Campaigners

Friday night we had a campaigner sleepover......oh it was fun. We had a goodnight of pizza, games, bible study, movie, and scares :) Let me build the scenario for this first picture....it's quite funny hence their faces of horror. At approximately 7 pm I called out, "picture time!!"...pointing the girls towards the table which faces the window. Here I am with my back facing the window and as I snap this picture...I planned to have Josie Savage and company run up behind me at prime timing. And.............here is the result. They were slightly freaked out :)

Josie and company (Lizzy) and the girls calmed down slightly

And finishing touches......right before watching Hokus Pokus.....a great Halloween flick!! SO FUN!

7th Grade Vball

I present to you.......my 7th grade 'B1 & B2' teams. These actually aren't all of them. There were 22 girls just on the B teams and then 13 on the A team. Altogether making 36 girls...and at times in ONE gym. Those weren't my most favorite days........but we still had fun. It was definitely a challenge for me to coach two different teams. 1) when playing matches my team changed at every match 2) seeing different girls on different days 3) not getting to have as much 1 on 1 time as I would want. However big the challenge, I still managed to have a blast and actually teach them something. Who would have thought? This year I felt so much more prepared and confident in coaching these girls which was a huge blessing....from the Lord!! Sometimes it was just me sitting in my car, with my head against the steering wheel before practice, saying "Ok, Lord...this is where you come in"....and I somehow made it through coming out actually enjoying myself. Thank you Jesus!

WEDDING!

ROOMMATES.........oh how I miss the friendships that come from roommates. This last weekend it was quite a reunion when all of my senior year roommates came together to celebrate one of their weddings. I had the opportunity to have 11.5 (Bonnie Drake for 2 months :) ) roommates throughout my college career and each of them have a secret place in my heart. Erica Johnson...is now Erica Johnston (HUGE change!) It was a great wedding and a blast to see my old roommates.

SENIOR ROOMMATES (minus Ginger) Andrea, Me, Erica (the bride), Caitlin, Monica, and Ginger.

Being sassy!!! This is another one of my roommates, Laura, from junior year.

PRECIOUS friends. The ceremony was beautiful and we had a blast seeing people again.

EVERYTHING

I love this song because this is my deepest prayer and desire for my life. That God be my everything, be my fulfillment, be my first love, and be my hope in all. A good good song.

Everything by Tim Hughes

God in my living

There in my breathing

God in my waking

God in my sleeping

God in my resting

There in my working

God in my thinking

God in my speaking

Be my everything

Be my everything

Be my everything

Be my everything

God in my hoping

There in my dreaming

God in my watching

God in my waiting

God in my laughing

There in my weeping

God in my hurting

God in my healing

Christ in me, Christ in me,

Christ in my the hope of glory

Be my everything

PHOTOGRAPHY

Currently I am sitting in my classroom for the next 2 weeks. My first 2 periods are shop class (I'm WAY qualified for this :) ) in the morning...I literally just sit there and make sure there is no fooling around and make sure everyone is wearing their safety glasses. We had a kid puke yesterday (AWESOME!) and we had a kid draw blood today (YIKES)..............good thing I have an aid in those classes. BONUS: Then for the other 3 periods I get to do photography which just happened to be one of my favorite classes in high school. Thus leading to my next point.......as ya know....I'm going to Costa Rica in January.......well.....there is a WAY cool opportunity to be a part of the a photography program offered in Costa Rica. SOOOOO...meaning I get the opportunity to have 1 on 1 training with a professional photographer, take amazing trips (national parks, volcanoes, villages) through Costa Rica to take pictures and interview people. Some of the people we will be interviewing on one trip to a village will be prostitutes, 'johns' aka prostitute users, and taxi drivers. It will be something just a tad bit out of my comfort zone but am interested to see how the Lord will move and work. Photography has always been something that moves me and gets me excited............so you can tell my enthusiasm for being a substitute teacher in photography for 2 weeks!! Praise the Lord for work!!

CHANGE is in the air!

OH MAN......I am literally cracking up right now because of the experience I just had. Selling a car................................HATE IT! But, it is sold. My little 2000 Yellow VW Beetle is a goner. And man, that was a doozy. I sold it to a Chinese girl and her gang of friends.....I have never been haggled so much in my life. AHHH....so ridiculous, wow! But honestly, all I can do is laugh at the situation. When you see me, ask me about it because it's quite hilarous.

ANYWHO, that is one step (selling the car) towards my ulimate goal...COSTA RICA. I was accepted and am leaving for Costa Rica in January of 2011 to do 5-6 months of YWAM training. SUPER CRAZY! The Lord has been crazy faithful (like always) in providing work, selling my car, being accepted, and everything else really :). It is so fun to be a part of the Lord's plan.......what a great place to be! My next step is to buy the ticket to Costa Rica which will make it official...yikes! Big steps in my life.............who am I? However, these big steps become little ones because I'm doing them with good ole Jesus. It takes the pressure off knowing it's Him that is at work!!

I am super uber excited for what the Lord has in store. He has a wonderful plan and I get to be a part of it. What a fun little adventure! SOOOOOOOOOOOOO............your prayers are always appreciated!!!