tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39161709907256549612011-04-21T18:30:49.616-04:00"The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is insight." Proverbs 9:10Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17905801862393760580noreply@blogger.comBlogger101100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3916170990725654961.post-34851469633668656472009-04-04T11:59:00.003-04:002009-04-04T12:25:34.409-04:00

I realized the other day that I'm going to be one of those crazy controlling moms who won't let her kids have too many things. I just hate picking up so many books and toys all the time. OK, so maybe more realistic than not allowing my kids to have too many toys is having a clean up time like twice a day to help with the clutter. I mean, really. I've learned a lot from my job as a "nanny" for

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17905801862393760580noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3916170990725654961.post-85607574944363313752008-07-27T17:32:00.001-04:002008-07-27T17:36:28.607-04:00

Tomorrow’s the day. I’ve been wanting to go to India for about four years, and tomorrow is the day I get to go. Crazy!I’m getting more and more excited and nervous. I really have no idea as to what to expect. I realize that having no expectations can be a good thing when embarking on such an adventure, but it’s kind of nerve-wracking to have no idea of what my life will look like for the next

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17905801862393760580noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3916170990725654961.post-5640649957084038662008-07-13T22:32:00.002-04:002008-07-13T23:01:45.117-04:00

I have two dream lives. The one life I dream of is overseas, serving along side my husband on the mission field. There will be no matching dishes, expensive artwork on the walls, no fancy cars or comfy leather couches. Instead we will live with the poor and eat strange foods. We will trust God and fully depend on Him in order to pay our bills. People will drive us crazy. There will be a

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You know, I think that I pray pretty expectingly, yet every time God answers a prayer, I'm blown away and amazed. Maybe that's actually a blessing; I can be blown away by God a whole lot when it comes to answered prayers.So I'm going to India soon. One month from tomorrow, to be exact. The trip is costing nearly $3000 for me to go for three weeks, and there have definitely been times when I've

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17905801862393760580noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3916170990725654961.post-50804779505521382662008-06-03T18:07:00.003-04:002008-06-03T18:14:54.202-04:00

Do you ever wonder what others say/think about you? I do. I think about how people talk about others, and it makes me wonder what they say about me when I'm not around. Like today at work, when two of the girls were laughing and talking and hitting on the cook and making dirty references. I stayed out of it. I kept working; they left the tables to me. The cook made a comment that I was the

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17905801862393760580noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3916170990725654961.post-18753709318230697322008-05-31T23:50:00.003-04:002008-06-01T00:08:36.209-04:00

I am a server. As a waitress, it is my job to serve others. I go to work everyday praying that I'd be joyful, praying that I'd be a loving servant. I'm realizing that it may be more important for me to love my co-workers by serving them than it is my customers who are paying for the service though. This job is teaching me to listen. I asked them if they wanted ketchup, but did they say "yes"

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17905801862393760580noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3916170990725654961.post-36907219502272184812008-05-25T14:42:00.002-04:002008-05-25T14:50:09.902-04:00

My friends are great.This weekend, twelve of my friends from school came to my house. Friday night we had a bon fire, then Saturday we went to Cedar Point all day. It was such a blast! We actually stayed together all day (I was surprised it worked, but it made the time fly when we could just spend time together), and we just enjoyed the day. It was a beautiful day, with beautiful, fun friends.

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17905801862393760580noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3916170990725654961.post-80774220988510800622008-05-21T16:33:00.002-04:002008-05-21T16:45:12.350-04:00

This weekend was great.As much as the housing situation sucks, it allowed me to go to State College for the weekend which also meant that I got to see Caedmon's Call in New Jersey and spend time with awesome friends. So good. Jordan, Ryan and I went to Ben and Steph's house on Sat. night, then to church with them on Sun. before going to the concert and "down the shore" on Sun. night. Excellent.

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17905801862393760580noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3916170990725654961.post-26517661549428116322008-05-16T00:51:00.002-04:002008-05-16T01:07:05.392-04:00

I went to Panama a few years ago on a Brio Missions Trip. One of the biggest things I took away from that trip was that God is ready to use us if we're just willing to tell Him, "I'm available." I am available, and I've told Him that. I want to be used by Him; I'm open to whatever that means (as scary as that is). So what about leading the freshmen girls Bible study next year? When I decided

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17905801862393760580noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3916170990725654961.post-29891965029297698322008-05-14T00:14:00.002-04:002008-05-21T16:51:37.279-04:00

I just don't know. I've thought about blogging a lot lately, but then decided against it. Here I am. I have to admit that I've enjoyed reading a few blogs over the past few weeks, and people say it's a great way to stay in touch. Tonight I decided to do it because I just need to write. And I suppose I'd appreciate a little input as well... I'm super excited to be going this summer, but there's a

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