Were the whole realm of nature mine…

It’s Sunday morning, the very last Sunday before I leave school for good. I’d be in church right now, but my roommate seems to be unconscious.

It’s been an amazing year, it really has. Even though I had a really hard time with some people, I’m glad everything that happened, happened. I’m going to miss it, I think… but I’m so glad to go home!

Last weekend I went to see the Minnesota Symphony with a few friends… it was a great night! I was bored after the first song, but I had fun dressing up and taking pictures.

I thought my Historical Books this semester was pretty boring, for the most part. But now that I’ve gotten a better look at the Old Testament… I NEVER thought that it would be so interesting!

The New Testament, certainly. Paul is an awesome writer. But the Old is full of boring stories I’ve heard a million times.

The latter is still partly true… I am tired of studying Genesis, Exodus, Daniel, etc. Now I realize, though, that I don’t know ANYTHING about the minor prophet books – AND, more importantly, they are actually really interesting! :-)

So right now I’m really trying to get a good grasp on the story of the OT. I had to do a study last week on the kings that ruled over the Northern and Southern kingdoms of Israel after Solomon’s reign, and it really peaked my curiosity! I want to find out more about it.

Time to stop talking and start reading… buh-bye!

My God is an AWESOME God... He reigns from heaven above...

I feel so blessed right now!

I had a great time with my friends. Those awesome girls treated me to dinner! Then we rented a couple of movies and painted our nails and stayed up too late. Just like the good old days. ;-)

I had catfish for the first time... I was a little leery, but then I tried it.. and inhaled the rest :-D

Yesterday I played chauffeur and took my sister to her biology class. I got to dissect a fish! I was feeling a little nauseous by the time we finished... but it was very enlightening.

Then I went to the chiro and got my neck cracked - HAPPY DAY. I was disappointed, though, because I thought I wouldn't perpetually feel like I needed to crack it anymore - but I still do. I guess it's a bad habit now.

Today I organized the laundry room... then took my sisters out to see friends' new kitties and puppy. We need some babies around here again!
Then I visited their youth group... I like it.

This morning, I read that verse following Paul's statement about being the foremost, aka most pathetic, of all sinners - 1 Timothy 1:15. Anyway, I read 1:16. It's good.
"But I received mercy for this reason, that in me, as the foremost, Jesus Christ might display his perfect patience..."
I love my Jesus. I love that He uses my pathetic, oft-wasted day-to-day life to demonstrate His perfection and goodness and awesome love!

And now I'm going to bed at ELEVEN O'CLOCK and I'm SO EXCITED!!!

So good night!

Thank you, Jesus, for yummy food. And coffee.

I have been looking for an online Bible website that doesn’t look so.. outdated.. ?.. and I’ve finally found one! The YouVersion Bible site is AWESOME! It is also my new home page… maybe now I can keep my Facebook addiction in check. Here is a little picture:

Guess what fabulous lunch I’m having today!

…

3 eggs

minus yucky white baby things

plus broccoli and mozzarella cheese

and salt for flavor

and a drizzle of ranch

equals DELICIOUS! I’m all done now, but my mouth is watering just talking about it. I can’t get enough of frittatas!

Add in coffee, and I am in palatable heaven. Mmm.

But enough about food. We spent Easter at my grandma’s. My sister bought a horse on Saturday (We may name it Chica, Cheeky for short. Which isn’t shorter at all.). And today my bestest friend is coming over for a slumber party! So now I have to clean the disaster that is my bedroom… and pull out my Bible. I’ve been really bad about that the last few days. *bummed face*

Thank goodness for Psalm 52:7, eh?

HUZZAH, spring break has arrived!

Ooh! I tried Windows Live Writer once and I didn’t like it very much. Now I’m trying it again, and I think it is much improved! :-) All the same, it's still making my post a little funny...

Well… let’s see. I’m trying to get a lot accomplished when I'm at home. While, of course, staying up as late as long as I can stay awake and sleeping as late as I am able - My dad considers it his duty to destroy any notions we have of sleeping in and is always banging on the door before 9:00am. Horrors!

