Blog Challenge Day 18

Day 18- Plans/dreams/goals you have

My main goal in life is to glorify the Lord in everything I do! I pray that my life honors Him in all I do.

I feel called to working for the prolife ministry- and I would also love to do something in the medical field (maybe a nurse practitioner?) and maybe something to do with publicity! And of course I want to be a wife and mom! :o)

PROLIFE

Check out the Tennessee Right To Life website

Nashville's Grace Pregnancy Resource Center- over 200 babies have been saved at Grace! GPRC is two buildings down from Nashville's biggest abortion clinic. Many people come to Grace thinking it is the abortion clinic. One woman recently came thinking it was the abortion clinic and after speaking with someone at Grace, decided to keep her baby! The Lord is really doing amazing things through Grace! Grace will soon have an ultrasound machine! All of the services provided by GPRC are free.

Most recent update:

Good afternoon,

Just a quick note to praise the Lord for the baby saved Sat. the 14^th!

Precious young woman came in thinking she was at the abortion facility.

Her boyfriend was with her and sat in the front room while we talked.

She left the office still undecided, but armed with information to share and discuss with her boyfriend.

I have continued to follow up with her a couple of times during the last 10 days.

She told me today they have decided to parent!

Praise the Lord for another answered prayer.

Again today the abortion numbers were down on the hill.

There were two doctors and several workers but only about 11 cars.

Please keep praying for closure of the Women’s Center and for doctors and nurses hearts to change.

Interested in helping with the prolife ministry in middle TN?

40Days for Life starts Sept 22 – October 31

We need more volunteers to sign up to pray!

www.40daysforlife.com/nashville

Joke Time!

Ahh, nothin' like reminiscing good ole Greystone jokes!

Ike, Pike, and Mustard

The Quasimodo joke

the terribly gruesome Patty story

... and more...

And another one (don't think it's a Greystone joke)

Two blondes were looking at the moon in the night sky. One said, "Which do you think is closer, the moon or Florida?" And the other one said, "Duh! Can you see Florida?!" hahahaha

Do you have any good jokes? Comment on this post!

It's true!

From the Living magazine:

"Just five minutes of activity in the open air, such as walking, cycling, or gardening, boosts self-esteem significantly, say researchers at the University of Essex, England."

It is very true! My day always greatly improves after a nice walk (especially on Tuesdays when I have my chat with Jenny ~:-)

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Speaking of improving my day, I was super excited to get this freebie in the mail yesterday! It also came with a coupon! Check it out! Want to see more freebies and deals? Check out Money Saving Mom! It is awesome!

Blog Challenge Day 17

Day 17- Do you have a nickname? How did you get it?

-Lil (from Mom and Linds)

-Lils (from camp)

-LilyPop/LilPop (from Rachel)

-Buttercup (from camp)

-Lilster (Dad and Nana)

In case you missed the first few Blog Challenge posts, here is what I first posted about it!

I got the idea of the Blog Challenge from my dear friend Lindsey! It is a 30 day challenge with something new to blog about each day. It gives you different and fun things to post about!

Coming up!

Day 18- Plans/dreams/goals you have

Day 19- What's your motto

Day 20- Someone you see yourself marrying/being with in the future

Day 21- A picture of something that makes you happy

Day 22- What makes you different from everyone else

Day 23- Something you crave for a lot

Day 24- A letter to your parents

Day 25- What I would find in your bag

Day 26- What you think about your friends

Day 27- Why are you doing this 30 day challenge

Day 28- A picture of you last year and now, how have you changed since then?

Day 29- In this past month, what have you learned

Day 30- Who are you?

