This is why my week is cool..

From Tuesday through today these are the cool things I have done:
Tues - I rode a train. (check)
Wed - I went to an opera. (sweet)
Thurs - I made my first YouTube video. (fun)
Fri - I ate an authentic Malaysian dinner with many Malaysian friends! (tasty)
Yeah dude -- rock on.

Simple Day

it is a good thing to feel alive, and lately i'm feeling it.

dancin in the moonlight

so since no one ever really reads this blog... i feel like it's a safe place to divulge my secret.... that a couple of nights ago i had a serious dance party by myself to .... none other than avril lavigne and 'lil mamma. (ridiculous, i know)
let me paint you a picture.

it is evening.. and i feel couped by the television in my apt. unable to escape to my own bedroom... because i don't have one.. i escape outside.
i stole my roommates ipod and attach it to my arm. (hands-free for dancing)

there is a lake outside my house, with a walking path around it, with various docks shaped like dance floors.

i hear in the headphones "hey, hey, you, you, i don't like your girlfriend. no way! no way! i think you need a new one!" and immediately my fast moving feet take over.

i'm break-dancing, i'm leaping, i'm hip-hopping, i'm laughing... all by myself.

and of course i change it to a stride when i hear a car coming by.

oh the wondrous things you do when no one is watching...

i kinda wish that things like this were normal.. so i didn't have to wait until nightfall to dance like crazy.

oh well--- maybe in heaven :)

Just Keep Swimming...

ok so... Orlando. Still good.

I just got back from a callback for Nemo in Finding Nemo... where I also got to sing "Part of Your World" - from the Little Mermaid for the director. (In case you didn't know.. that's been my life's dream)

So completely prepared to sing and act like a little boy who is a fish --- now they want me to return next week to "see how I look in the wig and shells"

Craziness.. and things are looking up.

Did I mention that I found a church I'm in love with... it meets in a bar. :) haha.

-- much love
Katiebug

Orlando has palm trees.

Orlando is Sunny.
Orlando is warm.
Orlando has Palm trees.
and Tennessee has none.

Well -- this place has been my home for 7 days now. I'm beginning to feel more at home. With my roll-out bed (that is actually my comforter, sheets, and an egg-crate matress) and my night-stand that I keep in the corner of the living room....it suits me just fine.

My bicycle Daisy has gotten quite an adventure riding all over Orlando, and my eyes are happy due to the lack of cloudy days. And just so you know -- I say all these things calmly and logically.

Change is hard -- always is. So while I feel the sadness of leaving friends, family, and comfort - I recognize that honestly.. this is a good move. I mean.. helloo... Last night I watched fireworks and a boat parade for free on a sandy beach while eating ice cream.... this is like a Bug fantasy-world!

Nanny new life.

I arrived today in the peaceful Tennessee.

I live in a house - with a trampoline in the backyard, mules nextdoor, and cows somewhere in earshot. And of course I must mention that my little Emma Lou is right across the hall.

I was driving down a long familiar road today -- enjoying the air in Tennessee -- and simply felt myself adjusting --- what is in the days ahead? I'm not specifically sure --- but I've seen God direct my path here -- and I am excited to put my faith in action.

Believing -- trusting -- waiting -- resting.

I love the psalm:

"The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not be in want."

All my love --

Katie Bug Carr

The importance of a Sunday

I'm beginning to think that the Lord is trying to talk to me about my Sundays. Two Sundays in the last month -- he has done this. Here is the second example:

This weekend one of my roommates and I bought new bicycles... well, definitely not NEW bicycles... but new to us :) I named mine Daisy, she named hers Trixie, and away we went -- to a summer full of fun.

Yesterday... SUNDAY... I had great plans to run all of my errands with the company of my new special friend Daisy. I had quite a few errands that I had to get accomplished before the day was done. So when I got back from church, I excitedly packed up a backpack and proceeded to hop on Daisy and sail away. But not so fast... flat tire! So I pumped it up... and then ... proceeded to hop on Daisy and sail away.

Basking in the glory of a great productive Sunday on my new bike - I make my first stop, come back outside, and then not so fast...flat tire! (What a great new bike, huh?)

So, disappointed, but not defeated - I carefully take Daisy back home. I plan to hop in my car "Sheila" and do the rest of my errands for my great productive Sunday.

Well no sooner than I have this thought, do I open up my pack and realize -- "Katie... you locked your keys inside the house!"

So I was forced into having a restful, relaxing, and reflective Sunday on my front porch, away from all other distractions. Sometimes God makes you do what He wants.. and it's a good thing.