class tomorrow....
Six hours on Mondays is going to get old pretty quickly I think. I'm not sure it would be a such a big deal if it wasn't only two classes! Ahh! The pain of it!
Anyways....on to happier things...
Aletheia was AWESOME this morning!! I had missed it so much! I love Hope, but it's not quite as energetic/dynamic (I'm not sure that's the word I'm looking for) as Aletheia! SO anywho...it was tremendously amazing and pretty much beyond spectactular! :) To say the least, I loved it!
By the way, I like relaxing days so much! And today was my last truly relaxing day for awhile...I'd say it was probably a pretty good send-off.
Sunday, August 23, 2009
Saturday, August 22, 2009
I just realized something....
I feel like a lot of the stuff I have written about, want to write about, or just want to type in here (as in it's already written) are really deep stuff. I don't think I normally think like that. It's very strange....
Anyways, here's some not so deep stuff (hopefully). So I just got back to Harrisonburg on Thursday. I was so excited to see my roommates and I'm almost ready to start classes. I'm hoping they're good. And I'm finding myself wondering about some of my professors, but the way that education classes are set up means it's a lot harder to choose professors who are reported to be good. I know my geology classes are gonna be good...at least, the professors are cool and so the classes should be relatively good.
The past few days have been really awesome! Well, Thursday I moved back in, Friday I got to help at Aletheia for the first time in 2 months so that was thrilling and then, one of my roomies brought her mom's ice cream maker to school with her so we made cookies and cream ice cream....6 quarts of it! That's a lot of ice cream! Then, today, I helped with some more Aletheia stuff...so fun! I missed it all summer! And lunch with friends...Chili's has some amazing food! Wow! I haven't eaten that much in a long time! And I actually got some general relaxing time too! Cool beans. Oh, and my room is finally organized all neat and pretty and absolutely everything (EVERYTHING) is put away for the first time I think since I moved in last year. Hahaha. So anywho, that's that. My last three days in a paragraph. (Reminds me of the classic english assignment, What I did This Summer)
There, that wasn't so bad...no deep stuff and informative, too! Go me.
Anyways, here's some not so deep stuff (hopefully). So I just got back to Harrisonburg on Thursday. I was so excited to see my roommates and I'm almost ready to start classes. I'm hoping they're good. And I'm finding myself wondering about some of my professors, but the way that education classes are set up means it's a lot harder to choose professors who are reported to be good. I know my geology classes are gonna be good...at least, the professors are cool and so the classes should be relatively good.
The past few days have been really awesome! Well, Thursday I moved back in, Friday I got to help at Aletheia for the first time in 2 months so that was thrilling and then, one of my roomies brought her mom's ice cream maker to school with her so we made cookies and cream ice cream....6 quarts of it! That's a lot of ice cream! Then, today, I helped with some more Aletheia stuff...so fun! I missed it all summer! And lunch with friends...Chili's has some amazing food! Wow! I haven't eaten that much in a long time! And I actually got some general relaxing time too! Cool beans. Oh, and my room is finally organized all neat and pretty and absolutely everything (EVERYTHING) is put away for the first time I think since I moved in last year. Hahaha. So anywho, that's that. My last three days in a paragraph. (Reminds me of the classic english assignment, What I did This Summer)
There, that wasn't so bad...no deep stuff and informative, too! Go me.
how cool is this???
So last week, I was so mad at a couple of people that I probably wouldn't have been able to speak to them. So upset I was almost crying...have you ever cried from anger...not a good thing! I mean, my mom is one of the gentlest, sweetest people you could meet and there are some people who don't appreciate the level of help that she gives out. I really had to confess that, and as I was, my iPod switched over to Beautiful One by Jeremy Camp. All I could think was, perfect timing God!! Wow! So awesome! It was such an amazing reminder! He conquers all and someday, everyone will be judged - it isn't my job or my right. And I am so thankful for that! And, in part due to the timing of that song, I have already forgiven them and moved on.
Please pray for these people...anonimity is intentional...just pray. Thanks.
Please pray for these people...anonimity is intentional...just pray. Thanks.
poem....
In This Moment
In this moment
I feel the majesty of my God
He is strong and He is able
He is with me
in this moment
In this moment
I feel the love of my God
He is good and He is loving
He is adoring me
in this moment
In this moment
I feel the grace of my God
He is great and He is splendid
He is saving me
in this moment
In this moment
I feel the power of my God
as I stand awestruck in His presence
He is helping me
in this moment
The Lord my God
He lives in me
He has plans for me
in this moment
in every moment.
In This Moment
In this moment
I feel the majesty of my God
He is strong and He is able
He is with me
in this moment
In this moment
I feel the love of my God
He is good and He is loving
He is adoring me
in this moment
In this moment
I feel the grace of my God
He is great and He is splendid
He is saving me
in this moment
In this moment
I feel the power of my God
as I stand awestruck in His presence
He is helping me
in this moment
The Lord my God
He lives in me
He has plans for me
in this moment
in every moment.
Oh, and by the way, I complain too much......
