Leaving Soon

In about 12 hours, I'll be getting on a plane. I'll have checked my bag, quadrouple double checked that my passport is securely tucked into my carry-on and said good-bye to my family. I'm leaving for Florianopolis tomorrow at 5:10 p.m. We arrive at our destination on Saturday at about 4:30p.m.--Lord willing. I'm leaving behind many of my relationships. I'll have zero to no contact with anyone back home. There is no cell service and it's expensive to make non-emergent phone calls. I'll be spending extended periods of time with my best friends parents. Isn't it suppossed to be the other way around? I'll be acting as a nurse, but instead I'll be learning. Learning from others whom I am going with, but more imporantly with those that we are going for. I've had so much on my mind lately. I'm hoping and praying that this concentrated time away from the trappings of this world will help me to see what is important. And hopefully will show me where He is guiding my path to next. Over the next few days, I'll try to update here as regularly as possible. I'll try to put up the links to Woodmont and the missionaries that we will be working with so you can see what we are doing every day. Pray for the group as we start traveling. Pray that we will be God's hands and feet and that the people of Frei Damao will see His love through us and our actions. Pray that I'll be sensitive over the next few months to God's tugging and that I will be willing to dream as David did. Until tomorrow...

A Little Update

Life has been so busy lately! I have exactly 5 minutes until I have to get in the shower to get ready for work. I'm eating a frozen chicken chimichanga and writing this at the same time. John Mayer is keeping me company in the meantime. I finished my first semester back to school about two weeks ago. I got B's in both of my classes. Not bad. I've just got to keep it up. Summer classes started this week, so I'm already a littel schizophrenic trying to keep up with 4 classes over a 9 week semester. If I can do this I can do ANYTHING!!!! ( I've just got to do it, now).

This weekend is the end of an era. Joy and Jason are getting married Saturday at 4:oo p.m. I've got a few pics of the showers last weekend that I'll try to post (I bought a new camera and I'm still trying to figure out how to use it!). I'm sad that it is the end of such a fantastic era, but happy for my friend.Lindsay and I are planning something something exciting for Girl's night this week.... :-) It's another busy week coming up!!

Brazil is only a few short months away and I'm so escited! I can't wait to go back and hold those children in my arms, again. Please begin praying for us that we will be God's hands and arms that week. That even though the people can't understand our words, that they would see His love through our actions.

Lindsay is spending the month with Jen (read: living with me), so I'm going to go get in the showe before they show back up. Hopefuly I'll be better about updating for a while, before the chaos completely consumes me.

Happt weekend to all

I Need Your Help!!

Last year, after Mikayla was diagnosed with CMV, the March of Dimes began to take on a whole new meaning to our family. Last year we walked in support of what they did. This year, I'm raising money to help support the March of Dimes cause. The hope is that one day, we will have a cure for all childhood diseases so that no child is born sick. In the meantime, please support them in their mission.

Go to www.marchforbabies.org and type in my name to donate. My goal is $100 in just over 1 week...

See ya on the track!!

Congratulations!! Joy and Jason, on your engagement

Here We Go

2009 has already started off with a bang. Mom's birthday was on the 29th. I had to work that day, so Jen and I hosted a birtday celebration for her at my new place. I wanted to get pictures of the new place, but it didn't happen, somehow. It was so much fun to have everyone over to show off the new place. After tacos/burritos/fajitas, and angel lush cake, we all loaded up and headed over to Drea and Chris's house. There, we began a new tradition with the 1st Annual Polar Dip. My aunt got a video of it, but we're still trying to figure out how to e-mail it to everyone and how to upload to the internet. If all of that can be done, then I'll post it!!

I had so much planned to get done today, but it doesn't look like it's all going to happen. Michael has wrestling practice, and I'm suppossed to be taking him. So, I'm stuck at home until they get here. I've just got so much to do...

School looks more and more like it's going to happen. I have to fax off the rest of my shot record and register. Then, I'm ready to go. I will definetly need some prayer and accountability with this. I'll keep everyone updated!!

I've seen challenges on two different blogs that I read(Beth Moore and Angie Jones) to memorize scriptures. So, I'm taking on this challenge and memorizing Psalm 139 over the next few months. I challenge everyone else to do the same thing.

Go BULLS!!!

A little something I got in my inbox the other Day...



Hi Elizabeth, Congratulations! It is my pleasure to inform you that you have been accepted for admission to the Registered Nurse (RN) to Masters Program in the College of Nursing at the University of South Florida for the spring 2009 semester. You will be receiving a written confirmation by mail shortly regarding your acceptance as well as information on orientation and registration. Thank you. Joli Beaney, Academic Specialist


So..I'm startin grad school in just a few months!!

'Tis So Sweet

Mikayla came home today!!! After a rough day yesterday and getting our hopes dashed (rather cruelly!), last night, mom and Drea brought home the little lady bug. She is doing great. She opened her eyes for us, she ate well and even got a little annoyed with her brothers. I'm trying my best to get her pictures posted. I just ache to hold her again...

I went to Target to buy some stuff for "Layla" as Jordan calls her. While I was there I saw the display of fall candles. Of course I jumped on that bandwagon. I adore fall!! I'm (still) looking for the perfect recipe for Wednesday. Something fall-y and girl-y. Anyone have any ideas? A lady at work tonight told me about tomatoe pie. I may try that and something else. I'll let ya know how it goes.

The Story is in full force. We started the small group on Thursday night with Jen,another girl, and 2 guys. It was kind of awkward at times, but I think that as we assimilate to each other, it will get better. So, if you know anybody who needs to get connected with a group, let me know.

I'm at work the next 4 nights, so I may be slightly MIA. Here's to hoping a cold front will blown through. Keep dreamin', huh?

Cleaning House

Is what I should be doing. Instead I'm hanging out online. I'm not the best housekeeper and things tend to pile up on me, and then turn into a much bigger deal than they originally were and then they sometimes get left ever more. It's a vicious circle. But it has to be done today or tomorrow, because it's my turn to have small group at my house next week. Plus, it's (almost) fall. My apartment is stuck in spring/summer mode. Time to go buy the new candle and put out all things leaves. Yeah! It also means I can make pumpkin bread again. Double Yeah!!! Mikayla may come home as early as tomorrow. Jen and I spending the day cleaning the cradle and then we're off to Target to buy bedding. They have the cutest ladybug set ever!! And Mikayla definetly looks like a ladybuy. In a good way.

Tonight is the start of a new small group. The Springs is having a semester long on-campus Bible Study called The Story. I don't if I volunteered to do this or if Joe asked me (it's a blur now), but I'm leading a mixed 20's small group. This is so completely out of my comfort zone it's not even funny! I'll need lots of prayer for this one...

Anyone have any ideas of what I can make for next Wednesday's girls night? I'm completly at a loss? I've been trying to post a picture (via copy and paste from Barnes and Noble.com) of a book that I read recently, but I can't get it to work. Any advice on how to make it work??