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Monday, 09 November 2009

  • I sang in "big church"

    One of my closer friends here in the mountain area was recently hired to be the worship leader at our church (Sierra Vista).  She asked me a couple weeks ago if I'd be willing to sing and/or play guitar during the morning services...which I've never done before!  I thought about it a little, and, because she seemed more confident in my abilities than I, I agreed.  So yesterday was my first time ever being a part of a praise team leading worship for a church congregation.  It was pretty intimidating, but in the end, all went well.  I enjoyed it and am actually on the schedule for next month as well.  My dad has seen me doing stuff like this for a long time, and now I'm actually doing it.  Thanks for always believing in me, Dad, and for praying for me and for encouraging me to do things that I'm not naturally comfortable with.

Sunday, 08 November 2009

  • Scott and Kristen's wedding

    I went the beautiful and touching union of two camp friends yesterday at Sierra Vista Presbyterian Church.  The couple exemplified a Christian dating relationship by including many people in their relationship, not being overly focused on each other, and waiting to kiss each other until the alter.  Needless to say, their marriage yesterday was very significant.  Here are a few pictures of the event:



    The church has an outdoor amphitheater where the ceremony took place.



    Their first kiss EVER!



    The beautifully simple cake that Joyce made.



    And the INCREDIBLE groom's cake!  Yes, that's a cake...made of brownies, actually.  She used faundit (not sure how you spell it, but it's basically edible playdo) to make all the trees and granite-looking surface.  Kristen is at the top of Half Dome, and Scott is climbing up toward her.



    This is the gift I wrapped for them that I'm actually really proud of!  I've never wrapped something in an octagon before, but I'll say it turned out wonderfully!



    The bride and groom are both fairly musical, so they sang a couple of songs together (sorry for the poor picture quality).  Overall, it was a beautiful day, and the weather cooperated quite nicely for an outdoor November wedding.  Many congrats to our friends Scott & Kristen!

Friday, 06 November 2009

  • SAR

    Michael is planning to join Search and Rescue this winter!  In order to do so, he needs to take an exam tomorrow (down in San Luis Obispo).  It's comprised of a written test, which he needs to pass before moving on to 6 other experiential exams.  He was supposed to take an 8-day class to prepare him for the exam, but he's just diving in cold turkey, as he probably has had enough other training from all his EMT and climbing experience.  So he's driving down south this afternoon and will take the written test tonight, then all the experiential tests tomorrow morning.

    I, on the other hand, will be staying at camp to participate in the wedding festivities of two camp friends who are getting married in Oakhurst tomorrow!  Their rehearsal dinner will be here at camp tonight, then the ceremony will take place at our church tomorrow.  I'll miss my hubby for the 24 hours that he'll be gone, but we'll both be doing fun things that we enjoy.

    P.S.  I'm singing with the praise team at church this Sunday!  Not just for our little gathering in the evenings (which I do fairly regularly), but in BIG church in the morning!  I've never led a congregation before, so I'm pretty nervous to be behind a microphone!  Pray for me!

Saturday, 31 October 2009

Friday, 30 October 2009

  • The 'Rents are here!

    My parents are visiting this weekend for their annual trip to Bass Lake.  We've had a great time catching up so far and hearing family news, thoughts and dreams.  They took us out to dinner, and met Naya for the first time (and they love her!).  Tomorrow, we'll plan to go on a short hike and just generally have a pretty relaxed day.  It's been really good the have them here so far...and it's only been a few hours!

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