So I got tagged by Karisse. She's hit me up for 7 weird/strange items about myself.
The rules of the game:
*Link to the person that tagged you and post the rules on your blog.
*Share 7 random and/or weird facts about yourself on your blog, we all want to know them.
*Tag 7 random people at the end of your post and include links to their blogs.
*Let each person know that they've been tagged by leaving a comment on their blog.
soooo, without further ado...
#7 i will always chew gum. peppermint orbit is my favorite. "fresh breath is a priority in my life." (movie reference? anyone?) i chew gum as a nervous habit, when im excited, when i cant brush my teeth, and just because. i love gum. my good friend anne rut attributes the first time she met me to the way i was chewing my gum. i like gum.
#6 i adore all things theater. i love the ballet, the opera, musicals...if its on stage, i want to see it. ever since my grandma took me to san fransisco to see the phantom of the opera (which really should be its own number, my love affair with it) when i was in sixth grade, ive had an affinity for all productions stage-oriented. when im watching a show, i feel like i belong there, im in my element, and all is right with the world for the time i am in the audience being swept up to the safari plains of africa, wrapped in a technicolor dream-coat, or fiddling on a roof. i love the theater.
#5 im the older sister. i have a sister three years younger than me, and in my growing days, ive come to realize that i completely embody the older sister (duh) in all relationships in my life. when im with younger sisters, i tend to look out for them more and make sure they know whats going on. when im with the middle or older sisters, i sometimes feel the equal, sometimes a bit intimidated, but im never far from the thoughts and feelings associated with being the older sister; explaining everything to them, making sure everyone is taken care of, just generally looking out for them. just don't catch me with my little sis, im completely nuts.
#4 i love tofu. its true. and don't say its because im from california, i dont buy it, too many people i know don't like it who live here also. but its true, it's one of my favorite foods. i had it for dinner tonight, actually, mongolian tofu from a local chinese restaurant. mmmmm, delicious! but i guess i am a true californian though, because "california cuisine" is definitely some of my favorites: avocados, cottage cheese, tofu. yumm-o!
#3 if you want me to fall in love with you, treat me to starbucks. (ok that only applies to guys, haha, but the point gets across). i absolutely adore starbucks. as a matter of fact, my mom knows that if im not at home, and haven't told her what im doing, im at starbucks. the coffee is the best ive ever tasted, dark and strong roasts that smell heavenly when you open a new bag (definitely one of my top three favorite smells; a brand new bag of coffee being opened). its the perfect place to meet an old friend to catch up, or to stay connected with a current friend. its casual enough to hang out with a guy and not make assumptions, the atmosphere is just perfect. and they are all over the world, so you always know what you're getting, it always tastes the same.
#2 im an ENFJ and my strengths finder results are communication, woo, input, harmony, and positivity. ok enfj: extrovert, intuitive, feeler, judgement. it would take waaaay too long to type and read the more precise definitions of those, but suffice it to say that i draw energy from people, i tend to fill in the blanks, (to be exact, my N and S are equal, intuitive and sensing, which is basically following a pattern, having the steps laid out, so i switch between both, depending on the circumstance), i operate from my feelings, and i like lists and order. the words for my sf are pretty self-explanatory, although im absolutely nuts over the different personality tests, so feel free to message me to talk more at-length about it.
#1 Jesus has changed me life. i have fallen in love, and there is no going back. with him, ive been able to travel around the world, sharing the love that he is constantly pouring into me. experiencing life filled with his grace and love, walking around this earth knowing how unworthy i am, and yet knowing that he has chosen me, is an experience that cant help but change you. i am so in love with him, and everyday that we spend together, i learn a little more about his character, and fall deeper and deeper. its the biggest thrill ride i have ever been on, and im allowed to ride forever!!
whew, i could keep going and going! im pretty sure that will do. so im supposed to tag 7 people here...i dont really know many people with blogs (that i know about, any way), so ill link to their facebooks or myspace, i guess...well, the lucky people tonight shall be...my little sister megan, my best friend trisha, my awesome roommate amy, and my wonderful friends tony, j.t. santos, and jenn. have fun guys!
Friday, December 28, 2007
Thursday, December 27, 2007
YWAM shootings.
i know this happened a while ago now, i came across this the other day and wanted to make mention of it. i would love to talk with anyone who has questions, or just want to discuss this situation, or anything else at all...
Then his passport was stolen and he took shelter with a group of missionaries who had moved to Kabul to help wanderers on the hippie trail. "They looked just like me," Filidis said.
The missionaries took Filidis in and helped him get a new passport. Filidis, who had believed Christianity was only for old people, eventually became a convert. He has spent the last three decades with that group, Youth With a Mission. His 20-year-old, tongue-pierced daughter, Noelle, just finished a YWAM mission to India, where she nursed sick villagers and was attacked by a mob of Hindu fundamentalists.
The mission "gave an opportunity to kids to go out," Noelle said. "Like kids can impact the world."
Youth With a Mission is a nondenominational Christian network that takes in just about anyone -- punk rockers, misfits, retired engineers, schoolteachers, fresh-faced teens. After a little training, they are sent to preach the Gospel in some of the most dangerous parts of the globe.
That nonconformist approach brought tragedy to the group last week when Matthew Murray, who had been expelled for apparent mental health problems, fatally shot four people -- two at the Arvada Youth With a Mission office near Denver and two at New Life Church in Colorado Springs -- before killing himself.
The attack exposed what Youth With a Mission members acknowledged was the group's greatest vulnerability and its greatest strength.
"YWAM has been known as a mission that believes in young people and gives them a chance," said Jarod Marshall, 32, a staffer in the Colorado Springs branch. "You believe in people, and there's a risk in that -- but it's a risk worth taking."
Youth With a Mission is considered avant-garde, on the "bleeding edge" of the evangelical movement, said A. Scott Moreau, a professor at Wheaton College in Illinois who studies mission programs.
"They are passionate, they are a bit wild," Moreau said. "A lot of agencies are wondering how they're going to mobilize this generation. YWAM has figured it out."
One veteran calls YWAM (the acronym is regularly pronounced Why-Wham and members are known as YWAMers) a Christian Peace Corps. Projects include working with prostitutes in Holland and orphans in Mexico, and providing clean drinking water or dental care in Third World countries. Youth With a Mission also launched the Reconciliation Walk, a 1,500-mile trek through Turkey and the Middle East to atone for violence perpetrated in the name of Christianity during the Crusades.
In places where Christian missionaries are typically not welcome, such as Afghanistan or the Middle East, Youth With a Mission operates under other names and does not publicly proselytize. The group believes that doing good works is the best way to save people's souls, members say.
