A fun week in DC

So this past week I went with the Children's Chorus of San Antonio to Washington DC. At first I wasn't really looking forward to it because I am an alum and i'm so much older than them. I only knew 2 people in the choir before going on the trip so I thought I would be spending most of my time with the chaperones. When the trip got started my 2 friends actually talked with me and wanted to sit with me on the bus. I was thinking they would rather hang out with their friends in the choir. I knew after sitting with them on the bus that things weren't going to be so bad. I actually got to know some of the people in the choir and I became closer with the friends I already knew. It was really a lot of fun and I actually felt like part of the group. I became especially close with one of my friends and I feel like we are sisters. I have known her for a long time but on this trip we really became closer than ever. We really connected in a way that I haven't connected with anybody in a long time. I love her so much and i'm so glad that we were able to spend time together. We went to a lot of places while we were there and saw most of the major sites that are in DC. It was really neat to see the sites. This week was great and I miss everyone from the trip. This was the highlight of my summer and it was nice to get away for a while. I laughed so much on the trip and it was awesome. I had a blast!

What if...

I wonder what would happen if we treated our Bible like we treat our cell Phones?
What if we carried it around in our purses or pockets?
What if we turned back to go get it if we forgot it?
What if we flipped through it several times a day?
What if we used it to receive messages from the text?
What if we treated it like we couldn’t live without it?
What if we gave it to kids as gifts?
What if we used it as we traveled?
What if we used it in case of an emergency?
What if we upgraded it to get the latest version?
This is something to make you go…hmmm…where is my Bible?
Oh, and one more thing. Unlike our cell phone, we don’t ever have to worry about our bible being disconnected because Jesus already paid the bill!

stuck in a rut and cleaning

This summer has been similar to other summers at home from college. I have been working just about every day and when i'm not working i'm being super lazy. Lately i've been staying up really late and then sleeping in more than I should. I need to get out of that cycle but it's hard when you live in a small town with nothing to do and hardly any friends to hang out with. I guess it will just be the same old thing over and over until I go back to school. Right now my mom and I have been cleaning out our house and getting stuff ready for a much needed garage sale. Boy do we have a lot of junk in our house. I've decided that i'm tired of having so much junk and I just want to get rid of all of it! One question i've asked myself lately is "how do I always end up accumulating so much stuff that I don't even need and then have such a hard time getting rid of it?". I guess it's just part of human nature but I don't know. We really shouldn't get so attached to our stuff so much but as humans sometimes thats hard. We love our stuff lol. In the end when it comes time for judgement day, Jesus isn't going to look at how much stuff we had. None of that is going to matter to Him and another thing, we can't even take the stuff with us anyways so why do we need it. Anyways, i'm doing my best to get rid of as much stuff as I can so I can clean out my life and have a fresh new start. I think it's what I need. Well now it's time to get back to being lazy for now lol.