Sabbath Rest

Tomorrow is the first day I am working full time answering phones. Pretty exciting. 10 hour days so I get 3 days off a week. I like it, and I don't have to be in before 10:45am.

Life is good.

I love Sabbath, it's a beautiful day even if it's cloudy!

Have a blessed week all.

A new career

I started a new career this month. Quite the job as well. You never really think about 911 operators and dispatchers unless you are in an emergancy. Ever stop to think what all they are doing? Well,now I am one of those individuals at the other end of the line.

The last three weeks I and three others have been training and I wasn't sure at first why God put me there. I am so thankful that He is in charge. I have been having such fun and enjoyed learning this new career. Idon't dread going to work and I am whistling in the shower again and while I do daily tasks. God is so good.

Sunday is over, tomorrow is another weekday

Day 4 . . .

Tomorrow I will be calling places, writing more places, I'm sure, and just being. :)

Day 3 . . .

So I'm not real happy with my picture for today . . . so I'm sharing another one of me and my girls here from today as well :)

Sabbath with Family and a 4Runner

Tim decided that we needed to go up to the mountains this Sabbath where all we would go. We packed up the dogs, got in the 4Runner and went up to a place I have never been, but WOW! I wouldn't mind living there. It was just beautiful up there. I took lots of pictures, but none could really express how beautiful it was. Maybe I'll share some of them later . . . here though is a picture of the happy family and the happy pups. :)

Day 2

Two of Three Hundred and Sixty-five

One out of Three Hundred and Sixty-Five Days

First of Many . . . <- Click Here

365 Project

I've been seeing and reading about people doing this 365 project. Where you take a picture everyday for a year with some comment to go along with it. Some do it of themselves, some their town, others just random stuff. I wonder . . . perhaps I could do something like that too. Might be fun, though at times boggy, hmm.

Beautiful Sabbath

Take some time to thank our Lord for the beauty, rest and fellowship of Sabbath.

Enjoy what He's created for you and me.

Picture This

Tipsy enjoying the wild flowers in the mountains

Latenight Ramblings

It's late and I can't sleep. Perhaps it is the return of the craziness that led to all the sleepless nights, unreasonable weight-gain, stress galore, high blood pressure for mom . . . over this last school year.

I need a change of place, yet so does my family. Not sure how or when that will happen. I'm hoping and praying it occurs before the hurtful and crazy people cause such damage to my family that is completely irreversible.

Ok, I know that God is watching out for us and won't let us take on more then we can handle with Him. I'm just so tired of being weepy and seeing my mom hurt over and over again. Thankful that just when it gets bad, God seems to send something good my way. I look forward to what that may be after today's day.

A Bit of Color

It's been a rough day, but yesterday afternoon and evening in the La Plata Mountains was lovely and filled with pretty flowers, trees and majestic mountains. So I thought I'd share one of the lovely Colorado flowers with you to bring a little color and cheer to the evening.

My funny Gemma

ok, so it's midnight and I should be asleep, but I had to share what just happened. Gemma is sleeping next to me and out of somewhere in her dreamland something happened. She howled! Gemma howled in her sleep. It woke her up too, she was a little confused as well. Blinked, looked around, then went back to sleep. It was a funny sound . . . wish I had a video recording, it would make lots of people laugh I'm sure. :)

Two Months . . .

Yes, it has been more than two months since I last posted. You would think that since it is summer there would be more time to post. Guess it has just been so busy and full. Ok, so I haven't felt like writing either. However, this morning I'm taking some time to ramble about the last two and a half months.

May: Fourth Quarter came and went. We had a lovely graduation, a fun day the last day of school and said goodbye to many students and families. That was tough, but ok since many of them are good kids and keep in contact.

My cousin and her lovely family came to visit . . . that was fun. We went to the Bar D Chuck Wagon. Good food, fun entertainment. Was sad to see Maria, Ryan and their munchkins go, but they had to make it to a wedding.

Next came cleaning the school and moving out our stuff from the school. I had WAY to much of my own books and things at the school. It got to be rather heavy as well. Crazy me, didn't listen to my back and ended up pulling something . . . lets just say, I don't like the Emergency room, and have little faith in doctors who just automatically assume if you don't have a heart problem, then it must be acid reflux . . . turned out to be, severe muscle strain which in turned caused extreme chest pain. I hate taking pills, but Ibuprofen has been my best friend. It's mostly better, but if I do to much lifting or standing, my upper back sure screams. Oiy! am I getting old? yeah, probably. hehe

June: Came and went extremely fast. I went to Las Vegas with a friend who wanted to company for the drive over there to visit her kids. It was fun :)
Had a few phone interviews, nothing yet . . .

