Wow!

That's the only word that I can say. We had a wonderful service on Campus this morning. We are in revival with David Fulton, and God is coming and meeting with us. Today, reminded me of the days of old... I sound old when I say that.. LOL... Today, God met with the High School in a special way. They were having their own revival which lasted through two of their class periods, and continued into the college revival service. God came and met with us there and it was wonderful! God is so amazing!!! I am only praying that God will continue to bless, help, and send us His amazing presence!!

Miss George and Captain Patrick O'Blenis

 

I thought I'd add a quick picture to my blog at this time! This picture is a picture from our Christmas Program here at school! We had a lot of fun posing for tons of pictures! It is such fun to work with such talented young people! God has blessed our school! We are embarking on a new school year. Yesterday was our first full day of classes in the college. A new semester has begun! Now it's time to focus on the important things.... Panera... Hot Chocolate... Donuts... Cookies... Umm..... :) Really! I'm excited this year to be taking a church history class. It seems that because I'm older, or maybe because I teach college myself, I am taking this class seriously. I have almost half of my collateral already done, and... I've even picked out my term paper topic and I am already gathering information on it. I can't believe it! Today was my first day in the class and I'm already far ahead! I'm crazy! :) Well, I need to do a few things for the class I need to teach tomorrow! So I'll talk to you later!

Listen

So many different thoughts are swirling around in my mind right now. I was reading a book called Listen last night, and this book is talking about a town that suddenly has a website that is reporting some of the private conversations in the town. These conversations start a wave of hurt and pain that sweeps the whole town. People start hearing what other people think about them. The book is fiction, but I guess that it kinda made me stop and realize the power of words. It's not that I didn't understand that before, the Scripture speaks clearly of this in James, but I guess the book made me think. How much of what I say has the potential to hurt people? Do I ever think about it? I know that words hurt, I've had them hurt me, but sometimes it's easy to say things and not think about them. In these days of Facebook and Blogging, it's so easy to say something and maybe not really mean it, but you can hurt someone forever. Sometimes we say something and then tell the person you are joking, and they say that it's ok, but in reality they are hurt inside. How many times have I done that? Lord, please help me to be careful with my words, help me to watch what I say. Help me to only use uplifting words to pull others up with me, so that we may reach our heavenly goal!

Back in the Grind.

Well... I didn't post for awhile, because I didn't really have much Internet access. Christmas Vacation is officially over for me. I started back in the school library today. Not Fun :) Actually I simply need to remember that routine is good! As vacations go... it wasn't the best. I was sick a lot during this vacation. I've tried to feel better but... alas it didn't work. I did get to have a wonderful shopping trip yesterday and get some more books.... just what I need :) lol. I'll try to maybe post some pictures later! Talk to you soon!

It's Close to Christmas!

Well..... It's close to Christmas and all of my shopping is not yet complete! Let me tell you, it has been a wacky couple of days. Take just today for example, our car is in the shop... again... water pump this time... and so Sam has to take Mom and I to work. I had to work at 12, and Mom at 1. So Sam takes me, and then he shows up, with my phone that I had forgotten, around 12:45 and informs me that my Aunt is on the way to the Hospital via and EMTS, and that Mom is catching a ride with the neighbor to go with her. My poor family! My Aunt is ok, she passed out and needed fluids, and Mom ended up getting to work around 4, but the car is still in the shop and will be till tomorrow! We are just a disaster... and I still have shopping to do! Oh well! Maybe I'll have some pictures to post next time I post! I'll talk to you all later, and if I'm not back on before Christmas! Have a wonderful Merry Christmas!

Here is a picture of how I looked the fateful night that I mentioned in my last post. Hopefully the next time I blog, I'll have a much better story to tell. I highly doubt I'll be on here for awhile.... probably not till after the program! It's tomorrow night!!! AHHH..... then on Friday night as well. On Friday night, Sam's family is coming in, and they are bringing a gal with them from Sam's home church who is going to be staying with me. What fun!! We will be cramming 13 or so people into my home for Sunday lunch! It will be so much fun!! I can't wait. I love his parents! and I love hosting get-to-gethers, so it'll be a blast!!!!

Christmas Program!!

Soo... we took the UBC drama on the road on Sunday night. First of all... how many of you have ever acted in a drama on a big stage, then suddenly had to change everything that you've been doing and format it for a church platform? It's a little tough, add to that the fact that one of the main characters is sick... Ahhh!!! It was quite interesting. Because I cowrote the drama, and I am the director, I was the only one who knew the drama well enough to step into her part. Thankfully, I did get to practice with them on Thursday, but.... There were some interesting problems. We had not practiced with mikes, in fact we never got to practice with mikes. So we had to remember when to turn them off... That didn't always happen :) Then I had to trade mikes with one of the cast members, so because I was so concentrating on trading mikes, I totally forgot that I needed to be in the next scene, therefore, I was up on stage, no mike.... no coat.... no purse.... and went 'outside' after screaming my line :) Then, a few scenes later, when I had to get the mike back, I was concentrating on that, and on screaming my line again.... that I lost my shoe running up the platform stairs. After all the laughter, I convinced Willy to get my shoe, put it on and sat down ready for the final scene. Then.... the narrator was so thrown off kilter by my little mishap, that it messed him up, and he paused too long, so... my main character, burst in in the middle of the narration and said.... "Let's sing some Christmas Carols".... the narrator walked offstage, and all we sang was... "And Heaven and Heaven and Nature Sing." This made the congregation laugh, because while that was in the script, it didn't exactly fit what he said... we are supposed to sing another one, and while we started that one, I knew that the person who is supposed to come in at the ending had to run all the way around the side of the church... and I was praying the whole time I was singing that he would make it... He did, but.... when Willy went running across the stage and hugged him.... a few of the ribbons attached to his uniform fell off... and his mike fell off.... and over the sound system you hear this little voice say "Whoopsie". The crowd lost it. It was supposed to be this sentimental moment, and everybody is dying laughing. Oh well... such is drama!!!