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Birthday: 3/7/1983
Gender: Female
Interests: Rock Climbing, Slacklining, dancing, reading, laughing, hiking, camping, running, Yoga, nutrition...what can a person not be interested in, in this world
Occupation: Student
Industry: Hospitality
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Member Since:
1/23/2006
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| What is happening to our world when a Christian can't be proud of that title? What's happening to our churches when we forget about the realness that we has human's crave and only count the numbers? What's happening when our money is more important to us than quality yet we don't have the money we want? I'm frustrated. I know it's not one thing that makes me frustrated but a combination. Our world hurst! Yesterday, I was walking thru our campus and passed a huge tree freshly cut, lying on the ground in pieces. It looked in pain. I suppose they HAD to cut the tree down to put in the new parking ramp that's going to block all the window views on an entire dorm. Yuck! It's sick how we has human's were made to take care of the earth yet, we cut down, dig up, and dump on all beauty that was created! But it's always for the betterness of the human race. RIGHT! We build our churches bigger and develop more programs. Do we sometimes miss the point of the true church? Yes we do! Look at the Acts church. They were the newest of believers and shared all that they had (which was probably not much considering the time era and country) and God BLESSED them and their numbers increased by the thousands daily. I want the Kingdom of God to grow in bounds, don't get me wrong, but who are we glorifying if we don't get past the surface????? I don't want to be a surface Christian who only has surface deep relationships and knows my Savior only from the surface. There's more than what the Church has been preaching over the years. There's more festering in the hearts of those who are truly seeking deepness. Are you one of them????
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| Yeah so I have been neglecting my blog. I guess I'm just not that into it as some people. And I really don't have time to much of anything but study, study, study....if you're a college kid or ever have been you know how this feels.
This friday is my 3rd BioChem test. I'm just praying that God gives me the ability to recall things that I've been studying for the last week and the crititcal thinking skills I need to get a better grade than I have been. It's in God's hands!
Ok, so I have to go teach in 30 minutes and I get to the department to pick up my materials and the game I was going to play was missing! Yeah, I think I even swore under my breath when I realized it was no where to be found! It's frustrating when you have things planned out and suddenly things aren't where they should be. Well, I'm good at improvising! Here I go....
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| So I have my last test of the week tonight. Lets just say that school really makes a person work hard for what they want. I want so much to be a dietitian and that's what keeps me going but there are times when I've been heading to my next study group or research date with the library that I say to myself, "I could totally use a long nap" or "It's so beautiful outside I want to go snowshoeing!" or "When am I ever going to sit with God for an entire day! Just me and Him?" or "I wish I could wear sandels and a summer dress right now!" There will be time for all of this....that time just isn't right now. Two tests done, two more to go and a research paper to write before I leave for Tijuana, Mexico March 10th. I know this is going to be an amazing experience but I'm not the kind of person that gets excited for something until I'm starting to do it. It'll hit me at 11am when we get in to MSP friday. Another part of that is that I don't want to hold any expectations for this trip. If I do place expectations on God or the people on my team or the Mexican people, I know I'll only be disappointed. I can never truly know what God has planned for a trip like TJ, MX or how my teammates may react to any of the challenges we are faced with or even how the Mexicans will receive us as guests in their country and home. What I do know is that God calls us to be servants for him and to be obedient. I have Faith that He will be there, that He's gone before us, and I can only aim to glorify Him with my actions and words.
I am grateful those who have prayed for this trip already and for any financial support that has been given. We're getting closer to our goal and it has been a learning experience along the way.
Goal now is to finish as strong as I can these last 7 days. Mexico here I come!
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| So it's been a while.(Side note: I just ate a Strawberry Whopper and it was good.) LIfe is busy. | | |
| Ya know... Love is used too much. I love my mom and her spaghetti???? I
love learning. I love a Tazo Chai with soy no water. I love my friends.
I love God. What does that word love really mean?
I'm starting to realize that you can say everything you want in the
world to a person but if your actions don't prove it, is it really
true? Just this week I experienced this. Someone whom I care much about
said they loved me but that person's actions didn't show any love at
all. Words don't mean anything if a person doesn't demonstrate them
through their actions. James talks of this too.
Don't be a hyprocrit! Don't speak! Act!!!! Show love, don't talk of it.
Hug someone today. Give to someone today what they may need.
Does Jesus say "I love you" much in the the Gospels? I honestly can't
think of a place off the top of my head. I know that he commands us to
love but not with words as the hyprocrits but with actions. He even
questions his disciple Peter, "Do you love me?" But what I do see is
Jesus giving and taking action with how he healed, and brought people
back to life. How He forgave sins that we as humans consider
unforgiveable or even worthy of death. (Story of woman caught in
adultry) If that is what true love is then yes, I believe in LOVE. If
love is only but a word, what is there to live for in this place.
Spaghetti?
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