Goodbyes...

On Thanksgiving night my friend Katie's dad (David) went to be with Jesus.

He had been struggling with bone cancer for the last 4 months...I went to the viewing tonight...It was hard to see him laying there..You could tell they painted his hands because he had been so yellow...and his lips wouldn't stop bleeding you could tell that they patched them up...

Katie and her family were very well kept together...

I was just talking to my roommate Carolyn telling her how I wouldn't be able to keep together like they did if my father would have passed away...

I thank God that David knew Him and is now at peace, out of pain, and having a great time with our Father in Heaven. 

Please be praying for my friend Katie in this fragile time of loss!

Thank you I know they appreciate it much more than yall know! (I do as well) 

I love you Daddy and Mommy!

Wedding...

My friends Josh Bramos and Mackenzie Gordon (obviously now Bramos haha) got married this last weekend...

The Cake :D

The gorgeous happy couple

Me with the Bride and Groom

Me in my dress

The Foyer again....

Here are a few pics of me playing at "The Foyer" (all photos by my friend Amy Horn...she is INCREDIBLE at photography)

Beauty...

Today was a perfect day to plant flowers with mom...It smelled like spring time and the breeze was blowing so gently it was incredible! 

Dad sent me a message saying he hung Christmas lights...I wish I was there to help...that's always our thing that we do together!

I miss you!

I really miss home and family...

Christmas is coming soon and I'll be able to be home for 10 days...Mom's yummy cooking...Dad's cuddle time....Todd's joking and picking on me...Laura's encouragement and lovely talks...and finally being able to hold my niece and tell her I love her....

I miss all of you so much please know that! I love you!

Pictures of the house

Well my parents couldn't watch the video sooo here are some pictures of the house :D

THE INSIDE OF THE HOUSE:

My red wall (with orange fun on it haha)

Close up 

My block wall

Snoopy the dog :D

Bathroom

Family Room

Dinning room

Kitchen

Garage 

TV room

Den

THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE:

THE BACKYARD:

 

Adventures....

Uhhh...well my friend Dominique, Rob, and I went on an adventure last night...it was very random and very spur of the moment...but it was fun and had meaning :D

So here are some pictures of what we did....

This is something that I have been thinking about for a while...I wanted to get something that showed how much I have grown this year just in coming to school...finishing school...moving down here on my own and doing what God is calling me to do...I got it on my foot because HE is my hands and feet...HE is carrying me wherever I go and I want to remind myself of that! So whenever I look down I'll remember how much I grew in 2007 - 2008 and that HE is always my hands and feet!!! (Sorry mom and dad if this makes you upset that I got another tattoo with out talking to you about it...but hopefully the explanation of it explains why I got it)

Rob got his ear gaged up one more size to a 6 gage! 

Dom got her nose pierced and her ear pierced but I didn't send the ear one to my email...so you just get the nose piercing one!!!

Email....

I received this email a couple days ago.... 

Doug,

My name is Steven Schultheis, I work for Youth for Christ Ministries of Sacramento.  While at Youth Specialties' National Youth Worker's Convention in Sacramento, I passed by y'all's booth in the exhibit hall and was given the Contrary Motion CD.

Let me sidestep that storyline and introduce another.  My role with Youth for Christ involves media (video, web and print design).  A couple days before the Convention, one of our staff approached me to create a video project for his fundraiser dinner.  By choice, we almost exclusively use stock music (such as Music Bakery or Digital Juice or Quicktracks) as background music.  It's a lot cleaner than having to find out copyright owner and ask permission.  It's also often easier to find music that fits the length I need, with enough space to put interviews without the interviews and song lyrics stepping on each other.

Long story shorter, the song 'Identity' sung by Drew Eales and Kym France grabbed my attention.  As I listen to the lyrics, I hear that it's talking about ultimately finding our identity, our belonging, our purpose, in God.  As I listen to the rest of the song, I start seeing the video project in my head.  There are places for teen interviews and places for shots of what happens around the teen center.  The song itself is 'mild' enough for the donor base who will be at the dinner yet 'hard and fast' enough that it also represents the teens in it.

And so I ask for y'all's permission to use the song in our video project.  The video will be one part of a fundraiser dinner for Youth for Christ, a non-profit organization, to help raise awareness of and money for one of our community Teen Centers.  It will not be sold or distributed.  I will key the song title, artists and CD name in the corner of the screen during the middle of the video.

Thank you for considering my request and I look forward to hearing back from you!

Steven Schultheis

Needless to say Drew and I both agreed...I emailed Steven and thanked him first of all secondly I asked him to send us copies of the finished project!!! I will try to put it on my computer and post it up! We (Drew and I) are beyond blessed by this and are truly blown away that they chose our song to use...We give all glory and honor to God...this song would not exist with out Him putting the words and idea's in our hearts, mouths, and hands! 

mmmm...food...

So my friend Alli and I went to Publix which is the food stored down here....I needed to get some groceries and so did she so we were walking by the meet section cuz I need beef and chicken...I saw lamb chops and got really excited....So I bought them....I cooked us an amazing dinner...I took pictures for all of you to see and be jealous HAHAHA :D

 

BEAUTY IN A PAN

Lamb Chops, green beans, and mashed potatoes MMMMMM

"HELLO MY NAME IS ALLI"

Me and Alli before we enjoyed our dinner!

Alli couldn't decided which one she wanted...haha

And here is what we got to enjoy :D 

"The Foyer"

This are some pictures from the concert that I played for! I opened up for my good friend Josh Bramos' Band! 

(All pictures by one of our friends Amy Horn)