4 days left...friday morning im heading out. im soo tired. like my mind can't seem to really focus on anything right now. i just need a vacation. anyhoo..im really hoping that i have a nice time. it's weird i luv it here in chicago/joliet..but sometimes i need to get away and think. whenever i go to arkansas it just seems like this weight is lifted and i can see a little clearer. i think its because i don't really have any worries when im home. it's truly a relaxing environment. because my real life is up here. and when i leave for a bit i can let it all go for a while. so, yeah it's nice to have a "getaway"...or as a pastor mentiond my "island of patmos" (remember how john was able to get away (well banished) to his island, but he got alone w/ God).
oh well. danes is home!!!! if she reads this i want her to know im so proud of her making it through her first semester of college. it's not an easy feat to go away for college. but i think it can help mold you into natural and spiritual maturity. i truly believe that in being here i've gotten to know God for myself. i can't say that when i left high school i was spiritually rooted. sure i was saved, but it was more like a way of life (being brought up COG) instead of being a true experience. i didn't experience God for myself until i had to seek and get to know him for myself. looking back, on those things i've gone through i can truly say they've brought me closer to God and it's been this experience that's kept me saved. so, yeah. i truly hope danes has that same experience. don't get me wrong, i dont think you have to leave to get it...but i would encourage every young person (espeacially in their young adult years) to take time and get to know God for YOU. whether it's finding a niche of your own or delving into your special talent...find God and get an experience. and do it before you go after the next phase of your life, so you can enter that phase knowing that as a single adult you finished your "single life" race and came out with those triumphs and victories he wanted you to win. let him take you out of your comfort level. let him do some molding and refining. Draw nigh to Him, so that he'll draw nigh to you. it'll take you a long way in life. ok....enough! goodnight!
Sunday, December 17, 2006
Wednesday, December 13, 2006
hey..it's been a while since i did one of these things.
in other news....exactly 6 days until christmas break. i am ecstatic (sp?)! im just ready for my llllooonggg break. i found out my cousins/uncle/aunt from california are coming to AR for the holidays. how nice! nothing much going on besides that. still wondering about what's going to happen next. 2007 is just around the corner and i've got a lot of life changing decisions to make. well, not a lot...i guess it's just one. but it's like a spiral thing. make the 1st decision and then other's follow. so, if you know the prayer of faith..call out my name.
also, i've noticed that someone named "anonymous" keeps signing my blog. it seems like the person knows me. but all the same, please reveal yourself (at least to me). i won't post it. i just need to know that you're not some weird, creepy person. those of you who kept up with my webpage back in the day know that i shut it down for those reasons. so, yeah...don't spoil it for everyone else. later!
| You Are 1: The Reformer |
You're a responsible person - with a clear sense of right and wrong. High standards are important to you, and you do everything to meet them. You are your own worst critic, feeling ashamed if you're not perfect. You have the highest integrity, and people expect you to be fair. |
in other news....exactly 6 days until christmas break. i am ecstatic (sp?)! im just ready for my llllooonggg break. i found out my cousins/uncle/aunt from california are coming to AR for the holidays. how nice! nothing much going on besides that. still wondering about what's going to happen next. 2007 is just around the corner and i've got a lot of life changing decisions to make. well, not a lot...i guess it's just one. but it's like a spiral thing. make the 1st decision and then other's follow. so, if you know the prayer of faith..call out my name.
also, i've noticed that someone named "anonymous" keeps signing my blog. it seems like the person knows me. but all the same, please reveal yourself (at least to me). i won't post it. i just need to know that you're not some weird, creepy person. those of you who kept up with my webpage back in the day know that i shut it down for those reasons. so, yeah...don't spoil it for everyone else. later!
Monday, December 11, 2006
i read this post today in a thought someone sent me. it was kind of profound to me. so, i thought i'd post it. i think it explains itself.
Look for God to move when he tells you to be still.
Psalms 46:10 Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth. KJV
Look for God to move when he tells you to be still.
Psalms 46:10 Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth. KJV
Thursday, December 07, 2006
school events!!!
here's a picture of me with one of my students before their christmas concert. i talked about it in the last post...
anyhoo, tonight was yet another school-event. as a fundraiser the teachers get together and have storytime at Barnes & Noble. Each teacher reads a book and the idea is that you get all the students at B&N and then when they're done listening to the story they decide to buy books. of course, a percentage of the book sale goes to the school. they do it every year and its a HUGE success...so, if you know a lot of people and need to raise money..there's an idea. so, i read the book The Night I Followed the Dog.It's one of my favorites. 1) because i LOVE dogs and 2) just because it's cute. so, if you want to read a picture book sometime or have little ones, i suggest you try it out. after reading i got together with my teacher friends and drank tea from the starbucks and wondered around. it was actually a lot of fun and relaxing. i realized that i really need to get out and do things for ME more so. So, im going to try that whole "take charge" thing i mentioned in september and try and sign up for a class (see..i get so busy that i forget about these things im supposed to be working on). the music store down the street from my house is having a class/concert this sat. so, that's the first "leap" for me. pray my strength. im overly shy, so it takes me a while to warm up to people and i totally freak out in new situations. oh, well. that's about it. :)
anyhoo, tonight was yet another school-event. as a fundraiser the teachers get together and have storytime at Barnes & Noble. Each teacher reads a book and the idea is that you get all the students at B&N and then when they're done listening to the story they decide to buy books. of course, a percentage of the book sale goes to the school. they do it every year and its a HUGE success...so, if you know a lot of people and need to raise money..there's an idea. so, i read the book The Night I Followed the Dog.It's one of my favorites. 1) because i LOVE dogs and 2) just because it's cute. so, if you want to read a picture book sometime or have little ones, i suggest you try it out. after reading i got together with my teacher friends and drank tea from the starbucks and wondered around. it was actually a lot of fun and relaxing. i realized that i really need to get out and do things for ME more so. So, im going to try that whole "take charge" thing i mentioned in september and try and sign up for a class (see..i get so busy that i forget about these things im supposed to be working on). the music store down the street from my house is having a class/concert this sat. so, that's the first "leap" for me. pray my strength. im overly shy, so it takes me a while to warm up to people and i totally freak out in new situations. oh, well. that's about it. :)
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