Wow … it’s been quite a while since I’ve last wrote anything!!… I know that I should never have excuses or blame somebody else, but you do have to understand that I have been incredibly busy the last few months! 
I don’t even know where to begin ... I have had a lot of “life-roller-coaster-rides”, which even though I hate them, they are creating me into the person I am. God has really been showing my some incredible things. So, let’s see where I should start … First of all I am now officially a high school senior! Yeah! My last year in high school … man, time really does fly. I can hardly believe it! I am ready though to move on and start something new in my life - at least I think I am. One of my older sisters moved into the student dorms downtown, and though she thought she was ready, she had several break-downs the night (and day) she was moving out … I don’t think that will happen to me, but it might.
Oh, that same sister is also courting a guy (dating with a purpose) … That was a change for me, and also one of my roller-coaster-rides. C.B. (the guy she’s courting) is absolutely amazing and has a true heart for the Lord, but it was slightly challenging for me to realize that my sister is getting older and God’s preparing her for her future … I am now realizing some things, and God is helping me tremendously.
My best friend (a.k.a., my older brother, DL) let for his 2nd phase in ALERT … that would be another reason for my RCR (I’m now going to use an acronym for Roller Coaster Ride … smart eh?! ). He’ll be back in November. Part of the 2nd phase for the guys was to go down to Miami and get certified for scuba diving, rescue diving, and open water diving…he said it was amazing when they went down about 60 feet one day!!
So, my summer included lifeguarding 2-3 times a week at a local private pool, taught swimming lessons several weeks, playing the piano (coming along great! I am going to start playing for my church 1-2 times a month!), started volleyball the middle of august (home-school team of which I’m the oldest one on the team! ha), sleeping, cleaning the house, went to savannah for one 4-day-weekend (and went tubing on the savannah river!), had the worst birthday ever (but it could’ve been worse), went to whitewater, went to sox flags (twice this year, yeah!), helped my sis move to her dorm room, cried, met some new people, started French again, also met Erwin (one of MK’s and JA’s French friends who was here for 2 weeks), playing the guitar( I can pick!!), found out I love surfing, tried to figure out what I’m doing after my senior year, and who knows what else….So I guess that’s my summer update right there…If you have questions please comment and let me know :)
