Amazingness

Sorry I have not posted in a while... Things have been crazy! Last night we went to see Dave Barnes and Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors in concert... It was amazing!! I loved every second of it!! Here is a picture of what we got to enjoy for about 2 1/2 hours:)

New TOMS

So today I went to Racquet & Jog with two of my best friends and we got customized TOMS:) I love them more than I can even explain!! haha:)

Crazyness

So this past week has been crazy! I only went to two days of school. Monday I went to the doctor for my kidney stone only to find out that I will have to have surgery this month which scares me but I know that God will be in control so that helps. Then Monday morning my dad got word that a VERY dear friend of ours that had been suffering from pancreatic cancer had passed away... This made the week very long and hard for my family. We loved her very much and we will miss her more than words can express. My prayer is that her family will stay strong and make it through this hard time and the hard times to come. To be honest with you, since school has started life has been hard and stressful(shocker)! I can't wait for the summer to get here!! On the bright side of all of this there are only 83 days left until Christmas which makes me smile:) The Browns have already started watching Christmas movies and listening to Christmas music! Anyways that is about all I have for now... Thanks for all of the prayers:)

-MLB

Great Friends:)

Today I hung out with some pretty GREAT people:) My friend Braden came to Bullard this weekend and so we got to hang out and it was SO much fun:) A GREAT way to end the weekend! Thats about all! Have a great week!

Weird feeling

So today we didn't have to go to school because some water pipe busted, we were all excited but then we found out that we have to make it up on monday:( Anyways I went to the doctor today because I have been having some back trouble... the doctor thought it was because of running cross country so I went and got several x-rays done and they couldn't see anything. Well today I went to get an ultra sound done and it turns out that I have a kidney stone! At first I wasn't worried about it because I wasn't really sure what it was! Well then I started looking it up on the internet and talking to people and come to find out it is going to be a very PAINFUL thing! I'm really scared! But then I realized that it isn't in my hands! God will take care of me, I mean it isn't like it is going to kill me or anything! So that is pretty much what is going on right now! I am ready to pass it and get it over with! I just want to ask that you pray for me that I wont have any trouble! That's about it:)

-MLB

Falling Behind.

So just to start off... I wasn't able to get on my blog when I went to Kazakhstan! Sorry if you were following when I was over there! Anyways then when I got home I was going to post stuff about my trip but it just isn't the same so I have not done that. Then school started and I forgot that I even had a blog haha... Anyways I am going to actually try to keep it up (not making any promises) but at least I'm going to try!! Anyways we have finished our first week of school which is crazy! I am a junior this year and that didn't hit me until the other day when we were at the pep-rally and we had to do our "yell" and they told the juniors to stand up... we all just looked at each other waiting for the JUNIORS to stand up and then we realized that WE were the JUNIORS! I can't believe it. Anyways school is okay I guess, I'm not the biggest fan of school so I am already ready for next summer! But I feel like this will be a pretty good year I just have to get back into the swing of things. Tonight me and Meagan and two other girls are sharing about our trips at church and it was cool because yesterday I was going through some pictures to figure out which ones to use and it brought back all of these GREAT memories that I had from my trip! Lately my mind has been back in Kazakhstan, everything that someone does reminds me of something or someone from my trip and I have just been struggling with wanting to be there and not here. I was reminded of a special verse that I found on my trip and it was just talking about how man can kill us, but God can condem us to hell for the rest of eternity... That is actually talking about being a coward and I realized that I just make myself think "well we are in America and there isn't anyone here for me to witness too!" or sometimes I get scared because I don't want the people to just tune me out when I am telling them about Christ. But this verse really made me think that you don't have to be overseas to be a witness... you can be a witness EVERYWHERE you go (even at school)! I guess the whole point of me writing this is that even though at first I had a bad attitude because I had to go back to school and I just knew that things wouldn't be the same as they were this summer in Kazakhstan, but then God got a hold of me and was like McKenzie you can be a witness at school in everything that you do and you don't just have to be overseas to tell people about me! Even though I'm still not to thrilled about the actual school part, at least I realized that I am called to me a witness if it is overseas in Kazakhstan or just in small old Bullard Texas! I hope ya'll get the same thing out of this that I did! Have a great week:)

I'm back

So I just got back to the USA and I will be updating my blog about my trip the next few days! Sorry I couldn't right on here when I was over there haha

Ready!!

