~K..RYS..TEL~

guess whos back

2011-01-25T12:33:00.001-05:00

This morning I went to feed the homeless right here in Louisville....
It was such a blessing to be able to be back in ministery. Thanks Amber for coming along and making it Epic!!

2009-02-03T21:29:00.001-05:00

Praying..........need direction!

Annoyed today!

2009-02-02T23:35:00.001-05:00

Thankful i don't suffer from Ostracism

God is amazing!

2009-01-27T17:21:00.003-05:00

I know I'm really behind in blogging............and to my readers I'm truly sorry! Life has been soo busy and God has really been rockin my world!

I can not explain how much he has done for me b/c I would be here all day! I will say though that the ring that i was fighting in a few blogs back......it's over! I have defeated the enemy!

And God has set me up with a plan that is bigger and even greater than I had ever imagined....but that's exactly how he works huh?
I just have to keep trusting in him and be patient with what he has given me and shown me!
It's so gonna rock your socks off once I tell everyone b/c it has totally rocked mine~!!! Stay tuned b/c it's only gonna get better!

2009-01-13T14:52:00.003-05:00

Today I had a McDonalds cheeseburger and I don't feel guilty! It was soooo good.

Have you ever been sick, and had the coughs where you can't control them? I mean they are soooo bad like you take a drink, but still cough. Get a cough drop, but still cough. You think everything is okay and "cough" "cough" "cough" "cough" "cough", you even try to hold it in when someone comes around you. Man i know it sucks b/c that's exactly how I'm feeling today! A doctor came in to get results and as I'm getting them i started one of my spells, i coughed the whole time she was in here! Talk about embarrassing!

What I won't be doing?

2009-01-12T11:59:00.005-05:00

As hard and painful as it was.....i had to delete Twitter from my phone today! It's just consuming tooo much of my time, and to be honest Twitter isn't really about "What you are doing?" anymore. It's has gone beyond that...for instance....... how far everyone has ran so far for the mini, how much people love each other, who had the latest poop, etc...I"M SOOO sick of hearing Consistency is the key to breakthrough..........breakthrough to what for heavens sake?? your running a mini marthaon......lol.and Yes I'm guilty for not always putting "what i am doing" ........so I won't be twittering as much.....especially not from my phone!(which is were all my main twittering comes from) Instead I will be putting my head in the books, working on my degree and putting all my extra energy in furthering my spiritual walk with God!
Love
Krystel
(and this wasn't written to offend anyone.........just simply to let everyone know why i won't be twittering)

2009-01-07T21:05:00.002-05:00

Started going to the gym before work today.....lets see how long that will happen:) i'm not a morning person!

Also i'm sick today.......fever, cough, achy, nauseous,the whole nine yards! God is healing me though.

2009-01-06T11:14:00.002-05:00

I'm in the ring......fighting hard!
The harder i fight, the more the enemy comes against me!

I will WIN!

2009-01-05T20:26:00.000-05:00

It's all in his plan.

2009-01-04T23:22:00.000-05:00

This journey that im on is looong

Year end re-cap

2008-12-31T10:14:00.004-05:00

Well I will have to say that this year has been the best year of my life!!!!!!!
I'm sooo excited to see what next year has for me!

Lets see here........

*Jan 2008- started it off in NYC right in Times Square, now I have feel in love with this city.
*Jan-was my 1st time attending a UofL/UofK basketball game. Fun times.
*In Jan I became the Athletic Director at my church, and man does that keep me busy, but it has been fun! Thanks to everyone that helps me out to make it work! Especially Angela Rivera!
*In April I turned 26 (took it kinda bad, but oh well life goes on right?)
*Easter weekend I invited my aunt Michelle to NVMC, she dedicated her life to Christ, now my uncle and her have restored their marriage and they are now serving God with their kids, and are now bringing abundance of family/friends to NVMC. God is don't great things.
*May-went to see my friend Chad in Orange Country, California.......had an amazing time. Saw 7 beaches, Hollywood, a few stars, stars homes, and so much more.
*July-moved back home after 8 years, what a CHANGE ! Whoa..
*July & September-I had the chance to work with American Idol being a Production Assistant, that was such a amazing experience.
*I marked my 1 year anniversary in August at NVMC, and i have met so many wonderful people whom are now my friends.......i love you all!!
*Sep-Saw my most favorite band........Rascal Flatts....they put on an awesome show!
*Oct- took my niece to NYC, also got a iPhone:)
*Nov-Went to PA to see my cousin for Thanksgiving, also had my tonsils taken out (ouch)
*Nov-Joined Urban Active-gym going towards a healthier life style. I have now lost 53 lbs since October 2007.
*Nov-we elected our first black president
*Dec-I have finished this year up with restless nights and laser tag! I'm exhausted and can't wait to sleep in New Years day:)

Other things I did in 2008:
*got another piercing and a tattoo
*read a book all the way though for the first time in a long time..lol
*been to many UofL games, and i'm a UofK fan (whats up with that?)

Goals for 2009-
*Starting it off a little different than ever before
*Getting rid of friends that are weighing me down
*Praying more than ever, I'm getting to old to be single
*Working on ME!
*Taking 4 classes a semester, and working full time
*Going to Dallas in Feb
*Going back to NYC in April
*Going back to PA for my cousin's Halloween wedding in Oct

2008-12-28T23:21:00.001-05:00

God never ceases to amaze me! (i'm not going to make excuses anymore)

Wish this was my grandmother!

2008-12-19T15:24:00.001-05:00

A 92-year-old great-grandmother from Queens accidentally discarded a winning $1 million scratch-off lottery ticket - but a scrupulous supermarket clerk saved the day.

At a state lottery press conference in Flushing Meadows yesterday, Mary Alice Fallon, a regular customer at Deirdre Maeve's supermarket in Breezy Point, recounted how she bought three tickets on Nov. 24.

The Far Rockaway woman scratched them, thought they were losers and asked the clerk to toss them.

But the employee, Chris Connelly, 24, decided to double-check the tickets, so he scanned their bar codes on the store's lottery computer terminal.

And one, a "$1,000,000 Mania" ticket, "popped up a winner," he said yesterday.

He had no idea it was a million-dollar winner, but he did have a clue it wasn't chump change.

The machine's instructions were for the winner to claim the prize at lottery headquarters, an indication the ticket was worth more than $600, the threshold for income-tax reporting.

"I told her, 'Wait, I think you have a big winner here.' I first thought maybe it was $1,000," he said.

He scratched off squares on the ticket that she had missed, "and there it was, a million dollars. She was in disbelief, I was in disbelief," he said.

"She kept asking, 'Are you sure, are you sure?' "

Fallon said she knew something was up when Connelly's face turned pale, then "I was almost numb" when she learned of her prize.

"If it wasn't for Chris and his honesty, I could have thrown away $1 million without knowing it. I guess someone was watching out for me," she said.

Connelly said he wasn't tempted to pocket the cash.

"I know this woman well," he said. "She comes in every day. It would have been bad karma if I kept it."

Fallon is divvying up her newfound riches - to be distributed annually over two decades, according to lottery rules - with her seven children.

After taxes, each one, or their designated heirs, will net about $32,000 a year, or $4,000 apiece, for the next 20 years.

"What a way to end your life," she said.

Connelly has been working at his parents' grocery since graduating from Siena College two years ago.

Each of her children gave the honest, hardworking young man a $100 gift to thank him for helping their elderly mom find her fortune.

An appreciative Fallon "hooked me up" with the family's generosity, said Connelly.

The state lottery also announced five other $1 million scratch-off winners, including Queens resident Lucille Kimble, 89, who is donating a portion of her winnings to a scholarship fund.

2008-12-15T19:55:00.001-05:00

Who throws a shoe??? Seriously!

Finally Got it done!

2008-12-01T20:40:00.004-05:00

I finally got my Monroe pierced! Actually it didn't really hurt, it hurts more now that it's trying to heal.

Blogging~One Year Anniversary /Thanksgiving

2008-11-27T23:31:00.002-05:00

Today has been one year since I've been blogging!!! Wow time sure does fly.

Today is also Thanksgiving.........and I have sooo much to be thankful for! (God in my life, family, and friends and my iPhone..lol)

I spent my Thanksgiving up north in PA visiting my cousin Stephanie. My aunt(Stephanie's mom-lives in Louisville) and I drove up here with her. I haven't been up here since I was about 12 years old....crazy! Steph's parents divorced and that was it, Steph staid here with her dad and My aunt and my other cousin moved back to KY.. I'm so glad i had the opportunity to come up here and spend it with Steph b/c she only gets to see us once a year at random times.

