camp

So I've been driving back and forth to go to camp. I thought elementary camp was fun, but the youth, wow! Awesome stuff happening out there. Can't wait to get back there tomorrow... Sunburned and exhausted, but lovin every minute...

yes

kids are going to a sleepover - which means.. HOT DATE NIGHT!!
..yeah baby..
then tomorrow I will be shooting photos at Gabe's wedding out at the lake..

Oh Man.. less than 2 weeks until Costa Rica!! wow that went by fast

Psalm 128:1-2

Blessed are all who fear the Lord,
who walk in obedience to Him.
You will eat the fruit of your labor;
blessing and prosperity will be yours.

help

Does anyone know of a VERY part time, flexible job?
Like 10-15 hours a week that I could do whenever, like mostly mondays and some fridays. Where it wouldn't matter if I leave the country once a month...
It seems like an impossible job to find, I know, but I need it, really.

go see it

Just saw the new Batman movie. It was good.

quote

“Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind.” Dr. Seuss

speech

I gave my speech and I didn't die! The feedback was overwhelmingly positive. Everyone said what a fabulous job I did. It was very encouraging. Now I have to start preparing speech number 2...

!

Pray for Pastor Rusty! He is having surgery tomorrow on a herniated disc. I need him to be well in 3 weeks so he can still come to Costa Rica with us... He is scheduled to preach 3 nights in a row there, and I certainly am not able to do that... yet....

nerves

I have to give my first speech at Toastmasters tomorrow. I am VERY anxious. This is a total phobia of mine and my natural reaction is to run as far away from this place as I can. Yet I will go and face my fear, and become a better person for it. I will grow because God needs me to.

some pics from the last coupla weeks

finally downloaded my little purse camera, it had a couple of recent fun events on it...


girlfriend night at the Oasis- always fun


Sammy's Austin bday party - swimming at Barton Springs, then Zilker Hillside theatre. This summer was Beauty and the Beast



note the stick on hair on Gaston's chest

contentment

I think I finally found it. I am at peace in chaos. We have a plan to get out of our financial mess. I am stabilizing my volunteer time. I am running regularly again. I am on a learning/growth track.
I'm getting back into photography. I'm getting to travel and help the world. I am moving forward.
I think I finally found peace. There is nothing I want for at this moment.
Praise Be to The Lord Most High!

been gone

I have been crazy busy lately. It seems I don't even have time to do any of the things I used to. My life has changed. Still trying to figure out if it's for the better or not. In some ways it is, in some ways, not so much. I have to create balance. I have resigned from Guest Services, effective August 1st. There are many reasons for that decision. The main one being that I need to be able to mingle with the people and recruit for missions trips, make connections, and run a missions booth on a reoccurring basis.
I am going through a huge growing phase right now. I recently joined Toastmasters so that I can become a better speaker. (before, this was a huge phobia of mine) I am working on other areas of weakness as well. And I am stretching myself to the point of almost breaking, but not.
I don't want to waste my life. I have an incredible opportunity where I am right now, and who knows how long it will last. If I don't try to become the very best I can be, God will pass me up and use someone else.
Growing is hard and painful, and I'm tired. So many days I want to quit and go back to where I was, where it was easy. But I won't.
I do want to get back to updating this blog though. I printed last years blog into a book, and it's cool, kinda like a record of my life in '07. I read it the other day, and wow, have I changed alot since that first fateful trip I took.
I'm gonna go to bed now...