July: 'neen and 'lissa with the kids and Matt flew in for a stop-over and invited me to come and help with VBS in California. Well, how can you turn down that offer? Yeah, exactly, so I went, had a fun time, got to spend time with 'neen and the kids, time with 'lissa. I even fit in a couple job inquiries. Still not sure where that might go, or where God will send me.

OH, then of course I drove to El Paso, TX. That is a pretty interesting drive, and a fascinating place. When coming back north mom (who came with me, and which I'm so glad and thankful she did) and I went to White Sands. OH! I want to go there again! It is just amazing. A little hot at the end of July, but still amazing and fascinating. Need to go there when I have more time and can see it at sunset. :) The sand is so soft, and cool (temperature).

Now that we're all caught up. I'm still looking for work, God will provide, I am sure, anticipating going for another trip west to do some more job searches as well. We'll see. Please keep it in prayer with me.

Oh goodie, here comes August . . . who knows what is in store. Only God. :)



June:

One More Week

Well, I guess I am not moving to Alaska. I'm quite relieved. I would love to visit Alaska, maybe even live there someday. Yet right now, I was a little concerned that I might be a little isolated in that particular area.

So, down to one more week of school. Mixed feelings. I love my students, my drama crew The FEW and all the 'lil munchkins that make me laugh and even those that make me cry. I don't believe I'll miss the tears, but there will be a few shed I fear. Hopefully not this evening at the end of the year party and farewell. Definitely at graduation. Even though it has been a rough few years, I do love my kids. I've become so attached to many of them and their families.

ARG! I get so angry at those who have done their best to destroy what we had worked so hard for. I realize though that it's not my battle, I'm just one of the warriors, and that if it wasn't precious territory, Satan wouldn't be trying so hard here. I need to just give it all to God and let Him lead the next warrior for His children. Where He wants me to go next, I don't know. Sometimes I wonder if He doesn't want me to stay here, but what will I do here? Then there are times were He shows me other possibilities, but doesn't open the door wide enough yet for me to walk through. Who knows, I'm a work in progress I hope, and . . .

Yeah, it's lonely, but when He leads, awesome things happen. I just have to look at what He's done through The FEW to really see, and be reminded how much He does work through us. This week, we went out to La Vida Mission, had no idea that it was their week of prayer, and we shared there, and wouldn't you know it, it was the day that they were going to make an appeal to the youth to give their hearts to Jesus, and it just flowed with what they were concentrating on for the week. The saying goes, "God works in mysterious ways". NAW! I don't think there is anything mysterious in how things work in perfect timing. It's pretty blunt if you ask me. :)

So, just have to wait, and work till He makes the next step just plain to see again.

Happy Sabbath all! May God bless you this week to come, and give you all peace in your hearts.

Long Time, No Blog.

We've been so busy lately at school that I haven't much had time to write much . . . but I'll share this with you all now. We are in the last two weeks of school. The FEW have performed twice since Campion, and they have one more performance at La Vida Mission on Thursday. We have an end of the year & farewell party next Saturday night, a field Trip to see a plane on Friday, the upper grades are taking the 8th graders on a camping trip to the sand dunes in CO, 8th grade graduation and a last day of school swim party at the aquatic center. Yup, a full two weeks. That doesn't even include my cousin and her family coming next week. WOOHOO! very excited about that :)

So, have I had time to job hunt? I have sent my resume and application to several places, and one place I sent my resume to yesterday, I heard back from yesterday and they are having a board meeting this week going over the "active list" and that I should expect to hear from them sometime this week. OK, God, if you want to send me to the wilds of Alaska, that is where I will go, but . . . umm . . . ok, lets just pray about it, and if it is where I am to go, MAKE IT CLEAR!

The Rest of the Story

Now you heard/read the exciting story (below) here is the rest of the story.

We made it to the south eastern part of the Denver area and stayed at a hotel. We only had 56 miles to go to get the academy in Loveland, so we were going to take off at 9:00am.

Yeah, we finally left the hotel at about 9:40, however the snow started at 8:30. It was coming down pretty good, but it wasn't to bad, yet. We moved onto the highway . . . we had a few missed turns and ended up driving in a big circle at which the car that was in our little troop of vehicles, did a 360 in the middle of the intersection and decided they were going to ditch the car in a hospital parking lot and pile in the spaces we had in the two trucks and my 4Runner.

