Friday, July 9, 2010

Update!

Hey friends!

Whoops! I have not blogged in a while! We have been very busy!

This past weekend, Friday-Monday, we went with the Dodds to the lake! It was so.much.fun!!!!! We went to Dale Hollow Lake, about 2 1/2 hours away, and near the KY line. We went tubing, went swimming in the lake, drove around in the boat, hung out at the lake house, did fireworks and sparklers... Pictures to come! I need to upload them! :o)

My dear mother and darling Ms. Kathy threw me a surprise party last week on Monday night! I was totally out of it and very much surprised! It was so much fun!!!! :D Ms. Kathy did an AMAZING job and it was so incredibly lovely!! The food was delicious and everything looked amazing! It was so wonderful and fun!!

Yesterday I had SO.MUCH.FUN with my dear friends Jenny, Mimi, Elaina Joy, Anna, Sarah Beth, and Julia (Cara has been a little under the weather). Anna is leaving for camp for a month tomorrow and gets back while we are at camp. Sarah Beth is also starting a camp tomorrow! Anyway, we went to the Frist to see the Chihuly and Couture exhibits! Ahhhhmazing!! We LOVED both!! If you have not seen them, do so!! The Frist is free for guests 18&under! http://www.fristcenter.org/site/visit/admission.aspx . And of course we spent like an hour in ArtQuest! :D

Well, conference work is going well! I emailed 20 churches the other day and will do a follow-up on Monday!

I am so excited to share that you can now order free brochures, download the flyer, and watch the new promo video on the website! Check it out!

I am also so excited to share with you some news about the conference! Joshua Harris will be at three DHT conferences this year, including the Nashville one! From his site: (http://www.joshharris.com/2010/05/the_do_hard_things_tour_2010.php)

The Do Hard Things Tour 2010

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My brothers Alex and Brett have invited me to participate in three stops of their Do Hard Things Conference tour this summer. These events, designed for teens and their parents, call young adults to reject our culture's expectations for the teen years and to get serious about faith, family, and future. Alex and Brett both share challenging messages. My brother Joel leads worship. In my session I'll be sharing the message ofDug Down Deep and exhorting teens to build their lives on truth about God.

Here are the conferences that I'll be part of:

I also have some sad news. :'( Please be in prayer for the Harris family! Here is the blog post from the Rebelution Blog.

Goodbye, Mama

Sono-Harris is with Jesus.jpg

Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die.” — John 11:24-26

At 8:00pm (PDT) this evening our mother, Sono Sato Harris, went to be with her Savior. She went peacefully and painlessly. We all grieve, but we have hope. We rejoice with her — and we eagerly anticipate our reunion with her someday.

Fourth of July represents something even greater to us now, true freedom for our dearest mother — from a body wracked by cancer and life in a broken world.

Tonight, as fireworks lit up the sky, we like to think that they celebrated a life well-lived — and a recognition that it is not death to die, that we can still rejoice.

Our older brother Joel, who leads worship for the Rebelution Tour, wrote a song for mom yesterday called “Goodnight, Mama.” The lyrics beautifully capture our last several months with her — and are included below.

GOODNIGHT, MAMA
Written July 3, 2010
Walking through your door, sitting on your bed
Talking about everything together
We’ll talk into the night, till everything seems clear again
And there’s only one thing left to say…
Goodnight, mama, I’m so glad that you’re here to talk to
Sleep well, I’ll see you soon
Thank you, Jesus, for a mother who pours herself out
Always something more to do
Walking through you door, bringing you your food
Talking about how you slept last night
We only have a little while, till you need to rest again
And there’s only one thing left to say…
Goodnight, mama, I’m so glad that I got to see you
Sleep well, I’ll be back soon
Thank you, Jesus, for a mother who poured her life out
Please fill her anew
Walking through your door, to see you one more time
Thinking about all the times we’ve shared
Not much longer now, because He’s calling you home
And there’s only one thing left to say…
Goodbye, mama, I’m so glad that I got to know you
Farewell, I’ll see you soon
Take her, Jesus, to a place with no pain or sickness
To heaven with you
Copyright © 2010 Joel Harris

Friday, July 2, 2010

PERMIT!!!!

I GOT MY PERMIT YESTERDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! yayyyyyyyy!!! whoo hoo!!!

