So my friends are basically the best friends EVER!

We were supposed to be having Thanksgiving lunch together Sunday after church. My sister was here and it was gonna be a fun little get together with all of my friends and the plan was to draw names for our Christmas gift exchange.  Well, when we walked in everyone yelled SURPRISE! And I was so confused because my birthday isn't until the 18th! But then they all said we're celebrating early because we wont be together on your birthday! ARENT THEY SO SWEET?! So it was my first real surprise party because I really had NO CLUE about it! I was so excited and happy. They had Julie and Bliss' apt decorated with balloons and the happy birthday sign. FUN! :) And they gave me the greatest present EVERRRR! They took up a collection and I got a $150 Apple gift card to put towards my IPOD!!!! I was soooo excited and sooo thankful! I really want to get my IPOD before I go to East Asia over the christmas break.

BY THE WAY!
I'M GOING TO EAST ASIA OVER THE CHRISTMAS BREAK!!!! Surprise!!!! :) I haven't updated in so long I forgot y'all probably don't know! I'm going on a Vision Trip with Campus Crusade for Christ. Its a trip for people interested in STINT which is a one year long trip with Cru.  I'm interested therefore I'm going. I'm really excited. I leave December 12th- 23rd so please be praying! Pray that I'll raise the support I need to go on the trip (if you feel like you want to give $ to help me out just let me know-- it would be greatly appreciated!) and also pray that the Lord will just confirm to me on this trip what I am to do after graduation. Plans are coming together I think but I just want to be sure this is where the Lord is leading me.  More on that later.

My mom is in Washinton DC for those who don't know. She got activated to serve for 6 to 9 months in the Office of the Surgeon General.  She's having an ok time- I think she's kinda lonely and she's working really hard so pray for her too. I'm so proud that she's my mom. She's serving our country and she loves doing it even when it's hard. She doesn't even complain. Both of my parents. I love them dearly and look up to them so much. 

This past weekend was homecoming at UMHB and we CRUshed HPU. It was fun. Manda my roomie was on homecoming court and she was beautiful. The gorgeous Katie Speckman won homecoming queen and deserves every bit of it! She's such a sweet girl! :) We went to Semi Formal and that was so fun. I was a little worried it might be lame but we had such a good time- Mehringer came from Dallas and it was so fun to hang out with her.

When I got back to the dorm on Saturday night I had to sit on Duty til 2am. Well, right around 1:45am Daniel Joseph Moore walks in the lobby!!!! I WAS SHOCKED! He drove an hour and a half in the middle of the night to come see me! Isn't that PRECIOUS?! I was so excited and surprised! It was so fun. He's a crazy crazy boy but I like him a lot and i'm so lucky to have him. He's sick right now and is so busy with school and Cru... pray for rest and that he can feel better soon.

So now that I updated you on a lot of stuff ... you're updated. Any questions? I'll be 22 on Saturday! My friend Brittney is getting married that day and I'm SO excited for her! Wahooo! That'll be a fun day.

Ok I love you all so so much and I hope everyone is doing well!

Almost There.

I can't wait til next semester. Top 10 reasons...

10. One word-- GRADUATION.
9. No class Fridays!
8. I'm taking a Conversation Chinese class!
7. My mom comes home from D.C. somtime next semester!
6. I'm taking the best classes EVER-- Jewelry, Ceramics, Christianity & Film, Youth Ministry and Chinese! Wahoo!
5. More time with Daniel Joseph Moore :)
4. No class Fridays!
3. It's my last semester of COLLEGE!
2. I get my class ring in April!
1. No class FRIDAYS!

Wahooooo! :) I can't wait.

It's been a while.

I'm sorta feeling blah. I have been for a while-- I would appreciate your prayers... Satan really knows where to get me. And I'm really struggling with worry and fear right now.

School stuff is sorta starting to pile up on me. Blah.

God is faithful, He is good and He loves me.

My hope is built on nothing less
than Jesus' blood and righteousness.
I dare not trust the sweetest frame,
but wholly leanon Jesus' name.
 
On Christ the solid rock I stand,
all other ground is sinking sand;
all other ground is sinking sand.

When Darkness veils his lovely face,
I rest on his unchanging grace.
In every high and stormy gale,
my anchor holds within the veil. 

His oath, his covenant, his blood
supports me in the whelming flood.
When all around my soul gives way,
he then is all my hope and stay.

When he shall come with trumpet sound,
O may I then in him be found!
Dressed in his righteousness alone,
faultless to stand before the throne!

