Blessed new year!
I too had a wonderful christmas even though I wasn't with my family. I was working at the wol church conducting services and worship. One thing that really struck me hard this Christmas though , is the fact that even though christmas is about Christ, only less than half probably know what its all about. And it struck me how many times I have been caught up in that frucus of merrying instead of thinking on the instituition of a great salvation by a great God. For the new year I hope to release a cd I have composed more than 17 songs and I feel I need to do something about them please pray for me about this, its my only big goal this year and I don't know if I have ever told you this but as I approach my twentienth birthday I keep saying "in my years below ten, Jesus was my savior and friend, in my teenage years Jesus was my Lord and in my twenties I want Christ to be my teacher.What are your plans and resolutions for new year?Camp will soon be over but I had a chance to come to town.Talk to you later.

Well, I hope that you had a good Christmas. I sure did! My parents bought me a stethoscope and I'm really excited about it. It's really cool. All Christmas day I kept going around checking my family's pulse. We had a really really good Christmas Communion Candlelight service. The whole church band was frantic before it started just becuase everything that could have possible gone wrong during pracitce had and none of us were ready. Actually, during some songs, we had no idea what we were doing. BUT in our weakness, God is so strong. God just shown His power all through church. It was such a blessing to be in the service and part of God's people glorifying Him.
Yeah, I know what you mean about my sister- I would NEVER give up on her. She wouldn't do stupid things like go get drunk either, though. But I do see your point. If you think about, pray for her, and myself in that situation. I just feel helpless I guess.
About my dad, I guess everything will work out. I just feel like I dont' know where to draw the line in between just submitting to him as sovereign authority that God has placed over me and questioning some decisions of his that might not really be the best for me. I don't know. Sometimes I think that he is just not aware that I'll be going off to college in less than a year. Oh well.
I quit my job so I could take a college class in Phlebotomy so that my schooling would be first and foremost right now. In a lot of ways, I'm glad that I don't have to deal with it anymore, but I kind of miss those kids. I never thought that I would get so attached to them.
Well, Gideon, I miss you to and thank you so so so much for being honest with me and helping me to grow in Him.
All my prayers,
Bethany