Spring Break

Spring Break is quickly approaching, and I am more than ready! Some friends and I are heading to Cherry Grove near Myrtle Beach for the week. A friend of mine gave me a great deal on her condo for that week, so I'm pretty happy. The days just can't pass quickly enough!!

Fire Alarm Wake Up Call

This morning, I looked at my clock and was pleasantly surprised that I had twenty more minutes to sleep. I dozed back off. . . and a couple of minutes later was rudely awakened by the fire alarm in my building! The steam from one of the showers had activated it . . . making everyone venture out into the freeaing cold parking lot . . . in their pajamas.

What a wake up call!

Ski Retreat

Geeze! This week has gone by so slowly! It's insane how anticipation makes time drag! I am going to Boone, NC on a Ski Retreat with my youth group, and I have been anticipating this "get-away" all week! I have had three tests and a quiz this week, so I am definitely due for a break! I'll probably have to work on some homework while I'm there, but at least it'll be a nice change of scenery! :)

"Make a joyful noise unto the LORD"

So, I have taken up a new hobby. I have started teaching piano! I now have eight students ranging from beginner to intermediate who are taking thirty minute lessons from me each week. I am having a blast. I am so passionate about music, and love to share it with others

Heaven got an Angel

On Tuesday morning at 10:33 a.m. Heaven got a new angel. Alan Metcalf, a close friend and mentor of mine, passed away. Alan was 35 years old.

I met him on my first day of middle school and his first day teaching computers there. He recognized a need in my life and stepped up to the plate. He got me involved in the Boyscout Troop that he led, and got me involved in the church that I have now belonged to for seven years. Alan impacted so many lives, and although I am extremely saddened to see him leave us, I know Heaven is sweeter because he is there. We will remember you always, Monkeyshine

Birthday

Twenty years ago today, my biological mother gave birth to me. It is insane to think that I have lived for two decades. Twenty years seems so long, but I have so much more to learn and experience! God has given me so much to be thankful for, and another year of life is the number one thing! So, today, do not celebrate ME, but instead celebrate GOD in the fact that he has given me another year of life!

Peace

This past week has been extremely difficult for me. I have a very close friend who has a brain tumor, and things have taken a definite turn for the worst. He has been admitted to the Hospice House to receive palliative care until the Lord calls him home. I want you all to know what an impact this man made on my life. He made such a dramatic impact on my life, that if it were not for him, I would not have typed the very words you are reading right now. I would not be at Gardner-Webb, I would not have the same adopted family, I would not be a pianist at a church, and I would not be teaching piano lessons here in Boiling Springs. This man changed my life forever and I am eternally grateful that God placed him in my life. Please pray for God to bring peace and comfort to him, his family and all those who loved him so dearly.