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due to several people's complaints, i am updating.
note: there is a fly in my room right now. what the heck? it's december. where did it come from? go away.
i go home in a week. i am so so so so excited. you really have no idea. guess what i just did? had my last class of the semester. oh yes. i also am down to 4 finals left, thanks to biblical literature this morning. however, seeing as one of the is The Final of Death (biology) that counts as 749384983830 finals.
these are the things i am most looking forward to when i am home:
1. hugging ashley.
2. seeing david william ridley after so many months.
3. seeing lots of people actually. too numerous to name. besides jackie romine.
4. riding spot every day. well maybe not since i have to share him.
5. eating real food every meal.
6. sleeping in.
7. not having to worry about school at all.
8. snowboarding.
9. playing with sally in the snow.
10. gilbert. he needs no explanation.
11. the christmas eve service at church.
12. watching rugby and dodgeball with benjamin.
13. new year's eve.
14. seeing jenn, evan, and victoria.
15. watching evan and victoria as they see snow for the first time.
16. sleeping in my own bed. sometimes with sarah.
17. watching CSI.
18. decorating the christmas tree.
19. babysitting for the triplets.
20. visiting michelle.
oh my goodness. i can hardly contain myself.
today is my dad's birthday. HAPPY BIRTHDAY DADDY!!
judy jackson is one of my favoritest people in the whole world. she makes me smile all the time even when we're dying from biology. i heart her.
i am wearing shoes with cherrys on them RIGHT NOW.
my finals are tuesday 7pm, thursday 8 am, friday DEATH at 8am, and friday at 10:30. please pray for me!
i have christmas lights and christmas decorations in my room. billy, judy, and matt helped me put them up.
i have approximately 80% of my christmas shopping done.
chapel was really good today. it was the last one and we all took communion as a group.
james dean is not making me happy right now. he keeps falling off my wall, no matter how much sticky stuff and tape i put on. i don't understand why. he was fine for a long time and then last week he decided he didn't like my wall. but that's ok. i got a free poster of derek webb from the campus store on wednesday so maybe i'll replace him.
i am going to see ocean's 12 tonight with marples my canadian superhero, scott AKA beardo, william stokes, jim, steph, maybe darren, and a couple other people i forget who though. i am super excited i've been waiting for this movie for like a year.
i want to go to california. and visit alex while i'm there.
sarah's play the laramie project is tonight. : ) but also : ( because i couldn't go. i love you and i'm praying for you!! i'm glad mom and dad could come!
i think that is all. i am going to say goodbye all the ways ashley does.
10/4 out the door.
10/1 on the run.
10/8 running late.
p.s. get to know ashleyhere http://www.shadesofblackandwhite.blogspot.com
p.p.s. visit sarah here http://www.slightlycharismatic.blogspot.com
p.p.s.s. thank you for your time.
11.20.2004
Today is a lazy day. Well sort of. I finished most of my work for this weekend on Thursday, except for a paragraph I have to write on one form of cancers, its risks, and preventative measures. It should only take about 10 minutes to write though, so I think I'll save that till tomorrow. Or maybe not. We'll see. So it's a lazy day for schoolwork. I have absolutely no motivation to do anything over break, which really needs to change, but right now I'm not really worried about it. That's what moms are for. : )
I played hockey for the first time yesterday! Well..except for the little plastic stick hockey we used to play in gym. This was real. Sort of. I played with Marples, Darren, Kyle, Sean, and Drew. I was doing pretty good too. At least for my first time. Marples showed me how to shoot and stuff like that. He was very helpful. He is my Canadian superhero.
Last night was the Houghton Philharmonia concert, and Jesse plays the trombone in it so I went and watched. I figured if I was in something like that I would want people to come watch me play. So I did. He did a very good job even though they don't like to use the trombone too much. His new t-bone had a very good opening concert. I sat with Roberto Robertostein (that's not his real name. don't worry.) so I didn't have to sit by myself. After that, we went to Shen and watched We Were Soldiers and attempted to make caramel apples with the massive amount of dip he has. It didn't work. Then Jesse, Rob, and Alan played ghetto ping pong with random objects, and Alan totally wiped out on the floor by swinging too hard. It was awesome.
I slept till 11:43 today. It felt so good..I haven't slept that late since I've been here. I did go to bed at 2:30 though, so I was pretty wiped. I went to lunch after I woke up, and then some people wanted to play Ultimate on the quad at 1:30, so I did that. We played for almost 2 and a half hours in the rain and the mud. It was so much fun...I haven't played disc, real disc, not pickup in soo long. It felt good to get some real action in, and it was pretty warm out today, besides the rain.
I would just like to say that Megan McClements is my favorite person right now. She totally makes my day every time I see her. She always encourages me, and picks me up if I'm having a bad day or whatever. I am so glad we are friends and that we got over our stupid girly selfs. You are such a wonderful person and I am happy you are in my life.
out to do something productive.