We are at ETBU waiting for the students to get here tomorrow!!! I think this week is going to be so good and fly by fast! I have been reading Meagy and Coltins blogs and it sounds like they are having a wonderful time! I can't wait to see them when I get back from my trip, they come home 4 days after I leave:( I will miss them! I can't wait to see what is in store for my group when we head over to Kazakhstan... We are all excited about going! Thank goodness one of the girls in my group knows how to play nertz so I guess that is what we will be doing in the airport haha:) I can't wait!

Back to super summer... This week JR Vassar is the speaker... He is a great family friend of ours and I can't wait to see him!! I hope that some great things happen in the hearts of not only the students coming but also the people working!

-MLB

Coltin/BJ: if you see this... I hope you are having a GREAT time and please take care of my sister:) We love her!! And I hope ya'll stay safe:) We love ya'll too!!

Ready or Not...

So today me and daddy came back to ETBU for our week of super summer! People keep asking me if I am ready for my trip and the more I talk about it I just can't wait to get over to Kazakhstan! I leave in 7 days and it is just now hitting me that I am going overseas! I know it is going to be one of the most awesome things I experience in my life haha! I hope this week goes by quick! I can't wait:)

-MLB

Here goes nothin...

So me and my mom came to dallas to spend a few days with my grandparents before I leave for my trip! We will go home today and then things get CRAZY! I have to pack for two different trips at the same time which should be interesting because I HATE packing:( Thank goodness for great friends like Savannah Pinnion that like to come and help me haha! Anyways... Early Friday morning me and my dad will leave to go back to ETBU for a week of Super Summer and then the trip that I have been waiting for all year will finally be here! I can't wait:) Things are getting crazy but I can't wait to see what things are in store for the up coming events!

-MLB

Bored already?

I never realized how boring my life is without Meagan... Even if we are both bored at least we are bored together right? haha:) Well I am just about to go crazy because I have been sitting in this little office at ETBU for about one hour which is a LONG time when you have nothing to do haha...

P.S. shout out to the interns from last summer... Even though Liand and Lindsey were talking trash about ya'll, I wish ya'll were here right now... I miss hanging out with ya'll:( Come home soon? Thanks!

-MLB

Let the games begin...

Tomorrow morning at eight o'clock my mom, dad, and I will be heading to ETBU to help get Super Summer ready... This coming week will be so crazy! I am trying to fit in time to hang out with friends and family before my trip and I have not even thought about packing yet! My mom and Lindsey will be leaving Wednesday to head to Super Summer and HSU which kind of means that I will be left alone to pack... Even though I am old enough to pack my own bags my mom still helps out sometimes haha!! I just hope I get everything together! Then me and daddy will leave a week from tomorrow for our week of Super Summer and then I go straight into base camp then on my trip! It feels so far away but really it is only a little less than 2 weeks away which is just crazy! But I can't wait:)

-MLB

Shoe intervention... Perhaps?

So as many of you know my obsession with TOMS is a bit crazy!! I own SIX pairs and it seems that every time I go to Racquet & Jog (the place where I get my TOMS) even if that isn't what I am there to get I go look... I am drawn to them I guess haha! Well today I purchased some Chacos... My sisters have been harping me about how TOMS will be bad for my feet when I go on my trip so I gave in a bought chacos. Don't get me wrong I will still be taking my TOMS but also my chacos! I will see if they are telling the truth about how comfortable they are:) As I begin to purchase things for my trip it just makes me want to be there more and more! Only 16 more days til I set off on my adventure!

-MLB

Only Child

So today my sister and two of her best friends set out on possibly one of the biggest adventures of their lives... As I watched them check their bags in I simply thought to myself "I will be the only child for a while." As much as I tell myself I like it that way the truth is I feel like part of me is missing! I have no clue what to do! Don't get me wrong, I love spending time with my parents but they can't take the place of my sisters! I can't wait to be with them and hear all of the great stories about what great things happened to them... Until then all I can do is think about them:)

-MLB

Hey!

I just started this so I am new at it!! Hope you enjoy:)