a glimpse into my work...

i spend my days working with kiddos and facilitating ways for volunteers to do the same. a.k.a. mentoring. we have many volunteer mentors who are sharing Christ with many children who are in need of His love and grace in their lives! i personally mentor one-on-one, but mostly in group settings. each day of the week i work with a different group of students. on thursdays, i travel up to mountain city to work with a group of girl's from mountain city elementary. last week we had our princess and manner's celebration at this fabulous restaurant, Suba's. they absolutely, without question, have the BEST desserts that i've ever put in my mouth! our Girlfriend's group received what i thought was the best compliment they could have received....our server told them that they behaved better and had better manners than the high school students who dine there for prom in their fancy dresses and tuxes. i love this group of girls and am thankful for God allowing me this season in their lives. here are a few pics of our crew....

beth, haley, ms. paula, destiny, brandy, & katie

keiley, samantha, alisha, eden & kirsty

Ms. Paula & I, my mtn. city partner in crime

spring fever

I have Spring fever! All I want to do these days is play outside, sleep late and eat popsicles! For one summer, I wish that I could revert back to childhood. I would love for that to happen this summer. You know, when you stay outside all day....sleep in, watch cartoons, eat a popsicle, play outside, eat a popsicle, swim, eat a popsicle, play on the swing set, eat a popsicle, chase your pets around the yard, eat a popsicle, help your mom pick veggies from the garden, eat a pospsicle, play outside some more, eat a popsicle, hope you don't have to go inside to eat dinner and take a bath. You finally give into your mom's urging you to get in the house to eat dinner and take a bath. So, you drag in and eat dinner. Ask if you can have popsicle so you can prolong not taking a bath. Then finally you get in the bath tub and then you don't want to get out because you know you'll have to go to bed. Maybe you can manage one more popsicle before bed time. If only I could have a summer like that!! That will probably never happen again in my life, but a girl can dream can't she? For now, I will settle for as many trips to the beach that I can get and a diet full of popsicles :)

it's back...

winter has reared it's head again. i hope not for long. it's been cold and rainy/snowy for the past two days. i hope that it doesn't kill all these beautiful spring flowers God has given us to enjoy. i've been thinking these last two days how this quick return of winter is a great physical representation of how quickly Satan can come in and rip away the beauty that God has restored in our lives. the past couple of weeks i've been struggling to stand in His grace and in the beauty that He has put in me. the enemy is trying to snatch that away and some days i feel like i'm barely hanging on. but, each day His grace is sufficient and I must place my faith in this truth! the enemy will not take what my Jesus has given me!!!

a few pics from the last week:

leslie and i at the Well banquet

myself, tracey and debbie at tracey's bridal shower

Emma Kate Priban. Born 4-8-2008. She is too precious!!! There's a lot of celebrating going on these days. Especially with the arrival of this little one.

spring has sprung, well kinda...

we have been so blessed the past two days with glorious weather! upper 60's, low 70's with bright blue, sunny skies! those kind of days that make you feel like a kid again and dread the sun going down. on sunday, i thoroughly enjoyed my flowers that are blooming (i'll so you a few pictures so you can enjoy them, too), which i planted back in october, planting some herbs...cilantro, rosmary and lavendar to be exact; took lex for a long walk, washed the car; and had some great time with Jesus while enjoying the beauty He had blessed me with. if only i didn't have to get back to reality today....

it was the stereotypical monday, which, by the way i've never really gotten this whole "monday's are horrible" thing, but today, I GOT IT!!! nothing would work right. my computer wouldn't do anything i needed and that just put my whole day in a spin. at one point, i thought i might become a member of "The Christian Women's Cussing Club". I refrained, but i was FRUSTRATED!!! oh, well, monday work day is nearly over and i get to watch Kansas beat the mess out of memphis...let's hope :)

seems like i've been showering a lot these days....baby, wedding, anticipating the arrival of these babies and celebrating the gift of marriage at weddings....

my sweet friend Ashley who is expecting her first child. a few friends gathered to celebrate the upcoming arrival of Emma Kate.

tracey and i enjoying ourselves at hope and joe's wedding....

kajanae, thoroughly enjoying some yummy strawberries at the reception.

i'm hoping that when i get to the office tomorrow my computer will have magically fixed itself, and that the weathermen are seriously mistaken by the fact that is supposed to SNOW this weekend on into the beginning of next week. yes, that's right, i said SNOW. WHY???