Youth With a Mission is non-hierarchical, allowing any of its 16,000 staffers or the 3 million people it estimates have gone through its training programs to develop their own mission and go anywhere to pursue it.
"There's this growing sense among younger people that they want to be part of something that's bigger than themselves," Marshall said. "YWAM's in a position to say, 'You want to do something? We can help you go abroad and make a difference in somebody's life.' "
Marshall joined the group when he was a teenager after taking one of its trips to the Caribbean. "I was smacked in the face by the huge distance between people in the world -- our affluence and their extreme poverty," he said.
Marshall and his wife, Carly, also a missionary, are leaving for Thailand next month to work in refugee camps along the border with Myanmar, also known as Burma. Another YWAMer they know invited them -- a typically informal way for a mission to start.
The mission group was the brainchild of Loren Cunningham, who was a Pentecostal college student on summer break in the Bahamas when he had a vision of waves of young people crashing onto the shores of all continents. He founded Youth With a Mission after he graduated in 1960. He still works out of the group's main office in Hawaii.
"He wanted to reach young people, especially college-age people, before they got stuck with a job," said Filidis, 57, who works in the group's communications office.
Filidis took a break from the mission in the late 1970s to get his degree at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena. He also worked at Christian ministries in Glendale and Seattle. But the experience drove him back to Youth With a Mission.
It was "the attitude in YWAM that wants to serve, that wants to take the lower road rather than the higher road, that will do the dirty work," Filidis said. "I'd rather take those attitudes than those of organizations that want to be on power trips."
Filidis recounted one mission that he views as emblematic of YWAM's hands-on approach -- working in refugee camps in Southeast Asia after the fall of Saigon, since renamed Ho Chi Minh City. YWAMers volunteered to take care of the latrines and spent hours standing in human excrement. A U.N. report noted the group's commitment to doing practical work, no matter how unpleasant. "I hope we never lose that," he said.
Mark Lang dropped out of college in 1983 to join Youth With a Mission. Raised in a Lutheran household, he had longed for missionary work.
"If I was going to become a Lutheran missionary, I would have had to go to four years of college and four years of seminary," said Lang, 43. "Would you like to do that or go to school for three months and go out and do something? You go make that choice when you're 18."
Lang joined a theater troupe that performed allegorical religious plays. He moved to Europe, traveled with the company through Greece and Italy camping on beaches, then worked in the Youth With a Mission branch in Amsterdam, which ran a nightclub on a houseboat that featured a band called No Longer Music.
"YWAM kind of pioneers a lot of things in ministries that are later replicated or perfected by other groups," said Lang, who is based in Colorado Springs. He oversees health projects in a central Asian country he would not name for fear that the Muslim nation would shut down the operations if it realized they were directed by missionaries.
The intention is not simply to rack up converts, he said. "We can't provide a spiritual solution" to poor people, Lang said, "unless we can come into their lives and provide practical solutions as well."
The group's 1,000 bases are linked solely by the three-month training course consisting of lectures and workshops on biblical principles, plus an official set of shared values. The bases independently stage missions.
"It's so decentralized that it's very difficult, even for them, to tell you everything they're doing," said Jonathan Bonk, executive director of the Overseas Ministries Study Center in New Haven, Conn.
The bases are a cross between Christian crash pads and college dorms. The Colorado Springs branch is in a former hotel. The dining room has been converted into a coffee bar -- fixed up with worn couches, tables and board games -- that is the scene for all-night discussions. Many of the 120 staffers live in the hotel rooms, as do the few dozen students who cycle through every three months.
Andrew Williams, 23, is the campus barista. He prides himself on mixing new blends of teas. He heard of Youth With a Mission at his church in Sonora, Calif., in 2005 and has stayed partly because of the sense of community. "Just the relationships I have with people here is amazing," Williams said.
Gil Datz, the base's worship coordinator, said that the emphasis on communal learning and living means YWAMers learn a lot about their colleagues. "It means a guy like Matt cannot hide," he said.
Murray enrolled in 2002 at the base in Arvada, about 80 miles from here. Staffers there decided he should not finish the program because of unspecified health problems that would have made it "unsafe," so he left.
He returned five years later, just after midnight on Sunday, Dec. 9, and asked to stay the night. Staffers said no. He opened fire, wounding two and killing Philip Crouse, 24, and Tiffany Johnson, 26. Twelve hours later he killed two teenage girls at New Life Church in Colorado Springs before being shot by an armed volunteer security guard. Murray then killed himself.
Crouse and Johnson embodied Youth With a Mission's edgy approach. Crouch was a former skinhead who hoped to reach angry teens; Johnson had started a skateboarding ministry to help alienated youths.
Many YWAMers point out that Murray was the sort of person they would want to help. "That's what makes the issue with Matthew so painful," said Jeremy Pyhala, 33, a Colorado Springs staffer. "We look at him with potential."
Youth With a Mission takes in just about anyone -- even an unstable young man who would later shoot and kill 4 in Colorado.
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. -- Paul Filidis thought little of Christianity as he backpacked through Afghanistan in the early 1970s, searching for top-grade hashish and Eastern enlightenment.Then his passport was stolen and he took shelter with a group of missionaries who had moved to Kabul to help wanderers on the hippie trail. "They looked just like me," Filidis said.
The missionaries took Filidis in and helped him get a new passport. Filidis, who had believed Christianity was only for old people, eventually became a convert. He has spent the last three decades with that group, Youth With a Mission. His 20-year-old, tongue-pierced daughter, Noelle, just finished a YWAM mission to India, where she nursed sick villagers and was attacked by a mob of Hindu fundamentalists.
The mission "gave an opportunity to kids to go out," Noelle said. "Like kids can impact the world."
Youth With a Mission is a nondenominational Christian network that takes in just about anyone -- punk rockers, misfits, retired engineers, schoolteachers, fresh-faced teens. After a little training, they are sent to preach the Gospel in some of the most dangerous parts of the globe.
That nonconformist approach brought tragedy to the group last week when Matthew Murray, who had been expelled for apparent mental health problems, fatally shot four people -- two at the Arvada Youth With a Mission office near Denver and two at New Life Church in Colorado Springs -- before killing himself.
The attack exposed what Youth With a Mission members acknowledged was the group's greatest vulnerability and its greatest strength.
"YWAM has been known as a mission that believes in young people and gives them a chance," said Jarod Marshall, 32, a staffer in the Colorado Springs branch. "You believe in people, and there's a risk in that -- but it's a risk worth taking."
