Hey everyone!
So it's been a couple of days since my last update but let me tell you, we've been working NON-STOP! Of course that's how I like things even though I am a little tired today. On Sunday Nick and I taught our first class. I think it went well and I had a lot of fun teaching. Basically we just talked about ourselves, told a few funny stories, while wanting the kids to warm up to us and see what we're really about.
I got to spend some time with AJ on Sunday. We ate lunch together and it was really good. We had some great conversations and it was really good to spend some one-on-one time with her. After lunch I worked on a few things at home while Kim got ready for a pool party they were having that night. I went back to the church for worship and class. I'll be teaching the Senior High girls every week that I'm in town. They had a great teacher named Mrs.Bop and it will be hard to take over her role. We'll see how it goes!
After church we ate at CiCi's (yum...I'm so pizza-ed out). I had a good chance to hang out with everyone. These kids are hysterical! Once we were done eating a big group of us went to play LaserTag. It was SO MUCH FUN! George kept saying "I love my job." as he continued to beat everyone in the game. I came in 21st place out of 23rd. Good thing I'm not a sniper for the army...
On Monday we came into work to wrap up filming for the KickOff video. Once we were done working we went to George's parent's house in Holiday, TN. It was GREAT. Mr. Welty cooked pork stakes and Mrs. Welty made green beans (which I devoured 3 helpings of), mashed potatoes, crescent roles, and an amazing chesspie. Yum!! Courtney, George and Nick rode the 4-wheeler too. It was a great evening overall.
Yesterday I came into work around 8:20am to start editing the video. I edited all day long. I did take a break for lunch and to go hand out IcePops to the middle school right down the street from the church. That was fun and I wonder the AuburnCoC could do that for the schools in our community...or something like that. I spent the rest of the afternoon editing and well into the night. Courtney and I worked until 1:30am and I went to bed around 2am.
I'm sitting in the office right now waiting for George to come back so we can proof the video. The KickOff starts tonight at 7pm so say a little prayer that everything goes smoothly (and that I can take a nap sometime today). I'm so sleepy...well thanks for reading! Take care
Wednesday, May 30, 2007
Saturday, May 26, 2007
Hooray for sleeping in!
Today is Saturday.
Courtney and George are out of town this weekend, so Nick and I decided not to go in until this afternoon hence the ability to sleep late. I woke up sore this morning, and I do believe that's from the filming yesterday. I fell and tackled several people...so I'd say that would be a good contributing factor to soreness.
Nick and I are working on the "Summer KickOff" video. Apparently it's a HUGE deal and I'm getting nervous if the video is going to even be good. I haven't had much experience filming and I'm not sure what these kids will find amusing. All of you know that my sense of humor is quite...different, so maybe they'll like it. It's like a "first impression" to the WSYG of the interns. Clay and Katie's video last year was really good, and it has been hard getting things done with Courtney and George gone. Maybe we'll pull it together!
I'm teaching my first class on Sunday with Nick. We're just going to introduce ourselves and let the kids know what we're all about. I think it'll be good.
I got a chance to meet more of the teens last night. They had a TeaParty in the park yesterday afternoon. Yes, there was actual tea. A few of them I had not seen at church, but they were mostly artsy kids and some were slightly apprehensive that Nick and I were there. You know the whole "woooo church intern better not do anything bad" vibe. Eventually they warmed up and seemed like a fun group of teens. After we went with Jim to play ping pong (or just watch Nick dominate). I tried to play but you know that my hand-eye coordination is somewhat limited. Dylan and Konrad showed up later so it was good to get to spend some time with them.
Nick and I parted ways and I ended up picking Jessie up from the park. I had the house to myself so we grabbed a pizza and watched a movie. She's such a sweet girl and we had a lot of fun getting to know each other. Granted it took us 20 minutes to figure out how to work the DVD player. AJ and the rest of the family came in from the movies. Will asked me to draw a picture of Venom (the saw Spider Man III), which I did. He said that he would pay me back with a Halo lesson, gotta love Will.