I hid slept in my sister’s room last night, on the floor behind her bed. He found me anyway.

Today I cleaned the fishbowl, started the laundry, made a couple of phone calls, and hit the thrift stores with my sisters. I found a futon I’d really like for $100… so maybe I can work out a deal with my parents and get it before I have to return to school.

I wish I had something interesting to write about, but I don’t. I think my writing mechanism is turned off.

Tonight I watched Princess Diaries 2 (love Chris Pine!). I wanted to start on the season of Monk that we found at the library, but it’s just getting too late. *Yawn*

(My room is still buggy and rather arctic in temperature. No thank you.)

In closing, here are some pictures from a “Spy Banquet” the boys threw for us at school (I’m the one with red shoes - the 1st is a couple of girls and I being silly, the 2nd is my roomie and I, and the 3rd is our junior class), and a favorite quote from Romans 1:16. G’nite!

“For I am not ashamed of the Gospel, for it the power of God for
salvation to everyone who believes…” – the Apostle Paul

You'll always be my only One... You're the only God I'll ever love!

Me again! It's been a lazy weekend, so I have time to post again. Posting is being kind of weird, plus I was trying to be cool, so everything is sort of different sizes and fonts...

All the reasons I'm having an AWESOME day:

Summer is in sight.

I leave for spring break in 5 days (or 4, if things work out!).

I am finishing the last of my big assignments for the semester.

Pride and Prejudice is a great movie.

I slept until noon today.

Popcorn and jello make delicious snacks. Or meals, whichever.

The yearbook is coming along nicely.

iTunes is cool.

God is good!

Recommendations I give today:

Listen to Beautiful King by Phil Danyew

Watch a good movie. Like Pride and Prejudice.

Read... I think it's called the Peace of God by Rosenius... someone. It's heavy, but really good!

Call your mother.

Take a nap!

I just read a really interesting article - http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2009/03/30/090330fa_fact_gawande. I don't think I'm a supporter of prisoner isolation anymore. It's scary to read about!

Well, I've been putting it off long enough... now it's really time to finish my paper. Ta-ta!

Here's the weather I'm enjoying - the grass isn't exactly green yet, but the sun is shining and it feels GOOD!
Meanwhile, my family is suffering bitter winds and falling snow. HA! Do I really want to go home this weekend...?

Beautiful King, has anybody seen your glory unfold?
You walk up to me with sparks in Your eyes,
You brighten my world
And You'll always be my only One.
You're the only God I'll ever love because...
Every word that you say wields the beauty of angels.
Every smile is arrayed with a joy like wedding bells.
It's my heart you hold, of your mystery I sing.
I will stand and behold my Beautiful King
Love of my soul, with power untold, who is like you?
Lamb that was slain, my God, You reign in victory and truth.
And I'll follow You all my days.
And I'll give to You every single thing.
I hand everything over...
And time flies by. We're not standing alone.
Every word that You say, Father, let it be known.
I fall so fast without You by my side.
Let Your beauty be seen, let Your glory unfold

So I'll stand, with arms high and heart abandoned...

I thought I would post quick, so my blog doesn't look like it DIED! I have been SO busy since I last posted! The last weekend has been campus days, so I'm short on sleep and have been having a great time meeting new people and taking pictures for yearbook!

It's still exhausting trying to deal with my roommate... but I've come to understand her better, so it's easier than it was before. Also, I had a major attitude adjustment last week, and that helped a lot. (Prayer is good. So is reading one's Bible!)

We sang the most amazing song in chapel yesterday - Before the Throne of God. It was BEAUTIFUL! And today we sang The Stand... I think that is definitely the current most powerful worship song existing, especially for people like myself! :-D
Anyway, I wanted to share the lyrics of both these songs, and then I'm going to sleep!

Before the throne of God above,

I have a strong, a perfect plea:

A great High Priest, whose name is Love,

Who ever lives and pleads for me.

