i love my girls.......

kendra and i received a package tonight and in it contained "the journal," it was a glorious surprise, and i can't wait to write in it. it contains antedotes about things going on in our lives, so we can all keep up with each other. its quite marvelous really. marissa is the only one who has written in it. she did a marvelous job writing about everything and posting pictures. i miss her oh so much. what i find quite intriguing is that it will be traveling all the way from texas, tennessee, missouri, indiana, and new zealand. pretty sweet i think. not to mention i have the best bunch of girls a chica could ask for. they are all so passionate about so many things, strive for the best and are incredibly hardworking. as corny as it may seem, i'm excited to see what us all grow up to be. it shall be interesting. we all have different majors. we all live in various parts of the country. i'm excited. i love you girls and miss you! can't wait to write in the journal.



on another note, i'm flooded with so many other things going on. just too much. but gotta love the craziness, it's better than being bored for shiz.

got a lot of pray requests. my neighbor Todd that has leukemia was doing well and planning on heading back to school in the spring, but they found a spot on his lung and they think its quite serious. they find out tomorrow how serious it is. keep him in your thoughts and prayers. bill wilson, a neighbor of mine, i used to babysit his kids, i've watched their lizard with lauren, his dad died and they had to put his mom in a nursing home. another neighbor of mine, who i just know as mrs. grahams daily walking buddy, her husband died of lung cancer this weekend. and then another neighbor of mine, the crosbys, i use to swim with their kids on various swim teams, their dad died of a heart attack today. he was only in his 40's. so yea, a lot of sad things happening. i always had the notion as a kid, that in my neighborhood nobody died. it seems like recently, its been happening a lot lately. either that or people are getting cancer. i guess thats just a part of growing up, right?



seeing all of this, taking it in, i've come to the conclusion, those things are what make life more and more precious. giving more of a reason to be thankful and enjoy each day. i think its sad if you can't. so dive right in.