*Leave your name and I'll...

1. respond with something random about you.
2. tell you what song or movie reminds me of you.
3. pick a flavor of Jell-O to wrestle you in.
4. say something that only makes sense to you and me.
5. tell you my first memory of you.
6. tell you what animal you remind me of.
7. ask you something that I've always wondered about you.

Amanda

1. Amanda is my best friend that I never talk to. :)

2. Mighty Ducks. Always.

3. Pineapple.

4. I don't think so Jose.

5. We were both in the Emperor's New Clothes. I am pretty sure you wore colored tights, and that was awesome.

6. A horse, beautiful and strong.

7. Whatever happened to the figurines that were in the mustang?

Emily

1. Emily is someone that I always have a good time with. If Emily is there, I know I am going to have fun.
2. Since the greatness that is iTunes is now on my computer, I actually listen to EMILY and that reminds me of her! ;)
3. Strawberry.
4. I can't share!
5. You were singing, in the ped mall before classes started my freshman year.
6. A blue bird.
7. How old are you? I never asked or knew!

Joanna

1. i read this thing about personality where there is a king and a warrior and a lover and a joker or something and i think we are the same, or very close to the same a least and according to that, that is why we can sometimes clash, but oh joanna I am so thankful that we work for our friendship. it is REALLY worth it.
2. bridget
3. red and green, but not seprate layers, mixing in the middle.
4. how's it smelling?
5. walking over to reniow for Bible study. dang, i thought i was never going to be albe to keep up with you fast walker.
6. a monkey
7. how do you make friends so easily?

Rachel
I'm doing this for you anyway!

1. Rach is the only girl I know that wakes up and watches sports center.
2. Walk to Remember, and us crying our eyes out in the theater.
3. Strawberry, but more like strawberry pretzel dessert, although the pretzels may hurt.
4. Quad couches.
5. This is hard, all the sudden freshman year we were going to live together, and then you slept on my floor, but the first clear memory is me forcing you to play Girl Talk Secret Diary. Oh the first of my bossing you around.
6. A small dog barking at a large dog, instigating a fight that it cannot finish.
7. How do you survive soley on mint chip ice cream, chips and salsa/velveta, and ground beef?

Kelli B

1. you are my favorite person that I did not get to know very well at SMR
2. I think the fact that we have NEVER watched a movie together sticks out. Sweet action for lack of TV at SMR
3. Apple, do they have apple Jello?
4. sorry, i don't have the DVD. we are only doing the book.
5. i don't remember you from the SMR meeting, but i do remember driving out to SMR with you!
6. an ant, but not like a real ant, an ant like in the cartoons with the big eye and antenna because of when you make faces.
7. what colors did you use to decorate your home?

Megan

1. megan has much better people skills than me.
2. stop, collaborate and listen...ice is back with a brand new invention, something grabs ahold of me tightly.......... and any movie that is about sisters
3. how about jello brand chocolate pudding
4. i haven't sent the email yet, oops
5. singing to you in in the dining room while mom was cleaning the kitchen. you were a baby.
6. something cuddly, like a fluffy cat, or a bunny, yeah, a bunny.
7. how do you ever put up with me and manage to love me the way you do?

Angie

1. ange, i feel like i relate to you on so many levels. and i love that you make me blog.
2. does my so called life count? it is not a movie or a song, but it is surely on DVD
3. blue raspberry, but only because it is blue, not because it is raspberry
4. i rock at darts.
5. i remember you and cate in burge, my freshman year. you always had cool T-shirts
6. a zebra, because it is wild, and free and lives in africa
7. how did the move go?

Revelations, Reflections

As I was working on my Bible study tonight, I had a revelation.

Side note: it is Friday, Bible study is on Wednesday. I am not even going on Wednesday because my parents will be in town and it makes sense to spend time with the people that are spending just as much time traveling here as they will be spending time here. Not to mention the fact that I love them and am excited to spend time with them. I completed the third of five lessons. I feel like I need to drop out of procrastinators anonymous.

We are doing a Beth Moore study called "Living Beyond Yourself." It is a study on the fruits of the Spirit. Any how, the study was going through some of the roles of the Spirit and how it works in our daily lives. One of these roles is convicting us of sin, causing us to grieve it and then truly repent. The study also dove into the issue of how we grieve the Spirit by our sin.

As I was reading, I was convicted of sin in one of my relationships. And in this conviction, the Holy Spirit seemed to be speaking to me. The way I felt this person was treating me (my sin is my reaction to it) is exactly characteristic of some of the ways that I treat God. Wow. I wept. What an amazing and humbling way to be convicted! What a challenge it is to love in the way the Jesus loves me when I treat Him the same way.

