it's been awhile

music: don't want to waste my life- Lecrae
book: a wrinkle in a time, the bible
mood: tired, excited

hey everybody!

it's been awhile since I've been on. Well, the summer was okay. CEF was really hard to work with my co-workers. The kids are great! But CEF seems to be too legalistic and unprofessional. They need to start reading Galatians (amazing book of the bible!) and also take professionalism 101 as a requirement. People can be obnoxious in their faith. There are many things that are unresolved because people unmovable and will not change. Someone once told you can't change the person, only yourself. However, in my opinion nothing really changes unless both people change, not just the one. Both need to make an effort on changing. But that was the summertime, and 2010 is almost over.

Right after I was done with CEF, I started going to Post high at Christ Evangelical Free Church in Strausstown. Post high is a group for people ages 18-25. It's now called Loft: Living out faith and trust, and it's been a great blessing to be there! I've grown so much there. For awhile I thought every Christian was a legalist, but there isn't any of that at the Loft. I've met some great girls there and made some great friendships there. We had our first coffeehouse where we had a musician come in, and it went really well. I went on their retreat this past weekend, and it was great! I got to make breakfast, which was a lot of fun, play different games, went swimming and in the hottub. I also saw the most beautiful sunrise in my life. But the most important thing I learned was to really love people, and to follow 1st Corinthians 13, and I also learned to be careful what type of white elephant gift to get (I got a cowboy hat, which I don't wear hats....) I also piled on one bus seat with six other people, which was funny :D

I've also been attending community college, which was okay. Ugg, I'm never taking Spanish again....I also am applying to Kutztown and Central Penn College, to become a paralegal or a related field. I hope to be married anywhere from sometime after college to the age of 29. I hope to have two boys and two girls and raised them to love Jesus as much as I do. I hope to also find a good church with great biblical teaching (mine is great, but I mean after marrying and what not...)

I also want to go to India badly! Praying Praying Praying


Thanksgiving was great. We went down to Helen (who is like my grandmother I've never had) granddaughter's house and we always have a good time. Josh apologized to me which we've now become friends.

As for dating...umm, well, I'm praying about that....

Christmas shopping is almost done (need to get Stephen's gift yet) but I'm pretty excited Christmas is almost here.

Rachel studied abroad in England this fall semester. She got to go to Bath, Wales (where Stephen proposed to her!) Scotland, Poland, France, and Iceland. She had some trouble coming home because of the weather but God answered our prayers and they came home last night.

Healthwise, I'm doing pretty well. My doctor wanted to take me off, but he left so I've yet to meet the lady doctor and I also don't want to give up driving or swimming

Mom is now the assistant manager at a gas station and man, a psych major would win prizes for working there because the people watching is amazing....

Dad is still a pastor and has been preaching for twenty years!

Rachel is a senior in college and is doing well. Stephen is also doing well.

Blackie (my big fat cat) has been having health problems and we found she had a tumor in her throat. For many years, we did not understand why she had bad breath....

Bear (our dog) limps, but he's okay

Princess (another kitty) is doing well

Well, that's all I can think of but Merry Christmas to everybody and here's a favourite line from a favourite hymn of mine called what child is this?"

"This, this is Christ the King,
Whom shepherds guard and Angels sing;
The Babe, the Son of Mary"

God bless and Merry Christmas!

Love, Faith.