My name is graven on his hands,

My name is written on his heart;

I know that while in heaven he stands

No tongue can bid me thence depart

No tongue can bid me thence depart.

When Satan tempts me to despair,

And tells me of the guilt within,

Upward I look, and see him there

Who made an end of all my sin.

Because a sinless Savior died,

My sinful soul is counted free;

For God, the Just, is satisfied

To look on Him and pardon me

To look on Him and pardon me

Hallelujah! Hallelujah!

Praise the One, Risen Son of God!

Behold him there, the risen Lamb

My perfect, spotless righteousness,

The great unchangeable I am,

The King of glory and of grace!

One in himself, I cannot die

My soul is purchased by his blood

My life is hid with Christ on high,

With Christ, my Savior and my God

With Christ, my Savior and my God

You stood before creation
Eternity within Your hand
You spoke the earth into motion
My soul now to stand
You stood before my failure
Carried the Cross for my shame
My sin weighed upon Your shoulders
My soul now to stand
So what can I say
What can I do
But offer this heart O God
Completely to You
So I'll walk upon salvation
Your Spirit alive in me
This life to declare Your promise
My soul now to stand
So what can I say
What can I do
But offer this heart O God
Completely to You
So I’ll stand
With arms high and heart abandoned
In awe of the One who gave it all
So I’ll stand
My soul Lord to You surrendered
All I am is Yours...

"This ain't no ordinary, this extraordinary love!"

I've returned to the land of winter. Who knew there was such a huge difference between Minnesota and NoDak? I wore flipflops all the way home, and then Dad coaxed me into putting my winter boots on. I wasn't happy, but as soon as I got outside, I was glad for them.

Right now, I'm watching a video of my second-youngest sister at about... seven months. Not a lot of dialogue, but it's sure cute :-) Good golly, I had a shrill laugh at two... even as aforementioned sister ripped chunks of my hair out. How odd.

I'm home until MONDAY! This is going to be a much-needed break. It felt like we were in the car forever today, and any moment I'm going to get a phone call, letting me know it's time to drive another hour to pick up a friend and bring her back here to town, where her parents will (hopefully) meet her.

The first week of spring semester was fantastic. Everything was going fabulous... and then I just had a two-week-long attack of PMS/TMBFF syndrome (too much BFF). The last two weeks have been rather hellish, and I seriously missed having my own room. Today went surprisingly well, however - I have high hopes for next week!

I have to say, I would not survive without my mother. I would flip my lid. I wish all teenage girls had such a wonderful mother as I.

I made lots of valentines today... I cut hearts out of pink cardstock and slapped on a sticker, a reference, a to-and-from, and of course the standard holiday greeting. I hope they are appreciated. :-)

Anyway, happy early V-day from this absurdly dressed child and myself!

Time... where did you go?

36 hours ago, I dyed my hair blond. Or rather, tried to. Then I tried again.

12 hours ago, I dyed it again.

4 hours ago, I dyed it a fourth time - this time, peanut butter chocolate mahogany, to conceal the yellow disaster. I have given up on being blond for the time being.

30 minutes from now, I will (hopefully) be sleeping.

10 hours from now, I will running around like a crazy girl finishing up packing. (I cannot forget my rice milk)

12 hours from now, I will be in church. (I definitely need it)

14 hours from now, I will be eating spaghetti at a school fundraiser. (Yay!)

16 hours from now, I will be on the road. (Watching HOUSE!)

19 hours from now, I will be be back at school! (cheers quietly)

Here's a picture my sister cute-ified of Lilo and I... :-)

We need JESUS!

This is an interesting post...
http://www.flowerdust.net/2009/01/21/why-is-being-gay-a-sin/

My sister is an AMAZING artist, if I do say so myself!

Fixing up Zelda... my first experience with a whole chicken (whole anything, for that matter)!

Trying to look picturesque...

A comic that I really liked...