Go Beardo.
10/4 good buddy.
I played hockey for the first time yesterday! Well..except for the little plastic stick hockey we used to play in gym. This was real. Sort of. I played with Marples, Darren, Kyle, Sean, and Drew. I was doing pretty good too. At least for my first time. Marples showed me how to shoot and stuff like that. He was very helpful. He is my Canadian superhero.
Last night was the Houghton Philharmonia concert, and Jesse plays the trombone in it so I went and watched. I figured if I was in something like that I would want people to come watch me play. So I did. He did a very good job even though they don't like to use the trombone too much. His new t-bone had a very good opening concert. I sat with Roberto Robertostein (that's not his real name. don't worry.) so I didn't have to sit by myself. After that, we went to Shen and watched We Were Soldiers and attempted to make caramel apples with the massive amount of dip he has. It didn't work. Then Jesse, Rob, and Alan played ghetto ping pong with random objects, and Alan totally wiped out on the floor by swinging too hard. It was awesome.
I slept till 11:43 today. It felt so good..I haven't slept that late since I've been here. I did go to bed at 2:30 though, so I was pretty wiped. I went to lunch after I woke up, and then some people wanted to play Ultimate on the quad at 1:30, so I did that. We played for almost 2 and a half hours in the rain and the mud. It was so much fun...I haven't played disc, real disc, not pickup in soo long. It felt good to get some real action in, and it was pretty warm out today, besides the rain.
I would just like to say that Megan McClements is my favorite person right now. She totally makes my day every time I see her. She always encourages me, and picks me up if I'm having a bad day or whatever. I am so glad we are friends and that we got over our stupid girly selfs. You are such a wonderful person and I am happy you are in my life.
out to do something productive.
Go Beardo.
10/4 good buddy.
11.13.2004
Dance With God
I want to be like that-
Where I close my eyes and throw my
Head back with laughter and I step
Up to dance with You.
My tiny hand in Your infinite one
My steps so clumsy compared to Your grace
The music begins and we step out onto the floor
My grip tightens, knowing I will fall
But also knowing You will guide me
And the music swells, roars in my ears
Until I am so enraptured that I cannot
Look at anyone but
You.
My hands and feet poised for the next step,
My head up, a smile of love on my face,
My eyes locked with Yours…
And then, maybe then,
I will not even notice
When you turn to one of Your sons
And invite him to dance
With me.
I want to be like that-
Where I close my eyes and throw my
Head back with laughter and I step
Up to dance with You.
My tiny hand in Your infinite one
My steps so clumsy compared to Your grace
The music begins and we step out onto the floor
My grip tightens, knowing I will fall
But also knowing You will guide me
And the music swells, roars in my ears
Until I am so enraptured that I cannot
Look at anyone but
You.
My hands and feet poised for the next step,
My head up, a smile of love on my face,
My eyes locked with Yours…
And then, maybe then,
I will not even notice
When you turn to one of Your sons
And invite him to dance
With me.
11.09.2004
I want someone to be quiet with-
Someone who will hold me close;
And through that embrace
The love would seep through
And warm me.
No words.
Just a shoulder to rest my head on,
And a heart that understands
But no words.
Maybe a tear or two,
A smile,
Eyes that burst forth with love
Yes, God is there.
I know He loves me
But…
It’s just a little something that is needed
Now
A little time to share
A loving silence,
Which words need not express.
It’s all felt in the heart.
I’m regressing, you say?
Maybe,
But haven’t you ever longed for
Someone to hold you?
Aren’t you sick of words-
Empty, meaningless syllables
That have no actions with them?
Words that can tell you nothing
Until they’re felt.
I know I’m loved.
I know not all words are meaningless-
Love isn’t.
But sometimes it needs a little reinforcing
Maybe for no apparent reason-
But the longing is there,
In all of us.
Have you ever reached out
And hugged someone that you loved
Just for no reason?
No words.
Just love that warms the soul.
No words.
Love.
by me.
Someone who will hold me close;
And through that embrace
The love would seep through
And warm me.
No words.
Just a shoulder to rest my head on,
And a heart that understands
But no words.
Maybe a tear or two,
A smile,
Eyes that burst forth with love
Yes, God is there.
I know He loves me
But…
It’s just a little something that is needed
Now
A little time to share
A loving silence,
Which words need not express.
It’s all felt in the heart.
I’m regressing, you say?
Maybe,
But haven’t you ever longed for
Someone to hold you?
Aren’t you sick of words-
Empty, meaningless syllables
That have no actions with them?
Words that can tell you nothing
Until they’re felt.
I know I’m loved.
I know not all words are meaningless-
Love isn’t.
But sometimes it needs a little reinforcing
Maybe for no apparent reason-
But the longing is there,
In all of us.
Have you ever reached out
And hugged someone that you loved
Just for no reason?
No words.
Just love that warms the soul.
No words.
Love.
by me.
