing God)

The Hunger Games 

            {Travel}
                   I want to see and go everywhere!

{8} Random Fun Facts for Casey Trivia…

           1- I can struggle to find the right words, but I probably have a noise that could explain more clearly 

           2- Recent discovery: the key ingredient in most coffee based drinks is eSpresso not eXpresso.

           3- I have an irrational fear of pink eye and birds.

           4- I know the secret to making a mighty tasty PB&J.
           5- Fashion goal: to bring back jean overalls.  

           6- I enjoy naming inanimate objects
           7- I lack depth perception, but I can be super lucky at catching flying objects
           8- Nervous twitch or/and mindless habit: playing with scotch tape

          

Hi. My name is______.

We are two [almost] college grads, starting out on a grand adventure! Our job is just to sit at Jesus' feet and obey Him. [However, our more official title is going on staff with Edge Corps through the Navigators!] 

So one day HB [Heather Leigh] looked at KC [Casey Lee] and said- "Hey! Let's start a blog! We're gonna have all kinds of crazy cool stuff to blog about now that we are starting our real lives!" [That was the gist of it anyhow!]

And out of that, "Things That Make Us Tick" was born. God has been blessing us like crazy; putting us together on the same campus, giving us the same heart for ministry, and even giving us a couple of the same interests to boot! [Not to mention our awesome (semi)matching middle names!]

Things That Make Us Tick is all about just that- what we are passionate about, interested in, and gifted for. We will be recording the journey of our next year or two with the Navigators and maybe throwing in some sweet DIY, inspiration, and more [lucky you!] :)

Here you will find the collision of two passionate, broken women, alive and made new in Christ. We will strive to speak the truth in love, and our hope is that through this blog you will be encouraged, inspired, and drawn ever closer to the feet of our savior.