Well I better take a shower and get some work done around here. Laundry time needs to happen today as well. Thanks for reading! Be praying about the Summer Kickoff as well as our relationship with these kids!
Courtney and George are out of town this weekend, so Nick and I decided not to go in until this afternoon hence the ability to sleep late. I woke up sore this morning, and I do believe that's from the filming yesterday. I fell and tackled several people...so I'd say that would be a good contributing factor to soreness.
Nick and I are working on the "Summer KickOff" video. Apparently it's a HUGE deal and I'm getting nervous if the video is going to even be good. I haven't had much experience filming and I'm not sure what these kids will find amusing. All of you know that my sense of humor is quite...different, so maybe they'll like it. It's like a "first impression" to the WSYG of the interns. Clay and Katie's video last year was really good, and it has been hard getting things done with Courtney and George gone. Maybe we'll pull it together!
I'm teaching my first class on Sunday with Nick. We're just going to introduce ourselves and let the kids know what we're all about. I think it'll be good.
I got a chance to meet more of the teens last night. They had a TeaParty in the park yesterday afternoon. Yes, there was actual tea. A few of them I had not seen at church, but they were mostly artsy kids and some were slightly apprehensive that Nick and I were there. You know the whole "woooo church intern better not do anything bad" vibe. Eventually they warmed up and seemed like a fun group of teens. After we went with Jim to play ping pong (or just watch Nick dominate). I tried to play but you know that my hand-eye coordination is somewhat limited. Dylan and Konrad showed up later so it was good to get to spend some time with them.
Nick and I parted ways and I ended up picking Jessie up from the park. I had the house to myself so we grabbed a pizza and watched a movie. She's such a sweet girl and we had a lot of fun getting to know each other. Granted it took us 20 minutes to figure out how to work the DVD player. AJ and the rest of the family came in from the movies. Will asked me to draw a picture of Venom (the saw Spider Man III), which I did. He said that he would pay me back with a Halo lesson, gotta love Will.
Well I better take a shower and get some work done around here. Laundry time needs to happen today as well. Thanks for reading! Be praying about the Summer Kickoff as well as our relationship with these kids!
Thursday, May 24, 2007
I just wanna say....
I wish you could see Molly, my host family's dog, right this very second. She's rolling all over the carpet and growling frantically. This creature is absolutely the funniest thing I've seen this week. She does this every day when I come home from work. I've also realized that she's a good alarm clock because she slams herself on my door at 6:45am every day. It wakes me up, of all things. Oh here's a thought: when I'm in Auburn maybe Jason could just slam himself against the door to wake me up....and bark a little.
Today Nick and I had "orientation". Basically we got the 4-1-1 on youth ministry at WhiteStation, our purpose as youth interns, the ropes, the do's and don'ts, what we have planned for the summer, and a huge to-do list. It was really good to sit and talk with Courtney and George. I feel like George is a big well of wisdom for youth ministry (kind of like Jim is for the ACSC) so I plan to soak up as much of that as I can. We had breakfast at the Atlanta Bread Company (like Panera in AU) talking through all of these things.
To be honest I started to feel slightly overwhelmed. It's a lot to do with tons of responsibility but for once I feel like it's where I need to be and doing something that DOES matter. The great thing is, I've got this guy, Nick. He is going to be such a help this summer and I can tell it already. I know he was feeling the same thing I was but he just kept telling me "Oh, yeah. We've got this. Let's do it!" He's a great optimist and his spirit reminds me a lot of Maribeth's, which is AMAZING. I think we're going to accomplish a lot together and I'm excited to become good friends with this kid.
After our "orientation" we met up with the Children and College ministers and interns for lunch at the Memphis Pizza Cafe. It was pretty good and I had fun talking with the college interns. One of the girls, Sarah, is great to talk to. She's really out going and has a passion for Invisible Children so of course you know we'd be friends.
We went back to the church and got a lot of work done this afternoon. We're starting on the BIG summer kick-off video which is a really big deal for the WSYG. I'm really excited about what we're working on and it'll will be full of comedy.