Seriously. I complain all the time. Maybe you notice, maybe you don't. But God certainly does! A lot of times I don't even realize that my thoughts are in the form of complaints. When I do realize it, I think, that's annoying. I complain too much. And there you have it, complaint 40 billion and one. I know God cares about it all, but I often wonder how else to formulate my thoughts (and even spoken stuff, too!).....
So here's a list I made for myself.......
1.) when I start thinking about something that I don't have...solution: count my blessings (classic)
2.) just general thankfulness applied in my life
3.) make the conscious decision to pray about whatever is bothering me...just thinking about it isn't solving anything
4.) READ MY BIBLE (wow! shocker! I know!) you'd be surprised how long it sometimes takes me to realize that's what I need in that moment
5.) listen to worship music
6.) go for a run
7.) just be quiet somewhere...just BE
So here's a list I made for myself.......
1.) when I start thinking about something that I don't have...solution: count my blessings (classic)
2.) just general thankfulness applied in my life
3.) make the conscious decision to pray about whatever is bothering me...just thinking about it isn't solving anything
4.) READ MY BIBLE (wow! shocker! I know!) you'd be surprised how long it sometimes takes me to realize that's what I need in that moment
5.) listen to worship music
6.) go for a run
7.) just be quiet somewhere...just BE
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
well, here we go...
I was just writing stuff a couple of days ago and this just poured out...it was going to be all of a paragraph or two and just look what happened......
God is so amazing! He provides for us even when we don't think of Him. The kind of love that is that vast is incomprehensible to a lowly human like myself. I have seen so many things in my life that point to His love and majesty. Awe-inspiring sunsets, huge mountains that seem so big as if they could take over the sky, tiny animals and plants that are perfection in every leaf and whisker, the kindness and even cruelty of human beings. While human cruelty may not seem a blessing, for me it serves to demonstrate the imperfection of the human race and highlights that much more the beauty of the world and in the other people around me. For example, people often belittle, pity, and stare at differences. One way I have personally seen this happen is to mentally handicapped adults. Yes, they act, talk, or walk differently from "normal" people, but then, what is normal? These so-called mentally incompetent human beings are often purer-minded and sweeter-natured than those "normal" humans. I have seen first hand the desire to sing a song learned years ago at church camp (they have minds, too, you know), the wish to just hold a hand, or the simple desire to be loved. What if they do seem to have the attention span of a child? They concentrate on the now! What I could learn from following that example! I know I get distracted easily! I lose focus in the midst of homework, class, even prayer sometimes; I start thinking or praying about something else. What if I applied the same single-mindedness that these individuals have to my every day life? Maybe I would focus more on the conversations with God, family, and friends. Maybe I would finish homework faster and have time for the other things I was thinking about.
Now, I'm not saying multi-tasking is bad, but when so-called multi-tasking comes into play and it takes away from the overall goal, that's when I need to cut it out. And would you look at that, I got off-topic a bit, but stream-of-consciousness really works sometimes.
Back to the original idea - God's awesomeness - His blessings - some, like those handicapped individuals, in disguise - all serve to give us a glimpse of His beauty and goodness. For me, if that means learning a lesson about how to praise Him from watching how others react to every day life, I count that as a lesson worth learning!
He has blessed me so much and I realize I don't thank Him enough for that. He really is amazing and He loves me. Me. It is humbling and the biggest, best present I could ever hope to receive.
God is so amazing! He provides for us even when we don't think of Him. The kind of love that is that vast is incomprehensible to a lowly human like myself. I have seen so many things in my life that point to His love and majesty. Awe-inspiring sunsets, huge mountains that seem so big as if they could take over the sky, tiny animals and plants that are perfection in every leaf and whisker, the kindness and even cruelty of human beings. While human cruelty may not seem a blessing, for me it serves to demonstrate the imperfection of the human race and highlights that much more the beauty of the world and in the other people around me. For example, people often belittle, pity, and stare at differences. One way I have personally seen this happen is to mentally handicapped adults. Yes, they act, talk, or walk differently from "normal" people, but then, what is normal? These so-called mentally incompetent human beings are often purer-minded and sweeter-natured than those "normal" humans. I have seen first hand the desire to sing a song learned years ago at church camp (they have minds, too, you know), the wish to just hold a hand, or the simple desire to be loved. What if they do seem to have the attention span of a child? They concentrate on the now! What I could learn from following that example! I know I get distracted easily! I lose focus in the midst of homework, class, even prayer sometimes; I start thinking or praying about something else. What if I applied the same single-mindedness that these individuals have to my every day life? Maybe I would focus more on the conversations with God, family, and friends. Maybe I would finish homework faster and have time for the other things I was thinking about.
Now, I'm not saying multi-tasking is bad, but when so-called multi-tasking comes into play and it takes away from the overall goal, that's when I need to cut it out. And would you look at that, I got off-topic a bit, but stream-of-consciousness really works sometimes.
Back to the original idea - God's awesomeness - His blessings - some, like those handicapped individuals, in disguise - all serve to give us a glimpse of His beauty and goodness. For me, if that means learning a lesson about how to praise Him from watching how others react to every day life, I count that as a lesson worth learning!
He has blessed me so much and I realize I don't thank Him enough for that. He really is amazing and He loves me. Me. It is humbling and the biggest, best present I could ever hope to receive.
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