A New School

well today was my first day of nova orientation (well for the second time but thats a long story) for marriage and family counseling! i'm excited to be at nova well duh thats why i decided to go there....but was worried about my fellow classmates but God took care of it...today i started out the lengthy orientation day at 8am ewww and went all the way to 3pm...what do you do for all those hours you ask...go over every question known to man, a campus tour, a libaray tutorial on how to look up journals which is boring i might add, a excerise to get to know classmates, and a free lunch...lol so that sums up my orientation for today! i got to skip out early since i had my id card and decal yay for me! i'm so excited about starting monday the program sounds really kool...in 4 months i will actually be interacting with real clients! it kind of makes me nervous but at the same time i'm so anxious to actually start counseling! so it makes my heart happy! i will be a professional soon! i made some friends who happen to be christians...and invited one to check out frc which was kool...i was so worried about being the youngest and i'm actually close to the oldest...lol ahhh being 24 ... lol ...so like i said God worked everything out! Its funny i feel like a freshman all over again haha new school new rules...oh how i miss Liberty!

Moving on to a more funny issue today i went to the movies with a friend after elevate (who will remain nameless for there protection of privacy...lol) and we saw Balls of Fury (its funny but you should probaly wait till it comes out at blockbuster) and were still laughing watching the movie and the movie is about to end and its like the climax of the movie and all the sudden the fire alarm goes off and the power shuts off....wow i thought i peed on myself...everyone was freaking out ...was is a fire NO...was is a bomb NO....was it a fight NO...it was just dolphin malls cheap electricity....lol...note to self next time go to a different theatre...lol after i laughed about it...i mean that is all you can do...luckly we got to see the ending to the movie that was well not so good haha...well off to bed i need my beauty rest for my continuation of orientation week!

The Reveal and all that comes with it...

You know when you always go on missions trips u always expect God to do soemthing but you always underestimate what he is actually gonna do in your life but when he does change your life u can't help but just be in awe of how amazing he is and how he just had the perfect plan... let me begin with reveal day...Reveal day was the last day we were with my princessas as i like to call them...we the night before had taken the older girls shopping for new outfits for this special day...and i'm sorry i didn't blog about it but i will quickly mention it...i was heartbroken that dahy some of these girls had never gone shopping...they didn't even know there pant size...they were so used to getting hand me downs...and the idea of them getting to actually pick something they wanted meant the world to them...that was such a wonderful experience to be part of helping them jus tlike if they weer my sister...That night we told them what they meant to us...since we knew reveal day would be busy....and i told them this "all my life i wanted siblings but my mom couldn't have any but than i came here and somehow i have gained 23 sisters and this week has been the happiest day of my life...b/c God knew what he was doing all along he wanted u to be my sisters." i really did mean it...i mean i have so much love for these girls! but back to reveal day...lol...reveal day was just overwhelming so many emotions going on at the same time...it was awesome...i think to see the faces on those girls when they opened there faces was priceless they were like this isn't our house...lol...i mean u could hear screaming, crying, jumping just like u would see in any extreme makeover except these were my sisters...this was my family...these were my friends it was being done to and that touched my heart even more than any extreme makeover...I mean i can't tell you how much joy was in my heart at that point, i never ever ever ever want to forget that moment, i was able through God's help bless and bring happiness to the most beautiful deserving girls on this planet...and unselfishly...these girls brought out in my unselflessness...it wasn't about me ever it was about them and that wow i just thought wow that amazing....Then it was time to go upstairs to show the girls there room I went upstairs to the older girls room...(i felt in the last few days i had really connected with them...b/c they had really opened up to us) I wasn't sure who was in there but it ended up being people i really wanted to see like carol (the one i mentioned before about suicide) Philar, Nataly my beautiful little sister and Carolina....there reactions were all differnet but similar shocked...and touched and than the tears...Carol told me this " We alaways dreamed of a day like this but we never thought it would be a reality...it was just those things you dream of but never came true and i still can't believe its happening" I mean my heart was just so excited that God used us to make this girls dreams come true...i mean i can't even describe in words whaat i felt in that moment in time but i can tell u it was amazing! As alaways we had to leave and when we began to leave the girls (especially the older ones) just began to break down and weep...i mean some of them would not let go...some told me words that i will never forget "kristy i love" or "mi hermana linda" all i could do is just kiss and embrce them...i seriously felt like i had touched these girls lives and i had no idea i was doing so until that moment when all i could do was hug and cry with them...i mean Romy told us she didn't open up to her best friend until after 2 yrs of friendship yet she opened up to us 1 day after knowing us...wow...God that was so u...and at that moment she was holding me and telling me i don;t want u to go...my heart hurt...b/c i didn;t want to leave her or the other girls either...the love i developed for those girls was incredible i never thought i was capable of such a love! I left with no siblings and i cam back with 23 from Peru! I truly would do anything for those girls including scraping grout from the tile...lolThey are such amazing, intelligient, beautiful girls both inside and out...i thank God for loving them so much that he sent us down there to bless them...and despite there past or there lack of sel esteem about themselves...they still love and praise God...wow! Saying goodbye to them was one of the hardest things i have ever had to do in my life, i would go outside the door and keep coming back in for one last hug and kiss...i truly miss and love them...but like i told them i will come back! the connections i made with them i wouldn't trade for the world...i fell in love with those girls and peru all in 6 days...haha This trip was more life changing than i ever thought it would be i've been on trips before but see God choose every single person he wanted on this trip...by the short time to raise the money and the time of the year...only 32 people went out of 500 that said they were interested...and now that i'm home its evident why he choose each of us...not even did i fall in love with peru,my princessas, and God....but i developed new freindships with amazing people who want to live for God and just needed that nudge to get on fire for God and now have experienced what i did in Peru...who have this joy in our hearts that i can't get rid of...God you are just truly amazing...all i can say is wow! i would show u pictures but my camera is somewhere and if u want to see before and after shots of the house than you'll just have to go to flamingo road on chirstmas to see what happened...lol love u guys...thanks for your prayers!