Well I'm going to see Pirate of the Caribbean III tonight with a big group from WSYG. I've got a little work to do before I can go, but I'm really excited! Thanks for reading! Arrrrgh pirates!
Today Nick and I had "orientation". Basically we got the 4-1-1 on youth ministry at WhiteStation, our purpose as youth interns, the ropes, the do's and don'ts, what we have planned for the summer, and a huge to-do list. It was really good to sit and talk with Courtney and George. I feel like George is a big well of wisdom for youth ministry (kind of like Jim is for the ACSC) so I plan to soak up as much of that as I can. We had breakfast at the Atlanta Bread Company (like Panera in AU) talking through all of these things.
To be honest I started to feel slightly overwhelmed. It's a lot to do with tons of responsibility but for once I feel like it's where I need to be and doing something that DOES matter. The great thing is, I've got this guy, Nick. He is going to be such a help this summer and I can tell it already. I know he was feeling the same thing I was but he just kept telling me "Oh, yeah. We've got this. Let's do it!" He's a great optimist and his spirit reminds me a lot of Maribeth's, which is AMAZING. I think we're going to accomplish a lot together and I'm excited to become good friends with this kid.
After our "orientation" we met up with the Children and College ministers and interns for lunch at the Memphis Pizza Cafe. It was pretty good and I had fun talking with the college interns. One of the girls, Sarah, is great to talk to. She's really out going and has a passion for Invisible Children so of course you know we'd be friends.
We went back to the church and got a lot of work done this afternoon. We're starting on the BIG summer kick-off video which is a really big deal for the WSYG. I'm really excited about what we're working on and it'll will be full of comedy.
Well I'm going to see Pirate of the Caribbean III tonight with a big group from WSYG. I've got a little work to do before I can go, but I'm really excited! Thanks for reading! Arrrrgh pirates!
Wednesday, May 23, 2007
Today was a good day
NICK IS HERE!!!! Oh that's George by the way...sporting his sweet shades...
Yay! Well finally that ragamuffin is here and we met for the first time this morning. He's hilarious and I think we're going to make a great team. George is CRAZY about this kid. Today all we managed to do was goof off around the office and I hardly accomplished anything on my to-do list.
Nick and I were on our own for lunch so we decided to see if we could find his host family's place. We didn't have much trouble and both of his host parents were there to welcome us in. They also invited us for lunch so we all went to Chili's to get to know them better. They're a sweet family and I think Nick will be good for Jordan (their 9th grade son). After lunch we got back to the "office" only to find 3 girls giggling on our sofa. Of course that lead to some hilarious conversations and more fun (even though I have to finish the tshirt and logo by tomorrow morning...haha). Nick and I just talked and joked with the girls until he went to play ping-pong with some of the guys (Dillan, Jake and Konrad). I left the office to run home for a minute before the church dinner.
We have dinner at 6pm (fried chicken!), church at 7pm, then the LOST party at Courtney's afterwards. I'm overly excited about the LOST finale and spending more time with the kids. I talked to Clay twice today. He's adjusting well but I can tell he still misses Memphis.
Nick and I have "orientation" tomorrow morning at 9am. We tried to sway them to 9:30, but 9am it is. I have no idea what all of that will include, but it should be fun.
Okay I've got to pull my things together and head back to the church! Keep in touch!
Tuesday, May 22, 2007
Today I learned...
The following is a list of things that I learned this afternoon and I thought you would find amusing. Enjoy.
1.) The "office" walls are paper thin. Nothing is confidential.
2.) KB can fix anything technological but he can't keep the secret of the summer theme if his life depended on it.
3.) If you leave the church between the hours of 5:30pm to 6:30pm you are going nowhere. Literally.
4.) Auburn never has traffic. Stop complaining.
5.) When stuck in 4 lanes of rush hour back-to-back traffic, in the middle of an intersection, with a train in front of you there are several things you can do: a.) radio scan, stop on a Spanish channel and brush up on your skills de espanol, b.) move all of the trash in your car to a centrally located pile, c.) realize that you have no map and therefore are completely lost, d.) find a car full of children and proceed to wave and make silly faces until they get so rowdy that their parents tell them to stop, d.) count the train cars until you're nauseous, and e.) all of the above
6.) The most elusive creature of Memphis, TN is the grocery store.
