Ok...I have been so swamped with school. These weeks are flying by. Can you believe that I only have 2 weeks of school left!?!?! WOW! All I know is I am ready for it to be done with.I am behind on math ,(BAD MEGAN!) but my other classes are doing well. The other classes are 2 B's and 1 A.I would love to say I am a straight A student but I am not.Also I get tired very easily of school. I love school but it is very draining for me because of the atmosphere and everything. I know I was pretty shut in to myself there for a while and I trudged through everything I did. including work and my boss noticed. EEP! But she told me to step up my game and things would be fine. That was a month ago and no more comments so I guess I am doing fine. As school is finished I am going to ask for more hours. I am working ver y little right now but i think it's probably best right now with school winding down and finals coming up.
Ok..The whole Rae and Chuck thing. I have a peace about it. I am letting her do her thing and I am officially stepping off the band wagon and my high horse. He told me his testimony and concerning certain people I wonder if it is all the truth bit he swares it is. Not saying he is a liar, just maybe exaggerating it a little. but I wasn't there when these events took place so I have no idea and am letting it go. I'm following the wise words of the lyrics, "Let it be.." lol! Some of you will get that. haha. ;) However this whole cute thing is...well...yeah... I mean if it was me I know I would be going ,"AWW!! HOW CUTE!!! HOW SWEET!!!!" Never thought I'd be one to say this but, this too much sweetness is making me sick. I mean they texted for 30 mins before class today. All the while him counting down till he saw her again and other mushy stuff.*rolleyes* He texts her every morning before he goes to bed from the night shift, "good morning beautiful" Totally sweet but ...idk...makes me roll my eyes. lol! Today we were at the Baptist Student Union building for lunch and Rae was telling our friends there about this guy she's been hanging out with and I interrupted, "Dating.." Sarah aka Bwana laughed, "I just love how Megan just flat out says it and gets to the chase." One thing I will greatly miss about MoWest is Wednesday BSU days. I love that place and Wednesdays are the highlight of my week. Next week is the last week for Wednesday lunch before it shuts down for the semester cause after that we get into finals week.*sigh* Well I'm gone. Love you guys!
Megan
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Friday, February 20, 2009
Long time no chat!
Hey guys! Sorry for keeping you hanging on a lot of stuff. 1-Been pretty busy,2-been having problems with blogger.As you can see I changed my layout cause my site didn't like pyzam layouts for some reason right now.So it's a new one. :) I like it.3-haven't really felt like typing stuff up.I've been spending so much time typing stuff up for school if I am typing on the computer for fun it's to chat with people on how stuff is going. I am so behind on everything! Ugh!
On facebook there are tons of pix of Haygoods in St.Joesph.It was pretty much the 2008 show with 2 slight changes.After Bridge Over Troubled Water they did an encore with I'm A Believer and Temptations melody they changed the song at the end.Other than that it was the same as last years show.Still wonderful as possible ofcourse! lol!
Ok.Last weekend I had my interveiw with college of the Ozarks. I think it went pretty well. They asked tons of questions about me,my family,beliefs,hobbies, and goals for life.The interveiw took about a half-an-hour. I am so excited to hear back from them.Although I didn't realize my Fafsa for this year was yet to be turned in so I got that done after I got home and am waiting for the online people to process it so i can e-mail it to CofO.Although since I put them on the Fafsa it might be automatically sent to them electronically.I'll have to check.In a few weeks I will be back in Branson the 10th-13th.YAY!!!!Can't believe that it is already Feb. well I am gonna scattle.I'll write more later.Love you all!
On facebook there are tons of pix of Haygoods in St.Joesph.It was pretty much the 2008 show with 2 slight changes.After Bridge Over Troubled Water they did an encore with I'm A Believer and Temptations melody they changed the song at the end.Other than that it was the same as last years show.Still wonderful as possible ofcourse! lol!