11.03.2004
random list:
1. i can't believe it's november already. crazy how time flies.
2. bush won!!
3. it's time for a new layout. when i get around to it.
4. jackie and my mommy came to visit me!! it was so exciting and we had so much fun. jackie, caroline, and i had a sleepover just like during the summer and while we were in the UK. it was so much fun. we were very very tired though. i'm so happy they came to visit. i was supposed to go home that weekend, but it didn't work out, so they just up and left and got here friday night around 6. they left saturday after the cedarville-houghton game, but it was still so much fun. we'll have to have a real food fight next time jackie i promise. read her side of the story here: http://www.untileternity.blogspot.com
5. i have a lab practical tomorrow afternoon but after that i am in the clear till next week. whoohooo.
6. anna ridley baked me cookies and sent them to me!!! i love her so much-they made me feel so special.
7. i painted my toes orange with white tips. they are fancy. i had naked toenails for a long time.
8. my mom is the e-Bay master. she made $100 this week!
9. i have two current favorite songs - "My Offering" by Nichole Nordeman and "Somewhere in Between" by Lifehouse.
10. i love my sisters.
11. sarah-i will love you no matter where you are living when you're 40 and no matter when you get your master's-AS LONG AS YOU GET IT!
12. they had size small sweatpants in the campus store today. i'm all over that tomorrow.
13. there are two forms of cnideria - polyp and medusa. and i can tell you all about them if you really want me to.
14. judy jackson and i are in so many classes together next semester. i'm so excited. i did my schedule today and it's going to be fun times on wednesdays.
15. i miss Gilbert. and Sally.
16. i think Spot keeps getting hives because he misses me.
17. thanksgiving break is in 20 days. :)
18. friday is Wear Your East Hall T-Shirt Day. are you going to wear yours?
19. since it's number 19..my birthday is in 40 days!
20. i think this list is long enough. and it's time to get my laundry.
10/4
1. i can't believe it's november already. crazy how time flies.
2. bush won!!
3. it's time for a new layout. when i get around to it.
4. jackie and my mommy came to visit me!! it was so exciting and we had so much fun. jackie, caroline, and i had a sleepover just like during the summer and while we were in the UK. it was so much fun. we were very very tired though. i'm so happy they came to visit. i was supposed to go home that weekend, but it didn't work out, so they just up and left and got here friday night around 6. they left saturday after the cedarville-houghton game, but it was still so much fun. we'll have to have a real food fight next time jackie i promise. read her side of the story here: http://www.untileternity.blogspot.com
5. i have a lab practical tomorrow afternoon but after that i am in the clear till next week. whoohooo.
6. anna ridley baked me cookies and sent them to me!!! i love her so much-they made me feel so special.
7. i painted my toes orange with white tips. they are fancy. i had naked toenails for a long time.
8. my mom is the e-Bay master. she made $100 this week!
9. i have two current favorite songs - "My Offering" by Nichole Nordeman and "Somewhere in Between" by Lifehouse.
10. i love my sisters.
11. sarah-i will love you no matter where you are living when you're 40 and no matter when you get your master's-AS LONG AS YOU GET IT!
12. they had size small sweatpants in the campus store today. i'm all over that tomorrow.
13. there are two forms of cnideria - polyp and medusa. and i can tell you all about them if you really want me to.
14. judy jackson and i are in so many classes together next semester. i'm so excited. i did my schedule today and it's going to be fun times on wednesdays.
15. i miss Gilbert. and Sally.
16. i think Spot keeps getting hives because he misses me.
17. thanksgiving break is in 20 days. :)
18. friday is Wear Your East Hall T-Shirt Day. are you going to wear yours?
19. since it's number 19..my birthday is in 40 days!
20. i think this list is long enough. and it's time to get my laundry.
10/4
10.31.2004
We rode into town the other day,
just me and my daddy.
he said I’d finally reached that age,
and I could ride next to him on a horse
that of course, was not quite as wild.
We heard a crowd of people shouting,
and so we stopped to find out why.
There was that man that my dad said he loved,
but today there was fear in his eyes.
So I said, “Daddy, why are they screaming?
Why are the faces of some of them beaming?
Why is He dressed in that bright purple robe?
I bet that crown hurts Him more than He shows.
Daddy please, can’t you do something?
He looks as though He’s gonna cry.
You said He was stronger than all of those guys;
Daddy, please tell me why.
Why does everyone want Him to die?”
Later that day, the sky grew cloudy,
and Daddy said I should go inside.
Somehow he knew things would get stormy.
Boy was he right, but I could not keep from wondering
if there was something he had to hide.
So after he left, I had to find out.
I was not afraid of getting lost.
So I followed the crowds to a hill
where I knew men had been killed,
and I heard a voice come from the cross.
And it said, “Father, why are they screaming?
Why are the faces of some of them beaming?
Why are they casting their lots for my robe?
This crown of thorns hurts me more than it shows.
