tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-115483242011-04-21T23:31:11.826-05:00For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his love for those who fear him; as far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us. Psalm 103:11-12Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger951100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11548324.post-65650259772070036302009-01-05T12:23:00.003-06:002009-01-05T12:35:20.538-06:00

It's been a long time since I last wrote here. A lot has happened.God has been really good to me over the last year, but this has been one of the hardest times of my life so far too!I decided to go to nursing school, so I have spent about a year taking all the prerequisites. Last year in January or so I decided that I would go to LT in Colorado. This meant quitting my job at Northcrest and

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These last few months I've been thinking a lot about grace, and all that goes along with it. I've kind of realized that I'm a perfectionist (big surprise) and that has been affecting how I view God. I've been reading a book called "A Glimpse of Jesus," and a couple of things I have been really thinking about. "I hope it is clear that feelings of guilt, accompanied by anxiety, fear and

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This last week God provided for me in a really cool, random way.A little background: I paid off all my student loans at the beginning of the month, which was way sweet. (and in itself an amazing example of his provision for me) I pretty much cleaned out my checking account, but I wanted to just get it done.Anyway, on the 23rd I also had some minor surgery on my ear, which means that I have to

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I have been planning to take the certified nurse's assistant course (CNA) through DMACC this summer. I think it will be really helpful in my current job, and it's the first step in pursuing nursing school.Problem is, the class is about $300 plus books and the certification exam. I didn't really have that money to spend--I could have done it, but there are other things I have been planning to

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When I got home tonight my parents were watching the Chronicles of Narnia, and it got me thinking. Story, and heroes are such a big part of my life, of my mind. No one over wants to be the background person, to have no significance in what happens in the great scenes of life. When the grand, heroic music comes on, why do our hearts swell? Why do we want to be part of the story? I don't knkow

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5Thus says the LORD:"Cursed is the man who trusts in man and makes flesh his strength,[a] whose heart turns away from the LORD. 6He is like a shrub in the desert, and shall not see any good come.He shall dwell in the parched places of the wilderness, in an uninhabited salt land.7"Blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose trust is the LORD. 8He is like a tree planted by water,

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Today I judged State Large Group speech contest in WDM at Valley. It was my first time as a judge--I was in speech for three years in high school.Anyway, I had to be at Valley at 7 this morning. That was pretty early.I ended up judging Reader's Theater, which is basically acting without costumes, makeup or sets, and the performers can use scripts.This was kind of scary, since this wasn't an even

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Have you ever just sat still and wondered what you are supposed to be doing? I am on the go a lot--only recently have I been trying to stop and catch my thoughts. I didn't go to the dorms tonight like I had planned to...I was driving there and felt I should turn around and go home. So here I am.Most of the time I have no idea what I am doing. I have realized that I have been putting very

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So, since I work in the health care center of a retirement community, today I did state CCDI training. That stands for Chronically Confused Dementing Illness--basically it's training about Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia, and what to do with people who ahve any of those illnesses. Honestly, I have been kind of nervous around a lot of the residents in the center. I just don't know what

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Just when I think I'm getting all good and following God, he reminds me that I still have more work to do. Last night my sister asked me a simple, unoffensive question, but I got defensive and we ended up yelling at each other. I thought I was past that. yeah right. I have been getting proud, I guess, thinking I was all mature, and above acting immature and stupid. I was definitely wrong. I

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A couple of weeks ago I busted out my dad's old hymnbook and I've been learning to play the songs on my mandolin. I've discovered how amazing it is to sing these songs, even though I'm by myself in my room. Then the concert on last Thursday was really good-- it's so true, that the old songs have so much meaning that we usually just write off.One of my favorites is Come, Thou Fount--there are so

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I love this song."Horizon"38th Parallel Another day burns away into darknessAnother blink of the eye of timeI am straining through the blacknessEver searching for a sign The days grow long and the days grow darkAnd the days grow ever colder The trust that I started with fades as I get olderThough the road is hardIt seems to me there is no way around this From all you've done for me I know you'll