7.) Trains. They block up traffic, make intersections confusing, and love to make you late even when you have nothing to be late to.
8.) Mapquest is full of LIES.
9.) Strawberries are really big here.
10.) I believe the Holy Spirit can become your own personal GPS-OnStar system in times of complete desperation, even when your car has no such thing.
Haha well basically this afternoon I went in search of a grocery store. It turned out to be a 2 hour adventure but I finally found one. I will say that was probably the first time I leaped for joy while walking into the doors of a Kroger. I got stuck in traffic, to say the least, but eventually I found what I needed and headed safely back to the casa. I watched Lord of the Rings with Will. I'm having trouble connecting with AJ but I think it will just take some time. Keep her in your prayers! Thanks for reading
1.) The "office" walls are paper thin. Nothing is confidential.
2.) KB can fix anything technological but he can't keep the secret of the summer theme if his life depended on it.
3.) If you leave the church between the hours of 5:30pm to 6:30pm you are going nowhere. Literally.
4.) Auburn never has traffic. Stop complaining.
5.) When stuck in 4 lanes of rush hour back-to-back traffic, in the middle of an intersection, with a train in front of you there are several things you can do: a.) radio scan, stop on a Spanish channel and brush up on your skills de espanol, b.) move all of the trash in your car to a centrally located pile, c.) realize that you have no map and therefore are completely lost, d.) find a car full of children and proceed to wave and make silly faces until they get so rowdy that their parents tell them to stop, d.) count the train cars until you're nauseous, and e.) all of the above
6.) The most elusive creature of Memphis, TN is the grocery store.
7.) Trains. They block up traffic, make intersections confusing, and love to make you late even when you have nothing to be late to.
8.) Mapquest is full of LIES.
9.) Strawberries are really big here.
10.) I believe the Holy Spirit can become your own personal GPS-OnStar system in times of complete desperation, even when your car has no such thing.
Haha well basically this afternoon I went in search of a grocery store. It turned out to be a 2 hour adventure but I finally found one. I will say that was probably the first time I leaped for joy while walking into the doors of a Kroger. I got stuck in traffic, to say the least, but eventually I found what I needed and headed safely back to the casa. I watched Lord of the Rings with Will. I'm having trouble connecting with AJ but I think it will just take some time. Keep her in your prayers! Thanks for reading
Nick is coming!
Hey friends!
So far today has been uneventful. I came into work at 9:30 and went back to my computer mode. I've been working on the camp tshirt which needs to be done today and the calendar. We just got back from lunch with all of the youth interns and ministers with CoC's around Memphis. It was REALLY good to meet with all of them. Most of the interns were from Memphis and go to Harding or Lipscomb. That's right I represent with the state school and a non-religious-related major. Rock on. Everyone was really nice and the guys were hilarious! HighlandCoC had a fun group and one of the girls I took to rather quickly. Oh and here was the highlight from lunch: I ATE A SALAD. Man, it was goooood to have some greens infront of me. Yessss!
Presently I'm back in the office...about to keep chugging away at the design stuff. George told me that Nick is coming TONIGHT! I couldn't be more excited and eager for some company.
I didn't do anything last night. I got in bed by 9 because there wasn't anything else to do. I sat in bed watching some more Gray's and Invisible Children footage. I fell asleep around 10:30. I keep waking up at 6:45am every morning. It's really strange, and I think it's because Molly's barking wakes me up - but don't worry I fall back to sleep. Haha you know I'm saving up on my hours of sleep for the rest of the crazy summer.
Well I'm going to get back to work...and my door just closed itself...that was creepy. Thanks for reading!