Father please, can’t you do something?
I know that You must hear my cry.
I thought I could handle a cross of this size.
Father, remind me why.
Why does everyone want me to die?
Oh, when will I understand why?”
My precious son, I hear them screaming.
I’m watching the face of the enemy beaming.
But soon I will clothe you in robes of my own.
Jesus, this hurts me much more than you know,
but this dark hour, I must do nothing,
though I’ve heard your unbearable cry.
The power in your blood destroys all of the lies;
soon you’ll see past their unmerciful eyes.
Look, there below, see the child
trembling by her father’s side.
Now I can tell you why...
she is why you must die.
--"Why?", Nichole Nordeman
just me and my daddy.
he said I’d finally reached that age,
and I could ride next to him on a horse
that of course, was not quite as wild.
We heard a crowd of people shouting,
and so we stopped to find out why.
There was that man that my dad said he loved,
but today there was fear in his eyes.
So I said, “Daddy, why are they screaming?
Why are the faces of some of them beaming?
Why is He dressed in that bright purple robe?
I bet that crown hurts Him more than He shows.
Daddy please, can’t you do something?
He looks as though He’s gonna cry.
You said He was stronger than all of those guys;
Daddy, please tell me why.
Why does everyone want Him to die?”
Later that day, the sky grew cloudy,
and Daddy said I should go inside.
Somehow he knew things would get stormy.
Boy was he right, but I could not keep from wondering
if there was something he had to hide.
So after he left, I had to find out.
I was not afraid of getting lost.
So I followed the crowds to a hill
where I knew men had been killed,
and I heard a voice come from the cross.
And it said, “Father, why are they screaming?
Why are the faces of some of them beaming?
Why are they casting their lots for my robe?
This crown of thorns hurts me more than it shows.
Father please, can’t you do something?
I know that You must hear my cry.
I thought I could handle a cross of this size.
Father, remind me why.
Why does everyone want me to die?
Oh, when will I understand why?”
My precious son, I hear them screaming.
I’m watching the face of the enemy beaming.
But soon I will clothe you in robes of my own.
Jesus, this hurts me much more than you know,
but this dark hour, I must do nothing,
though I’ve heard your unbearable cry.
The power in your blood destroys all of the lies;
soon you’ll see past their unmerciful eyes.
Look, there below, see the child
trembling by her father’s side.
Now I can tell you why...
she is why you must die.
--"Why?", Nichole Nordeman
10.26.2004
this past weekend was so relaxing. it was a hard weekend, too, but relaxing all the same.
billy's mom's memorial service was on saturday, so a few people from the team went and spent the weekend at his house in Pennsylvania. the service was really good...a ton of people came and packed out the church, and then went back to the stokes' house to have a bonfire and kind of a celebration of Mrs. Stokes's life. it was really nice. CJ, Pat, Chris, Billy and I stayed up till 4 on saturday night playing Taboo and Scattegories. We went through every single Taboo card on the pink side. it was amazing and so hysterical. i also got to play with Mongo, and eat yummy food (barbeque!) again. And Billy gave me a pumpkin to carve! Whooohooo i am so looking forward to that.
the school part of school is going really well..i have a A or B in every class, which is so cool. My bio test last week rocked so hard and i think i did so well, but i have to wait and see. I studied so much for it and it was so rewarding to actually know all the answers. and i got an A- on my sociology midterm, which rocked my world so much.
i really need to take a shower, but first i want to say two things:
the boston red sox are the hottest team EVER and are so going to kick the cardinals butts.
Jackie Romine is the hottest girl EVER and i'm so happy she's 18 and started a blog just for me.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!
off to shower.
billy's mom's memorial service was on saturday, so a few people from the team went and spent the weekend at his house in Pennsylvania. the service was really good...a ton of people came and packed out the church, and then went back to the stokes' house to have a bonfire and kind of a celebration of Mrs. Stokes's life. it was really nice. CJ, Pat, Chris, Billy and I stayed up till 4 on saturday night playing Taboo and Scattegories. We went through every single Taboo card on the pink side. it was amazing and so hysterical. i also got to play with Mongo, and eat yummy food (barbeque!) again. And Billy gave me a pumpkin to carve! Whooohooo i am so looking forward to that.
the school part of school is going really well..i have a A or B in every class, which is so cool. My bio test last week rocked so hard and i think i did so well, but i have to wait and see. I studied so much for it and it was so rewarding to actually know all the answers. and i got an A- on my sociology midterm, which rocked my world so much.
i really need to take a shower, but first i want to say two things:
the boston red sox are the hottest team EVER and are so going to kick the cardinals butts.
Jackie Romine is the hottest girl EVER and i'm so happy she's 18 and started a blog just for me.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!
off to shower.
