Game Night

We finally got to have the game night that we have been wanting to have for the longest time. It was very last minute though and it only ended up being a few of us...but we learned a new game. It's a version of spoons, but it is far from the easy version of spoons. It's more like uno, with a twist. We almost didn't play because the instructions were so complicated, but once we started playing it became easier. Guess what (LEAH), I didn't win:) We then got to play Egyptian Rat Screw. Fun, Fun!
I'm not going dancing tonight...I haven't been for the past two weeks. I'm not as addicted as I used to be...but I miss my friends! Instead of dancing I have to stay up studying Esther. Curtis asked me just yesterday to teach Sunday school for the highschoolers...much more preparation needs to be made than when I'm teaching my 2-3's! But I have to teach them too:) I love overcommitting myself!
This week is going to be busy. Work is crazy, I don't have all of my school work done and with Bible Study and Youth Group I'm not going to have too much time.
I'm super excited because I just got an e-mail from Jeremy (who I am going to Mexico with this winter) and we are picking dates. Four weeks in Mexico is going to be so much fun! It will be the hardest thing I've ever done, though. Hopefully I will come back with enough Spanish literacy that I will be able to communicate with all of my Spanish speaking friends and co-workers. Last night I was talking to one of my friends from Mexico and he was telling me some horrible stories from his childhood in Mexico, so I would appreciate everyones prayers for safety!

It's bed time! Goodnight lovely peeps!

School has started again. Maybe that means I'll update more often:) I really like the classes I'm taking...then again, I've liked all of the classes I've taken. I'm in the classes with all the fun people! I have both classes with Leah...that means we are going to have to work really hard not to get into trouble. hee, hee!

It's funny because my first thought when my lastest drama started was the same as what Leah said in her comment. Maybe I should stop dancing. But God has taught me more than a few things in these past few weeks that I might have never learned if things had not happened the way they did. Just to name a few...
My view on friendship is distorted and I need God's perspective on it...
I am not a person of integrity, but I want to be...
Reconciliation in a friendship is not as easy as explaining the situation and saying I'm
    sorry and meaning it...
I'm way too selfish...
Hiding from a situation or a person won't make them go away...
Talking to God and especially listening to Him is the only way to solve your problems...
Just because you get frustrated doesn't mean you need to stop something you love. I get frustrated all the time with people at church or with people who are hypocritical Christians. That does not mean I am going to leave my church or pretend I am not a Christian. God has placed a desire for dance in my life. I love to do it. Just like EVERYTHING in life we can distort it into something ungodly when we make it about ourselves. God has given me the ability and the talent to dance. Maybe I am not the best (like I want to be), but I have to acknowledge what God has given me. Not only should I acknowledge the ability He has given me, but I need to use that ability to benefit His Kingdom. That might be as simple as continuing to talk to as many people about Jesus as possible. The only thing I have been missing in my dancing is accountability. I need a reminder that it's not about me. My purpose needs to always remain... "To know God and to make Him known."