I LOVE LIMA!!!!!

Wow ok this entry will be long and emtion filled as today was my first official day in Lima with the girls...first of all i love Lima...i{m so in love with this town the beauty the people i just have never witnessed anything like this...i love it! im so glad i came! Well let me just start off saying right now that today was probally one of the most amazing days of my life and i don{t have many of those...i think i ve cried a river haha...today when we arrived at the girls house they stormed us excited and screaming...they were so happy we were there i got a million hugs...they were so welcoming and showed us there home...and so proud of where they live...we took them on the bus...and with all the people somehow i got lost and had no girl to sit with on the bus i was sad...wishing that God would give me a girl to connect with...and actually when i was in the states i really wanted to get to know the girl i bought my gift for Pilar...but i knew the chances would be hard since they were so many girls and so many of us...as i was sitting on the bus alone in my chair this little girl came smiling and said i ll sit next to u...so i said happily ok...and what is your name and she responsed PHILAR! wow! God your so amazing! your allowed this little girl to find me out on the bus not even knowing what i had wanted! Shes beautiful! she sat next to me...telling me things and invited me to sit with Tamara her friend...they told me all about there lives...everything from therer favorite color to what happened to there other siblings...one of there siblings died b-c of there mother being beaten while she was pregnant...it was so heartbreaking...it felt so good to just hug and cuddle with these girls and tell them how beautiful they are the joy in there faces made my heart melt! we then proceded to take them to there hotel...it was very exciting these girls were just amazed...and to give u an idea the hotel compared to a like shabby motel like motel 8 or something if even that...and these girls were like look how beautiful my room is ive never seen anything like this before...my heart broke once again...How blessed am i? i wont even stay in a freakin motel 8 and these girls think its a marriot! wow! Thank you Lord! We than explained why here and the girls were so ahppy all of them hugging and cuddling playing with us...we took them to the park...i asked if they ever come and they told us never...they had so much fun jumping rope and running races it was wonderful! We than went to the locomar (a popular mall and its very nice i might add) we went bowling with girls it was so much fun! Some of the girls had never been bowling before so it was quite fun teaching them how to bowl...i had all the younger ones...there face would light up when they would get a strike or spare....it was so cute...and it warmed my heart to see them having such fun! but the best part of my night was when we tucked them into bed...i was exhausted cranky had to pee...but the best part was when i said bye to Pilar she ran and jumped on my and gave a me a hug hug and a big fat kiss on my cheek....it brought tears to my eyes this girl has only known me for a couple hours....and the love she has for me....just i can{t even explain it that must have been the best kiss i{ve ever gottten in my whole life...i can{t just even explain the burst of emotion. So as you can see my day was just amazing...but i want to take the time to share so other peoples experiences...my mom...talked to a girl named Carol...she is 16...she told my mom that about her mom and her hate for her and what she had done to her...she told my mom...that she wanted to commit suicide today but b-c of my mom and the love in her eyes it reminded her of her mom and she wants to live a differnet life one...through God! wow ! God your are just amaizng! so now i have a new adopted sister in Christ yay! Something Dorcus (shes the campus pastors wife) said really touched my heart she was sharing how she met her husband...and her testimony...which is amazing...shes only 2 years older thasn me....but she said this....my whole life while i was single i was like why God is this happeneing im living for you and im a christian thats it but now 4 yrs later she understands that this whole time he knew he would call her to fulltime ministry and she would have to go threw worse times here in lima! those words they dug deep in my heart...b-c i to sometimes feel that way...why God but maybe in his plans he is preparing me to be a great leader in full time ministry....it inspired and encouraged me....TRUST GOD only he knows! everything is perfect in his time! I love you guys so much and i miss u but i am so happy to be here i love it and i already love thos girls so much! i will try to update evrynight but we will see...love u guys! pray for us!

So i'm artistic after all...