Ok.Last weekend I had my interveiw with college of the Ozarks. I think it went pretty well. They asked tons of questions about me,my family,beliefs,hobbies, and goals for life.The interveiw took about a half-an-hour. I am so excited to hear back from them.Although I didn't realize my Fafsa for this year was yet to be turned in so I got that done after I got home and am waiting for the online people to process it so i can e-mail it to CofO.Although since I put them on the Fafsa it might be automatically sent to them electronically.I'll have to check.In a few weeks I will be back in Branson the 10th-13th.YAY!!!!Can't believe that it is already Feb. well I am gonna scattle.I'll write more later.Love you all!
Friday, January 16, 2009
Dancing With God...
I know I have been putting off some post for the girls devotion book I am wanting to work on, and I think its time I got back to it.This past summer I went to Footloose camp and at the weekly dance for camp there was 3 or 4 girls to every guy.So the better dancers were the ones who ended up getting asked to dance.I,however was not one of them.I stood in the middle of the dance floor swaying to the music by myself and just with my girls.I learned that night about 'Dancing With God' and letting Him set the music for me and He will lead my steps.
This week I found out one of my friends is getting married and two other are pregnant.I seem to be the one getting left behind in the dust in the relationship department.I know I talked an awful lot about guys last year and potentially dating soon,but it fell through cause it wasn't God's time yet. Now my heart is telling me to follow God but,my head is telling me there is something wrong with me.I was talking to one of my Sunday school teachers and she said,"You shouldn't be asking what's wrong with you,but what's right.It just means you are waiting on God..."
That has been rolling around in my head for the past few months.Then a few weeks ago I went to a lock-in for CYT.Michael was there but the most we said to each other was "hi..." That night Stephanie & I were put in charge of the high school girls devotion.Stephanie & I literally had 20 minutes to prepare before the lock-in started.Steph was not happy about doing highschool girls.She wanted middle school.I was okay with it,but her only being a sophomore I could understand her hesitance.We felt like the devo was a flop.As the girls exited the room we were in Steph whispered to me,"I need to talk to you.".So While everyone went back to the main hall for worship time we sat down on a couch to talk.We sat and talked for a good half-an-hour when the girls came back in.Unaware we were to do a second devo after worship time.So we shared some of the stuff that we talked about and encouraged the girls to talk more about stuff God had brought them through. It was a great 2nd devo. I felt so blessed to hear how our Mighty God has worked so much in such different peoples lives.That night I sat with three of my other friends and we talked about life,God,faith,guys, everything above from 2 am to 6 am untill it was time to clean up and leave. I left there feeling renewed and ready to take on the world.
It's amazing how in one week of school I feel all that being worn down. God has no place in college or so people would like you to think.That is one reason why I am so ready to leave MO West and go somewhere, that will help increase my faith.
God has been dealing with me over the whole career choice thing.I have been saying psychology and helping troubled girls.But...God is taking me down a different path.He is working on me about being a Social Worker,but looking at being one from the Christian perspective. Working in Christian houses for trouble girls. Alot of people are warning about the risk invovled and how hard of a job it is.I know it is and that is why I am so weary of deciding it but God is putting that desire in there for me and is showing me I have the strength through His to with-stand everything that is coming my way.Through everything that has happened in my life God was preparing my heart for something bigger and better.I understand that now. It makes me think of the song that my CYT class wrote this past fall.Don't think I ever shared that with you so here are the lyrics to it.I am working on having it copied to my computer so I can put it up on YouTube for everyone to hear.It truly is a beautiful song.I wish we could find a way to record it and put on the radio.I believe it would be a popular song.Course I am totally biased. It has been a long week and it's pushing midnight.So I leave you with the song "In Pieces."
This week I found out one of my friends is getting married and two other are pregnant.I seem to be the one getting left behind in the dust in the relationship department.I know I talked an awful lot about guys last year and potentially dating soon,but it fell through cause it wasn't God's time yet. Now my heart is telling me to follow God but,my head is telling me there is something wrong with me.I was talking to one of my Sunday school teachers and she said,"You shouldn't be asking what's wrong with you,but what's right.It just means you are waiting on God..."
