The Little Things That Seem Like BIG Things to US!

I am realizing a lot, like something my brother's fiancee said the other day to, "good luck on finishing your 1st year of college." WOW, today it suddenly hit me, I am doing it! I am finishing up my 1st year of college which has gone by WAY to fast for me but I LOVE IT! Plus, Will and Meghan are getting married June 29th, WOW, amazing, my bro is getting married and we are ALL growing up. Before I know it Josh will be getting married too! Then, it will be MY turn to graduate from college, what a day that will be! I feel like God has me right where HE wants ME! I feel confident in Him everyday in what I should do and where I should go. I feel like He has me in the right church which I am activly involved in, and in every aspect of MY life, He has covered so long as I keep MY eyes on HIM for everyday answers, which is exactly the kind of attitude I intend to have from now until He comes back or calls me home one! Well folks, that is all for now, as of Wednesday May 7th, 2008, I will officially be done and finished with my 1st year of college.

After SB!

Well friends, SB is over and I have just had my first full week back at school, and it went great! Yesterday was long and hard because we had the 50th anniversary at LCC and our Spring Jouste and I was exhausted after that for the rest of the day.

SB part II

Well friends, Spring Break is going great so far. We had an awesome time at the Shimers on Sunday night watching the UNC game and I must say, wasn't it just AWESOME??? GO HEELS! My head hasn't been coroperating but it is better now, and I have a busy day planned for tomorrow to catch up on stuff and pick up a friend of tori's and mine, get my car washed for our trip to Boone, go to church, then come home after the busy day and relax before Thursdays trip to Greensboro. I am very excited because on Friday, Kevin Bryan and I are meeting for the firs time! I wish I was already with him for his 21st b-day, but I am so glad that we are even going up this weekend at all! God has been amazing at how He has brought us together. I feel that all will go as it should for this weekend. This has been a great week to catch my breath from school and think too, and relieve some of the stress I have been feeling lately. Well friends, the shower is calling my name, ttyas, miss you all and love you all tons!

Hill

here is my favorite pic from the UNC party/Bible study. I hope you all enjoy it, we had a lot of team spirit as we learned from our dad and uncle's.

Spring Break!

Hey friends,
well, as of 9:50a.m. this Friday or March 21st, I will officially be on Spring Break! It is turning out to be a better Spring Break than I thought it was going to be a week ago! I found out a few nights ago that as per my request, we will be going to Boone next weekend so I can meet a very special guy that came into my life close to a month ago, Kevin. He and I met and have talked online ever since and on the phone but have yet to meet in person. Some of you may have heard about him already but you will hear about him more. I am very excited about next week and am happy to see what God is doing in my life these days! How great is our God, amen? He is so amazing and I just lift up all my praise to him for all He has done and is doing in my life. Well friends, got to go to the sketching pad to brainstorm some ideas for tomorrow's class. We are making postcards and since I got some great pics last time I was in the mountains I want to use one of them. More to come soon.

Wuz up friends?

Well, things are so hectic around here lately with ALL I have going on in my life. Will and Meghan are still going great and the wedding is in June. For those of you who haven't heard yet, they ARE official and so you can say his fiance now! School is been hard for me in some classes the last few weeks but has picked up and I am so happy for that. My priorities are in line and God is really blessing me these days beyond what I could ever imagine. A little update from the Haynes family: Josh and his girlfriend Kim and still going strong and Kim is a real God send for Josh. They are very happy and we all love her. Will and Meghan are planning their wedding which will take place on June 29th and we are ALL very very excited. Mom and Dad are still doing their Sunday night house church and are loving it! Tori now goes to church with me and on the last Sunday of Feburary, she got baptized and is now a member of Neuse Baptist Church. She and I like to stay active in the church as we sing in the choir and have a Cantata this Sunday, Palm Sunday, and PLEASE come, it is at 11:00 and again at 7:00 at Neuse Baptist Church, you will be blessed! That's all for now folks, got to go take a shower and get ready for church! God bless each and every one of you!

Finally

well, I finally think I have my computer straightened out, so for those of you who have been waiting with baited breath for new pics from my new baby, my Canon 30D, then you are in for a treat. All is going good with the new device for the computer, so I will have new pics for you Friday at the latest. I have a lot of homework it seems these days with college treking right along which is awesome. Things are going great here, I am looking forward to trying to get into doing a photo a day on this neat website that one of my dads friends got me into. Now, I have the want to talk to you all, my ipod is working, and thats what is important for the computer, and I will have new software for school soon, which includes Photoshop CS3, since my CS2 is BAD. Anyways, gtg friends and get to school. BTW, Scott got home from Iraq a couple of weeks ago, I think it was 3 weeks from this Friday, thank God!!! ttyal! Luv ya all, and a shout out to my big sissy who is turning 14! tomorrow, WOW! HAPPY BIRTHDAY TORI! I love you.

Take a look at my NEW Canon EOS 30D Digital Camera!

Well, here it is as I told you it would be. I got it yesterday, or Friday, January 11, 2008 at Best Buy. It was a great buy and I am so excited about learning to use it.

This is amazing!

He is only 4, but already has the gift of God in his soul! This little boys's daddy is the music leader for the praise band in a church in MO and he is 4 and already can drum like there is no tomorrow. You check him out and see what you think, this was at their Christmas Eve service.

"Days go By"

I love that song! Well, School started today, and we had a good first day of class. We only had Ensligh today and it went well I might add. It all goes downhill from here, I got all the books, and now all my classes start. But the good news is that if I work hard, then I will be done by May, then can do some summer classes possibly to catch up. The good news is I have a really good English teacher for this semester, a good change over Mr. Butts, hehe. Well friends, I'm going to go now and finish the movie. ttyl all later. Btw, I am getting the camera this coming Friday if all works out so please be in prayer with me about it. I'm in the proccess of transferring money over and into my account. Thanks, I'll have pics up soon! Bye for now.

Hillary

WOW! What a GREAT new year!

Tori and I had a great new year eves at my church playing games with my Pastor and many others as a few select of us gathered for the watchnight service of games, food, and fun. Let me say, the food was awesome, the games were fun, and the company was inspiring! It was amazing starting the new year on my knees thanking God for the past year and all he Has done for me. I mean, I have joined my first church, gradutated from high school, started college and succesfully completed my first semested of it, and I had my first relationship with a great man. I think all in all it was a pretty great year, it had it's trials and errors like always, God still has chosen not to take my headaches away, but I feel the end is coming with that someday soon, and I urge you to be in prayer with me about that.

MY New Years Resolution? For the Year 2008 to be an even BETTER year than 2007, and for my focus on Christ to grow stronger as I continue on with my education, and possibly move on with my dating life as well. Who knows, only God does, and with God, nothings impossible. *I want to thank all those who have been in prayer for Scott Whitley who has been in Iraq for the last year, but PLEASE, do NOT stop praying yet, because he still has alittle over a month and still needs our prayers until he walks off the steps of that plane and is in the loving arms of his family once again. Thanks friends, for all your love, and support to me.