So far today has been uneventful. I came into work at 9:30 and went back to my computer mode. I've been working on the camp tshirt which needs to be done today and the calendar. We just got back from lunch with all of the youth interns and ministers with CoC's around Memphis. It was REALLY good to meet with all of them. Most of the interns were from Memphis and go to Harding or Lipscomb. That's right I represent with the state school and a non-religious-related major. Rock on. Everyone was really nice and the guys were hilarious! HighlandCoC had a fun group and one of the girls I took to rather quickly. Oh and here was the highlight from lunch: I ATE A SALAD. Man, it was goooood to have some greens infront of me. Yessss!
Presently I'm back in the office...about to keep chugging away at the design stuff. George told me that Nick is coming TONIGHT! I couldn't be more excited and eager for some company.
I didn't do anything last night. I got in bed by 9 because there wasn't anything else to do. I sat in bed watching some more Gray's and Invisible Children footage. I fell asleep around 10:30. I keep waking up at 6:45am every morning. It's really strange, and I think it's because Molly's barking wakes me up - but don't worry I fall back to sleep. Haha you know I'm saving up on my hours of sleep for the rest of the crazy summer.
Well I'm going to get back to work...and my door just closed itself...that was creepy. Thanks for reading!
Monday, May 21, 2007
I'm a big girl now
Well I'm sitting in my "office" aka the trailer. I've been working this morning on the tshirt (which I just finished!) and I'm rather proud of my work. I think it's my favorite one I've designed so far. We had a meeting this morning with Courtney and George. We outlined plans for the summer and let me tell you - it's a lot to do. Presently I need to do the camp tshirt, camp booklet, and calendar design before the end of the week as well as a class logo before Sunday night...and you thought designers never have enough to do. Silly you. The pictures are of the beautiful "office". Pretty sweet...if we can figure out how to make it NOT feel like the North Pole! Thankfully I decided to open my window which warmed the room quickly.
Nick will be here in TWO days! I hope we get along because, to be honest, this is a small space. Granted I am comforted by small spaces, I just hope he feels the same way. Here are some photos I took today (when I was supposed to be designing...shh don't tell!)
We had a break for lunch, which I was left to fend for myself. Everyone had plans so I went out on my own. I drove down Park and turned onto Mt. Moriah which, to my personal delight, found a Quizno's. I picked up a HUGE sub, brought it back to the "office", ate on the sofa while watching Gray's on my laptop. That made me feel independent and...old since I could go into a city that I've only been in for 4 days, feed myself, and find my way back. I think I deserve a gold star for that...yessss!
We had a "staff meeting" at 1 this afternoon. Nothing of interest to report there. Now I'm back here to start on my to-do list. I plan to drop by Target on the way home to get some groceries and a few other odds and ends. I've also decided that a salad is in order for dinner. YUM! I wonder if I could get to a Kroger...I've been craving plumbs. I was delighted to find bananas this morning, so fruit is on the agenda as well. Now I'm getting hungry...well back to work I go! Thanks for reading!
Sunday, May 20, 2007
A ten year old and the Big Bang theory
Hey everyone!
Well I just got out of the pool a hour ago. The girls pushed me into the frigid waters with the exclamation of "WE LOVE YOU!" Haha they'd better. I laid out to dry off and warm up since I've been freezing for the past 2 days. I don't know what it is but I just couldn't get warm. Thankfully the sun changed that today, hooray for being warm!
Last night we went to one of the college student's going away for the summer party. He got an internship in NY for Journalism, which is quite impressive for a Sophomore. I met a few more of the teens and ate my second pizza for the day. I'm going to start hunting for a salad soon. I've eaten nothing but junk since I left Auburn, but I digress...I got to know Morgan, a senior from WSYG pretty well. She just graduated so hopefully she'll hang around for the summer. Her friend, Jordan (who's brother is going to NY) was there as well. Apparently she's a rather talented musician so I got to listen to her play and sing. She has one of the most beautiful voices I've heard in a long time. AJ wasn't there because she went on a date *oh la la!* with her fellow, Fletcher, from WSYG. He's a baseball player and I met him yesterday. Seems like a good one :)
After the party, and my sad attempts at remembering hundreds of names, we rode back home. On the way Will was chatting away when he started talking about the "Big Bang Theory". As we started talking he explained that we believe God created the earth in 7 days and this theory said it took thousands of years. He paused and said "Something had to make the bang though...right?" He proceeded to completely disprove the Big Bang Theory and he's only in 4th grade. I couldn't help but laugh, he reminds me so much of Jason when he was that age. Wow I feel old...