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So I work at a photography studio, and I was dreaming last night that I was helping a customer place an order. I remember thinking "I cannot forget this order" So apparently I turned on the light, found a piece of paper and a pen in my drawer, and wrote down their order.When I woke up this morning, there was a piece of paper with"Walker8x10 couple2 5x7 kids"The funniest thing is that Walker is

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So this one is about work and trusting God.I have been working at a photography studio in Ames since May. I like it, but I have not been getting 40 hours a week, and as the senior season slows down, my hours will be reduced more. After getting some counsel, I decided that I should look for something else, simply because it wasn't working for me financially to not be getting forty hours.Like most

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So I was listening to some music at work, and "Jumper" by Third Eye Blind came up. I will be taking this phrase completely out of the context of the rest of the lyrics, but one verse really hit me. "You could cut ties with all the lies that you've been living in"So I've been thinking about the lies that I believe so often. There are so many. I'm becoming more and more convinced of Satan's

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1 Peter 4:1Therefore, since Christ suffered in his body, arm yourselves also with the same attitude, because he who has suffered in his body is done with sin. 2 As a result, he does not live the rest of is earthly life for evil human desires, but rather for the will of God. 12 Dear friends, do not be surprised at the painful trial you are suffering, as though something strange were happening to

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So I have poison ivy. I was having a quiet time at Moore Park (formerly my favorite park) when I looked down and thought, "huh, that looks like poison ivy. Nah, I don't think so." I was wrong. It was.Then BOOM, yesterday it went crazy. I react really strongly to it. I had it once before and was on steroids for two months to get rid of it. That was a really fun time. I'd like to avoid that

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If only for this life we have hope in Christ, we are to be pitied more than all men.1 Corinthians 15:19I was thinking about this verse. Previously in this chapter, Paul is talking about the resurrection, and how, if it isn't true, if it didn't happen, our faith is in vain, and we might as well just have a good time here in this life.He says that if we hope in Christ only for this life, if we

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I was thinking after reading the book Edge of Eternity Am I willing to let people die of thirst a few feet from the water that would save them because I am too scared that they might make fun of me or reject me?Fear of people seems kind of ridiculous when I think about it that way. Is that how I am learning to view the Gospel? As water that will save a dying person? Or am I too concerned

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Oswald Chambers once again really challenged/encouraged me with one of his entries from Utmost. "In the Bible clouds are always connected with God. Clouds are those sorrows or sufferings or providence, within or without our personal lives, which seem to dispute the will of God. It is by those very clouds that the Spirit of God is teaching us how to walk by faith. If there were no clouds, we

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Revelation 22 (one of the most beautiful and hope-filled chapters in the Bible) No longer will there be anything accursed, but the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and his servants[c] will worship him. (we'll worship him in person, kneeling right in front of his throne!) 4They (we) will see(look at, gaze upon) his face, and his name (maybe the name we have never known because we

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So the drama of my job is over (for the moment) I work at Craig Carroll Photography, and when he hired me he said there was a possibility of me taking over as manager when the current manager moves at the end of this month. But then he started interviewing other people, so I asked him what was going on. Short story, he said I was one of three candidates for the job. So yesterday, he told me

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I guess I should clarify my last post a little bit. I'm not expecting to get that "dream job," nor am I really hoping to have some super-successful career for the long-term, but what I'm wondering is how tolerant you should be of stuff you don't like. Is it really that big of a deal to work in a job you don't really like? I don't think so, unless you absolutely hate it or are terrible at it.

