the merger

"Let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth" -1 John 3:18

so check it. it's been a great week....still stressful but just great. i'm blessed beyond measure and have a fantastic life.
trust, it's still filled with so many uncontrollable factors and can be overwhelming at times, but I can appreciate and thank God for all my many blessings.

i went to my first merger meeting today. like where they merge churches. it was kinda boring and hot....this is the kinda stuff i'll be doing for the rest of my life so i should just get used to it.
the people seemed really cool though.

another busy week.
continue to keep adam's fam in the prayers.
christ love to all!

sally's shower

lauren and i hosted a lingerie party for sally at seize the clay. it was tons of fun!
the hardest part was picking out which piece we were going to paint and then ....THE COLOR.
all in all we are all excited for sally and jared.
i vote the shower a success!


thanks dear lauren for being the brain of this mission!

devine intervention

this is chris as most of you know.
he's having a rough time...prayers please.
today his godfather, pastor, father and i will be talking w/ him....about his future.
we love him.



this is cousin kevin....easily my favorite of the cousins.

wisdom

sry the pic is kinda blury. this is one of my 10th graders logan.
he had a game friday.

practice friday was intense. the boys just keep talking until they upset each other.
i had been doing a lot of reading. proverbs, psalms and 1 John. and they speak of wisdom.
the wise are not quick to speak or anger....
all of this of course comes with time, so in the mean time i wonder if i'm being too hard on them for using such language and roughing up one another.


post game alma mater and prayer....it's a nice thing.

rainy day

<-some of my students
it's been pretty rainy the past few days.
we've gotten good news regarding scott so that's fantastic...however it's all sorta ify.
tyler, his fiance lindsay, and myself took adam and jack dinner last night. they were very grateful. apparently i'm princess of the peach.

my roommate wonders why we don't talk and hang out that much any more....
i think i'm just tired of his lack of consideration.
....as i get out of the shower i read this txt
'your left rear tire is flat. don't drive on it, good luck putting the spare on, you need to learn how to do these things on your own'

...he could of at least stayed home and showed me
as dan pointed out, at least i'm in my driveway and not on the side of the road.

i love my job

prayer

prayer is necessary in times of struggle and likewise in times of glory and praise.

remember to be strong for those in need.

my heart goes out to jack, adam and scott.
i love you all, and am praying every day/night.

weddings, weddings, oh my

this is my dear friend lauren and her sister emily. lauren's sisters and mother had a shower for her at their house today.
it was nice....their wedding is october 10th.
last night i went to diana's wedding w/ sally and jared. it was super formal and kinda weird.
most of the ppl there that sally knew were from high school and most of the ppl there i knew were from church....given that the wedding was held at the church i work at.
diana and her mother in law are the coaches for the runner's club that sally and i attend.

there were Marines dressed in their dress whites. there were swords.
at the reception there was a cake...a chocolate cake that was shaped like an armadillo.
both cakes were cut w/ rob's sword. it was slightly epic....after that i think i was just bored.

i can't wait for sally and jared's wedding.
there's going to be
1. omelets
2. waffles
3. kickball.....need i say more?

until then...more news about showers and such.
i wish my tan from that day of golfing would go away...i've been using the smelly self tanner and it seems to be doing no good.