10.19.2004
ok.
i know i have been severely disappointing the general public, and i profusely apologize.
it's hard to update regularly without talking about all the same classes and frisbee, because those two things are my life here.
last weekend was october break, and i went camping with jesse, billy, and chris. yes, it was my first time camping. we had a blast though, and the rain held off just for us. we were also supposed to go to letchworth, which we kind of did and played on the railroad tracks and i kind of felt like i was in a movie. you know those tracks that always run across big rivers stretched between mountains? yeah it was those. we were really high up. we were also supposed to go minigolfing but it ended up that the place had closed the monday before for the winter. apparently there is no snowgolfing here. i also went and hung out at billy's house with his dad because he was home alone. it was very relaxing and i was so grateful for home cooked meals. we even had ribs!! mmmm.
i have approximately three garbage bags full of recyclables in my room. i yoinked them from every floor in the dorm to raise money for a trip to Honduras.
i have a bio test this friday that i'm actually looking forward to. i know that's weird but it's on taxonomy which is really interesting and i have a cool study sheet to use.
ok. i can't get through one of these without mentioning disc. we won our tournament last weekend!!!!!! whooohooooo! it was by far one of the best weekends of my life. it was a two day tournament with 9 other schools, and we went 6-0. yeah baby!! it was the very first tournament that our team has ever won. i made a really sick catch too...hard to describe. i'll act it out for you sometime. : ) we went to a chinese buffet after and totally consumed massive amounts of food.
i talked to david AND benjamin on the phone this week!!!!! david called on thursday and just said potato when i answered and it made my heart so happy!! i talked to him for a while and it made me miss him so much. i am glad he is doing well but i can't wait till christmas when i can hug him lots again. benjamin called saturday night but i had no service and couldn't answer. so i talked to him last night for a long time and it was so good because it had been a few weeks since we had had a good in depth conversation. and guess what?!?!?!
he's coming home for thanksgiving!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
my heart was so happy when he told me he has no idea. i am so glad i dont' have to wait until christmas because it's been since august 7th and i don't think i could stand it much longer.
jackie romine is the best one ever!!!!
i miss ashley pelletier. : (
i really really wanted to come home last weekend. i want to see my sister and mom and dad and hug my dog and sleep with Gilbert and squeeze him lots because it's been a year since i found him and his birthday was the 17th. i miss him. billy's family has two cats though, and Mongo is a lot like Gilbert so that was nice. i got to get cat hair on my clothes again. i want to ride my pony and have a sleepover with jackie and mandi and katelyn and emily and i want to sleep in! and go to White Oak and hug Olivia and Dominick and Kyle and Jarod and Andrew and Bailey and Zach. oh my. sigh. i can't wait until thanksgiving.
i am off to study for bio and clean my room a little.
10/4
i know i have been severely disappointing the general public, and i profusely apologize.
it's hard to update regularly without talking about all the same classes and frisbee, because those two things are my life here.
last weekend was october break, and i went camping with jesse, billy, and chris. yes, it was my first time camping. we had a blast though, and the rain held off just for us. we were also supposed to go to letchworth, which we kind of did and played on the railroad tracks and i kind of felt like i was in a movie. you know those tracks that always run across big rivers stretched between mountains? yeah it was those. we were really high up. we were also supposed to go minigolfing but it ended up that the place had closed the monday before for the winter. apparently there is no snowgolfing here. i also went and hung out at billy's house with his dad because he was home alone. it was very relaxing and i was so grateful for home cooked meals. we even had ribs!! mmmm.
i have approximately three garbage bags full of recyclables in my room. i yoinked them from every floor in the dorm to raise money for a trip to Honduras.
i have a bio test this friday that i'm actually looking forward to. i know that's weird but it's on taxonomy which is really interesting and i have a cool study sheet to use.
ok. i can't get through one of these without mentioning disc. we won our tournament last weekend!!!!!! whooohooooo! it was by far one of the best weekends of my life. it was a two day tournament with 9 other schools, and we went 6-0. yeah baby!! it was the very first tournament that our team has ever won. i made a really sick catch too...hard to describe. i'll act it out for you sometime. : ) we went to a chinese buffet after and totally consumed massive amounts of food.
i talked to david AND benjamin on the phone this week!!!!! david called on thursday and just said potato when i answered and it made my heart so happy!! i talked to him for a while and it made me miss him so much. i am glad he is doing well but i can't wait till christmas when i can hug him lots again. benjamin called saturday night but i had no service and couldn't answer. so i talked to him last night for a long time and it was so good because it had been a few weeks since we had had a good in depth conversation. and guess what?!?!?!
he's coming home for thanksgiving!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
my heart was so happy when he told me he has no idea. i am so glad i dont' have to wait until christmas because it's been since august 7th and i don't think i could stand it much longer.
jackie romine is the best one ever!!!!
i miss ashley pelletier. : (
i really really wanted to come home last weekend. i want to see my sister and mom and dad and hug my dog and sleep with Gilbert and squeeze him lots because it's been a year since i found him and his birthday was the 17th. i miss him. billy's family has two cats though, and Mongo is a lot like Gilbert so that was nice. i got to get cat hair on my clothes again. i want to ride my pony and have a sleepover with jackie and mandi and katelyn and emily and i want to sleep in! and go to White Oak and hug Olivia and Dominick and Kyle and Jarod and Andrew and Bailey and Zach. oh my. sigh. i can't wait until thanksgiving.
i am off to study for bio and clean my room a little.