We had church this morning for the big "Celebration" of their new addition to the building. We met all at once, and it was quite a large gathering. I'd say the size of this congregation is maybe 300 more than ours, but it felt like Auburn in many ways. They had combined the traditional with the contemporary services and I REALLY liked it. I wish ACoC would do that! Rodney preached (mom and dad - the same guy you heard when you visited) and he's just so passionate. I really like listening to him and I'll be eager for his next lessons. After service we all ate lunch together outside under a huge tent. During lunch they had the ground breaking ceremony and different groups performed. Even two of the teen guys (who I mistook for college students, and all of the WSYG find beautiful) Logan and Chris played. They're were good, and Jordan played as well. I still think Heath wins :)
Presently the girls are outside goofing off around the pool. Man they have a lot of energy...I could so take a nap. Unfortunately that's not on my agenda for today because I have a tshirt design due tomorrow morning. Yeah, quick turn around. I have to go in tomorrow at 9:30, which is a good time. I was afraid she would say earlier, you all know I'm not a morning person.
Nick will be here on Wed. and I'm eager for him to get here. I'll have pictures soon of our "office". Well I better get to work! Thanks for reading
Well I just got out of the pool a hour ago. The girls pushed me into the frigid waters with the exclamation of "WE LOVE YOU!" Haha they'd better. I laid out to dry off and warm up since I've been freezing for the past 2 days. I don't know what it is but I just couldn't get warm. Thankfully the sun changed that today, hooray for being warm!
Last night we went to one of the college student's going away for the summer party. He got an internship in NY for Journalism, which is quite impressive for a Sophomore. I met a few more of the teens and ate my second pizza for the day. I'm going to start hunting for a salad soon. I've eaten nothing but junk since I left Auburn, but I digress...I got to know Morgan, a senior from WSYG pretty well. She just graduated so hopefully she'll hang around for the summer. Her friend, Jordan (who's brother is going to NY) was there as well. Apparently she's a rather talented musician so I got to listen to her play and sing. She has one of the most beautiful voices I've heard in a long time. AJ wasn't there because she went on a date *oh la la!* with her fellow, Fletcher, from WSYG. He's a baseball player and I met him yesterday. Seems like a good one :)
After the party, and my sad attempts at remembering hundreds of names, we rode back home. On the way Will was chatting away when he started talking about the "Big Bang Theory". As we started talking he explained that we believe God created the earth in 7 days and this theory said it took thousands of years. He paused and said "Something had to make the bang though...right?" He proceeded to completely disprove the Big Bang Theory and he's only in 4th grade. I couldn't help but laugh, he reminds me so much of Jason when he was that age. Wow I feel old...
We had church this morning for the big "Celebration" of their new addition to the building. We met all at once, and it was quite a large gathering. I'd say the size of this congregation is maybe 300 more than ours, but it felt like Auburn in many ways. They had combined the traditional with the contemporary services and I REALLY liked it. I wish ACoC would do that! Rodney preached (mom and dad - the same guy you heard when you visited) and he's just so passionate. I really like listening to him and I'll be eager for his next lessons. After service we all ate lunch together outside under a huge tent. During lunch they had the ground breaking ceremony and different groups performed. Even two of the teen guys (who I mistook for college students, and all of the WSYG find beautiful) Logan and Chris played. They're were good, and Jordan played as well. I still think Heath wins :)
Presently the girls are outside goofing off around the pool. Man they have a lot of energy...I could so take a nap. Unfortunately that's not on my agenda for today because I have a tshirt design due tomorrow morning. Yeah, quick turn around. I have to go in tomorrow at 9:30, which is a good time. I was afraid she would say earlier, you all know I'm not a morning person.
