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I’ve felt recently that I need to take a break from the blogging world, so starting tomorrow (since I’m going home anyway), I will not be blogging for awhile. I have no idea how long I’ll be gone, but I feel that this time is necessary for me to prayerfully evaluate some things and some relationships in my life.

Thanks for reading–I’ll be back soon!

PS–If anyone wants to try Google’s Beta email service, gmail, drop me a line. I have three invites, and I want to share! 🙂

This has to be the most fascinating site I’ve seen in awhile! I love random trivia, and this provides much of that!

Check it out…it’s awesome!

Life is pretty exciting right now! Allergies are pretty bad…bad enough that I took Benadryl last night (at least I slept really well!)…but, it’s not as bad as it has been in the past, so I’m thankful for that!

Last night my Bible study group met at my apartment, and it was wonderful! Such great fellowship and studying of the Word…we are working through Acts and were in chapter 5 last night, the story of Ananias and Sapphira–which is a kinda scary story, LOL. We talked about that and other things related to the story for over 2 hours. I seriously am so thankful for this group, because I can be completely honest about who I am, what struggles I have, etc., and they are there to help me through them…so awesome.

Still preparing to lead worship at the youth rally…I’m really getting excited about that! I can’t wait to see all of the youth, as well as my friends who are going to be attending…but MORE importantly, I cannot wait to see the Lord at work! It is going to be such an incredible experience!

I will be trying from now on to not write novels on here…starting today. 🙂 Sorry for making them so long–I just have so much running through my head!

Last thought: I have decided that it is okay to be positive a majority of the time…in the past, I’ve been told that I was “too positive” about things…and I have begun to realize that that is not the case…and I am happy the way I am! I do not see things through “rose-colored lenses” by any means–but I see the potential for good in nearly every situation…and that’s okay. More on this later…

May my mind today be filled with thoughts about the Lord…

Try this…not as easy as it looks! I got it in 57 seconds the first time…

So, not much to say…hence the lack of posts in the past few days. Allergies have been pretty bad, and that affects my thoughts and my mental clarity, so I just haven’t been pondering too many things…

Worship yesterday was incredible…my duet went really well, also, so that was a blessing! I honestly love it so much when the Lord uses the gifts He has given me!

I baked 3 kinds of cookies yesterday (chocolate chip, chocolate chocolate chip, and white chocolate macadamia nut), because my Monday night Bible study group is being held at my place tonight! YAY! I LOVE having company! I also bought some peanut butter cookies, and made this delicious family dessert for the evening.

Yes, I went overboard on the goodies…but I was in the mood to bake, and I know they’ll get eaten! My roommate just laughed at me, because I was in the kitchen all afternoon…

Spent the evening with my dear friend (and former roommate) Sara…she’s back!! 🙂 YAY! I made Ciatola (my culinary invention) for her, and she loved it…that makes about 10 people now who have loved it (*only 10 have tried it*). That’s exciting!

Anyway, life is good…definitely ready for the wisdom teeth to come out (2 weeks from today) because they hurt when I sing…

Read the blogs on my sidebar for some good insight and reading material! Especially this one.

Have a wonderful day!

I didn’t post anything yesterday because there was too much going on!

Yesterday was our “Concert on the Lawn”, and spent most of the day at the church setting up the sound equipment and helping with various other preparations. It is quite a job to move everything outside and set it up! But we did it…

When it was time for our sound check, I began to feel a little nervous–and not about singing or playing (I hardly ever get nervous, for some reason)…I realized that we had not yet run through the concert, practicing the transitions between performers and various details like that. Things like that always make me nervous, and that probably comes from all my years in drama productions and being a stage manager…we ALWAYS practiced everything countless times…

Our worship team opened up the concert, and it was wonderful…but my first solo song was coming up, and I began to get nervous about it for two reasons: C#m7 and B6 (those are chords, for those non-musicians out there!). Those two chords have been a source of frustration for me because they are difficult to play when your hands are small, like mine. During the sound check I failed to execute them smoothly, which frustrated me…

However, when Chris and I got up to play, it was PERFECT! I got all the chords, my voice sounded clear and resonated nicely throughout the lawn area…and I was SO happy! I got the two chords! That seriously made my evening! My second song was good as well…no problems with that one! (I sang “Shifting Sand” by Caedmon’s Call and “Unashamed Love” by Ten Shekel Shirt, in case you were curious.)

I got to make my debut on mandolin last night, which was exciting. We did a bluegrass medley, and had a banjo as well. It was so awesome! Our worship team has such diversity and I love that! We played gospel songs, rock and roll, bluegrass, etc.

It was so awesome to hear all the musicians from our church play, many of which sang and played their own songs. Such talent! For one of his songs, Chris did “I Am”, which is my FAVORITE song that he wrote (so far).

The evening was wonderful…music was fantastic…weather was unbeatable…

A good time was had by all!

Never mind the tips!! I beat the game! 🙂 I am SOOOO excited!

Yes, it is only a game, but it is a hard one!

Ah, now I must play again to see how fast I can win this time!

145/150 points!

A less serious post than normal…perhaps somewhat random in nature!

For all you Homestar Runner fans out there, this post is for you. 🙂

I love HSR…it is such a stress-reliever for me! I got hooked about 2.5 years ago in Pennsylvania…and I just can’t get enough of Strong Bad and his antics.

So, I decided, upon Duane’s recommendation, to play the new game “Peasant’s Quest”…

…and I am STUCK!

I have 54 out of the 150 points, and I have no idea where to go from here! I’ve got the pills, the sandwich, the baby…I killed the Kerrek…got the riches…got muddy…etc.

I can’t find this pig anywhere, and supposedly that is a part of the whole “quest.” I cannot figure out where to go from here! How discouraging! LOL.

This game is a lot more involved than I had expected, and the commentary throughout the game is HILARIOUS. You can totally hear Strong Bad’s voice in what you are reading.

So, I’d recommend this game to you all! It’s a great time! But, prepare to be frustrated…I know I am!

And if anyone has any tips or suggestions, I would LOVE to have them! 🙂