Ten things I am thankful for tonight:

-I can download cool stuff off the internet

-A proposal I thought was far off in the distance... may be closer than I thought! (not for me, of course)

-I go back to school in just FOUR days!

-I'm not the least bit sick, and my allergies are really mild right now! (for the next four days, anyway)

-I'm almost done with my loong to-do list before I leave

-When aforementioned sister and I get in screaming fights, it doesn't take long before we are buddies again :-)

-God has plans for me to have hope and a future! The Most High has a purpose for ME, little old me!

-I have the nicest parents EVER! (to me, at least!)

-I finally got a song I've wanted for years... We Need Jesus by Petra!

-Tomorrow is another BEAUTIFUL DAY! Every day it gets lighter, earlier! Summer is in the future! WAHOO!

Now that put me in a FABULOUS mood!

The days are slipping away... way too fast!

This is good..

http://thedeb8withn8.blogspot.com/2009/01/from-john-piper-to-president-obama.html

And this is funny!

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/picturegalleries/howaboutthat/4270990/Barack-Obamas-inauguration-in-Legoland-California.html#

.... and I'm not actually going to write anything because I'm so tired I might fall asleep going down the stairs. Good night.

I like coffee.

I found the PERFECT place for doing my devos this morning! Mom is always pushing the easy chair in the basement into my room when she needs space for her business, and I just leave in the way until I get around to pushing it back. But today I made room for it in the corner (By making a mess in the middle of my room... but oh well) and got cozy with my Bible and journal!

I have a new theory that my devotions go SO much better if I have caffeine in my system - I'm awake, alive, alert and enthusiastic!
I need to learn how to make coffee.

Anyway, I was reading this morning, and was struck by something in Matthew 25.

"When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his throne in heavenly glory. All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. He will put the sheep on his right and
the goats on his left. Then the King will say to those on his right, 'Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink,
I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.'
Then the righteous will answer him, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?'
The King will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these
brothers of mine, you did for me.'

Jesus didn't say, "Welcome! Good job, you went to church, took communion, got baptized, didn't drink, tithed, didn't get tattoos or other questionable art, never cheated, only told white lies and remembered your friends' birthday. Come on in!"

This passage tells me that doctrine doesn't have anywhere as much to do with salvation as I thought it did... whether or nor I take communion my whole life doesn't have much to do with where I stand in God's eyes, does it?

Hmm... I hate how when I try to write things down I totally lose my train of thought.

I get confused once I think about this too much... how does God view someone who really cares for people and has the heart of a servant, but a dirty mouth, or just-a-little-too-low tops, or a gossip problem?

I'm getting too tired to think straight... I'll ponder it some more in the morning - after my coffee. ;-)

This video is SO cute!

An Ode to Manwell Reyes

Manwell, oh Manwell, how lovely art thou?
Gorgeouser than Channing, Wentworth, and Will - ow, ow!
Your afro is fluffy, your tattoo is so Greek
Your rapping skills are (fo sho) anything but weak.
Grits is nice, T-Bone is fair
But Group 1 Crew is, like, WAY up there!
I see from #4 that you must get around
How does a North Dakota tour sound?
If you have any brothers, Let me know - I need two.
And if another fish joins my family,
We shall call him "Manwell", after you.

-http://www.group1crew.com/blogs/manwell/10-reasons-why-i%E2%80%99m-single



I'm defintely a fan of Group 1 Crew :-)

Ten things I did today:

1. Got to sleep in - hurray!
2. Got a sore throat. Laaame.
3. Missed youth group due to the lack of a working car. :-(
4. Hunted for jobs for my soon-to-be roommate and I... NOT fun!
5. Watched the first in the Chronicles of Riddick trilogy. Ick. It wasn't a terrible movie (I mean, it had Vin Diesel) but I REALLY don't care for movies with a lot of people-eating creatures.
6. Didn't get a stitch of work done on my quilt
7. FINALLY got all my pictures from December/January uploaded to Facebook... yay!
8. Explained to 'my' Azusa admissions counselor that I am NOT attending next year. I'm glad that's cleared up, so I'm not getting email and phone call reminders for the next three years...
9. Forgot to do the laundry like Mom asked... oops!
10. Not actually something I did today... we went to a UND basketball game last night. The guys won 84-78! It was a lot of fun - and we got to sit in the second row. It might be the only game I get to see this year, but I hope not. Maybe I can get home a few weekends this next semester!

