Finals are OVER!

oh my gosh! i am freeee from first semester junior year! today i had my last final, and i feel pretty great. except now it is somewhat of a nasty night, so i have locked myself in my apartment for the evening! today as i was walking to my final -- the wind knocked me over.

and i'm talking completely - wiped out - knocked me over. it was really humiliating to say the least! and then i went to my car and my doors were frozen shut. hahaha thank goodness our "mr. fix-it" at newman, came to help me yank my car doors open!! man oh man. God was totally telling me to stay inside tonight. haha so that is exactly what i did.

speaking of God...He is so funny, and so good. so you all have heard me mention FOCUS conference quite a bit, right?! well, i am having a really hard time coming up with the money to go. I registered, even though i couldn't afford it because you don't understand how much i LOVE conference. and for that matter how much i LOVE FOCUS. it's like my heart has been pre-made to love God, my family(+ chip), my friends, & FOCUS. haha, sounds sort of intense, but it's completely true. so i thought, i would figure out a way no matter what. well...now conference is a little less than a month away - and i haven't exactly figured out a way yet.

i've been getting somewhat discouraged...because i don't like asking people for money. it's just not in me to really ask for much of anything. but, lately random bits of money have been making their way to me. a ten here and there. a twenty. so on, and so forth. granted i still have a lott of money to raise for conference. but it's just very encouraging. God is showing me that He is finding a way for me to get there...little, by little and through the enormous generosity of people i know and people i don't know. the other day i found a twenty in my purse with a note that said, "use this for conference. love, kris kringle" like seriously?! people are so beautiful. they are so willing to give, and so willing to help. and i appreciate it way more than i could ever express. especially since i do not know who gave that to me. now i would be lying if i said i'm not a little nervous about raising the rest. -- but i'm trying SO hard to trust. haha...easier said than done. it's something i really struggle with. but i'm trying. really, really hard.

i'd just really like to stop worrying about this, any ideas for raising.... umm, about $350.00 by december 29th? ;) i'm open for any and all suggestions!!! i should have thought harder about this way sooner. it's totally OKAY to ask for help. i need to remember that every now and then. :)