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So, I've been thinking about work (jobs) a lot. I hear a lot of conflicting viewpoints from various people. (even a lot of pastors and people I would consider my advisors think differently) Should one try to find a "dream job" where you are really passionate about what you do and "love going to work every day" or should you just get a good paying job to survive and do ministry or whatever you

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God did something really cool. I got my first car today! To go back a little ways, I have been wondering how I would be able to get a car, and it was looking like I would just get a really junky one for now, then save my money to buy a better one later. But then my mom, (the most resourceful woman on the planet) asked my uncle (!) if he knew anyone who wanted to sell a car.Well, his neighbor, who

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For when I'm tempted with hopelessness:18Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed and so became the father of many nations, just as it had been said to him, "So shall your offspring be."[d] 19Without weakening in his faith, he faced the fact that his body was as good as dead—since he was about a hundred years old—and that Sarah's womb was also dead. 20Yet he did not waver through unbelief

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Today I absolutely LOVE my job. The Odessey of the Mind kids are in the bookstore en masse and I am being asked questions right and left about books. It is so much fun! My favorite question is "Can you recommend a book for so and so age?" It's excellent. Gives me a chance to use my otherwise worthless knowledge of about fifty bazillion books. Plus, they are buying books by the handful, so my

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I started my new job today at Craig Carroll photography. It was so cool how I got the job. (it's kind of a long story) So in about December I decided I would take a year off of school to work and decide what I really want to do, because I don't really have a good idea. Plus, I didn't want to have a whole lot of debt when I graduate, because it's pretty likely that I won't be in a job that

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...the man took Jesus at his word and departed.-John 4:50Faith is the heroic effort of your life, you fling yourself in reckless confidence on God...The real meaning of eternal life is a life that can face anything it has to face without wavering. If we take this view, life becomes one great romance, a gloriou opportunity for seeing marvelous things all the time. -Oswalt ChambersHe who fears the

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I was reading Joshua this morning, and I was thinking about how God repeatedly says, "Be strong and courageous, do not be terrified, do not be discouraged, because I am with you." (That's a paraphrase :)Be strong- be able to stand up when stuff is thrown at you.Be courageous- don't be unwilling to stick your neck out, to fight for what God tells me to. Do not be terrified- don't be paralyzed by

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I came across this site from one of my friends. Let's just say this might be the funniest thing in a long time. (No offense to actual kilt wearers. ;-) The Utilikilt. I'll let you be the judge.

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From My Utmost for His Highest."Worship and intercession must go together, the one is impossible without the other. Intercession means that we rouse ourselves up to get the mind of Christ about the one for whom we pray. Too often instead of worshipping God, we construct statements as to how prayer works. Are we worshipping God or are we in dispute with God -- "I don't see how You are going to

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Luke 620And turning His gaze toward His disciples, He began to say, Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God. 21"Blessed are you who hunger now, for you shall be satisfied. Blessed are you who weep now, for you shall laugh. 22Blessed are you when men hate you, and ostracize you, and insult you, and scorn your name as evil, for the sake of the Son of Man. 23"Be glad in that

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Pictures from the Louisiana trip are up on Flickr and facebook.

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I feel like I'm going at top speed right now. I have a lot of stuff on mind mind and a lot of decisions to make, and I kind of feel overwhelmed. I keep hoping that all this stuff will go away, but I'm pretty sure God is training me to trust him and rely on him. Maybe I should just learn that. These are the verses I have thought about:1Then, because so many people were coming and going that

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I didn't know you could go to jail for saying something didn't happen. Weird. I don't agree with this guy, but I don't quite understand why they convicted him and sent him to jail.

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I am now a published journalist! Check out my article here or on page 3 of the Daily!

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I'm in the suit!

