Alright, alright, alright. I'll update.

Oh, wow, I just realized we haven't updated since just after the Formal. That seems like a forever ago. Of course, anything beyond 2 1/2 weeks ago seems like the distant past, kindof, since the last 2 1/2 weeks have been so packed. I'll fill y'all in on them in a sec. Anyway, sorry for the nearly three month gap, everyone. We really are going to try to avoid that in the future, hopefully.

So we've been home for about 13 hours now, 8 of which I spent sleeping. Where were we, you might ask?  Well, Rachel, our bro Ben, friend Karah, and I went on a mission trip with YWAM.(Youth With A Mission) Rae and I were part of what they call Phase II of the SST(summer of service & training) program, since this was our second year. Ben and Karah were part of Phase I, the major difference being that they did outreach in Mexico, while ours was in Chicago. It was pretty much awesome. We spent the first week at their base in Texas, focusing on our relationships with God and also preparing for ministry in Chicago. It was so cool to be back, re-connecting with friends from last year, and forming new friendships with some awesome people. Every afternoon and night we had amazing worship times and some cool speakers. The one that sticks out to me the most talked about "I hate beans!" haha, it's a long explanation, but basically it was about not settling for less than God's best for your life. Also we spent afternoons doing ministry prep, getting ready for our individual ministries. I was in the drama Turn Around again, this time as the main girl. One of the guys taped us doing it, so hopefully I'll be able to post the video of it on here. Rachel was in the drama 7even(seven) and we also had 2 dance teams, 2 worship teams, and a funny skits team. The rest of the time was spent at the Challenge course(haha, try getting 60-some people over a 13-or-so feet high wall, without being allowed to talk at all while doing it. good memories), swimming in the lake, and relaxing somewhat during free time.
      So that was the first week, then we started outreach with a 17-hr drive to chicago. Rae and I rode in one of the 15 passenger vans, always a memory making experience. Anyway, chicago was cool. We cleaned parks, drew with sidewalk chalk, hung out with homeless people, did our skits, dances and dramas, went to a muslim mosque and hindu temple(major eye-opening experiences), talked with people about their beliefs, had open-air worship in the middle of downtown Chicago(incredible), walked along Lake Michigan at night,  and asked complete strangers at Daley(sp?) Plaza if we could pray for them. It was fun, challenging, exhausting, interesting, and exhilarating, all at different times. It really helped me step out and be bold about talking to people about God, which wasn't always fun or comfortable, but definitely good for me.
     On Monday we headed back to tx, and then spent Tuesday packing and had a movie night, then Wednesday we said goodbyes(a sad time, but hopefully I'll be able to keep in touch with a lot of them).  It was an incredible time, and I'm really glad we went. But I must say I'm glad to be home, it'll be nice to get a decent night of sleep, and not have to worry about fire ants or chigger bites. My word, Texas has some evil bugs. haha, yeah . . . anyway, that was my last 2 and a half weeks. So what have you all been up to?
ttyal, love ya and good-bye for now,
--Beth--

Since it's been a month since my last post I figured I should write another one.  And what better time than late at night ( or rather early morning) when I should be finishing my Physcis paper?? Yup, that's right, we have a 2 page pape in Physics. And it's really not hard. Theres just so much info on what I'm doing mine on, and I went and made it too long. So that stinks. It's just that I haven't done a two page paper in like forever, so I kinda forgot how simple they were and over complicated it. So it'll end up being an average 2 page paer, while it could have been a great 3-4 pager. But oh well. "Se lovey" which is totally not the right spelling. But supposedly it means "such is life" in french or somthing. And I'm not really sure why I'm posting it since I don't like the French language or nation really.  Although I know God loves them and they need Jesus. So um, yeah...what was I talking about??

Right! my paper. But I covered that topic. Onto another one! But, alas, I can not think of another topic. And the knowledge of my paper looms ahead. How I long for the days when Hillside is over.  It'll be like blue skies after months of dreary gray. And yet we have at least 3 more weeks. :sigh:

Have you ever been online in a forum or chat room and you realize some one lives like in the same state/area as you? It's an interesting thing, and a reminder of house small our world is.  ( i know, i know, cliché, sorry). but yeah, it's kinda cool too.

So what do you guys think of predestination? not to start a debate or anything. I'm already in one on a forum, and I was just wondering what y'all thought.

Alrighties, enough is enough.  I'll be a good home schooler and get this hw done. Adios.