Yup, i'm writing again! =]

"Whoa"..yah, thats probably what your thinking....two posts...in only two days!! yah, I know! =]
I just wanted to say this, so today, I had to open at work! I had to leave at 7:30. So, I set my alarm for 5:50. It went off.....but I was still way to tired because I got home real late last night. So I set the alarm for 10 minutes....I was looking forward to sleeping a little more. But, I never woke up to the alarm, I was deep in sleep in the middle of a dream, when suddenly...I just flew out of bed looked at the clock realizing that I had slept in....it said 7:25! It was completely God. Why else would I randomly, out of the blue, while I am deep in sleep....just...wake up...with 5 minutes to spare?! Even though I was freaking out because I only had 5 minutes.....all I could do was thank God! =] It was a good way to start my day! Isn't He just amazing?! :]

Why?!

[So jenna wanted me to post more...so here goes;]
This past month, I have been questioning God alot. Like,"Why did the Caley's have to move to England...for forever? They have a home here, friends, a life." "Why can't I be living in papua new guinea? Thats the place I love, its my home, its where I long to be." Why this and why that. So basically, "why can't things just be my way?" But if it were that way, who knows where I would be. But, I have to remind myself of Jeremiah 29:11,"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord,"plans to prosper you and not to harm you." God has everything under control, so I should just leave it all up to Him with no questions asked. But I am still tempted to ask Him 'why' and question His wonderful plan, which usually doesn't always seem so wonderful at that time. I mean, who am I to question the Creator of the universe, the One who tells the spring to turn to summer, the One who tells the sun when to set and the stars when to shine, the One who is keeping me alive, the One who loves me no matter what I do, the One who sticks by my side even when i've turned my back from Him. Yah, I do stupid things.....but He still loves me...no matter what! And having God take on the responsibility of all my worries...takes a huge burden off me! All I really have to do....is trust that God has everything under control....and not ask Him 'Why'!! Even when I am unsure about things....God knows all about it.
I am reading a book called "The Grand Weaver." In the book, Ravi Zacharias tells a story about a weaver who creates these beautiful garments called a 'sari' for brides to wear on their wedding day. They have a variety of spectacular colors that are woven into such beautiful patterns. As they start making them, you can't quite tell how its going to turn out, but the weaver does. Just like God, The Grand Weaver, He has a design in mind for us, even though we can't quite see how it will turn out. But through all the disappointments in our lives-both the threads He brings in and the ones He leaves out, the snagged stitches and the "flaws" that show up at all the "wrong times" starts to reveal a beautiful masterpiece. It is interesting to look back on things that seemed to be the end of the world and you weren't sure how it would turn out.....and how God worked it all out and had it all under control. Just like when the weaver is creating the garment you might say, 'oh, I wonder why he used that color there.' which you thought was going to be a mistake and ruin it, but ended up becoming part of the beautiful pattern which he had in mind from the start!
Well, thats just what I have been thinking about lately!
ok, I am not quite sure if this all fits together and makes sense....sorry. why do i always seem to write posts when i am sleepy and its late?! ;]

Here is it....finally....enjoy!!!



Sigh....I could watch this over and over!! :)

Well, here is the slideshow from mexico!! I can't wait to post the video...its so beautiful! I got to see it at youth group! :] :] :]
This monday is senior goodbye night. I am so sad, I love youth group! But, I will still be going, yup, Jenny and I are going to be break out group leaders! I am excited about it, but really nervous. If you guys could please be praying for us that would be awesome. :] I can't wait to see what God has planned for us this next year at youth group! I am looking forward to all He is going to teach me through this new experience! Like Josh told us at youth group,"Nothing great comes from being comfortable." And this situation is very uncomfortable for me....and I will be stepping out of my comfort zone....but I am excited!!
"Thank you Lord for this opportunity!" :]

The Slideshow!