Princess Camp Day 2!

awww i am just falling in love with these girls each hour more and more...its just so amazing i have never had so much love for people i hardly know but i feel like we known each other forever...all the girls are opening up and just being themselves! Today was a fun day...of course it was Soledas Birthday (she is the youngest there) she turned 4 but this girl just brings a smile to your face...see shes 4 going on 23 like my mom said....she cracks me up....she told Carmen (the house mom) that the reason she could sleep in today was because it was her birthday...and she can do anything on her birthday...lol...we arrived this morning and the girls were so excited for what we had planned today they thought there big suprise was going to the park....oh Lord if they onñy knew what is happening to there house in this moment....they would just being so overwhelmed...not that there not overwhelmed now because they totally are so much love in two days...wow! Well we greeted the girls i saw Pilar and she gave me a big kiss and a hug! today was kool because i got to spend time with the older girls and really bond with them....and its so cool b-c its like the sisters i never had..they were loving on me and hugging on me! We took them to the movies...and than after we picked them up...and went to lunch...at lunch i got to talk to Brigget shes the famous one there...shes beauitful and outgoing...and has been at the home for quite some time....me and her sat one on one...and she just poured her heart out to me her dreams...see one of the sad things about the older girls is that there dreams feel hopeless like they will never be done...Briggets dream is to go to a christian university in america....and do sound engineering...it was just so kool to hear that...but it was so sad to here the lack of hope that her dream may never come true the temptation these girls have on a daily basis to have sex or prositute themselves is tremendous! and it breaks my heart that they struggle with that always....men promise them a better life sometimes and its not what they think...but just talking to her and giving her hope about LU and a program they have her face lite up and for an hour and half she talked about the possiblity of going and it just made me happy to have encouraged her to pursue her dreams....then Romy shes 19 came up to us and started talking about how she starts english school monday and how she wants to be a tour guide and she connected with me and began telling me of there lives and school and just started becoming personal...they were so interested in me...its so cute...but most of all i{m interested in them...b-c there lives are so hard but each of them are so amazing! and i just love hearing there stories and dreams and its just so touching to see them love God as much as they do....Not only did i connect with Brigget and Romy.... but with Ursala who is 16 and vivian 22...it was amazing! WE painted each others nails and just spilled our guts including me...haha they told me about there boyfriends...and friends and ursala told me about her family and how when she was younger she used to witness her father beating her mother...it was just awesome to hear those things...and how they trusted me...i loved it! and the best part is when they would just hug me or put there arm around me...awww it warmed me heart b-c i love them like they were my family...i truly would do anything for these girls...like whenever they tell me i like that shirt or shoes...i{m setting it aside and on sunday they are getting it all....lol...i wanna give them the world! They are such beautiful people they deserve the world! i just enjoy being loved by them so much and me loving them...Sorry i{m going out of order of what happened during the day but another favorite part of mine was when we celebrated Solas Birthday....awww her face was just priceless i tell u...the whole day she wanted to know when we would celebrate her birthday but when i walked her down from her room to come to her party her face was just filled with happiness....we had ballons and cake (which is called torta here) and everyone was yelling...and we gave her gifts which she arranged in her room and made me take a picture of...lol it was like wow something so small and yet it means the world to her....it just humbled my heart...this little girl wa sleft at an airport and now she is the queen of our hearts how amazing must she feel!?!? Another thing that touched me today was when the girls were getting ready for dinner...we went to make sure they were all taking showers....and when we went to the first room...we asked did u take a shower? and she had smiles on there faces and said yes and we there is hot water! awwww i cried lol see they have no hot water where they live none....and it just broke my heart to see how happy they were to have hot water...u just had to see the smiles on there faces! wow God is just humbling me....b-c sometimes i can be so selfish and than i am looking at these girls who have nothing...and one offered me food the other day b-c i had none yet...wow! i mean they are so selfless and giving and there haearts are happy to do so and i{m just like wow...u must be empty inside but they continue to give love and affection...it just amazes me! i am in love with each and every girl! and i can{t wait to see them tommorrow as they have a soocer game! God is doing great things guys! I love u and miss u all! Besos!

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!