The homeless people are so giving! They have next to nothing yet they're always looking out for each other and finding little things to bless each other with! Last week Tammie gave me a bracelet, and this week she gave me a tie dye t-shirt just because she knew I liked tie dye from a comment I made last week! She has next to nothing, and yet she gives what she has away!

Church was really good today! I led worship and I was super nervous about it because I'm used to playing back-up to Jason and not leading or singing...but God really blessed it this morning! It wasn't perfect, but it was about Him! And next week I'm excited because Monz is gonna spend Saturday night with me and come to church with me, so we're gonna do worship together!

Willamette University, Bush Park, Salem OR

this is almost our whole girls team! we were missing 5 still!

We had our fourth meet today (wow, FOUR already!?). I pretty much DIED less than half a mile into it! But my shin didn't hurt...so that was good! And I still barely beat my highschool PR, but I was about 30 seconds slower than two weeks ago, which was my new PR. I was 150th out of over 300 girls and my time was 20:51. Our top three girls (the ones right in front of me!) all got PRs and had really good races! Our coach is really excited about us top 5 for conference! And I got to see Monz again, for about 30 seconds...but it was still awesome! Oh and our girls team all did temporary tattoos together just for fun =) I have two stars on my wrist, a dragonfly on my shoulder, and a star on the edge of my ear (like the cartilage part)! So that was fun too! =)

College 101: Get an Awesome Roommate, Like Mine

My roommate is awesome! She's been teasing me that I haven't washed my sheets the whole time we've been here, and then I confessed that I've been putting it off cause I don't like putting the sheets back on. So today after I washed them, I was sitting here doing homework and she told me she wanted to make my bed! So she did! =) Kate is great! =) Lol...

This is Annoying!

Ok so I had this all in three separate paragraphs because it's about three separate events, but everytime I post it, they all combine into one!! So sorry about the confusion, I do know how to write, my computer is just a butt.... Anyway... So I really love this picture =) It's Kate, me and Monz after our shopping/studying day at the Woodburn Outlet mall! We had a blast! All of us our wearing new Roxy sweatshirts that we got for sweet prices! =) Woodburn is a good meeting place because it's about half way between Monz and I! =) I love to see Monz and I love to hang out with my roomie =) I love them both! =)

Today was Church at the Park again and it was awesome! I've really connected with two woman, Christene and Crystal. Which you could pray for both of them. I know specifically that Christene has voiced that she's having a rough time and I've even hugged and prayed with her while she's cried. And Crystal seems to need prayer just as much. But it's awesome to connect with these women and just love them and be their friend! As I left today Christene told me with tears in her eyes that God had brought me to the church for a reason...which really humbled me!

And the homeless people are so giving! They have almost nothing, yet every week someone comes with little treasures they've found and gives them away to someone else just because they know it's something that the other person would love! They have next to nothing yet they still give and think of others! Today Tammie, another woman I've connected with, put a purple plastic girl's bracelet on my wrist. I'm definitely going to be wearing it all the time because it is a great reminder of the servant heart!

Jason and I have also decided to memorize a verse together every week, so he picked our first one, it's 2 Corinthians 12:9 "But He said to me, 'My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is made perfect in weakness.' Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me." I love that we're memorizing verses together =)

College 101: Dad's Have Wisdom

This is a direct quote from my dad's email to me Sunday:

"Wow- you sound like your dad studying so much. One truth though, like anything in life, you get out of it what you invest in it (this applies everywhere except the stock market)."

I miss you dad! And I love you lots!

Dorris Ranch, Springfield OR

So I know the picture is hard to see who is who...but starting in the back from left to right its:

Jen, Kaitlin, Grace, me, Courtney, Amy, (now front left), Becca, Jackie, Jocelynn, Heidi, Becca and Mel.

We had a super fun meet in the rain (of course...this is Oregon!) at this nut orchard! It was so pretty and the trails were really nice to run on!

I got personal best for a 5k: 20:21! (My old best is something like 20:54) So that was exciting! And it's just the beginning of the season! I was our teams 3rd runner again too! =)

So I guess the tradition for Coach T-Dub's (basketball coach) birthday is to come to open gym in crazy outfits...needless to say I'm in cross-country still so I didn't get to participate, but here is Kate and Sunshine!