Answered Prayers!!!

My family is a registered Foster/Adopt family, as some of you may have known... And while we have had numerous calls with referrals for children to be placed in our home, for some reason every single one of them has fallen through. The first few calls were extremely emotionally draining because they tell us that it was an absolute, that those kids will be coming to live with us, and then a few hours later we get a call saying they either went back home to live with their parents(Which is a blessing... Sometimes) or that it was between us and another family and the case worker chose the other family... So we have had our fair share of almosts. But this week, while we are respiting 4 children(which we love them, they are the sweetest cutest kids!!) We got the news that we are going to be getting 3 little ones... Clifford-7, Jazmine-2 almost 3, and Ariel-9 months! They will be coming to live with us this coming Tuesday!

This entire process has been such an emotional roller coaster but i can say with all honesty that i am thrilled it wasnt a walk in the park! GOD totally did a work in me and my familys hearts. We HAD to have faith that he would provide for us and bring the right children in his perfect timing. So even though we got excited and then let down a few times, we always had his promise for us in the back of our minds. We knew that he was waiting to put the right children in our home!

I cannot wait to meet these precious babies!! :) Please pray for my family and for these kids, that they would not only fit well in our home but that they would come to know and Love the LORD as well! My hope and prayer for this whole experience is that GOD would use my family to speak to the kids he brings and that he would impact their lives forever!

I will definitely be writing come Tuesday to give an update on how the kids respond to their first day in their new home(new home for a while at least) :)

Bible Obsession....

I have become addicted to collecting Bibles... Partly because it is the book of Truth and the book which i live by, but also because there are SO many different kinds of bibles i feel like i need them all!!! So as i was browsing on Bible gateway a few weeks ago i came across this bible that was a Hebrew, Greek and English bible! The old Testament was written in Hebrew so this bible has the literal translation with the actual Hebrew writing as well as the english on the side so you know what you are reading... The New Testament was written in Greek so it is the same with the Greek writing with the English translation along side it as well...

I could not control my fingers as they clicked Buy, and typed in my info to purchase it...

Well, i received it today and i was not expecting it to be so AWESOME!!!! But it is!!! :) I am soooo excited to dive into this one. I am planning on learning the Hebrew and Greek languages so this definitely makes me feel like i moving forward with that as well!!! It is the coolest Bible in the world! :)

Eclipse... Yes, Twilight!

I am not a big reader... And i can say with no shame that i have not read any of the Twilight books and do not intend on reading them... I like to be different from what everyone else is doing so i feel like in order to be different i shouldnt read the books! :) But Today at 4 i went and saw (For the 2nd time i might add) Twilight Eclipse... By far, the best one of the entire series. Now, let me clarify that i do not think the actors in the movies are the best, nor do i think the script in the movies was very well written... But the overall plot of the entire show is soooooo intriguing to me! I CANT GET ENOUGH OF IT!!!! In the first two Twilight movies the script consisted of about 10 minutes dialogue throughout each movie so it kind of drove me crazy with the excess music and lack of communication between the characters... But THIS ONE has a whole bunch of communication, and you really get a chance to see Bella and Edward talk and as an audience member we get a sense that they really do love each other... In this movie i also grew a disgust for Jacob (A.K.A Werewolf man) and his werewolf possy.... Yes, i admit

I AM FOR TEAM EDWARD!!!!!!

Jacob's character reminds me of the Jerk Jock guy who thinks he is better than everyone else and is really upset when he doesnt get what he wants... One could relate him to a spoiled rotton little brat, or an annoying mosquito that bites you in 10 different places and now you cant stop itching yourself... I think anyone of those will suffice as a legit description of the Werewolf man...

While Edward on the other hand is a sweet cunning old fashioned stud (Especially in Eclipse) i will say in the first two it was more Edward's determination to protect and love Bella than his looks that drove me to fight for the Vampires... But in this one they did something different with his eyes and the editing his face so he is REALLYYYY cute!!! haha!!

On a scale of 1-10 1 being the worst this movie was a solid 8. Acting was like a 5 but there are enough good parts in the movie to make you want to keep watching. :) So my advice, if you havent seen it i highly recommend it!!

Accomplished!

Its hard for me to believe that just over a month ago i began my first days of Summer Session 1 which i was enrolled in 3 classes. Today i am finished with those classes and am proud to say that i have passed them all!!! Not that i was overly concerned with passing Government 2302, Drama and P.E. (all of which were online classes) I still had that thought of in my head of the Possibility of not passing.... Well today i have shut that little voice out and feel very accomplished! What a productive summer this has been already! Now come Tuesday the 12th i begin my next set of classes over the summer. This time i am only taking 2 online classes, College Algebra which i am actually kind of excited about because i love algebra... sometimes... and Speech which i am pretty good at public speaking. So i am hopeful for these next two classes and am confident that i will do fine! I dont know why i felt inclined to share this info... it is not important but i was on a spur of joy that i am 1/2 way done with summer school, i just had to share! :)

The whole reason for all of this summer school and speediness to get done with my Associates Degree in a year and a half instead of two years was because of the Mission to Africa which i felt very strongly about at the beginning of this year. I set a goal for myself and said that i would not leave for Africa until i had my Core Completion done(which for a while i thought was the same as my associates... i was very wrong!) because i know myself and i have never been a big fan of school, so i knew i had to finish the first half of it before i left or i would most likely not go back to school. Anyways, i set this goal and i am proud to say that i have stuck with it and have almost accomplished this! Even though now i am not 100% on anything in my life anymore. I have no idea what GOD wants me to major in, what career if any GOD has in store for me, If i am every going to go to Africa to be a missionary... All these questions and concerns about my life and what GOD has in store for me, all these things are unanswered! And much to my surprise i am not freaking out at all!!!!