Even though I wasn't with my immediate family, I set all selfishness aside and came here to spend it with her since she doesn't get the chance and Believe me she's very thankful for that!:)

Going fishing..........God said to be fishers of men......lol

2008-11-21T23:57:00.004-05:00

SO it seems like everyone is wanting to hook me up with someone here lately! DO i look like i need to be hooked up or something?...lol
Lets see here....

*My stepdad's friend Jack wants to hook me up with his cousin, but the funny thing is my stepdad also noted that I won't even look at the guy if he's not even cute...lol And Jack said I have to bake him cookies before he does any match making.

*My aunt called me and wanted me to go out with one of her clients.....he's 47 lol

*My other aunt met a guy on the subway in NYC and told him about me....now he wants me to e-mail him.. He's a accountant in NYC.(there's my ride to NYC...lol jk)

*My mom's friend wants me to meet her co-worker that works at YUM with her.

*My cousin from PA wants to introduce me to two of her friends while i'm there for Thanksgiving. (one is 35 with kids....she said the other is nerdy........okay!)

Anyone else?.......lol

A message from a friend

2008-11-21T00:02:00.001-05:00

I got this myspace message tonight from a friend that i used to run around with............i'm excited! God is amazing!

Hey its ***** how are you? I am writing because me and my friend were looking at your church and thinking about going sometime. What Sunday service time do you go to? Well just let me know maybe I can meet you up there one Sunday or something. Talk to you soon.

Listening to his voice

2008-11-20T20:39:00.004-05:00

Last night at church Pastor Boggs called a alter call, he said anyone who wanted to get the gift of the Holy Ghost to come on up....the alter filled up with about 40 people! I was soo excited, he then started telling people that wanted a refill to come up! So many people answered to the call. He asked all the alter workers to come, unfortunately there wasn't enough. Then he asked all the leaders in the church to help out to. I consider myself a leader in the church since I'm the athletic director so I went up there. I saw a husband a wife with two children, desperately trying to get the gift, but they couldn't break through b/c they both had a kid on their hip. So i grabbed up both kids and stood back praying, then Jackie came to my rescue and took of them from me.
As I was standing there praying for everyone ..and i started feeling sick, i just got my tonsils out and that was my first time actually getting around a lot of people since my surgery. I started feeling weak and my temp started to rise...i know i had a fever along with a kid on my hip. That's when God started speaking to me ....he said go go Krystel you have the gift plus i have given you the gift to help people get the holy ghost..
God gives me words to speak and i have the gift of pushing them though...i used to be in the children's ministry at all of my previous Church's camps...i have helped over 100 plus kids pray though to the holy ghost........it was an awesome experience in my lifetime. Then I used to go to my uncles church and have helped many kids there also....that's when God spoke to me and told me i was going to be a Children's Missionary. Also at my old church i have been there with over 20 teens helping them press though and get the holy ghost. I don't know it's like God has a special touch on me and i know how to help people.
So last night God really dealt with me..he wanted me to be there to help people, i was hesitate b/c i didn't feel good and i had a kid to hold and usually all the prayer workers are there for them...but there wasn't enough. I listened to God.....I my not have helped everyone but I did help one person....it was awesome and she spoke in tongues for the first time!!!!!!!!!!
God gave me a wake up call.......that i still have it in me and i need to be there to help others. I need to quit sitting back and just watching.
Words can not explain how much God is doing at NVMC...I'm so excited to see what else he has in store!

California Wildfires

2008-11-18T16:57:00.005-05:00

My friend Chad (the one i just went to visit in May)from Cali lives in the OC sent me these pics of the wildfires! It's soo close to his home! crazy!!

How my surgery went~!

2008-11-17T20:34:00.003-05:00

Ok so every ones calling and texting etc about how I'm doing and how my surgery went! (I still can't talk/carry on a converstation)

Lets see my surgery started at 8:30am and I was out by 10:30am. Doctor said I had some huge tonsils, were bigger than most peoples. And, they were outties instead of inny...like belly buttons he said..lol Anyways he said that he had to cut deeper than most peoples so that recovery would take longer than most. Also when you get your tonsils taken out as a adult it takes a lot longer to heal than as when you get them out as a child. So anyways after surgery,while i was still in the OR i woke up and couldn't breathe. They had to give me oxygen for about 30 minutes to get me to the normal ranges again. Then they sent me to my room where they tried to force me to drink ..didn't happen! I immediately started getting sick, well i couldn't throw up b/c it hurt so bad...so they had to give me a suppository...lol i told them there was no way..but i had to get rid of the nausea's in order to get my pain meds...Well i was in soo much pain that they have to give me steroids and morphine! Then they forced me to drink again b/c i couldn't go home until they knew i was going to drink and be able to take my liquid meds. I ended up getting a few sips down by 3:30 and was able to go home around 4:00 I did not want to stay the night!!

So for days now I've been eating nothing but soup, applesauce, pudding, I'm sooo sick of it!! And i can barely talk too...i have to strain in order to talk it really sucks!! I sleep 4 hours take my meds and go back to sleep...my life pretty much sucks right now!
So keep me in your prayers that I will be able to start eating more than soup soon!:)

You might be a redneck if...

2008-11-17T19:40:00.002-05:00

Ok so I know times are hard, and we can't afford a heated toliet seat nor a heated towel rack...........so my mom comes home with this today and puts it in the bathroom....lolol

confession

2008-11-17T12:25:00.003-05:00

Ok... I will have to admit, I have no problem inviting people to church! But , I've been friends with this guy for a few months now, n I'm really interested in him but I'm too scared to invite him to church. He knows I go to church and hes okay with that. But, he doesn't go anywhere and I know that if we do continue our relationship somethings gonna give. I just know in by heart that it's not gonna be me, n I want him to experience the relationship I have with God. I don't know what to do or how to approach him about coming to church... Any ideas??

2008-11-12T06:20:00.001-05:00

on my way to surgery this morning at 6:22am
As she missed three exits and almost killed me

Mom: it's too early

Me: don't u get up earlier than this every morning? You drive a school bus!

2008-11-11T21:45:00.000-05:00

my surgery is at 6:30 in the morning say a prayer for me

God is moving in my friends and family!

2008-11-10T17:50:00.003-05:00

A email from my friend that came to church with me Sunday! We used to be party buddies back in the day and i've been trying to get him and his girlfriend to come to chruch. This is what he sent me later that night...

hey sis first i want to say thank you for telling me about nvmc i loved it i felt something there that i have never felt in all my life god was talking to me and i did not go up there to pray and i should have but i did not want to leave *** by her self but i got home to the same old stuff i do everyday i
wanted more i wanted what you have in your life see i think you where put in my life for this reason see back in the days the only time i would ever see you is if we where going out to party and i loved that i was the life of the party i was good at that but i was lost when i got home and went to bed see i am telling you this becuz i got home and did all the same crap and i sined and when i got done i felt like i had just shot someone and i prayed and asked god to forgive me and i have not been able to sleep now i ask you to pray that *** will see the samething that i have seen at nvmc so i can go there more and i need you as a friend more then i have ever need you before all of my friends you know what they do and i need to get out form all that i want to stop drinking and partying all the time i want to go to a new party cuz let me tell you that was a party

2008-10-29T21:33:00.000-04:00

2008-10-28T22:42:00.002-04:00

The other day I got locked out of my house and Katie had to climb in the window.......it was soooo funnny!!! Here she is in action!

Dinner with my Grandparents

2008-10-27T20:16:00.003-04:00

I don't get to see my gradparents(my real dad's parents) very often so I thought it would be nice to take them out to dinner. After all I am the oldest grandchild, but i'm a very busy person and they live here six months out of the year and live in Florida six months out of the year. So my cousin Chris(the 2nd oldest grandchild) and I took them out to dinner tonight before they leave for Florida in a few weeks! They were really shocked when I called them and asked them out.....they made jokes tonight that they thought we were up to something ...like wanted money or something...lol. too funny!

Busy Weekend!

2008-10-26T20:59:00.005-04:00

This weekend was super busy for me!

