I LOVE THIS KID!!!!!!!!!!!!

Okay, so can we say...." AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW???!!!!" enough? Okay, so this is my best friend's kid, Josiah. And he IS the MOST adorable kid. LET ME TELL YOU. I stole this pic off his Uncle's myspace, lol. anyways, no kid can beat this kid. Let me tell you!! And I can't believe how much he has grown! Oh DEAR!! I can only pray that I have a kid THAT beautiful... anways. haha, and I haven't met his little sister, Mercy, yet. so I'm thinking that on Christmas Break, I'll get to:) Okay, this is just my update for now. Busyness for the summer. So life may be crazy! haha! Studying to get my permit in a couple weeks... so PLEASE be praying for me!

YES, I'M STILLLLL ALIVE.

I am sooooooooooo sorry people. I am STILL alive. Been a crazy couple of weeks. Crazy. But yeah. I went to Disneyland on Friday: that was craziness. the VERY FIRST theme park I've ever been to in my life. So it was crazy. anyways, if you want more info, definitely ask!! haha. So summer starts soon... crazy. Summer Rehearsal Camps begin on the 3rd. I'm WICKED pumped for church tomorrow. I get to go to two services! woo woo! I'm sooooooooooo excited. Okay, ya'll... so I'm exhausted, and tomorrow's the Lord's day... so I really should get some rest for that. I'm sorry!! but those of you that have my number, PLEASE DO CALL ME AND AT LEAST LEAVE A MESSAGE! argh., ya'll. And ERIN BREDIN: WHY DON'T YOU WRITE ME ANYMORE? ARGH. okay, love ya'll. peace.

just thought I'd put a few more...

and this is a few of us girls at the beach in Jacksonville, FL... my first (and only? haha) time on a Florida beach! too bad it wasn't sunny... and oh yeah, Wes and I played Frisbee with a really random guy,..... weird.

Okay, so this is Crystal (the first pic): and she's from Maine too! woo woo! and yes... we're in Nashville....and this is me.... kissing a cat fish near the famous Mississippi River (I love spelling that word!) and oh yeah, me feeling so dumb while everyone HAS TO LOOK AT ME and all I WANT TO DO is look at the dancers! it was always so beautiful... anyways....

...and just COMPLETE RANDOMNESS!

...."we're not in Kansas anymore".... oops, 'cept we are....and bus life...lol....and oh MY! what a night... I was sick the next two days (not 'cause of the blue hair though! lol)....and last but NOT LEAST, Chris and I posin' to get Darin! woo woo! Don't mind the concert make up, lol.... those lights are BRIGHT! peace, ya'll

...and from overseas...

and.... (I say "and", b/c this is the last pic I downloaded) this is the "World Harvest Church" in Suva, Fiji, I do believe. This is one of their dancing teams... quite incredible. My friend Kate told me that the Pastor of the church said, "I always encourage the people to serve when they can, b/c you will always be blessed": haha, I THINK, that's what he said. But it was to that point. Always serve.... YOU WILL BE BLESSED.

Okay, so here's the team and I, in Auckland, New Zealand, I do believe. In the back there: the "needle" is the highest point in the Southern Hemisphere.... yeah, I thought it was pretty swee tooo....

and this one? on the left? is us ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD! boy did THAT take some getting used to! hahahaha... but I actually found it weirder coming back, for some odd reason...

oh stink! haha... the one with us with lei's... and they were THE most A-MAZING smelling flowers.... in FIJI! Fiji was where I finally gave over my will, and said that I would be a missionary, if that's what He wanted.... I'm hoping to go back someday... we'll see.

some mo'....

Aww.... fun times, fun times. THis is in Mobile, AL, I believe, and we're performing for a school. and I was also in charge of the "kids moment", and so here I am, tryin' to pump EVERYONE UP!!!













My oh My, this is during our song (David Phelps! woo woo) "Let the Glory Come Down".. and there's good ol' me, hammin' it up: LIKE WE'RE SUPPOSED TO. I loved it!!

hahahahha.... I was the "Compassion Representative" on my tour (check out www.compassion.com and you too can sponsor a child! just $32/month, and a child can eat more than he can, receive meds AND hear about Jesus! woo woo!)

TOUR PICS....finally!

We're performing at a school!
"the Girls", singing "I Choose You" (I'm singing Tenor!)

that's me singing, "You Raise Me Up"

sorry ya'll that they're all messed up... oh well!

Oh, MY word! (again!...)

Guess who I get to meet ya'll? that's right!! CINDERELLA! On May 26th, ALL my dreams come true! LOL! Our entire office is going to Disneyland (the President and VP feel we deserve a day off and a treat), and I'm sooooooooooo excited! I've NEVER been to a Disney Park!

And for those of you that DO NOT know: I love Cinderella. I hate (okay, maybe not "hate"), but I'm not a big fan of all the other "princesses"... i.e. Snow White, Sleeping Beauty... I don't know, it was just always Cinderella. It's a girl thing, most definitely....