I have two things to say.......
......Happy Birthday Angie!!! I love you!!!!
and...ohh my word, I am so tired.....my sister came down last night and we didn't get to bed till around two, and so I have 3 and a half hours of sleep, then I had a 7 hour and a half shift, 8-3:30......until the manager came over and said, uh, megan, and you stay till 7?! AHHHhh.....and she wanted me to stay till 7 tomorrow too....but I talked to david and he said he would take that shift for me cause I just couldn't do it, but, yes, I did say yes....I was on the verge of tears.....11 hour shift with 25 minute break total......augh.......8am-7pm.....anyways....I am so tired......so I am just going to go..........
night everyone...love you! :]

I'm back!! hehe! ;]

I am still alive.....

.....I don't have time to write anything really........

............but don't worry.....I will put mexico pictures up....sometime.....I promise!!!!

.........here.....I can't resist.....I have to put a couple up......

the days before the trip are getting even shorter.......

Wow.....is all I can really say! :]
Less then 4 days from today, we will all be sleeping in the little cabins at the KOA campground! ;] Its just so unreal to me that I am going to experience mexico again! I think it will become more real once I am at the airport boarding the plane! ;]
I am doing laundry right now, so then I can just fold them, and stick them into my duffle bag! :] :] :] :] :] I hope I pack less....so then I have more room to bring back stuff!! :] Sigh. I still can't believe it!!! I am super excited......but overwhelmed at the thought of all I have to do before I go! I missed youth group tonight....cause I had to work till 7! So I won't be able to say goodbye to everyone! :[
I'm gonna go! I am so tired.....haha!! And have to put some t-shirts in the dryer!

Also, check this.....its a blog that we are going to be updating with pictures and news while we are in mexico! http://www.thriveyouthmexico.blogspot.com

Some senior pictures for the grandparents and family! ;]

Well, I thought it would be a lot easier for me, my grandparents, and family to look at my senior pictures on my blog, then for me to email all of the pictures to them. Don't worry guys....I will still send you one or two!! hehe! ;] Love ya!

Just a thought......

Well, as most of my friends know...I pretty much have no sense of smell...haha....[yah, it must run in the family....but skipped a generation...cause my parents can smell just fine;]! yah, I can smell, a big sunday dinner cooking, anything with tomato sause and garlic....but thats pretty much it...I can never smell if something is burning, or cookies cooking, or the gross trash can thats smells awful[which most of the time not smelling is a good thing;] but there are so many wonderful smells that I am missing....[don't worry, I am not exactly complaining] haha! but, anyways, all this to say......last night, my mom and I were cooking.....and we were browning hamburger, and she put some garlic in while I was stirring....I said...."oOooOoo...I can smell that!" hehe....then I got to thinking....I wonder if there will be smells in heaven, cause if there are....I will be able to smell all of the beautiful smells there! :]

p.s........47 days--8 hours--3 minutes!!! :) [:well, thats what the count down thing says:]

Camping!

well, we're all back from the camping trip.....safe and sound! :] I have to make this post fast...cause I have loads of school to do! :]
wow....it was amazing!!! At first, I was suppose to do junior church, and wasn't going to make it, but then, after much prayer and calling around....Mr.B decided to cancel junior church this week so Caleb and I could go! :) which I was very excited about!!! So I know God wanted to me to go, even tho it seemed like I wasn't going to be able to!
I loved Josh's Lessons! About finding your real identity! And like, how they were sorta talking about in the skit, people/family/friends having high expectations for your life or giving you false identity's. that is sorta whats happening with me......mainly with some friends. But, like, lately, it seems like their plans for my life, I have to follow! yah I know, it sounds crazy. I just realized how much I listen to them. Pretty sad. But it definitely opened my eyes to see its not my friends choice to tell me if I am going to bible school this year........or to wait. I have heard so many peoples opinions, and I wasn't sure if its just their voice, or Gods! I wrote in my journal this weekend, how it seems like everyones voice is way louder then Gods, and thats all I seem to hear! I know I should try and be following Gods plan/will for my life, but, im getting them all mixed up! hmm, I am not sure if this is making any sense, cause as some of you that went...I've been going on very little sleep this weekend! hehe! But all this to say....even tho I am missing so much that I learnt.....I am so glad God had me go on this trip.......cause I was able to just hand the problem completely over to God and trust Him that whatever His will is....it will be done! If I go to ntbi this year...awesome....if not..its ok...I will just work for the year! and so I was able to have a good time...besides the cold...haha!! Its about time! hehe!!! So, yah.....the camping trip/Josh's lessons helped me a LOT!! :) even tho I seemed to write like...nothing...hehe...I am so out of it....and just talking talking talking....augh...I better go to bed....I will put pictures up later.....as of for now.......night! :]
p.s...thank you all for praying for me!!! :]

Chili Cook Off!

