Sunday, March 13, 2011

HAWAII!!!!

I am waiting in the lobby to load the bus for hawaii!! I am soo excited and you can probably tell from my choice of punctuation!!!!!!!!!! I just have visions of palm trees and sandy beaches. But I think the thing I am most excited about is the opportunity to reach the people on the island. Please pray for all of us as we will be filming and singing. I know that this is going to be a big blessing!!!! Aloha Hawaii and goodbye to you... for a while!

Thursday, March 10, 2011

I'm singing in the rain!

Singing has always been a big part of my life. It's my way of expressing myself and I just love it! People always comment on how they can hear me bellowing throughout the dorm when I am singing in the shower. Anyways I have a very big slight problem. I can't really sing in front of people, and being at a very musical school everyone expects you to do just that.
Every time I have to sing for voice lessons or music auditions my hands start shaking and sweating and I sound worse than a frog trying to sing karaoke at a bar. But I decided one day to conquer my old fear and to audition for this one song that I really liked. So I plucked up my courage and went to see my good old friend Dave, who works in the music office, and asked him if I could audition some day. He said sure and I went away feeling happy that I had asked. Later on in the day we were in orchestra when I heard Craig, our music director, say that he wanted to try "I want Jesus to Walk with me", which is the song that I wanted to sing. I felt the feeling of dread come over me as I watched Dave talk to Craig and realized that they were both looking at me. My first reaction was to bolt and run away, but I knew that if I did do that then I would be letting my fears control me. So instead I walked up front and took the mike that they gave me and prayed as I sang. It was such an amazing experience, letting God lead me as I sang. I really meant every word that I sang.


I want Jesus to walk with me
I want Jesus to walk with me
All through this pilgrim journey
I want Jesus to walk with me

 It's so cool to serve a God that is willing to walk with us wherever we may go. Through trails and tribulation I know that God is right there beside me leading me home.Even if it's a small thing, like singing a solo, God is ALWAYS THERE!

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Let it snow...

For two days it has been snowing like crazy. Being in the warmer part of Canada this is usually ,but it's great! All the trees are covered with fluffy white perfect snow. It looks like we will be walking in a winter wonderland for the next few days.
When it first started to snowing I got so excited that I grabbed the person nearest to me, which happened to be Shenel, and started a snow ball fight. Well... sort of. You see Shenel has more talent for throwing than I do and in my excitement all the snow balls that I threw went sailing over her head. Meanwhile she had no problem pegging me in the eye. 
Anyway practice makes perfect... so Shenel, WATCH OUT FOR ME!!