That has been rolling around in my head for the past few months.Then a few weeks ago I went to a lock-in for CYT.Michael was there but the most we said to each other was "hi..." That night Stephanie & I were put in charge of the high school girls devotion.Stephanie & I literally had 20 minutes to prepare before the lock-in started.Steph was not happy about doing highschool girls.She wanted middle school.I was okay with it,but her only being a sophomore I could understand her hesitance.We felt like the devo was a flop.As the girls exited the room we were in Steph whispered to me,"I need to talk to you.".So While everyone went back to the main hall for worship time we sat down on a couch to talk.We sat and talked for a good half-an-hour when the girls came back in.Unaware we were to do a second devo after worship time.So we shared some of the stuff that we talked about and encouraged the girls to talk more about stuff God had brought them through. It was a great 2nd devo. I felt so blessed to hear how our Mighty God has worked so much in such different peoples lives.That night I sat with three of my other friends and we talked about life,God,faith,guys, everything above from 2 am to 6 am untill it was time to clean up and leave. I left there feeling renewed and ready to take on the world.
It's amazing how in one week of school I feel all that being worn down. God has no place in college or so people would like you to think.That is one reason why I am so ready to leave MO West and go somewhere, that will help increase my faith.
God has been dealing with me over the whole career choice thing.I have been saying psychology and helping troubled girls.But...God is taking me down a different path.He is working on me about being a Social Worker,but looking at being one from the Christian perspective. Working in Christian houses for trouble girls. Alot of people are warning about the risk invovled and how hard of a job it is.I know it is and that is why I am so weary of deciding it but God is putting that desire in there for me and is showing me I have the strength through His to with-stand everything that is coming my way.Through everything that has happened in my life God was preparing my heart for something bigger and better.I understand that now. It makes me think of the song that my CYT class wrote this past fall.Don't think I ever shared that with you so here are the lyrics to it.I am working on having it copied to my computer so I can put it up on YouTube for everyone to hear.It truly is a beautiful song.I wish we could find a way to record it and put on the radio.I believe it would be a popular song.Course I am totally biased. It has been a long week and it's pushing midnight.So I leave you with the song "In Pieces."
In Pieces
She sits on the carpet, box in her hand, searching for pieces of blue
She survey’s the picture but tears blur her vision she doesn’t know what to do She feels like her puzzle, scattered and jumbled, she’d start if only she knew
(CHORUS)In pieces, our life comes in pieces, making the picture of who we are It completes us when we find our meaning, knowing our portrait was painted with love,It’s just in pieces
He stands at the doorway, heart in hand, longing to find a home
The places for pieces are heart-shaped but mismatched, he senses he won’t belong
He feels like a puzzle scattered and jumbled, he’d start if only he knew
He’d rest in those places where hearts were embraced; the time was long over due
(CHORUS)In pieces, our life comes in pieces, making the picture of who we areIt completes us when we find our meaning, knowing our portrait was painted with love,It all starts to make sense when it is done, It’s just in pieces
We’re putting our lives together, piece by piece, one after the other
Life is a puzzle, scattered and jumbled, It takes one piece to start
(CHORUS)In pieces, our life comes in pieces, making the picture of who we are It completes us when we find our meaning, knowing our portrait was painted with love,In pieces, our life comes in pieces, making the picture of who we areIt completes us when we find our meaning, knowing our portrait was painted with love,It all starts to make sense when it is done, we will look back and smile at who we’ve become...
It was in pieces
Always,
Megan Renee Higginbotham
Monday, December 1, 2008
Incredibly Ready For Christmas Break!
I'm still getting used to not having CYT.... Tonight is actually the first week of winter classes.Friday is auditions and I was gonna go and support my fellow CYTers but now I gotta work.*snaps*Drat! Oh well. I've been on a music binge today. I've been listening to my favorite songs all day long.It's one of the few things that can cheer me up when I'm sad.I don't know if I'm sad as much as tired and drained. It's so hard not having my close friends around constantly like I used to. I do have my friends at college but I haven't talked to them much lately. However, on the 22nd I went to go see Twilight with my sis and my friend Jesse. He's a friend from homeschooling we recently got back in touch with.
