Wow, it is 3:13 am!!

Hi folks! Sorry it has been a while since I last blogged. The summer has been flying and has left me chasing after it! School will start in about a month...can't believe I will be a sophomore!

My family has gone camping this weekend...Luke and I stayed home to work and then he is leaving to join them tomorrow....or later on this morning I should say. I am left with a slushy of feelings as one of my good friends from VFC is getting married at the same time of the camping trip. I will be attending the wedding this Saturday with Anna Priestley and Katie Roach. Dad left me his Maurader to drive, so sweet!

Speaking of cars...check out these hot mustangs. Luke let me drive dad's GT today to one of our jobs. It was so fun to feel all of that power through the clutch and the straight shift. Ahhh.... Dad looked at a 2003 'stang for me the other day...the miles were great but the price a little too high. I want to be able to pay cash for my car...none of that car payment stuff, but it may happen if sharing mom's bus becomes too much of a burden for her. I don't want Mustangs to be an idol in my life, but I sure would like to own one!

At New Attitude back in May I left confident that I had experienced God speaking to me His worthiness of my complete trust for every detail of my life. At that time it meant yielding a friendship to Him that was very dear to me. Since then it has meant trusting Him when my dad asked me to not be involved in VFC anymore because of its affect on my involvement with my church, Berean, and their singles ministry. Of course, it has been hard for me to submit and have shed some frustrated tears as I battled with my own desires. God has been so merciful and gracious to me though...first, by giving me such a kind and gentle dad whom I love and respect, and secondly, by revealing to me His power in the Gospel through Berean and the singles group! I have been so blessed by God every time I have gone to church on Sunday and singles group on Tuesday night. It makes me realize that I cannot be dependent on a certain church or group to speak to me, but to be dependent soley on Christ! What a good God we serve that He would love us enough to send His Son to take the wrath that we deserve and instead give us the righteousness of Jesus! And if that isn't enough, He gave us the Holy Spirit to be with us always. Wow, it makes me think of the chorus of that song: I stand, I stand in awe of You. I stand, I stand in awe of You. Holy God, to whom all praise is due. I stand in awe of You!

Well, I better get to bed...its almost 4 now. Yikes!