well, i figure it's time to update this thing...

So last Sunday I got to play lead keyboard in church. Normally, I just play synth, which is fun, but it is just a filler in here and there. This was my first time doing the main keyboard/piano in church and it was so stinkin  fun. I've played main keys before, just not in church.

School is going well. I haven't had alot of studying to do yet... that's been cool. We had our class picnic today. We played capture the flag and kickball. I scored the game winning run in kickball so that was really fun. I ran so much during capture the flag. I played barefoot, and that made it even more fun. Afterwards, a bunch of people came over and we watched a movie at my house. fun times.

tomorrow we have a set building day for the play. Oh and I have to work at the library from like 1-5:30. I might get my hair cut tomorrow... And it's my birthday! well i'm off. night.

Sometimes, there are those days where everything is going right. And then there are days where everything goes wrong. And then there is a third type of day: one in which everything goes wrong, but ends up great. I've been having alot of the third kind of days lately.

Example one: Saturday. I didn't find out until late that I was doing kids church the next day. And it poured rain while we were meeting the freshmen going on archways. BUT, God gave me a great idea for kids church and I felt the rain made the fellowship better within the group. (note: the idea was to make a movie about obedience. I gave everybody (around 50 or so) a part and we filmed it and then watched it... it went great)

Example dos: Sunday.... ok, bad example, cause Sunday went really well.

Example dos B: Tuesday... We drive to Red River Gorge to bring ale8 to the archways people. It was great, we had a blast being out there and getting soaked by the deluvian rain. We weren't sure where where to go, but then Andy Bathje walks right up and took us to the group. Then we get back to the car and... wouldn't ya know it. I locked my keys in the trunk. Now we (meaning maren and I) are an hour and a half from home in the middle of the woods. We call AAA and they tell us they will call back. But then our phone goes out of service. We finally get to a place where we can get service, and they say they have a tow truck then can tow us to this ford dealership where they can make a key. The tow truck arrived, but the dealership had already closed AND they don't keep keys for models past ten years (i have a 92). So we just ripped through my back seat (the keys were in the trunk) and finally used a long stick to get them out. BUT, it was great because we got to spend more time hanging with the archways people AND we got to go to this good pizza place. AND we still made it back in time for the international students fellowship which was a blast. All that to say, thank you, Lord.

Example 3: today. my harddrive hasn't worked on my computer for a week. I thought I was going to lose all my data. I took it into a computer store. It will be expensive, but they think they can recover it all. Oh, and my neighbor ran into my car. It just dented in the passanger side and scraped it up. She said her insurance would cover it.

Between locking car keys in my trunk, dysfunctional computers, rain, and car smashes, I have really been feeling the devil trying to make me lose my mind before orientation. But, God has been so faithful, and I am still very sane (or as sane as I have always been). Please be praying that everything goes well for orientation.