I'm not sure I agree

You Are a Frappacino

You Are a Frappacino

At your best, you are: fun loving, sweet, and modern At your worst, you are: childish and over indulgent You drink coffee when: you're craving something sweet Your caffeine addiction level: low

What Kind of Coffee Are You?

Give us a King: Reflections on 1 Samuel

Chapter 8, verses 4-9:

"Finally, the leaders of Israel met at Ramah to discuss the matter with Samuel. 'Look," the told him, 'you are now old, and your sons are not like you. Give us a king like all the other nations have.'
Samuel was very upset with their request and went to the Lord for advice. 'Do as they say,' the Lord replied, 'for it is me they are rejecting not you. They don't want me to be their king any longer. Ever since I brought them from Egypt they have continually forsaken me and followed other gods. And now they are giving you the same treatment. Do as they ask, but solemnly warn them about how a king will treat them.'"

There is something about this that I just cannot seem to get my mind around. I feel like there is so much to be learned from this that I can't seem to forget about it. That is a good thing of course because I don't want to forget about God's word, but I would like to learn some conclusive things about this.

I keep thinking of how this is applied/reflective of in my life:

-What blessings am I missing and not praising God for? a.k.a. What is my rescue from Egypt?
-Is there a "king" that I am asking for? Something that looks good on the outside, seems so normal, but really is not good for me?
-What warnings am I not hearing about these "kings"?
-How does the Lord remain my king?
-How do I become content in my rescue from Egypt?

I think I need to meditate on this stuff for a few days. Could be good. Thought I would share my thought process. Maybe ask me about it later.

Back to PINK! Feelin' blessed.

So, I thought it was time to change up the template again, but when I looked I was simply drawn back to the pink. What can I say? It's me.

I have to say. I am feelin' blessed. I don't have life figured out or anything, but I feel like God just provides what you need when you need it.

A little over a week ago, I was invited to participate in a women's Bible study. The first one was this Wednesday. Blessing: my preceptor works Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. Since I am in orientation, I only have to work 3 days. I had been working Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, but I was able to switch over to Sunday, Monday and Tuesday without problems. I am able to go to Bible study! Woo hoo!

Wednesday night there were six ladies there including myself. I only knew one of those ladies. Blessing: even though I was invited into this group, it is not an already tight group of ladies. Actually most of the ladies only know one or two others in the group. We are all kind of on the same ground.

Blessing: all the women are in their twenties and there is a mix of married people and single people. Just because I am single does not mean that I don't want to spend any time with couples, but I certainly do not want to spend all of my time with couples. This also gives me the opportunity to hang out with women that are part of a "couple," with out their other half.

The night was not awkward. With so many strangers it could have been very strange. Blessing: even though most of these women were complete strangers, we have the common bond of Christ that allowed us to share deeply and safely on the first night of our meeting. It was refreshing. I have been craving friendship and depth and the beginning of it are right there.

The Word has been a blessing in general. I feel closer to the Lord than I have in a few weeks. Blessing: God is using so many things to draw my face towards Him: His Word, prayer, Bible study, music, experiences, blogs, phone conversations and more.

I AM blessed. Praise Him.

No date!

Ok, so I have this rule that I will give a guy the chance at one date. But, I figured it is my rule, so it is ok for me to break it.

So I gave this guy my HOME phone number so that I didn't have to worry about him having my cell. This is a good thing. So he called and I was not there and then I called back and he did not answer. Then he called back, and I have not called him back. I know that I should call him back and tell him that I just don't want to go. I have this weird feeling about it. And I don't think I should go. So, I am not going to. But, I am being a jerk in the process. I will call him back, but I will not go on a date. If he wants to hang out with a bunch of people, I suppose that would be ok. I just don't think a date with this guy would be a good thing.

On the other hand, I got to hang out with one of my coworkers and her sister this weekend. It was very cool. We went to an arcade type place. Played some lazer tag, dance dance revolution, air hockey, and spent some time in the batting cage. I actually did not completely strike out this time. It was great. Not to mention the fact that I put in a token for one of the cages and it just never stopped. Seriously, I put in the token and it just kept going and going. We all took a turn at it and then handed off the bat and helmet to some kid. I have no idea when it actually stopped. Perhaps it is still going.

Then on Saturday night I went to a party with some of my aunts friends. It was fun. They are a nice group of people. All of them are in the car business, so it is funny to hear them talk about it. I told my aunt that I don't have to be part of the car business, because I have and will continue to learn all about it if I hang out with her and her friends.

So that was my weekend. Oh, and my cousin left for Europe. I am totally jealous. The only time I have spent in Europe was in the London airport.