It’s finally arrived…senior trip!!! I am so stinkin’ excited! 11 days with my class…only the Lord knows what’s in store, but I am sure it will be a blast! See..I have the best class..maybe not the best in the world, but they are the best to me..I love each and every one of them..and spending some time with just the seniors is gonna be awesome! I can’t wait..so tomorrow we embark on a journey that is certain to be full of many many laughs. Thanks go out to my seniors-you all are the best! Love ya guys…can’t wait for our trip..it’s gonna be a blast!!

Just a thought..
Amanda

God has been teaching me alot about the importance of being faithful and the importance of never becoming comfortable..I have learned over the past few months that there are those few people in your life you can always count on..the very few who call you to hang out..the very few who offer a kind word of encouragement…the very few who offer to help you out..the very few who you can call at 11:00 at night to chat about your fight with your boyfriend, or your stupid idea…the very few who are willing to step out of what is comfortable into what is awkward, but right..and then there are the many who you can count on to leave you out..the many you can count on to be rude…the many you can count on to point out your every mistake..the many you can count on to never be there..never offer to help..the many who are perfectly fine with what is comfortable and complain when it is not comfortable..so why is the table so unevenly stacked? why is the gap so wide? I don’t know..and I don’t think I ever will..human nature perhaps..people are just naturally more attracted to what is comfortable. So when something is done enough and becomes comfortable it becomes normal and what feels best. I am not perfect in this area..but I can see how becoming comfortable hurts a lot of people..getting to the point of being ok with where you are hinders your own walk..and it is very obvious to those around you..so I challenge you…look at your life as I look at mine…are there areas we are comfortable in? are there ways we could change? I know I can think of many ways..can you?

Just a thought..
Amanda

I am all signed up for classes in the fall!! I am taking 17 credit hours..a big load for a first semester freshman, but my only option if I actually want to graduate in four years. It’s getting harder and harder to do that. I went down to orientation Thursday..I know, odd time to go..but I was on spring break so I figured I might as well get it out of the way. My schedule is da bomb!! There are only two days I have to get up early and even those days my first class isn’t until 9!! Whoo hoo! I love it down there too. I really think this is where God wants me. Everytime I go visit I get more excited about actually being a college student. Yes, I will be homesick and yes, I am sure there will be times I want to quit-but the best place in the world is in the center of God’s will and I truly feel a peace about this decision.

Just a thought..
Amanda

This is one of those times I wish would never end and yet am so excited about the end. Two months of highschool left-and my emotions could not be more haywire. On the one hand, I’m totally siked about graduating-moving on, becoming a big college freshman:) (ok..a little puny freshman) but on the other, I am going to miss seeing my friends everyday, I’m gonna miss being around them, laughing with them, crying with them. See, in the fall I will be packing up and heading 4 hours south to attend college. No more two second drives to Angela’s to borrow a shirt..man, I am going to miss them..and then there’s this whole business of Adam..what am I ever going to do about him! But right now, I am just going to make memories and enjoy the time I have left..and while my emotions continue to go haywire, I am so thankful for my friends who keep my at least partially sane:) love ya all….

Just some thoughts..
Amanda

Have you ever wondered what the future will hold? I suppose if you are a living, breathing human at some point you have pondered what the rest of your life held. Perhaps because graduation and college are getting closer, or because of Adam, or simply the thought of getting older-I have been thinking about it a lot lately. Granted, I am very much enjoying the present-I can’t believe in a few short months I will be 4 hours away from all my dear beloved friends. They are the greatest–I can’t begin to talk of how much I love them. I will miss them something terrible..but I know in each life, we must move forward–not forgetting the past, but making memories in the present. Still, I do wish God would impart some of His knowledge of my future. And then I realize that if God had told me 5 years ago what I would be doing now, I probably would have laughed in His face. So I think he withholds us the information for good reasons..it has taught much more about the idea of trusting in God. I have struggled with that my whole life, but lately, I have seen how faithful God is and how much He is deserving of my full trust. See, I don’t know how my future is gonna turn out..but that’s ok. God knows, and if I will do my part-then He will do His. He is the creator of everything, loving and faithful and the almighty God–what more could I ask for! Yet He gave me more then I ever deserve..and I know my future is gonna be awesome because I have God designing it!!!!!

Proverbs 3:5-6..

OOOO..SMOKIN’ HOT BASKETBALL CHAMPS! (stole this from wilbo..)