20th High School Reunion

Class of 1988 -- big hair, blue eyeliner and stonewashed jeans. My kids crack up at all my high school pictures, kind of like I did when I looked at my mom's yearbook, circa 1967.

This summer is my 20th year reunion. I have been having a blast looking through all the profiles on Facebook from all the folks I haven't seen in 20 years. Some I wouldn't recognize and some look amazingly the same as when I saw them last (minus the big hair).

My Lakota friends found me on Facebook, even with my name being listed as Kelsey. (apparently the WPP didn't work for me.) I have had a blast looking at all the photos and profiles, reading the journeys of so many I thought I may never see again. Marivi Tordil, loving God and living in Columbus, OH -- Jen Pifer, working for CNN in Atlanta -- Barbie Nicol, mom of 4 in Florida -- Greg Holder, still in Cincy and enjoying baby #1.

Cincinnati Christian HS (where I transferred my junior year) is also planning a 20th celebration, but with other classes invited too. I ran into Aaron Bates at TheCall SOI last month and he filled me in. My CCHS buddies haven't discovered Facebook yet (except Tim Sweeten -- he always was a step ahead!), but I look forward to hearing where they have all ended up. We got to see Faith (Shelton) Wooton a couple months ago when we did a Call rally for their church in Oklahoma. She and her husband Darryl are pastors there in Bartlesville -- we actually went to college with them too, but had lost touch over the years. There are too many that I have lost contact with. I am just glad we have the millennium to catch up!

I love connecting with the past, not because I would ever go back (thank God I never have to do high school again!), but because there is a certain joy in surveying where I have been and where God has brought me. Plus it's just plain fun to catch up with friends who knew me way back when.

Look for some high school memories in coming days -- and if you happen to be one of those from the good ole' class of '88, chime in. Would love to hear your stories too!