Nick will be here on Wed. and I'm eager for him to get here. I'll have pictures soon of our "office". Well I better get to work! Thanks for reading
Saturday, May 19, 2007
First day as an intern...
Hey friends! Oh that's me...giving a THUMBS UP about the fact that I have my own set of drawers. It's the small things that make me happy.
I'm quite excited to report that everything is going great here in Memphis. Last night I took AJ and her friend Kristy to dinner. We had a BLAST! The girls are hilarious and quite energetic as most teens are. After dinner we came back to the house and watched Moulin Rouge - AJ's favorite movie.
I went to bed at 11:00. Granted I didn't fall asleep until midnight, that's the earliest I've been in bed in quite some time. Crazy. I woke up later than I wanted this morning (around 8:45). I was making my bed *GASP! - I never do that* when I discovered a rather large spider in the sheets. Oh...the horror! I flipped and began attacking it with my shoe. I began to yell as the spider was quite a speedy fellow and dogged all of my death blows. Unfortunately he got away...and I'm hoping if I slept with him one night maybe he wouldn't hurt me the next. Let's hope for the best, or that God strikes it dead. Either one would work for me.
I went "into work" today at the church. George and Courtney were there as well as a group of the boys from WSYG. They were moving everything into our triple-wide-delux trailer. Sweet. We moved boxes and I did a few odd jobs throughout the morning. I meet most of the staff whom seemed extremly nice and welcoming. I met one of their ministers named Rodney who melted my heart right off the bat. He was such a friendly and funny man that I automatically knew we'd get along. I also met their college minister Justin. I can already tell that we'll become close. He also does some design work and wants me to show him the ropes on InDesign. Sweet.
I spent most of the day helping people hang things in their office and organize my own. Granted there isn't much in ours, it's cozy. I want to hang something on the walls soon...it's kind of blank. Plus our office is the only one with a SOFA. I'm seeing a nap time on my daily agenda.
I just got back home. Billy and I rigged my laptop to be wireless which is GREAT. I'm sitting on my bed eatting mints at the moment as Molly (their dog) looks on hoping I'll drop something. She's a sweet thing and I'm getting used to having her around. I think I'm going to grab a shower in a minute. Keep everyone in your prayers!
It's going to be a good summer.
Friday, May 18, 2007
I'm here!
Hey everyone - just to let you know I've made it safe and sound to Memphis. Presently I've unpacked at my host family's casa. It's REALLY nice because God has blessed me with a closet, a set of drawers AND a desk. I mean, this is leaps and bounds from my mat on the floor in Brasil.
Mom got on the road this morning around 10:30. Kim, my host mom, is extremely nice and reminds me of my own in some ways - very attentive, generous, and prepared for anything. The house is cozy and Will's room is right next to mine. Kim said the bathroom next to the bedroom would be the one I would use which is doubly nice.
I just got in from driving around with Kim. We picked AJ up from school and dropped her off at physical therapy. She attends Harding Academy, which is a CoC private school. Most of the kids in WSYG go to private school, which is hard for me to fathom since I always went to public school. I still think it would be neat to study the Bible for class, but that's just me.
Kim and I picked up Moe's for lunch and took some to AJ. Kim just left the house to take AJ back to school and I'm here to finish unpacking, working on the summer's theme, etc. Courtney said there would be plenty to do and that's just how I like it. Will is still at school so I might get to see him after his baseball game tonight. He's hilarious! When Kim and Billy told him that I would be coming the first thing he said was "Does that mean we have to act like Christ all the time?" Hahahaa like I was some saint and he would have to be on his best behaviour. Haa that's so funny!
I'm going to call Courtney soon to meet up with her and perhaps get together with Katie Rhea for some coffee. Plans are up in the air for tomorrow mostly depending on what needs to be done at the church.
Pictures will be coming soon! Thanks for reading!
Mom got on the road this morning around 10:30. Kim, my host mom, is extremely nice and reminds me of my own in some ways - very attentive, generous, and prepared for anything. The house is cozy and Will's room is right next to mine. Kim said the bathroom next to the bedroom would be the one I would use which is doubly nice.
