-Jumping Off-

It's time for me to get off the roller coaster. The ups and downs and twists and turns need to stop.

I'll explain more later.

-Leap of Faith-

why are small steps of faith so hard? why does it feel like a huge leap?

I know I need to trust the Lord, I know I need to let go of this sin, these ashes...but I'm so afraid. I don't know how to trust Him, I don't know how to lean on Him, I don't know how to find my comfort in Him.

I do know how to hold onto this sin, I know how to trust this sin to help me feel better (at least momentarily), I know how to lean on this sin, I know how to find my comfort in this sin.

I'm scared.

Lord, I know this is what you want for me. I know it is. Help my unbelief.

-Changes-

I've spent the past two hours trying to figure out how to change my blog up. So ridiculous.

I need to get better. I still don't quite like it. Um...someone who is better at this should help me.

-Road Trip-

It's official...Carissa and I are taking our road trip!

May 12-27th, 2008. Oregon, California, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming (including Yellowstone), Montana, Idaho, Washington.

AH. so excited.

-Pain-

Oregon Teen Dies in Crash

I've known the Bryson family since I was about 18 months old. My dad built their house for them. Once I got older, their oldest daughter, Anna (my age), and I started dancing together. Then we had all the same teachers through 8th grade, when they moved. They also went to my church at home until they moved. I credit them with having a huge part in my coming to Christ.

Please, please pray for their family. They're not doing well. I talked to Anna last night and she's having such a hard time. She and Beth were really close. Also, Anna got married back in September and two weeks later her husband deployed to Baghdad for an 18-month stint. So she doesn't have her husband here right now and her sister (her best friend) just died.

The news doesn't report this yet, but speed was definitely a factor. Beth was driving over the speed limit when she lost control. The last update that we had on Hallie (the girl riding with Beth) was that she's still in serious condition. She has internal bleeding and some pretty serious head injury.

Please, please pray for this family. Pray for Anna, for her parents, and for her other little sister. Pray for our church family, too, because we're so small and so close that when anyone takes a hit, it affects us all. Even though the Brysons have been gone for several years, they're still a part of our family.