God is bigger than the boogie man

There have been several times this week when I was so excited about what God was doing in my life and yet now as I am reflecting on this past week I know there are several things I am forgetting about. O how quickly we forget and how fleeting is our life.

I got to celebrate the 4th of July twice this past week. Sunday was rainy but we still had a bbq at the Funk's house anyway. We ended up watching the fireworks from the Wells' house and it was absolutely amazing!! We got to see several different shows across the horizon it was so beautiful. The next day some friends and I went down to Loveland to watch their show because they had canceled it the previous day. As much as I loved seeing several shows simultaneously the day before I was really excited to be able to be close to them and hear the boom. From what I hear Estes par has some pretty spectacular fireworks along with an amazing sound because of the echoing off the mountains. Hopefully some day I will get to experience it!

I got to go to a Rockies game against the Cardinals with my sister and Cherelle. I love watching sporting events but I especially love them when there is a comeback from one of the teams I don't really care who! The Rockies were down 6 points (9-3 Cardinals) at the 9th inning (people had been leaving since the 5th inning) and the Rockies ended up scoring 9 points that inning to win the game!!!!!! It was so awesome. Word to the wise... NEVER leave a game early you never know what is going to happen!!!

I got to wear my favorite outfit this week in the proper conditions... shorts and a hoodie in the rain!!! It was awesome!!! I love it when it is slightly drizzling and there is a slight breeze in the air just cool enough to need a hoodie but warm enough to still be in shorts. In Arkansas after the rain I used to love going to a park and standing under a tree shaking off the rain from the leaves. Or going out with friends to just play in the rain, imprompto frisbee games in the rain were the best. I will be able to do those again very soon! I can't wait for my body to not have to recover from chemo every month. I didn't see a rainbow but I'm still reminded of the fact that everytime there is a rainbow in the sky God remembers the covenant He made with us (Gen 9:12-17).

I got to talk to our college ministry intern's wife today (who also happens to be a friend of mine) and I am really excited for the things that they are going to try to set up this next year!! Please pray for these people and the ministries they are going to be setting up out here and for them to reach out and touch the hearts of those they come in contact with. I know they will not be doing it alone because there are several people out here, myself included, that are ready and willing to help but it still can be a daunting task to take on. But noting is too big for our God to handle!!

I love veggie tales! My lil sis and I got into a veggie tale song mood the other day and so did a couple of my friends and I when fellowshiping after service this morning... God is bigger than the boogie man He's bigger than Godzilla and the monsters on TV etc.. :D

I could really use some prayers over the next several months and especially for the next couple of weeks specifically for me to have some good time management skills along with the energy to do it. I am trying to get some experiments done at work before I leave for Hawaii on Thursday. It's not that hard to run the experiments just takes time. I am also trying to get a good portion of my packing done before I leave for Hawaii since Kristen and I are moving out to new places she's going to be living with a boy once her and Josh get married in September and I'm getting two new roomates whom I am so excited to be able to live with. After I get back from Hawaii I will be on chemo again (round 11, next to the last round :D) I will also be working on my preliminary defense to finish my second year qualifications, it's not yet scheduled and I need to get several different experiments in before I do it. I also will be teaching my high school again once a week and have some new lessons to prepare. And please pray that I won't stress out about these things because I have a tendency to get shingles when my body is under a lot of stress.

Mid chemo week

Sunday we had Bible study at the park. It was so pretty and nice outside. It was a great time worship, o how I love being outdoors and singing praises to our magnificant Father. Jascha then led a discussion on not allowing self to be our idols. After the lesson me and a few friends played sand volleyball!!!! I did not over do it, I did not jump or run or dive.

I decided to go ahead and go to work this week. I did take it easy though. My job is not very physically draining. I starting preparing a new set of electrodes so I can start characterizing them this week. It felt great to be working!!!! I was just sitting there and I had this amazing euphoric feeling running through my veins and was loving every minute of it. Felt great to be able to do something besides sit around and read or watch movies.

I found some really cheap tickets to go to Boston over my brithday weekend. Called my bestie that lives up there and told her about it and mentioned the Broadway musical Wicked and she had just bought herself and her husband a ticket to go see it. Later that evening I got a message from her saying I bought you a ticket go buy the plane ticket!!! So I'm now going to Boston for my birthday!!! Can't wait to get to see Christine and hopefully Rachel too!

Have had some delivery problems at home. Finally got my perscription on Wednesday they had to hand deliver it to me this week because they had put it on the wrong truck. Recieved one of my pairs of shorts from buckle but somehow the other is lost in transit :( I know they came by my house because a friend sent me a 6 lb bag of gummy bears the day the second pair was suppose to arrive. So a tracer was put on the shorts now, I hope I get them soon!

Hung out with my future roomie Friday night! It was tons of fun! We saw the movie Killers it was funny, you should go check it out. There are a couple of curse words and some killing (not as much as one might think for a movie named killers). But overall it was a cute movie.

Chemo hasn't been that bad this week so far, I actually have had some form of an appetite!

Couple of things that are bringing joy into my life:
Loving that I'm loving that pandora is playing Sister Hazel while I'm writing this
Hey hey Have you ever danced in the rain Or thanked the sun Just for shining- just for shining Or the sea?
Wearing one of my favorite outfits ever, shorts with a sweatshirt
James 1:2-6

Well I'm off to dance my house clean!