Flyaway week

I thought that the weeks were flying by when I was having to go to school every day of the week, but they seem to be going just as quickly when I am at home. Spring break has been good. I have gotten some homework done so I feel okay about skipping a whole week of classes. I will probably end up taking some with me so I won't feel too guilty. Ha!

Mom has been feeling bad lately. She takes such good care of her family that she neglects herself of the amount of sleep that she needs in order to function well. Known by my brothers as the family drill sergeant, I've been prescribing (also been called "doc" by a few) more sleep, walking, and carrot juice! Although I've never been a fan of the orange, strangely sweet juice, I have felt less tired on a long term basis after regularly consuming a tall glass. Anyway, Mom seems to be on the mend. She will be 50 at the end of this month. Go Mom!!! I hope I will be as gracious and godly as she is when I am 50. She has been reading "When I Don't Desire God" and "The Dangerous Duty of Delight" by John Piper. She encourages me so much with her enthusiasm and faithfulness to immerse herself in God's truth.

Last night at church, Mr. Freed, the music director, asked me if I would consider joining the praise team to lead worship on Sunday mornings! One of the reasons this is exciting to me is because I have felt the Lord put a desire on my heart for the last month. It's also scary too because I haven't done anything musically in a while. I did play the piano a couple of weeks ago for a funeral, but I ended up butchering the poor songs because my hands and legs got so shaky. The families at the funeral were very gracious thankfully. Like everything in my life, I will just have to trust God for this decision. Somehow I always manage to forget this theme of patience and trust that God is so obviously trying to teach me. Oh, and Mr. Freed also wants someone to get some new songs...I know just the place! Cornerstone Church (Part of Sovereign Grace Ministries) has awesome worship music and I'm going to ask one of the guys tonight at VFC where to get copies or purchase the music. It should be great!

The weather here has been wonderful! The warm wind has been blowing all day today and reminds me of our springs on the farm. I miss living there, but think I am finally able to be thankful for the memories and pictures that we were left with. This is a picture of the Merritt's fields. We used to go sledding down the farthest hill. There was a barbed-wire fence at the bottom so you had to be skilled to get under it if you couldn't get your sled stopped in time!





Speaking of pictures, I copied a picture off of Maralynn Rochat's (Andrea's sister) facebook album of Caleb and Andrea at their wedding! Aren't they cute?? The other is one of their engagement pictures.

Wellll....I need to get some chemistry studying done before going to VFC tonight. I'm studying pH and pOH. Great stuff.