Summer....has come and gone and so have I.......

Oh my! Hello friends!

It has been a while since I have had a working computer at my fingertips! I have tried most recently to write from my "amazing" smart phone(which I am finding isn't as smart as I thought) but all my attempts have failed!

However, it has been quite an interesting summer so far! Lots of travel opportunities. I recently have returned from Flagstaff, Arizona. I was graciously given a FREE ride to go see my best friend who lives there! I rode with a co-worker for 12 hrs up and back and in return got the experience of a lifetime for free. God is so good! Only He could have orchestrated it. My friend, Anne, works out on trails and in the forests of Arizona and the chances that she would be off to visit were always slim to none! Well, it just so happened that my co-worker had a horse show to attend the very weekend my bestie was OFF and mind you, it was in Flagstaff of all the places a horse show could be!

I am so thankful to Allison, my teacher friend, for thinking of me! She is an amazing woman and I love working with her. God must have known we would hit it off so well!

While in Arizona, I was able to see the beautiful town of Flagstaff thanks to Annie! She has been there for a little over a year now and knew here way pretty well so I let her be my tour guide. She took me to the cutest downtown area, I ate at an amazing hamburger joint called Diablo Burger, I shopped at some cuuuute stores, and  got to see THE GRAND CANYON!

Can you say GORGEOUS!?! It cannot be given justice by a picture...however I have a few that might help a little!

I experienced some crazy things in Arizona. Everything from the Arizonian equivalent of the Brown Recluse to picnic table that likes to bite and leave its little splintered marks! (Thanks Ryan)

Other than that, I wouldn't trade my experience for the world! I will post some pictures of my trip here in a bit!

At the end of June, I went to a music festival in Meers, Oklahoma called "Sing to the Mountains". It was sponsored by Christian Indians and the artists that shared their God given talents sang songs of worship to our King. The neat thing about this is many tribes of Indians were present, Jews, and every race imaginable were there to come together in Worship and prayer to GOD!

I was super blessed there and the Lord actually anointed me with the notion to "flag" dance. I bought some silk flags to dance with in deeper worship for sweet Jesus. They are a blessing and absolutely nifty! They are light blue with gold angel wings painted on them. The scripture that these "weapons of warfare" have written on them is quoted from Psalm 91, " For He shall give His angels charge over thee." I know with all my heart that when these flags are waved, it is a banner for the troops of the almighty to be sent out and a stand against the enemy.

As for the other days of summer, I have spent my time visiting many friends, loving my family, and getting ready for the new school year to begin. I will have 30 or so new sweet faces to greet in a few weeks and I am so excited.

I know God has new and exciting things to come. I look forward to them whole-heartedly.

So friends, I hope this summer has brought something to be thankful for.

Blessings and Love,
Amber