A Real Big Bummer

Today of all days the first day of spring I am sick!! Sick with the flu! With temperatures reaching the 70s here in Harrisonburg it was a real bummer to be sick. I am praying its just a 24 hour thing because tomorrow is my church's Easter Drama. Hope everyone enjoyed the first day of spring more than I did.

Take Care,

Random Pictures

Earlier this week  before it started raining I had some fun taking pictures. So I thought I'd share a couple with you:

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This picture was taken after it rained some.

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Some birdies in the bird house.

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Having fun with chalk!

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Which picture do you like best? 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, or 5th. Comment!

Toodles!

Snow Tubing @ Massanutten

On Saturday evening my youth group and I went snow tubing at Massanutten Resort. I had never been snow tubing at a resort before, but had tubed on a hill at home. So this was a whole new thing to me. We arrived at the resort and attached these tag things that said we could get in, to our jackets. Then we picked out our tubes (trying to find a less flatter ones because supposedly they go faster). After that we loaded onto a lift that was sorta like a big conveyer belt, and it took us up the hill. Once we reached the top we waited in lines for our turn down the hill. I will admit I was a little nervous while waiting, but it wasn't worth it. My first turn down the hill was so fast and totally amazing! The second time wasn't so thrilling it was more like sickening. I spun so fast on the way down, I felt like I was going to throw up when I got off. Thankfully I didn't! The next couple turns were still spinny but fun. Then they allowed us to attach two tubes by rope and go two at a time. So Kate and I did that the rest of the night because we were sick of spinning (literally), and going two at a time doesn't make you spin.Our time block ended at 7pm so we loaded up in the car. For supper we went to Hank's Smokehouse! Awesome! I definately recommend it! It was a great night!

Take Care,

A Hopeful Sign of Spring.

I can't believe it is already March. When I think of March I think of spring, but its hard to believe that spring is around the corner when there is still snow on the ground. I managed to find a sign of the season to come in my backyard that made me a little bit more hopeful, and I thought I would share it with you:

Some daffodil's peeking up beside the snow in the garden.....

I know this cloudy and dreary weather can sometimes drain our energy but let us (including me) have hope that the warm weather and flowers will arrive.

Take Care,

Winter Jam In Charlottesville!

Saturday afternoon I had the awesome pleasure of going to Winter Jam in Charlottesville. For those of you who don't know what Winter Jam is I'll tell ya the best I can. Winter Jam is a tour group made up of serveral Christian bands such as: Third Day, Newsboys, Newsong, Tenth Avenue North, and some other new bands. They tour around the country to about 44 cities in all. Charlottesville happened to be the 22nd. Myself and my youth group from church went. Kate and I both took a friend not to mention what awesome friends they are! Anyways, we left the church around 3ish (PM of course) and  got to the John Paul Jones Arena (where the concert was to be held) around 4ish. When we got out of the cars we saw the line and let me tell ya it was a long line. But thanks to my awesome youth pastor you could say we found our way to the almost front of the line. Which explains why we got amazing seats! The concert was amazing and very LOUD. There were a ton of people there and the bands were amazing! You could feel God's energy and presence throughout the whole arena. We all hand our hands in the air like we just didn't care! We were all screaming and dancing, it was amazing!! During intermission when my friend Kiara and I went to get T-shirts we had to hold onto eachother so we wouldn't get separated, because so many people wanted T-shirts too. Overall, the concert was absolutely amazing and just a God moment for me. With so many Christians there for the same reason you were it was like we were all in this together. Praise God!!

Amen!   

A Workout Indeed..

Today for "gym" my dad made my sister and I walk the border of our property ( .5 mile) in knee-high snow. O me goodness, was that a workout or what. KNEE HIGH SNOW, WIND IN YOUR FACE, GUNK IN YOUR THROAT, AND A STUFFY NOSE were the factors that really made it a killer workout. Just go take a walk out in knee high snow for an half an hour, and you will know what I mean. When your in a situation like the one for me this morning, really the key thing is Endurance. Pushing yourself and having the confidence that you will make it. I think somethings in life also take a lot of endurance, like getting through hard times. Whether it be set-backs, loss, changing your habits, the list could go on. The quote that sticks with me when I think of my life is this one:

The Christian race is not a sprint......it's a marathon. 

I think sometimes as humans we want to jump to conclusions, when really it's better to take it day by day. Think about this quote as you go about your week. 

Take Care,  

New Blog Design

I want to thank my dear friend Emily, for designing this new blog design for me!! Thanks Em..