You've given me rain to wash away all that i thought i knew.......and all thats left of me is YOU!
So we were out monday!!! Here's some pics and stories from my long weekend
Friday night i babysat the two most adorable twins ever (there parents went out for a late valentine date) so i get there and whenever i come over they always are hidding in the same place. And i always know where they are because they are three and they don't quite understand the point of hide-n-go-seek is for the person NOT to know where you are hiding. So needless to say i pertend like i have no clue where they are and i look in places the two could never fit- which makes them giggle uncontolably. Then after about 3 minutes i finally somehow "stumble" upon them. So tonight i find them and they both are sitting there just gazing up at me with two pink envelopes. They drew me lots of pictures and actually made me valentines! It seems silly but those 2 were my favorite valentine's i got. (or they tie with one other one!) but then the little boy pulled me aside and was like miss lara i love you and he gave me a kiss on the hand! Isn't that cute? And they love music time-so i put on music and just crazy dance. Then I started making dinner and i look over at them and they are mocking my terrible dancing abilities.I know they think i can't dance worth a flip- and truly i cant. And i know this is crazy that i love these kids so much but i babysit them all the time for the past 3 years- so they are so close to me, and so when i put them to bed- i love just watching them sleep. I know that i am not there parents or anything but man i love those kids. It just made me think about how they make me smile just looking at them while they sleep- how much more special it is to God when He looks at us. I mean He created us- thats one of my favorite thoughts, my Savior just looking at me and smiling while i sleep. Sorry i wrote a whole stinkin paragraph on my babysitting, which probably isn't intersting to anyone but me! But o well....
saturday night was Kelsey, Helen and Joys party at the cave! We got so lost- went like an hour past the place where it was and ended up following this car that we thought was going to the party only to find ourselves on this long road (that looked like it was out of a horror movie) lost and 30 minutes late. I was seriously afraid some man was going to jump out at us with a chainsaw. So we call and ask for directions (for the third time) and we head back on the road we are suppost to be and we see these huge signs - i mean they were really huge all lit up saying Desoto Cavers. I don't know how we missed them in the first place- but we did.
chad me and jen on some statue at the cave
for 25 cents you can have the ride of your life as lane discovered (that horse was fast!)
katie n britt
soccer in the cave
the tunnel
kari n alex lookin off into the moonlight.........haha
our favorite statue
chad
Then Sunday (my favorite day of the week) It was the youth's week to pray over the church before the service. That was so amazing- just pray for other people- seat by seat- row by row. I can't really describe it. So anyway after church I went to go see Hitch. Which was such a good movie- very good- you all must go see it. And one of my families best friend's was in it (for like 3 or 5 minutes!) So after that me and Jen decided to do something fun. Ya'll probably won't think it was fun but i am bored so i will tell yall! We went through drive thru's and we waited for someone to pull up behind us- then we would order like a small coke and pull up to the window. When we payed we would pay for the person behind us's order 2. And then we asked the worker to give them a note we had written. Sounds kindove stupid but its a lot of fun to think of how God could use that..... anyway just an idea if yall need something to do. Lets see after that chior, then church, then dairy queen. Then another awsome party!
just drivin around before chior. Who knows where this is? Name that bridge
Panera was ridiculously crowded for Sunday lunch, so we grabbed it to go...
me becca and kristen tried to take a picture at church Sunday night...didn't really work out.
oz and leslie singin for us all....
matthew and lane (this is not what it looks like) lol
terrible pic of me and becca (we had just been out in the rain)
that couch was huge (fit 15 ppl)
crazy karyoke dance party...
i know my friends have such dancing "skills"
sing it lane
the next american idol's?
i don't know what face that is suppost to be....
the phantom of the opera is HERE
2+2=4 WRONG!!!
playin life
i was yellow
as we soon found out life doesn't really amuse people...... but throwing the money up in the air lots of times does
2 in the morning
i think this was about 3 monday morning
So today I was in the weirdest mood. I think it may have had something to do with the fact that my eye almost got poked out by a sharp pointy object. But i know it wasn't his fault but my eye sure did kill all day- still does. But dont yall hate it when you get excited about something and then it doesn't happen? My thoughts today. And so I came home and took a shower. For those of you who know me i take 3 minute showers- never more. I hate long showers but tonight i just came home and took a 30 minute one. I know showers can't was away sin or fears or anything like that, but it was kindove symbolic to me. (of course i always relate the simplest things to what Christ is showing me) but i dont know something about just standing under the shower........ reminded me of all my sins being washed away, and how that old part of me is gone forever. SO then I did the most shocking thing of my life i went downstairs and pulled out the treadmill (i hate to excersize) put Jeremy Camp in as loud as he would go and just started running as fast as i could for 10 minutes then jogging untill the cd was done. It was actually very refreshing i was screaming the songs at the top of my lungs, and everything i've ever learned in my 7 years of voice lessons i didn't worry about- i just yelled the words. it was fun. By this point i know everyone reading this is thinking that I am completly crazy. Its funny the things God can use to strengthen you.....
I love this Psalm.
Psalm 119
You are right and you do right, God; your decisions are right on target.
You rightly instruct us in how to live ever faithful to you.
My rivals nearly did me in, they persistently ignored your commandments.
Your promise has been tested through and through, and I, your servant, love it dearly.
I'm too young to be important, but I don't forget what you tell me.
Your righteousness is eternally right, your revelation is the only truth.
Even though troubles came down on me hard, your commands always gave me delight.
The way you tell me to live is always right; help me understand it so I can live to the fullest.