Wow!!! its been so long. I've been so flipping busy all summer long and when i do have a moment I have to admit that i'm usually on myspace. sigh. (sucked me right in....)

I've been doing awesome though. God is amazing and blesses me more than i could ever deserve. Even when i have a bad day i feel bad because I really don't have a lot to complain about. So many prayers have been answered and of course, I still have unanswered prayers, but God is faithful and i'm trying to find that peace that passes all understanding in every situation.  I have

a new beautiful nephew. although he's already nearly 2 months old.

This is benjamin gabe overholt. aint he a cutie?

my church is such a blessing and i love my family. God is Good!

tonight we have a video scavenger hunt with the Shiloh youth. should be lots of fun. and tomorrow, hurray, we go to Carowinds!!!

thats it for now. i've put off cleaning the house long enough

Wow. Its been a totally awesome week!! I was in Piedmont since last Saturday working at a house puttting up vinyl siding and painting and having a total blast in the meantime. I made some new friends and i'm so psyched that some of them live like only 15 minutes away. yay!!! really tho, i can't even begin to describe the amazing time i've had. i had paint dumped in my hair, and its still there. i was doused with water so often that i'm thoroughly water logged now. I painted a two story house in the basket of a boom truck while evil vampire bats squealed and watched me. seriously, i know bats can't see, but 3 of them were hovering close to me and facing me the whole time. It was just an awesome week and i feel dumb even writing about it cuz its so hard to put into words. if my computer would take picture cds, i'd put pics up. but alas, i'm doomed to have boring posts from now on.

so long people. and i may quit xanga by the way.

Three cheers for

• youth groups
• spring festivals
• cotton candy (yes! thanks nathan!)
• children on rides
• awesome watches (lav i love the paris hilton. sweet!)
• nephews, even when they cry and won't drink from the bottle
• awesome terrifying rides that make my legs turn to jelly
• kittens
• summer days

hip hip hoorah! hip hip hoorah! hip hip hoorah!

Well, its been a boring time on xanga for me lately. and really the only reason i'm still here is cuz i like to see how ya'll are doing and whatcha up to. I'm pumped from having a fun evening at the spring festival, i wish i had pictures, but i didn't figure it would be worth it to lug a camera around for 3 hours just so i could take 5 pictures that wouldn't be developed for another 2 weeks anyway. so ya, here's yet another unattractive looking post from muah.

It's been so encouraging lately just to be a Christian and to get a glimpse of the power of God. i wish i could grasp His love for me; for everyone. I know I wouldn't be the same. It's so easy to get stuck in the average view and float along thinking la de da and whoop de do because 'I'm a Christian and I'm going to heaven.' But God has called us to be so much more than average, and it seems overwhelming at times. I've recently read 'When Heaven Weeps' and 'Heaven's Wager' by Ted Dekker. They are excellent novels that opened my eyes a little to the love God has for us. I highly recommend those books to anyone!

welp, love to all. God bless.

Currently Reading Shoofly Pie By Tim Downs see related

well, since i haven't updated in a coon's age, i figured it was time.

Yesterday marked the beginning of our church's youth group. Yes! i've missed hanging out with kids my own age so this excites me. of course, its still a little different since our ages range from 13 to 53 at the moment. lol. but we went to Sean and Merediths last night and played games and ate deer bologne and popcorn. its a good beginning i say.

well, thats about it. for now. later. til then, have a gut day.

Currently Reading Amber Brown Is Not A Crayon (Amber Brown (Paperback)) By Paula Danziger see related

here I am yet again. I've been rather bored with the whole xanga thing, and I haven't felt the urge to post lately. but i figured its a lovely sunday afternoon, I'll at least let anyone who may care know that i am alive. I AM ALIVE!!

hmm....i'm an aunt! yay! the handsome lad is Bentley Michael. He's a hottie!

uh....OH! OH! Yesterday the most amazing thing happened to me. A guy sang "You are my Sunshine" to me over the phone. I got so excited I almost cried. I settled for jumping up and down on our back patio.   Now before some of you get all excited over the fact that a guy sang that particular song to me, i guess i should explain. the awesome guy was Matthew Wolfer!! It was so awesome to hear his voice (even tho he has a hole in his throat). he's been in the hospital and rehab since his accident. it was hard on me knowing he was in the hospital and i couldn't do anything about it. But i prayed along with thousands of other people, and thats why it was so amazing to hear his voice yesterday. Sorry to all ya'll who had your hopes up for a possible romance. but God has been answering prayers and doing amazing things. ...with Matthew I mean. Ya'll are gonna have to keep praying for me i guess. lol.

I've been going to Andrew's baseball games, and I've been sitting there the whole time wishing fervantly to play. well, today we got out the ball, bat and some gloves with spider webs in them and hit around. it was wonderful to play again. now, my elbow hurts, i smell like sweat, and my knees are all skinned up. its a wonderful feeling.

Today I asked the original question of what color i would be if i were a crayon? Kris immediately said Maroon. Maroon!! what kinda color is that. when i asked why, he said that cuz i'm not real noticeable but i'm there! I was saddened greatly to realize how incredibly boring i am. i've always suspected it, but i couldn't hardly ignore the fact when he put it so bluntly. You're a maroon crayon. TO comfort myself, I decided to treat the maroon crayon with special attention and color a whole page maroon. alas, i searched and searched but to no avail. there wasnt' even a maroon crayon in the box. sigh. i'd probably be the crayon sharpener in the back of the box.

now i ask you, what color crayon would you be????

and does anybody out there like maroon crayons?