RK!

I'm loving the new Relient K singles that can be found on iTunes!

". . . and you should thank the Lord that it is Him, and it's not me!"

hmm. .

quit is such a harsh word.

hilary

as if i didn't miss Hilary enough, i miss her even more now! I just got off the phone with her and that time passed so quickly, too quickly. I really think that i am in great need of time with her. I just think that it would make me feel good inside. wow, i miss her and camp so much.

you know, you don't really think about small details like ringing the bell, unless you are at camp. But we talked about ringing the bell and it almost made me cry because I could hear it ring in my ears. I can't wait to be back!

my favorite.

this weekend=amazing.

how i love those ballets and the dinner/snack/dessert afterwards with some of my favorite loves from Sumter. I love those girls, and the few guys i know. I certainly am thankful for their hearts that serve the Lord completely. How inspiring!
It was great to actually see Andrew and his skinny (yes, you are skinny!) self, instead of only talking to him on the phone. He challenges me.
So i really need to start driving around town so i will be able to drive to Sumter by myself. Oh how i will hardly ever be home!

"Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be fulfilled." Matthew 5:6

professional sports are overrated

i really don't have that much to say, but i certainly desire a return to where my heart is happiest. i wish i could have made it to camp this weekend, but i suppose it's okay that i couldn't. i miss the people, the beds, the smells, everything about it.
I feel like i am hardly ever true to the people in cheraw because i don't want to ever admit to them that i desire to be somewhere different. not only physically, but spiritually. i desire a constantly uplifting relationship with others that i seem to experience very little of in my daily life. and i don't want them to be hurt, by me saying this, but rather them encourage me to build a life fulfilling in praise; worshipping the Lord with every fiber. of course, i know i have room to grow, so i am in no way condemning. i just think it could be so amazing if my love for the Lord was encouraged as much as trying to be cool and spending time with friends is.
God deserves so much more than what so many give Him. It couldn't be more unfair. How is he so self-less?

"May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart
be pleasing in your sight,
O LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer."
Psalm 19:14

the class of two thousand six.

I love my talks with Randell. I don't get to see this 2006 graduate that often, but when i do I always enjoy our conversations no matter what we end up talking about. what a cool guy.

some of those class members have disappointed me, but there are a few that i absolutly love. those that strive to be their best for the Lord are my favorites.

"Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strenth." Mark 12:30

bees and their secret lives

"Drifting off to sleep, I thought about her. How nobody is perfect. How you just have to close your eyes and breathe out and let the puzzle of the human heart be what it is."
-The Secret Life of Bees

my tears piled on the thin line below my eyes making it practically impossible to read. but slowly they fell and i felt them in my pores, in my heart. i loved this book. yes, you could say that i want to be able to write just like Sue Monk Kidd, but that doesn't always seem to work out.

"Not just to love---but to persist in love."
-The Secret Life of Bees