Lewiston

We are heading out tomorrow!! Keep us in your prayers! I am taking a bunch of teenagers, and a few adults, for a five hour trip to Lewiston, Idaho. Should be fun!

Lazy Saturday

Today I slept in, and it felt good. Last time it sorta ruined part of my day, but not today. After waking up, I had some cereal and just chilled for awhile. Then went to my parents to swim. After wrapping my hand up, so it wouldn't get wet, and putting on my sun screen, I was all ready to go. However, I soon found out how hard it is to keep one hand out of the water, while trying to get on the floaty without totally soaking my book. Not to mention, my hand got kinda hot wrapped in the plastic bag, so the swimming didn't last all that long. Then I read my book for awhile, and watched some TV, then ate an early dinner. Mom made an excellent dinner btw, stuffed peppers. I don't eat the pepper, just the stuffing. haha. :) It was delicious. :) Then mi madre and I went and ran an errand. After that..the news and some more reading. May sound boring to some...but, I kinda liked today :)

Strangely...nice!

I haven't been on the laptop as much lately. And really, it's nice! I noticed when I was up at camp, and you leave (for the most part) the normal conveniences of life behind, that it is easy to let it go! I think myself, and society, find it hard to imagine the life of those 100 years ago, even 50 years ago, and probably, even 30 years ago. No blackberrys, facebook, or world wide web...whoa...pump the breaks, that couldn't be living! Nothing against it, that's not what I am saying...I AM saying, that it's sorta easy to get into the groove of just living, without all the power chords, internet connections, and phone calls! :) I WILL say, I am glad to be seeing my facebook updates again. YAY!

Not much to report really. Working, and busy busy busy. God is good. I don't deserve His goodness or mercy. For sure!

Mom and Dad's neighbor, Duke, his pump on his well broke. So he has a hose running from my parents house, across the street, so he can have water.

Tomorrow is the car wash for church. In two weeks, is my band camping trip to Lewiston. WOOT WOOT!! I am uber excited and hope the "kids" ( i feel old just saying that) have fun! I am the band leader for the teen group and have tried to model my band meetings around those of some of my greatest band leaders ever, Galen and Amy. They were great band leaders to me, and I want to be atleast just a sliver of what they were to me, to these kids. God help me. I feel sorta useless at times, but in my weakness is when the Lord can use me the most.

I hope yall have a great day! I will be 27 in less than two months. Do you know what that means...I am almost 30. Shew. Well, praise the Lord!! :)

Tigger

IS HOME!!!!!!! Thank YOU Lord!

Thanks for your prayers!!!

Tigger

I would ask that you pray for my cat Tigger. Damon brought him home to me about a month after we were married. He was only two weeks old and I had to bottle feed him and the whole bit. Well, as he grew up he started fighting, even after we got him fixed. So after Damon passed away I made him an indoors only cat, because he was getting hurt to much. Last night he slipped out my door to the garage AS my garage door was closing. He is STILL gone. I was really mad at him because he sneaks out and it annoys me. I keep him in to keep him safe, but he tries every avenue to get out and sometimes does. Most times he just runs out the back door and parades around the yard and I can catch him, last night he ran for it and was gone. I went back out and couldn't see him. It was dark and I just had the flashlight. I have called and called him, but nothin. Please pray for him to come home, :(

Zuchinis

My parent's neighbor, Duke...aww I love that "kid" (okay, so he is in his mid 50's, but he CRACKS ME UP!)gave mi madre some zuchinis from his garden. She made an abundance of YUMMY zuchini bread. YUM-O!!! It is really so good. I just ate some. Bad for the diet...but uber yummy. And really...who turns down zuchini bread?

Things have been really busy. But I am so thankful for all of the blessings in my life. Spiritually, mentally, physically, etc. God continues to take great care of me, and I am very appreciative of His goodness towards me.

The weather is beeeeautiful. It is so mild here lately. Today we were in the mid eighties I believe. Starting July,and in the eighties?? With a nice breeze? Who could complain? I need to get my flower beds weeded this weekend, hopefully the weather holds.

I am also thinkin of painting my bedroom. Most of my house has been decorated/painted, and I have yet to do my bedroom. I think I have chose the color "leather bound". It reminds me of saddles, and horses, and western stuff. Which I really enjoy, so, I hope it's nice. :)

Well folks, thats about all. I hope you have a great night and day!

The Wind Down

So these past few weeks have been REALLY busy. First we had Camp, then we went into Regional Convention. I missed the tail end of convention to go to wedding. A close family friend of ours was getting married on July 4th near Pendelton, Oregon. About four hours away. It was quite the trip. Once you hit La Grande area, the scenery is beautiful. Very nice. We saw a few does on the way back, they were right next to the road so I honked to scare them away. I didn't want them getting smooshed. The wedding was outdoors, and it was held at her parents farm house (I put some pics on facebook)surrounded by fields of wheat and beans. It was really really pretty. Then we made the drive home. From there we had church that evening, then work the next day, and its been busy but not as busy, since. :) Hope you all are having a great day. :)

Back from Nature

I could live in the mountains, I tell you. Except for...TICKS. YUCK. I do not like those things. This is short, I just got home and need a nap. I dont have exact numbers, but this camp was truly one of the best camps I have been to. The Spirit of the Lord was strong, and mighty, and compassionate, and directive. If that makes sense. He led us deeper, yet you could feel Him holding the hands of all of us there, to let us know (especially those who were new to church like this)He would make it okay. Not to fear what He had for us. I had one girl in my cabin that I was really praying for. She comes from an LDS background and so our church services as you can imagine, are quite different. But she wanted to seek the Lord. He met her there, and through her uneasiness about it all at first, worked through that with her. She got saved and sanctified, praise the Lord. Another one of my peewee campers got the Holy Ghost. It was just amazing. There were several more experiences but I wanted to share a high light.

I am so glad to be home, but now I am re couping. Ha. So sore I tell you. It amazes me the amount of energy kids possess.