10/4
10.06.2004
sorry it's been so long. i haven't really had the heart to update. i'm doing wonderfully, in case you're wondering. i miss home but i have made some awesome friends here and already created a lot of memories. the homework is killer but i love it and wouldn't trade it for the world.
i dislocated my elbow and received massive contusions playing frisbee sunday night in the gym. we were just playing pickup but bonesteel accidentally ran into me and knocked me down. my head bounced off the floor. it was intense. i love this game.
midterms are next week and then october break is next weekend. i'm really looking forward to that...myself and jesse and billy and hopefully some more people are going camping for the weekend. i'm really excited.
i have a 3 page paper due friday and i have 3 sentances written so i'm off to work. thanks ashley and sarah and chad and everyone who's kept in touch with me. david ridley i miss you immensly, more than words can say. hope liverpool is treating you well. : )
i dislocated my elbow and received massive contusions playing frisbee sunday night in the gym. we were just playing pickup but bonesteel accidentally ran into me and knocked me down. my head bounced off the floor. it was intense. i love this game.
midterms are next week and then october break is next weekend. i'm really looking forward to that...myself and jesse and billy and hopefully some more people are going camping for the weekend. i'm really excited.
i have a 3 page paper due friday and i have 3 sentances written so i'm off to work. thanks ashley and sarah and chad and everyone who's kept in touch with me. david ridley i miss you immensly, more than words can say. hope liverpool is treating you well. : )
9.27.2004
The God Who Dreamed
Seated at the great desk, the Author opens the large book. It has no words. It has no words because no words exist. No words exist because no words are needed. There are no ears to hear them, no eyes to read them.
The Author is alone.
And so He takes the great pen and prepares to write. Like an artist gathers his colors and a woodcarver his tools, the Author assembles his words. There are three. Three single words. Out of these three will pour a million thoughts. But on these three words, the story will suspend.
He takes his quill and spells the first. T-i-m-e. Time did not exist until he wrote it. He, himself, is timeless, but his story would be encased in time. The story would have a first rising of the sun, a first shifting of the sand. A beginning...and an end. A final chapter. He knows it before he writes it.Time. A footspan on eternity’s trail.
Slowly, tenderly, the Author writes the second word. A name. A-d-a-m. As he writes, he sees him, the first Adam. Then he sees all the others. In a thousand eras in a thousand lands, the Author sees them. Each Adam. Each child. Instantly loved. Permanently loved. To each he assigns a time. To each he appoints a place. No accidents. No coincidences. Just design. The Author makes a promise to the unborn: In my image, I will make you. You will be like me. You will laugh. You will create. You will never die. And you will write. They must. For each life is a book, not to be read, but rather a story to be written. The Author starts each life story, but each life will write his or her own ending.What a dangerous liberty. How much safer would it have been to finish the story for each Adam. To script every option. It would have been simpler. It would have been safer. But it would not have been love. Love is only love if chosen. So the Author decides to give each child a pen. “Write carefully,” he whispers.
Lovingly, deliberately, he writes the third word, already feeling the pain. E-m-m-a-n-u-e-l. The greatest mind in the universe imagined time. The truest judge granted Adam a choice. But it was love that gave Emmanuel, God with us.
The Author would enter his own story.
The Word would become flesh.
He, too, would be born. He, too, would be human. He, too, would have hands and feet. He, too, would have tears and trials. And most importantly, he, too, would have a choice. Emmanuel would stand at the crossroads of life and death and make a choice. The Author knows well the weight of that decision. He pauses as he writes the page of his own pain. He could stop. Even the Author has a choice. But how can a Creator not create? How can a Writer not write? And how can Love not love? So he chooses life, though it means death, with hope that his children will do the same. And so the Author of Life completes the story. He drives the spike in the flesh and rolls the stone over the grave. Knowing the choice he will make, knowing the choice all Adams will make, he pens, “The End,” then closes the book and proclaims the beginning.
“Let there be light!”
Seated at the great desk, the Author opens the large book. It has no words. It has no words because no words exist. No words exist because no words are needed. There are no ears to hear them, no eyes to read them.
The Author is alone.
And so He takes the great pen and prepares to write. Like an artist gathers his colors and a woodcarver his tools, the Author assembles his words. There are three. Three single words. Out of these three will pour a million thoughts. But on these three words, the story will suspend.
He takes his quill and spells the first. T-i-m-e. Time did not exist until he wrote it. He, himself, is timeless, but his story would be encased in time. The story would have a first rising of the sun, a first shifting of the sand. A beginning...and an end. A final chapter. He knows it before he writes it.Time. A footspan on eternity’s trail.