My friend Ryan came in from Tennessee. Ryan is an awesome friend, we met several years ago at a church retreat and have staid in contact. He is the one who actually introduced me to World Ventures www.krystelkemper.worldventures.com His dad has a church in Paris, TN and Ryan's the youth pastor there. Anyways we met up with some of his friends. Let me say that dinner was interesting! Ha..All five of his friends including Ryan work in the funeral home business. They all had some interesting stories to say about their jobs. It was rather entertaining~!
After dinner we went to Baxter Ave morgue and that was pretty weak...I've been to better! Then we went to the boat...i know i know ....I've only been to the boat 3 times in my life and I don't like throwing away my money but that's what he wanted to do while he was here. So i told myself that I was only gonna play with $20..I played around on some of the penny slots, and then Ryan came over and was like i just won $30 I was like where..that's when he showed me Wheel of Fortune...

.I ended up spending the rest of my $20 in that machine...I was down to $2.50 when I hit the big winner..I won $500...I was toooo pumped! I never win anything! So now Ryan thinks he's my lucky charm....we'll see! ha

Sat....I went to the UofL game...they seem to win every time I go to their games.....Katie looked at me and said "How long till your a full U of L fan" ....I said "I was just thinking that" Oh Lord please save me....I'm a UofK fan...lol

Sat night....I went on Danger run with 4 girls from work....need less to say........I will NEVER do that again! I drove...and they drove me nuts! We went through two haunted houses....well I did...they pretty much acted like total foolss...lol fell on the floor...screaming.....pulling my clothes....peeing on their self...I had to drag all 4 of them out..we almost got kicked out of one of the haunted houses....b/c they were soooo scared and crying it was sooooo funny!!!!!

It has been a crazy fun filled weekend and I'm exhausted!:)

Well i'm finally blogging....

2008-10-22T22:21:00.006-04:00

Des and I on Coney Island!

Well I'm sure everyone is wondering what I have been up to!

*Took my 14 yr old niece to NYC and had a blast....just to name a few...went to Yankee, Coney Island, World Trade Museum.
*I finished one of my classes..yee haw
*I'm failing one of my classes..boo....i soo need a tutor..i seriously need to quit taking math classes on-line
*I'm seriously hating my job right about now..but praying for a new one!
*Getting ready to have surgery in three weeks
*I got a iphone and i love it
*My nephew fractured his foot in football(hey that rymes)
*Not only has my uncle and cousin been baptized ..now my aunt and other cousin has been now....saaaweeet

As far as that....that's what's been up tha past few weeks that I haven't blogged .....sorry if you have visited and visited and visited and there wasn't nothing on here. I have just been busy trying to wrap things up for my class that I just finished!

Taylor Swift

2008-10-03T15:34:00.003-04:00

When I went to Taylor Swift/Rascal Flatt's concert, I heard Taylor Swifts new song that is coming out 11/11/08. It's awesome! I really like her songs, she has a lot of spiritual words in her lyrics/songs.

This is the lyrics to her new song Change!~Love it~

Change

And it's a sad picture
The final blow hits you
Somebody else gets
What you wanted again
You know it's all the same
Another time and place
Repeating history
And you're getting sick of it

But I believe in whatever you do
And I'll do anything to see it through
Because these things will change

Can you feel it now?
These walls that they put up
To hold us back
Will fall down
It's a revolution
The time will come for us to finally win
We'll sing hallelujah
We'll sing hallelujah, oh

So we've been outnumbered
Raided and now cornered
It's hard to fight
When the fight ain't fair

We're getting stronger now
Found things they never found
They might be bigger
But we're faster and never scared

You can walk away
Say we don't need this
But there's something in your eyes
Says we can beat this
'Cause these things will change

Can you feel it now?
These walls that they put up
To hold us back
Will fall down
It's a revolution
The time will come for us to finally win
We'll sing hallelujah
We'll sing hallelujah, oh

Tonight we'll stand and get off our knees
Fight for what we've worked for
All these years
The battle was long
It was the fight of our lives
But we'll stand up, champions tonight
It was the night things changed

Can you see it now?
The walls that they put up
To hold us back
Fell down
It's a revolution
Throw your hands up
'Cause we never gave in
We'll sing hallelujah
We sang hallelujah
Hallelujah

2008-10-03T13:21:00.001-04:00

My niece and I are leaving for New York City in the morning!!! I'm so excited!

Today is: International Day of Older Persons

2008-10-01T14:51:00.003-04:00

Today I want to recognize my papaw James Offutt. He's 73 and a very hard worker. Can't nobody stop him! My papaw has been working his whole life for Kaufman concrete and until a few months he was still running the jack hammer. He's also the most sincere person you will ever meet. He's always telling everyone about the Lord. He will just walk up to anyone in the grocery store, neighbors, at the gas station, etc. and witness to them and tell them about the Lord. He surely isn't shy when it comes to being a witness. I wish I had the boldness like him. He also is a giver..he gives all of his money to every television evangelist that is on TV. Along with anyone who sends him mail. He has every thank you gift that Benny Hin has ever sent out! It's crazy!
My papaw is amazing! Every Christmas he dresses up as Santa clause for the kids and hands out presents. He's sings to us this song that he's been singing to us since we were little called "Little Rosa" also another song called "How much is that doggie" It's so rewarding to see them get all excited! This man is truly a awesome man and I don't know what I will do if something ever happens to him! Love you papaw!

First day of October

2008-10-01T09:34:00.002-04:00

WOW this year is flying by fast!!!!! I decided to go dark for the fall but didn't expect for her to make it this dark! My step dad said I look Gothic.( I guess people know when i'm having my debbie downer days..lol b/c i usually go dark with my hair..;)

A good book...

2008-09-22T21:51:00.002-04:00

Nights in Rodanthe...by Nicholas Sparks I have to read a book for my English class, and I picked this book. I'm not much of a reader anymore and to be honest I haven't picked a book up in years! But, this book is good:) I don't even want to put it down.....maybe because the movie is coming out this weekend and I want to finish the book before I see the movie! I can't wait:)

Storm damage!

2008-09-17T17:16:00.004-04:00

This is what the storm did to my school, tore off the roof of the library and some classes~! They cancelled school Monday and Tuesday ...but their open today!(which bites because I only have school on Wednesdays) Oh well, hope it don't rain!

Another reason to give kids a excuse to pee the bed!

2008-09-16T21:31:00.004-04:00

I went to my first
sleepover at Mark’s.
Thanks UnderJams!
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What else will the come up with?????

Sooo excited!!

2008-09-16T19:24:00.003-04:00

I'm so excited I get to go see my favorite singers this Thursday night. Rascal Flatt's!!!! I'm like a huge fan, I have like all 6 of their Cd's but I've never seen them in concert and to top it all off we will be sitting on the 2nd row BABY!!! Sweeeet!
I bought tickets for my cousin Samantha's 18th birthday,so that's who I'm taking.

2008-09-15T18:51:00.001-04:00

Today's Quote

It's never the end of the world. It's already tomorrow in Australia.

-Charles M. Schultz

My A.I. Experience

2008-09-14T21:32:00.003-04:00

Well everyone has been asking me about how American Idol went! Due to the media,press,and the contract I signed I'm limited to what I can say.(and were weren't allowed to take many pictures)
I will say that I had a blast! This was a experience that I will never forget.

What I did---I was a production assistant, which consisted of helping with everything from unloading/loading trucks, finding props, helping with the camera crews,picking up the judges and staff members, you name it we probably did it.
But..when it came to show time my main job was to...send all the contestants into the judging room to do their audition. Yeap I got to see, hear, and watch every audition. It was great!!! I can't wait for it to air in January.

Everyone that makes American Idol was fun to work with! Including the judges,camera crew,security guys,production staff,etc. They were all soo personable and very down to earth. The stars were great too! Very nice and friendly.
Randy was a jokester, Simon was always on his phone, Paula well she was Paula and very spastic (she loves to have pink straws), Kara didn't say much I guess b/c it's still all new to her, and Ryan was Hot as in cute!!, lol he was very funny and outgoing.

Up close and in person....Paula asked me personally to go get her a Starbucks!
Ryan Seacrest ...I talked to him on my cell phone!!:) (I didn't get to go to Monday's auditions b/c I had to go to work and I called my friend during break and she said hold up Ryan is walking by...well he grabbed the phone and started talking to me..I about flipped out!

I had lunch with Kara's stylist Joel one day. He was sooo nice~ We were talking about hairstyles, and I got on the subject of big hair and how I was raised Pentecostal and how they have big hair styles. His mouth dropped and said I was raised Pentecostal too! What a coincidence, pretty neato~

Overall my experience with AI was awesome! I can't wait for the show to air in January so that I can see the contestants again.

Celebrate nvmc.tv pastoral staff day

2008-09-14T09:53:00.008-04:00

Today I have the opportunity to honor my pastor and his wife, Pastor David and Christel Boggs.

