Pictures: Hanging Out-Part 1

Pretty sweet tournament. I kept praying over and over for God to open up opportunities to have meaningful conversations, spread and receive encouragement, and experience deeper fellowship. And He was faithful in so many ways! I was so excited! Like the time when I was frantically searching for my debate bag, and as I passed a friend while I was in a rush down a hall, I called out to her to pray that I find my debate bag. She told me later that she prayed as soon as I said that, and the next corner I turned… there lay my debate bag.

I appreciated Brian’s previous post because some of my favorite conversations were with and about little kids. Like Wyatt. I was getting really excited in the car because I was reading Grace E.’s ballots (she did so well!) Hearing the noise, Wyatt started staring at our car, and finally he poked his head in.

“Hi.”
“Oh, hi, I’m Christina, what’s your name?”
“I’m Wyatt.”
We talked about his family for a while.
“How old are you, Wyatt?”
“I’m five. And before I was five, I was four!”
“And what were you before you were four?”
“I…um…I was Wyatt.”

CUUUUUUUUTE!

Alright, now for some pictures:

I was impressed with this talented team.

Frequent commenter on ARC blogs, Alex A. (right) came down on Friday to watch Semi-Final speeches with siblings and friends (friend Margaret on left). They both watched one of my LD debates.

Sharing laughs.

Cool shot of Geoffrey.

Even though Caroline, Renee, and I competed against each other in Finals of Original Oratory, our bond of friendship went so much deeper than competition, and I’m so thankful for the times that we prayed together.