Brain, Brain, Brain, Brain... Pinky and the Brain!

I am watching Season 1. I enjoy it.

Brain: "Pinky! PINKY!"

*crash*

Pinky: "Narf."

Brain: "What were you doing up there, Pinky?"

Pinky: "I was having a dally of a time cleaning the chimney, Brain."

Brain: "We don't have a chimney."

Pinky: "Oh, well, there you are, then."

Brain: "No, Pinky, there YOU are. I am absolutely nowhere near that vicinity. Have you ever thought, Pinky, why it is that we haven't yet succeeded in taking over the world?"

Pinky: "Oh, I know why, Brain - gremlins. Li'l sprookily sprites that confuse our brains and mix us up, always twi'dling their li'l fingers in our ears."

Brain: "An interesting point. But I've reviewed our past efforts, Pinky, turning the situations into numbers in an effort to locate the exact problem."

Pinky: "Oh, well, that sounds very.... NARF!"

Brain: "Yes, I'm sure it does. I've plotted the numbers and the result is quite interesting."

Pinky: "Eh, cadley, that looks like me, but flat!"

Brain: "It IS you, Pinky. My calculations show that YOU are the problem."

Pinky: *gulps* "Pinky?"

Brain: "Yes. Pinky. Scientifically speaking, it's because you are a spazzy, beetle-headed doofus with the intellect of a mule hoof that I have yet to conquer the world."

Pinky: "You're not gonna get rid of me, are you, Brain? I mean you, working as a single... look what happened to Jerry Lewis after he split with Dean. All that stuff in your hair!"

Brain: "Point taken. But fear not, I have another plan. Pinky, I am going to make you smart."

Pinky: "But... I don't understand, Brain."

Brain: "Exactly."

Somehow all that matters now is You are holy...

Mmm, I am very happy right now. I just had coffee, a spinach-and-broccoli frittata and a big piece of chocolate cake for lunch! (My diet is on hold until I leave in just TEN days!)

I had a busy weekend! My sisters, eight friends and I spent Saturday evening at a waterpark and then went out for pizza. Then we came back to the house and watched Kate & Leopold (cute movie!). On Sunday we went to the church where I go to youth group (my family goes to a different church) and I got to see quite a few people I knew. Afterwards Esther and I helped Jennie do her baby gift registry. Who knew that shopping for socks and breast pumps could be FUN??

Today I'm supposed to be finishing my quilt... Mom was going to get me started like, three hours ago, but she's still busy in the office. Hmm. Well, I'm not complaining... it means I get to sit on the computer longer :-)

I'm still really frustrated at my lack of closeness with God. I've figured that the remedy is spending MORE time with Him, not less. But that's hard. :-(
Some days I find the only way I can concentrate when praying is to turn the light off and lay on the floor. That worked for a few minutes. Then I fell asleep (I'm short 2 hours, okay?) and started dreaming about the three billy goats gruff... did you know they had a queen? ;-)

Anyway, even those few minutes were really encouraging. Isn't it so much easier to pray and read the Bible fervently and just have a more Christ-centered day when you feel like God is your best friend and you just CAN'T get enough of Him and you can't WAIT for tomorrow, just because Jesus is by your side?

Why can't I feel like that all the time? I haven't kept that feeling for more than a few hours since last summer! Is there an easy prescription? I wish...

I cry out to God Most High,

to God who fulfills His purpose for me.

Yeah!
Now Dad says Mom is ready... I'd better get moving. Later!

Current favorite song!

I wish I was more than a man.

Have you ever felt that way?

