Halfway There!!!

Well I had a graduation party on Saturday and God worked miracles!!! I received, all together, $1,100 towards YWAM! Which brings me to $3,440! So my first half is payed for! Praise Jesus!! Now the most I will have to raise is $3,000 for the outreach phase! Which I know God will provide! I've started a little savings account,too, that I will use while I'm gone for living costs... Activities, gas, and any other needs I might have! It's all coming together. And it seems to be coming SO fast! There is so much going on, but this seems to be the biggest thing for me right now! I'm trying so hard to prepare for it in every way I possibly can! Physically, Mentally, Spiritually, and Emotionally. There is so much to do! But I'm having a blast! I can't tell you how precious every minute with my family is to me right now! 

Andrew leaves for Iraq in 15 days! And I can't believe he will be gone for a year! I can still remember playing silly little games with him and doing crazy things!! He always knew how to make me laugh... and still does!! I couldn't ask for a better big brother. There are so many times that I look at him and hope that, someday, the man I marry will be something like him. He's so big and strong, and when I'm with him I'm never afraid. He's always on time! :) He is always willing to listen. And he is one of my favorite people to talk to about music; He always knows of fun new songs that I haven't heard! I'm going to miss him very much and I'm praying that God will prepare him for where he's going and what he'll see. I trust that God will bring him home, safe to us! 

My Courty Serene is probably my favorite girl in the world! I took her on a date not too long ago and on the way home she said to me "Beth, your my very best friend. And I love you so so so much!" I cannot tell you what that does to my heart!! I love that girl more than I could have ever imagined! And every minute with her has become so precious to me! I don't know what I will do without her for six months! I don't know what I will do without any of my family for six months!! And when I think about it, a small part of me panics! But the other part of me gets butterflies, you know, like you do when someone you like walks past you or smiles at you. Because I am so excited to see what God is going to do! And I can't wait to spend all that time with my One and Only!! I think about my future and all that He has in store, and I'm so excited that none of it has even started!! Like when you get to the very top of a roller coaster, and you know that your about to go down and it's going to be the most amazing ride of your life! And your a little scared and you might feel a little sick at your stomach, but for a split second your so excited that you have this whole ride in front of you! That it's only just begun! That's where I feel like God has me! And I can't wait to go on this journey with Him!