Catching up...

A very good friend of mine asked me to update....so I think I will. To start off my summer I was honored to be in her BEAUTIFUL wedding.



I took one class in summer school which may not sound like a lot, but believe me it was PLENTY. My family and I also dealt with 3 deaths this summer. We lost a friend, an uncle, and a great-grandmother. After my Nanny passed away I never thought I would stop crying. Somehow the Lord healed my broken heart and left me with a peace that let me know everything was as it should be.

I have so many good memories with my Nanny...she was an awesome lady. At 93 years old she was the wisest person I have ever known. Her faith in the Lord was like no other. During the last 6 months of her life she continued to tell us how ready she was to go "HOME", and she wasn't talking about leaving the nursing home for her house on 39th Street. I wish I could have one last day with her to talk about her faith and what God taught her throughout her life. But, I can rest knowing that I will be able to talk to her again someday. She is waiting for us up in heaven just wishing we could see what she sees. Right now I miss her. I can still hear her voice saying "There's my girl..." every time I walked in the door :) And every time I hear the songs "How Great Thou Art" and "Amazing Grace" I will always think about her.


My family and I went to Colorado at the end of the summer for a little getaway. We rented a cabin in Pagosa Springs and spent a lot of time resting and relaxing. The boys went fly fishing and I read....a lot. We did some hiking and we rode the train from Durango to Silverton (something we had not done in 8 years). It was so great. Living in Lubbock, TX makes it a little hard to believe that there is really a place so beautiful. It's amazing to wake up, look out the window, and see trees and giant mountains stretching to the sky. It's also amazing to think that God formed it all....with His hands....all in 7 days. We all had a great time and [unwillingly] came back to the real world to go back to work and start school.

Speaking of school....my [big] little brothers started their senior year last Monday....talk about a weird feeling. Even weirder is to know that one of them has already been accepted to Texas Tech and will start there a year from now. I also started school last week. I am 3 hours shy of being a senior. I will student teach a year from now and then I will graduate next December. Exciting? Yes. Scary? Most definitely.

Oh, I also turned 20 on Monday. Too bad I don't feel any wiser....



That is all for now :)