follow the Leader

Conviction? Yep.
It's over. I'm moving on, and changing. I hope.

I had a really great afternoon. I went grocery shopping and got only fresh food, so wonderful. Lots and lots of grains, fruits and veggies. woo. There were also other reasons for my glee. :)
Sometimes I wonder just how things like this happen to me? hmm.
Anyway.
Grandma had back surgery yesterday. Dad and I drove up at 4:30am. It was suuuch a long drive, and rush hour traffic was incredible. We made it though. We got there and they were prepping her for surgery. The surgeon showed us her MRI and where her disc had ruptured. The cartilage from the rupture was pushed up and was pinching her spinal cord, it was no wonder she couldn't walk or anything. Well, he pulled out a thumb size piece of cartilage and she is now able to walk and she's pain free. Amazing. The only thing that still hurts is the site of the incision. Praise God!
Other than that... Life is pretty average. I feel super busy, but it's not really much I can prepare for, just things I have to do. It's so crazy that the older I get the busier I am. It's a little scary to think about how things will be a few years from now if it keeps going this way. I was looking at my calendar today and the entire month of February I have something going on every single day, and only 3 open days in March. Ahhh! Luckily I have planned in 2 days of fun at the end of February. :) Yay!!
Tomorrow for church I'm going to introduce my skirt dress creation to the world haha. I found a really cute floor length skirt at Goodwill and I turned it into a tube top dress and put a belt at the waste. I'm adding a denim jacket and gold leggings to make it an outfit. Woo hoo. I'll have to take some pictures and post them later. Hopefully it'll be cute.
Anyway, I am going to watch a movie and fall asleep. Big day tomorrow.
<3

The winter games are so fun.
It's just to just go out and enjoy being silly on the ice with everyone.
We played softball together, then Kelly, Tim and I went to the burning of the greens and the fireworks. I couldn't ask for a better job right now. I wouldn't be friends with them if it weren't for this place :)

Fireworks!


Burning of the greens!!


Frozen hair... It was SOOO crazy!!!


The crazy hot air balloons that were hanging out on the greenspace!


part of our amazing softball team at 7:00am.. yeah, awesome.

Okay wow.
God is SO good.
I feel like that's how I start all of my blogs haha, but it's the complete truth. Tuesday morning I found out some of the best news since the beginning of 2009. Ready for it?.... dun dun duuuuun... I'm going to be Videographer and JC Coordinator this summer!! I'm soooo excited, a little frightened about how busy I'll be, but God's going to take care of me. It's going to be a great summer of ministry though! :) Yay.
Allllso, on a different note. It's like 7:15 in the morning, I really don't have to be up today until like 8. Buuut, here's the deal. I woke up and went to the bathroom, because that's the way it works, I always have to go to the bathroom right before I have to wake up. Anyway. I came back into my bedroom it's dark out, but getting lighter, and like from the window I can only see white snow and some tree branches and a house or two. Well, the white outside just happens to be the same white as my walls. I walked into my room and my mirror is in front of the window. I could see that there was "something outside" and I was trying to figure it out... like maybe a big truck or something. so I came a little farther into my room, and then a person walked in front of the "window"....hahaha I got completely freaked out (my window is on the second floor). Then I remembered that it's my mirror, that's my wall, and that was ME. hahahah, oh man, but I had such an adrenaline rush that I'm not tired. Poo. It's going to be a loooong day today anyway. There will be like no one at work b/c all the people older (which is nearly everyone) than me are going to Des Moines. But, I think I'm going to read or something. If you actually read this, leave me a little love. I'm beginning to think that no one actually reads it... hmm.
<3 you all!!

God is good.
Via De Cristo was amazing!! I have never had such a heart for worship or learning before. I am just simply in awe of everything that went on those three days. And now, being in "the 4th day" life is getting better and better.
I don't have much time to update right now, I haven't been very good recently. It's something I'll work on. :)

my little brother rocks.

Here are some of the picture I've been editing:
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Father God, I'm prayin' to you for somebody, who knows you Lord but just hasn't, hasn't been seein' you in the right view lately, Hear me out...

Father, I'm prayin' for a friend he and I are pretty close, and out of all my friends for this one I'm concerned the most. He say he readin' daily but he ain't really learnin'. He been in church but say that he ain't moved by any sermon. His face weak, he ain't prayed in a week, he wake up and just weep with his face in the sink Lord, you gotta help my man, I'm prayin' for him daily, he ain't sinned but it just seem as if he goin' crazy. He say he feelin' trapped, can't even head up the mall coz every lady's half-dressed temptin' him to lust and fall. He keep the TV off, videos just make him feel that he ain't really nothin' without money, girls and shiny wheels. The other day he told me that he felt less a man coz he ain't have a five-year plan or a piece of land and man it's crazy coz his family think so much of him, plus he got a godly wife who always showin' love for him but he's strugglin', even though he talk to me, I tell him what to do but he don't listen when he oughta' be. I'm scared for him coz there's people that look up to him, he got some younger siblings who been changed by what he's done for them but is it done for him, Lord don't let it be, if he don't wanna talk to you then Father hear from me, is it done for him, Lord don't let it be, if he don't wanna talk to you then Father hear from me...

Yeah, I'm prayin' for you, yeah, I'm prayin' for you
Yeah, I'm prayin' for you, yeah, yeah, I'm prayin' for you...

God, his condition is worsen since we were last conversed and I'm with him now and he ain't doin' well and this I'm certain. He say he tryna' trust you, doesn't wanna disgust you but he was in the mist of sinners and did not discuss you and just today his anxiety's got the best of him, he knows Christ but for hours refuse to rest in Him, he's not the best of men but Lord I know he really loves you and I can't understand why lately he's not thinkin' of you. People trust this dude, you could crush this dude, Father he needs more of you I pray you touch this dude, what can I say to him? I'm determined to pray for him Father empty and brake him I pray you'll just have your way with him, coz there's a change in him and the effects are strong, I pray you open up his heart before the next song and when he gets home, I pray he'll open up the sixty-six book love letter you wrote and soak it up coz he ain't hearin' You and he ain't feelin' me and God I know it's killin' You because it's killin' me and matter of fact there's somethin' else he's concealin' see, the person that I've been prayin' about is really me...