I started studying on Wednesday and decided I would take it Thursday! Dad took me yesterday afternoon and we were there for. two. hours. It was a very long time. But the lady who took care of us was very nice!

More later! We are off to the lake!

Coming soon: Lily's first driving experience story, a surprise, pictures, and more!!

Monday, June 28, 2010

flowers

The Graves gave us some very pretty flowers!!

I love these pictures! When I went outside my camera lens started fogging up= a very cool picture!

Dear friends and a photo shoot!

The Many Adventures of L&H

I am SO glad that Hannah came to stay with us!! She is SO much fun and very delightful!! We love her!!

Hannah and I have had many fun outings! Pancake Pantry, several shopping trips :o), Starbucks, Toy Story 3, washing her car... :o)

Our next outing- I am taking her to Sweet Ceces! :D

Love you honey!!

Elijah and Haven

Dad and Elijah playing with trains!

Mmmhmm Haven loves berries!!

toy story 3!

We saw Toy Story 3! It was SO GOOD!!!!! I went last Monday with Hannah and Mom, Julia, Cara, Rachel, Mary Eveleen, and Anne Florence saw it later in the week. RUN don't walk to see it!! Go here to see the trailer!

publicity meeting!

The publicity meeting went very well!! Many many thanks to everyone who came and made it possible!

My dear family was a great help! Dad transported me around that day to various destinations- the Apple store to buy an adaptor cord, to the library, to FedEx office... Mom, Julia, and Cara were busy making amazing food! They made biscuits, pork tenderloin, pasta salad, AMAZING brownies cupcakes... It was all delicious!!

The evening before the meeting we went to Whole Foods to get some food. We had great service! Julia and Cara like picking out weird fruits to try. We found one such fruit that looked kinda like a grenade or something. haha. It was yellow/orange with pricklies all over it. Mom said if it was 5 bucks we were not buying it. As we checked out I told the cashier that we were buying it for the coolness factor. Mom also told him what she said about the 5 bucks. It came out to be 4.99. The guy told us he would give it to us for free if we came back to tell him how it was! He said someone said it tasted like cantaloupe and banana.

what it looked like inside

Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Conference Aug 14th and Meeting tomorrow!

The Do Hard Things Conference is coming to Nashville this summer!

The Rebelution Tour: Do Hard Things is coming to Nashville!

Date: August 14th, 2010

Where: Two Rivers Baptist Church

2800 McGavock Pike

Nashville, TN 37204

What: One-day Christian conference for teens and their parents. Though aimed toward teens, the message of The Rebelution Tour has inspired college students, singles, and even elementary ages!

Message: "a teenage rebellion against low expectations of our culture by Doing Hard Things for the glory of God'

Check out the website, www.therebelution.com, for more info, or the Nashville site: www.therebelution.com/conference/nashville_10.htm

Contact: Lily Scott, Rebelution Publicity Coordinator

Cost: Nashville - August 14th

Pre-Reg ends Aug 7 - $35 / person

Standard ends Aug 14 - $40 / person

More about pricing:

PAY-WHAT-YOU-CAN POLICY:
The Rebelution Tour will never turn anyone away for lack of funds. Email us for more information. Please include (1) sufficient details to demonstrate eligibility for scholarship, (2) the number of registrants in your family, and (3) the amount you can afford to pay.

GROUP PRICING:
For groups of 10 or more, register together and receive 10% off conference registrations.

We are so excited about this amazing conference coming to Nashville! As the publicity coordinator, I am putting together a publicity team to get the word out!

Are you interested in being involved with this conference? Please contact me! (or comment on my blog!)

I am having a publicity meeting THIS Thursday, June 24th, at the Green Hills Library (3701 Benham Avenue, Nashville TN 37215) from 5:45-7:45. This meeting will be for anyone interested in helping with the publicity for this conference!

This meeting will cover:

~what this is about

~our job as the publicity team

~publicity tips

~spreading the word

We will have food! Please email me if you are interested in attending the meeting.

Blessings!

Lily

Nashville Publicity Coordinator

I Timothy 4:12

Saturday, June 19, 2010

A horse show, playing in the yard, and pool!

Today was a very fun day! Our friend Kaitlin was in a horse show in Murfreesboro so we went to that! Elijah was super excited to go to the "cowboy show!" Unfortunately we did not see any real cowboys... :o) But it was so fun seeing all the "horsies!" Haven kept pointing at the horses and saying "Dat! Dat!" :o)