So i guess i have some artistic blood after all... see i've been dying for a very very very long time to go paint pottery at a cute little place but could never find any in florida...until this summer when i got lost one day looking for kabooms and i stumbled upon color me mine! color me mine is an art studio where u can paint whatever pottery your haert desires and for a cheap price...so i took Lindsey the little girl i babysit and we painted the afternoon away...i choose a vase to put in my room and she choose a coffee cup for her mom...i was so nervous as i was painting that it was going to look like crap since i've never done anything like this...(i can't even draw a straight line on paper)...so i thought i would waste my 20 dollars...it took us 4 hours till we were finished...haha...we had to wait 7 days till we got to see the finished product....it was killing me b/c i just wanted to see what it was like...on friday we went to pick it up but it wasn't ready =( so FINALLY yesterday i got my vase and i was impressed when i opened the bubble wrap...i actually made a cute vase! it was hard work but it paid off...lol and i can't wait to go to color me mine again and paint something else i think this will be my new hobby! =) I put some pictures up for you visual people...haha

My Fabulous Weekend!

This weekend was one of the best weekends i've had in awhile! i must say i've never laughed so hard in my life! Friday i started the weekend by going to college singles group "the mix" or at least thats what its going to be called now...it was great we had 21 people come out! despite a few leaving back to school...and my sandal idea was a success! After we had a leaders meeting and i was so encourage and i realized a few things i'll try to make it quick not to bore u...1. we have amazing leaders brian and jennifer are just great there visions just gives me such encouragement that anything can be done! 2. i adore moni,mike and melissa...i couldn't do the things i do without them enourging and uplifting me...they each wanna make me a better christian and there example pushes me in my walk with Christ...as u can see the meeting was a success and we have so many amazing things planned for the mix this year! Saturday was a special day b/c i got to spend it with my ultimate best friend chanty...and oh did we get the paaarty STARTEED...lol we watched miss potter which was a bit eccentric b/c she talks to "her friends" which happen to be her drawings...lol b/c its kinda of a wierd cute romantic story...it was also good b/c we consumed ice cream cookies some of our favorite items...after we decided to make a video for the naked pastor party...lol...i never have had so much fun in my life...don't worry i promise u will see the video when its edited...chanty is doing it as i write this blog...believe me u will love it so much u'll wanna a copy for ur home...haha...its time like these that i realize how lucky i am that i have a best friend like chanty! She is truly amazing and i love her so much...we have had so many years of friendship and we still continue to enjoy each others company =) God has tuly blessed me words can't even describe what that girl and her family means to me (thats includes u too mossy) And than today i spent the day with the familia! and it was great! i'm pumped about going to peru (which is happening Wed.) and i finally got my little girls gift...The coolest barbie ever and it even came with clothes that i would buy from forever 2 lol...u gotta influence them young haha...aww its the cutest i can't wait to love on those girls! My weekend was truly amazing and filled with lots of joy...it makes me so thankful for all the blessings God has given me...i can't ask for better friends...and well my family is just straight up amazing!