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Yesterday morning was pretty weird. I work at the bookstore, and we have storytimes a few times a semester. Yesterday and today are Curious George. My boss asked me to dress up as Curious George when we went to the daycare at Palmer. I wore the big suit, including monkey head, feet, and hands. There was about a two inch mesh thing that I could "see" out of, but the head kept tipping forward,

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I've been reading My Utmost for His Highest by Oswald Chambers. The entry for February 5 is about offering yourself. It says this:"Or do you say-- 'I am not going to be offered up just yet, I do not want God to choose my work. I want to choose the scenery of my own sacrifice; I want to have the right kind of people watching and saying, 'Well done.' "Then..."Are you ready to be not so much as a

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Lately Cliff has been making fun of me. Not anything new, but the subject this time is pretty funny. He thinks I am going to become an eccentric spanish teacher. I think everyone (except me) has had one at one time. All my Spanish teachers have been fairly normal. Crazy clothes (colorful scarves are very important,) eccentric mannerisms (I like to snap my fingers and say "Ole") and an

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I just got back from my great-grandma's funeral in Sioux City. She just had her 106th birthday in August. Her name was Betsy Barrett, but we all called her Sweetie Pie (because she was one of the sweetest ladies I have ever known) She lived at home until she died in her sleep. I met her youngest brother, Ray (he's 92) He's so funny...he walks really fast, acts like he is shadowboxing, and

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My family makes a list of things we are thankful for every year on New Year's Day, so I decided to make my own. Salvation Hope for my future being part of GCM my team my roomate my parents and sisters being able to go to SALT my job my dog God providing scholarships my cell phone going to Faithwalkers learning Spanish my computer people on my dorm floor the Rock

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God is good. I had some hard decisions I needed to make, and last night I had no idea what God wanted me to do. I poured out my heart to him, but still really didn't have any peace. But today he led very clearly, and the decisions are made! He keeps coming through, right when I'm wondering if he will leave me hanging this time. I stress out, I freak out, I doubt, but he has never forgotten

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This morning I was reading in Deuteronomy, and I have been thinking about this passage:"Remember how the Lord your God led you all the way in the desert these forty years, to humble you and to test you in order to know what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep his commands. He humbled you, causing you to hunger then feeding you with manna, which neither you nor your fathers had known

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I got my wisdom teeth out yesterday, and I surprisingly feel quite well. Slightly swollen cheeks, but no chipmunk face here! (At least not yet) I am on codene, but I haven't really been super sleepy. Unfortunately, I probably won't be well enough to go shopping with my mom and sisters tomorrow. (tear ;-) Also, the anesthesia was weird. I had never had any before, and they stuck the IV in, I

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My dad sent me an excerpt from a Spurgeon devotional, and it was really encouraging. So much of the time I am wishing for different circumstances, but all the while I am right where God wants me to be. "Believer, if your inheritance be a lowly one you should be satisfied with your earthly portion; for you may rest assured that it is the fittest for you. Unerring wisdom ordained your lot, and

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gracie

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Lately I’ve been having a hard time trusting God. I have so many things happening right now that if he doesn’t come through, I don’t know what I’ll do. It seems like over and over again, he is asking me, “Will you trust me with money?” “Will you trust me with school?” “Will you trust me with friends?” “Will you trust me with your future?” Then I come upon this verse: “O our God, will

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This translation is way better than mine. On the birth of Christ, our Lord Suspended from a timber, breast transfixed, and having both your temples pierced with thorns, in ransom offering your mortal pain for us, was surely a heroic deed. But greater was to have been born so poor,in such a place to make us understandthat where you came and whence you had begunno porch for roof would

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This is a poem I am writing a paper about, but I think it's really beautiful. It's cool when something unusual reminds me of what Christ has done. Here's my translation, and the original is at the bottom. This is by Luis Gongora. Of the birth of Christ, our Lord The pain of a spear, passed through his chest, And of thorns driven into both temples, To give your mortal sorrows as hostages, Of

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Yesterday was the 11th anniversary of me becoming a Christian. I grew up as a pastor's kid, and when I was 8, when my dad was tucking me into bed, I asked him if I could ask Jesus to come and live in my heart so that I could go to Heaven and not Hell. He said yes, so I prayed that night. I was baptized about a year later. I don't really remember what my life was like before I knew God, because I