Youth With a Mission is considered avant-garde, on the "bleeding edge" of the evangelical movement, said A. Scott Moreau, a professor at Wheaton College in Illinois who studies mission programs.
"They are passionate, they are a bit wild," Moreau said. "A lot of agencies are wondering how they're going to mobilize this generation. YWAM has figured it out."
One veteran calls YWAM (the acronym is regularly pronounced Why-Wham and members are known as YWAMers) a Christian Peace Corps. Projects include working with prostitutes in Holland and orphans in Mexico, and providing clean drinking water or dental care in Third World countries. Youth With a Mission also launched the Reconciliation Walk, a 1,500-mile trek through Turkey and the Middle East to atone for violence perpetrated in the name of Christianity during the Crusades.
In places where Christian missionaries are typically not welcome, such as Afghanistan or the Middle East, Youth With a Mission operates under other names and does not publicly proselytize. The group believes that doing good works is the best way to save people's souls, members say.
Youth With a Mission is non-hierarchical, allowing any of its 16,000 staffers or the 3 million people it estimates have gone through its training programs to develop their own mission and go anywhere to pursue it.
"There's this growing sense among younger people that they want to be part of something that's bigger than themselves," Marshall said. "YWAM's in a position to say, 'You want to do something? We can help you go abroad and make a difference in somebody's life.' "
Marshall joined the group when he was a teenager after taking one of its trips to the Caribbean. "I was smacked in the face by the huge distance between people in the world -- our affluence and their extreme poverty," he said.
Marshall and his wife, Carly, also a missionary, are leaving for Thailand next month to work in refugee camps along the border with Myanmar, also known as Burma. Another YWAMer they know invited them -- a typically informal way for a mission to start.
The mission group was the brainchild of Loren Cunningham, who was a Pentecostal college student on summer break in the Bahamas when he had a vision of waves of young people crashing onto the shores of all continents. He founded Youth With a Mission after he graduated in 1960. He still works out of the group's main office in Hawaii.
"He wanted to reach young people, especially college-age people, before they got stuck with a job," said Filidis, 57, who works in the group's communications office.
Filidis took a break from the mission in the late 1970s to get his degree at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena. He also worked at Christian ministries in Glendale and Seattle. But the experience drove him back to Youth With a Mission.
It was "the attitude in YWAM that wants to serve, that wants to take the lower road rather than the higher road, that will do the dirty work," Filidis said. "I'd rather take those attitudes than those of organizations that want to be on power trips."
Filidis recounted one mission that he views as emblematic of YWAM's hands-on approach -- working in refugee camps in Southeast Asia after the fall of Saigon, since renamed Ho Chi Minh City. YWAMers volunteered to take care of the latrines and spent hours standing in human excrement. A U.N. report noted the group's commitment to doing practical work, no matter how unpleasant. "I hope we never lose that," he said.
Mark Lang dropped out of college in 1983 to join Youth With a Mission. Raised in a Lutheran household, he had longed for missionary work.
"If I was going to become a Lutheran missionary, I would have had to go to four years of college and four years of seminary," said Lang, 43. "Would you like to do that or go to school for three months and go out and do something? You go make that choice when you're 18."
Lang joined a theater troupe that performed allegorical religious plays. He moved to Europe, traveled with the company through Greece and Italy camping on beaches, then worked in the Youth With a Mission branch in Amsterdam, which ran a nightclub on a houseboat that featured a band called No Longer Music.
"YWAM kind of pioneers a lot of things in ministries that are later replicated or perfected by other groups," said Lang, who is based in Colorado Springs. He oversees health projects in a central Asian country he would not name for fear that the Muslim nation would shut down the operations if it realized they were directed by missionaries.
The intention is not simply to rack up converts, he said. "We can't provide a spiritual solution" to poor people, Lang said, "unless we can come into their lives and provide practical solutions as well."
The group's 1,000 bases are linked solely by the three-month training course consisting of lectures and workshops on biblical principles, plus an official set of shared values. The bases independently stage missions.
"It's so decentralized that it's very difficult, even for them, to tell you everything they're doing," said Jonathan Bonk, executive director of the Overseas Ministries Study Center in New Haven, Conn.
The bases are a cross between Christian crash pads and college dorms. The Colorado Springs branch is in a former hotel. The dining room has been converted into a coffee bar -- fixed up with worn couches, tables and board games -- that is the scene for all-night discussions. Many of the 120 staffers live in the hotel rooms, as do the few dozen students who cycle through every three months.
Andrew Williams, 23, is the campus barista. He prides himself on mixing new blends of teas. He heard of Youth With a Mission at his church in Sonora, Calif., in 2005 and has stayed partly because of the sense of community. "Just the relationships I have with people here is amazing," Williams said.
Gil Datz, the base's worship coordinator, said that the emphasis on communal learning and living means YWAMers learn a lot about their colleagues. "It means a guy like Matt cannot hide," he said.
Murray enrolled in 2002 at the base in Arvada, about 80 miles from here. Staffers there decided he should not finish the program because of unspecified health problems that would have made it "unsafe," so he left.
He returned five years later, just after midnight on Sunday, Dec. 9, and asked to stay the night. Staffers said no. He opened fire, wounding two and killing Philip Crouse, 24, and Tiffany Johnson, 26. Twelve hours later he killed two teenage girls at New Life Church in Colorado Springs before being shot by an armed volunteer security guard. Murray then killed himself.
Crouse and Johnson embodied Youth With a Mission's edgy approach. Crouch was a former skinhead who hoped to reach angry teens; Johnson had started a skateboarding ministry to help alienated youths.
Many YWAMers point out that Murray was the sort of person they would want to help. "That's what makes the issue with Matthew so painful," said Jeremy Pyhala, 33, a Colorado Springs staffer. "We look at him with potential."
Wednesday, December 19, 2007
a good quote...a long thought.
