Firstgiving - Detroit AIDS Walk

This year I am walking the Detroit Aids Walk on September 17th. Steppin Out is a non-profit organization commited to supporting the community in AIDS prevention and education. I am very excited about being a part of this great organization. If you would like to sponsor me you can either check out this webiste
Firstgiving - Detroit Aids Walk

or if you would like to sponsor me by cash or check please e-mail me. Thank you for your support towards fighting AIDS.

World Traveler

My brother asked my friend Elisse on her blog www.dailywage.wordpress.com what three countries she would like to add to her impressive list of 19 countries already visited. I haven't been to 19 countries, but I have been to quite a few and do have a list myself. My three top countries I would like to visit are

1. Spain, I think I dream about Spain, and who can resist a bull fighter?

2. Kenya, I would love to visit Africa and Kenya is the country I know most about and have heard most about, I am sure I would enjoy other countries in Africa as well.

3. Egypt, I almost moved to Egypt in college, long story. Anyway it is a dream for me to see the Pyramids and all the amazing artifacts oh and let us not forget the Nile.

And my three favorite countries that I already visited are (not exactly in order of preference)

1. Italy, what a beautiful country. The art in Florence was gorgeous, I loved Venice, very romantic and relaxed, and camping in Pisa was fun.

2. France, not only do I love the people, yes I love them (my family that lives there of course!) but ever since I visited the south of France when I was 9 I have day dreamed about moving there.


3. Germany, I lived there so I have to pick it. But really I loved Germany, it is so beautiful and the people are so great. I had my favorite Thanksgiving in Garmisch. I tookmy ski instructor down (literally, I ran over the poor girl, I have home videos of the exciting moment) and stayed in the most beautiful condo in the mountains. My family and I were very thankful for that vacation. I hope to visit Southern Bavaria soon.

Awakend by Color

I remember when I was young I used to think that I hated black and white movies. I couldn't imagine life without color. Then when I was a teenager I was introduced to Audrey Hepburn (not in real life, just on the screen) and movie watching was never the same. The classic black and white movies leave something to the imagination, not just from the lack of color but by the lack of spelling it all out, especially when it comes to love scenes. But they are so romantic, and riveting. I think they are simpler and remind of us of simpler times as some would say, even if we never lived through "simple times" they let us dream of them. I think I would describe my relationship with God for the last two years like a black and white movie. Simple, not all spelt out for me, and romantic in the fact that I was hopeful for more of him.
I think in the last month I have been seeing in color. Not all the time but I get trailers. Sometimes these scenes are more beautiful than anything I have scene before and at other times they are too vibrant, glaring. They are too truthful and hard to watch. But he is awakening me. Slowly, thank goodness. I am being honest and that is hard, but real and as some may same life giving. It may not be a beautiful life, but a real one, unlike the black and white objects on a screen.
"And I - in righteousness I will see your face; when I awake, I will be satisfied with seeing your likeness. " Psalms 17:15

test update

I had the yucka test on Wed. It wasn't so much the test that was horrible, but the aftermath from it. But it only lasted a day. I am now feeling better. One more test to go and then I will have "all the answes" ha! But basically I think I am fine. I have come to the realization that I will most likely always have back problems and when I am sick with something else the back just hurts more. The think I pray for most is grace, and that I can walk through this gracefully. Everyone has challenges in life, a lot of people have physical ones and they still lead amazing lives. I think sometime excepting things and not so much embracing them, but understanding gives us an advantage to walking strong. And that is where I am at this week. Ha!