Ethan & Noah

My friend had her babies. We talked about an hour ago, she told me that they came home today and are doing great. Look at those precious little faces!! Don't you just wanna kiss them all over? I do. I love Noah's (the one on the left, i think) wrinkly forehead. So sweet. I asked her if I could show the picture she sent me to the people who have been praying for her, Tim and these new babies. She said sure, and also told me to tell everyone who has thought of her thank you. So, thank you from her and I.

Please do, if it comes to mind, continue to pray for these precious little ones and also for Tim. He got released from St. Jude but is still going there a couple times a week for treatments/checkups. Also pray for the momma of these three, who is working so hard to provide for her kids pretty much by herself. Pray that her heart would be softened and that she would come to know and trust the love that God has to offer.

Thanks again.

Oh, how time flys

Well, Spring Break is over, and the final weeks of my freshman year are upon me. I really can't believe it's almost been a whole school year. Crazy. Real crazy. These next few weeks are going to be challenging, but good. Lots of tests, essays, projects, etc. The choir is going on tour, which I am real excited about. I still don't know where we're going to be, but it will still be fun to be with my friends. Spring break was great, it felt too short, just like every other break I have ever had, but it was great. Lots of rest and not doing much of anything took place, which I can never complain about.

I think it's weird how time feels like it passes by really fast, and at the same time, things that aren't that far in the past seem like a really long time ago, and then some things that were a really long time ago seem like yesterday. Make sense? Probably not. For example: Christmas seems like a really long time ago, it was just 3 months ago, but time has gone by really fast since then. Another example: Graduation feels like it was just a few months ago, but a lot of time has gone by really fast since then. I just read over that, and it doesn't really make sense. So if your reading this thinking "What the heck are you saying Allye?!", I'm sorry, and my only advice is go with the flow, or just click the little back arrow on your browser....maybe the latter of the two would be best for your sanity. Anyway, the point of this little spiel: my perception of time is wacky. That's all. Time does fly when your having fun, and when your not having fun too, I guess. :)

I think I've done enough damage for tonight.

Here are a couple of pictures from break:

Happy Birthday(s)!

Today is a special day.

Samantha, my wonderful roommate, turned 21 today.

Happy Birthday Sam!

Here's a picture of Sam with her balloon covered bed, tiara, scary monkey balloon and margarita mix:

It's also my sweet friend Caitlin's birthday. She's 19, which is a tiny bit less of a milestone than 21, but 19 is great too! Happy Birthday Caitlin!!!

Since I didn't see Caitlin today, I didn't get to take her birthday picture, so I'll use one that I find fitting to the birthday picture mold:

Not only is it Samantha's AND Caitlin's birthday, which already makes for a pretty fabulous day, but I found that there is one special other who shares this day with them. Neil Sedaka, pop singer extraordinaire of the 60's and 70's who sang "breaking up is hard to do", turned 69 today. Happy Birthday Neil!Now that I think we all understand the sheer importance of this day, I feel at ease to go study for my New Testament test tomorrow.

Happy Birthday(s)!!

"Jesus is alive!!"

Today was the 69th annual Easter pageant at UMHB. Yeah, 69th. That's a lot of Easters and fake Jesus'.

It was really good. Today was the perfect day, sunny and a little breeze. Beautiful weather. I even got a tan on my right arm! Sweet! :) They had live animals, which I was very excited about for some reason. There were donkeys, sheep, goats and even some chickens. I was very pleased. I took some pictures that I will post just to give a little sneak peak to all the non-UMHBer's, and the ones who maybe just didn't get to make it. My favorite part was when Jesus was resurrected and everyone just found out He was alive. All the people (including the little 4 year old home schooled kids) were running around, dancing, and proclaiming with joy to the audience "Jesus is alive!" "Have you heard?!". I wish I would've gotten a picture of it, but I was too enamored, and busy thinking about how great that would be to witness that. Not to mention watching the cute little kids dance for joy that Jesus was alive. So, so cute.

Mary (Danae), Joseph (James) and Donkey handler man.

Jesus washing the disciple's feet before the last supper.

The crucifixion.

The resurrection. (check out the smoke!)

Well, that's all for now folks!

Seeing past the fog

Last night after rehearsal when I was walking back to my room there was a thick layer of fog covering the campus. It was so eerie. I felt like a was in a Harry Potter book or something. Why Harry Potter? I don't know. When I looked up at the street lights and followed the light with my eyes, the rays moved through the fog as I walked. I looked far off to test how far I could see despite the thickness, and I could see the silhouettes of trees and a few people. I have never been in anything like that. I looked up and noticed where the fog retreated into sky, it was a clear line where the fog diminished into clarity, like I was walking in a cloud. In that moment my random little brain related the thick fog I was walking through to the "thick fog of life" that I feel like I am walking through now. I'm going to spare you the details of this "fog", because I'm not writing this to concentrate on that. I'm writing because of the hope that God showed me through the fog. That's why I picked that picture up there, the fog last night was not anywhere close to being as beautiful as that, for many reasons but one apparent one: I'm in Belton not The Netherlands or somewhere cool like that where that picture was probably taken. Anyway, I picked the picture because of it's beauty. Amidst the yucky, gloomy fog, I looked up and saw clarity. Where the fog turned into clear night sky. I felt like God was telling me that there is so much past the fog I am walking through, if I look hard enough with hope to notice, I will see. I will see what I have to look forward to, instead of being plagued by the past. I will see the truth instead of the lie that this fog will remain. I'm looking forward to the day that the fog is gone, but for now I will remain strong in the hope of seeing past the fog, the hope that God has shown me. I'm grateful for that hope and I long to keep that outlook of hope even if the fog thickens.