"People, even more than things, have to be restored, renewed, revived, reclaimed, and redeemed; never throw out anyone." Audrey Hepburn
i came across this quote the other day, (i ADORE everything audrey hepburn!), and it gave me pause, for quite some time.
you see, we were created, all of us, for people. we were created for relationship with our Father, and for fellowship with each other.
without knowing it (i guess), ms. hepburn is pointing to God, for He is all of these things to us, He has done all of these things for us.
renewed:
colossians 3:10 Do not lie to one another, since you laid aside the old self with its evil practices, and have put on the new self who is being renewed to a true knowledge according to the image of the One who created him
revived:
psalm 119:50 This is my comfort in my affliction,That Your word has revived me.
redeemed:
isaiah 43:1 But now, thus says the LORD, your Creator, O Jacob,And He who formed you, O Israel,"Do not fear, for I have redeemed you;I have called you by name; you are Mine!
the biggest thing ive learned from this quote, in the few minutes ive spent processing it, is the dire importance of our availability to people, and in being available to them, showing them, through our lifestyles, the love of Jesus, that has compelled us to bring that to all around us, to live from our souls and constantly move forward with that love. christians are supposed to be known, and set apart from other religions, by our love. one thing i know is that in my flesh i can not produce the kind of love demanded by Jesus shown to His people, but living in His grace is teaching me how to live in His love, and in doing so, out-pouring that love to others. i fail at this everyday, and fall far short of my potential, but the word grace is so much bigger than a five letter word, and its only by living in that that i can love at all. im far too selfish and self-serving otherwise. 'never throw anyone out". people are obviously important to Jesus, and He loves every single person so much that He saw everyone from then to eternity and determined them worth dying for. according to matthew 28 and mark 16, its essential that we go out into the world (whether that's across the street or across the world), and show them Him, let them decide what to do with Him. our job is to bring love into this world, a world filled with pride (and many other things, all which can be summed up with the word pride...it is the root of all evil). every single person is valuable on this earth, and God has a celestial plan for their life. so we must go out there and love, and point Gods precious people in the direction that plan could be in.
i came across this quote the other day, (i ADORE everything audrey hepburn!), and it gave me pause, for quite some time.
you see, we were created, all of us, for people. we were created for relationship with our Father, and for fellowship with each other.
without knowing it (i guess), ms. hepburn is pointing to God, for He is all of these things to us, He has done all of these things for us.
restored:
job 33:26 He prays to God and finds favor with him, he sees God's face and shouts for joy; he is restored by God to his righteous state.renewed:
colossians 3:10 Do not lie to one another, since you laid aside the old self with its evil practices, and have put on the new self who is being renewed to a true knowledge according to the image of the One who created him
revived:
psalm 119:50 This is my comfort in my affliction,That Your word has revived me.
reclaimed:
ok, bible gateway couldn't find any verses that specifically said the word reclaimed, but there are tons of references using similar words stating such, with israel, and the land, and our souls, throughout the old and new testaments.redeemed:
isaiah 43:1 But now, thus says the LORD, your Creator, O Jacob,And He who formed you, O Israel,"Do not fear, for I have redeemed you;I have called you by name; you are Mine!
the biggest thing ive learned from this quote, in the few minutes ive spent processing it, is the dire importance of our availability to people, and in being available to them, showing them, through our lifestyles, the love of Jesus, that has compelled us to bring that to all around us, to live from our souls and constantly move forward with that love. christians are supposed to be known, and set apart from other religions, by our love. one thing i know is that in my flesh i can not produce the kind of love demanded by Jesus shown to His people, but living in His grace is teaching me how to live in His love, and in doing so, out-pouring that love to others. i fail at this everyday, and fall far short of my potential, but the word grace is so much bigger than a five letter word, and its only by living in that that i can love at all. im far too selfish and self-serving otherwise. 'never throw anyone out". people are obviously important to Jesus, and He loves every single person so much that He saw everyone from then to eternity and determined them worth dying for. according to matthew 28 and mark 16, its essential that we go out into the world (whether that's across the street or across the world), and show them Him, let them decide what to do with Him. our job is to bring love into this world, a world filled with pride (and many other things, all which can be summed up with the word pride...it is the root of all evil). every single person is valuable on this earth, and God has a celestial plan for their life. so we must go out there and love, and point Gods precious people in the direction that plan could be in.
Monday, December 3, 2007
christmas tiiiimee is here...
so we've decorated our lovely little house for christmas. check it out...
a homemade wreath made from tree droppings decorated with dollar store decorations!
our christmas advent candle
my little dollar store wreath (its really small)
ornaments in my ikea bowl...so festive.
amy and i also put a strand of lights around our window facing out, but i couldnt get a good shot of it.
as nice as all this is (and im totally listening to christmas music now, you better believe!...charlie browns christmas :), i am soooo ready to go home and be surrounded by all the christmas decorations and festivities there! we have the base christmas party in about an hour, so off i must go to get ready for a night of festivities, talent, and fellowship with my other family!
a homemade wreath made from tree droppings decorated with dollar store decorations!
our christmas advent candle
my little dollar store wreath (its really small)
ornaments in my ikea bowl...so festive.
amy and i also put a strand of lights around our window facing out, but i couldnt get a good shot of it.
as nice as all this is (and im totally listening to christmas music now, you better believe!...charlie browns christmas :), i am soooo ready to go home and be surrounded by all the christmas decorations and festivities there! we have the base christmas party in about an hour, so off i must go to get ready for a night of festivities, talent, and fellowship with my other family!
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
the obsession of universal proportions...alien sized-ones too.
ok so im at the tail end of watching on dvd the tv show roswell. i never saw it while it aired, but my amazing roommates cornered me and forced me to watch the very first episode. after that, i was completely hooked. as in, in over my head, cant breathe, physically feel the intensity the fake characters go through, all i can think about when im not watching it obsessed. i am hopeless. completely, ridiculously, insanely in obsession over this show.
if you havent heard of this show before this blog, heres a recap:
Roswell is about teenage alien/human hybrids living in Roswell, New Mexico who attempted to survive as humans and hide their alien sides, while trying to learn more about their alien powers, as well as figuring out how to get home. Roswell intertwined romance and science fiction that always kept you guessing.
this teenage angst-ridden, passion filled, episode-turning, mind-blowing show is filled with the most chemistry i have ever seen in my life.
its pathetic, actually, how genuinely crazy over this show i am, but what can i say? i wish an alien/human hyprid named max evans came down from planet andar and swept me off my feet by giving me visions when he kisses me.
or if michael guerin came down and showed up at my window one rain-soaked evening, needing nothing but a shoulder to cry on, that would be okay too.
or if kyle...or alex...
as long as that alien homewrecking whore tess never shows up in my false reality, im ready to step into tv land and live ever after in a world filled with alien kisses, healing touches, and lots of road trips.
if you havent heard of this show before this blog, heres a recap:
Roswell is about teenage alien/human hybrids living in Roswell, New Mexico who attempted to survive as humans and hide their alien sides, while trying to learn more about their alien powers, as well as figuring out how to get home. Roswell intertwined romance and science fiction that always kept you guessing.
this teenage angst-ridden, passion filled, episode-turning, mind-blowing show is filled with the most chemistry i have ever seen in my life.
its pathetic, actually, how genuinely crazy over this show i am, but what can i say? i wish an alien/human hyprid named max evans came down from planet andar and swept me off my feet by giving me visions when he kisses me.
or if michael guerin came down and showed up at my window one rain-soaked evening, needing nothing but a shoulder to cry on, that would be okay too.
or if kyle...or alex...
as long as that alien homewrecking whore tess never shows up in my false reality, im ready to step into tv land and live ever after in a world filled with alien kisses, healing touches, and lots of road trips.
