Tuesday, October 31, 2006

Love is……..

Not hating your roommate, but praying to be able to see her through God’s eyes.

a struggle for me right now.

~

Armenia was amazing.
I loved everything about it.
The people there captured my heart.

Sunday, October 22, 2006

24 hour flight
Got yelled at in German.
Mastered the Euro…..sort of.
The dram is even harder.
Armenia is beautiful.
Had to say that I am on a “vacation” to be able to get my visa.
God is good.
He is moving.
He is God.

Wednesday, October 18, 2006

Mmmmm. These past few days have been a mixture of good and bad. Fall Break officially began at 3:30 yesterday afternoon. It has been great to be at home these past 24 hours, then tomorrow I am off again.
Armenia is tomorrow. It feels so weird to say that. It seems like yesterday I was saying “yes, I am going to Armenia in a year”, but now it is tomorrow. I have so many feelings going on inside; excitement, fear, nervousness, so many things. God will move, this I know, and that I am content in knowing.

Saturday, October 14, 2006

I love chocolate. Snuggling is the best. Reading books on a cold, rainy day is amazing. My OCBF is ever better. She is my favorite, even with her wild, unbrushed hair. I want to dance in the rain someday. That would be so romantic. I have two tests, and a paper due next week. Its okay. God is good. He is faithful and has made some pretty impossible things possible. The Bison-a-thon is tomorrow. Yay. I am so psyched for my 5k run. I bet whomever just read that sentence that knows me well about busted a gut laughing. My life quote is “I only run when someone scary or a dog is chasing me”. That person/dog has to be pretty scary too. No, actually I am going to support a friend. Me and the OCBF made t-shirts too. Pictures will be posted. I think dancing is romantic. Armenia is so, so soon. God is going to do some amazing things. I am so excited. My favorite color is pink. My missions class is the highlight of my week. It is so much fun to be around so many like minded people. Writing letters is an amazing forgotten form of communication. I wish that more people would send me letters. Facebook is so addicting. I used to be addicted to neopets, it wasn’t pretty. I will go out of my way to step on that extra crunchy looking leaf. I miss my best friend. She is only 45 minutes away and I still never get to see her. Boo. I like my dorm room. It’s fun. I like squirrels. Reading Jim Elliot’s book is so good. This was a completely random post, but hey its fun.

Thursday, October 12, 2006

Mmmm, so I most definitely busted out some Hanson Christmas. I know, I just couldn’t help myself. I am so ready for this weekend, and for things to be straightened out. I hate it when I mess up.
But God is good, faithful, and loving, as always.

Best Picture Being Taken While Clueless To What Is Going On In The Background:
I think we have a winner. :-)

Monday, October 9, 2006

Physically: I am tired……exhausted, more like it.
Spiritually: I am learning to be patient…….very patient.
Listening to: Dean Martin Sway
Looking forward to:
Seeing my best friend next weekend, payday, midterms to be over, my stress level to be reduced, Armenia, my future, and Christmas break. I cannot wait for Christmas break. Just the thought to be able to relax, and lazily read in my cozy room.

“Let us go find a hidden, secret place that poets will one day write about…”

That is the feeling that fall brings about for me. :-)

Saturday, October 7, 2006

I am home for the first time in two weeks. It feels good to be home. It is such a weird feeling though, because it doesn’t feel like home, but it still feels comforting. Maybe it is because my room is actually clean, and there is no clutter on the floor. :-) It feels good to be back at my old computer, typing on a real keyboard instead of a silly laptop. I like being able to hug my sweet little brother whenever I feel like it, instead of only thinking about how much I miss him.
But there is so much about school that I love. School has gotten so much better over the past few weeks. I am make friends who truly love the Lord, and who are excited to be at a Christian school. I have an amazing OCBF (on campus best friend), who keeps me grounded and is such a highlight in my day. I am beginning to become more outgoing and so I am making more friends which is fun. School is hard, but I like the challenge and am doing well. My professors like me, and I like them too. (Meeting with them brightens my day. Truly.) I also am actually craving to write again for fun, and they may just happen one weekend in the near future. :-)

Things I am excited about:

  • Fall and crunchy leaves
  • making more friends and spending time with the friends I have
  • seeing the best friend in a few weekends.
  • going and telling others about Jesus and getting a stamp in my passport in fourteen days.
  • swishy skirts
  • Christmas
  • wearing scarves
  • fall break
  • beginning my Christmas shopping.
  • dressing up for Halloween
  • signing to a Christmas song for tomorrow’s Speechless performance.

Thursday, October 5, 2006

Had a test Monday.
One test tomorrow.
Another on Friday.
One more on Tuesday.

Gotta love mid terms.
Studying with friends has made it a little easier. I heart them…. a lot.
Its hard to believe that I am already half way done with school. Crazyness. Only ten more weeks of school left, that is so hard to believe.

Wednesday, October 4, 2006

Me and Melissa

This post is dedicated to my OCBF (on campus best friend).
Why do I love her? Let me count the ways. She is my encourager, the one who makes my heart happy, she is my Jimmy coach, late night chatter, the one who I can act stupid around and she still loves me, my excuse to go to Alaska, my support after I experience a very awkward conversation, the girl who has a silly boy, and many, many other things. I heart you OCBF!! Thank you for being my friend!!