Big Update...

Forgive me my friends for not updating this in awhile. This entry may go on forever as it covers the last week and a half. Ready or not, here we go...

Christmas with my family was an absolute delight. I was able to see pretty much every member of my extended family. After opening presents at home, we ventured over to my Grandma Nader's (my mommy's mommy) and hung around there for a couple hours. We ate a little lunch to hold us over till dinner with the other side's family. Once done eating, us girls played Scattogories. Things you find of the beach with H- my fourteen year old cousin Kristy claims "Hotties" It was sooo hilarious...We then headed over to my dad's older brother's house and ate the big feast...YUMMM!!!! My cousin Kristina had the chance to catch up on our lives. Kris was like my best friend growing up as she is older then me by two years. We have a lot in common, you can tell we are related. (even though we are not legally cousins) We possess so much in common that in fact, without contact previously, we wore the same outfit to Uncle Scott's. We are just that awesome.

Two days after Christmas, I was able to sleep over one of my good friend Emily Horadoko's house. The night was so warm, so we went out and took a walk around her subdivision. It was the end of December, in Michigan, and I took a walk with only a hoodie and sweats! It was pure amazingness. Sure, it was crazy windy and my pant bottoms were soaked from all the puddles, but it was great. We came back and played Karoke on her playstation. I attempted to pull a Whitney Houston and sing "I'll Always Love You" and her sister came down, thinking it was Emily singing said "Who's killing the cat down here?" only to find it was me attempting such a crazy song. Whitney, I'll just let you sing that song from now on.

For New Years (December 31- January 2) I had the awesome chance to go up to Lake Ann Baptist Camp for an phenomenal retreat for college students. We had a small group of ten students represent Cornerstone, with four girls and six boys. Ohhh my word, it was stinking incredible! The worship team was absolutely encouraging as well as very talented. I would not be shocked to see them go far with what their gifts.

The speakers Tony Tice and Ken Rudolph, though two different teaching styles, were wonderful. God used them to speak right to my heart. I am not going to lie, I am overwhelmed with conviction right now in what I need to work on in my life. I had a breakdown about it leaving me un able to tell my friends what was bothering me without crying more. It's going to take a lot of work and I think it is all too much, but He would never give me more then I can handle. A lot of things in my life are going to be turned around and fixed. I am so grateful I had the chance to get away and just experience such great things. We had a party on New Year's eve. We had a worship session and then later Audio Adreadline came in and we had a mini concert. They ended minutes before the ball dropped. We watched it with noise makers ready to explode. It was a veryyyy fun trip, I already look forward to next year.

That is it for now...I hope everyone had a beauitful Christmas and an incredible New Years! Much love : )