I know of a few women that don't like her, because "she's all about looks and being dressed up", etc. I disagree. What woman DOES NOT want to be beautiful and be desired (see, the Word of God, and "Captivated", by John and Staci Eldridge)... and Cinderella doesn't change who she is.... Prince Charming finds her and loves her, despite the rags she was wearing when he took her foot and put the glass slipper on her. Huh... kind of reminds me of Someone familiar: like our Lord.... Who takes us from filthy rags and gives us beautiful robes. I love how He loves us.

So, I say ALL THAT, to say this: I get to meet Cinderella, and I'm pretty darn excited. And haha, I get to ride the "not-so-scarey" roller coasters (the big ones scare me!) and be a kid for a day! and hahahahahhaha: it's a required day! We're not allowed to NOT be there: isn't that exciting?

So, I shall leave you now..... to each be jealous. and haha, I'm the only one in our office that's never been to Disneyland, or Disneyworld. Fun, fun.

Is he? Or ISN'T he? SOMEONE pleasseee tell me.

Okay, for real ya'll. Do we know for sure if Chris Tomlin is married? (Am I considered a "weirdo" now?) I think that it's time for another background vocalist besides Christy Nockels (Watermark), don't ya' think? (LOVE you Christy! lol)

Feedback would be appreciated. Thanks.:)

Yeah, so my friend....

Yeah, so, um this is my friend Jonathan, and JOHN PIPER.
Like, what the?! Come on, jonathan mason! Hook me up yo'! and oh,
you can check out his myspace at www.myspace.com/jonathanmason
I'm sure he wouldn't mind. and you can hear one of my friends, Andy:
one his best songs that he's written.

and if you DIDN'T know, john pipers got one amazing quote:

"God is most glorified in us, when we are most satisfied in Him."

and if anyone wants to give me john piper's book, "Desiring God", that'd be sweet. 'cause I don't have any and um, I've never actually read a book of his. But the quote changes my life everytime I read it....

(haha, I know I fooled you ALL! you all thought I'm like an owner of all of Piper's books... but I really do want that book.... and I've heard he's amazing, from many different sources...:)

Someday...

So, SOMEDAY, I will get better pics of my tour, especially what our stage looked like, etc, but for now, you will just have to settle with the pics that I have... Let's see, I may have to make this a "two-poster", let's see what one I click on.. ahhhh yes. this is me: enjoyable, eh? (man, I miss my long hair.) And I'm not quite sure where we were in our travels: it looks cold: but I'm not wearing long sleeve, lol.... and the next one.... ah yes... here is me and what I THINK is all of my tour.. somewhere, in some state. lol. sorry guys, you know I have a horrible memory! But it's somewhere warm....lol...... Wow warm weather, what is that like? Okay, OKAY, I know... you ALL think that's MAD warm here, but it's not. it's like 50 degrees, and I'm always cold. in my apartment: I'm NEVER on my couch w/oo my blanket! lol!.... Okay, these pictures didn't post how I wanted them,..... so I'll try to figure it out w/ the next post. :) STAY TUNED!!

My Crazy, Crazy Kids.

Okay so here's a pic of most of my counselors, a few had already gone home (there is a few of us that got hidden, lol)... and this is the last day, and they all hated me about an hour before this pic, 'cause I made them all get up so we could have one last chance to pray for each other and encourage one another in the Word. haha. Good times. Anyways, this post is for them.

I love Living Waters w/ all of my heart, but every summer, I was like, "nope, I'm not going back"... haha. and summer of '05 was no exception. I thought I would be living in NH, but God had different plans. Just so happens that the Lord thought I was finally ready for MY dream job: head female counselor. I was always so burdened for the counselors, and I was excited to try to encourage them and have them love Jesus as much as I did.

But the Lord had much to teach me!! He used my counselors to change my life, in so many different ways. In Christian camping, you often have your one or two counselors that truly love Jesus, but it was the opposite. Almost every single one of them had a heart and a passion for Jesus... I was so blessed. We saw over 120 decisions made just in 3 weeks: it could only be God.

And there are soooooo many precious memories: prayer times, laughing times, confrontational times... haha. And for the first time since high school: I wish I could go back.

Living Waters: Know that I am praying for you! And though I don't think it possible :) , I pray that it will be the best summer yet there, for staff and campers. I LOVE YOU!!!!!

Wow, so I'm HORRIBLE...

Wow, okay, so I am most definitely becoming a horrible blogger. sorry ya'll.

Let's see...not whole lot has happened... I lead a typical full-time life: go to work, come home, exercise (though not this week, lol...) and sleep, and do it all over!

Oh, I found a pic of me and one of my dearest friends! Her name is Alison, and we originally both from Calais, but she moved away, she had been a camper of mine one summer at LW, and yeah (I went to school w/ her older brother), and she's about 3-4 years younger, so we never really knew each other.... anyways, well, this summer she was one of my counselors, and we became really really close... and still are! She's like a sister to me! Truly! I praise the Lord for her ALL the time (as you too!).. well, w/o further ado:

haha, there she is! I love her!! (and can you SEE the tan I had? man, I was dark! I still have lines! lol) and some day, you'll see pics of my new hair: she's the one who's hair cut style I got! lol!! Anyways... I think I may post another pic.... but this is it for now.

Oh, I've lived in California for 4 months, and one day.

peace.