Hey everyone!
Just wanted to do a mini-blog to keep you updated!.......
Ok so I have been running arouond like a mad woman since I blogged last! And though I have been oh so busy I have only crossed off two of the things I listed in my last post!!!
The Christmas piano recital went very smoothly and I don't like to give myself props or anything (LOL ;D) but I was really satisfied with how my piece went! Normally I am so nervous but that night I just had fun with it!
Also, the weekend retreat with our youth group was VERY fun! :) I learned a lot from our amazing youth pastor and had so much fun fellowshipping with some of my close friends! But I have to say that probably one of the most fun things was that I got to play paintball for the very first time! It was so much fun! I was really nervous about getting hit (I don't tollerate pain very well! lol) but I only got hit once and it didn't even hurt that badly!
So I still have a TON on the to do list and its gotten even bigger since the last post! But even with the seemingly never-ending agenda, I am still fitting in time for enjoying the holiday spirit and remembering what this season is really about--- Celebrating the birth of God's Son! Hope your doing the same!!!
LATER LOVES,
Briana <3
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Hey there!
Long time no blog! I have been crazy busy lately! But hey, that just means that I have a lot to fill u guys in on! :)
Just cuz I haven't been blogging doesn't mean I've had idle hands! Our Youth Choir at my church has begun practice for our Christmas play in December, and I am heavily involved in that. Its my sixth year participating in that and this year I have a solo AND a speaking part!!!! So excited!
Also, I began to work at a daycare in my neighborhood with some pretty amazing kids! (I love them!) and we are putting on a Christmas concert for the parents!
I am pretty much knee deep in Christmas music right now (not that I'm complaining ;) ) because I am also practicing for my Christmas piano recital THIS Thursday!
And last thursday I got to have an amazing night with my amazing Daddy! <3 He took me to a daddy daughter banquet held by our church. Also, that same night he gave me my beautiful purity ring! (For anyone who doesn't know what that is: it is basically a ring that you wear until you get married. It is a reminder to keep your mind, heart, and body pure until marriage and in return a promise from my parents to do what they believe is best for me.) And also, a beautiful and super sweet letter that made me cry!
On a more serious note, since I blogged last I had a very good friend go on to be with the Lord. His name was Ben and he was such an amazing guy! He will be remembered forever and always be missed. He led an amazing life and left a great legacy that points to God all the way!
Ben's passing has taught me many things: to not take any of my time here for granted, that you really don't know just how much someone means to you until you are gone, and so much more. But most important, it has reminded me once again that God has a purpose for EVERYTHING. God does nothing "just because".
Ben passed away in a motorcycle accident. He was immediately flown to shock trauma. Within an hour of this happening many of our church members, which are also his close friends and family, were notified and began to pray and ask others to pray as well. By the end of youth group that night, he had a MAJOR prayer group behind him. We all pulled together to pray. And when the call came of his death, no one stopped praying. Everyone turned their prayers to the family, who in the midst of the loss of their son, brother, and friend, were an amazing example of Christ. They turned his death into a way to reach the lost. Their first priority was for God to be glorified!
Even though The Lord didn't answer our prayers exactly how we wanted I genuinely believe that, even though it is hard for us to realize, God is slowly turning this horrible tragedy into a triumph.
ALL FOR HIS GLORY!!!
Later Loves,
Briana
Long time no blog! I have been crazy busy lately! But hey, that just means that I have a lot to fill u guys in on! :)
Just cuz I haven't been blogging doesn't mean I've had idle hands! Our Youth Choir at my church has begun practice for our Christmas play in December, and I am heavily involved in that. Its my sixth year participating in that and this year I have a solo AND a speaking part!!!! So excited!
Also, I began to work at a daycare in my neighborhood with some pretty amazing kids! (I love them!) and we are putting on a Christmas concert for the parents!
I am pretty much knee deep in Christmas music right now (not that I'm complaining ;) ) because I am also practicing for my Christmas piano recital THIS Thursday!
And last thursday I got to have an amazing night with my amazing Daddy! <3 He took me to a daddy daughter banquet held by our church. Also, that same night he gave me my beautiful purity ring! (For anyone who doesn't know what that is: it is basically a ring that you wear until you get married. It is a reminder to keep your mind, heart, and body pure until marriage and in return a promise from my parents to do what they believe is best for me.) And also, a beautiful and super sweet letter that made me cry!
On a more serious note, since I blogged last I had a very good friend go on to be with the Lord. His name was Ben and he was such an amazing guy! He will be remembered forever and always be missed. He led an amazing life and left a great legacy that points to God all the way!
Ben's passing has taught me many things: to not take any of my time here for granted, that you really don't know just how much someone means to you until you are gone, and so much more. But most important, it has reminded me once again that God has a purpose for EVERYTHING. God does nothing "just because".
Ben passed away in a motorcycle accident. He was immediately flown to shock trauma. Within an hour of this happening many of our church members, which are also his close friends and family, were notified and began to pray and ask others to pray as well. By the end of youth group that night, he had a MAJOR prayer group behind him. We all pulled together to pray. And when the call came of his death, no one stopped praying. Everyone turned their prayers to the family, who in the midst of the loss of their son, brother, and friend, were an amazing example of Christ. They turned his death into a way to reach the lost. Their first priority was for God to be glorified!
Even though The Lord didn't answer our prayers exactly how we wanted I genuinely believe that, even though it is hard for us to realize, God is slowly turning this horrible tragedy into a triumph.
ALL FOR HIS GLORY!!!
Later Loves,
Briana
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