Something super cool though..I AM going to Fan Night in 29 days.
Also the Haygoods are coming to Saint Joseph, January 24th and 25th! *by the way the commercial is on right now.HEHE!!!* For an early Christmas present mom and dad went ahead and bought me tickets for both nights.If you go to my Facebook they were here 2 years ago and I went photo crazy! I have so many pictures its insane! http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/album.php?aid=779&id=503219541&op=24 This is the link to Album 1. There is 3 albums of them in St.Joe. haha.
The photo above is from St.Joe Jan, 2007 when they were here.Mom took that picture when no one was ready.Dom was saying "Smile purdy for the camera,girl!Smile purdy!!" and he just hit me, with his very boney hips on purpose, and I was cracking up. I know it's not that good of a picture, but I laugh every time I see it. The one of Sydney, Pat, Rae and me is cute. I like that one.
Thanksgiving was wonderful. I always love spending the day with the Higginbotham Family. It's crazy, but the BEST! :) I love my family so much! I miss not having all my cousins around though.But its understandable with them in college and too far away to come for the weekend. I honestly and truly think,you have to be a certain level of weird to fit in with us. haha.WE go from talking about politics,to are educational toys really helpful,to top sales of Black Friday before anyone even hits the desert table and back around different topics by the end of the night. Not to mention all the mischief the grand kids get into. Now that we are older it's not as much as when we were little but things still happen and you never know what will. *sigh* Good day! =-)
New quote I found.I really like it!
"Love is like a fiddle.Even though the music stops occasionally the strings are still there." Haha!
Always,
Megan Renee
Monday, November 17, 2008
Aladdin..The end of a chapter...
My CYT career has an actor is over.But one thing about CYT,they always love having alumni come back and help wherever they can.As teachers,directors,sets,backstage,etc.I'll be back. :) But I will miss being on stage with everyone.
Along with me there was two other people graduating from Aladdin.Emily Martin, and Luke McCrae.
Emily and I occasionally talked but were never close.Not that we didn't talk, we just never hung out much.She was such a sweet girl.Wish we would of spent more time getting to know each other better.She's been doing CYT a long time but this last few years only doing a few a year.She was only in 4 of the 7 I did in these 2 years.The plays we were in together,she was always doing opposite things of me and we never got to work together.I know God has things in store for her.
Luke,I'm gonna really miss.He's a good friend and always had a hug and smile for me.He could always make me laugh.Like if I was just sitting by myself,resting while every one else was running around he would bounce up to me,sit down and just start jabbering away.He's really good at gymnastics, so when I say bounce I mean it literally.It was always pretty funny to watch.He's moving to Colorado in January.
I got to do the pre-show for the play with me fellow shop keepers.It was a blast! I loved doing my scene with Paul and Becca.
At the strike party awards,I got "Sitting Pretty".The award given to a student who helps with hair and make-up.Whether it's a student,not in the production,or a cast member taking time to help others.I got it.:) It was a cool to get an award for my last show.All three seniors(Emily,Luke,and me) got awards.That was pretty cool.That doesn't happen very often.
Afterwards I got so many hugs and people telling me how much they will miss me and how much I mean to them.It meant the world to me to hear all those things.I'm well loved and I know it.I don't think there is a better feeling on earth.A week after the show is over I'm still hearing,"I'm gonna cry..I MISS YOU MEGAN!" haha. CYT is the best thing to ever happen to me.It helped me grow so much as a person. I know from here things are only gonna get bigger & better.God has so much in store for me. CYT is only a piece of the big picture. I'm so blessed.:)
Always,
Megan Renee
Monday, October 20, 2008
Monday October 20th.
