Wedding Madness!

This is the summer of weddings, for sure! The first wedding, Dena & David's was really fun and wasn't stressful. Now, only four days from my roomie's wedding - Beth's - and things are nuts! First problem - my phone company didn't receive my family's phone bill and since I am still on my parents plan, they shut off our phones - ERG! I am also working nights this week, so I am coming home in the morning and trying to sleep for a while and then trying to finish plans with the bachelorette party and finish writing the toast that I have to give on satuday...

Its a fun kinda madness.

Long time, no scribbles...

So, its been a while since I last posted. A lot has happened. It really has been good to be home, although I think I should have taken a job in IN for the summer. Picking up hours at work hasn't been what I thought it would be and I could kick myself for the other job offers this summer that I didn't take! Oh well. The Lord knew what would happen and He has sustained me. There has been pressure to work as much as I can because of China coming up. I am trying to save as much as possible before I send prayer letters out, so I get stressed when my hours at work get cut. Today, the Lord helped me to just stop fretting and trust. I can be a very analytical person at times - I try to understand all the details and predict God's next move - but God speaks to us with such love and firmness - to trust in HIM with all of our hearts and not our own understanding...I praise the Lord for bringing me away from the mulberry bush of my own reasoning that I love to run around from time to time.

Time with my family this summer has been really good - we are all growing up and that makes things easier in some ways. It hit me at times before, but I never realized how beautiful my sisters really are. Kristen just graduated and I cannot tell you how proud I was of her! She and my dad both gave a speech at the ceremony - and I was brought to tears. Family time has been great, too. My prayers have been centered around them a lot lately - Kristen and Kayla, mostly. I desire them to love Jesus with all of their hearts, beyond any other aspiration. Please join me in prayer for them.

Mom and Dad celebrated their 27 Wedding Anniversary on friday! Can you believe it?! The funny thing is...usually guys forget stuff like that...but no! This year, mom completely forgot about it! Dad showed up at home with flowers and she was so surprised! Way to go, Dad! I'm so proud of him...hehe...

My plans for the rest of the summer remain as follows: be Beth's maid of honor on saturday (YAY!), continue to work at MRYH (a youth detention home), save more money for China, buy a laptop, find a family to live with in Kokomo (for the first portion of my student teaching), and hang out with friends and family as much as I can. Ooo, and get some new workout videos.

Lotsa love.