A Picture Post at Last!!

Ok I think you'll be sick of pictures by the time I'm done. I know most of these aren't important to you but this is my life at camp!!

Sis. Price & I Me & the Prices

Papa Blackwelder, my niece Sierra, & Gram

Sis. Price with my girls (Sierra & baby Marissa)

Sierra & Sis. Price

Me & Sis. Cope

Aunt Brenda & me

Me & my friend Bonnie

Mom & Dad Marshall

Dad & Mom Marshall & me

The Prices

Hope this didn't bore you too bad. I love all these people bunches & bunches. I miss them all so bad!

Home again... Home again...

Wow... what a wk (or two). Stoneboro camp was super busy as always. I don't think it's an exaggeration to say if you attend all the prayer meetings & services offered you would attend 10 services a day! Most of the time, I attended 4 of the services a day. Stoneboro camp was awesome as usual. God met in extreme ways just about every service. I think this is the first year that I remember that there WAS preaching in every service. Usually one or two services as missed due to altar services. The service highlight that stands out in my mind (humorously) would be--the last Thursday (yesterday)... when after the conference had made a rule of no cell phone usage in the tabernacles (this includes texting) & Bro. Thacker (youth evangelist) saying how much he disliked cell phones in church even before the rule was made...... he gets up to start preaching & a cell phone starts ringing!! Ok, yeah, not a good thing but hey sometimes people forget to shut their phone off or else they weren't there to hear the rule. Well, you'd think if your phone went off you'd just mute the thing & wait til after service and call the person back... NOPE!! The man ANSWERED the phone and proceeded to talk VERY LOUDLY!! The whole congregation about died laughing. Bro. Thacker then says "everybody with me?" and of course went on with his message!

Well... on a more serious note... Stoneboro meant a lot to me this year. Bro. Thacker at first preached practical messages on the issues of youth & towards the end he did a series on "The Death Route Explained" VERY VERY GOOD!! Bro. Cope & Bro. Parker dealt with the carnality issue a lot of the time also. The last service I was in (yesterday afternoon) Bro. Cope preached on the Witness of the Spirit. Very good message there also. I came away from camp this year more determined than ever to walk in all the light God gives me and to make Heaven my home some day. From the sounds of things, it's not going to be too long until there are no more goodbyes to be said. We will be in Heaven together always rejoicing around God's throne.

Anyone who really knows me... knows that I have a very hard time saying goodbye to those that I love (even if it is just for a few wks or months!) This time was no exception. My youngest niece was able to come to stay with us for the weekend (actually a little longer) and I had a hard time letting her come back home to wait for us. On Monday, my grandparents (I hate calling them adopted because in my heart they are my blood) left to go back home and I had a pretty rough time with that. I was able to get a picture of my niece with them but none of me with them (boo hoo!!) Then we left yesterday I had to say goodbye to my parents (again adopted but in my heart my blood!!) VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY HARD & a few of my very close friends. I DID get pictures with most of them though. I will try to get them posted up here some day soon. They aren't even on my computer yet.

Well, I guess that's the end of my blog post for the day... hope it doesn't bore anyone to death. Just trying to think of things to write & of course things I want to remember!!

Been a long time...

As you can see, it's been another very long time since I posted. Yes, I know I should probably just quit saying that every time. Well... let's see what happened?

In June was Stoneboro conference & Sis. Rosengreen (our former pastor's wife whose husband passed away earlier in the year) was there & I got to see her. Also in June, was our camp! After spending a lot of time getting ready for it, I thought we just might be able to sit back and enjoy it. Didn't happen!! On Wed. of our camp, a good friend of ours that attended our church (Tom Nale) was killed in a serious accident and that just completely changed the course of our camp. Camp ran from June 13-22. After camp, I've spent a lot of time making the CDs (I did the recording again this year). I will soon be finished up with around 300 that were ordered. On June 30, a girl who attends the other church my pastor pastors graduated from home high school. The graduation was held at our church and I played. I had never seen the music to "Pomp & Circumstance" until just the night before. I was very nervous so I went out before the graduation and recorded it to our electric piano and then just sat there while it played!!

