I haven't blogged since May. That's right, you heard correctly, no spellin errors here people. May! So much stuff has happened in my life since MAY!!! I don't even know where to start.... Well I have graduated year 12 with a high enough ATAR to get into the course I want to do!! (That's Primary Education at UC) and..... My skating has imporved heaps! Clare has beeen and gone to America (for three months) I have had fight after fight with my friends, and then remake after remake! I'm still working at the same old place (but thinking about a change since I'm not at school anymore) I've been to Melbourne, Alice Springs, Sydney twice, the Coast, Jamberoo and a million other places!! I have acquired my P's and a car, I have given up going to parties, then started going to them again and have recently decided (on Sunday) that I'm NOT going to them! It was all about compromise you see. And I need to find a way to break this to my friends.. I can tell you now they will NOT understand... But all I can do is pray.
Which brings me to "The God Factor" I like to call it that, it makes it sound important! Which it totally is!! Over these past seven months my life has been up and down, a constant battlefield with friends, family, work, school and other trivial things. But God is the one who has constantly been there for me! He always hears me, listens to me and understands me and I'm great full for every last drop of love he has shown me!!
So much has happened in my life that it's actually hard to remember..... A big thing coming up next week is CHRISTMAS!!!! It's pretty exciting!! And not because of the presents or the food or the tree or even the lights (although I do enjoy those!!) but because of the ATMOSPHERE!! I don't know about you but I sure do LOVE Christmas time and the mood and the whole scene of it all! And of course who can forget the reason for it all???? JESUS of course!! I mean would we be here if it weren't for him?? I don't think so!!! So that's why I love Christmas!! And of course what follows Christmas every year? the UPCA Conference! To which my sister and I are not allowed to attend as we go to the coast every year at the SAME TIME!! It is always an argumentative subject because my dad says we can go but mum doesn't. However, this year my mum told my sister and I that we can go to the coast at a DIFFERENT TIME!! Can you imagine how we felt?!?! AMAZED!! So we are all booked for conference and it's in Canberra this year which makes it easier (not to mention cheaper!) and the excitement is coming upon me! This Sunday night, as tradition in our church is the carols service! One of the services that I simply love!! Basically the choir sing a whole bunch of Christmas carols and it's just a great night had by all!! I remember last year I sang my first solo ever in church in the Christmas Carols service to "Silent Night". This year I'm singing "O Little Town of Bethlehem" and let me tell you it is a difficult song!!! and it's tomorrow night!!! I am stressing about it a tiny bit, I won't lie.... We had a choir rehearsal on Thursday night and Josh gave me some great advice but I'm still worried. But I've been praying like there is no tomorrow!! So it shall all turn out well. My friends are coming too... which is awesome!! The first time any of them have ever been to church!! (:
So that's me..... and I hope you can all read and relate!!
Stay blessed!!
-Brooke ox
