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2009...The Year of the Swine....flu, that is!

I’ll admit, I tend not to worry about things until they directly affect me. So when this whole swine flu thing came about, my reaction was: “Wow that’s scary” Pray for those affected. Shrug it off. Go back to living my life.

Well tonight, roughly three hours ago, my dad, my sister, her boyfriend, and I sat down for a nice dinner. We had the local radio on in the background and just as we’re getting up to clear our plates we hear this:

Breaking News: All schools in the New Braunfels and Comal district will be closed for the next 10 days due to reports of the swine flu.

Woah! I had planned to call my Kids Club director to let her know that I wasn’t sure when I’d be coming back. But instead, I called her to let her know that I won’t be missing anything because now Kids Club will be closed for the next 10 days. So far, no big shockers. There had been one reported case in our district so I suppose only that school needed to be shut down, but I guess they figured it’d be easier, or safer, to shut down the entire district. Ok. Cool. Whatever. So I go back to what I’m doing…get on Facebook and all down my status page was different reports of things in town being shut down/cancelled/postponed etc. Then the mayor orders that all daycare and children’s activities are shut down for the next ten days as well! Up next….Wein and Saengerfest…our town’s big summer kickoff festival….CANCELLED! WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO US???

So now all schools are cancelled, all kids sports and afterschool activities are cancelled, and we’re urged not to gather in groups of more than 20, including church! What? Oh and not to mention, my nephew was planning a birthday party next weekend and now probably can’t have it! Not cool! He actually told his mother “It’s ok if no one comes to my party.” Ouch!

Our town has literally shut down within hours with just 1 reported case….while a neighboring town has had three reported cases as well as almost 30 possible cases…yet they haven’t even closed their schools!

I understand the need to play it safe, but I think our mayor needs to take just a few more breaths before he starts taking actions like this! Seriously!

In other news: Dallas is whooping the Spurs! 94-84 w/ 4:20 in the game! :(

Now back to our regularly scheduled freakout with this gem from my brother: “Facebook will now be shut down for two weeks due to the swine flu” Hehe….I love that guy :p

"So We Shouldn't Love God?"

In church this morning we talked about the Ten Commandments & our pastor asked us to shout them out as he listed them on the board. He abbreviated instead of writing them all out so our list looked like this at the end….

1. Love God
2. Steal
3. Kill
4. Lie
5. Adultery

…etc

It was funny because at the end of the discussion he looked at the board & said….”now don’t read this as it’s written! Look at this as all the things you shouldn’t do” & someone goes “So we shouldn’t Love God?” Hehehe…too funny!

Stats Suck Sunday

- Church was amazing this morning! We’re doing a Bible Study on The Shack in Sunday School class & today’s discussions were tough, but very inspiring!

- Today is Compassion Sunday. Pray for all the children waiting for sponsors to find them as a result!

- Missing Phil Wickham tonight :(

- I’m going to put on my own Phil Wickham concert tonight :p May actually get a concert call as well!

- Free Fallin’ is amazing! Every time I play it, I picture myself driving on an open road with my hands way up in the air! (Ok so I’m not the one driving I guess….I’d have to be the passenger to have my hands way up in the air :p)

- Sonic vanilla sprite rocks!

- My baby sister went to her prom last night! Am I really that old?

- My 10 year high school reunion is this year, so that would be a yes.

- The Spurs NEED to win the last three games of the series! Yikes!

- Rhapsody shuffle is mean! It’s playing Phil Wickham literally every other song & Phil covers only about 1/8 of my playlist!

- I’ve had the BIGGEST moth in my room for days! Had no clue how to get rid of it. Finally, it flew straight into my trashcan so all I had to do was take it out and set it free! And I actually used the phrase “Fly away Stanley, be free” to coax it out of the trashcan! :p

- This one’s for you Brody….CUPCAKES ROCK!!!! :p

Saturday Song

You can listen to a song a million times and never really hear it. If it hadn’t been for church last week I probably would’ve done that with this song! During our service, Phillip started singing this song and his voice alone was just beautiful…but to hear the words, and really LISTEN to them…I was blown away & brought to tears! I guarantee if you do the same, you’ll be brought to tears too!

I Will Rise
by Chris Tomlin

There’s a peace I’ve come to know
Though my heart and flesh may fail
There’s an anchor for my soul
I can say “It is well”
Jesus has overcome
And the grave is overwhelmed
The victory is won
He is risen from the dead

And I will rise when He calls my name
No more sorrow, no more pain
I will rise on eagles’ wings
Before my God fall on my knees
And rise
I will rise

There’s a day that’s drawing near
When this darkness breaks to light
And the shadows disappear
And my faith shall be my eyes
Jesus has overcome
And the grave is overwhelmed
The victory is won
He is risen from the dead

And I will rise when He calls my name
No more sorrow, no more pain
I will rise on eagles’ wings
Before my God fall on my knees
And rise
I will rise

And I hear the voice of many angels sing,
“Worthy is the Lamb”
And I hear the cry of every longing heart,
“Worthy is the Lamb”
And I hear the voice of many angels sing,
“Worthy is the Lamb”
And I hear the cry of every longing heart,
“Worthy is the Lamb”

And I will rise when He calls my name
No more sorrow, no more pain
I will rise on eagles’ wings
Before my God fall on my knees
And rise
I will rise

Saturday Song

I get them all the time. Shameless friend requests from bands trying to get me to listen to their music. Half the time, they’re not even the type of music i like! And I like most types of music! :p And most of the time, I hate to say, they’re not that good.

However….every once in a while I feel a little nudge from God telling me to give someone a chance. Last time I felt that nudge, I found Seventh Time Down. They are a Christian Rock band from Kentucky and they ROCK! :) So much, in fact, that I’ve been working my butt off trying to get them booked at my church or ANY local church. It MUST happen! They’re currently working on a new album. I will be sure and let everyone know when it’s out!

This week I give you the first song I heard from them….and the one that won me over immediately :)

World Changer
by Seventh Time Down

I’d chase the sun for You
Even rope the moon for You
Because You love me….

I’d chase the sun for You, I’d even rope the moon for You, because You love me.
Every day is a melody, a new song You have given me to sing, because You love me.
This could be the song I’ve been waiting for.

I wanna be a world changer…a world changer for You.
I wanna be a world changer…a world changer for You.

My life is so much more, I could win a thousand wars with You, because You love me.
So now I fall back into You with new scars and a lot of bruises, but it was worth it.
You simply are the one that I’ve been waiting for.

I wanna be a world changer…a world changer for You.
I wanna be a world changer…a world changer for You.

One life can change the world…
One life, one life can change the world.
One life can change the world…
One life, one life can change the world.

You’re in my heart, You’re in my soul. I wanna be a world changer.

(Disclaimer: Austin, please forgive me if any of these lyrics are wrong! :p)

Here’s a picture Austin took at their show tonight as people came down to pray after this song played. It’s amazing how powerful just a picture can be! Brought me to tears!

Check out Seventh Time Down on MySpace
Follow their drummer, Austin Miller, on Twitter

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