I've been a member of NVMC since August of last year and I'm proud to say that my Pastor and his wife have played a big part in this. They are very personable people which makes our church so striving.

Not only are they great warriors for the Lord, they are taking on a big vision for our church and that's to move us forward to the Cinemas. God is doing great things in our church and it's only because we have a spirit filled pastor that it willing to listen to Gods call no matter what the plan is, or how big it is. They work hard for our church. Christel works many hours too, and they also have three beautiful children that keep them going.

David Boggs sure knows how to get the attention of the church. His messages are animated and speak about real life things that we are dealing with everyday. Some of his past sermon messages were "Girls gone wild","Cribs","Desperate Households",Call of Duty". He really knows how to keep us on our seats~!

David and Christel are so personable, with a church so big....David and Christel Boggs are not behind the scenes all the time, they are always at church pic-nics, sporting events, and birthday parties. They are great people and if you don't go to NVMC you should check it you!

I love you David and Christel and I'm so glad that i'm a member of NVMC and that you guys are my friends!

Did you know our Pastor can do cartweels??

My favorite snack!

2008-09-09T20:54:00.003-04:00

Edamame beans!!

Prayer changes things!

2008-09-04T22:04:00.007-04:00

Tonight I went to Meijer's to grab a couple of things, as well as get a birthday card for my little sister. She just turned 10, yeah I have a little sister...she lives with my dad! As I was traveling through the aisle on my way to the card section I passed by the books. I'm not a reader at all. BUT, I started back to school just a week ago and my teacher has been on us about reading. I actually have to write a reading autobiography..yeah i know it's dumb! Anyways...I came across this book........
I started flipping through the pages and found myself thinking of how it would have been if I did have my dad in my life. Questions after questions started to overwhelm me.....Would I be in church? Would he be in church? Would I be finished with college yet? Would I be married yet? Who will walk me down the aisle if I ever get married? What will I tell my children when they ask who their grandpa is? What will I do if something ever happens to my mom?
It's been over a year since I've seen my dad, over 3 year's since I've had a relationship with him and a few months since I've spoken to him.. I know that there are several choices that I have made it my life that wasn't wise and I know that it was a result from not having a dad in my life to guide me and show me the ropes. Do I blame him?...No not anymore,I forgive him for the choices he has made. And if he ever decides to make things right with me than I will welcome him with open arms. But until then I will continue to pray for him! Sometimes my frustration/confusion does come out, and also my trust towards other males but I continue to have faith in the Lord that he will be my Leader, my Father and my Guide! I know everyday may be just a ordinary day to most but everyday to me is different because I always have in the back of my mind "what if" dad is going to come back into my life again!

It Didn't happen today ...I'll just pray for tomorrow!:)

ARE YOU "CHA-CHA-ING"?

2008-09-03T21:17:00.005-04:00

Tonight at school my teacher told us about ChaCha...(my teacher said one time she asked them..."should i go out with mike tonight?"..they replied "no"..ha)

Here's what the ChaCha website says;
ChaCha is like having a smart friend you can call or text for answers on your cell phone anytime for free! ChaCha works with virtually every provider and allows people with any mobile phone device - from basic flip phones to advanced smart phones - to ask any question in conversational English and receive an accurate answer as a text message in just a few minutes

Simply text your question to 242242 (spells ‘ChaCha’) or call 1-800-2ChaCha (800-224-2242) from your mobile phone to ask any question. What are you waiting for? Ask away!

I can't wait to start asking:)...i just had to tell everyone about it~

2008-08-28T15:55:00.003-04:00

I know i haven't blogged... I've been really busy!!! School just started, I've been working on the basketball tourny, softball leagues ended and another started, plus a basketball league is getting ready to start, and I'm trying to get together the end of the year athletic banquet! Also we have had several deaths, births and illness in my church!! I'm going nuts here!!!!! Lord help me!!!

2008-08-16T01:52:00.001-04:00

Three Starbucks in one day= Can't fall asleep!

Yeah, I'm addicted and I will NEVER do that again!!!!!

Why do little kids always want their picture taken with Big Boy?

2008-08-14T21:47:00.002-04:00

I know I have been guilty for this too when I was younger!
Anyways....The other morning after my nephews football game we went to eat breakfast at Frishes. I walked in the door and I was like "Brayden come on!" He said, "get your camera I want a picture." (as he was already posing under big boy) I started cracking up! I thought to myself no matter how many times we come to Frishes every little kid that's with me seems to want to have their picture taken with that statute!

Blah School!

2008-08-13T22:24:00.002-04:00

So i start school in 12 days....blah..i'm sooooooo not looking forward to it! I just have one more semester at Ivy than I'm transferring to Sullivan for the Pharmacy Program:).....yahhh hooooo!!

My niece started as a Freshman this year...she thinks shes a BIG DOG to! She's even too cool to carry a back pack to school now! YA right just wait til tha books roll in!

Tyler is in 4th, Alec started 2nd grade, n Zak went into 1st grade! Gezzz i'm getting old!

Surgery was successfull!

2008-08-06T12:05:00.002-04:00

Thanks everyone for your prayers!!! The surgery went great, he only had to have one screw instead of two. He will have to wear this arm sling for 8-weeks and will be off work for a long time. And more than likely will have to find a new job. So please keep him and his wife and boys in your prayers. Thanks!

Random Thoughts~

2008-08-01T09:03:00.002-04:00

~So I have a fever blister on my lip, and I'm pretty sure I've never had one of these! It hurts! I feel like my patients are staring at it.

~I went to bed last night/well this morning at 4am, I couldn't sleep. Had to wake up at 7am for work, I'm really tired today!

~I found out that my brother's surgery has been rescheduled till Tuesday now, hopefully the doctor will have all the right equipment this time. I would hate to see my brother have to go under again for no reason! Silly doctors!

~I'm going to try out the new Christian night club tonight, we'll see how it goes! I'm scared by the looks of their web site. But a fellow NVMC goer told me to check it out! What else do I have to do on a Friday night?

~I can't believe it's August,this year is flying by! School starts in 25 days!

~I'm pretty stoked, my cousin Stephanie from PA is coming in Sunday. We used to be really close when we were kids, but they moved to PA when she was like 10. I haven't seen her in a few years, the last time she was here I was in Cali. I'm excited about seeing her new baby!

My step dad says the craziest things!

2008-07-31T21:49:00.004-04:00

Stepdad: "Hey Krystel why don't you walk on my back"

Me: "I dunno, I may be too heavy I weigh like 145."

Stepdad: "No your mom is tooo heavy, it took me 20 minutes to get my breathe back the last time she did it"

Me: (drinking a glass of milk again,he always gets me when I'm drinking)
"BAHAHHAHAHHAH", and milk went everywhere

Another conversation tonight as i'm getting ready to take a shower;

Stepdad: "hey don't be using my razors"

Me: (with a weird look) "R u serious???"

Stepdad: "Yeah"

Me: "I have my own...thank you! (I wonder if my mom has been using his razors?...lol....Like who uses other people's razors? weirdo~)

My folks know nothing about Myspace!..ha

2008-07-30T12:49:00.003-04:00

The other day i was talkin to my folks about myspace and the conversation wen like this

me- " i can't believe your pastor has a myspace"

Mom- "what?..i think your being rude"

me- "no i meant i think it's cool, b/c he's older and all"

step dad- "the guy who made myspace is prob old .

me-"no, Tom's not old, he's like around my age"

Mom-"Ohhhhhh sooo you know Tom, your cool!

step dad- "ya right how do u know it was a guy named Tom?"

me-"well if you had a myspace you would know b/c he's on everyones friends list"

Mom- "Oh brother....whatever"

me- "Just get a myspace...........ha yeah right"

Living with the folks....

2008-07-29T20:33:00.003-04:00

Living with the folks hasn't been that bad soo far, they keep me laughing!

Mom seems to like to hand out chores when we (me and my step dad)get home from work while she sits on the couch.. Knowing she hasn't' done a thing all day b/c she's off in the summers.

Last night their conversation went like this:

Mom: "I'm fat"

Doug (stepdad): "Your not fat...you passed fat up a long time ago"

I was standing in the kitchen drinking some milk when I busted out laughing soooo hard! It was hysterical! She didn't have anything to say.

NVMC is awesome!

