State Tournament

I think the biggest thing that I learned during this tournament was to trust God. I mean, I knew to trust Him before, but I was brought to a deeper realization of His trustworthiness and ultimate authority. It’s easy to rely on yourself at competitions when so much seems to depend on your own talents and abilities. For the most part, at this Alamo Qualifier, the Lord granted me a wonderful peace that flowed into everything I did. Not just in competing, but in conversing, and just… living. I was very thankful for that.

The tournament was amazing, in the full sense of that descriptive word!

Ten things I am mentioning about the tournament, because I feel like it:

1.) The schedule was really weird. Until I got used to it, I kept forgetting the day and the time.

2.) LD rocks over TP. No offense, just personal preference here! *hides from angry TPers*

3.) I suffer from an appalling lack of music at tournaments. I soaked up as much of it as I could get, whenever I found an opportunity! I should get an ipod.

4.) I had cards on all my apologetics topics!!

5.) 5 hours of sleep per night is NOT enough.

6.) I now have 3 Narnian ‘siblings’. Peter, Edmond (spelled the French-Canadian way), and Lucy.

7.) I was late for almost every meal. I got the LAST Taco Cabana bag.

8.) The next generation of NCFCA is going to blow our minds!

9.) I’ve seen Fleming/Hardy’s duo 10 times now.

10.) It’s pretty fun to write random notes and draw random pictures on your flowsheets. And words, like gracious and revenge and incompatibility and ardent, as they come to mind! Sometimes I was bored enough, even when timing! The back of the timer sheet is also a good place to write music.

11.) I know, it wasn’t in the thesis statement, but I just had to say, ARCers are awesome!

I had a splendid time, overall! I especially enjoyed having a camera, and I took lots of pictures, lots of which are in the slideshow below. That’s why it’s so long!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfLaYITOg7Y&feature=channel_page

~Grace E.