Update on Life

Well I leave tomorrow and there is sooooo much still left to do before I leave! Thankfully everything is falling into place for my trip but it's still really really REALLY nerve-wracking. Right now I just want to crawl under a rock and live there for the rest of my life. Or at home with my parents and my dog. Either or works.

But I know that's just the nerves talking. I'm working on getting over the fear of spending money, since this trip is costing more than I planned too. My mom had to tell me that it's ok to spend my money since I have no other obligations right now. So that helped a bit :)

As a side note, my Grampa was just sent to the ICU tonight for blood in his stool. He has a myriad of problems right now so please please please pray for his healing. And joy and peace for him too. My mom said he doesn't smile much these days. Also pray that he lasts a lot longer, I don't want him to go while I'm in Europe. It would be really hard not to be at the funeral.

Now I want to tell you all about the past week! My parents brought a choir tour out to California last week and they stayed at Biola. It was a bunch of high schoolers and middle schoolers and I had SO much fun with them! It was really amazing to see how God worked in my life that past week. I wanted to be a spiritual leader to them so I felt more passion for God. My dad even had me do devotions one of the nights! It was such an experience. I think it went well, my dad said I did good. Personally I think I need to work on my teaching skills but other than that I think it went well.

I just really fell in love with those kids that week. I really felt a passion to be a leader to them and to teach them more about God and help light a fire in their lives for Him. One of my options after graduation is to go live in Midland with my family and intern with the youth pastor. The youth pastor suggested it to me this past winter. This past week made me want to do that more. These kids need spiritual leaders in their lives, especially living in Midland. It's very dead spiritually here. I'm praying to see if God wants me to come back here when I graduate.

Oh, another side note, at the end of every tour they do paper plate awards. I won the "Cali-Phoney" award, because I told them that I had never surfed. New goal for next year: learn how to surf.

I love you all! Keep updating on your lives please :) I hope everything is going well wherever you are!

- Kristen

P.S. Cassi I'm soooo sorry I forgot to call you back! I won't be able to talk until the end of the summer but I'll try and remember to call you then. Hope Europe is amazing for you!