As we unloaded the car into the trucks, I looked at the back tires and low and behold, another miracle we had no idea about, the back tires were smooth, the front tires not far behind. How had they not slid off the side of the road the night before was a miracle. On Friday, when mom and the driver of the car went to get the car and get the tires changed, they found out it was at 2/32 thickness. How they got so bald, we're not sure, but so thankful for the angels that protected that car when it was sliding on the road the night before.

Back on the road, the snow had fallen now a good ten inches, and we had only been gone about two hours. The temperature was dropping rapidly and so a nice thick layer of ice was on the road. We came up to a stop light. Mom stopped, I was trying to stop, but that ice was just to much and I slid, and slid . . . and BARELY missed hitting her. I looked in the rear view mirror and there was A-, doing his best to stop his truck, but to no avail.

BOOM!

A-'s truck slammed into my 4Runner. I got out to see the damage . . . oh, what damage! But we were all ok, they were all ok. Funny thing, looked like there was next to no extra damage done to their truck. My whole back end is rather dented. So much so, that everyone was joking and calling me Dented Butt on our return trip.





So many accidents on the road; Semi's jack-knifed, cars spinning, off on the side of the road, a couple of small pile ups . . .

We made it to Campion by 5:40 pm, just in time for supper. Eight hours for 56 miles. We had stopped at a mall where we had lunch, so I guess it was only seven hours on the road. Yet the typically Eight hour drive from Farmington to Loveland took 26 hours.

So, the rest of the story . . .

The FEW: Fearlessly Exposed Witnesses, had not practiced since the Thursday before spring break, so it had been two weeks. You see, each practice we tried to do, kept having to be postponed because of the road conditions. Thursday night, the practice was HORRIBLE! none of the kids could remember their lines, they just were batty. Then Friday morning, not a whole lot better. I was beginning to get worried, but I just prayed about it. Friday afternoon, at our last practice, it went must much better, but whatever, we had prayer together, and then that night, every time I woke up, I prayed about the Sabbath School program.

We met up at the church an hour before Sabbath school to mic up, have prayer and just be ready to go. All the girls on the team had prayer. Oh, their prayers were so heartfelt, and for each other and those coming to see them. It brought tears to my eyes!

God definitely wanted us there, and that was such a great performance. So many people came afterwords, throughout the whole day, telling myself and the girls how they were blessed and enjoyed Sabbath School that morning.

You can never convince me that God does not exist! For if He did not . . . I don't even want to immagine what this trip could have turned out to be. It was as if Satan was doing his very best to prevent us from reaching our destination, but God said, "NO! I need them there!" What a privilege and an honor (though scary as it was at the time) to be a part of a plan. We have no idea if this trip was for one of our students, or for one or more of those that attended Sabbath School. What we do know is that God brought us there, and He worked through us in such wonderful ways. I wish I could find the words to really help others understand and feel and know what we have felt and know and understand to be true.

I love you all! And I love my kids! I'm so blessed, even though I have so much stress, God is blessing me in so many ways I know He's looking out for me, I have no need to worry. :)

Brief Update!

Yes, we made it back safe! Weather report changed and the snow was held off. We had some high winds, but it was a lovely drive back. Seven vehicles in our caravan :)

Thank you all who were praying for us through-out the weekend. Your prayers were answered in the most miraculous ways. The program on Sabbath morning was amazing! Can't wait to share that with you. Well, maybe I can, I'm too tired. Tell you all the stories later :)

Love ya all!

Part of the Story

This is a rough draft of the speech/introduction I had before our program at Campion Academy in Loveland, CO, Sabbath the 28th of March.

Welcome to Sabbath School

We are so glad to see you all here today. We come from the southern most part of the Conference in Farmington, NM.

Knowing what our school group went through and hearing tid-bits from other school’s adventures, we all seem a bit crazy. But you know, God looked out for each of us anyway – fender benders, rear endings and all.

Our school’s original plan was to leave Farmington early Thursday morning. However, the storm predictions had many parents and drivers urging us to leave Wednesday. So after school, we loaded up, had prayer together and planned to arrive at Campion around 11:30 pm or so and stay ahead of the snow storms.

Our journey started great. The roads were clear all the way through Wolf Creek Pass. We were sailing along making great time.

