Keep Your Eyes Open- Summer 2011

It was a great summer. I’d like to give you more info, but I can’t seem to find my angle to write about it all. So, here’s a list of the best of Summer ’11 in category form.

Trips:

-Alleluia: Lutherdale, Mission Trip, Ignite

-Memorial Day weekend trip with friends

-Girls Camp!

-Colorado to visit family

Concerts:

I saw a ridiculous number of bands this summer. Trust me, it’s an embarrassing number of bands, so here’s just a list of my fav’s from this summer:

-Tenth Avenue North: 3 times!!!

-Needtobreathe: 2 times (they began and ended my summer)

-Skillet (3 times)

-Satellites and Sirens

-Family Force 5

-Stryper!!! (YES, I SAID STRYPER)

-Jars of Clay (The Musical)

-Chasen

-Switchfoot

-Abandon

-David Crowder Band

-The Almost (2 times)

Top Memories:

-Watching Jonathan Chu rock out on stage while wearing his daughter’s hospital bracelet (A reminder to me of what is important in life).

-Spending time with my niece and nephew in Colorado.

-Meeting Black Female Baby Jesus/AYhigh mascot/Alice Ann Bynum

-Doing ministry beside the SEAK girls (Steph, Emma, Abbie, and Kat)

-Speaking at girls camp-watching 100 girls soak up being a daughter of the King.

-Hanging with Needtobreathe.

-Experiencing the amazing attitude of my students and leaders on the mission trip. (A serious blessing).

-The “Wobble” on the Mission Trip

-Getting retweeted by Jars of Clay. (I know, silly, but seriously cool too).

-Meeting Stryper.

-Pink hair.

Books/TV/Movies:

-“On Writing” by Stephen King

-Friday Night Lights series finale

-Harry Potter!

Future Planning:

I spent the summer thinking about what’s next in life:

-Planning a new AYhigh curriculum called “The Story.”

-Making plans to got to Africa in 2012.

-Planning to run some sort of race involving lots of “k’s”

-Deciding to find a new man, since Donald Miller is engaged.

-Attend more concerts, of course!

Things I learned:

-When you play the comparison game, you always lose.

-Keep kindness at the forefront of your thoughts, actions, and attitude. (Gal. 5:22-23)

-If you are open to serving God, He will do good things among you.

-“We own the fourth quarter.” -Coach Taylor (Friday Night Lights)

-“Success is not a goal. Success is a byproduct.”

Songs of the Summer:

-“Page 28” by Sleeping at Last

-“100 Years” by Francesca Battestelli

-“Keep Your Eyes Open” by Needtobreathe

-“Where I Belong” by Building 429

-“Ready to Save” by Satellites & Sirens

-Sooner or Later by Mat Kearney

Favorite Pictures:

Girls Camp!

Switchfoot!

My Nephew Kevin

My Girlies on the Mission Trip