2008-07-28T15:27:00.000-04:00

Church was unbelievable yesterday!!!! I sat on the bleachers...wondering where the service was going to go..the presence of God was sooo thick in the house...i wanted to let go soo bad but I know how the service changes so much so I was fighting my gut feeling of letting go and letting God take over. I started to sing the "Rain" song in my head as I was worshiping and talking to God.. Then suddenly pastor Curtis started to sing the "Rain" song.(how ironic).i lost it.. i knew right then that God was wanting to pour out over the whole place.. I immediately let God take over in my life and begin to bless me. I'm soo glad that everyone was in tuned with the spirit and God was able to move in the house!

Going on vacation anytime soon?

2008-07-25T14:05:00.002-04:00

Book all your traveling needs through me!

www.krystelkemper.worldventures.com

It's been a year~

2008-07-23T21:23:00.004-04:00

Well this Friday July 25th will be a year that i have been single! I was in a 3 and a half year relationship and when it ended it was like a divorce. It ended pretty bad, and needless to say it wasn't in my favor. It has been a hard year! But i have learned sooo much through this past year! I have truly found myself, but most of all I have found my walk with God to be stronger than before. I have faced many emotions and I have dealt with all the stages of grief. Yeah I have my days but I have learned to forgive my ex and go on. He is now my friend! We can now talk to each other without yelling or trying to make each other jealous. I'm glad it's this way and I'm glad we were able to stay friends. I am now at the stage where I am ready to date again..and to move on with my life, I wasn't ready for that at first which made it hard to date anyone and ruined my chances with several guys. I'm sorry to those guys, but I had to get myself together first. Who knows what the future holds, only God and now I'm putting my trust in God for him to bring me the one who he has for me. I did that with my ex and God brought him to me, and when we left God out of the equation everything fell apart. I don't want that to happen in the future!

My weekend ..if you call it a weekend~

2008-07-22T14:36:00.002-04:00

I crammed 40 hours of work into 2.5 days (Friday thru Sunday) as a Production Assistant for American Idol's Louisville Auditions, plus I worked a 42 hour work week.... To say I am tired is an understatement!!! I ended up calling into work yesterday and sleeping most of the day away!

I Had a blast meeting the producers, production managers, security, production assistants, and judges. I'm looking forward to working with them when they return in Sept.

God help those who are Spiritually Blinded!

2008-07-18T10:52:00.003-04:00

Last night I went to UPC Kentucky Camp. I was pretty excited about going because I hadn't been there in over three years and I wanted to see my old friends that I grew up with. I was raised UPC my whole life and I went to all four weeks of KY camp every single year. (Family, Junior, Teen, and Senior) I loved it... needless to say I met so many people over those years and I like to go back and see them every year. Over the past few years I have changed some personal beliefs in my own life and have decided that UPC isn't for me and I have found a church that is more on my level and that I'm comfortable going to. I don't like to be judged going to church for wearing make-up and pants and jewelry, etc. My mom still goes to a UPC church and I totally respect her for that, I just needed something for ME and that I felt comfortable with.

So last night on the way to the campground a guy that I grew up with rode down there with me. We had a discussion about the churches in general and how the standards are so different between my church now and the UPC. I told him that I was probably was going to be judged for having dyed hair and for having on makeup on. (I wore my skirt out of respect though) He on the other hand is torn between my church and the UPC church right now and is going to both. He told me that he didn't think they would say anything.
Well we get to church and yeap I had some heads turned, many people stared at my tattoo on my foot. Which I can handle that.. Then as the alter call was being called a pastor that I have known all my life came up to me and the guy who was with me and said "I just want to let you guys know if you ever need a bible study just give me a call, we also have some Bible's if you need one" and handed us a business card with his name on it. I about died.. (did he not recognize me b/c my hair was a different color, i wanted to say brother i have about 10 bibles at home,and i do attend bible study at my home church every Wednesday night...i also wanted to quote a Scripture about judging ....but i didn't all i could do was laugh... b/c he is sooooo spiritually blinded.) All he saw was our outwards appearance and thought Sinners... i need to get them in church... he could have approached it a different way..and if he really did look at us ..he would have saw that he knew me.. It really ticked me off!!

Basketball Tournament!

2008-07-17T11:54:00.000-04:00

VISION ATHLETICS is hosting and promoting it's very first weekend basketball tournament in the city of Louisville. This is going to be a huge tournament about 25-30 teams are going to be in it.

~~The tournament will be held sometime in October 10th and 11th on a Friday night and will last pretty much all day on Saturday.

~~ If you are interested in putting a team in please e-mail me @ nvmcathletics@yahoo.com with your name and address so that we can send out your invite letter and registration packet.

~~We will be annouceing this on the local radio as well as telling several business's in the area about it! You don't want to miss this!

Thanks,
Krystel Kemper- nvmcathletics@yahoo.com
Athletic Director

Angie Rivera- Commitee Assistant- visionathleticsangie@yahoo.com
Erin Worthen-Commitee Assistant- visionathleticserin@yahoo.com

I wish Louisville had a Jamba Juice!

2008-07-15T15:58:00.001-04:00

I got sooo hooked on Jamba Juice when I was in California! ((thanks Chad)) The closet Jamba Juice to Louisville is Merrillville,IN. ROAD TRIP!! So I have to settle for Smoothie King and it's not even close to the taste of Jambe Juice:( Boo!!

Funniest Pick up line ever!

2008-07-14T11:07:00.002-04:00

Last night Brittney was approached by this unattractive guy with this pick up line:

Guy: "Hey gurl, you engaged, married, gotta dude?

Brittney: "Gotta dude"

Guy: "Aww for real?, because you know, I've been eyeing you all night and you've been eyeing me all night."

Brittney: "Aww for real?, because i ain't never seen you!"

(the guy disappeared)..hahahahahha too funny

Brittney looked at me and said "What was that? If i was looking at anyone it definitely wouldn't be him! ha

Mom's grocery list

2008-07-10T21:13:00.001-04:00

Gotta love my mom's grocery list...haha

horse redish sause?? lol
cool aid?? lol

Karen you will never be forgotten!

2008-07-07T22:13:00.003-04:00

This past Saturday marked 2 years that my best friend Karen passed away from Cystic Fibrosis. I was at the lake Saturday, and it was really hard for me to fit in with everyone else..I kind of just sat on the boat in the same spot all day long and laid out in the sun and thought about all the memories that we had shared together. Last year Karen's mom put a memorial in the newspaper and she did again this year. I still have her obituary clipping and her one year memorial clipping in my wallet. It's so hard to just go on, the memories are still planted deep in my heart. Her death played a exceptional place in my heart. I will never forget Karen for as long as I live!

Catching up~

2008-07-03T13:41:00.005-04:00

I haven't had the chance to blog lately so here's what's been up with me!

*My brother's birthday was yesterday.......HAPPY 29TH BIRTHDAY BOBBY~ He's my only brother!
My brother with his mohawk...wow..he must be going nuts since he's about to be 30! ha

*American Idol called me yesterday to be a production assistant, I applied for it a few weeks back and they finally called me yesterday! I'm really excited about it!

*I found out today that I've been doing my mileage all wrong with work..so I went back and re-calculated it and my work owes me like 800 dollars..wooo hooo.

*I'm working on a Basketball Tournament for October, it's going to be rad! I've had about 6 guys from the state of Kentucky already tell me that they want to put a team in it. It's going to be a great out reach for Vision Athletics. I'm too pumped!

*Saturday is going to be a difficult day for me, keep me in your prayers..it will be the 2nd year Anniversary that my best-friend Karen died from Cystic Fibrosis. I'm going to try to make it to her grave site.

My weekend in a nutshell~

2008-06-30T10:51:00.005-04:00

Friday: I spent the whole night at the ballfield. We won our game! There was a random guy that rode his bike up there to support our team. He had on a "Krystal power" shirt...SWEET!!! He even let me ride his bike!

Saturday: I went and picked up my niece Destiny and we met Brittney for lunch at CPK! Then I took Destiny to the mall and let her buy whatever she wanted. What a great aunt I am!!

Sunday: Church, Pastor Craig preached a great message! Then the BIG move..i moved back in with my mom and man is it hetic so far. I can wait to get everything unpacked!

Classy...haha

2008-06-25T23:56:00.003-04:00

My aunt's friend was wearing this shirt tonight!

My mom just gained some cool points!

2008-06-22T17:21:00.004-04:00

My mom is so NOT a sports fan, pretty crazy huh?, since I try to play at least every sport once. And when it comes to Kentucky vs Louisville....she could care less. So the other day she said Krystel I made you a house key....and guess what??? I flipped out, it was a UofK key..how special is that my friends?? Oh yeah!!!, my mom is a Kentucky fan...My mom is starting to gain some cool points!!!