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HOW GREAT THOU ARTCarl Boberg O Lord my God! When I in awesome wonderConsider all the worlds Thy hands have made.I see the stars, I hear the rolling thunder,Thy power through-out the universe displayed. Then sings my soul, my Savior God, to Thee;How great Thou art, how great Thou art!Then sings my soul, My Savior God, to Thee:How great Thou art, how great Thou art! When through the woods

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So I was at Encounter this weekend. It was sweet. I was reminded this morning of something my dad has said to me; "Keep looking up, he's coming back for you." How sweet is that? Even when things are at their worst, keep looking up, because he'll be back.Revelation 2212"Behold, I am coming soon! My reward is with me, and I will give to everyone according to what he has done. 13I am the Alpha and

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I've been reading Captivating by Stasi Elderedge, and it's got me thinking. I live a pretty 'normal' life in the sense that I am a white, American, middle class woman going to school at a midwestern university. Sure, I've done some crazy things, like go on mission trips to Honduras, and I even went street luging last weekend, but I find myself wanting adventure. One of my greatest fears is

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One of the more well known sayings of the Bible is that we must have faith like a child. Thinking about the kids from my last post made me think about this. Kids don't read books because they think they should or that it is their duty. They read for the joy of it. Kids don't do much out of sense of duty, though they develop that as they get older. My little sister really impressed me last week.

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I work at a bookstore, and I love seeing how people interact with books. Some people will glance at the bestsellers or the magazines, then leave. Some will stand by the history or science shelves for a few minutes, looking for the right book. There is one guy who will sit on a stool for about 45 minutes reading a book.I love it when little kids just sit down on the floor in front of the chapter

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This is an awesome editorial. It really made me think about love differently.

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Things have been going well here in the dorms. We have met quite a few people, and they seem to be pretty willing to come to stuff, to hang out and talk. I'm really hoping that God will do something crazy good with us this year. I'm only taking twelve credits, so outside of work I have quite a bit of free time. I'm not quite sure what to do with myself sometimes, because I don't have much

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Despair I love this site. The Demotivational posters are the best, including my favorite, Pessimism. I also like Ineptitude.

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Well, I got back from SALT and now I'm back at school. Went on vacation to Kansas City with my family, and spent a week at home. I moved into the dorms last Sunday, and school starts tomorrow. grrr. I still live with Tiffany, and today we bought plants for our room. I'm way excited. My life is not that interesting right now, but it probably will be presently. Right now I'm chilling with people

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Today when I was having a quiet time, I read this: Romans 9:20-21 20But who are you, O man, to talk back to God? "Shall what is formed say to him who formed it, 'Why did you make me like this?' "[h] 21Does not the potter have the right to make out of the same lump of clay some pottery for noble purposes and some for common use? So I was thinking: How often do I wish that I was different than

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God is so cool! Last week we met some people at the condo across from us (read Jackie's blog for details) Anyway, one of the girls, named Audrey, and I really hit it off, and she came to the barbeque tonight. We talked for about an hour and a half, and I got to share my testimony with her. She is possibly the easiest person to talk to I have ever met. She is a grad student at UIC and is moving to

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Most random question of the week, (and possibly my whole life) was when a coworker asked me yesterday:Him: What nationality are you?Me: uh... white? well... I guess my great grandparents came from Europe.Him: Oh, I just couldn't tell. I thought you were asian or something.So that was really random. I have never been asked that before. Then, my other coworker, who is african-american, said "

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So my parents gave me an itunes giftcard for my birthday. I realize that I am going to be mercilessly teased for this, but oh well. As I was looking for music yesterday, I found out that the Backstreet Boys had put out a new CD. I thought, "oh, no, not again" but I decided to see what it sounded like. To my surprise, there was a song that was actually pretty good! And I bought it! This is a link

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After spending a month and a half in Chicago, I am really starting to miss small-town life. It's pretty sad, but I love Ames. I think one thing that I especially miss is trees and parks and rivers that you can walk beside. And seeing the stars. Also, I really like to take walks by myself at night to pray and think, but that would be stupid to do here. Especially since our apartment is right on

