Wordless Wednesday...

Happy Birthday precious Audrey

All I can do today is pray. I feel so blessed to have been following the story of Audrey Caroline for over a year now. Please click over to Angie's blog and read Audrey's story if you have not yet. Please pray for the Smith family today. Today is the one year anniversary of Audrey's birth and death.
I feel like I should write more, but it's Audrey's story. Her mother writes it so much better than I ever could.

Sweet Audrey-Girl from angie smith on Vimeo.




I usually find much more personal meaning in more contemporary Christian music, but today, this song jumped out to me. I sung it many times in high school, especially after the death of my grandmother. It just brings me so much comfort.


"Be Still, My Soul" ~Catharina von Schlegel

Be still, my soul; the Lord is on your side;
Bear patiently the cross of grief or pain;
Leave to your God to order and provide;
In every change he faithful will remain.
Be still, my soul; your best, your heavenly Friend
Through thorny way leads to a joyful end.

Be still, my soul; your God will undertake
To guide the future as He has the past.
Your hope, your confidence let nothing shake;
All now mysterious shall be bright at last.
Be still, my soul; the waves and winds still know
His voice who ruled them while he dwelled below.

Be still, my soul; though dearest friends depart
And all is darkened in the vale of tears;
Then you will better know his love, his heart,
Who comes to soothe your sorrows and your fears.
Be still, my soul; your Jesus can repay
From his own fullness all he takes away.

Be still, my soul; the hour is hastening on
When we shall be forever with the Lord,
When disappointment, grief, and fear are gone,
Sorrow forgot, love's purest joys restored.
Be still, my soul; when change and tears are past,
All safe and blessed we shall meet at last.

Abrahamson Benefit Meal

Ruth Abrahamson
Benefit Meal
All You Care to Eat Pasta!!!
Ruth’s battle with cancer began 7 years ago as she was first diagnosed in 2002. She is now a 3 time cancer survivor and has undergone 5 surgeries related to the cancer, the most recent being on December 31st, 2008. The benefit will help defray the medical cost of the most recent surgery as well as her month long hospital stay in Rochester. She is the wife of retired E.L.S. Pastor Harvey Abrahamson and is a member of (a local church.)
What: All You Care to Eat Pasta Meal
& Silent Auction

Ruth is my boyfriend's mother. We are doing a lot of work to try to make this a successful event. The meal will be catered by my parents.

I have deleted the specifics of the event due to safety and privacy reasons.
If you are in the area and would be interested in coming please email me at Stella.Georgas@blc.edu for more info.

Hi/Lo Thursday

This post is part of "Hi/Lo Thursday" on the Riggs Family Blog. Check out their blog to read everyone else's "Hi/Lo" posts and get your link on their site.


Welcome to "Hi/Lo Thursday!"

My Lo:
It's midterm week at school! It was not has difficult as in past years, but stressful none the less. I made it through my hardest test this morning.

My High:

My classmates in my Special Education classes have formed a team in the Relay for Life at our school. This is something I have never participated in before, but I am very passionate about the cause.
I Relay because cancer has effected my life in many ways. In 2004, I lost my grandmother to pancreatic cancer. She was someone I always looked up to. She helped me through many things; she was my special best friend. I still miss her every single day. I watched the cancer slowly take over her body. It was the hardest thing I have ever done. I Relay to support the American Cancer Society's lifesaving mission by fighting back against a disease that has already taken so much.

• I Relay in memory of my amazing grandma, Muriel Pauline Snow.

• I Relay in support of Lindsey Jean Marlow. She struggled through 2 years of chemo-therapy while in high school. She stayed strong and is currectly in remission and is in her third year of college.

• I Relay in support of Ruth Diana Abrahamson. She is my boyfriend's mother and a 3 time cancer survivor.

• I Relay in support of Abigial Riggs. She is a strong 4 year old girl battling through rough chemo-therapy now. To read her story, follow along on their blog.
  

• I Relay in memory, honor, and support of all those battling with such a life threatening disease.

Please support me as I participate in the Relay for Life. I realize times are very tough for most people right now and many of you do not have a lot to give. Please do what you can if God moves you to do so. Even just a couple dollars will help.
Visit my personal page here to read more or to donate to this cause.
If you would like a luminary in honor, support, or memory of someone, we will be display them at the event if you are willing to donate just $10. They can be made through the site (click on luminaria on the left column.) If you would like to make your own or have me make one for you, that is another option. Please email me for more information on that.

If you are not able to contribute or even if you are, please keep me, my team and all event members in your prayers. We really want to do our part in the fight against cancer.

Happy Thursday!
The smells of SPRING BREAK are lurking around these parts...


God's blessings,

Stella

I've been a bad, bad blogger

I've been a bad, bad blogger. I haven't written anything since August! Yikes. I'm on here constantly reading numerous blogs too many times a day, but I never make time for my own! Oh well.
Just a little update on life...
I'm in my 2nd semester at my new college and I've actually started my special education classes. I am absolutely loving them! Of course, I don't LOVE school like you do when you're in second grade and your teacher is your best friend... but things have improved since last semester. I miss my "old" college a lot, I felt like it was just the place for me. I still see some friends from there fairly often, so I get my fill of the ones that matter most. While I don't think this new school is the best fit for me, I know that I am where I'm supposed to be. I feel that God is truly calling me to work with children with special needs and I don't know a better way to do it than this. I just reminded my friend Jenn this weekend how thankful I am she suggested a job for me as a personal care assistant (PCA). It truly opened my eyes and helped me figure out what I should do. I always knew I wanted to work with children. I've been saying I want to be a teacher since about 3rd grade, but I could never pick one area that stuck out a lot to me. Working as a PCA made that decision for me. I absolutely love working with Kari and her family. Though it can be a challenge, it is one I have truly learned to appreciate. Both Kari's children have Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders. Before meeting Kari, I knew next to nothing about this. Wow, has that changed. I've attended a seminar, worked numerous hours in their house and even attended a Day on the Hill lobbying for FASD with the Minnesota Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (MOFAS). I enjoy this work a lot and I know it is what God wants and needs me to do. I'm learning a lot in my classes and can easily say a learn so many new things every day.
That's about all I have for now. Time for some homework and studying.

Until next time,

~Stella