Say a lil prayer!

2008-06-22T08:53:00.003-04:00

Please remember the Barnswell family in your prayers. My friend Jessica lost her baby girl of 41 weeks this past father's day. She's still in the hospital and we are waiting for her to get out so that we can make arrangements for the ceremony. Please keep them in your prayers during this tragic time.

Sick!

2008-06-18T21:14:00.001-04:00

It started with a headache two days ago..and now today..the third day I have a headache and a fever~! I hate being sick. It seems like I get sick more than most people and it's because I work around sick people all day long. I need a new job! JOBS AND BETTER JOBS LORD!

This guy seriously has finger waves~~

2008-06-17T10:32:00.001-04:00

Neato Mosquito....

2008-06-16T14:45:00.004-04:00

Pastor Boggs preached the message last Sunday 'If it is to be, it's up to me' and as I was standing in line at Qdoba on Thursday I looked down as saw this guys shirt....so ironic! I got tooo excited ..I just had to take a picture, the lady standing behind me thought I was nuts,so I had to explain to her what I was a doing!

Happy Father's Day Daddy-o's!!

2008-06-15T16:00:00.003-04:00

Happy Father's Day to all the Father's out there!!

I would like to give a speical Happy Father's Day to my step-dad Doug, he has played a huge roll in my life since I was 17. Doug has stood in the gap when no one else was there for me and he deserves a huge THANK YOU...you mean so much to me Doug! THANKS Doug for all you do for me and for being a father figure to my brother and I...you didn't have to do it considering you don't have any children of your own ...but you did, and you deserve a lot of credit..!! Love ya man!

Long email i got but good stuff!

2008-06-13T11:21:00.000-04:00

Finding and Keeping a Life Partner
Golden rules for finding your life partner by Dov Heller, M.A.
When it comes to making the decision about choosing a life partner, no one wants to make a mistake. Yet, with a divorce rate of close to 50%, it appears that many are making serious mistakes in their approach to finding Mr. /Miss. Right!
If you ask most couples who are engaged why they’re getting married, they’ll say: “We’re in love;” I believe this the...1 mistake people make when they date.
Choosing a life partner should never be based on love.
Though this may sound “not politically correct,” there’s a profound truth here. Love is not the basis for getting married. Rather, love is the result of a good marriage.
When the other ingredients are right, then the love will come. Let me say it again: “You can’t build a lifetime relationship on love alone;” You need a lot more!!!
Here are five questions you must ask yourself if you’re serious about finding and keeping a life partner.
QUESTION 1: Do we share a common life purpose?
Why is this so important? Let me put it this way: If you’re married for 20 or 30 years, that’s a long time to live with someone. What do you plan to do with each other all that time? Travel, eat and jog together? You need to share something deeper and more meaningful. You need a common life purpose.
Two things can happen in a marriage: (1) You can grow together, or (2) you can grow apart. 50% of the people are growing apart. To make a marriage work, you need to know what you want out of life!
Bottom line; marry someone who wants the same thing.
QUESTION 2: Do I feel safe expressing my feelings and thoughts with this person?
This question goes to the core of the quality of your relationship. Feeling safe means you can communicate openly with this person. The basis of having good communication is trust – i.e. trust that I won’t get “punished” or hurt for expressing my honest thoughts and feelings. A colleague of mine defines an abusive person as someone with whom you feel afraid to express your thoughts and feelings. Be honest with yourself on this one. Make sure you feel emotionally safe with the person you plan to marry.
QUESTION 3: Is he/she a mensch?
A mensch is someone who is a refined and sensitive person. How can you test? Here are some suggestions. Do they work on personal growth on a regular basis? Are they serious about improving themselves? A teacher of mine defines a good person as “someone who is always striving to be good and do the right thing.” So ask about your significant other: what do they do with their time? Is this person materialistic? Usually a materialistic person is not someone whose top priority is character refinement.
There are essentially two types of people in the world: (1) people who are dedicated to personal growth and (2) people who are dedicated to seeking comfort. Someone whose goal in life is to be comfortable will put personal comfort ahead of doing the right thing. You need to know that before walking down the aisle.
QUESTION 4: How does he/she treat other people?
The one most important thing that makes any relationship work is the ability to give. By giving, we mean the ability to give another person pleasure.
Ask: Is this someone who enjoys giving pleasure to others or are they wrapped up in themselves and self-absorbed?
To measure this, think about the following: How do they treat people whom they do not have to be nice to such as waiters, bus boys, taxi drivers, etc. How do they treat their parents and siblings? Do they have gratitude and appreciation?
If they don’t have gratitude for the people who have given them everything, can you do nearly as much for them? You can be sure that someone who treats others poorly will eventually treat you poorly as well.
QUESTION 5: Is there anything I’m hoping to change about this person after we’re married?
Too many people make the mistake of marrying someone with the intention of trying to “improve” them after they’re married. As a colleague of mine puts it: “You can probably expect someone to change after marriage for the worse.” If you cannot fully accept this person the way they are now, then you are not ready to marry them.

In conclusion, dating doesn’t have to be difficult and treacherous. The key is to try leading a little more with your head and less with your heart. It pays to be as objective as possible when you are dating; to be sure to ask questions that will help you get to the key issues. Falling in love is a great feeling, but when you wake up with a ring on your finger, you don’t want to find yourself in trouble because you didn’t do your homework.
Another perspective:
There are some people in your life that need to be loved from a distance…it’s amazing what you can accomplish when you let go of or at least minimize your time with draining, negative, incompatible, not-going anywhere relationships. Observe the relationships around you.
Pay attention…which ones lift and which ones lean? Which ones encourage and which discourage? Which ones are on a path of growth uphill and which are going downhill? When you leave certain people do you feel better or worse? Which ones always have drama or don’t really understand, know, and appreciate you?
The more you seek quality, respect, growth, peace of mind, love, and truth around you…the easier it will become for you to decide who gets to sit in the front row and who should be moved to the balcony of your life.
An African proverb states, “Before you get married, keep eyes open and after you marry, close one eye.” Before you get involved and make a commitment to someone, don’t let lust, desperation, immaturity, ignorance, pressure from others, or low self-esteem make you blind to warning signs. Keep your eyes open and don’t fool yourself that you can change someone or that what you see as faults isn’t really that important.
Do you bring out the best in each other? Do you compliment and compromise with each other or do you compete, compare, and control? What do you bring to the relationship? Do you bring past relationships, past hurt, past mistrust, past pain? You can’t take someone to the altar to alter them. You can’t make someone love you or make someone stay.
If you develop self-esteem, spiritual discernment, and a “life,” you won’t find yourself making someone else responsible for your happiness or responsible for your pain. Seeking status, sex, and security are the wrong reasons to be in a relationship.
WHAT KEEPS A RELATIONSHIP STRONG IS:
1. TRUST
2. COMMUNICATION
3. INTIMACY
4. A SENSE OF HUMOR
5. SHARING TASKS
6. SOME GETAWAY TIME WITHOUT BUSINESS OR CHILDREN
7. DAILY EXCHANGES (meal, shared activity, hug, call, touch, notes, etc.)
8. SHARING COMMON GOALS AND INTERESTS
9. GIVING EACH OTHER SPACE TO GROW WITHOUT FEELING INSECURE
10. GIVING EACH OTHER A SENSE OF BELONGING AND ASSURANCES OF COMMITMENT
If these qualities are missing, the relationship will erode as resentment, withdrawal, abuse, neglect, and dishonesty and pain will replace them.

I'm so sick of seeing these bugs!

2008-06-10T13:54:00.002-04:00

~The Cicada~
I've been wondering where these bugs where coming from there are tons of them dead outside in my driveway, and I've been hearing their friends singing for a few weeks now. So I decided to do some research on them. Good thing they only come around every 17 years!

*The cicada is related to the harvest fly.
•Some cicada's live underground for seventeen years.
•The cicada grows up to three inches.
•Cicadas suck juice from tree roots when they are larva.
•Once the female cicada comes above ground, she mates. Then she lays her eggs and dies.
•The cicada can lay four hundred to six hundred eggs.
•The adult cicada lives in trees.
•Adult cicadas live for thirty to forty days.
•A cicada can chirp so loud you can hear it from half a mile away.
•A male cicada abdomen has two drum like sound chambers.