Thursday, November 22, 2007
thanks...thanks...thanksgiving!!
soooo today was thanksgiving...and whew, i barely survived!! it was a woooonderful day!! i woke up just in time to watch the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, then i made a pumpkin roll, which i need to rename (any ideas?)...that name just does not do it justice. mom, megan and i played phase 10 for awhile, and by that time aunt debbie showed up, and things really got rolling! we ate minimal appetizers, drank cranberry kiss cocktails, and finished preparations for the meal. around this time everyone else showed up, my grandparents, my hippie aunt and uncle, her mom, and my second, second cousin, or something, and her husband. we had the most aaaaamazing meal, totally gourmet everything, it was fantastic.
everyone just left, and i am reminded how lucky i am to have family, and how grateful it makes me feel to be able to come home and be completely enveloped in the coziness of the holidays...which reminds me...its time to start decorating for christmas!!!! wahoo!
everyone just left, and i am reminded how lucky i am to have family, and how grateful it makes me feel to be able to come home and be completely enveloped in the coziness of the holidays...which reminds me...its time to start decorating for christmas!!!! wahoo!
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
the brightest star in the constellation (also known as las vegas)
the trip:
sooo i went to las vegas for a week. (ok 6 days.) my dad has a trade show for work there every year, and my mom goes with him, for a mini vacay, and to see the shows. this year, they asked me to come with them, and went i did.
the grand canyon
my sister came down last minute, and we spent saturday at the grand canyon, my first time ever!! it was so breathtakingly beautiful, it brought tears to my eyes. they said that it was formed from the melt of the first ice age, volcanos/earthquakes, and the colorado river (fun fact: colorado means many colors). they have this new thing called the Skywalk, which is a big horseshoe looking thing that extends out over the canyon that has a glass floor that you walk on, and look 4,000 (thousand!) feet below. it was the trippiest thing i have ever done, and soooo cool! it was a big accomplishment for my mom, who has wanted to go ever since they started building it several years ago. to get to the canyon, we had to travel for 21 miles on an unpaved road. translation: it wasn't paved...at all. quite the adventure.
the hotels
after this, we stayed (one night only) and the westin. the name probably doesnt do much for you, but let me tell you, this was THE nicest hotel i have ever stayed at! ohhh my word, 5 pillows on the bed, starbucks coffee to brew in your room (!), talk about luxury. speaking of luxury...
we stayed on the strip at the luxor (its the pyramid shaped one with a light beam coming out of the top that you can see from space)
this hotel is an engineering marvel...i kinda sound like an architectural digest writer, huh?
the inside is sort of like embassy suites, where you can see all the doors to the rooms, so its hollow. the elevators aren't elevators, but "inclinators", which take you up or down at a 39 degree angle, its really weird, but fun. its all egyptian themed, with fake artifacts everywhere (and a few real ones too).
by far though, without a doubt, my very favorite hotel there is...the Venetian ( i even used capitalization!). words can not adequately express my deep love and identity with the venetian. its themed after venice (duh), and is opulent, exquisite, dramatic, and stunningly lovely. they have gondola rides with singing operators that go in and out of the hotel, very fine dining (i totally ate at an upscale, 50$ a plate restaurant there!). they pipe scent into the air!! its this amazing, flowery without being flowery, rich smelling scent that is heavenly. they have accordian players randomly placed throughout that play italian music, statues that are really people, the MOST amazing stores (not literally the most, i think caesers palace wins that one), and absolutly stunning interior decorations. i fell in love, and i think its going to be quite the love affair, indeed.
i was able to visit most of the big ones, including...
the Bellagio (talk about rich!!)
the Mirage
Treasure Island
the Stratosphere
Mandalay Bay
Planet Hollywood
the Paris
New York New York
Caesers Palace
Luxor
the Venetian
the paris was a close second favorite of mine, my favorite architecture-wise, it was abeautiful building. the inside was made to lok like you were outside, and my mom and i would sit at on of the "sidewalk" cafes and drink coffee, it was a beautiful thing. the eiffel tower was pretty impressive too though. and i won 60 bucks there!
new york new york was really fun, the atmosphere was right up my alley, and it was cool to semi-experience a place that ive always wanted to go to. my sister and i even rode the roller coaster (freaky, you had like, half a harness, it was weird. but fun.
of course i must mention the Bellagio, im afraid i didnt see enough of it, for all its wealth and splendor, it didnt strike me as much as the venetian did...although it was way cool to see where they filmed a bunch of oceans eleven...i was a bit disappointed to not go into the gallery of fine art though. it did leave quite the impression on me, for now it is an ambition of mine to stay in one of their suites...after seeing what the casino looked like, i can only imagine a room!
so mandalay bay was cool, they had an awesome (for a hotel) aquarium...i ADORE aquariums!! and the place smelled like coconuts! they piped scent into this one too, it was fantastic! a huge bonus, in my book.
whew, i thinked ive talked enough about the hotels (though i could go on and on!)
the shows
soooo i went to three shows!!
i am such a lucky girl, thank you mommy and daddy! sunday night we saw Blue Man Group. i freaking love the blue man group!!! im in looooveee!! these guys truly put on a spectacular, astounding SHOW, they are the true definition of showmen. before the show even started, the ushers rolled toilet/crepe paper for the audience to decorate themselves in, and towards the end of the show they rolled it from the back and we rolled mounds and mounds of it over our heads towards the front, the whole entire audience was completely covered in the stuff! they did a lot of audience participation, and one of them chose my dad!! he came up (the blue man) into the audience, picked my dad, and gave him three chocolate things (fake) to throw into his mouth from a little distance, and darn if he didnt catch every one of them! he then went back to my dad, opened his hand, and spit it out! it was AWESOME!!! and then i got a few photos with them after the show!
monday night we saw Stomp Out Loud, which started with two guys, a street performer who used random objects to bang and drum on, and a comedic performer, the two forces combined, and out came stomp! the cast was about 20 people, and they banged and made INCREDIBLE rhythms out of everything from brooms to cardboard boxes to trash cans, the whole time putting on an incredible show from hanging off the walls banging on hubcaps and other wacky objects.