And if I had to tell you the truth,

I’m afraid I’d have to say

That after all I’ve done and failed to do

I feel like less than I was meant to be.
And what if I could fix myself?

Maybe then I could get free.

I could try to be somebody else

Who’s much better off than me.

But I need to remember this

That its when I’m at my weakest I can clearly see

He made the lame walk, and the dumb talk

And He opened blinded eyes to see

That the sun rises on His time,

yet He know our deepest desperate need.

And the world waits, while His heart aches,

To realize the dream.

I wonder what life would be like if we let Jesus live through you and me…

What if you could see yourself

through another pair of eyes?

And what if you could hear the truth,

instead of old familiar lies?

And what if you could feel inside

The power of the Hand that made the universe

You’d realize…..

All our hearts they burn within us.

All our lives we’ve longed for more.

So let us lay our lives before

The One who gave His life for us.

What Would Life Be Like - Big Daddy Weave

I'm back...

Yikes - forty-one days since my last post. And I've been drastically less busy since then!
Today two of my good friends came to town, and we hit DEB and Walmart. I wasn't planning to buy anything, but I ended up with a skirt and 2 shirts for $4.00! They have AMAZING sales going on right now!
At Walmart I got 'Knights' lip balm, from the high school near my house. Weird. And a face-waxing kit (just to clarify, I wanted it for my eyebrows). It works pretty well! I'm happy with the results, although I started yelling when I had my sister pull the wax off. OW.
Tonight I'm going to visit my old youth group, and take my sisters with me. I'm excited. :-D

On Saturday several of my closest friends are coming up! I can't WAIT! I haven't seen my friend Jennie since she found out she was pregnant - she has a bump now!

Well, I'm supposed to be peeling potatoes... time to go. I'll try to start updating every day now!

Happy thanksgiving!

I cannot WAIT for pumpkin pie tomorrow! *highlight of my thanksgiving*

I got home tonight... I've been sitting around watching TV all evening waiting for my family to get back from checking on the animals. I did get the dishwasher loaded and ran/walked 1.58 miles on the treadmill! So it wasn't a total loss.

Ahh.. I LOVE Carol of the Bells! I love being home! I love good food! I love my family! I love going to school with amazing people... and most of all, I love my JESUS! I had a long-put-off conversation with Him tonight. I listen to people tell about their spiritual life, and how awesome it is to spend time in prayer, and what a wonderful 'worship experience' they had in chapel, and I get so ENVIOUS! I'm lazy, and I put off my devotions, I put off talking to God, I put off getting right with Him... I end up feeling far away - which makes it so much easier to stumble. Maybe I can make a Thanksgiving day resolution to end this apostasy? (new word I learned at school! :-D)

Anyway, I rode home with two fantastic girls. Funnily enough, I met one five years ago and thought she was nice, and when I met her 'again' when school started, I decided I didn't care very much for her. How stupid am I? Now that I've gotten to know her better, she's my hero. When she has problems with the other girls, they no sooner leave the room than she gets on her knees. And even better - it makes things HAPPEN!

I want to be like that. Someday...

"Christmas dooooooooon't be late!"

I wrote this last night, and now I'm posting it:

I'm finally getting time to write! Tonight we have a Mission Meeting and a big meeting to plan for an upcoming banquet... I'm excited! But I have a few hours to spare, so I'm going to try and work on a couple of papers and catch up with a Certain Someone. :-)
Last night at devos, we a great guest speaker. She talked about Eve, and brought up something that has never in my life occurred to me!She pointed out that we need to know our weaknesses, and where we are most vulnerable to Satan's attacks, and make a plan of action to combat these weaknesses! (You can probably figure out where Eve messed up...)
I need to understand what my weaknesses are, and start making a stand against them. I struggle with gossiping, comparing myself, avoiding confrontation (something I worked on yesterday, which I'll tell about in a minute!), lusting, and wasting my time away dreaming about the future, particularly in regard to my future husband!
Definitely typical teenage girl struggles. Yet somehow, it has never occurred to me to specifically list ways I can avoid them.
-Shut up. When I open my mouth to start talking about someone, I need to just SHUT IT!

