Alphabet Soup of a Blog Post

First and foremost, I want to release another prayer request. A friend I met in high school has been through some tough times, climaxed by being diagnosed with skin cancer. She finished her first round of chemotherapy treatments recently and has a very weak immune system. Right now she has strep throat and has not been able to care for her little baby girl, Addie, in about two weeks. Her aunt and uncle have been taking care of Addie. Even though I haven't seen my friend in around two years, I've been deeply bothered by her trail of events and have been following her condition via email. Pray for her faith and immune system to strengthen, her health to improve, and for her ability to love on and care for Addie. Also pray for the endurance and faith of her aunt and uncle and the rest of her family. God's healing and sustaining grace will provide; God will answer our prayers for He is faithful. Thank you.

Now for a few paragraphs about Homecoming...

Homecoming chapel was in the gym, as usual, and four athletes shared their testimonies and life stories. It was good.

Homecoming was the best for me when Fiddler on the Roof began. Friday night's show was awesome! Everybody did great, and the musical was hilarious. I loved Jose Silva and Dr. Cox on the clarinets!

After the musical, my roommates and I took the seemingly long, bitterly cold trek to the gymnasium for The Perk. It definitely smelled good in there, and I enjoyed listening to my talented fellow peers.

Enough about that. Thanksgiving is only one and half days away! Turkey Day is one of my favorite times of the year--fun with family, great food, relaxation during football... oh, yeah, and the awesome church dinner!

Celebration weekend was last Sunday. My church family, Meadow Heights, just wrapped up the NEXT series with ImagineNEXT. (For more information, you can probably visit the site to the right.) Five hundred of us met in the high school gym to celebrate what God is doing in us and through us, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. Plankrode Inn catered, and a group unofficially named the Giant Elves by Michael Goldsmith sung some Christmas songs after the feast. Mmm... fun times with MH!

That's all for now. With the good times and a bad time of the weekend and week, I have plenty to be thankful for. Praise God for His grace and mercy, my blessings, and how He is going to move in my friend's life!