Hey All,
Well I am off starting Sunday (tomorrow) at 6am to chicago and then arriving in Manchester at 11am, their time! I am going for a 2 week summer program, which will include classes, recreation, outings to Boston, canoe trips, swimming, and even mountain climbing!!!

Leave tons of comments that way I know that I am loved even when I am gone!!!

LUV YA!!!!!!!!

IN CASE YOU HAVEN"T HEARD YET, AND FOR THOSE WHO HAVE SEEN ME THE PAST WEEK, ALREADY KNOW. MY HEART IS BROKEN AS FAR AS IT CAN GO, MY MIND CAN'T THINK STRAIGHT OR ATLEAST CAN ONLY THINK ABOUT THE ONE THING, MY BODY IS STRESSED AND WHICH MEANS I LOOK LIKE CRAP.

MY HEART IS BROKEN, WHAT CAN I SAY!?
WELL, TO BEGIN, I AM NOT ENTERING ON AUGUST 17TH. MY ONE HEART'S DESIRE IS NO LONGER GOING TO HAPPEN, IT IS NOW A BROKEN DREAM. IF YOU KNOW ME WELL, AND HAVE NEVER HEARD ME STOP TALKING ABOUT MY ENTERENCE, YOU KNOW HOW MUCH THIS HURTS ME INSIDE AND OUT!
IF YOU HAVE BROUGHT IT UP TO ME IN PERSON, YOU CAN SEE THE TEARS FORMING IN MY EYES, AND THE LOOK OF SADNESS ON MY FACE AND THAT THE SPIRIT I ONCE HAD IS LONGER IN ME.
IT PAINS ME TO KNOW THAT I AM NOT GOING TO BE ENTERING NEXT MONTH AS YOU KNOW. WELL BUT GOD TOLD ME THIS....
"I TOOK YOU BY THE HAND AS YOU HAD ASKED ME TOO, TO SHOW YOU WHERE YOU BELONG IN LIFE AND WHERE I WANT YOU TO BE MY BRIDE. OF ALL PLACES ON THIS EARTH THAT I HAVE MADE FOR THEE, I TOOK YOU TO BIRMINGHAM TO A WONDERFUL NEW COMMUNITY, WHICH BY NO SURPRISE TO ME, THIS IS WHERE I WANT YOU TO BE.
HOWEVER THINGS WERE GOING JUST AS I HAD PLANNED, BUT JUST ONE MORE THING I NEEDED YOU TO DO FOR ME...I DECIDED IT WASN'T TIME FOR YOU JUST QUITE YET, HOWEVER I HAVE THE MOST WONDERFUL PLAN FOR YOU THIS YEAR, BUT YOU JUST DONT KNOW IT QUITE YET. JUST CONTINUE TO PUT OUR TRUST IN ME AND I WILL SHOW YOU, JUST HOW MUCH I WANT YOU TO BE MINE, JUST FOLLOW THIS PATH AND FORSURE, SOON YOU WILL BE THERE, IN A YEAR OR TWO AS MINE!"

JESUS I PUT MY TRUST IN YOU!!!!!!

RANDOM PICS from the last few months

HERE ARE SOME RANDOM PICS I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE FROM MAY TO JUNE. I HAVE QUINCE PICS, PAGEANT PICS AND A RETREAT PIC. I HOPE YOU ENJOY THEM!!!!!!
This girl, Lisa, My sister, invited me to be in her quince. I had tons of fun however It means tons of practices and some fun times together!!!!

This is my LITTLE MISS 2006 and I after I had just gotten my hair done by her mom, and she wanted to get her dress on and take pics with me. Naw, so who is ready for the Ball??? I think both of us are!!!! TOO CUTE!!!!

Here is a group pic of some of us in the Quince whom I am freinds with. Cute pic isn't it?? I THINK SO!!!!

This is Rahil and my other Sister, Angie, they look so cute together!!!! But they are just friends!!!
here is the group pic of all the girls that we in the quince. The pic is kinda bad since my "mom" took it for me however she was toobusy talking....go figure!!!! LOL!!! I'm gunna get the better pics from Lisa and make copies for me!!!! HEHE!!!!

MORE RANDOM PICS

HERE ARE SOME MORE RANDOM PICS, I couldn't get them all on one entry!!!!! OH WELL!!!


Sister Faustine, OSF and I at the Franciscan Emmaus Days Retreat in June, 2006

LITTLE MISS MISSISSIPPI CROWN 2006, PEYTON

LITTLE MISS 2006 and Her Hostess, ME!!!!!! (don't we look so cute together!?!?)

LITTLE MISS and MISS MISSISSIPPI CROWN 2006, Peyton and Chelsea (whom i went to school with back in the day!!)

When I see this pic it reminds me of this time of the year when religious communities are having enterence ceremonies, investures and professions!!! Summer time it the most wonderful time since the Sisters from the communities will all be home to see and experience each enterence, investure and profession!!!!

PLEASE KEEP IN YOUR PRAYERS:

Soon to be Sr. Katie who is entering OLAM on Sunday, July 16th!!!!! A young lady who is making an aspirancy starting July 16th or so!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ME!!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAY TO YOU......how about not!!!! Well, today is my birthday!!! And all i hope to get is things on my clothing list. I can't believe it's going to be a month until I am entering the Sister Servants!!!! WOW!!!! I was wanting to find a pic of a nun birthday cake but there wasn't any online, so i found this cute Care Bear pic!!!! I LOVE CARE BEARS!!! I am suppose to be 19 but I think I just barely hit 3 yrs old!!!! LOL!!! JK!!!!

KIT KAT BARS

LOL!!!!! Just a little cute humor to add for today since I need it!!!!

Nothing W/O GOD

My good old friend from Africa, Father Samuel is back to the Peoria Diocese for the summer. i met him 2 yrs ago when he was first here on a missionary trip from Africa. well he came back for another trip to the States and to my diocese!!! everytime I see  Father Samuel, he always has something to give people whom we are with, whether it is me or friends or family, Well, this morning i went to welcome him back here to the area, my little Sister Rachel was with me this time. Father brought us both a gift after our nice conversation, he brought her a pen made out of bamboo, and the pic above is what he gave me. it is a keychain, the not just any keychain, the symbol on this is what makes it special!!! The symbol means, "Nothing without God!!" Father said that this symbol is very popular or meaningful where he comes from. So this is now something that is meaningful to me as well, and too it came from HIM!!!! I bet no one else knows a priest from Africa like I DO!!!! LOL!!!!