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I just read the most interesting article in World magazine today. and honestly, i just about started crying. A recent study was done on the money that goes to Missions, and one average only TWO CENTS out of every dollar goes to missions. I think this is just heart breaking. What can we do to turn this around?? I honestly don't know but I would like to see how much of every Free Will Baptist's dollar goes to missions. I think the results would be interesting to see. here is a link to the article. (or at least the first few paragraphs)

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way up yonder in the Smokies...

here i sit in a chair with a beautiful view of a mountain and bright red foliage to my left. its quite a sight. very refreshing. like sprite. oh yes.
Well we had the Missouri State Youth Conference at the Windermere retreat center this past friday and saturday. The speaker was a drama troupe called "Onetimeblind" the were AMAZING. eck yes. the musical guest this year was Pocket Full of Rocks. I've never been the biggest fan of theirs, but they were REALLY good live. They have such a passion. It was infectious. They really love the Lord, and its so contagious. It was just such a worishpful atmosphere. (forget using correct English) but sadly I had to leave saturday morning after breakfast to travel 11 hours in a car across the country with the parental units. ah what fun. actually i was probably the most annoying part. singing at the top of my lungs to the radio for 3 hours... (when i actually got control of the radio. Mannhiem Steamroller and Fox News talk radio is great! but after 9 hours of it straight...)
So we've just been chillin up here in Gatlinburg for the past week. i think we are leaving soon to go ride a cable car (hope we dont have a freak accident) up to Ober Gatlinburg. its a ski resort. even though there is no snow. but i digress. tomorrow is Thanksgiving. Which means stuffing. and even more stuffing. and thumbprint cookies. oh my.

well i must be off--haha--but here is a pic of me last night. I was drinking some WONDERFUL sweet tea from Taco Bell--of all places-- when i dumped it in my lap. baha this is so typical. enjoy.

took the History test today.
ended up getting a 102% out of a 105 possible...
(i missed one and got 5 points bonus for my wonderful reply to the essay question asking why "the Middle ages truly were the dark ages and two factors that helped bring about the Renaissance")
Its really amazing how God uses what at first glance may seem insignificant to bring about a great change. Consider this: in 1440, Gutenberg invented the movable type printing press. Now, that may not seem like a big deal, but before the invention of the movable type press, pages of books would have to be completely carved out of wood. When you were done with one page, you would carve out the next page. now i don't know about you but I think that would drive me to insanity... but I digress. Because of the invention of movable type, Bibles were able to be printed much faster and production costs were cheaper, and thus Bibles were made available to the common people. When the people started to read the Bible for themselves instead of relying on the pope they saw just how screwed up things were, which brought about the Renaissance, which revived an interest in learning, which also helped spread Protestantism and true Christianity. So whenever I think that I'm not making a difference, I just think about how God can use the smallest things to do His work. It may seem insignificant, but its not! :)

Veteran's Day

Today is Veteran's Day (Observed) (hence the fact I am off from school) and I just wanted to say THANK YOU to all of the brave men and women that have fought to keep our freedom and our country safe. It means a LOT to me. Here's a special shout-out to my Grandpa Fry, who fought in Japan in World War II. Thank you so much!

Today I'm feeling kinda down. Maybe its just because yesterday didn't exactly go as I would have liked it to. But I guess things just happen the way they do for a reason so maybe it will all resolve itself within the coming week. I hope so. So today I'm just kinda in a "blah" mood. Its a good thing we don't have school today because I would have had to take a History test. And I never think straight when I'm down like this. (not that I ever think entirely straight, anyway) And the last thing I need is the guys that I'm competitive with over grades teasing me because I didn't get a 100, as I usually do. Although I'm glad to have some people to be competitive with. Competition always makes me work harder to achieve because I can't stand not being the best. Ah the joys of being a perfectionist and always trying to be perfect...

Long time...

My dad got home from Cote d'Ivoire last night! After a almost a week of being stuck there due to the Air France strikes. So my mom, another lady, and myself went to the St. Louis airport to get them. We didn't get home until about 12:30 last night. So my parents let me skip school today and sleep in. But I don't feel good today either, so its not like I'm just skipping school or anything. I have a stuffed up head and a sore throat. I'm still in my jammies. haha. I've been bored this morning so I've been photoshopping photos. I have no life. This is so sad.

I am so ready for Christmas. Not to mention its only 2 months until my birthday, 2 months and 1 day until I get my license, 2 weeks until Windermere and 2 weeks and 1 day til we go on Vacation! woot! lol...
well...
adios.