Aug. 5, 2007 - Lately
Well. I know I need to update, but I don't really have a ... plan... of what to say. So, I'll do my usual thing, I suppose: start rambling and see where it goes!
Wednesday morning I got up a little after 5 AM. Laura, Mama, and I left for Calvary Baptist Church, from whence we all went to the Student Prayer Advance in Virginia. I was sorely disappointed that Laura and I didn't get to ride in the bus Mama was driving. We rode up there with the Johnston girls. They're sweet, but I didn't know them very well, so I was feeling a little unsure. As it turns out, I really enjoyed the ride. 
Those girls were so sweet. They told some funny stories, and we talked about different stuff, and sang, and it was just really nice. I'm glad that I didn't get to ride the bus.
We made it to Virgina sometime around 8, I think. I'm really not sure. The whole weekend was wonderful. I confessed some pride issues I've been dealing with, and got totally right with God. The greatest part of the weekend, considering the spiritual aspect, was learning about the power of intercessory prayer. I've always loved prayer, and the fact that I can help my friends by praying for them, but a lot of people, myself included, really came away with a deeper burden for other people, and a strong desire to intercede on their behalf.
Highlights include(and I'm afraid that these are not in chronological order):
- heartbreak (cchhshrrrrriiiip!)
- being a princess with bodyguards, a minion, extra, secondary bodyguards and minions, and loyal subjects.
- finding my Prince on the last day. Dead and Squished on the pavement. (pictures to come, one day)
- giggling for absolutely no reason
- using the elevator walls as mirrors
- midnight trip to get an extra pillow
- giving an unwanted stack of cookies to a whole group of guys playing volleyball, then watching them try to eat as they played
- receiving a lovely book from the Johnstons for my eighteenth birthday
- pretending to be a Calvary person, and singing with their choir (YAY for Pastor Powell!!)
- becoming friends with girls I've never really talked to before (Justine, Payton, Rosalie)
- breakfast at the hotel: eating those weird eggs "for protein;" trying a bagel, being in shock over the fact that there even exists such a thing as "fat free cream cheese," throwing it away, then watching about 3 other people throw theirs away; warning Bro. Palmer about the rubber bagels
- running up and down the 4 flights of stairs for excerise.
- visiting "the Fake Jamestown"
- praying in our hotel room
- talking about the events of the weekend, and other things, on Friday night, when we all ought to have been getting ready for bed, and packing
- mama making Bekka get in the shower next because she needed to chill out lol
- okay, so I can't even tell you how much fun it was hanging out with Sarah all weekend
- Janie, Bekka, Payton, and I "entertaining the guys" as they stood in line for the cafeteria
- Janie, Bekka, Sarah, and I "seeing ourselves on tv" (the reflection), and taking pictures of each other
- going for a walk down Random Road
- rejoicing for being able to ride home on the bus!!!
- the amazing weirdness of Solomon Fontenot at TacoBell/KFC on the way home
- discovering that Sarah, Sollee, and I are "one" (
that cleared up a lot of confusion. LOL) - the abundance of polite, young gentlemen
I liked the evangelists there, but I have to say, I still found myself really wishing Brother Rich Tozour was there again this year.
He is such a blessing. Anyways. I don't think I'm going to really get anywhere by rambling more about it. The point is, I was really, really blessed, and have a greater burden to pray for the people I love. God was definitely with us. I also had TONS of fun. And, seriously, if you have any thing at all that I can pray for you about, please let me know.Oh, and in case you were wondering why Laura was not really "in" with a lot of the stuff I listed, it's not because I don't love her. It's because she's such a blessed little social butterfly that she was always off galavanting (well, socializing) with different and new people!
As a side note: Today is my 18th birthday. No bells or fanfare or anything... Today is just a normal day. It's a little weird for such a "big" birthday to not be a big deal, but honestly, I am so tired, and so happy, that I really don't care. Today is a day of rest, and rest is what I intend to do.
Hopefully I'll get my driver's license soon. And I guess I should catch up on the political world... but I shan't worry about that now. I'll enjoy my popcorn and upload pics from the Advance.
Love y'all, and talk to you later!
Princess Caitlin
