I made the top ten finalists for Homecoming King yesterday. So if you attend Marcus High School, please vote for me. The bad news is, a good friend also made the top ten and it puts us in an akward situation. For more thought provoking blogging, tune in tomorrow.

Two small thoughts going through my head are...

Yesterday was my only day off from after school marching band rehearsal this week. You know that I have been brainwashed when they tell us that we don't have to rehearse that day and all I can think is, "but we really need the work." However, the day off was greatly needed by everyone in the band and I shouldn't worry because we will be getting our eight hours of rehearsal in this week regardless of when it happens.

I started the book Classic Christianity and in the first chapter I can already tell that this is a book that I have needed to read for a long time. I am positive that God will continue to help me grow greatly through this book and I'm sure that He will use it as a tool in my life. I am very thankful for TEAM Training and the work that God is doing in my life through that as well.

HAVE A GREAT DAY

Procrastination is an artform that I am near to perfecting. My SAT prep teacher assigned us vocabulary notecards to do two weeks ago and are due today. If I had done two or three each night I would have been golden, however it did not work that way. I put everything off until last night. Then, after taking longer than I thought homework should ever take, I went to bed. Only to wake up tired again this morning. Sometimes it feels like sleep doesn't do anything except pass the time.

On to a more happy(non-school related) note, I have breakfast with Brent tomorrow so I am excited about that. But right now I have a case of the mondays.

So friday was my birthday and I don't normally tell a lot of people about it. However, one of the people that did now told the entire Marcus High School band. If you haven't ever had 200 people sing you happy birthday at a football game, when you don't even want people to know, it is quite an experience. But it was cool....so thanks to whoever it was that told, it made my birthday twice as good.

The dutch kids left this morning to go back to Holland after spending more than a month in America. There was a small going away party that was held for them last night and it was a bitter-sweet occasion. They didn't want to leave here after seeing their old friends and making many new ones, but I have a feeling that they are ready to get home. I will miss all four of them and I am grateful for the work that their family is doing for God's Kingdom over in Holland.

I was talking to a friend last night about Christian Fellowship and how important it is in a growing relationship with Christ. We were discussing how some people who have always had such awesome Christian friends can take it for granted. All that I can say is whether you are just now making friendships with your brothers or sisters in Christ, or if you have had them for many years, continue to build upon that relationship and help eachother in all areas. Because I don't know if you have noticed or not, walking with Christ is not always the easiest thing to do.