tuesday night we saw mystere (me-stare), a cirque show. oh, my word. it was trippy, visually stunning, breathtakingly beautiful, and wacky. i was speechless for a little while, actually. i didnt research it beforehand, which i regret, but i think the premise was someones circus dream...haha, isnt that the general premise of all of them? they swung from the rafters, swirled head-first from poles, walked on stilts, used ventriloquism, banged on drums while being lowered from the ceiling, and did a see-saw act that left my palms sweaty and heart pounding. this show is a true heart-stopping, breath-gasping, beautifully choreographed wonder show.
of course, i mustn't neglect the water show at the bellagio. my mom and i went to the top of the eiffel tower at night to watch it, and its JUST as good as it is on tv! aaamazing!
i cant wait till next year!!!! im gonna see "o", and le reve, and ka, and danny gans, and hans klok and...
the gambling
so with my parents money, i gambled a fair bit, always on slots. my mom loves the wheel of fortune one, and im a fan now too. if you land on spin, the wheel goes around and you win extra points,! anywhere from 20 to 1000 points, excuse me, credits. so like, 250 bucks.
but hey, i won a hundred bucks when all was said and done! (dont ask me how much was spent though!)
i realized im not huge on gambling (not that i ever really was), but it doesnt make sense to me to gamble on something, when i can go shopping! at least ill have something to show for my money with that, with gambling, im just going to lose it all, then im left with nothing (i know, theres always the possibility, but come on). it was fun to sit with my mom and put 20 bucks in the machine and play for hours though.
and now, im spent. after a long day of travel, lost luggage, too many hours sitting, and hours awake, im ready for a good ole nights sleep in my own puny bed with lots of roommates and thin walls! wahoo, im home!...until next week, when ill REALLY be home!...
sooo i went to las vegas for a week. (ok 6 days.) my dad has a trade show for work there every year, and my mom goes with him, for a mini vacay, and to see the shows. this year, they asked me to come with them, and went i did.
the grand canyon
my sister came down last minute, and we spent saturday at the grand canyon, my first time ever!! it was so breathtakingly beautiful, it brought tears to my eyes. they said that it was formed from the melt of the first ice age, volcanos/earthquakes, and the colorado river (fun fact: colorado means many colors). they have this new thing called the Skywalk, which is a big horseshoe looking thing that extends out over the canyon that has a glass floor that you walk on, and look 4,000 (thousand!) feet below. it was the trippiest thing i have ever done, and soooo cool! it was a big accomplishment for my mom, who has wanted to go ever since they started building it several years ago. to get to the canyon, we had to travel for 21 miles on an unpaved road. translation: it wasn't paved...at all. quite the adventure.
the hotels
after this, we stayed (one night only) and the westin. the name probably doesnt do much for you, but let me tell you, this was THE nicest hotel i have ever stayed at! ohhh my word, 5 pillows on the bed, starbucks coffee to brew in your room (!), talk about luxury. speaking of luxury...
we stayed on the strip at the luxor (its the pyramid shaped one with a light beam coming out of the top that you can see from space)
this hotel is an engineering marvel...i kinda sound like an architectural digest writer, huh?
the inside is sort of like embassy suites, where you can see all the doors to the rooms, so its hollow. the elevators aren't elevators, but "inclinators", which take you up or down at a 39 degree angle, its really weird, but fun. its all egyptian themed, with fake artifacts everywhere (and a few real ones too).
by far though, without a doubt, my very favorite hotel there is...the Venetian ( i even used capitalization!). words can not adequately express my deep love and identity with the venetian. its themed after venice (duh), and is opulent, exquisite, dramatic, and stunningly lovely. they have gondola rides with singing operators that go in and out of the hotel, very fine dining (i totally ate at an upscale, 50$ a plate restaurant there!). they pipe scent into the air!! its this amazing, flowery without being flowery, rich smelling scent that is heavenly. they have accordian players randomly placed throughout that play italian music, statues that are really people, the MOST amazing stores (not literally the most, i think caesers palace wins that one), and absolutly stunning interior decorations. i fell in love, and i think its going to be quite the love affair, indeed.
i was able to visit most of the big ones, including...
the Bellagio (talk about rich!!)
the Mirage
Treasure Island
the Stratosphere
Mandalay Bay
Planet Hollywood
the Paris
New York New York
Caesers Palace
Luxor
the Venetian
the paris was a close second favorite of mine, my favorite architecture-wise, it was abeautiful building. the inside was made to lok like you were outside, and my mom and i would sit at on of the "sidewalk" cafes and drink coffee, it was a beautiful thing. the eiffel tower was pretty impressive too though. and i won 60 bucks there!
new york new york was really fun, the atmosphere was right up my alley, and it was cool to semi-experience a place that ive always wanted to go to. my sister and i even rode the roller coaster (freaky, you had like, half a harness, it was weird. but fun.
of course i must mention the Bellagio, im afraid i didnt see enough of it, for all its wealth and splendor, it didnt strike me as much as the venetian did...although it was way cool to see where they filmed a bunch of oceans eleven...i was a bit disappointed to not go into the gallery of fine art though. it did leave quite the impression on me, for now it is an ambition of mine to stay in one of their suites...after seeing what the casino looked like, i can only imagine a room!
so mandalay bay was cool, they had an awesome (for a hotel) aquarium...i ADORE aquariums!! and the place smelled like coconuts! they piped scent into this one too, it was fantastic! a huge bonus, in my book.
whew, i thinked ive talked enough about the hotels (though i could go on and on!)
the shows
soooo i went to three shows!!
i am such a lucky girl, thank you mommy and daddy! sunday night we saw Blue Man Group. i freaking love the blue man group!!! im in looooveee!! these guys truly put on a spectacular, astounding SHOW, they are the true definition of showmen. before the show even started, the ushers rolled toilet/crepe paper for the audience to decorate themselves in, and towards the end of the show they rolled it from the back and we rolled mounds and mounds of it over our heads towards the front, the whole entire audience was completely covered in the stuff! they did a lot of audience participation, and one of them chose my dad!! he came up (the blue man) into the audience, picked my dad, and gave him three chocolate things (fake) to throw into his mouth from a little distance, and darn if he didnt catch every one of them! he then went back to my dad, opened his hand, and spit it out! it was AWESOME!!! and then i got a few photos with them after the show!
