Dad Update
Thanks for the prayers for my dad, you guys! They did some tests yesterday. Results haven't come back yet. I will give you guys updates when I find out. God is good, so no matter what the results, I know he has a good plan for us.

Lord is gracious and slow to anger, rich and love He is Good to all, who call on him! (From Psalm 145)

Colorado
I'm leaving school in a matter of minutes to catch my plane to Colorado! So excited. Amber said they may get some snow while I'm out there! :)

Isaiah 40:8
The grass withereth, the flower fadeth, but the word of our God shall stand forever.

The Word
When the grass withers away,
When the flowers start to fade--
The word of our God will stand forevermore.
When the mountains fall to the sea,
And when death takes hold of me--
The word of our God will stand forevermore.

And the joy that’s in my heart
Is the joy only He can impart
When He speaks to me.

When uncertainty grips my world,
There is one thing that’s for sure--
The word of our God will stand forevermore.
And when fear is my disease,
This alone will be my peace--
The word of our God will stand forevermore.

Every knee shall bow,
Every tongue cry out
That Jesus Christ is Lord.
And the word of our God
It will stand forevermore.
-Tara Leigh Cobble

Thai Food
A new friend, Wa, (who is from Thailand) made an awesome authentic Thai meal last night for dinner. It was the first time I had ever eaten anything Thai. It was delicious! I love experiencing things from different cultures!

Danville Stuff
#1 - New Chick-Fil-A Opens tomorrow morning at 6:30!!!
#2 - The Riverside Micky-D's has the BEST service... At least in the mornings. Everyone there is always soooo... very cheerful and nice!
#3 - On the way to school I drive past a motorcycle dealer, (Not sure what it is), but this morning the sign said, Your wife said you could get whatever you want! or something to that effect. Rolled my eyes and laughed.

Blogging Tips
Great ones from Darren's Site

Nickel Creek Freak?
Ok, I'm really not, but I was going through some old email drafts, and I found this one that I had written full of a bunch of Nickel Creek links. I don't know how many are actually still active since it was from a while ago, but I thought I would post them for those of you that are NC fans. Check em out.

Nickel Creek Interviews
CMT
Excite.com
GetMusic.com
Nashvillerage.com
Country.com

Nickel Creek Articles
Country.com
USAtoday.com
Pollstar.com
Washingtonpost.com
Cleveland.com
Time.com
Pollstar.com

Nickel Creek Chats Transcripts
Washingtonpost.com

Nickel Creek Pictures
Country.com <------- Grammy's or CMA Awards
Witcherbrothers.com <----- This is the Best! Recognize anyone else?
Rigelmandolin.com
Rcorner <------ I have this. Pretty cool article in there!

Prayer
Most of you don't know my dad, but please pray for him today. He is going to Duke to the doctor this morning (which he usually avoids like the plague!) A few years ago he was diagnosed with a disease that I really dont know much about, so I won't attemt to talk about it here. He has been having a lot of pain the past few weeks. Thanks for your prayer.
Thanks guys!

New From Josh Grobans
On his weblog Rhon mentioned the new site that Josh Groban's launched. You can listen to his new Album there. His music envokes a lot of emotion. Especially the violin in You Raise Me Up. If you don't know his music, you should check it out.

Ireth Léralondë
With the new LOTR movie coming out December 17th, I thought I would post My Elven name which is Ireth Léralondë. What's yours? Click Here. I would post my hobbit name, but I'd rather not think of myself as a being with wide hairy feet! If you so wish, you can find your hobbit name HERE.

Derek Webb
Went to go see Derrek Webb and Justin McRoberts last night with a couple of friends. It was the 2nd time we had seen Derek in the past few months. His new album is all about the Church, and when he presents the songs, he does a lot of teaching on the Biblical foundations of the songs. I think the Lord was using that initial show a few months ago to prepare me for what he was about to really start teaching me in depth. The past month or so I have been reading about God's holiness, my sin, God's grace, and my call to be holy as God is holy. It's some heavy stuff to ingest, but it's good. Derek again spoke some of those same things that he had just a few months ago, but it struck a deeper chord in me this time, because of the things God has been teaching me. To read about the last Derek Webb show, CLICK HERE Pics of the last show CLICK HERE.

Come Thou Fount
O to grace how great a debtor
Daily I’m constrained to be!
Let Thy goodness, like a fetter,
Bind my wandering heart to Thee.
Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it,
Prone to leave the God I love;
Here’s my heart, O take and seal it,
Seal it for Thy courts above.