Sorry this post is sorta depressing I guess-- on a lighter note I'll leave you with a picture of the man of my dreams... :) He makes me smile. I promise for a real update soon. Love you all very much!

I saw this on a friends Xanga and wanted to share it bc I liked it. Hope everyone is doing well... happy fall semester! Love yall!

Saint Theresa's prayer:

May today there be peace within.  May you trust God that you are exactly where
you are meant to be.  May you not forget the infinite possibilities that are
born of faith.  May you use those gifts that you have received, and pass on the
love that has been given to you.  May you be content knowing you are a child of
God.  Let this presence settle into your bones, and allow your soul the freedom
to sing, dance, praise and love.  It is there for each and every one of us.

So I've decided to UPDATE! Hurray!!!!!

There's a lot of other things I should be doing right now but Oh well.

So this summer was FUNNNN but went by way to fast like always. I went to Acapulco with Rebekah June 20th and we were there for a week. We came home early for a lot of reasons but it was def. a learning experience and I'm really really glad we went. Here's a few pics...

The beautiful beach/ocean that we never got to swim in. Sad I know.

The precious precious missionaries we lived with... Jim and his wife Honey. He is 77 and still serving the Lord as a missionary! AMAZING!

Me with the cutest kids ever...

Rebekah and I at the Seminary where Jim was a professor

Well, I got sick... we didn't have anything to do bc Jim and Honey had to go out of town and they basically left us with a babysitter for 1 week. So we decided it would be better if we came home and recooperated before heading off to Ecuador. Rebekah went to her grandparents lake house and I went with my family to Washington DC for the Fourth of July. It was a Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association Reunion so my dad wanted to go. It was very fun and we got to walk in the parade in DC for the 4th! Sooo cool!

Here we are in the back of a Medivac helicopter... I dono if that's the name of it.

My fam walkin in the parade!

We ate dinner under a space shuttle!!! Way cool...

Mom and I at the Vietnam Wall

Me ... yep.

So anyways--- I missed my boyfriend a lot the whole time we were in DC but what's new. I got to see him for a day or so before we left again to go to Ecuador. SOOOO anyways... Ecuador. Oh man. Honestly I didn't want to go to Ecuador. I was nervous that I'd get sick like I did in Mexico, I didn't want to sacrifice any of my time, I was being selfish. I just wanted to stay home, be with Daniel and be lazy. Way to go Court --- way to be like Jesus right? Anyways. God showed me so much in Ecuador. Not only were we living with AMAZING missionaries... but we met some of the most precious people thru The King family whom I will never ever forget! There are so many Christians we met who were so sweet and kind to Rebekah and I -- and even though we barely spoke each others language they loved us with the love of Jesus! I feel like I saw a perfect picture of how we as Christians should love our brothers and sisters in Christ. They supported and encouraged one another... they PRAYED like i've never prayed before. They're FAMILY and they love eachother in Christ! It was so cool. To live with Steve and Paula (the missionaries) and their daughter Rubi was such a priviledge. I was comforted to talk to Paula about how initially she was so scared about being a missionary and she said she even told her husband Steve that she didn't want to do it. She didn't want to leave the comforts of the USA to go somewhere foreign... which is somthing I've dealt with a little. We also talked to this one lady who was sooo cute. Her name was Claudia and she was American. She and her husband opened up a camp in the Jungle of Ecuador and they were living there. Rebekah and I asked her if the transition from the US to the mission field was hard and she said "Yes to be completely honest it's been hard. I was spoiled rotten in the states. I had everything I wanted and more. And it's been hard getting used to living in the jungle where we dont have the every day things like a washer and dryer or a walmart." Rebekah and I were talking about it later and we got a little teary because we know that'd be us if we were in her situation. But somthing Claudia also said was that when you're in the center of God's will, when you've said Yes to His call... wherever He sends you is a little slice of heaven on earth. So yes she's living in the jungle with TONS of mosquito's and who knows what. But she's satisfied and she's glorifying the Lord with her life and He's giving her what she needs... So that's encouraging too. Anyways--- i've blabbed on and on. I wanna show you some pics but sadly I left them in Ecuador. Steve and Paula are mailing my CD to me so I'll add some ASAP! I love you all and I hope yalls summers were as amazing as mine.

To end such a great summer I'm going to Indiana to see my family!!! All the cousins and Aunts and Uncles will be there so I'm very excited. The best part about it is Daniel is coming with us!!! Hurrayyyy! Haha... I'll get to see him 5 days in a row! That's gotta be a record. :)