Hi! :)

My name is Janelle Painter. 

Worshipper, Singer, Youth Leader, Worship Director, Encourager, Friend, Creative Graphic Designer, Twitter fanatic, BlackBerry user, Snoopy/Peanuts comics fan; in love with Ted Dekker books; has a Pepsi addiction and an obsession with music; avid gum chewer; lover of photography, creativity, thunderstorms, puffins, clearance racks, crock pot chicken and gravy with white rice, Scrabble!, organization, kiwi-strawberry fruit roll-ups, randomness, writing, adventures; enjoys being a sesquipedalian person (loves using big words); and wants to dress up like a pirate one day, savvy?
arrr matey! lol

i love God. I know He has a purpose for my life and i know i’m here for a reason. All i want to do is step up and do everything i have a passion for (unrealistic or not)! It’s been an amazing (and crazy) journey so far. 

And it’s not a religion, it’s a relationship. 

i love singing. i love music. Music is life. I only have one song recorded (which is my friend’s song from his awesome cd that i sang on…if you want to hear it go to www.myspace.com/kbeckermusic). but yeah, still struggling against fear of…ah, failure, rejection, whatev…
but i’m not giving up and that’s the most important thing.

i love my friends. 

Friendship is very important to me. 

My best friend means the world to me.
I am forever grateful to God for the friends that He has put in my life.

The smiles and the laughter (lol and all the inside jokes) and the love can never be replaced.
 

                 emunah * ahavah

i love youth ministry. It’s tough, stressful, discouraging, and crazy most times, but reaching out and being able to impact the lives of youth is an awesome feeling. and i love being a part of The Bridge Youth Ministries (www.BridgeYouth.com) and i love my Bridge family. 

   You wanna be part of our family too? :) The Bridge YM on Myspace.

Check out where I’m involved in…

              Small Group Leader of an all-girls fellowship group: One Way Turn
              Worship Director of The Sanctuary worship band: Refuge
              Youth Leader of The Bridge: Elmora
              Worship Stations Coordinator for the Sanctuary, for station ideas I’ve created or borrowed, simply check out the page at the top of my blog called “Refuel Your Creativity”

More about me:

             Twitter - @flowerintherain
             Myspace - FleurSousLaPluie (that’s “flower in the rain” in French)
             My Design Company - ks.bl designs, check out the page at the top of my blog. (: