Wow!!!! We serve an amazing God.....!!!! Thanks to everyone that was praying, I was able to sing at the school program on Thursday evening!!!! To top it off I was even able to help with the Hallelujah Chorus!!! I felt fairly relaxed the whole evening which is not usually the case even when I was healthy!!! :) Miracles REALLY DO still happen!!! An Now.... the whole week to relax at home, go to bed later, sleep in as long as I want!!!! YEEAAHHH!!!!

Tomorrow evening is the school's annual Christmas program.... something I always enjoy!!!! :) I plan to sing and am quite happy how practice went today.;) However, amidst the fact that I am VERY excited, I am also 'holding my breath' since my muscles tend to tighten up when I am nervous:( I would greatly appreciate your prayers:

~that I could sleep well tonight
~that my muscles would be relaxed (including the muscles you use to sing) :)))

You can also pray for each individual that has part... esp. the students and teachers.

For anyone who does not know, the program will be held at the Shady Grove church.
Services start at 7:00. Come ready to recieve a blessing!;)

Prayer Request....

I am going thru a medication switch right now.... I feel like if I can get thru it ok, it will be for the better, but my body is not too happy about it:( It doesn't help that, with Christmas coming life is pretty busy!!! I sooo badly want to be at school as much as I can... Christmas is my favorite holiday and it's so much seeing the children all excited, watching and listening to them get ready for the program, even enjoy the 'messed up' schedule as practice takes priority!!!!:)))With all my heart I want to be able to help sing in the program, bless my co-teachers for their encouragement and they even came up with a 'standing' arrangement in which I could sit to sing!!!! ::))))) I want to believe that I actually could, but my muscles tend to react more when I'm nervous and of course being in front of so many people I will probably be more nervous!!! I feel a special need of prayer in that, my medication switch would go ok, but even more in the area of trusting God, and not allowing satan to discourage me!!!!!

*Chorus to a song I just recently heard.....

I've seen dreams that move the mountains, hope that doesn't ever end even when the sky is falling
I've seen miracles just happen, silent prayers get answered, broken hearts become brand new....
THAT'S WHAT FAITH CAN DO!!!!

I want that kind of FAITH!!!

It's snowing!!!!! Absolutely gorgeous!!! Just think... each one of the tiny little snowflakes have their own unique shape. What a creative God we serve! :) It's impossible for the human mind to grasp the thought that, although there are trillions of little snowflakes coming down, God has the time and ability to shape each one and at the same time He hears EVERY prayer, He listens to EVERY heart cry of His children, He REALLY cares about each one individually!!! He can cry with those who are hurting and at the very same minute laugh with those who are rejoicing!!! WOW!!!!!! Soooo why am I worrying and fretting about how I am going to get the seemingly endless list of things to do, done? Instead, why not give that seemingly endless list to my Heavenly Father, He can and WILL help me do them in His time!!!! :)

Now, for an update...... umm as you probably have guessed by now considering the long "pause" between updates I have been staying quite busy. God has been so good in that I am actually able 'cope' with the busy schedule without feeling too much stress!!! PTL!!!! (ok so I should admit that I overdid it one time by partying a little too much and losing a bit more sleep than my body was able to handle which equalled a weary body physically and emotionally:( and (proly mentally too... ;)). The remedy= SLEEEP!!!! which I did;)...

I had a wonderful time in SC (Nov. 19-22). It was good to see my CBS dormie, Erica and my "couch potato partner" Anj!!!! Very relaxing vacation and amazingly enough the 12 hour drive didn't seem to wear my body out too much!!! We were in Lancaster for Thanksgiving. I actually ventured out to do go "Black Friday" shopping!! It wasn't exactly the smartest thing I've ever done, but it was fun!!! :) We are in the heart of practicing for the Christmas Program at school right now which definitely makes school life more hectic but I love it!!!! The youth gave their first Christmas program on Sunday. They gave it at a little community church, was fun being there even if I couldn't help sing. Valley Chapel had asked Dad to give a message for them last evening. It was suggested that his topic would be somewhat on my or our(as a family) "Journey" and sorta the thought also of how to deal with the hard things God sends our way! I wasn't sure I really wanted to go with but it was SO good for me to be there... hearing dad share.... esp.. reminiscing what my life consisted of back in May and June when it waas at it's worst!! Wow, I thank God once again for the progress I've made!!!! It made me realize anew the power of prayer!!!! The encouragment I recieved from different of the church people was what I needed. No, this journey is not over, I don't know when it will be over, but I do know that God's grace will go with me!!!

Sometimes it feels like things are kinda on a plateau right now and yet if I look closely enough, things are progressing, it's just hard at times to allow God to bring healing in HIS time. I catch myself feeling like 'come on God, hasn't it been long enough now', it's then that I must cry out to Him for grace and strength to keep going!!! Please continue to pray and especially pray that I would be able to be at my dear friend ,Melody's, wedding. She gave me the position of being 'point and shoot' photographer. I am really looking forward to it, but at this point my muscles are not relaxed enoough to get good pictures without them being blury from my shakiness unless I can rest my camara on something. The good thing is, I still have more than a month to improve, and I know that if it is God's will He will make a way. He has performed many miracles already and I have NO doubt that He can perform another one!!!! :)

May God bless you all with a Blessed Christmas and a Happy New Year!!!!