Some of our group had left an hour and a half, maybe two hours ahead of us so a few of our students were texting back and forth our locations and weather conditions. So we knew there was some snow coming up, but the group ahead of us didn’t have any trouble so we weren’t concerned. The major storm was behind us. We arrived in Fairplay, CO after dark, and that snow we were told about started and began sticking to the road.

We filled up our gas tanks and started on our way. In our caravan there were four vehicles: two trucks, my SUV and a car. As we began down a hill, I thought maybe we were going a bit to quickly. The roads were starting to get slippery, but not to bad.

In my 4Runner were four of our girls, three whom are in The FEW, performing today. We were the third vehicle in the caravan. The first truck was driven by our principal who was carrying most of our luggage, the second a family in which one of the members is a part of our drama team and choir and last was the car following with the guys.

The truck, right in front of myself and the wide awake girls in my 4Runner, started to fishtail and then turned and slid sideways toward the left of the road. Thankfully there was no on coming traffic. I figured they would stop sideways and I slowed down more not wanting to run into them as they were pulling out of it. But their vehicle didn’t stop. It began spinning and sliding to the right side of the road toward drop off.

“Oh God! Help!” I screamed in my head as I was slowing my car, attempting to stop it slowly.

The next moment was the most frightening one I have ever had in my life as I know it was for the girls in my vehicle, as well as my mother who was watching from her rear view mirror in the lead truck. I won’t even try to imagine or explain what it was like for those in that truck.

We watched, helpless as the truck with this family we all love and call friends fall right over the edge of the road into blackness. For all we knew it could have been a 20 to a 100 ft drop into a river or rocks below.

Only with God’s help was I able to pull over and stop my car and put on the emergency brake.

I was screaming in my head “OH GOD! Please let them be alive, please let them be safe, please help them, please help them, please!”

I got out of my car, and hurried up the hill praying the whole way, “Please Lord, Please” As I reached the point where they went over the car that was bringing up the end pulled up next to me and I barely got out that they went over, when I saw the headlights of the truck.

There, was that big white truck, facing the same direction our cars were going down the road, resting, just before another steep embankment. Standing in the back of the truck, silluetted by the bed light was, the driver, A...

I can’t describe the wash of relief that flooded me when A… shouted up to us “We’re ok! We’re all Safe and OK!”

Now I have a question for you, how many of you carry wire cutters with you in your vehicles? I wouldn’t have thought to do so before now. You see, where the truck fell over was through a fence and there was a gradual incline parallel with the road. So in order to drive out, was through a fence.

Thankfully a young man had come along with us, practically last minute, and he had with him the best tool ever! A Leatherman with wire cutters. Between him, sponsors, teachers and our amazing 8th and 9th graders who jumped in to help with removing the fence and pole, transporting luggage and people from one truck to another, change a shredded tire with only little flashlights for light and cold temperatures, the truck was back on the road in just under an hour.

Now if that truck had gone over where it first started to slide, or 100 yards down the rad, there weren’t any inclined ledges, just drop offs . . . strait down.

The truck didn’t roll. It stopped just before another steep incline and faced perfectly the way it needed to, to drive out and there was only one tire that was shredded and no luggage was lost.

We know Angels carried that truck and safely landed them.

We found a hotel on the south eastern part of Denver, and started out a little late and experienced the storm that most of you went through to get here on Thursday. We had so many more miracles, it would take to long to share, but we experienced one mile and hour driving for several hours before we finally figured a way through town and made it here yesterday.

So we are so glad to be alive and share with you today. The Piñon Hills Christian School Drama Team had no idea how fitting the name they had chosen for our team, The FEW: Fearlessly Exposed Witnesses really was before this weekend.

Miracle Journey!

Our school made the trip to Campion Academy for the the RMC Music & Fine Arts Festival. We were planning on leaving on Thursday morning, however the weather predictions for Thursday were pretty dire. Huge snow storms coming across Colorado and New Mexico. With this in mind, we decided to leave Wednesday after school.

Our new plan had us arriving at the academy campus around Eleven or Midnight, However, something else happened. I don't have time to write about it now, but look for the complete story after Sunday night sometime when we are to be getting home. Just know, so far, this has been the most memorable trip I have ever had, and the Miracles, and I literally mean DIVINE, FANTASTIC, BREATHLESS MIRACLES, the miracles are what I can't wait to share with you, but I must go. It's time for supper shortly, and the students will be hunting me down for the supper meal ticket.

