I made it to Freedom!!!

I made it back! And I have the good news to report that although I was captured and returned to my owner and branded as a runaway, the second time I escaped, I made it all the way thru to freedom. What an experience. It was a wonderful field trip and a learning experience. Principal Black took pictures throughout, and hopefully I'll be able to post some soon. It's definitely something that I would want to do again, hopefully when I can breathe, but if I made it through today....

Field Trip!

Well, I'm off with a group of high school students to become a slave on the Underground Railroad. Conner Praire has a "Follow the North Star Program" So.... we are headed out in a few minutes to participate. I'm kinda excited.... kinda nervous.... so we'll see how it goes. It's plenty cold and wet and icky outside, but... should be tons of fun! Maybe, I'll have to get back on this afternoon and give you an update. In some ways this will be a tiny blast from the past for me. When I was just a lil kid, we used to play slaves. We were bought and sold by one Jason the slave trader, lining up against a brick wall. Oh those memories, I can still see him stroking his chin as he picked the one to purchase! Lol... we played lots of other things too, but I do believe one favorite memory was when Jason shot the duck off of the shelf with his toy gun! I don't think we ever figured out how it fell! Such fun!

Why is it so difficult to get things done? It seems that this week is already slipping by, and I'm losing track of so many different things. There's so much on my mind that I feel like I'm not doing the things I need to be doing. But I am so thankful that in the midst of my busy schedule, God still can use me! I had an amazing conversation on Saturday night with the waitress at a restaurant I was eating at. God used the situations in my life to help me to witness to her. Then we got to speak to two other men that were there that day. I walked out of there feeling so excited and happy, and then this week started... Lord... Help me to remember to put You first, and to remember that You want to use me. Help me to continually be open and looking for the opportunities that you place in my path! 

Wow! Drama practice last night was wonderful! I am so glad that the letter that I'm supposed to read as a dead wife, is going to be prerecorded. I would cry! I can't take it! I'm usually backstage both nights to simply be a help, but this year? well... let's just say that Friday night I'm more than likely going to be off stage, maybe I'll slip off in the middle. I want to see it!

Soo... I just had a fun few minutes rereading all of my posts, I realized that I just started posting pictures of Sam without really explaining who he is..... tee hee! I do believe that I will simply leave it that way! So.. Ta ta for now!

So Faith Investment is over! Here's some pictures. Like I mentioned in a previous post, it was decorated beautifully...

Here's one of the flower arrangements when you entered the front doors.

Some of the candles in the front.

The beautiful fountain of Faith...

The inside of the gym. It's kinda dark, but there were trees lining the walls as well, with spots shining up on them. Soo pretty!

And of course Sam and I had to get our pictures taken by the Fountain of Faith. That is what our relationship is built upon. Faith in God, Faith that He will lead and guide us in the path that He has planned for our lives. Well, I hope you've enjoyed this lil tidbit of my life!

So, tonight is Faith Investment Dinner. And.. the gym is beautiful. Sylvia has done a beautiful and  has given me ideas for my reception. Yay! Anyway, I'll have to post pictures when I get them hopefully tonight! Right now I do not feel like being up here! I really want to go home. I really want a Starbucks as well! Oh well, the Starbucks may come.... later!