Happy Birth Day to Olivia Marie Hoke!!!

Olivia Marie Hoke was born to Ashley Honeycutt and Phillip Hoke at 8:52pm tonight weighing in at 6 pounds, 4.1 ounces.

I am an aunt! Yay! She currently has black hair and black eyes, but that will undoubtedly change.

I am hoping to have pics soon.

Sorry it's been so long, but I am on myspace at myspace.com/princesscollegegirl (shocker, i know)

Ya. So sorry, but I am now keeping God at #1, not just in words but in action tooo. I pray and read my bible a WHOLE lot more than I am online. And that it how it is going to be for me. I am keeping myspace because I think it is such an important way to keep in touch with all you wonderful people in my life.

So lately...

I did not go back to Southwestern this fall because God made it clear that I was to stay here. At least for now. And we'll see about later. It was hard at first. First, it was a hunch. Second it was pretty clear, but I was very much praying about it. Third, it was perfectly clear but my heart was still there in that I was sad and wanted to be there. And in this I felt faithless and was mustering up all my trust in God. Fourth, and coming immediately after the third, God totally outdid himself encouraging me that I had been obedient and that I was where I was supposed to be, here at home. Praise the Lord!!! Fifth, 3 days after the 3rd and 4th, on the Wednesday that school started for y'all, God brought a special thing into my life that has already been so instrumental in my spiritual growth and my walk with God, for it has literally exploded. I am praying in pretty much continually in the Spirit and God has been revealing stuff to me, just dropping it right and left. (To just mention one result) I have always wanted this and never had it before. Get ready. God's doing something! Something's about to break! Praise the Lord!!

Much love, and God's richest blessings to all of you.

Yeah, so there's so much to say about camp...

...that I'll probably be writing about it forever. If I decide I have the energy to even try. Well, it was amazing. I believe this was my 12th year to go. My 4th yearas a counselor, and in a row. I went to kids camp at 10, 11, and 12. Then I went to youth camp at 13, 14, 15, 16, and 17. I went to Warriors Camp (month-long) at 18. I wasn't allowed to go to camp as a counselor at 19, although I was heartbroken. But I have been as a counselor at 20, 21, 22, and now 23. Actually, that's 13 years. Cool. I'm pretty sure that if I could do this, like as a job, I would do it. I just love being a spiritual mentor to girls. And of course I love the camp atmosphere for myself anyway, because I love being showered with the outporing of the Spirit and surrounded by the Lord's growing. I bought the camp video, which is supercool. But I can't find the 300+ pictures they said were on it, so can anyone help me out?

More to come. Gotta get ready for church tonight!! yay!!

From Saturday...

Well, first of all, my mom and grandma signed on our new house today. It is a Chesmar home, and it is in Aunt Cathy's subdivsion, and literally a stone's throw from Jason and Monica's new house. I am pretty disappointed that I wasn't there to pick out all the colors and insert my two cents on the upgrades, but I was working. So it's offical now. We are moving. And although it will take about 4 months for them to build it, it is very exciting. Crazy, even. Unfortunately, I will have to go back to school before we move, but ... it is finally happening. YAY!! So that's new.

In other news, the job is going very good. Except where my feet are concerned. They hurt so bad until I am ready to cry, every night, they just kill me. But I am liking floral. I love it when people are there. I absolutely love helping people. Even if they need help outside my dept. I love showing them, even taking them right to what they are looking for. And rearranging flowers is okay. It is difficult, on the other hand, to try to keep the trees off the floor, and it does literally seem like a jungel back there sometimes. Oh, well, if you have never been to the Garden Ridge on 242, the floral dept goes from one side of the store, almost to the other, in the very back. And it also includes baskets, which get completely crazy, bridal, and ribbon. I'm telling you, you could make a fake astroworld, and not make a dent in the stock of this floral dept. They have more flowers and greenery, and sticks, and wreaths, and trees and floor plants, than you could even think of. I'm sure my feet hurt because I am constantly walking from one side of the store to the other, from the back to the front. It's insane. But I am getting the hang of it, and I love helping people.

And, on the font page of Robin's World, MY BROTHER IS GETTING MARRIED!! In like less than 3 weeks. I have only met Ashley once, but she seems really sweet and Phillip loves her. I am kinda bummed that they can't have a real wedding now, but they are planning to do something special on their first or second anniversary. Whether that be a ceremony, or a reception, it will be nice. And I can't wait for them to move back to Texas, so Ashley can be my real sister and we can love her into our family.

Well, that's the most recent. I have a pic of my store and some other that I will post when it is not 2am, in the dark, and secretly being typed so I don't get in trouble for not being in bed. Blessings to all!! GOD IS GOOD!!!