Blog Challenge Day 16

from November at Cheekwood- an oldie :o)
Day 16- Another picture of yourself

Blog Challenge Day 15

Day 15- Put your iPod on shuffle: First 10 songs that play

On the iPod (the family ipod)

Prv07 - NKJV Bible

Handel: Hallelujah by Gabriela Montero

Forever by Chris Brown

O' Holy Night by Ruth McGinnis

Forever and Ever, Amen by Randy Travis

Now That You're Gone by Fernando Ortega

Mk10 - NKJV

Be Still and Know that I am God by Eric Wyse

Ps121 - NKJV Bible

Ps110 - NKJV Bible

On my playlist

Replay by Iyaz

Surrender by Beckah Shae

Walking on the Stars by Group 1 Crew

You're Beautiful by

All Along- Remedy Drive

Viva la Vida- Coldplay

No Air- Jordin Sparks and Chris Brown

Dawn from Pride and Prejudice

Headphones by Britt Nicole

Fireflies by Owl City

Do Hard Things Conference Nashville!!

Johnna, Brett, and Lily after dinner at Chilis
Makala, Sarah, Brett, Maddie, and Kay
Lily, Hannah, Brett, Mom, Cara, Julia, and Jessie Rae
Alex and Jared
With Alex and Courtney

Megan, Hannah, Mara, and Lily
Conference!

One of Jared's cool book towers
tshirts! Ahh good times chucking tshirts across the table, me going under the table to find more shirts.... :o)
Yeahhh bookstore!!

We had 1500 people at the conference!!! God is so good!!

camp take three: camp life in pictures

2010 August Kitchen Staff

Lily and Mackenzie
Dish! "Snoop Dogg says 'Drop it like it's hot' I say 'GET SOME MANHANDS!"
Dish! "What happens in the kitchen stays in the kitchen * *unless it's your food"
Step Up3D with Julia and Caitlin!

Callie, Alli, and Jacob at Moe's
Becky, Abby, and Holly
Bishop, Caila, Emily, Cat, and Mackenzie
take two
Lo, Jessie Rae, Joe, and Troy
Caitlin, Dylan, Chase, and Lo
take two
Chris, Olivia, and Julia
chillin at the mall
aren't we so cute?! ~:-)
Troy and his Dairy Queen
ahhh we are lookin good haha
love you dear friend!!!
julia, dylan, chase, jessie rae, and lo

hurricane simulator

photo booth :o)

Dylan, Chris, Jessie Rae, and Julia


hilltop looking scary as ever ~:-)

camp take two

-Breakfast crew every morning with Olivia! Woke up at 6 to be at the kitchen at 6:30. I made the orange juice (=mixing the concentrate and water- there is an art to making it though ~:-) Allie, Joe, and Troy would try it every morning :o)

-"I throw my hands up in the air sometimes, sayin hey-o, time to let go"

-singing every day during devotions!

-the day Alli, Troy, and Caitlin were dancing and singing to Party in the USA

-how Bishop and Caila named the sinks and sponges

-the night the last to leave girls came home after having to scrub the walls- they were hysterically delirious.... kinda scary haha

-our food parties in Hilltop

-the one night everyone was creeped out, I of course was talking in my sleep (and scared Emily and Cat whoops! ~:-)

-the last shower I took at camp was FREEZING- good times!

-playing ultimate frisbee: kitchen vs. men staff

-Lo's cheers at the ultimate game: "Give me a U!" "U!" "Give me a G!" "G!" "Give me an L!" "L!" "Give me a Y!" "Y!" "What does that spell? MEN STAFF!" hahahaha!

-Lo's dancing

-One of the first days when I was trying to find the air freshener I had bough at Walmart. Me- "Where is the air freshener?" after 10 mins of searching. Bishop- "I ate it."

-the day I went to scrapbooking with Julia

-the whole creeper incident hahaha. Following the men staff down a dark road. Me- "Let's stay with them!" and then they break into a run and we hear someone yelling "Hold your ground!" ahh good times!

-Troy running through the Jessica Simpson jean display at Belk in the mall

-everyone doing British accents all the time

-tie-dying shirts on girls' night in the kitchen

-the time we ran out of clean slop buckets during Rush and Lo yelling "Somebody get me a slop bucket!!!"

