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| It's been quite a long time since I've been on here...so just a few quick updates. Will left yesterday for Virginia. He will be there for about a month. He'll be home for about a month, and then he leaves July 1 to start training and pre-deployment stuff. He isn't going to Iraq anymore, it's Afghanistan now (which is NOT good). I am not looking forward to this and I already miss him.
On a positive note, I am going to Honduras in less than two weeks and I am soooo psyched! I sponsor a little girl named Skarleth and she lives there. I will get to meet her and spend time with her! We will be working with kids while there and I am so excited to see God move.
Well, there's a lot lot more that has happened and is happening, but I don't really feel like talking about it, so those are the only updates for now! Remember to look for God and to let Him in on everything you do. He is good--don't forget.
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| oh, well, where to start? Let's see...Will and I went to Branson last week for a little, mini vacation with his parents. We had a really good time and it was nice to be away, with wonderful weather! I definitely did not want to come home because that means getting back into routine, and my routine sucks. I have been living out of a suitcase since school started because I am back and forth between Anderson and home. I am so ready to be done with school! I kind of wish now that I hadn't taken time off because I would already be done...but it was necessary at the time. Will is back from California. He was out there for a few weeks doing martial arts training and he has showed me some cool stuff. Although I missed him like crazy, he seemed to have had a good time. I do have some bad news...Will is going back to Iraq...which sucks. He is supposed to leave in May, but with the military, it's "Hurry up, and wait!!" But, it seems like they keep moving the date up, so I guess we'll see. We are moving in with our friends so that I won't be alone while he is gone. The couple I will be living with is pregnant, though! yay, that is exciting :) She is due in the fall, so I will be there for all the newborn bliss! I am happy for them and excited, as well. They will be wonderful parents. So, I guess that's all I will say for now. I hope that we can all remember God in the things we do and remember to live our lives emulating Christ. God bless :) | | |
| When are things ever going to calm down?! Life is so crazy between work and school and moving...and the list goes on! So, the thing that sucks right now is that Will is in California :( He is over there with the Marines doing martial arts training...he is becoming a human weapon. I know, sounds fascinating. He will be gone until next month. I wish he were home right now. It sucks so much being away from him and this is only the beginning of it. So, that's my life in a nutshell.....crazy busy while missing my love. I can't wait for things to get better.
On a more positive note, I am going to Honduras in May with Compassion International. I sponsor a little girl through them-- her name is Skarleth and she is seven years old. I will be going to Honduras to work with the kids and I will get to spend an entire day with my girl! I am so excited. I don't know anyone that is going and I'm kind of excited about that. If I don't click with anyone on the trip, then it will be an excellent chance to just get back in touch with God...although the best time to start is yesterday. The trip is coming at a difficult time, so it will be nice to just be away and distracted from all my worries. Life is good, though, and God is even better. | | |
| Well, it is a busy time at work! I am enjoying the Christmas season so far. I have loved the snow and I hope it snows on Christmas day! Youth group is going well...the kids are just dying to go and serve at the homeless shelter. So, I'll be making calls today to get that organized. It is sad that it amazes me that these kids want to work and serve and just be a true Christian. It is unbelievable to me that parents and adults in general are so selfish and not willing to give anything beyond that hour on Sunday morning. How can we expect to raise a respectable generation when we are so stubborn, self-centered, and hypocritical? How can we change the world? On a side note....did you know that Americans spend 450 billion dollars on Christmas alone? Did you also know that in order to give the entire world clean water, it would only cost 10 billion dollars? If we just bought one less present and put it towards clean water, we could literally save the world! It seems so simple...but, how do we make other people see that? What kind of a world are we living in when Wal-Mart employees have to fear for their lives when they open the store on "Black Friday"? It is not okay to fear for your life when you are Christmas shopping! It is not okay to get into a gun fight over a toy! It is unbelieveable...this is why America is the butt of every joke throughout the world. This is why people hate Americans. I am proud to be an American, but when I hear this, I am disgusted. Is this really what we have become? I hope that you are disgusted, as well. I hope that you are nothing like this. I hope you remember that Christmas has be sooo misconstrued...and you remember that it really is about baby Jesus. Instead of contemplating whether you are willing to go into debt tin order to buy that extra special gift, think about what it means to be a Christian at this time. Don't get me wrong, enjoy the Christmas tree, the lights, and even enjoy giving and receiving! But please, do not make Christmas into only that. Please remember that when you are Christmas shopping this year. Maybe instead of buying something grand and expensive, take that money and donate it to something that can change a person's life. I hope you all enjoy this season and remember to not get caught up in the hustle and bustle of advertisements. | | |
| Happy Thanksgiving! let's go into our food coma... | | |
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