I really don't know what to title this. I have so many thoughts swirling in my head that my head is all jumbled. I have a lot of things hitting me right now.
For one,tonight was the lasst class ever of CYT and next monday is showcase. After that its my last performances ever and all too soon Aladdin will be ever.
I love my job, but with everything changing so rapidly it seems quite impossible that I'm "an adult" of nearly 19.
Things with Michael are interesting.We've been talking a lot lately even though he is no longer in CYT. I'm interested where they are going to go.
I've been having some interesting dreams that have made it impossible to sleep and I get cranky when I get tired. So that's not helping my abbility to think. Uggg..Last week I was making some dumb mistakes at work.Thank goodness Dawn is a patient woman.
I feel like I'm being pulled in all directions. I've having a hard time focusing on what I know I need to.I know I have something big coming that is requiring me to step up and give everything inside me I have and I'm not sure I'll be up to the task. I know God can handle anything but I'm scared I'm not up to the challenge.I know I'm letting my fear get the best of me. But there has been some stuff going on this week that has me questioning some stuff and reopening wounds I thought were gone. I don't want to lose it and fall to pieces again but maybe I need to just so God can intervien and pick up my Pieces and put them back together better than ever.
As you cna tell I have tons on my mind right now....UGH! I hate college life right now!
For one,tonight was the lasst class ever of CYT and next monday is showcase. After that its my last performances ever and all too soon Aladdin will be ever.
I love my job, but with everything changing so rapidly it seems quite impossible that I'm "an adult" of nearly 19.
Things with Michael are interesting.We've been talking a lot lately even though he is no longer in CYT. I'm interested where they are going to go.
I've been having some interesting dreams that have made it impossible to sleep and I get cranky when I get tired. So that's not helping my abbility to think. Uggg..Last week I was making some dumb mistakes at work.Thank goodness Dawn is a patient woman.
I feel like I'm being pulled in all directions. I've having a hard time focusing on what I know I need to.I know I have something big coming that is requiring me to step up and give everything inside me I have and I'm not sure I'll be up to the task. I know God can handle anything but I'm scared I'm not up to the challenge.I know I'm letting my fear get the best of me. But there has been some stuff going on this week that has me questioning some stuff and reopening wounds I thought were gone. I don't want to lose it and fall to pieces again but maybe I need to just so God can intervien and pick up my Pieces and put them back together better than ever.
As you cna tell I have tons on my mind right now....UGH! I hate college life right now!
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
The 1st Sign of Fall...
October 1st!!! Ahhh!!! I seriously feel like I just thawed out from the ice storm last December, and here we are almost to the end of the year.*sigh*. I think I blinked too much this year or slept it away or something. It's been so busy I just can't keep up with the days.Ugh! Oh well.
Ok.Change of mind.I do have something to ramble about. On Saturday it was my great-grandma Ola's 90th birthday. It had been so long since she has seen me, and I have grown and changed so much, she didn't even recognize me.That hurt a little bit to think I've spent such small amounts of time with her in my life. I can't even imagine what it must to be like to have 90 years of knowledge.The change she has seen and everything she has been through.The great depression, both world wars, and so on. The literal change of the country as it hit the new millennium. What it would be like to sit with her for hours and hear story after story of growing up in the 20's, and 30's. She was born in 1918.All the music I love,swing, and oldies, to have been there and possibily gone to see those groups in their prime and the dance of the day was swing. I can't imagine what it was like. She's a very Godly lady and her most precious thing to her, is her faith. To be that old, and to have seen so many miracles from God...Wow..It blows my mind, then it makes me think that much more how awesome God is and it blows my mind even more.
Also on SAturday, I saw my Aunt Mary. Last time I saw her I was in Elemtentry.She saw me and came up to me,"My goodness! It's my lil baseball buddy!...My oh my..You're all grown up now!" See before my Uncle Jack died from cancer, every 4th of July every one gathered at my Aunt Mary's and Uncle Jack's ranch.They had a swimming pool, a volley ball net set up, horses, & a huge field of the guys to shoot off fireworks for everybodyand; of course TONS OF FOOD!...Me..I usually went for the cookies first.;-) haha!