-helping make bread in bakery

-good chats with the amazing Jessie Rae :o) (remember the one in the camp parking lot? good times good times)

And I am going to steal a quote from Linds to finish this post :o)

Till the reminiscing ends,

Lils :o)

camp take 1

-"I'm just a mellow mellow fellow"

-dance parties in the kitchen while we washed dishes (to Ridin Solo and Dynamite and many more)

-Chris or Joe saying at the beginning (about carrying the heavy silverware around)- "Ok so you are all girls except for Derek. So y'all either need to suck it up and carry it or be cute and ask a guy."

-how excited we got about our first outing- to Walmart! Some girls even made a list on the um wall of what they were going to buy :o)

-how much fun the mall/movie/dinner EP was!!!!

-hangin' at the mall with julia, jessie rae, lo, chris, joe, troy, chase, and dylan

-the hurricane simulator that chris, lo, and dylan did at the mall. ahh good times! they drew quite a crowd!

-my two nicknames at camp- Lils and Buttercup. (Caitlin gave me the Lils one and Julia and Joe came up with Buttercup...)

-secret buddies

-all of us totally getting over the whole squishing bugs/getting stuff off of the floor or in the sinks/getting our hands dirty thing before the end of day 1.

-all of the dish and prep girls playing Signs the first day (and I failed at doing my butterfly sign haha)

More to come! ~:-)

I start my sophomore year tomorrow!!!

I love freebies :o)

Free pack of gum in the mail= score!

Cry, the Beloved Country

"The only power that can resist the power of fear is the power of love." Alan Paton's Cry, the Beloved Country.

Tennessean article!

And how did I forget to mention that I got interviewed by the Tennessean on Sat?! :o)

Check it out!!

http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/201008150210/NEWS06/8150344

I am alive!

Hey friends!

Well, surprisingly after two very intense weeks of work at camp, the conference, hardly any sleep, and school starting this Thursday, I am still alive!

Wow. There is SO much to say! The latest news will probably come in spurts since I have an insane week ahead of me. School starts this Thurs for me and I have a whole week's worth of homework due then. Wonderful.

The conference was AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! God is SO SO SO SO SO SO good and faithful!!! I have not received an official registration count but it was between 1400-200o! Whoo hoo! More coming!

Camp- wow. I cannot describe it. Two of the most intense and crazy weeks of my life but two very good weeks. I became very close to many of the folks I was working with. I was getting 6 hrs of sleep a night plus working like a crazy person so am still recovering!

Julia and I could not have survived without our darling Jessie Rae. I really don't know what we would have done without her! Died probably! ~:-) She stuck up for us and was always very supportive. I am SO glad that she came with us!!

More later!!! Please pray for me this week!

Love,

Lily :o)

Camp Update!

Started 8.8.10 at camp

Hey friends!

We sure are missing all of y'all!

Camp has been really fun! We are super busy and have been working very hard but it is still very fun! Julia, Jessie Rae, and I are all part of the dish crew. Dish washes all of the dishes! ~:-) Prep prepares all of the food and takes care of the salad and fruit bar. Bakery makes the bread, rolls, and desserts. The cooks make all of the food!

A little more about Dish:

There are lots of jobs in the dishroom. There is the drink job- you fill up all of the pitchers and when rush comes you are helping two men staff put cups, pitchers, and mugs into the racks to go through Chester. Two people do the drink job. There is the big sink- 3-4 people are washing the plates. Slop- one person (Lo did it) dumps all of the leftover food into the slop bucket and sends salad bowls, platter, and other misc. items to the left and plates and bowls to big sink on the right. On the two sinks to the left of slop, two people (it was usually Bishop and Caila) wash salad bowls, pans, platters, and other misc items along with the middle sink (Micah did that one). Several people load all of the plates, platters, bowls, salad bowls, and everything else onto racks to go through Chester. Jessie Rae was our main loader with several other people. One person loads the racks from the middle island to Chester and moves the silverware back and forth. The silverware has to go through Chester 3 times. Derek was our other main Chester loader. Then 2-4 people unload everything from Chester. Plates, cups, pans, bowls, salad bowls, and other misc items from bakery, prep, or cook side.

I preferred to unload or do big sink! Otherwise I did everything else a couple of times except for slop.