Last days!

Here we are... Des Moines Iowa. Right now we are hanging out in a hotel room. We were not able to schedule a concert for this evening so we have a free night. It's actually very nice and I'm anticipating getting lots of sleep!
This choir tour has been really good for me. The Lord has taught me a couple of things and I'm really thankful for that. Basically it just comes down to examining myself as to whether or not the things that I say/sing reflect the things that are in my heart. Cause... "out of the abudance of the heart, the mouth speaks."
So, tomorrow... we have another long drive to Brokenbow, NE where we will spend the night and sing Sunday morning. Then our final concert will be in Dix on Sunday evening. It's sad to see it all come to an end. We actually left one member of our group in Indiana this morning. Thankfully though, each of us knows that though we may be saying good bye now... we will for sure see each other once again in heaven.
Please pray for the choir... for endurance... patience... love for one another... devotional time... Thanks so much!!!

A Random Day!

The past couple of days we seem to have some extra time on our hands, so "random" has kind of become the theme. We are currently meandering about the state of Michigan. We can now record seeing Lake Superior, Michigan, and Erie. It's been pretty cool. We pretty much spent most of the afternoon running around on the playground equipment at a park. Mainly we played some good old tag... it was great!
I just want to share with you a burden that the Lord has placed on my heart recently. There is a little girl in my church in Sheridan who has a brain tumor. I'm not totally sure of all the details, but she is only 4 and the cancer could be terminal. She is currently in Denver. Please pray for her! You can check out some information on her if you log in to carepages.com., and look for the page entitled "Miss Aubry".
Praise! I have my first meeting for Chile scheduled. I will be sharing with a church in Casper a week from Sunday. I'm pretty excited about it, because it's a group of people that I know and love.

Half way through!

Hello all!
We are officially half way through our tour now. Tonight we sang in a little church in Wilmington, IL. Things have been a little on the up and down lately... simply because we have had people not feeling well off and on. You could specifically pray for Sharon. She hasn't been feeling well since we left and hasn't sung or played bells with us the past couple of concerts. Thankfully Jenna was able to step into the bells position and the Lord was gracious. Many are beginning to grow weary and it's hard to keep things "fresh". We are continually blessed and encouraged by the hospitality of those that we are here to minister to. Thanks so much for your prayers!
OK... so today was some pretty intense driving! I got some pretty good driving time with the trailer van today... Woo HOO! I'm pretty pumped about that. I am even envisioning myself driving... well at least trying to drive... a Semi trailer someday. Not for a living, mind you... just for a fun experience.

First night - in Iowa

So, my day began a little before 5 this morning and by 6:30 we were flying down the road - coffee in hand of course! Actually it took me about 20 minutes to find everything needed to make the coffee, but alas, it all came together.
After many hours on the road and a time change, our first concert of choir tour is completed. There were quite a few people who came to the concert and it was a big encouragement. The acoustics in the room were Great!! I wasn't sure how many times I might actually get to use the internet while we are gone, so I thought I'd post real quick... Looking forward to the rest of tour!

A Little Breather

Now that the craziness of Graduation and the Alumni Dinner are overwith things have begun to be a little quieter around here. I was soooo grateful to be able to sleep in for a couple of mornings!! Yippeee!
The last couple of days have just been spent wrapping up things in the office, packing my stuff, and preparing the literature for choir tour. Beginning tomorrow morning I will be heading out with the CBI Singers for the month of May. I'm really looking forward to it. We will be gone until Memorial Day and visiting churches in Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinoise, & Nebraska. (I'm pretty pumped about the Nebraska part :)
As the time grow closer for when I hope to leave for Chile my excitement grows! However, so do my doubts... many questions people ask me have to do with whether or not I'm qualified to teach in a formal school setting or if I'll have the funds to go. Amidst these questions, I just remember that I serve a great God. He is the one who enables and he is the one who provides. I had the opportunity to go visit some classes at the public school here in Hot Springs this morning and found it very enjoyable. Thankfully I have been able to do a little bit of "brain picking" and will continue to do so as the time draws near. Thanks again to those of you who are praying!

End of the Semester

So many things are happening around here right now!

I just spent the weekend in Sheridan with my family and celebrated my brother Michael's graduation. It was really busy, but we had fun just being all together. I'm soooo proud of my little bro! He did a great job putting his speech together and I know he will do well at college next year. I will definitely miss him! He has always been kind of the constant quiet one... I don't know what I'll do when he's not at home.

While at home, I was able to sit down and have a chat with my Pastor. It went really well. From the course of the conversation, I was able to determine what needs to be done right now. I'm still praying that God would provide and that I'll be able to head to Chile in July. Please pray with me that this would all come together.

Gotta run for now... thank you for your prayers!

A little lesson...

Without going into a lot of details, I just wanted to share with you all something that God has been working on my heart. More and more lately I am discovering how much I really lack in my love for other people. It seems that sometimes no matter how hard I try or how much I pray about it... it doesn't change. Sometimes the problem is really my attitude... even though I'm praying I don't really want to change the problem. Does that make sense? Anywho...
I'm soooo excited about the warm weather... I just want to sit outside all day long, or go for a hike, or jump in the lake, or.... pretty much anything. I love it!
So, we have ABC this afternoon... ABC is After-school Bible Club. It takes place every afternoon at the church here and I drive the church van to the school to pick up kids then take them home after ABC. I've really enjoyed being involved this past year. It has been a bit of a stretching experience for me as well... definitely rewarding! I love it when kids recognize you and call you by name!
Ok... so I gotta run!