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God answered prayers today, and I will get about full time hours at Cosi. I was kind of worried, because this week I worked only about 18 hours, and that was not going to work every week. Tonight is a barbeque, and we are going swing dancing afterward! I love dancing! Also, so Ames people are coming up this weekend, so that will be awesome. And everyone had better watch out, because we are all

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I finally started training at Cosi on Wednesday and I have been training all week. The store opens on Monday, and it should be pretty cool. I am a food runner/barista, so I will be pretty busy all the time. I haven't gotten much of a chance to talk to my coworkers, but they seem pretty cool. It's been so cool to see how God keeps coming through. I will be at the end of what I think I can take,

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Today is my 19th birthday, and I was not looking forward to it very much. I found out yesterday that a job I was supposed to start today would not start until next Tuesday, which is two weeks later than I was supposed to start. It has been pretty hard just waiting, and this was really discouraging. This morning I started calling the places I had applied at earlier, and applying at some new ones.

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I now have flickr, so you all can see my fabulous pictures. The address is FlickrHappy viewing.

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Yesterday was interesting. I went to Cosi to 'start work' but it ended up that we only filled out our tax forms and some other paperwork, and they sent us home. I don't actually start work until next Wednesday or Thursday. This is discouraging, especially because on Tuesday I had four calls from temp agencies that I turned down because I thought I would be working the rest of the week. I'm

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Yes everyone, I have now gotten lost. The first couple of days here I didn't get lost, which, for me, is pretty amazing. But then it all changed. On Thursday I was trying to go to work, and it was raining really hard. I got so disoriented, and it took me about an hour and a half to get there, and another hour and a half to get home. Grr. It was terrible. :-) Everyone has told me how easy to get

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I just got a job this morning! It is at this coffee/sandwich shop called Cosi. I start on Tuesday, and I get to work with Emily Engelking! Also, I just got a temp job tomorrow through Monday, so from now on I have work. Definitely an answer to prayer.

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I am now in Chicago at the SALT II program. Sweet! I am living with 6 other women in a condo. I was out looking for a job today, and I am super tired. I didn't know that walking could do that. Anyway, it has been pretty sweet. I have been praying that I would find a job this week, and I had four interviews today and two tomorrow! God has been so good, and I've been really encouraged by what he

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I have had a couple people ask for my recipe for scotcheroos, so I thought I would join the recipe trend and post it here. Sorry if the instructions aren't very specific, but it's not too hard to figure out how to make them. 1 cup sugar1 cup corn syrupmelt these together over medium heat until they boiltake off heat, add:1 cup peanut butter1 tsp vanillapour the syrup into 6 or so cups of rice

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When she arrived at the great city, she joined a throng of people around the gate. Like her, they were the ones who loved the great King and longed to return to his kingdom. They were the ones who had waited expectantly for their knight in shining armor to come deliver them. There was great anticipation in the air. And then, suddenly, the gate was opened, and out he rode. On brilliant white

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With that, he gave her one last pat on the head, and he walked away. Her parents led her out of the gate. They moved to a country far away. Days passed, and then weeks, and months, and yes, even years. Princess grew up. Her parents gave her in marriage to a sweet young man. She had children of her own. And they grew up and she gave them in marriage. Eventually, her husband died, and she

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But not all was good and happy in the kingdom. There were, creeping in the dark places, enemies of the King. The dark knight was neither happy nor good. He had once been the captain of the King’s own bodyguard. But he had grown jealous of the King and sought to take his place. He talked many of his fellow knights into joining him in rebellion against the King. The rebellion had failed. But

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When it came time for this family to approach the King, the parents brought their daughter with. They were led into the royal city and then into the castle itself. When Princess entered the throne room, she was in awe. The gold and the jewels and the fine clothing of all of those serving in the King’s presence were far beyond anything that she had ever seen or imagined. And then she looked up

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I am going to post a story that Craig McClanahan wrote two years ago for the youth group's "Princess Banquet." I love this story so much, and it is a sweet metaphor for the gospel. I will post it over the next few days, because it is pretty long. The Princess and the King Once upon a time, there was a king. Ah, but this was no ordinary king, mind you. This was THE King. The great King.