Some times the guys would put on a lil rodeo show for us. I'll never forget one year they did some bull wrestling.I thought they were gonna get gorged by the horns for sure.But no one got hurt. Any way.Being the youngest of the family I was too small to particpate in anything. In volley ball I always got in the way and got trampled.Horses, I could ride if I had someone walking beside me, and the rest..Well...Kinda obvious. So my sister and I would take champaigne poppers and decorate the trees with them,go swimming, the drag out the baseball stuff. My Aunt Mary would pitch to us and we would play with her as long as she was up for. Then after Uncle Jack died, all that changed. Last time I was over there,Aunt Mary was so worn out from dealing with everything she didn't want to play baseball with me. Seeing her and everyone brought back memories I haven't thought of in a while. They were the best times ever. What I would give to have one more 4th of July at Aunt Mary's. It was over before I could really appreciate what I had in my family. Anywho. I told Aunt Mary we'd drive out and see her sometime and she said,"If you're busy go for it,girl!" she meant it all in love telling me to do what I wanted and needed to do,but its something I really want to do. I hate living here with no family near...So what am I going to do when I move away for college!?!?! Just a question I have been pondering this whole week.
Always,
Megan
Ok.Change of mind.I do have something to ramble about. On Saturday it was my great-grandma Ola's 90th birthday. It had been so long since she has seen me, and I have grown and changed so much, she didn't even recognize me.That hurt a little bit to think I've spent such small amounts of time with her in my life. I can't even imagine what it must to be like to have 90 years of knowledge.The change she has seen and everything she has been through.The great depression, both world wars, and so on. The literal change of the country as it hit the new millennium. What it would be like to sit with her for hours and hear story after story of growing up in the 20's, and 30's. She was born in 1918.All the music I love,swing, and oldies, to have been there and possibily gone to see those groups in their prime and the dance of the day was swing. I can't imagine what it was like. She's a very Godly lady and her most precious thing to her, is her faith. To be that old, and to have seen so many miracles from God...Wow..It blows my mind, then it makes me think that much more how awesome God is and it blows my mind even more.
Also on SAturday, I saw my Aunt Mary. Last time I saw her I was in Elemtentry.She saw me and came up to me,"My goodness! It's my lil baseball buddy!...My oh my..You're all grown up now!" See before my Uncle Jack died from cancer, every 4th of July every one gathered at my Aunt Mary's and Uncle Jack's ranch.They had a swimming pool, a volley ball net set up, horses, & a huge field of the guys to shoot off fireworks for everybodyand; of course TONS OF FOOD!...Me..I usually went for the cookies first.;-) haha!
Some times the guys would put on a lil rodeo show for us. I'll never forget one year they did some bull wrestling.I thought they were gonna get gorged by the horns for sure.But no one got hurt. Any way.Being the youngest of the family I was too small to particpate in anything. In volley ball I always got in the way and got trampled.Horses, I could ride if I had someone walking beside me, and the rest..Well...Kinda obvious. So my sister and I would take champaigne poppers and decorate the trees with them,go swimming, the drag out the baseball stuff. My Aunt Mary would pitch to us and we would play with her as long as she was up for. Then after Uncle Jack died, all that changed. Last time I was over there,Aunt Mary was so worn out from dealing with everything she didn't want to play baseball with me. Seeing her and everyone brought back memories I haven't thought of in a while. They were the best times ever. What I would give to have one more 4th of July at Aunt Mary's. It was over before I could really appreciate what I had in my family. Anywho. I told Aunt Mary we'd drive out and see her sometime and she said,"If you're busy go for it,girl!" she meant it all in love telling me to do what I wanted and needed to do,but its something I really want to do. I hate living here with no family near...So what am I going to do when I move away for college!?!?! Just a question I have been pondering this whole week.
Always,
Megan
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