Vertical Horizon Concert

2008-06-08T18:09:00.005-04:00

This past Friday I went to the Vertical Horizon concert, and I had a flippen blast! I was introduced to some really nice people and also saw some old friends!

Holy crap~

2008-06-05T11:04:00.005-04:00

Coworker says: "When will you be 27?"

Me:.....(No response..I never thought about it...it took me for a loop, my heart started pounding..I didn't know what to say. I don't want to get old. Omg...this age thing is really going to bother me when 27 rolls around. This sucks!!! It was about a 10 second delay and then I turned around and looked at her, my face was as white as a ghost)

"April!"

Coworker says: "Dag,Your face just said it all"

*That's it I'm going to try out for The Bachelorette, (i think i just heard God calling..ha)*

I was feed tonight~

2008-06-04T23:12:00.002-04:00

Pastor Craig did an outstanding job delivering the word to us tonight! I am going to listen to the voice of God!

*I'm turning on my phone...the ringer is all the way up!
*It's fully charged
*And I got clear reception

Lord speak to me, I need to hear you!

Going through my mid 20's crisis!

2008-06-03T21:07:00.003-04:00

For the past few days I've not been able to sleep, eat, or do anything. I have NO energy! I just want to give up ...throw in the towel! But instead i'm giving it all to God. In the next few weeks i'm going to be going through a lot of changes...please keep me in your prayers!

How smart is your right foot?

2008-06-02T22:20:00.001-04:00

Just try this. It is from an orthopaedic surgeon............

This will boggle your mind and you will keep trying over and over again to see if
Think you can outsmart your foot, but you can't. It's preprogrammed in your brain.

1. Without anyone watching you (they will think you are GOOFY......) and while
Sitting where you are at your desk in front of your computer, lift your right foot
Off the floor and make clockwise circles.

2. Now, while doing this, draw the number "6" in the air with you right hand .

Your foot will change direction.

I told you so...and there is nothing you can do about it.

You and I both know how stupid it is, but before the day is done you are going to try it again, if you've not already done so...

2008-05-31T16:17:00.002-04:00

My grandpa always told me never to go to bed mad at someone; because you don't know what tomorrow holds. But what do you do when that someone won't even speak to you?

Ephesians 4:31-32 "Get rid of all the bitterness, passion, and anger. No more shouting or insults, no more hateful insults of any sort. Instead be kind and tender hearted to one another, and forgive one another as God has forgiven you through Christ."

If it's going to happen...it's going to happen to me!

2008-05-30T08:45:00.004-04:00

Last night after I got off of work Barbie asked me to go help her clean a house with her. I was like umm ok....so after I sat in traffic for an hour I finally got home and she picked me up. After two hours we finally got this house cleaned....Barbie asked me to empty the dirty bucket of water out ....so I walked down the steps in the kitchen(that were still wet) and BAMMMM...*@#%^& i slipped on the second step and fell right on my butt..on the wet floor right into the bucket of water....the bucket went flying across the kitchen and dirty water went everywhere....all over the cabinets..all over me....and all over the windows....I was soakin wet and my butt was hurting and i busted my elbow too....Barbie said, "Thanks, now we have to do our job all over again!" I wanted to quit!
I'm telling you it was a priceless moment!! Barbie was laughing sooo hard she almost peed her pants, she was also soaking wet!

(you can tell from the picture i fell pretty hard b/c that second step is pretty high up, i have a bruise on my tale tha size of a baseball..lol)

I am living proof that God has a sense of humor!

2008-05-29T13:57:00.006-04:00

The other day I was at a Graduation waiting for my friends named to be called..well as many of you know I'm not one of the worlds most patient people and to make time go by I started to watch people that was walking by. Some call this "people watcher's"! Most of us are guilty of this. This could be a good thing for me or this could get me in trouble depending on my so called comedian mood at the moment. My problem is I notice EVERYTHING about someone...I look at everything; from facial features,hair,feet,and I can usually tell you what someone was wearing.

So this night I started to let me brain wonder in a different direction. I started thinking about God and how he has such as sense of humor. How he makes everyone so unique! I'm amazed at the creativity that God has, he is such an artist! I would love to say more but I don't want to get myself in trouble.

I also started to think about feet, one of my pet peeves is ugly feet. I think they are gross....what was God thinking when he made them...lol he's such a silly God!

Bill Cosby once said..."There is hope for the future because God has a sense of humor and we are funny to God."

Here's a photo from a moment I was "people watching" this weekend.
Is tye dye coming back?...because i've been seeing it a lot lately?

Bored @ work today!

2008-05-28T15:40:00.006-04:00

So i'm at work at i'm pretty bored today........i'm working in Lagrange the rest of this week...blah! It's not a busy account to say the least!
This is what i'm doing.........~~~~> hence my computer in front of my work computer.

Check out how big this draw chair is .......they must get some sumo wrestler patients! I've never seen a draw chair quite this big, and I've been drawing blood for 7 years!(the picture doesn't do it justice it's actually bigger in person)

Decisions, Decisions!

2008-05-28T08:21:00.002-04:00

I have to make some major decisions in the next few weeks! I probably should have already made them but, they are like so major that I keep putting them off..I don't know what to do....it involves a lot to do with my life and the direction that it is and will be going.. Keep me in your prayers that I will follow the right path that God has for me! Thanks!

My weekend in a nutshell!

2008-05-26T23:30:00.002-04:00

Friday night- I started dog sitting. I went to Megan's graduation!

Saturday- I picked up my nephews and took them to Gattiland, they ended up staying the night.

Sunday- I missed church b/c my nephews let the dog out that I was dog sitting and we had to search for almost 3 hours for the dog. I almost had a panic attack! We finally found it! Then I went to Billy's graduation party.

Monday- I took my nephews to Six flags and then to Chunky Cheese.

It's been a crazy hectic weekend and I'm wore out!

Congrads Megan!

2008-05-25T20:43:00.001-04:00

Dogs really do look like their owners

2008-05-24T00:09:00.004-04:00

I recently had a discussion with a friend about him looking like his pet..he's pretty much denying it. So I did some research on it..and it's possible!It's official. Dogs look like their owners, a U.S. study suggests.Researchers from the University of California, San Diego showed that people choose purebred dogs that resemble them. But they weren't so fussy when it came to choosing a mongrel.Psychologists Michael Roy and Professor Nicholas Christenfeld report their findings in the May issue of Psychological Science, a journal of the American Psychological Society.The researchers explored the myth that owners look like their dogs by seeing if judges could match photographs of dogs with their owners.The researchers photographed 45 dogs (25 purebreds and 22 mongrels) and their owners, separately. The researchers then showed 28 judges pictures of the owners, their dogs, and one other dog and asked to pick the true match.The judges matched 16 purebred dogs with their owners but couldn't find a link between mongrels and their owners.The researchers also explored whether any resemblance had developed while the person had owned the dog, in the same way that a 1987 report suggested the facial appearance of married couples converged over time. The other explanation would be that owners selected dogs at the outset that looked like them, the researchers said.The researchers discounted the "length of ownership" theory when they found no correlation between the degree of resemblance and the time the dog and owner had been together.This left the "selection" theory. The researchers said the fact that resemblance only occurred in purebred dogs, which have a more predictable appearance as puppies compared to a mixed breed, supported that theory.The researchers said that a person was also likely to spend more time choosing a purebred puppy and thus be more likely to get what they want.The research couldn't establish that owners choose dogs on the basis of hairiness, size, sharpness of features, attractiveness, perceived friendliness or perceived energy level."The judges did not make correct matches by simply matching hairy people with hairy dogs, or big people with big dogs," the authors wrote. "It may be that the judges used some other more subtle trait."

Pray for the Steven Curtis Chapman family......

2008-05-22T09:41:00.003-04:00

Please remember the Steven Curtis Chapman family during this tragic loss...here's what the press had released........

The five-year-old daughter of contemporary Christian music star Steven Curtis Chapman was killed last night by a car driven by her teenage brother in the driveway of the Chapman family’s Williamson County home in Tennessee.

Maria, Chapman’s youngest of six children, was playing in the driveway when she was struck by a Toyota Land Cruiser. Several members of the Chapman family witnessed the accident.

A statement on Chapman’s website says, “Maria was rushed to Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital in Nashville, transported by LifeFlight, but died of her injuries there.” Fans have been leaving their messages of condolences on Chapman’s official MySpace page.

Our thoughts and prayers go out to the Chapman family.