Trent and Hailey! :]

A much as I hate Chili, I was going to try Chikos!

....here goes......

Two thumbs up, and yes chiko....if I had three thumbs....it would be three thumbs up! ;]

So, again this year, we had a chili cookoff! A fundraiser for the mexico trip!!! :] As much as I hate chili, I was excited about it! yah, I know, how can I go to this church and hate chili? Cause it seems to be their favorite! Well, I am not alone, I found out Aleah hates it too! :)

Afterwards we had a Mexico meeting, which I was excited about! During it Jessie reminded Hannah and I about the time my taco went flying in the air while driving back to the Ranch during the storm last year! ;] it made me smile........and laugh!!! :) :] :) :]

Well, yah....I am have a little Mexico money issue. The 1/3 that we are suppose to get by working, which I am getting from Chik-fil-a, will cover it. but that money is suppose to go towards Bible School. And that 1/3 is about 1/6 of the monay I need for college! There really is no other way to earn it, either I am at work or at home doing school. That is why I am missing service projects, prayer meeting, and awana, cause I got a little behind last week cause I worked over 32 hours. I worked every single day, it was pretty insane! So Hannah and I were talking about it, and thought there would be another way to work it out, so i didn't have to use my college money.

But lately, a lot of people are saying and acting like I should wait a year for Bible School! I mean, there are a lot of plus' to staying a year. One is money would not be a problem, cause I would be able to work for a full year! And I would be able to get a car! In a way, I don't feel ready to go, leave my family and friends...and go clear up north[but, I would have a sister and brother-in-law that would live only a couple minutes away!! which would be amazing:]I don't know if that is God saying I shouldn't go......or if it is Gods will for me too go this year. I don't want to give up and say,"ok, there is no way I'll be able to get the money I need for Bible School, I'll just go the next year." No, I want to try, God will close the door if its His will, and He will also open them! :] I need to just stop worring about it and just trust God!

Well, all that to say, Hannah and I went to talk to Josh about it, I was on the verge of tears, just cause of the stress of everything going on. He said that he still wants us to make all the 1/3 by working, and that he would be praying for me. I know Josh can't just change the rules, cause other people are having trouble earning the money they need. And he can't change the rules half way through.

So on Monday, I handed the money, the whole $330, out of all the money I had earned so far. :-/ In a way, I am excited! Excited that I am and was able to give that money....that means I am going to Mexico.....which is absolutely amazing!!!! But it makes Bible School seem less and less of a chance. But seeing I worked so much last week, after I get that paycheck, and adding it to what I already had, I will be a little over 2/5 there!! I can already see the door opening for me to go this fall to college!! But its not too late for the door to close!

So, I just wanted to let you all know, well, for my frends here who didn't know, but for all my family and friends up north, who I don't get to talk to much!!!!

Sigh. ok, i think I will stop. just some thoughts that are running through my mind! I am just a little confused! So, if you could, could you plese pray that I will know what God wants me to do this next year, and that if its His will, I will be able to go to Mexico and Bible School! thanks!!! Love you all/megan marie :]

memories! ;)

Hmmm.....=) well, I have been wanted to put a couple mexico pictures up, but haven't been able to! But after the Mexico Meeting today......it really made me want to put some up!! Remember these?! ;) Enjoy! ;)

Ok, so, its pretty much official.....that I am going back to Mexico!! Lord willing!! I am so excited!! Please be praying that we will grow closer to God and come back changed!! =) Sigh, just thinking about going back, remembering what was taught and learnt, seeing all the ones we grew so close to and loved......just makes me smile from ear to ear!!! :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :): )

"its real!"

