It’s been an interesting weekend. I saw a waitress with the head of a
lion. I saw a 45 year old witch.  On my way home from Commerce,
the wonder prune’s transmission got stuck in second gear. (Apparently
when a plymouth transmission dies, it reverts to second so you can get
it home.) That meant I went from Sulpher Springs to Emory going 35
miles per hour… Say a little prayer for the wonder prune, it needs
it. Hopefully it won’t die. (My Dad said to sing it a lullaby and let
it sleep in peace… I’m not so sure, but I think it prefers Beethoven
to conventional lullabys.)

I love you guys, have a nice day

My posts are too long! Lets make this one short:

Comming to Commerce Friday and Saturday. Call me if anyone’s around.

(Better? I think so)

Katy says it’s time to update, I don’t have much to say, but here you go Katy!

Random thoughts from Amanda:

Note: I just got a call from Ashley, the alligators have officially been removed from Gee Lake, the duckies are safe.  

This week has been kinda sad to me. I’m kind of disapointed with some things around here and Jason’s in Lake Jackson  doing landscaping until Friday. I feel so alone. I’m constantly amazed at the ways God is working through Jason and how he builds me up. It’s awesome to me that he is able to say the exact thing that I need to hear at the exact moment I need to hear it. 

Right now I’m working on a lesson on American Missions and came across the Mission Waco Church Under the Bridge. I’ve heard stories about Angela’s brother and sister-in-law who got to work with it, that’s so awesome. There are some incredible pictures of it and it just amazes me. It makes me sad that lots of the people there have tried to go to other churches, but were kicked out because of their past. I think the coolest part about the church here in Athens is that it’s primary focus is grace. (I know we don’t have any homeless people here, but…) There are all these crazy rich people, but they aren’t content in just donating money. I can’t tell you how many people have invited us into their homes, cooked for us, prayed for us and have invested themselves in us. That completely blows my mind. I never really cared about having money or a nice house until now. How cool would it be to have all that to share with others?

That was totally random and unexpected… but I’m not really thinking about what I’m typing. I’m thinking about comming to Commerce next weekend. How does that look for anybody in the surrounding Commerce area?? I love you guys, leave me LOTS of messages and send me e-mails full of happiness and sunshine. 

I’m a terrible person. Matt also made me amazingly happy and sent me an
e-mail the other day. There were tears of joy, let me tell you 
It was late and I can’t believe I forgot. In order to compensate Matt
for his emotional trauma I will
       A. Declare Matt as the coolest person in the world
       B. Give him my autographed picture of Pat Sajak in a tube top
       C. Give him an incredibly large hug and a cookie the next time I see him.
Have a nice day, I love you guys

Hey there guys!! I haven’t actually written anything in awhile, so I guess it’s about time. Everything in Athens is pretty great We’re having a day camp this week, which is incredibly stressful, but really fun. I’ve had to talk so much that I’m going hoarse, and I’ve corrected so many kids on silly safety rules that I’m offically open to children playing in traffic and running with scissors. (We took the kids bowling yesterday, I had to tell one little girl twice to get her head out of the thing that the ball comes out of…It was pretty hillarious.) Today we came in around eight, had kids for camp until 5:30, ate dinner with the older people at church then had kids stuff at 6:00. I’m about to fall over, but I’ve had a really great day.

On a not quite so fun note, would you guys pray for my Mom? She has a sist on the base of her brain, had a spinal tap last week and ended up having to go back in for another one today. Not fun. I’m really pretty worried about her and I’m so far away I really can’t do anything to help. She’s going to be okay, it’s just really going to be unpleasant.

Well, on a lighter note… I like this profile picture. Isn’t he handsome? I think I just might keep him…

I love you guys so much and I’m about to explode because I miss everybody so much. Angela, you’re letter is comming, it’s gotten crazy and I’m not quite finished yet. I have lots to tell you. Oh! Andrew and Daniel get major cool points for e-mailing me. I’ll give you a cookie next time I see you. I love you all, leave me LOTS of mesages

Hey, you guys should totally e-mail me at amandanicole04@excite.com … I’m bored and kinda lonely, e-mail me if you get a chance.. you don’t even have to say anything important

Hey guys! So I get computer access every once in awhile, this is pretty
sweet Athens so far is pretty awesome. The other interns are awesome
and tomorrow will be our last day of VBS. I ended up with a class of 20
fifth graders… It’s been crazy, but really awesome. I’m more sure now
that I’m suposed to be working with my kids in the future. It amazes me
because in 3 days of constant talking and wiggling, the second I
started talking about what it means to be a Christian and how they
could accept Jesus, they stopped talking and sat still. To get to
witness to kids and actually have them listen and consider what you say
is a pretty incredible thing. Let me just say that the holy spirit is
an awesome thing. For some of these kids, this is the first they’ve
ever heard about Jesus… that rocks my socks off… I could have
planted a seed.  How cool is that?

Well, for anyone wondering, I got a letter from Angela and she seems to
be doing really well. I didn’t realize how much I’d miss her. I’ve
reached for the phone like five times so I could give her a call then
realized, Oh, she’s not there Oh well, I know she’s having a blast
wherever she is.

Well, that’s about all for tonight, I’m so incredibly tired and will
probably think of like 12 more things to write AFTER I get back to the
green house that has no computer or internet access, but there ya go.
I love you guys, leave me LOTS of messages

                       

Time for another “Happy Dance” Manda Post…

Isn’t God good? I remember my  8th grade drama teacher always saying, “Anyone can be in this class, but not everybody will be used as actors.” I always thought that was odd, but kinda like God in a way. Anybody can live on earth, but not everyone will be used by God. I get kind of frustrated sometimes because of all the stuff I end up doing. How awesome is it though, to be able to say, “We’re being used by God?” He’s the creator of the universe, he made everything… but he’s choosing to use us…  That completely blows my mind. That may make no sense, but there’s my little source for happy dancing for the day

 I leave tomorrow and  I have no idea what’s going to happen or if I’ll be able to post on here for awhile, so if I don’t, call my cell phone and pray for me. As for now, I’m going to try to let go of all the stupid stuff that I try so hard to hold on to and just try to be in a position where I can be used by God. I hope I’ll be good for something. I love you guys, you lift me up in so many ways, I hope you can see how God has used you in my life alone.   Leave me LOTS of messages and call me whenever you get a chance

Your Brain is 66.67% Female, 33.33% Male

Your brain leans female You think with your heart, not your head Sweet and considerate, you are a giver But you’re tough enough not to let anyone take advantage of you!

 

Hey, I’m a girl Yay for me!

As if it couldn’t get any better… I went to Jason’s before my concert and he put flower petals all over his desk and left me a dozen roses, some pretty earrings and a DVD of The Incredibles. After my band concert, he had sausage mushroom pizza (my favorite) waiting on me and we got to watch my new movie. It was great Today was awesome, praise God for the wonderful people in my life