Undecided about Junior

2008-05-21T11:46:00.003-04:00

The other day I had a discussion with a co-worker. (she's about 36) She had has been married to her husband for about 9 years and they don't have any children. I questioned the fact why they don't have children..and her reply was.. They both enjoy their lives the way that it is..he likes to fish and she likes to go horse back riding..She said that they have no time for children and if they would have had children that they would probably end up splitting up b/c they would be argeing all the time over who was going to take Junior etc.. they both enjoy their freedom..they both take off on the weekends with their own sets of friends and sometimes they go together..

I started lookin at my own life...i'm 26 and ever since I was a little girl I had this plan of having this dream wedding and a fairytale family with twins etc..I wanted to be married at the age of 23..well you see that didn't happen..lol! I love kids, I started baby sitting when I was 12, I helped raise my niece and 3 nephews, I took a 4 year Early childhood education class in school. Kids have been my life! But when I think about having some of my own now I think about my single life and how much fun i'm having..i'm sooo thankful I didn't get knocked up when I was doing things I shouldn't have been doing! God knew I couldn't handle it! I know God doesn't put more on us than what we can handle..

But, All in reality I don't know if I really want kids now....i really dunno....I guess i'm being selfish but I don't.......But I like to do spare of the moment things and I don't want to have to drag little Junior around everywhere...and i'm sure i will be leaving Junior at the house or in the car....lol on accident...who knows!

To Vote or not to Vote..that is the question today!

2008-05-20T15:18:00.004-04:00

I'm sooooo sick of hearing about the elections I can't wait for it to be over! Like what is everyone going to burn their engery towards when it's over? Geezzz...
I vote for Jesus!

What I would rather be doing than sitting at the polls with a #2 pencil:

*I think I would rather be sitting in rush hour traffic.

*Going to footwashing service!

*Waiting in line for a port-a- pot at the state fair.

*Cleaning up the infield after derby.

*Picking up trash on the side of the intersate.

*Watching Westerns with my grandpa.

*Take my car to the vet.

*Getting my oil change.

*Haveing a two hour wait at Denny's

*Giving blood .....now that's a good cause!

PS...yes i'm related to Douglas Kemper!!

Now those of you who voted I hope your voted made a difference...they say every vote counts! Life will go on!!!!

What ever happened to them?

2008-05-20T10:19:00.002-04:00

Why did I have a dream last night about Mcdonalds free kids cones..when I was little we used to get them all the time...they don't give them out anymore!

Why..did this redneck tight roll her scrubs???

2008-05-19T21:20:00.004-04:00

I peeped this out the other day at Mc Donald's....and I couldn't hold back the belly laughter!

My creative mom!

2008-05-15T21:11:00.005-04:00

I don't think I have shared this yet but, my mom and step-dad sold their house! They have had it up for sale for over a year now...and finally they have a buyer! I'm sooo stoked b/c now they won't be so far away! They are going to have to move to a apartment because now they have decided to build a house!

So anyways the other night I was at my mom's house looking in the spare bedroom at all the stuff she had packed up. When I came across an old painting that I had painted when I was like in the 4th grade. I was cracking up, not only at the picture b/c I can't draw nor paint, but my mom had framed the painting...lol it was HORRIBLE!! When I questioned her about why she had framed it, she said that she was planning on putting it up in the new house! Oh Lord help us all! (I mean the girl's lips in the drawing looks like a Nike check...lol)

Mistaken for Lindsay Lohan

2008-05-13T10:31:00.003-04:00

While I was in Orange Co,California Chad and I went to Nordstorm's (by the way I heart this store) after hours sale. He had tickets to go to this because he's like a frequent shopper. Anyways we got there and there was this long line waiting outside the door. It was freeing cold so we decided to wait in the car until the line went down. When we finally went in there was a band playing and a row of employees standing on both sides clapping and screaming and celebrating this after hours sale. They were even handing out champagne and appetizers... It was kind of embarrassing!! We had to go through the whole line of people all the way to the end of the store..lol...i kept laughing and looking at Chad saying are you ready to leave yet..ha We just kept our heads down and kept walking!

The first place Chad wanted to go to was the men's cosmetic department. When we got there all of the workers started gathering around us smiling and greeting us. (Chad told me that they were really known for their customer service, so it was pretty neat) Anyways he started asking about some products, and the associate looked at me and said " I'm sorry that we all keep looking at you but we thought you were Lindsay Lohan when you walked in.. We were all soo excited b/c we thought a star had came tonight. Has anyone ever told you, you look like her?" Chad and I started laughing ...I replied, "Thank you, and yes I've been told that before." Then all the associates started gathering around and commenting..it was hilarious!

After we left that department I wanted to go to the Clinque department and as soon as I walked up the associated said, "Oh my God, has anyone ever told you you look just like Lindsay Lohan?" " Ha, yes I've been told!" I replied ....Chad had it,he couldn't stop laughing.. it was too funny!

It was crazy being right in Orange Co, California and being mistaken and told that looked liked Lindsay Lohan. I used to get it all the time here in Kentucky when my hair was redder....maybe I should go redder and loose more weight..ha

Now i would like to meet that chick just so I could get a side by side picture of us!

Ghetto Christians...

2008-05-12T16:29:00.001-04:00

You Know You A Ghetto Christian If--
1. You lie on an application to get a job and then get up and testify that 'God made a way out of no way
2. You get mad at a visitor and call them out for sitting in YOUR seat.
3. You tell the preacher to baptize you from the neck down because you just got your hair did!
4. You take 2 hours to get ready for church, get there late, and leave early!!!
5. You open your Bible and you cough from the dust that flies out.
6. Your wedding song is 'Secret Lovers'.
7. You do not lift your hand during worship because your acrylic nail is broken.
8. The only time you like to sing in the choir is when

they let you sing 'your' song.
9. You do not tithe because you say, 'the preacher might be crooked and stealing the Lord's money, so I don't want to give it to him.'
10. After you've done wrong and someone has rebuked you, you don't repent but you say, 'Well the Lord knows my heart' .
11. If you have ever said, 'show me in the Bible where it says, thou shall not smoke'.
12. Your favorite part of the service is the benediction.
13. You buy 'hot' merchandise and testify the Lord blessed me with a TV, jewelry, clothes, etc
14. You overheard someone say, 'We got fed today at service' and you asked if they served chicken.
15. You just got finished smoking on the outside of the church and then try to lead a song, get choked up, holding your throat and say to the congregation, 'The devil don't want me to sing this song.'

Shut tha front door

2008-05-06T23:40:00.001-04:00

I'm sooo sick of trying to please people!

Califreakinfornia

2008-05-06T00:35:00.002-04:00

I had the best vacation ever in California! I was a little freaked out about going by myself...but I will have to say that I would have had it either way!! Chad was a great tour guide...he showed my some awesome things!! I'm sooo glad that I got to go and especially meet back up with him, after all it's been almost 7 years! He has been a good friend for the past years, and he's been trying to get me to go out there forever..Now i see why he doesn't ever want to move away from there. I wouldn't either!

GOD ANSWERED MY PRAYER!

2008-05-06T00:09:00.003-04:00

I split milk in my computer the second morning of beign in Cali...talk about upset!! I was so sick over it my whole trip everytime I thought about it! My keys wouldn't work properly..so I prayed about it on my way back to Louisville..b/c I didn't want to have to buy a new computer b/c mine is like 4 months old! So i got home tonight and it's working great...THANK YOU JESUS...MY GOD CAN DO ANYTHING!!!! I also prayed about some other things...I hope he answers those too..hehe:)

California Day #1

2008-05-03T03:52:00.004-04:00

Today was filled with sooo much fun! Chad meet me at the airport and we checked in at my hotel and then went to eat at CPK..the original California Pizza Kitchen.. the food there was yummy! Then he took me to 5 beaches....Laguna, Newport, Huntington, Crystal Cove, and I don't know how to spell the other one lol...The beaches were beautiful...then we went to Sprinkles to get one of their "famous cupcakes"..they were heavenly...I also tried a Jamba Juice. I saw a lot of shops and beautiful homes...Then we went the watch the sun set at Huntington beach..that was amazing...i absolutely love it here.. After that we ate at PF Changs...Chad introduced me to lettuce wraps..and I really liked them..very tasteful. After that we went to the Disneyland walk and watched what little fireworks were left..fun!!! We ended the night by going by Angels ballpark stadium...by the way they lost tonight..and I also saw were the Might Ducks play in Anaheim...This day couldn't have gotten any better..It was amazing!!! I am having sooo much fun!I can't wait till tomorrow, Chad's taking me to Hollywood:) Check out my pics on my space from today