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I was reading my psychology book, and I came across something interesting. The chapter is about prejudice, and one heading is "Subtle Sexism." The interesting part is that this section is about what I would call chivalry, but this book calls it 'benevolent sexism.' I'll quote here: Benevolent sexists hold stereotypically positive views of women. Indeed, their views are actually chivalrous in

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weird picture 

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Heaven is a subject that I don't think we think about enough. I really love thinking about it, because I think that it gives new meaning to my life. Sometimes, (ok, a lot of the time) I think so much about this world that I don't think at all about the one to come, and that is sad. I have collected some quotes about heaven that are thought-provoking, and I will post them below. CS Lewis had a

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It's crazy that this year is almost over. Last year seems like a long time ago. When I was at home today, my mom was talking about my high school graduation party, and it seemed like it was three years ago. A lot of cool things have happened this year. At the beginning of the year, when I moved into the dorms, I didn't like it very much because I didn't know anyone very well. At the Rock, I

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A cool thing happened today. ISU finally processed my financial aid today, and I got a grant. It was almost twice the size of the one I got last year. Also, when I called my mom, she had been praying that I would hear back from them today. God is pretty cool!

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This is a really interesting passage from the autobiography of George Mueller. He was a pastor in England in the early 19th century. He ran several orphanages and schools, and completely trusted God to provide for all their needs. His autobiography is a book of stories of how God provided for them. It's really encouraging, and he is an incredible example of 'extreme faith.' George Mueller: I

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Lancaster Ultimate Frisbee won our first game 6-5. We're awesome. The weather is awesome today. I failed a bio test. The Rock is tomorrow. Here is a cool quote by Teddy Roosevelt. "I wish to preach not the doctrine of ignoble ease but the doctrine of the strenuous life; the life of toil and effort; of labor and strife; to preach that hightest form of success which comes not to the person

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I love to read. I've always been one of those people who would rather sit around and read than do almost anything else. The funny thing is, I always thought that there was hardly anyone who liked to read, but I keep discovering people who love it. There are a lot of people out there who don't, but it continues to surprise me how many people love to read. What I love most is sitting outside in the

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This is the first in a series of quotes said by people I know. I won't say who they are, because they might be embarrassed. Do you weigh more than him? You look tired equals You look like crap. Go to bed. This (karaoke revolution) is way more fun than getting wasted. Bud Hey...Hey Bud I've never had someone dig a hole for me and push me into it. The difference between college

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I don't know if anyone else feels this way, but I have been applying for scholarships and jobs, and I can't get over the fact that I am basically telling all these people who are reading my applications or interviewing me how awesome I am. I feel weird. I guess they want to know how I am different from the other applicants, but I always feel like I have to make up sweet skills that I don't really

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I was hanging out at home last night with the family, to see my sister and Dad after they got back from El Salvador. We ate dinner, then sat at the table talking for about half an hour like we always used to. After dinner, two of my sisters washed the dog, (who came out afterwards and shook water all over everything) and Jenna and I cleaned the kitchen. I miss these times of being with my family,

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So this for a while I have been looking for a different job. I applied to be a CA, but I didn't get that. I have been praying that God would put me in the job that will be best for me, and now he is asking "Will you really trust me?" I had an interview today, but it turned out that the job pays less than the job I have now, and it sounds really boring. So once again I have to wait around and

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Hmm, how does this program work

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I decided to finally start a blog of my own. I was holding out... kind of like facebook (still holding out) but I like reading other people's so much that I decided to start my own.

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