Wow! I have left my blog for what seems like forever I don't even remember the last time I posted anything! Well I am going into my third week of my second year at Highlands College and I have learned so many practical things thus far, I am really looking forward to all that God will show me this semester! Today I am going to try and keep it short and sweet, actually I think I will be writing short blogs but more often so everyone reading will actually follow what is going on, not just big event.
Speaking of big events I sang my first Sunday morning at our main campus, Grants Mill. It was such an amazing experience! Of course something weird always happens your first try at anything and something so weird actually happened! Well there are eight back up singers every service and after every service we put our mics on the stands backstage and before you walk back out you grab the your mic. When we turn on our mics a little screen pops up and says "alto 1, alto 2 or sop 1,sop 2" and so on. Right before our 9:30 service I grab the mic of the stand and head out into a full auditorium that seats 2,600 people. When I turn on my mic and look down instead of the mic reading "alto 2" it says "worship leader" so I look to the guy to my left and switched mics, the mic I had was his. So I grab the mic he had and as we start our first song I look to see the mic reads "alto 1" who is the main female vocalist. Later on in the service she is supposed to be leading a song and I am freaking out in my mind and trying to get her attentions when she is on the other side of this big stage. Half way through our first song she takes a few steps back and looks at me and mouths out "you have my mic?" I responded "yup" and continued to freak out. At the end of the song I see look at me and we met in the middle of the stage between songs to swap mics. Luckily it wasn't that noticeable but during that time in my mind I was crying. Everyone has there stories of doing something stupid on stage and that was mine and it was done on my first time!
Ok so this isn't going to be as short as I thought I've got to catch you on life! ha! Well I have a new little baby in my house! Her name is Ella Kate Wilbanks born at 9:58 on January 11, 2012. She is the most precious little girl! She is very calm and "easy to please" as Andi says. Which is pretty opposite of the first two! So we have a party in our house 3 kids under the age of 3 so there is never a dull moment!
Also our church is going through our 21 days of prayer and fasting. I love the prayer part but I am not a fan of fasting. I am doing mainly a media fast to disconnect myself from the world. So things like Facebook, twitter, secular music and t.v have been out of the picture for 2 weeks and I have definitely seen a change! My best friend Sandlyn and I had coffee the first week of the year right before she moved to Australia and me and here both had heard from God about what this year would look for me. I told her that I honestly felt like this was the year that the junk of the world that still attracted me would fall off. I knew that this was the year that I begin what God has called me to and really seek him. Sandlyn confirmed this and spoke so many great things over my life this year and it encouraged me all the more! Well as this fast has been going I have been quoting Matthew 6:33 "seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness" and my focus is so solid on Him and His heart and know that my foundation is firm. I am not even a full month into the year and my view on worldly things have changed dramatically!!! I have deleted have of the music on my Ipod and really seeking him in all my decisions.
I know that 2012 is going to be the best year yet! I serve a Big, great God and I have amazing people by my side! I am so pumped!! love you all! hope to get back with you soon!