I think GOD has conquered major ground in my life. For once he has shut me up! Of course i still would like to know what he has in store for me, but i dont feel the need or even stress about getting the answer right away. Partially because i know he is not going to give it to me(i have been praying for patience and boyyyy has he given me ample opportunity to practice it) and also because it is kind of fun not knowing where GOD is going to put me. So this is where i stand on July 8, 2010... I Brittany Marie Brandner do not have any idea what GOD wants me to do, Where GOD wants me to go, Who GOD wants me with, or How GOD wants me to get there. And i am 100% OK with that! :)

Like i said earlier... I feel very accomplished :)

Terra Phelps!!! :) :) :) :)

Today is a great day. Terra Phelps is coming back to Texas for about a week to come visit, and i am beyond myself so excited! :)

Terra has made such a difference in so many peoples lives, including mine. She was the woman that i looked to and she helped me find the most important person... GOD. For a good chunk of my High School she was the person that was keeping me in check! She told me the hard truth and though sometimes i didnt like to hear it, she loved me enough to say it anyways. Terra is Beautiful inside and out, she is a wonderful wife, mother, sister, friend and i call her family! I love love love love love love you Terra!!!!!!!!!

I dont tell you enough how awesome you are and how much i appreciate you... So this one is for you Terra!

I LOVE YOU

I APPRECIATE YOU!!!!

I hope one day to be as awesome as you are :)

RFKC

Last week i went to a 6 day camp called Royal Family Kids Camp... Let me tell you, it was absolutely amazing! Everything about it! The facility, the kids, the food, personal AC units for each room... I mean, talk about high class!! :) It was by far the best camp i have ever been to. The kids were fantastic, and even though we had a few tantrums every here and there, the majority of my time with the kids was very enjoyable. Or course there was the goodbyes that tore my heart in two and let the flood gates loose... I was and still am very hopeful for each and every one of those kids though. GOD has been constantly reminding me and throughout the camp was constantly reminding me that even though those kids have been through Hell in their lives, GOD is still the same gigantic GOD that parted the Red Sea and saved Daniel from the fierce lions. He reminded me that he was and always will be with those kids as they grow up. I left that camp at peace because those kids just absorbed the truth of the gospel like sponges! It was AMAZING to see that! I was only support staff and going into it i was not sure how or if GOD would use me last week but immediately that thought was shunned from my mind as i began to watch all these little girls run up to me and give me hugs, and as they did motions during worship; they were so thirsty for love and not only that but for GODs grace! I was truly blessed to be apart of the whole camp and to share truth with some listening children. GOD is Beautiful and Awesome and Glorious! Always and Forever! :)

Please continue to pray for the Kids at RFKC!

Family Visits/Birthday Weekend

Wednesday June 9th my dads parents and my cousins came to visit good ol' Texas! It has been a full year since i have seen them and to me that is far to long! Ohhhh how i missed them! This time it has been different though because we have a new house, new games to play, and thats about all i can think of thats different! :) Here is a little summary of our time with them so far. We just bought this game called Guesstures which is like me in a game! It is all about acting out words on a card before they fall down the hole and you lose the points. Sooooooooo, Who would have thought that playing that game with my Grandparents would be so much fun! It was the funniest thing i have seen in sooo long and full of laughter and memories that will last forever. It started with my Grandma in Round 1... She reached over to push the button that would start the timer, and before we knew it she had pushed the button and was making this horrible hissing meets getting bit by a vampire noise... As she pointed to her throat while making this wretched noise we all burst into laughter and started guessing.... CAT, CHOKING, ummmm..... DYING.... VAMPIRE, in the final seconds of the cards life someone yelled GARGLE.... Sure enough that horrible noise and her frantic pointing to her throat was Gargle. Then came Grandpa following after her. He had a few moments of pure embarrassment that will forever stand on his record. One of his cards was baby, It was his last card and he had been doing great the three other cards prior. He stood around and then began pacing the room saying "I have no idea what to do, Oh Geez, Oh no..." Then out of no were... BAM... His thumb went in his mouth and he began sucking on it! We all yelled BABY but by that time it was to late. The card had dropped and his turn was over. Then in another round he got the cards Air, Mistletoe and Dizzy. For Air he put his hands out to his side as wide as possible and began to what looked like kiss the air in different spots each time, Lets just say No one got what he was trying to do. For mistletoe he put his hand above his head and looked up at it, then he puckered up as far as his lips would go, Someone called out his card but it dropped to fast. And then Dizzy... He went on to do a tribal looking dance in circles and as we all laughed someone figured it out and we got the points. Lets just say i will forever remember that night! The rest of the time we have been hanging out, painting rocks, going shopping, eating really good food that is extremely high in carbs, late night swimming and working out til the wee hours of the morning. It has been a fantastic few days that they have been with us and i look forward to the rest of it... Though i dont want it to end they have assured us they will be back for Christmas time! :) YAY!!!

Oh... And i turn 19 tomorrow... EEK!!! :) I am blessed