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Okay, so I have two stories to tell. One is...really weird and kind of flows into story number 2. So, after my last post...I'm talking like directly after, daniel called me and told me that he basically never wanted to talk to me again..kind of weird how i was feeling that coming before i even knew that it was. he told me that God told him that he shouldn't be here for me anymore. funny..i didn't know that God told people to abandon friends and leave them to fend for themselves. oh well..we got it worked out and we talked about it and everything is okay now. we're friends. so..a couple of days after that talk we were going to go skiing with our college sunday school class. four hours there and back on the same van as daniel and skiing all day with him was bound to be probably the most awkward situation ever. but it wasn't. God definitely took care of my fear and insecurities. in fact, in a crowded van with 15 people both ways, i felt more alone with God than ever. even skiing and enjoying that time was a real worship experience for me. i thought i would go on the trip and humiliate myself trying to hang out with daniel the whole time, but that's not how it went at all. i found myself actually trying to withdraw from the group and ski by myself. i loved conquering my fears of the big slopes..just God and me going together. i love skiing. i think i could be good at it if i got to do it more than once every couple of years.
i also learned how to play the piano over the break. it actually started a couple of days ago, but i love it. i've picked it up okay and i'm learning to play silent night now. i've already conquered amazing grace, america the beautiful, and my favorite: i've been working on the railroad. i just wish that i could work on it for one day and play like a pro. that will never happen, but this is something i think i can actually stick with. i mean, at school i don't have a piano, but i'm sure i can find one to practice on every now and then..and i can eventually get a keyboard. i'm definitely learning a lot faster than when i tried to learn to play the guitar. i love it that i'm finding new hobbies and things that interest me. one of my lifelong goals has been to learn to play an instrument and perform in front of people...now i'm one step closer and that feels good. i like it :)
i also learned how to play the piano over the break. it actually started a couple of days ago, but i love it. i've picked it up okay and i'm learning to play silent night now. i've already conquered amazing grace, america the beautiful, and my favorite: i've been working on the railroad. i just wish that i could work on it for one day and play like a pro. that will never happen, but this is something i think i can actually stick with. i mean, at school i don't have a piano, but i'm sure i can find one to practice on every now and then..and i can eventually get a keyboard. i'm definitely learning a lot faster than when i tried to learn to play the guitar. i love it that i'm finding new hobbies and things that interest me. one of my lifelong goals has been to learn to play an instrument and perform in front of people...now i'm one step closer and that feels good. i like it :)