Devian ♥

Yay last night to my suprise after i was getting ready to go to bed i saw a letter i had gotten from world vision...usually i don't look at my mail because i assume it was junk mail but this letter was thin and when i looked closely it read from TanZania! so i opened it and much happiness came to my heart! It was a long letter from Devian! Her mom wrote it for her because she is only five and really has not learned that yet. Before i go on let me explain who Devian is...see Devian is my special little girl...when i was at the women of faith conference in June they were talking about world vision and how its changed kids life...they even had a women speak of her sponsored child and how she got to go see them...well it broke my heart to see those kids in some of the places they were living and this was a good oppurtunity to give what God has given me and bless those in need...soo...i decided to sponsor a child...if u know anything about me...u know one of my dreams in life is to adopt an african child! and so now is kinda my chance...for some reason God has been putting Tanzania on my heart...its the place where alot of my friends have gone in the past year and i felt it would be awesome if that was the place i choose...so at first i asked for someone on my birthday but they had none from there and then and then the man told me i have this little girl shes five and shes from Tanzania and my eyes lit up...THATS THE ONE I WANT! so without even looking at her i choose her...and when i got her picture she was so beautiful! Shes one of God's little angels! She Lives about 1200 miles away from world visions headquarters...and she has her mother and father (whose names were mentioned in my letter) and 1 sister who is name is silvia and she is 11 yrs old. Than she has 3 brothers Adronick who is 13 also, Dankiton who is 9, and Faston who is 12. She lives with her family in a house made out of a grass thatched roof and mud walls...they own a small farm about an acre where they grow corn beans and bannanas and also coffee. They also have chicken and goats. She is from the nyambo tribe and she speaks kinyambo. It was so exciting to hear from Devian and her family...what a blessing when i opened that letter...Thank You God for the resources to sponsor this little girl and show her your grace and love! I would show you a picture of my adorable princess but i don't have a computer one...but shes adorable that i promise! i'm sure you will hear more about her as time goes on...just wanted you to share in my blessing =)

Lima in a week!!!!

Well today was a great day since i got to have my final meeting for the missions trip to Peru! i am so pumped!!! not only do i get a cool roomie (jen) but i'm so excited about all the things we are going to do with the girls!!! Going threw the list of things were going to do makes me heart happy b/c i know how much the girls are going to love it! I'm truly blessed that God has allowed me to come on this trip....my heart beats for missions and i love everything to do with it...but this trip made for me...if u know anything about me u know i love doing things for people or giving gifts....so not only are we making over the house the girls stay in but i will be spending 3 days of fun with them! A year ago if u would of told me i would of been going to Lima i probally would of laughed not that i didn't believe i could go i had no desire...i had everything i wanted and couldn't ask for life to be any better...well as the year went... God has made allowances in my life and gotten rid of things and moved in my heart so that right now in this moment i would be going to Lima...and at first i was upset because a year ago i didn't understand what was going on in my life but now i'm thankful! b/c God knew what he was doing all along! Thank you Jesus you are the most amazing provider and protector! Reading through the girls Bio's my heartbreaks for them...these girls have nothing not even family...some of there stories are so painful to read....and i just can't wait to love on them....reading those stories i realize how thankful i am for the things i have like my two parents who are amazing christians who are devoted to Gods ministry and support me in all i do! Also i'm thankful for my health...many of those girls struggle with sicknesses that i have never even heard or seen....So next time i complain about something stupid i should just read those girls bio's because they have a hard life but its amazing how some of them put that there favorite hero was God...wow so despite there hardships (and some were very traumatic) they still love God more than anything! wow what a testimony to me! I'm so excited to see what God has in store for me...i've been on 2 missions trips and in each trip he has changed my life and i can't to see what he will do on this trip!!! yay!!!My shoutout today goes to Dusty he takes his state test tommorrow and so i want everyone to pray that he does great but i know he will =) You guys have a great night!!!!

Yay for my first Blog Post!

Okay so today is my first official blog! See today is my first day off and in my boredemness I decided to create a blog! I tell you this is the first day i have been off in months and i don't know what to do next! See all summer long i have been a nanny to Lindsey a little firecracker 9 year old! lol Shes great i tell you! As you can see from all the pictures we did some pretty amazing things this summer! Even though she ended up becoming like the little annoying sisters you don't want...haha (you can tell i'm an only child) But she does have to go to school so today she started the 4th grade and i had the luxury of getting the day off! Although i do miss her and our crazy summer fun...i have the bruises for memories...haha i do enjoy lounging around being bored! haha But i have been rather productive today with cleaning my house. i am quite proud of myself! i'm really not sure how the who blog thing works but i'm sure i'll get the hang of it real soon. Great now another thing to be addicted to its not enough that i'm addicted to facebook and myspace now i ahve a blog! i feel all serious...lol Have a great day everyone! i love u all!