Forgive me for not updating!  i've been writing in a "paper" journal. Because I've had extra devotions and preparation for China. I'm going through the book of Mark for preparation. And i've needed to write down all my thoughts and prayers in sometihng that I can take with me. I take two hours every evening to do that. I've really enjoyed it! I get so lax! I do my devotions but certainly not for two hours. And it's been such a blessing to spend that much time in prayer and bible reading and I just adore it! I look forward to it every evening. Oh yes I have to do it in the evening because i don't have two hours in the morning1 In fact I don't have two hours at all... so most nights I end up staying up really late doing it... oh but it's just wonderful! I feel like nothing can get me down!

Also I have something planned for every day this month! and preparations are coming along but I still have so much more left to do! Like I have all my "furniture" lesson pictures all laminated and finished. and all the words! Which is amazing! And I have some of my pictures for my "Traveling around" lesson done... but only some... I still have some states coming in the mail and so that means more pictures... unless of course most send posters or post cards and then I won't have to do so many... we shall see. And I have my photo albumn finished... and I have my clothes picked out. and I have donation stuff in the mail. And I've gotten a couple gifts... and I have everything sorted out and I have my ticket. BUT I still have to copy off dialogues, skits, question pages, and a couple other things. I have to wrap the gifts, I have to make bookmarks, I have to finish the pictures, and finish the songs, and finish coloring this poster I have. And then I have to pack it all into a bag! I just don't know how I shall get it all in there! lol

I went to the kindergarten graduation! It was wonderful! Just Grand! and I went on the field trip with the 1st and 2nd grade! We went to a acquarium! It was so much fun! And I just adore my class! But I had my last day of work on tuesday... and oh goodness... I didn't want it to be my last day!

I got my braces off! and my teeth look great... but the retainer KILLS!!!!!!it's so painful! far worse then the braces!

I went for my Drivers Test and failed... but I will be going again in a few days1 PRAY FOR ME! The only thing I messed up on was parallel parking. And the girl i had was horridly mean! Oh my goodness! I was so freaked out by her... and that's really whyI failed because I was so nervous I really couldn't concentrate. I spent two hours every day practicing the week before and i was doing everything perfect!

So we did the play with the homeschool group and it went great! Hoty (H o (long O) D EE) (not hotty) was so amazing! He did great acting and so did Derekk! We had a blast! It really was fun! and I was stage crew!

This Sunday we have our church's 10th anniversary! And we are having a big thing... we tell all the memories we have of HBF! I have something written up! There will be lots of tears as people speak but it will mean so much!

I'm going on a camping trip for a weekend before I leave. and I'm going to be going to the Briggs house for a "game day". So much fun! And then Ihave to finish up China stuff. And I go to bangor to get more supplies. And let's see what else... another phone conference with the Camp Director for China trip.Oh and I have to go to carosel performance! Herb and Nikki (missionaries) might be coiming to visit me. And I want to visit the T-family before I leave. and then I have little things planned here and there. the last week of June is free... But I have plans that I wish to do that weekend! Fun things! Relax before I leave!

thanks for your prayers! It means so much to me1 And I promise that I'll tell youall about the trip when i get back... especially you Holly Berry! and I'll try to write again before I leave! God Bless

 

Jess,
I just finished reading your post... I really enjoyed it! Glad your coming closer to the end of your mounds and mounds and MOUNDS of things to do! Great to hear you’re at least getting somewhere! I'm glad you took the time out to post though, cause I was starting to wonder about you, and how things were going! Blessing to hear from you...

This time I have two verses from Matthew 10 for you.

Matthew 10:19-20 "But when they deliver you up, take no thought how or what ye shall speak: for it shall be given you in that same hour what ye shall speak. For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you."

What struck me about these verses is how we can have boldness in Christ. Boldness to step up and do whatever he calls, because we know he will give us the words to speak... and secondly, I notice that even yet while we can have boldness... the moment we take that boldness for ourselves, and say, "I am going to do this!" Instead of "God is going to do this." We loose the power, because it's not US that speaks, but the spirit of our Father. It is only when we are humble enough to comprehend our weakness, that we become strong. (2Cr 12:10)
Jess, my prayers are with you, now, as always! Chocolate! (looking forward to the next update!)

Holly Berry

Hey Jessica! Wow, it's been a long time. China? Wow... it's been too long. That's AWESOME! I think that God might be leading me to Papua New Guinea... isn't He awesome? I'm just gonna try and be in the Word more... He'll lead me, He always does.

hey you! wazzup? :) love ya... it's been toooooooo long.