Nothing Better to Do...

I've gotten quite a few calls and emails about me not updating the blog...I'm so sorry!  It's not that I haven't had any time to update it - it's that nothing truly exciting has happened since I last posted.  I wish something exciting would have happened.  It's been work and sleep and the Olympics for me.

Speaking of the Olympics, how amazing is Michael Phelps?  I know EVERY girl is in love with the guy, but seriously - eight out of eight golds, seven world records, and one olympic record in a matter of days?  That's a gift if I ever saw one.  And Bryan Clay won the gold in the Decathlon.  It wasn't shown on NBC up here.  Bryan went to APU and comes by every once and a while to talk to the students there.  He's a really nice guy - I've talked to him a couple times.  It's pretty cool to have a gold medalist from the same college I went to.  I was reading my friend Holly's blog, and she captured the amazingness of having a gift and using it.  She talked about people having found what they are good at - the gifts God has given them - and then using those gifts to the best of their abilities.  Like, eight for eight golds?  Then Holly gave a challenge that I wonder about myself: "I want people to look at me and say, 'Wow.  She found her element.'"  Will I be in my element and be worthy of a gold at the end of the day?  I don't know.

Life in Alaska.  Like I said, there's not really a whole lot to report on.  There are changes coming in work, but I don't know what they are yet.  Pray for wisdom there...It's raining a lot, and I love every minute.  I've gone out and gotten soaked a few times...Oh, and I found a great coffee shop and a great place to get a homemade milkshake - so good!  This could be dangerous...

I finally met the guy that my landlords wanted to set me up with - Kevin.  Super nice guy.  Very kind, gentle, and tall!  I had dinner with him, his dad, his sister, brother-in-law, nephew, and my landlords.  We didn't really get to talk a whole lot, but it was a fun night anyway.  Connie, my landlord, gave him my phone number, so we'll see what happens.  I'm not expecting anything, but we'll see.

That's about all my adventures.  Hopefully I can do some more crazy fun things soon.  Thanks for your prayers and thoughts!  I love every comment, email, and phone call!

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Blessings!