Basketball in Ft. McMurray

Wow that was a long trip! But it was so much fun. =) We left Three Hills at about 7:30 Friday morning and got Ft. McMurray at 4:30ish. Our game started at 6:30, so we dropped the boys off at their hotel and headed straight over to the gym. We won our first game with a score of 77 to 66, and then the guys played right after us. It was such an intense game! They were down the entire game, by like 20 points at one point, until the last 2 minutes of the game. Then they managed to get within 5 points, tied it up, and ended up winning by 3 points! It was crazy intense, but so much fun to watch. =) Once their game was done us girls left to go to Ginny's aunt and uncle house, which is 45 minutes away from where we played. We got to sleep at about midnight, and then were up at 7 again. We had an amazing breakfast and were on our way back to the gym at 8:15. We played again at 10 and kicked butt. We won, 68 to 40. Then the guys played once more, and won by quite a lot (I don't remember the score). We packed up and headed out as soon as their game was done (and they'd showered!) We got back at midnight, after playing Rook the entire way back. lol. And now I'm off to go bowling. Fun times! =D
(Wow, this post was really boring. All facts... Sorry!) lol

Plan to go, be willing to stay

Our Missions Conference started on Tuesday, and the last session is tonight. There have been incredible times of worship where we sing in all different languages from all over the world and the styles of music are different. It's wonderful! The speakers are really good to. Floyd McClung is one of them, and something that he said on Tuesday really spoke to my heart. Plan to go, be willing to stay. Too many people are saying that they haven't been "called", so to speak, to the mission field. But what's wrong with volunteering? It's not like God is gonna say "Stop trying to serve Me! You're messing up My plans!" (This is all what Floyd said). The part that really struck me personally, though, was the be willing to stay part. I've been "planning to go" for a long time now, and to be honest, I am not willing to stay here. I have no desire whatsoever to live long term in North America. I want to go to Africa, and I do feel called there, but would I be willing to stay here if this was where God wanted me for the next 10 years? It's something that I'm really struggling with right now, and will probably continue to struggle with until I surrender, once again, everything to God.
Tomorrow morning at about 6 or 7 the basketball teams will be travelling up to Fort McMurray to play some ball. It's an 8-10 hour drive, depending on the roads. Please pray for safety as we travel. We'll be playing at 6:30pm on Friday, and again at 11am on Saturday, and then we'll head back to Three Hills as soon as the guys game is done. (The girls always play first). It's going to be a good time, but I am going to be so dead by the end of it! But it'll be fun. It will. ;)

'Rotic' Valentines Night, Creation Conference, and New Years Party

That's right, I said 'rotic'. Or rather, romantic without the 'man'. ;) We had a super fun girls pampering night on Valentine's Day, geared mostly towards those of us that had nothing to do that night with "someone special". =) There were manicures, pedicures, facials, and a hot stone massage. There was an abundance of chocolate (including fondue) and candies, as well as great fellowship. =D We also watched 'Step Up', which is a great movie, especially if you're a fan of Tatum Channing. ;) Here're some pics of our night.






I also went to a Creation Confrence that was held at my church this weekend. It was so good! There were three main speakers: Jeff Chiasson and Calvin Smith from Creation Ministries International, and Vance Nelson from Creation Truth Ministries with Creation Museum. It was all about creation and evolution, and they provided excellent proof for why creation is true and evolution must be false. I can't remember everything, but it's definitely interesting info, and hopefully some of that information will come back to mind when I need it. ;)

Last night Ang and Alissa threw a post new years New Years party. It also happened to be Chinese New Years, so it was perfect. =) You see, none of us were actually here for New Years, so they thought that it would be fun to throw a party. It got a little late though. ;) lol. We're talking about having a Valentine's Day party in April now. ;) We played a few games, but mostly just hung out and ate a lot of food. lol. At midnight we went out into the garage and lit our sparklers to bring in the "New Year". Sweet times! I don't have any pics of that yet, but I'll post some when I get them. =D

Well, it was a busy weekend and I've been working on homework all day, so I think I deserve to head to bed now. ;) lol. Missions conference is this week, so classes are slightly shorter on Tuesday and Thursday, and there aren't any classes on Wednesday. And then I'm gone to Fort McMurray on Friday and Saturday for basketball. It's a 10 hour drive! Ah well, we've got fun teams. We'll find things to do. ;)

What does your name mean?

Hey, saw this on my sister's blog and thought it was cute. =D

What Lisa Means

L is for Lovable I is for Innocent S is for Serene A is for Abstract

What Does Your Name Mean?

Superbowl Sunday

OH YEAH! The Colts won!!! That was a great game to watch! A bit discouraging when the Bears got a touchdown in the first 14 seconds of the game, but the Colts definitely took it back. =D There were way too many turnovers and such though. Not good for my nerves. lol. And the rain! Man, it must have been coming down HARD for it to show up that much on camera! Not nice playing conditions at all. Anyways, I should get to bed. Enough excitment for one day. =)

P.S. We won our basketball game last night. 67 to 45! =D

Sick again

Why do I always get sick right before a game?! I'm feeling like crap today, and we have a game in Calgary tonight. At 8:30! I hate that it's so late, but what can I do. To make things worse, I'm working today. 12-4, and then we leave for Calgary at about 6:15. Hopefully I can sleep on the way there so that I'll be able to play hard. It's not going to be fun though... Anyways, enough of my complaining. Back to homework.