monday night we saw Stomp Out Loud, which started with two guys, a street performer who used random objects to bang and drum on, and a comedic performer, the two forces combined, and out came stomp! the cast was about 20 people, and they banged and made INCREDIBLE rhythms out of everything from brooms to cardboard boxes to trash cans, the whole time putting on an incredible show from hanging off the walls banging on hubcaps and other wacky objects.
tuesday night we saw mystere (me-stare), a cirque show. oh, my word. it was trippy, visually stunning, breathtakingly beautiful, and wacky. i was speechless for a little while, actually. i didnt research it beforehand, which i regret, but i think the premise was someones circus dream...haha, isnt that the general premise of all of them? they swung from the rafters, swirled head-first from poles, walked on stilts, used ventriloquism, banged on drums while being lowered from the ceiling, and did a see-saw act that left my palms sweaty and heart pounding. this show is a true heart-stopping, breath-gasping, beautifully choreographed wonder show.
of course, i mustn't neglect the water show at the bellagio. my mom and i went to the top of the eiffel tower at night to watch it, and its JUST as good as it is on tv! aaamazing!
i cant wait till next year!!!! im gonna see "o", and le reve, and ka, and danny gans, and hans klok and...
the gambling
so with my parents money, i gambled a fair bit, always on slots. my mom loves the wheel of fortune one, and im a fan now too. if you land on spin, the wheel goes around and you win extra points,! anywhere from 20 to 1000 points, excuse me, credits. so like, 250 bucks.
but hey, i won a hundred bucks when all was said and done! (dont ask me how much was spent though!)
i realized im not huge on gambling (not that i ever really was), but it doesnt make sense to me to gamble on something, when i can go shopping! at least ill have something to show for my money with that, with gambling, im just going to lose it all, then im left with nothing (i know, theres always the possibility, but come on). it was fun to sit with my mom and put 20 bucks in the machine and play for hours though.
and now, im spent. after a long day of travel, lost luggage, too many hours sitting, and hours awake, im ready for a good ole nights sleep in my own puny bed with lots of roommates and thin walls! wahoo, im home!...until next week, when ill REALLY be home!...
Sunday, November 4, 2007
the body shop at home
soooo...im a consultant for the body shop! well, alia, karisse and i are sort of a three in one deal...
and i looooove it! i love everything about the body shop! the products are the best quality that i've ever found, and everything is water-based instead of oil, which is my favorite part.
the values of the company also drew me in, and secured me as a fan for life...
here are some of my favorite products:
the aloe skin care regimen...
the satsuma (yummy!) body wash...
the vanilla spice fragrance oil...it smells like christmas!!
and i cant forget the entire peppermint foot care line...
the best of all, the body shop products are
so if you want to host a party, or you're ever in need on some fabulous products, most of what we sell is three dollars cheaper than in stores, you know who to call!
Friday, November 2, 2007
california wildfires... a wild time
so as im sure you all have been reading lately, california is burning. well, los angeles and san diego anyway, and that makes up a huge part of it. im in los angeles, and while no where in the near vicinity of me did fires come near, i was definitely affected, in a few ways. one sunday afternoon a group of us went to six flags. riding roller coasters amidst a smoke filled sky (so heavy the sun was red and easy to watch) with ash raining down on us, we rode coaster after coaster, and scared ourselves silly in the haunted house (it was fright fest, after all), all the while looking into the horizon and thinking, "wow, thats intense". didn't see it coming, or what was actually happening. the next day it started to click. los angeles was burning, and it was right next door. the santa ana winds didn't help, and blew the door to the girls bathroom clear off its hinges. it was a weekend.
after many prayer and intercession meetings, and news watching and reading, we realized we needed to do something. after calling the red cross, and calling churches in san diego, we got hooked up with a southern baptist church in chula vista to go down for a week and help with relief efforts. that next sunday we took 6 students down to do what we could for those in need. the pastor of the church set us up in a few homes of people in the congregation, (talk about blessings! we were spoiled) and connected us with the southern baptist convention disaster relief. (for the sake of time and typing well shorten it to so-bap)
the so-baps convention works with the american red cross, and any time a disaster hits, they are there to help out however they can. its an international organization, and man, these people live it. they see a need, and they meet it. serving their communities in this way opens so many doors to praying for and speaking into the lives of those around who need the love of Jesus, its amazing how God multiplies the blessings. the amazing thing about working with them, was the fact that almost (if not) all of them were retired. many of them had rv's, and would wait for a disaster to strike, then pack up and take off to help out. working with older people was SUCH and aaaaamzing blessing! the wisdom, life experiences and humor these people brought to the job made it irresistable to have a good time, and a little heart0breaking to leave behind. talking with one of the red cross workers, he said that when a disaster hits, if the so-baps aren't already on the scene washing dishes by the time they get there, we will all be in trouble.
ok, so anyway, every morning at...4 AM (!!) we arose and drove to parking lot c of Petco Park in downtown sd to prepare meals for the evacuees and newly homeless. that first day we showed up, we prepared 33,000 (thousand!!) meals. the so-baps had two operating kitchens to work in, so we split up and got our elbows deep in cream of chicken soup and macaroni noodles (some casserole dish). in the mornings we would have a small devotion and a briefing for the day, and then we would head to our appointed stations and do our thing. my station, i like to call it, was the "carbs and starch" station. we made everything from rice to noodles, mashed potatoes to beef barbecue. working with the same people everyday, you become familiar and comfortable with them (interesting considering we were only there for four days). that first day alone, i managed to pick up a nickname, which im convinced has everything to do with my coordinated nature. after dropping a pound of butter not into the pot, but the ground, they started calling me butterfingers. it didnt help that i managed to do it again the next day.
so being the youngest people there was a blast. it also ensured all the grunt work fell on our shoulders. literally. one day, as we prepared sloppy joes, my job was to empty the humongous gallon pots in to the cambros (containers the red cross uses that depending on the food product, can hold up to 250 servings) and proceed to carry those onto palates for the red cross to load up and take to the emergency shelters. i worked physically harder this last week than i can ever remember doing, and what joy it was! keeping the perspective of why we were there, and working with the fabulous people we did made it an experience i will not soon forget. my feet are still mad at me. i cant wait till the next time i can do something like this (not that im wishing for a disaster or anything, definitely not, but if another one blows, floods, or burns my way, i know who to work with).
it was a quick week that came and went, and at the end of it all, what i recall the most is the people who had such servant hearts. and, oh yeah, all the nicknames and wrong turns we made along the way.
Thursday, September 6, 2007
values.
so ive been inspired to come up with my own personal list of values, if you will. heres what ive got so far...
