My church had a night of worship tonight so I went. It was such an amazing experience an hour of singing praises to God for no other reason that because we have a GREAT, AWESOME God to sing praises to. I am so glad God led me to this awesome place to worship Him. The path to get there was different but He got me there quickly and amazing things are happening in my life because of it. I haven’t felt this blessed to be The Kings Princess in such a long time.

It was exciting to have laid out before me this evening a sampling of some of the friends I’ve made in the few short weeks I’ve been going here. I found my co-leader for the youth group (which is not small feat in a church of this size LOL) and was able to worship with her. After leaving (of course we talked for a while and I was introduced to someone else) I was walking through the lobby and heard someone call my name. If I had a common name I would have ignored it but my names not so common so I look around. Sure enough someone was calling me. This was another woman that I’ve met a few times recently and we talked. It totally made my day that she took the time to talk to me. I DO HAVE FRIENDS!!!

I’ve also contacted the singles pastor to find out about joining a small group. I prayed a lot this week and decided it was best if I stopped going to the Bible study I’ve been going to. I’ve been feeling like I’m stretching myself too thin and feel that joining a small group that has a focus on building relationships as well as being in God’s word is more important for me right now than being in an intense lecture/study.

So, it’s Saturday night and I’m leaving for Florida on Monday. I’m so excited! It’s been so stinking cold here that I just can’t wait to get somewhere warm. I’m looking forward to a week away, putting my feet in the water and squishing my toes in the sand. But, I know I’ll really look forward to coming back home. I’m also really looking forward to the Women of Faith conference. It’s going to be so amazing! It doesn’t start until Thursday so I have all day Wednesday (I actually arrive in Florida Tuesday night) to enjoy the ocean. I actually miss it SO much. I just want to hear the crash of the waves, feel the spray on my face, and smell that sweet salt water. The ocean is such a powerful, magical place for me. Lately it’s been a huge craving that I’ve been counting down the days until I can see.

But, back to the cold. Yeah, it’s C O L D! How cold is it you say? Well, when I was driving home at 8PM tonight it was 20 degrees. Now I know, 20 degrees really isn’t that cold. But, the realfeel right now is 5 degrees. Now, don’t get me wrong, 5 degrees isn’t so bad when you’re inside. But, let me tell you the other night it got down to 1 with a realfeel of -21. That, my friends, is C O L D! Now, being the brave soul I am I put on a sweatshirt over my t-shirt and buttoned up my brave suit and went outside to find out what -10 (that’s what it was at that point) really feels like. Yep, it’s C O L D! So cold that when we woke up the next morning not only had all the snow outside frozen over but there was ice INSIDE our house (on the windows) and the sliding glass door was FROZEN SHUT. But, there’s so good that goes along with that. I keep my water by the window and it stays cold all night. LOL

OK, so, I’ll be gone all next week so I probably won’t update much. Then (in case you forgot) my birthday is coming and my parents are coming up to visit. So, I’ll do my best to talk to you soon.

Till later…