Please, be praying for us. Our drama team, The FEW, are putting on the Sabbath School program tomorrow and God definitely wants us here, so pray that we listen to Him and present the program for His Glory. Also keep us in prayer as we head back to New Mexico on Sunday. The weather report is another storm front is moving in Sunday.

Love ya all, Happy Sabbath!

Dr. Suess Birthday

Today is Dr. Suess's Birthday. What a contribution to education and a funny guy at the same time. Today in class, we're going to try and incorporate Dr. Suess books in each subject. :) It's gonna be fun.

Change on My Mind

This school year has been something of an interesting year. Granted, it has been extremely stressful at times, but you can't say it hasn't been interesting.

I have student's in my class that drive me a little crazy each day that I still love anyhow. I've learned that no matter how much you wish to trust someone in a place of "authority" and leadership in church, you can only trust God. Ok, that wasn't a completely new lesson, but I want to think people are basically good, and that's been hard to hang on to over the last eight months. Even so, I have not lost my faith and trust in God.

I have no idea what will happen after this school year, but I'm not worried. I know I have no job come June, so far, but God hasn't let me down yet. Last night, I guess he hit me over the head with it, cause I admit, I was getting a little worried what will happen after the pay check stops coming and the job market isn't real open in where I would like to go.

Tim and I just returned home from a drive in the mesas and high desert. We were heading to see Gasbuggy, but we took a few side trips on the back "roads" as you will. While out, I asked God, "WHAT AM I GOING TO DO?" and just enjoyed the trip, though the depression was trying to get to me. Well, shortly after I walked in the door, my phone rang and the individual said something to the effect that I didn't know them and they got my number from a friend of mine (thanks Ladyboyd!) and that they might be an answer to my prayer. He then told me about a few positions that I won't go into now, because I'm going to see where they lead and if this is where God wants me to go. But whether or not it is, it sure was a pretty blunt way for God to say, "Hey! what you worrying about? I got ya covered, I've got options, just let me lead."

Anyhow, I know a change is coming, some days I wish it was sooner then later, but I don't need to worry about it, God's got it all under control. Glad He does! :)

Healthy & Declining Churches . . . Hmmm

The following lists of what constitutes a Declining Church and a Healthy Church was published in a recent Town Hall book for delegates. At first glance you might say, yeah, that's right, however there is some things that concern me to say that they are indications of a healthy or a declining church. Or, is it crazy for me to be concerned?

According to the Conference's published booklet:

"A Declining Church . . .
*Program Based *Behavior driven *Decision by committee *Limited view of membership *Permission based *Lack of Vision *Doesn't like change *Inactive members *Inward focusd/self centered *Pastor as chaplain *Worship about head not heart *Controlling *Policy orienting *Pride in friendliness, but isn't really friendly *Distrust of management *Waiting for people to come *Spends resources primarily on youth/children, not adults"

"A Healthy Church . . .
*Spirit Filled *Open to change *Small group social *Grace driven *Finances spent on disciplining adults *Member - defined by involvement *Enable, empower *Freedom to implement rapidly *Empowered board/leaders *Outward focus *Mission concept/mission driven *Spiritual gifts used *Pastor as leader *Worship about the heart/dynamic *Christ centered *Accepting, inclusive *Diverse leadership *Giving *Boundaries *Grace driven"


One concern: An assumption can be made that a healthy church spends no resources on it's youth only on disciplining adults? What about our youth? Doesn't this go against research over the years of a healthy churches longevity.

Does that bother anyone? What about anything else with the above description of healthy and declining churches? There are a couple other things, but I'm not sure if I just am overly sensitive to something that really might not be there because of what has happened over the last year.

hmmm?

Life and Times of the Common Cold

Ahh, to take over a person and wear them down, this is the life, or so the cold in my body must think.

I spent two days at school, feeling quite "lovely". . Yesterday I'd had enough, and we got someone to cover for me, now I'm staying home today as well.

I despise colds! Oh, I do despise them!

Now I am sitting here at my computer, typing this . . . and I'm thinking I want 'chicken-noodle' for breakfast.

I'm off to do more resting, have some tea and all that. :)

Come, come! This could be fun!

Not really a red-neck . . . but the sunshine, the warm weather . . . sigh

"It could always be worse."

A Life Remembered

I flew to Portland this past weekend after finding out that a friend of mine had passed away. He had been fighting cancer for just over eight years, and the cancer won a fight. However, the battle was not won by cancer.

