Whats UP?

So hey, everyone, hope your summers are all going well.

My summer has been amazing, first my brother got married, then Mothers day, and a whole bunch of birthdays, and parties.

I love summer in Texas, they are so beautiful, the corn surrounding my house is taller then ever this year and I am not quite sure why. "Once you think you won't have something, you appreciate it a lot more." -quote from a really smart person....Well, anyway, whoever wrote it, this was never truer to any person than me. When I first found out we were moving to Wichita, Kansas, in October 2008, I thought I would never see another Texas summer again. There is something so different about them, they are incredibly beautiful and I used to hate the heat, but now I soak it in, I used to hate how there were storms every night, now I can't wait to see the lightening. It is so wonderful. Thank you God for Texas Summers and allowing me to partake in them, once more. :)

Other than that, I had an opportunity come up that would allow me to go to South Carolina and watch Nationals and all the fun that comes with it. Naturally, I was enthusiastic, thinking what could be better. My parents were a little less enthusiastic, they said they thought it would be better (since my Dad would be in Kansas) that I stayed home to help out. I was so upset, I felt like this was a perfect opportunity for me to get to hang out with my ARC buddies before I left for KS. But God, had a different and better plan. Now, most everyone left for Nationals on either Friday or Saturday and since then, I have learned so much from staying home, patience, peace, forgiveness(!) , not to mention I got to see "UP", go to an amazing Evangelism boot camp that has changed my life ( tract anyone?) and I have just overall, learned that God is in control.

It started the balls rolling in my head, that maybe my attitude at first wasn't right, when I found out that Beth M. posted the End of the Year video at ARC on the ARC blogs ( http://www.arcblogs.com/2009/05/21/end-of-the-year-slideshow/) I immediately started listening, I listened to that first song like 7 times. The song talks about thanking God for the times He said "no." And at first I was like "hey, I really wanted to go, it was so perfect, How could he do this to me ? " Then after praying for a couple days, I realized not only is it too late for me to go, ( =) ) but also, God REALLY just didn't want me to go, and He says that there is a reason that He didn't want me to go, so I am looking for that reason, and I will let you know when I find it. :)

Just wanted to let you all know what was happenin' in my life.

Thanks for reading.

Don't forget to check out the song, I put the link up. * *hint, hint* *