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!

Happy Birthday to Half the world...

Lol well maybe not quite half... but definitely a bunch of people in MY life!!

Happy Birthday to my friends - Kenton Gurnee & Julie Gurnee, to some pretty special people from my church & Sunday school - Hersel Banks (ripe old age of 92!!!) & Destiny Feely, and last but definitely not least my fire chief - Mr. Jeff Morgan! Happy Birthday to all of you!!

If I forgot you, or just didn't know your birthday was today then HAPPY BIRTHDAY to you too!!

Attempting to Shock Rachel worse ;-)

Girls when they first came to our church--this was the first camp after they started (they'd been coming a month or so) Chelsey really took to the evangelists and although the younger 2 girls didn't talk hardly at all she would always say "Bell... Bell"



And these 2 were the last Sunday we were able to have church... Chelsey is 4 1/2 and Shyanne is 5 1/2.