He was a good friend to everyone. How many times have you heard that? Yet the reality is, Oscar truly was a friend to everyone. As one person said at the memorial, when you met Oscar, he would look you in the eyes and became genuinely interested in who you were, where you came from and what you are doing with your life.

I remember the day I met Oscar. It was the first day of school. I was in eighth grade and had just transferred schools. I knew a few of the people, but not many and being quite shy, I was afraid that it would take a few days, maybe a week or so, before I made many friends. That first day, I don't remember much about it. I'm sure it was spent learning procedures and such, I do remember I had a good feeling about my teachers (which of course turned out to be spot on). What I do remember is getting on the bus that was going to take me to the academy where my mom worked, and I wasn't sure where I should sit. There were kids that were my age back in the back of the bus, but I was a little shy, and they seemed like the "cool" kids. This guy on the very back seat called out to me. Something along the lines of "New girl" but I don't remember exactly what it was. He told me to come back and sit with them. What all was said, I don't remember, but I do remember thinking wow, this guy thinks I'm cool too, and is fun and I felt like I was possibly one of the "in" kids.

Oscar made everyone feel like they were special and his good friend. A joy to see. Whenever I saw him while in college, or even afterwords, I still felt like I was special and always a joy to see. I wish that I had a few more moments with him over the last couple years, however I know that I will see him again when Christ comes, and that will be a wonderful reunion.

My prayer is that all of my friends will one day meet again in heaven. I love you all! Let's live our lives to the fullest, and share our faith all and make everyone feel welcome so they want to come too.

"When God Has Another Plan"

God had so many plans for each of us and all his people. I'm wondering what plan He has for me now. So many things have been happening that shows how much Satan is trying to really get to us upset and to turn away from God.

This has been a rough school year, in fact so rough that I know a few people who went through less and did not come out so well. I'm just praying that God gives me strength and protect me from myself when it gets really bad. Especially when I or my family is attacked by those who would be called men of God.

Well, it's time for the 'lil ones to get down for serious rest time soon. They have been doing so good "reading" books quietly. I was a little worried after this morning. Such whining! ARG! Yet now they are so nice and quiet. :D I'll give them a few more minutes quite time before I have them take rest time. I should be with the ninth graders right now, but that's a whole other story. Hopefully they do their work without me for a few more minutes. Hehe.

Have a lovely Wednesday everyone!

Sundays

I'm enjoying this Sunday. I"m relaxed, in bed, surrounded by three 'pups'. Alas, this post is short, for they are beginning to do the same with each other in anticipation of being let out. Ahh, Sunday morning 'lay-a-bed' is over.

Good morning world, let's start a new week.

School Resumes

School resumed this week, and what a crazy week it has been. I'm not sure what all will happen this last semester, but I'm feeling good right now about it. A little tired and worn out by the crazy students in my PreK and Kindergarten group, but still good. I have a new student in PreK as well as a new ninth grader in English, Social Studies and Desktop Publishing.

Oh yes! I just picked up 6 - 9 PE and was able to relinquish the PreK - 2 Bible class to mom! WOOHOO! She's now getting a dose of what it was like last quarter. Hehe, she's about going out of her head with them, and she only has them for 30 minutes. Oh, I know the feeling oh so well. :)

Well, I should go check on G-, he's got the latch-key today and I'm on second, so I should see how he's holding up. The kids were a bit wound up today. Hmm, perhaps that is an understatement, I better run and make sure he's sane. :)

Have a lovely rest of the week everybody! I will try and keep up with writing, emailing, blogging and everything now that things seem to be smoothing out, though no less busy, just a bit smoother. :)

Another Year Older

Actually being another year older isn't so bad. I mean, I'm not that old, but I'm old enough to know better and all that. I look back now though and think I am not where I was planning to be 10 years ago. 10 years ago I was in Walla Walla, I had lasik eye surgery, and was making plans to go to Andrews in the fall with my cousin. Hmm, I wonder if I would have made the decisions I made over the last 10 years if I knew what was going to happen. Oh well, I saw God leading me, and then the times where I just sorta floated. What's in store for me next? I guess God only knows, I'll just keep praying that He leads me where He wants me to go next.

My Cuz in California, her family, my parents and I were able to get together for the first time in 6 years . . . let's not make it sooo long next time!

It was late, and the last pic taken before they left, silly thing is, the only one we took together. hmmm