Slowly, tenderly, the Author writes the second word. A name. A-d-a-m. As he writes, he sees him, the first Adam. Then he sees all the others. In a thousand eras in a thousand lands, the Author sees them. Each Adam. Each child. Instantly loved. Permanently loved. To each he assigns a time. To each he appoints a place. No accidents. No coincidences. Just design. The Author makes a promise to the unborn: In my image, I will make you. You will be like me. You will laugh. You will create. You will never die. And you will write. They must. For each life is a book, not to be read, but rather a story to be written. The Author starts each life story, but each life will write his or her own ending.What a dangerous liberty. How much safer would it have been to finish the story for each Adam. To script every option. It would have been simpler. It would have been safer. But it would not have been love. Love is only love if chosen. So the Author decides to give each child a pen. “Write carefully,” he whispers.
Lovingly, deliberately, he writes the third word, already feeling the pain. E-m-m-a-n-u-e-l. The greatest mind in the universe imagined time. The truest judge granted Adam a choice. But it was love that gave Emmanuel, God with us.
The Author would enter his own story.
The Word would become flesh.
He, too, would be born. He, too, would be human. He, too, would have hands and feet. He, too, would have tears and trials. And most importantly, he, too, would have a choice. Emmanuel would stand at the crossroads of life and death and make a choice. The Author knows well the weight of that decision. He pauses as he writes the page of his own pain. He could stop. Even the Author has a choice. But how can a Creator not create? How can a Writer not write? And how can Love not love? So he chooses life, though it means death, with hope that his children will do the same. And so the Author of Life completes the story. He drives the spike in the flesh and rolls the stone over the grave. Knowing the choice he will make, knowing the choice all Adams will make, he pens, “The End,” then closes the book and proclaims the beginning.
“Let there be light!”
9.24.2004
ok. this post is dedicated to jackie romine, because she is the sweetest most caring person i know. guess what she did for me?
i went to the post office to check my mail like i often do, and i found i had two packages AND a letter from my dear sister sarah written during her culteral anthopology class. amazing.
all of that is great, and i'm really happy and it made my day cause my mommiloo sent me cool stuff and sarah's letter was complete randomness, but jackie's was awesome. she had heard that i was homesick from an unknown source, and she sent me a card and these four items:
a blanket (!) for when i need someone to snuggle with
tissues for when i need someone's shoulder to cry on
a journal for when i have frustrations or secrets i need to tell
and hugs because she isn't here to give me one herself.
HOW AWESOME IS THAT?!?! i love her so much and miss her even more. she's on her way to thailand and japan for two weeks at this very moment. the blanket matches all my other stuff perfectly (even though i didn't plan on matching, but it's cool cause most of my stuff does) and hugs are my favorite thing ever. real ones, and the candy.
jackie dear, you are awesome and wonderful and i love you. you rock my socks off.
i went to the post office to check my mail like i often do, and i found i had two packages AND a letter from my dear sister sarah written during her culteral anthopology class. amazing.
all of that is great, and i'm really happy and it made my day cause my mommiloo sent me cool stuff and sarah's letter was complete randomness, but jackie's was awesome. she had heard that i was homesick from an unknown source, and she sent me a card and these four items:
a blanket (!) for when i need someone to snuggle with
tissues for when i need someone's shoulder to cry on
a journal for when i have frustrations or secrets i need to tell
and hugs because she isn't here to give me one herself.
HOW AWESOME IS THAT?!?! i love her so much and miss her even more. she's on her way to thailand and japan for two weeks at this very moment. the blanket matches all my other stuff perfectly (even though i didn't plan on matching, but it's cool cause most of my stuff does) and hugs are my favorite thing ever. real ones, and the candy.
jackie dear, you are awesome and wonderful and i love you. you rock my socks off.
9.22.2004
if you think about it, there really is a lot of danger involved in playing Ultimate Spoons down a hallway. sam and i went to shen last night and played in the third floor hallway with chris, billy, and shawn, and looking back there were quite a few injuries waiting to happen. luckily we escaped mostly unharmed. mostly.
i had my first official college exam today in bib lit. thanks to Heather and Danielle, two girls on my floor in the same class, i did well. they really helped me a lot and i'm so thankful for them. Jesus definitely was a big factor too..i prayed a lot this morning!! ha.
i'm also really thankful that sam and i get along so well..it's amazing actually. she's one of my really good friends here and even lets me talk about disc a lot. she hung out with my team yesterday at dinner and afterwards and had fun so that was good.
i'm off to study for my bio and sociology quizzes today (what fun!) and eat breakfast.