Now, on to July...
July brought Independence Day & we watched a lot of fire works during the 2 days of that and then also it brought 2 camps for us (Stoneboro Youth Camp & Pine Ridge Pilgrim Holiness). Stoneboro Youth camp was a real blessing to me because... my adopted Dad (Rev. Mike Marshall) was one of the evangelists!

We just finished up Pine Ridge last night. I got to see a lot of people that I hadn't talked to in a while there (a lot of Allegheny folk!) I also got to meet the Tim Zimmerman family (well, everyone but Tim!) It was kind of strange because I know the rest of the Zimmermans & then Sarah (the wife) is also good friends with my best friend Crystal!

OK, well I think that brings me to today and so far nothing exciting has happened *crossing fingers* so I think that about ends my post for today. If you read my blog, please leave me a little comment note. If you don't want me to post it to the blog then just say so in your comment (since I moderate them anyhow). I would love to hear from you!!

Hold me while I cry...

It's been one of those days. If anything could go wrong, it went wrong.
I know I'm feeling sorry for me. There's a lot of self pity going on.
Tomorrow, I will be ok. The dawn will bring a brand new day.
I'm sure, by then, I'll be fine. Lord, today I really need a friend.
I know that You understand. Would you hold me while I cry?

I take a lot of Your time when I should be strong.
I should be standing by now, but it's You I'm leaning on.
You've always kept me safe from harm; like a child in Your arms,
You've cradled me through hardships faced in life.
Lord, it's just one of those days. I've been fought in every way.
Would you hold me while I cry?

I try to be strong, but if anyone can fall apart - I fall apart.
I run back to You again, and You heal my broken heart.
You have truly been a friend, reaching out to lend a hand,
Lord, when You could have passed me by.
I'm asking for Your strength today. Lift my spirit, Lord, I pray.
Will you just hold me while I cry?

I take a lot of Your time when I should be strong.
I should be standing by now, but it's You I'm leaning on.
You've always kept me safe from harm; like a child in Your arms,
You've cradled me through hardships faced in life.
Lord, it's just one of those days. I've been fought in every way.
Would you hold me while I cry?

You've always kept me safe from harm; like a child in Your arms,
You've cradled me through hardships faced in life.
Lord, it's just one of those days. I've been fought in every way.
Would you hold me while I cry?

~*sung by Karen Peck & New River*~

SWS Graduation

I figured while I was updating my blog I should probably include this. We attended the class of 2008 graduation tonight at SWS. Hard to believe that 4 years ago I graduated from the very same place. This should have been my brother's class but he's behind a little. I wish my brother would have gone to the graduation because the rest of the kids that started with them were all there and it would have been nice to get a picture.

Enjoy these pics!Tim started with them but he's attending another school now. It was nice that he could come back and play the piano for them though!
The 4 guys singing "You Raise Me Up" acapella... they did an AWESOME job!!

Mr. Ewing has taught at SWS for 29 years and has decided that now that his youngest has graduated that he is going to pursue other options. They asked anyone who had sat in Mr. Ewing's class at any time in those 29 years to stand and quite a few had to stand. He was my 12th grade teacher. :-(

Pictures...

I have decided that my blog needed updated with pictures so here it goes. The first two are group pictures we took when we were getting ready to do our mother's day gifts with the kids. After that are some pictures of our mother's day service :) Please enjoy!!

Our mother-of-the-year playing the organ.

Our mother-of-the-year watching her children sing to her.

We have 3 generations of this family that do work in our church (playing instruments, teaching Sunday school, etc!) Someone had seen this type of picture done before so we decided to try it & I like the way it turned out!We have a great group of mommas at our church!!

Wow, so long...

Again, it's been forever since I've posted. I guess I thought I had better things to do. Let's see, where did I leave off the last time?

Since that last post, we took a quick trip to Kentucky for my uncle's funeral (right around 36 hours from the time we left home til we got clear back home). Let me tell ya it was a LONG trip! Especially with no bathroom breaks! Guess that's life with a trucker!

We responded to a mega house fire on April 7th (twice!)

Our former pastor, Bro. Rosengreen, passed away on April 9.

I'm sure there are lots of other things that have happened... I just don't remember them all.

I do have quite a few pictures, but I don't think I'll upload any right now.

Our fire chief's mom passed away on Mother's Day, and now two friends/family of my sister's have passed away so please help me and remember all of these families in prayer.

I'll write more later!