-TALK. At the same time, when something/someone bothers, I do everything I can to avoid talking to them about. I need to learn to talk to people about things - AND let it go, especially when it's not even something worth mentioning!

-TALK some more. I'm a big people-watcher. Instead of talking to the people around me, I'll stare at everyone going by and think of all the reasons I wish I was like them! Disgusting! I need to start paying attention to what's going on near me. I've wasted a lot of time that I could have used getting to know my classmates better!

-The next one is similiar... instead of reading a book or finding someone to hang out with, I'll curl up for a nap and instead of sleeping, try to decide what last names I like best with my first name. :-D I start daydreaming about being married and getting to have babies and end up cranky because I'm sick of NOT having those things!
Anyway... I'm going to try and find some verses to learn, and maybe I can begin to put to a halt to these things. I've improved a LOT since I was in middle school and guilty of those terrible habits almost 24/7, but I still have a long ways to go.
Yesterday I did one of the hardest things I've ever done, even though when I think about it, it wasn't THAT hard!My roommates and I met with our dorm head... we got several things talked over. I still plan on moving out, but at least I don't have to feel guilty for never talking to my roommate about her problems. I think she'd be very upset and hurt to come out of college and then have someone tell her that her personality needs major adjustments, and realize that we all kept our mouths shut.
I don't think she understood, though. Oh well. We're meeting again next week.
My mom is coming in two days! And my sisters! It's going to be a FABULOUS weekend!!!

*End post*

I am sad:

I have a fat lower lip, and I have no idea why. But it hurts!

I am wearing a poncho today, and although it's cute and soft and warm, it's SO AWKWARD! So I think it is going to the back of my closet.

I am HAPPY!

My mom and sisters are coming tomorrow!

Snow is here, really here, which means CHRISTMAS is coming!
The girls' dorm is hosting a banquet in just 6 days!

I had a cheesecake cup with blueberries last night!

Yeah... that's about it!

Here's my cute little cousins and I, 12 or 13 years ago. I'm the one in the cow outfit :-)

Fall is here!

Oh my goodness! The days are flying by!

So much stuff is going on... there's midterms this week, so I'm going to be busy studying for them. I started getting sick last night, so I don't feel very good today. In a bit I have to go work, and then I have a voice lesson, and then tonight we're off to church!

Tomorrow night I'm getting my hair cut.. yay!

I got a betta fish the other night... he is purple and blue and his name is Wentworth Alexander Cornelius Fernando the Violet! After Wentworth Miller, of course.

The Bible keeps getting more and more interesting to me... it is definitely true that once you train your mind to look for things, you can find more. I think I've finally reached that point, and when I start discussing the things I find with my roommates, I can often figure out an answer to my questions - or at least possibilities! I'm really excited with all I've been learning. There's so much stuff that I just can't believe I didn't know before - it's like, DUH!

Winter is coming - sad! When I go to breakfast in the dark every morning, the ground is all crunchy and a minty green color. I guess it's time to break out my favorite mittens :-)

It's Friday!

Yay! It's the weekend again! Tonight I'm going to my first Twins game.. so that should be fun :-)

This week I worked... helped out at the after school program at a church Tuesday and Thursday, and taught a class of little kids on Wednesday night at another church! Then on Sunday I'll be going to church elsewhere, and then visiting a youth group at a different church that afternoon.. wow!

Anyway... last night, one of the international students was telling us about a sermon she heard. And I'm sure it's really hard to translate a metaphor into a different language and have it make sense, but she did a great job! It was about how we need to turn on the light for people - when you've been in the dark and someone turns on the light, you squint and don't like it - it hurts! But it is, of course, good. Just like when you see the light of Jesus! I loved that.

So... we've been studying lots of interesting stuff in class, but I need to go get my clothes out of the dryer (I finally had two hours in my day to do laundry!) and then maybe do some actual work... haha.