Taking a break

So....I decided I'd take a break from starting these 50 paper plate shakers for preschool music tomorrow and update this thing. What can I say? Its been amazing to be home. I guess I just never realized how much I miss friends and family until I come back and am fully submersed in them again. One of the things that God has really placed on my heart recently is how much I took y'all for granted. I talked to some people about it (cough cough...Janelle) and others I had intentions and the timing was just never right. But...I'm sorry :o(...I think I just always knew that you guys would be around no matter what so it didn't seem "pressing" at the time to talk to y'all. What a jerk, huh? I know...I love y'all so very much and I love being home. Part of me is actually praying that God would tell me He wanted me to transfer to FSU (haha..don't tell my Miami friends that ;o)) but I know that (at least for right now) UM is where God wants me to be. So, I'm learning to savour the few precious minutes each day and the few precious months that I have with you guys. Its a work in progress...but I am learning to appreciate the amazing friends and the amazing talks and the non-stop "dates" and fun things that I have going on. No one knows me like y'all do (not even the people that put up with my day in and day out for 9 months in Miami ;o)) and God is definitely teaching me how to appreciate each hug, each smile, each quick glance, and each small word. He's showing me how to love the moments at youth on Sunday, the crazy Sunday mornings, and is constantly telling me to not take advantage and to savour every moment at Student Life Camp and every encounter this summer. No one compares to Tallahassee people and nothing compares to Tallahassee memories!! (Wow, this was not intentionally a really sappy entry)

Anyway....VBS is this week! I'm once again doing preschool music (amazing, I know). Its going to be a fun week and my very beautiful niece is coming to VBS this week...so y'all finally get to meet most of my family! Nolan and Heather and John will be at the picnic on Sunday! Yay. Maddie's pretty much "scared" of David..except we talked about it on the way home and she's not scared of him anymore and she said she'd even sit with the Kuder family and have lunch on Sunday...she's weird...don't ask...but always so beautiful. Thats the big happening of this week. Got thrown into music at the last second and am now effectively helping with the older kid's praise team too! Such is summer, huh? Its fast, its crazy, its exciting, and its over before you know it :o(