the coolest

it's official, Laura Stiller, is the coolest blog reader. not only did she read and respond to my ridiculous questions and knew the quote from my favorite game show, but she herself, has a super-cool blog! check it out sometime, she's a great writer!!! love ya, girl!

"and the survey says...."

you get extra cool points if you know where that quote came from!

I'm taking a poll....

Would you rather....

Hillary or Obama?

Beach or Mountains?

Go without a shower for 3 days or go without food for 3 days?

let me know what you think!

the adventures of summer...

Like I said before, there's a lot to catch up on....so here's a few highlights....

the summer was busy and full of adventure....

Took Leslie, my roomie, to her first rodeo...that was fun....I do LOVE a good rodeo!

then began the rennovation of Boys to Men new facility "the Refuge"....this was such an incredible week....to see the body of Christ come together and work so hard for kids and families they don't know and may never know! God has done some amazing things in the provision of this building....so much time, money, and stuff has been donated....it's been incredible!! There will be more on this later.

We spent several weeks with kids at various camps.....KAA, U KNOW!

Then, it was off to Texas for a visit with friends and family and a dear friend's, julie weber's, wedding.

a beautiful Texas sunset....a treasure....it's flat, no mountains!

Off to Atlanta for my birthday treat from my sweet roomie, Leslie. An Astro's game....that went into way too many extra innings, and the 'Stros came out on top, some great shopping and an overnight stay in the shadiest motel I've ever stayed in....what an adventure!

My family made the LONG drive from Texas to visit east tennessee for a week. It was such a blessing to have them here. I really enjoyed spending time with them in what is now my "home" and having them see what I do and where I work meant a lot to me.

Then it was time to move to our new facility. That has been a process...but a great one! It has been such a blessing to have our own facility for our students and an office and desk to work at!!

We are getting more and more settled each day and I'm adjusting to a different work schedule and am learning a lot about appropriate boundaries!

I'll leave you with that for now.

you can check out other pics from the summer at Kelly's Shots.

....and the blog goes on!

I shall get back on track with the blogging world....I must admit that I am kind of excited about getting back with it. I am bit surprised that anyone still looks at this due to my long absence from posting anything. I am thankful that you guys still care enough to look into my little part of the world....thanks for that! There is so much to share, I don't know where to begin. I shall think on this and post some fun news from the summer a little later this evening...bye for now.

Question???

OK, so I have obviously had a long absence from the blog. Does anyone still read this or want to read this?? This is the question I need you to answer. I like blogging and sharing about what God is doing in the part of the world He's placed me in....but it takes time. So, if people read it and can hear of what God's doing, I'll get back with it....if not, it's going bye-bye. So, let me know :)