I just got in from driving around with Kim. We picked AJ up from school and dropped her off at physical therapy. She attends Harding Academy, which is a CoC private school. Most of the kids in WSYG go to private school, which is hard for me to fathom since I always went to public school. I still think it would be neat to study the Bible for class, but that's just me.
Kim and I picked up Moe's for lunch and took some to AJ. Kim just left the house to take AJ back to school and I'm here to finish unpacking, working on the summer's theme, etc. Courtney said there would be plenty to do and that's just how I like it. Will is still at school so I might get to see him after his baseball game tonight. He's hilarious! When Kim and Billy told him that I would be coming the first thing he said was "Does that mean we have to act like Christ all the time?" Hahahaa like I was some saint and he would have to be on his best behaviour. Haa that's so funny!
I'm going to call Courtney soon to meet up with her and perhaps get together with Katie Rhea for some coffee. Plans are up in the air for tomorrow mostly depending on what needs to be done at the church.
Pictures will be coming soon! Thanks for reading!
Wednesday, May 16, 2007
Welcome!
Hey everybody!
I just wanted to go ahead and set up a nice little system for you to be able to know what is going on during the summer. Feel free to sign up and comment on the Blog or shoot me an e-mail at forreml@auburn.edu
Here's the deal. God has blessed me with an AMAZING opportunity to work with the teens and family of the White Station Church of Christ in Memphis. I'm leaving...tomorrow and I shall return to my town of origin on August 8th. I honestly can't convey my excitement and eager anticipation to start my summer with WSYG (White Station Youth Group)! To quote Lori soon to be Mrs. Hartzog...."GET EXCITED!"
I'll be in route tomorrow and plan to move in with my host family (The Jones) on Friday. They have a daughter named AJ who is 15 and seems like a sweet gal. The family also includes her younger brother named William who, according to his mom Kim, is "All boy" at age 10. Apparently I've got a sweet setup because everyone I talked to said "The Jones!? THEY'VE GOT A POOL!" So I'm in luck.
Another thing you folks can be praying about (along with my transition and the teens at WSYG) is the icing on top of my cake. I'm going to Africa. Yes, read that again. Ghana, Africa. I'll be tagging along with 12 other teens, Courtney Garland (one of the youth ministers) and a group of brave parents. We shall depart on July 6th and return to the States on July 24th! Keep us in your prayers and as I told my parents "Three continents down...four to go!"
Keep in touch! Check this whenever you get a chance because I'm quite fond of blogging and plan to update to a point of the readers thinking "Wow...we didn't need to know ALL of that".
Have a good one :)
I just wanted to go ahead and set up a nice little system for you to be able to know what is going on during the summer. Feel free to sign up and comment on the Blog or shoot me an e-mail at forreml@auburn.edu
Here's the deal. God has blessed me with an AMAZING opportunity to work with the teens and family of the White Station Church of Christ in Memphis. I'm leaving...tomorrow and I shall return to my town of origin on August 8th. I honestly can't convey my excitement and eager anticipation to start my summer with WSYG (White Station Youth Group)! To quote Lori soon to be Mrs. Hartzog...."GET EXCITED!"
I'll be in route tomorrow and plan to move in with my host family (The Jones) on Friday. They have a daughter named AJ who is 15 and seems like a sweet gal. The family also includes her younger brother named William who, according to his mom Kim, is "All boy" at age 10. Apparently I've got a sweet setup because everyone I talked to said "The Jones!? THEY'VE GOT A POOL!" So I'm in luck.
Another thing you folks can be praying about (along with my transition and the teens at WSYG) is the icing on top of my cake. I'm going to Africa. Yes, read that again. Ghana, Africa. I'll be tagging along with 12 other teens, Courtney Garland (one of the youth ministers) and a group of brave parents. We shall depart on July 6th and return to the States on July 24th! Keep us in your prayers and as I told my parents "Three continents down...four to go!"
Keep in touch! Check this whenever you get a chance because I'm quite fond of blogging and plan to update to a point of the readers thinking "Wow...we didn't need to know ALL of that".
Have a good one :)
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