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i was just catching up with my best friend who's in costa rica now. it was so exciting!! just to tell her about all the things that have been happening in my life, and ask her about what's been going on in hers ( i was emailing). i just couldn't stop typing!!! although i eventually did, and decided to write her snail mail in continuation of the letter. nothing like catching up with an old friend that you haven't talked to in the longest time.

my point is, if only i could be just as EXCITED , or even more, when i tell jesus about what's happening in my life!! to LOOK FORWARD to just talking to him, telling him about what's going on, and not just ask for stuff when i pray!

another friend of mine was sharing once, how instead of calling a FRIEND right away when something great or horrible or anything happened, to call on GOD. "God's throne or the phone!"

still keeping that in mind...

this sunday was the first practice for the new daniel singsperation team. (we're not allowed to call it worship cuz worship takes a lot of other forms) it was unnecessarily long and only somewhat accomplishing, i feel, since i was leader, but i think it was because of my unpreparedness. we were missing a guitarist and i'd picked out the songs that morning. during the practice we had so many suggestions that we never settled for anything..though i guess that could be a good thing. i've resolved to be more encouraging. i realized that i hadn't encouraged the team once, how shameful of me. in all the worship team's i've been in, the leader was soo encouraging and knew exactly what to say/do.......
when i got home later, after actually playing the songs through, for once, i came up with a more concrete order of songs and stuff....my great accomplishment. or is it? we won't know until practice on friday.

pray for:
-the danielship: new leaders, new year, (all new!) sinsperation teams: attitudes and purposes in check, work well together, GROW together
-discipline! so i won't be so lazy and procrastinate and stay up really...er, early
-decision of where to go after high school....been thinking about nursing- it's more beneficial to people and would be more useful in the mission field and anywhere else, instead of journalism or design.