Second Best Surprise EVER!!

Hey!!! It hasn't been a seven month interval since I've last blogged!! YAY!! Well, anyways, my friend Zody invited me to go with her to this Songs of Hope concert that was held on Tuesday night. Bethany Dillon was singing, which is why Zody had really wanted to go. There was also another band that I didn't know... Robbie Seay Band or something like that? Anyways, Zody and I got to Peace Lutheran Church, where the concert was held (it was a fairly small concert...) and we were just talking about the people who were singing. Zody read her ticked and it said that Caleb Chapman was performing. I just about died. And I just about died even more when I found out that Will was there too! (For those of you who don't know, Caleb and Will are the two sons of Steven Curtis Chapman) Ever since the accident with Maria 18 months ago (I only know that because I read an article online today that CNN did about it), I've prayed for them A TON. I've never really stopped. Some weeks or days more than others, God really puts them on my heart. I actually almost wrote them a letter a few months ago, but never got around to it. So this was amazing that they were there and so unexpectedly!! Neither Zody nor I had any idea they were going to be there. So afterwards, Zody and I stuck around so I could meet them. :) I bought their CD, which has 4 songs on it, but 4 songs that I really enjoy, and they signed it for me. The whole concert I had been thinking of different things I had wanted to say to them, but when I got up there, all that came out was that I had been praying for them a bunch and God had really put them on my heart. It was really awesome because as I was talking to them, I really felt like I had no control over what was coming out of my mouth. I completely forgot everything else I was going to say and as Zody and I walked away, all those thoughts came rushing back in, but it was perfect. God had me say exactly what He wanted me to say. Anyway, like my title says, it was the second best surprise EVER. Coming second only to Bekah's surprise arrival back home from Jerusalem and walking into church totally not expecting to see her for another three months, but having my such dear friend be there!!! Yes, I definitely screamed, but it was a good scream. Pretty much the best scream I'll probably ever scream. :) The end. :)

Update

Hm... long time, no.. type? Well, whatever it is, I do apologize for being so awful at updating this. So here's some quick updates on my life:

-I got a job at Fazoli's and have been there for three/four-ish weeks. I'm really liking it, for the most part...

-I quit my after school babysitting job. I was really having no time with my family and I was so tired all the time, and that stunk a lot. I figured after school time is critical to recooperate and a good time to spend with my family since I often work evenings at Fazoli's now.

-I was in my first accident... Luckily, nobody else's property was involved. I was home alone and was going to run to Wal-Mart to get some things. I went to go back out of the garage, but underestimated how far away I was from the wall... the side mirror on the passenger side caught on this metal shelf we have and not only did I make a pretty bad dent in the shelf, but I completely ripped off the mirror. I called my parents and was totally freaking out. They were on their way home and my dad told me to just calm down and they'd be there soon. They got home, my dad inspected the damage and just started laughing. I cried. Not a good day for me. Anyways, the mirror is just being held on my duck tape now, so I guess it's all good?

-So I've wanted to be a special education teacher since I was in 5th grade, right? Well, this morning at church when we were singing, it just hit me BAM! that that's maybe not what God has planned for my life. What I mean, is that God just kind of said to me today, "yeah, that's what I put in your heart before, but now, I want you to look into other things as well." And it was crazy. So now, I'm kind of not sure what I'm going to do with my life. I'm still thinking about special education, but another major one I'm going to look into is teaching English as a second language. Anyways, as I type this, it seems like it's not that big of a deal, but it toally hit me hard this morning and I guess it still kind of seems like a big deal to me, but when I say it or write it out, it doesn't seem like it would be that big of a deal to anybody else... Not the point! That was just my big, um, can't think of the word, so fill in with what word you find appropriate, of the day.