FIRST SEMESTER IF OVER!!!! I made it through everyone! This week was had our first semester finals. I believe I did really well. Thank you all for your prayers! They mean so much. It's hard to believe that half the year is over already. Time is going by fast!

Right now I am sitting at the airport, patiently awaiting for my plane to board. I will be going home for Christmas. I am so excited! Tomorrow I will be putting up the Christmas tree with my brother Eric. Can't wait! I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas! MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!

Home Alas. I had a great vacation being home with my family again. I got home Tuesday night around 1:00am. Somewhere around 3:00am I ended up coming down with the flu, which lasted all day Wednesday. Had a great Thanksgiving. Spent the night at Nana's house Wednesday night so I could be there Thanksgiving morning to help get food ready with Poppa. I went to my Aunts house to see my dads side of the family, then back to my Nana's to see my mom's side of the family.

I had a wonderful time at my home church today! This morning my girls sang for me. They did a wonderful, fantastic job! I was very happy. Tonight was great! I'm very blessed to have everyone back here praying for me.

See you all again in three weeks!

Ensemble

Ensemble sang at a church the 21st three hours away. We got to leave Saturday and spend the night at the Pastor house. We had a blast! They had a small gym with a basketball court that we got to play on. The church was very sweet and encouraging. We were able to sing and be a blessing to them, which is what it's all about. I love being in ensemble!

Well mid-terms are over now, thank God! I did fairly well on them. I think I got all A's accept one. Time is going by so fast. I can't believe its already October 28th. That's CrAzY! There's only three more weeks till I get to go home for a visit. YAY I can't wait to see my family and friends. Thanksgiving will be here before we know it. Work is going good. I just finished my second week and now I'm on my third. Can't wait to get my 1st pay check!! I missed one day of work because I wasn't feeling very well. I think everything is starting to catch up with me. It's been a crazy two weeks.

Ensemble sang this past week. That went great! We traveled an hour and a half away and this weekend I believe we are doing an overnight trip this coming weekend. I can't wait. I love traveling to different churches to sing. I get to meet new people and make new friends.

Nothing exciting is really happening right now. Things are back to normal now that all my visitors are gone back home. Who's turn is it now? :) Pete and Tara's I think.. (hint, hint)

I got a couple quizzes next week so I should probably go study or something. Have a good weekend everybody.

Auntie, Ashley, Baby girl, and Tasha got here yesterday around 3:45pm. I was so excited to see them. We hung out, went to dinner at KFC then spent the rest of the night at the mall. Today we traveled to Amish Country and spent the day there. We came back around 3:40pm, when to Subway for dinner, then spent some more time at the mall again, then came here to the hotel to chill. They're leaving early in the morning. This weekend went by so fast. I wish it would slow down a little bit. I'm so happy they go to come though. It was so nice to see them all again. I'm really starting to miss everyone back home. I think the home sickness is starting to kick in. I'm so looking forward to going home in November. I can't wait.

Please continue to pray for mid-terms, that I will be able to do well and pass everything with good grades. I believer I only have three mid-terms which is a lot better then ten. :-)

Bro. Peter and Miss Crystal came today. It was so awesome seeing them. I got to see Ruthie and Lil Peter also. We had a great time going to lunch. They showed up at 1:00 and we got back at 4:00.

Missions conference starts tomorrow night. I'm very excited about that! We won't be having any classes Thursday or Friday. Instead we will be having chapel with them. We get to talk to them, listen to them preach and ask as many questions as we want.

As many of you know, I injured my neck a bout two and a half months ago. It's still not healing and I'm trying to find  a doctor around here that will take my insurance. Please be praying that I can find a place. I would really like it to heal.

Thank you all for your prayers toward Dr. Anderson. He is feeling a little better and is on some medication for the pain. Please continue praying for him as he goes to the Doctors next week. They will be able to tell him if he's going to need surgery or not.

Classes are still going great. Mid-semester exams start next week. I'm excited to see how well I will do! 
Well for now I should probably go study. Miss you all!!!

P.S. Three more days till Auntie, Ashley and Baby Girl come!!! YAY!!!

The weekend went great! We had ensemble at the Canal Fulton Baptist Church, Sunday morning. Then we sang again at our church that night.

Today I started my new job. Thank you all for praying for that. I will be cleaning the Chapel room and the entire auditorium. I'm so glad that I finally got a job!

Tomorrow Bro Peter and Miss Crystal are coming and we're going out for lunch. They're taking Kyle, Ashley, and me. I can't wait.

Mid-semester exams start next week. Please be praying that I will do well with that and that I will remember what I study.

So yesterday was going great until.... it got BETTER!!! Pastor and Mrs. Chamberland showed up to visit us. It's been so nice to have them here! What an encouragement! We went to dinner last night with them, then to church. This morning they attended Bible Backgrounds and Ensemble with us. We went to lunch with them and tonight their taking Kyle and I, and some of the dorm students to Golden Corral for dinner. What a blessing it has been to have them here with us. Bro. Peter and Miss Crystal come Tuesday for lunch, and then Auntie, Ashley and Baby Girl come that following Friday for the weekend. I'm so excited to see people I know. The Lord has been good. Like Always!!!

Classes went well today. Like they always do. College is AwEsOmE! I don't have a first period class on Mondays so I get to sleep in an extra hour.
 Pray for Dr. Anderson. He is having a lot of trouble with his back and is in a lot of pain. They had to call the ambulance to pick him up this morning because he couldn't move.
 Today I guess I'm just going to study and hang with everybody. I'm getting so excited because their is only 12 more days till Auntie, Ashley and Baby girl come to see me. I'm so excited! Only eight more days till the Chamberland's come to visit. I'm very excited that I get to see them. We'll be going for lunch. We're practicing for our next ensemble meeting which will be in two weeks at the Canal Fulton church. We have five songs ready to go and would like to have at least two more up and going.

Church

Church went well. We had 19 kids on our bus! We were praying for 30, but God knew.

I got to talk to a deaf person for the first time. It was really neat to use the words I've been learning. Sign Language is so amazing and so hard to comprehend. Learning Sign Language has definitely given me a great burden for those who can not hear.

My patch group had their first performance this evening. It went very well! I love seeing children singing and praising the Lord. It makes working with them worth while.