[DISCLAIMER: this is a first rough draft, a no-notes, recounts, or error-checked draft, meaning that at any time i can change, fix, delete, or add on to any one or number of items.]
...wait a second. before i even begin, lets get some items out of the way...
first of all, i ask the question, what is a value?
the answer? (wow its a good thing i did an somd :)
-my values are characteristics from God that determine my behavior, what makes me unique, and am insistent on upholding in my own life.
now, what has value, according to me?
-the following compilation is determinate of my behavior, personality, and belief system, at this present time, anyway.
now to the good stuff...
(i imagine a red carpet rolling out right here, presenting at the end what everyone has been waiting all night for...the star of the show, the glue that holds it all together...)
[in no particular order whatsoever]
i value...
- an honest days work for an honest days pay
(to keep laziness out of the picture)
- skepticism, struggle, and the urge to question everything
(to find out for myself what i believe to be true)
- laughter, jokes, silliness, and general goofings around
(as a means of maintaining and upholding my personality)
- intimacy, truth, honor, and integrity in every relationship
(otherwise, i fail to see the point)
- the Bible as an authoritative source on every matter
(its my absolute truth..."there are no absolutes." "are you absolutely sure?")
- Jesus
- family
(they are my rock. your family reflects you, however you choose. what does my family say about me?)
- a commitment to love the lost, hurting, dying and disappearing in our society today, sharing the joy and light that is mine, that is meant for every soul
(otherwise, my life really has no value. or purpose.)
reflecting back on that, there are many things that are me that are not a part of this list, it is not exhaustive you see, but a mere glimpse into my life, as this present moment. i also see that i have many items in my life to look over, change. my personal values are a tall order, and only can be accomplished when i lay myself down, and let the maker of me be the change...
what will you do?
[DISCLAIMER: this is a first rough draft, a no-notes, recounts, or error-checked draft, meaning that at any time i can change, fix, delete, or add on to any one or number of items.]
...wait a second. before i even begin, lets get some items out of the way...
first of all, i ask the question, what is a value?
the answer? (wow its a good thing i did an somd :)
-my values are characteristics from God that determine my behavior, what makes me unique, and am insistent on upholding in my own life.
now, what has value, according to me?
-the following compilation is determinate of my behavior, personality, and belief system, at this present time, anyway.
now to the good stuff...
(i imagine a red carpet rolling out right here, presenting at the end what everyone has been waiting all night for...the star of the show, the glue that holds it all together...)
[in no particular order whatsoever]
i value...
- an honest days work for an honest days pay
(to keep laziness out of the picture)
- skepticism, struggle, and the urge to question everything
(to find out for myself what i believe to be true)
- laughter, jokes, silliness, and general goofings around
(as a means of maintaining and upholding my personality)
- intimacy, truth, honor, and integrity in every relationship
(otherwise, i fail to see the point)
- the Bible as an authoritative source on every matter
(its my absolute truth..."there are no absolutes." "are you absolutely sure?")
- Jesus
- family
(they are my rock. your family reflects you, however you choose. what does my family say about me?)
- a commitment to love the lost, hurting, dying and disappearing in our society today, sharing the joy and light that is mine, that is meant for every soul
(otherwise, my life really has no value. or purpose.)
reflecting back on that, there are many things that are me that are not a part of this list, it is not exhaustive you see, but a mere glimpse into my life, as this present moment. i also see that i have many items in my life to look over, change. my personal values are a tall order, and only can be accomplished when i lay myself down, and let the maker of me be the change...
what will you do?
Sunday, September 2, 2007
transformer fires and the night they all slept on the mission field.
so last night i flew back to la after a week of vacation, and as we exited the freeway moses commented on how dark it was, really dark. as he was saying this, we realized that it wasnt just dark, the freaking power was out!! our entire grid was down, there was not a light to be found anywhere. apparently the transformer caught on fire, which is a really bad thing. everyone expected the power to be out for days. we rolled up to the base, and immediately turned around and got the h out of there, it was a hundred flipping degrees outside (at least it felt like that, it was REALLY hot and muggy!), and inside the trailers it was even worse. we went and got a drink instead, where there was not only pool tables and tv's with the game on, but really nice ac. afterwards, we decided that there was no way we were going to stick around and try in sleep in such swampy, miserable conditions, so we made a few calls, and the fabulous moses took us to his fabulous ghetto mansion, where we not only enjoyed the amazing air conditioning, we also watched some pretty awesome movies on his pretty awesome tv. we all nodded off for a while, basking in the cool air and low volume noise (trying to sleep on a base with 60 plus people and no sounds to drown it out = not a good time.) around 2 we woke up and headed back, where i proceeded to fall onto my bed, hot and sticky, but relatively miserable-free, considering some of the conditions ive endured elsewhere. around 8.30-ish i rolled over, and was pleasantly awakened by a roll of cool air that swept over my body, the power was back on! i can only imagine the lengths the power guys had to go through, staying up all night in an effort to relieve us of the oppresion as quickly as possible. so we played hooky from church, went to dennys instead, and now are inside of our trailer, where the swamp cooler is on, and all is well. what else are we going to do to stay cool today? well, there is that movie were going to this afternoon, and the pool which is just calling our names. sigh, life really isnt so bad when its a holiday weekend and you can stay up late inside of mansions and go swimming at night and enjoy movies during the day.
Monday, August 20, 2007
end of the day thoughts:
* worshiping God is one of the easiest things ive ever done. and the most fulfilling. so why don't i do it constantly?
* i need to support raise to support my body shop slash scrapbooking habit.
* i cant wait to go home on friday!! wahoo!!
* i need to read my Bible more...i cant even remember how long its been since ive really dug into the word.
*coffee with a good friend (OR... a good book) is something i need to do more often.
* i wonder when i will get a chance to heal somebody.
* i wish karisse woul get home sooner so we can start greys again.
* i need to support raise to support my body shop slash scrapbooking habit.
* i cant wait to go home on friday!! wahoo!!
* i need to read my Bible more...i cant even remember how long its been since ive really dug into the word.
*coffee with a good friend (OR... a good book) is something i need to do more often.
* i wonder when i will get a chance to heal somebody.
* i wish karisse woul get home sooner so we can start greys again.
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
the first
welcome to the new blog!
this is a creative outlet for me to express myself and whats going on, and also for you to keep up with everything im doing and all the places im going without having to call me or email me all the time. i hope you enjoy it!
this is a creative outlet for me to express myself and whats going on, and also for you to keep up with everything im doing and all the places im going without having to call me or email me all the time. i hope you enjoy it!
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