No longer

So....I quite possibly have been the biggest slacker of the group since this has been created due to my life being infiltrated by travelling, working, messes, small and sometimes ridiculous yet oh-so-necessary responsibilities, and a quite unsettling commitment known as the Musical Comedy Murders of 1940 at the Dinner Theater. I am resolved to wash my hands of that 'slacker' role right now with this post.
In short:
My name is Amanda Lemmons from Aurora, Colorado orignially and Searcy, Arkansas more recently.
I enjoy most things that involve DOING something. I am not a big movie/TV watcher, I would rather be playing something.
Some of the things I like to play include: guitar, volleyball, bike riding, working out, piano, reading, doing plays/musicals, board or card games, camping, travelling, skiing, hiking, swimming, spending time with my niece and nephews, laughing until my stomach hurts, concerts, and most other things outside or involving music.
I also like ketchup, military time, sepia toned pictures, Bath and Body Works lotion, recipes, fruit cereal, tacos, line dancing, funny greeting cards, lots of snow, singing loud in my car, sunsets, hanging out with friends and family, and inside jokes with my friends.

I have come to realize many things about God in the last few years and have had many experiences around the world to witness the way he works and uses people of all colors and nationalities. I am so excited to see God work in Canada. Having watched him work in many other mission efforts, I have do doubt that he will use us to do something great in Vancouver and he will use the people in Vancouver to teach us lessons that we don't realize we even need to learn.
I am proud of our group and the desire we have to get involved. My prayer is that we are stretched and challenged in ways that we have never been before in order that this experience is one that leaves a permanent mark on our lives.

Jill Phillips is a singer/songwriter to whose music I am completely devoted. She's written a song called "Leave It Up To You" that speaks to our continues attempts to do 'it' ourselves. She concludes throughout the song that she cannot pull herself from the place she is at to the place she wants to be, nor can she forgive herself, that must be left up to God alone. I've been thinking about the task ahead of us and our desire to make a difference in eternity through our efforts in Canada. I know that we alone cannot make this trip an amazing one, but if we leave it up to God and place it all in his hands, he will come through, pulling us out of the trap of our own humanity and performing miracles through our efforts.

I'm grateful for this looming challenge and the awesome souls that I will be working alongside.