Children Overload!

Since I have been home I've been around a ton of kids....or so it seems. It is weird to not watch any kids for a couple of months then head home and it seems like that is all I do. But I love it! These kids crack me up and I love being around them! I have learned a lot since I have been home from these oh so knowledgeable beings.

• Riding the escalator IS the most fun thing to do in the mall (even better then getting dizzy on the $2 carousel)
• I need to work on getting married so I can have kids (advice of a couple of 4, 5, and 6 yr. olds)
• I'm not not very good with technology (thus causing a rebellion b/c the poor kids couldn't watch a movie)
• little kids know way to much about life ("look bekah the turtles are mating!"...said by 5-6 yr. olds)
• you can drown in a pool even if your head is completely above water
• It is important to practice being baptized so you won't get scared when you really get baptized
• you are hurt until you have to go sit down away from the inflatables...then all of a sudden you are cured
• you can braid a child's hair in under a min. so they can get to chef school on time

and my new favorite, bestest child in the whole wide world (okay well i might be exaggerating here) told me "oh Bekah you are soooo skinny!" I LOVE kids and will miss them when I go back to school.

Grace

Praise the Lord, o my soul;
all my inmost being, praise his holy name.
Praise the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits
who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases,
who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and
compassion, who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth
is renewed like the eagle's -Psalm 103:1-5

Lately I have been reminded about how amazing God's grace is and how it covers all sins. I have been able to see how thankful people are for his grace and how God's grace has allowed them to turn their lives around. I hope I never again take advantage of having God's grace cover me. I pray that I can be as thankful and humble as some of the people are that are in my life now. I am so thankful that God has chosen me and cannot wait to rejoice in heaven with other unworthy, but covered by grace, people.

HAPPY FOURTH!

So my holiday started out tuesday evening when a couple of us went to Uplift at Harding. The speaker was pretty good and I think we all enjoyed and got something out of the message. Then three of us decided that we should go play in the mud. Since it has rained all week, you would think that it would be easy to find mud on campus...boy were we wrong! We finally found a good patch and had a little mud fight! After that we cleaned up and hit the tennis courts.


On wed. we decided to keep it a girls time and go hiking on Pinnacle Mountain in Little Rock. It was a lot of fun we went about 3 miles total. The first trail we went on was nothing but rock climbing, then we went down an easier way from the summit, then had to hike another 1.5 miles to our car. We had a great time! after we went to the pool (thanks Uncle D!) we finally gave up our girl only time and went bowling with a group of friends. Now I must study my heart out for my final Friday!!!

So I'm stupid...

Yeah so I forgot how to log into my other blog so I had to make a new one. I am in my last week of summer school then I get to go home! This summer has been amazing. First I experienced the fun of riding a motorcycle (AKA the death trap). Then I went on a mission trip to Mississippi with an awesome group of people. My roommate for the summer and I get along so great. Its been fun to challenge each other in all the areas of our life! I also got to go fishing again with my wonderful cousin. I have been just enjoying my summer. It is still weird to have a summer not full of softball practices and tournaments. Last summer I didn't know what to do with myself. This summer I have been taking a class, reading, and making the best of being in Arkansas. Tomorrow I am going with some friends to Uplift and I am so excited. I've heard great things about that! One thing I did miss out on was counseling at CSA for 2nd session. It is funny cause I didn't really like camp as a camper but last year I enjoyed counseling. Hopefully next year I'll be back out there! Well I guess that has been my life this summer in a nutshell! hopefully I'll have something better to write really soon! I posted some pictures below! Oh and make sure you check out Rachel's website...she was my roommate this past year and is going to be spending a year in Africa!

My cousin and I at her cabin

My summer roommate

Working on a roof...Tracey and my biggest accomplishment

After the bike ride