School!

On the 1st of September I started 9th grade and even though that isn't the beginning of fall it really felt like it. My life was back to the normal go to school, come home, go to violin and come home again, spend time with the family and go to bed. And I love it! These last two months of school have probably been the best months of school ever. I have had so much fun with my classmates and what we are learning at school is really interesting. At the end of this summer one of my prayers was that I would see my classmates in the same way that Jesus sees them and that that would make it so that I could love them in the same way as he does. And that prayer has definitely been answered. The first day I was surprised how differently I saw all my classmates and I have really made some great new friends. So yeah, school has been great!

I'll write again soon,

Laurel

Extreme makeover!

Hey everyone! I decided that my blog needed some changes...i liked it before, but i REALLY like it now. Over the next little bit i might change some more things, but this is the main way it is going to be. I hope you guys like it! There is a question that is at the bottom of my page...just a random question. Like this week it is what fruit is your favorite...so you can see for yourself really random. If anyone has anymore suggestions just post a comment!

Thanks,
Laurel

A bunch has happend!!!

So, I know I haven't written in a long time, but I have been really busy with THIS:

• Well yeah school started but that had already happend the last time I wrote. School is fun, but I have a lot of homework and we are writing a bunch of tests, but I think most people are.

• I got a new violin teacher! I like her SO much! She is a great teacher.
  

• Then it was my Birthday! Yeah! On my birthday I was mostly with family. It was so much fun!

• My moms surgery was pretty scary for me at the beginning ! I knew God would take care of her but there is always that fear. But she still alive and is recovering great!
  

• Than I went to America!!! WOO HOO! That was a blast! I actually went because I need to go to an EN&T doctor, but I got to do way more than that. I got to see grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins and spend special time with all, plus I got to have some special father daughter time with dad. It was all so much fun and I am so happy I got to go! (the doctor gave some really good advice, but if I don't get all the way better I will have to have surgery next summer so PLEASE pray for that.)

• Than it was Kileys birthday! That was fun to. (I guess these whole 2 monthes have been really fun.) On her birthday we where just family untile 6 .Than the other fam came over (our team). It was really fun and we had a blast just hanging out and being toghether.

So I guess that is kinda all that has happend this past little bit. Now that I look back it is a lot busier than it seemed at the time! It was all a bunch of fun and I still have a lot to look forward to in this school year: We are going to a Thanksgiving JV conference in about a week. MY COUSINS ARE COMING FOR CHRISTMAS!!! So life is great!

Hey everyone!I was looking through a song book and I want to want to share with you one of the songs I really liked:

Shout to the North
Men of faith raise up and sing
Of our great and glorious King
You are strong when you feel weak
In you brokeness complete

Shout to the north and the South
Sing to the East and the West
Jesus is savior to all
Lord of heaven and earth

Rise up women of the truth
Stand and sing to broken heats
Who can know the healing power
Of our awesome King of love

Rise up church with broken wings
Fill this place with songs again
Of our God who reigns on high
By His grace again we'll fly

I just think that this is a great song and wanted to share it with all of you!

Please Pray!

Hey everyone! I am sick again. Not as sick as I was last year, but still sick. Please pray that I will get better and stay healthy. I really don't want to be sick this year!

JVK Camp 2008

Hey everybody!
Last week I was at JVK Camp (that is a camp for all of the missionary kids for our organization)! I had a lot of fun! Some of the things that we did are:

• SWAM!!!
• Learned about the Holy Spirit (kids ages 13-18 also learned about the Tabernacle)
• Did crafts
• Read the bible in our age groups (mine is AKIKO)
• Swung on a rope swing
• Played MAFIA! (only kids ages 13 and up+counselors)

The last day was one of the hardest last days I have ever had. We said goodbye to SO many of our good friends. It was a really hard thing to do. But one thing I realized through all of these goodbyes is that if we didn't love each other so much it wouldn't be so painful. And I decided that the love is so much more important to me even if it means that the pain sometimes comes. And that sometimes we need to have the pain so that we can realize how much we do love each other. And that we will still stay in contact with the people that are leaving because they where one of us. So it was a really good and sad day, but it has taught me a lot and I am happy I was there to experience it.

Summer

Oh my, I LOVE summer. For our family there is a lot of work to be done, but there is also a lot of time for play. This summer has been so much fun . The first big thing that I had was Junior High Camp which was a blast (pictures are still coming). I hung out with three girls who's names where Ana (Anna) , Tjaša (Tyasha) and Marija (Mary). I had SO much fun with them. That is really the main thing that all of our family has been a part of. Other things that our family has been doing is painting Kiley's room, just being toughether as a family, swimming (we have been doing a lot of that), Playing games and just relaxing.