Not too much has been going on since I last posted. I finished Quest for Love by Elizabeth Elliot over the weekend. I would highly recomend that book to anyone who's "single."

I'm getting used to my reading glasses. I don't like playing the piano or using the computer with them on though. They make my hands look really big. Too big. :) I just made oatmeal raisin bread and it taste pretty good. Even mom likes it. I think I can get star for this. On a more serious note, here's a passage of scripture I would like to share with you.

Psalm 91:9-16


Because you have made the Lord who is my refuge, even the Most High, your dwelling place, no evil shall befall you, nor shall any plague come near your dwelling; For He shall give His angels charge over you, to keep you in all your ways. In their hands they shall bear you up, lest you dash your foot against a stone. You shall tread upon the lion and the cobra, the young lion and the serpent you shall trample underfoot.

Because he has set his love upon Me, therefore I will deliver him; I will set him on high, becase he has known my name. He shall call upon Me and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him and honor him. With a long life I will satisfy him, and show him my salvation.

Thank you Tyler for sharing this Psalm with me. God is so awesome. Words can't even describe how great He is.

Today went pretty well. Better than yesterday that is. One lady that I worked with this afternoon asked me if I was going dancing tonight. It reminded me of this past Valentines day when I was eating out with some friends and one of the lady's that worked there asked me if I was excited about Valentines day. I told her "no". There was no point in me telling you this. :) Anyway here's a song that I wanted to share with you all. It's one of my favorite hymns.

Be Still My Soul

Be still my soul
The Lord is on your side
Bear patiently
The cross of grief or pain
Leave to thy God
To order and provide
In every change
He faithful will remain.

Be still my soul
Thy best, thy heavenly friend
Through stormy ways
Leads to a joyful end

Be still my soul
The waves and winds still know
Still know
His voice who ruled them
While He dwelt below.

By Jean Sibelius and Katharina Von Schlegel

Wow! My computer did not want me to get on. This is like my fourth time trying. So today was good, but at the same time not so good. I can't stand it when I have disagreements with friends. Especially when it's about someone I've be-friended (or however you spell it). I've really been trying not to complain. And I really don't consider this as a complaint, more like a frustration so please don't take this the wrong way. It's just, we're commanded to love our brothers, neighbors, and to do good to our enemies. When we're given the opertunity to actually act it out, a lot of us don't respond. Through the past years, I wasn't exactly everyone's favorite person to be around (I'm still not) and I wasn't treated that way either. My parents would show me through the Bible how I needed to love those girls regardless and not to be quick to pass judgement. Now I've taken what God has shown me through my parents and try be obedient. I think my patience is getting tested. Either that or my friends are getting weeded out again. Does this post even make sense? I feel like I'm "blathering" as wonderful Doc says. :) Keep me in your prayers. You're in mine.

P.S. I think I should dedicate this blog to Emily and Marcus. You two have been the most consistant commenters. Thank you so much!

First Day of Class

So today was the first day of Grammer class. My teacher totally rocks! Her name is Dr. Ranney. I know that this will be a tough semester by I'm really excited about it. As usual I'm the youngest one in there, but I'm not the only female this time. I met some of my mom students today and she has mostly a younger crew this semester. One guy is practically gray all over and he's in his early twenties. That gives me some comfort. I must go now. Until next time!

These past two weeks have been amazing. For any of you people out there who really know me, you know that I'm not the average teenage girl who spends all of her time on the phone. I'm here to inform you that between last weekend until today, six people have called me, mostly just to see how I was doing. Isn't that sweet? Changing subjcts. I must be going through another growth spert or something. First, I jammed my toe into the cabinet while doing the dishes, busted it open and it started bleeding. Second, I opened the pantry and didn't know that my head was in the way (I had my head turned), and hit the door on my head. Third, I hit my knee on my bathroom sink. But I am proud to say that I did not fall down the stairs at church today. I wore my tall heals and the last time I wore them, I stumbled down the stairs. Thank the Lord for banisters, otherwise it would have been over. So that's whats been going on with me. Tuesday is my last day working in the Children's Department, wednesday I start my college class, thursday I get my reading glasses, and friday I start my new job at patrons services. So whats been going on with you?

I meant to say bite, not bight. Sorry.

The moon is really beautiful tonight. It makes me wish that I could take a little night strole to air my head out. Too bad I didn't have a really big mean dog. I'll just have to admire God's beautiful creation from my window. It reminds me of something I read a while back. Christians ought to be like the moon and reflect the Son (Jesus Christ). Sleep well everyone and don't let those bugs bight you.

"There's a difference between a good idea and a God idea. When it's a God idea, He will empower you and give you the passion and whatever else you need to fulfill that."

-Nancy Alcorn

Work today, was something else. I worked at Patrons Services (the front desk) and people must have been coming out of the walls. To make it worse we were one person short, so only two people were working (me included in that number). The Lord was good to me though! I didn't screw up the cash register tonight! I was so happy.

Posting twice in one day. Amazing!
So I just picked up my Aletheia Springs pictures and they're really nice! I'm so excited! :)

You know what, I'm having really mixed feelings about this coming school year. I'm excited, but at the same time, I'm dreading it. I always have had a fear of failing. I read something today that said "fear God and nothing else." So those of you out there that are my friends, please keep me in your prayers. You're in mine. :)

Message to Marcus: tell Tabs that I would really like to have a xanga, but my mom thinks that it's too commercialized. Sorry. Thanks for the encouragement on me being a senior Marcus. lol.

Message to Em: I hope your cold's doing better.

I'm going to look like the oldest senior out there this year. Not only do I have gray hair, but I'm also getting reading glasses. What I don't understand is that the doctor says I have 20 20 vision. I hope she's just not trying to get some fast money. I recently found out that both of my eyes don't focus together for long periods of time. So I'm probably going to have to have to go through eye thearapy. Fun stuff.

Thank you Emily for posting the ASCEC pictuers! Oh how I miss all of you.

Psalm 40:1 I waited patiently for the Lord; and He inclined to me and heard my cry.

I think waiting on God is one of my hardest stuggles in life. I'm reading a book called Quest for Love by Elizabeth Elliot and there's this one story in there about this man, who at the age of 21 had the desire to be married. He became a Christian a few years latter and stopped the whole dating process. He sought his pastor's advice and the pastor told him to wait on the Lord for a wife. One day, at the age of 32, this man started praying to the Lord, pouring out his heart to Him and telling Him that he really wanted a wife. So suddenly, a name popped into his head, who happend to be a young lady from his church. And she became his wife a year latter. But get this. She was 21 when they got married. So when her husband had the desire to be married when he was 21, she was in 4th grade. You see why it's so important to wait on God?

All this to say that, the Lord has blessed me again. Yesterday, my supervisor told me that it's okay for me to only work on fridays and saturdays. And today, the boss of the whole library offered me more hours at patrons services and a raise! God is so good to His Children!

My dad and I made it home last night. I walked into my room and my alarm clock said 9:40, my clock next to my bed said 10:15, and my wrist watch said 11:20. I don't know why I just told you that, but oh well! Aletheia Springs this year was so wonderful. The Lord convicted me of some stuff in my life that needs changing. I look at my life compared to the life of Christ and I have such a long way to go. I know that I'll never be perfect, but I can strive to be like Him. I need to constantly ask the Lord to make me into the young women that He wants me to be. If any friends from Aletheia reads this, know that I thank God for you, I love you, and am praying for you. Only the Lord knows how much you mean to me.