fun fall semester...

Christmas Party...

first picture with Santa...



K-Life...

Ben and Jenny's Wedding...


Spirit Week!!...the cast of Peter Pan...

the end of a fantastic year...

well it looks like i have a few weeks to catch up on...

we ended the semester with the book of Daniel...Debbie Jo White, who is Joe White's wife who runs Kanakuk Kamps, brought a whole week of knowledge on the book of Daniel...it was INCREDIBLE!!...i had studied Daniel under her teaching as a kamper but it was soo good to study it again 10 years later!...i had a wonderful week and a half in Branson after school ended...it was nice to digest all the first semester included...there was soo much growth and knowledge about myself and about His word!!...i really enjoyed getting to know my class better!...i have an incredible small group and im thankful that i can be real with those 5 girls each week!!...im sitting in panera right now to use the internet (which is why im behind on blogging) and looking out at the beautiful snow!!...we woke up this morning to a Hawaiian Narnia!!...theres not much in this world that is as spectacular as snow on fake palm trees!!...just another perk to living on the island here in Branson!!...haha...life is soo good and i had a wonderful Christmas!!...it was such a blessing to reflect on the best year of my life!!...i grew more in 2010 than any other year!!...it has been incredible to reread my journal and to see ALL that God has done!!...it is still very challenging to be here but it is EXACTLY where God has called me to...Arkansas was a wonderful get away and having a "green" Christmas was a lot more fun than i thought i would be...you either had to give something you already owned, buy it from a thrift store, or make it...i spent a lot of time sewing!!...i feel like i could spend every weekend with my grandparents and it would never be enough!!...they are so supportive and i praise God that my family knows the Lord!!...i think i often take that for granted...being here and made me realize that having grown up in a Christian home is really not the norm...i dont know where id be without my parents!!...i love them so much and God knew how much i needed them!!...and then theres my incredible older sister!!...i miss her everyday here!!...she is such a role model for me and i am always encouraged by her unwavering faith!!...i didnt realize how much i would miss k-life until we started it back on tuesday!!...my small group girls are precious and are really starting to share their hearts with denise and me...theres is soo much i could share but for now i just want to challenge whoever is reading this to act...we are studying and memorizing James and it has challenged me to not merely be hearers of the word but be doers!!...every tuesday between small group and high school k-life club denise and i go to taco bell to work on precepts (James study)...well this week our favorite worker (Adam) was not there...we were disappointed because we have been seeking him out since november...we have created ministry...its fun how easy its gotten...well since he was not there we were able to talk with all his coworkers...his manager kept finding excuses to come over to us and talk to us while we studied...he goes to church but were still not sure of his salvation...but what was incredible was how boldly he talked about the Lord!!...it was amazing because he finally just pulled up a chair since its the slow season here in branson where half the town is closed till may (revamping all the shows)...and through our conversations we were able to be bold and share what we believe on certain things with him...God is soo incredibly good and i guess i share all this with you to simply say...who has God purposely placed in your path to love today?...its so easy to take the moment to share God's love...we need to stop the fear of rejection that only comes from satan and live our lives in desperation for the lost...we pass them everyday and are not passionate enough to make sure they know...the most haunting thing in life would be if when we are in a line about to to see the Lord and you see someone you didnt share the gospel with and they look at you say "you knew?!...and you never told me?"...