Ok, so, yesterday, my mom and I were in the livingroom when the fire alarm went off, it goes off everyonce in awhile when they are testing it. So, we both weren't thinking much about it, it went on for a minute, when I decided to get out of my PJs, I wasn't in much of a hurry, just taking my time, then, decided to put on a little makeup, as I was doing that, my dad comes running in saying,"its real." We couldn't believe it, so, I grabbed my purse and camera! I walked out the door, and past the doors in the next hallway, it was full of smoke, a guy walked in there making sure everyone was out, and he took a couple steps and you couldn't even see him, thats how thick it was. So, we all went outside and had to stay out there for over an hour! No one was hurt during it, but what happened was, a lady had some chicken on the stove in a pot, there was no flames, just a bunch of smoke! It was crazy! But poor Mrs. Mosely! So, the lobby, their hallway, my hallway, and a bit upstairs smelled real smokey all day and you can still smell it little today!

=)

There were about 5 big fire trucks, and 3-4 little ones, and I don't know how many policemen!

In they go!
and out they come!

This was sorta random, it was just the one in my hallway they pulled!

I took a vidoe of the firetrucks coming....but, its not working at the moment!

for someone special! ;)

Ok.......this is for the Miss, Mrs, or Mr. Anonymous who wrote a comment on my last post! They said I should update it more!

Well.....there is not much to say, I mean, school....which is going alright....I took my first two tests last week.......English and A Bible test......guess what....I got 100% on both....thats a first ;), trying to find a job........well........thats not going the best....but there are quite a few places that I found where I could apply, spanish......haven't got that to work on the computer yet......

......oh, but I do have sad news........my cat died!!! I found that cat when I was about 5 years old! My grandma and I were walking together to the garden, to get veggies, and as we were walking back up the little hill to the house, there she was, walking all by herself out of the corn field!! I picked her up, and I asked my grandma if I could bring it to the house! So she said yes, but, if we saw any signs that someone lost a cat, then we would have to give her back!! Well, I was so set on the cat staying, I named her......Tiger.....[yah.....not a normal name...hehe...she had stripes.....and I was just 5 at the time;].....I also, tied some hay rope around her neck, and would walk her around, then, when I would go inside, I would tie her to the steps, so she would have to stay! :) My grandparents also had an old hamper thing with a lid out side by the garage, so, I also put her in there.......yes.....now I feel bad for doing that...the poor cat...but she loved me....cause she stayed for over 13 years! Or it was just the food! ;)

My grandpa always had dogs......I never remember him having a cat, but when I brought her up to the house, my grandpa knew that I would ask if she could stay at their house, cause my mom never really like the smell of aminals and their food, she just likes them from a distance, so does amber......anyways, then we found out we would be missionaries.....so with all our traveling......there was no we could take her with me! anyways, so, I looked up into my grandpas eyes and asked if she could stay!! And of course, he said yes! :) Next I asked him for a horse, but he said no, that it would ruin the hay field! ;)

So, I want to thank my grandpa now...for all the years he has takin care of my cat, feeding it....he fed them plenty cause my mom said he wanted to do whatever he could to make her stay alive till we got back!! He also took her to the vet.....she was having to many kittens.......and my grandpa said before the whole cat thing, that he would never take an animal to the vet....but he did!!! I was told that she died a week or so ago....but, he just couldn't tell me.....because he knew how much I loved that cat!!

grandma.....could you tell grandpa this........

thanks grandpa! I love you so much!!! love/maymay :)

Ohhh...and.....HAPPY ANNIVERSARY GRANDPA AND GRANDMA!!!! I hope you had an amazing day! And I love you two SOOO much! Thanks for always being there, I enjoyed cooking and helping you in the flower garden, watching all the old movies, going to Kowloon, shopping, and playing scrabble[even tho I always lost], and picking berries and beans with you grandma........and grandpa......I loved helping out in the garden, sitting out side on a cool summer day, watching the baseball, football, and basketball games, oh, and we can't forget about wheel a fortune and jeporty, oh, all the many years of camping.......and the tractor rides!! :) Thank you two for everything!! Love you!

Well, thats all the news here! :)