10/4 out the door.
i had my first official college exam today in bib lit. thanks to Heather and Danielle, two girls on my floor in the same class, i did well. they really helped me a lot and i'm so thankful for them. Jesus definitely was a big factor too..i prayed a lot this morning!! ha.
i'm also really thankful that sam and i get along so well..it's amazing actually. she's one of my really good friends here and even lets me talk about disc a lot. she hung out with my team yesterday at dinner and afterwards and had fun so that was good.
i'm off to study for my bio and sociology quizzes today (what fun!) and eat breakfast.
10/4 out the door.
9.20.2004
weekend was good. sam's friend Tyler who wants to date her and her little brother Jon came to visit her so I didn't have a roommate all weekend. she stayed at the inn with them and it was lonely but i got a lot of studying done. and last night, full of randomness, i slept outside.
it was freeeeezing.
but so much fun. i slept in the back of shen with people from the frisbee team and it was completely spontaneous cause i had already been in bed but couldn't sleep so i got on the computer and it all came from there. it was so cold and i had no sleeping bag but i stole samantha's so it was ok. we threw shoes at people's windows and i looked at the stars for a long time. thank you Lord for new friends.
oh yeah my service project was yesterday and we were definitely gone all day moving two semis full of stuff. weird stuff, too, completely random. there were i think 67472883923 things in total. but we got it all done.
mmm lunchtime. i get to eat french fries again today!
i love how i was on a diet from them all week and the day i can eat them again i do. ha.
it was freeeeezing.
but so much fun. i slept in the back of shen with people from the frisbee team and it was completely spontaneous cause i had already been in bed but couldn't sleep so i got on the computer and it all came from there. it was so cold and i had no sleeping bag but i stole samantha's so it was ok. we threw shoes at people's windows and i looked at the stars for a long time. thank you Lord for new friends.
oh yeah my service project was yesterday and we were definitely gone all day moving two semis full of stuff. weird stuff, too, completely random. there were i think 67472883923 things in total. but we got it all done.
mmm lunchtime. i get to eat french fries again today!
i love how i was on a diet from them all week and the day i can eat them again i do. ha.
9.18.2004
sorry i haven't posted. i know it's been really boring for the people who stalk me, but i haven't really felt like it. a lot of stuff has been going on and i really have been too busy. sorry.
school is going well, just lots of studying. too much really. my first official bio lab was thursday and we did easy math stuff, so that was good but no disection yet. and one of the TA's is on my frisbee team so that's cool if i have a problem i can talk to him.
frisbee is awesome and i'm so glad i decided to do it. we had our first scrimmage today which was really fun and we're hosting a tournament next weekend and 9 other schools are coming. the name of our team is the Roaring Sheep (not really sure..working on finding out why) and the name of our tournament is Ewes Huck. it sounds like you suck, so it's funny. here's the site if you wanna check it out. :) http://campus.houghton.edu/orgs/frisbeeclub/
caroline's 18th birthday was yesterday so i got her a book and a card and sang happy birthday with the entire cafeteria at lunch. fun times.
um. the girls on my floor are really cool and i've been trying to spend more time with them one on one getting to know them. it's been good.
i went swimming yesterday with Billy and Chris and went off the high dive and almost cried. haha not really but it was kinda scary once i got up there. i don't think i've gone off it since we lived in Utah when i was like 8.
tomorrow i'm doing a service project in rochester helping a family move from their old house into their new house. it should be fun but we are leaving at 9:45 and the lastest we will get back is 7 they said. that's a long time i hope we get it done fast cause there is like 25 of us going. it shouldn't take that long.
i cleaned my entire room today and changed my sheets and did three loads of laundry. cool beans.
back to studying.
10/4. i miss ashley pelletier.
school is going well, just lots of studying. too much really. my first official bio lab was thursday and we did easy math stuff, so that was good but no disection yet. and one of the TA's is on my frisbee team so that's cool if i have a problem i can talk to him.
frisbee is awesome and i'm so glad i decided to do it. we had our first scrimmage today which was really fun and we're hosting a tournament next weekend and 9 other schools are coming. the name of our team is the Roaring Sheep (not really sure..working on finding out why) and the name of our tournament is Ewes Huck. it sounds like you suck, so it's funny. here's the site if you wanna check it out. :) http://campus.houghton.edu/orgs/frisbeeclub/
caroline's 18th birthday was yesterday so i got her a book and a card and sang happy birthday with the entire cafeteria at lunch. fun times.
um. the girls on my floor are really cool and i've been trying to spend more time with them one on one getting to know them. it's been good.
i went swimming yesterday with Billy and Chris and went off the high dive and almost cried. haha not really but it was kinda scary once i got up there. i don't think i've gone off it since we lived in Utah when i was like 8.
tomorrow i'm doing a service project in rochester helping a family move from their old house into their new house. it should be fun but we are leaving at 9:45 and the lastest we will get back is 7 they said. that's a long time i hope we get it done fast cause there is like 25 of us going. it shouldn't take that long.
i cleaned my entire room today and changed my sheets and did three loads of laundry. cool beans.
back to studying.
10/4. i miss ashley pelletier.
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