Only a Few Weeks Left

RANDOM RAMBLINGS POST!!!

I think one thing I've learned is that I am dearly loved.
I am supported and cared for, although sometimes I feel alone and my mind races and tells me lies-I know I am loved.
I know the Lord provides.
I know he cares about everything.
I know he's going to clothe me like the lillies of the field
I know he orchestrates all things for my good, that I may become more like him.
I know my life has a direction.
I know I may not know what comes tomorrow, but he does, so I can rest.
I know that my family is changing, that I am changing, but that it's like watching a flower grow.

A good friend of mine said something to me yesterday that I thought was amazing.
"In God's eyes you already have an A+." She told me there was nothing I could do to walk away from God's love. I didn't have to stress or freak, because he already knew what my grade was.

How cool is it that God love us no matter what we do, we can't make him love us less we can't make him love us more. We can simply rest in him. We can rest knowing that when we serve him, it's for  our benefit, his glory, not his love.  I think that is one of the most beautiful things I've learned.

I don't know what my summer holds, I don't even know if I can return in the fall. I think the Lord's about to make a huge change in me, and it scares me, but I'm super excited to see what it is. I don't want to stay the same. Maybe my circumstance will be the same-but I won't. What's going to happen on the other side?
I have no idea.

But let's find out shall we? :D

Cake Vs. Pie

The Next Rocky (Road) Movie

(Created by Ben)

I had asked him to comment on the controversy; Which is better: Cake, or Pie?

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Me:

Cake vs. Pie, GO!

Ben

Pie comes out with a quick left hook but cake reads the strike and counters with a left jab, it's a heavy hit, pie is staggering, OOOOOH, but pie comes back with a flury of jabs and elbows, they're really going at it now! You can hardly see what is going on, the punches are flying out there. OOOOOOH, and pie goes down for the count! Cake wins by TKO

8:33amMe

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

THAT MADE MY DAY

8:34amBen

you have to read it faster as it goes along

8:34amMe

Yeah definitely

I can totally hear this in my head

-the crowd goes WILD-

and then.... this comes out and beasts cake any day http://www.ctdonut.com/Image/cake.gif

8:38amBen

Oh no! What's this??? the infamous doughnut gang has entered the arena. It seems they lost a lot of money on the fight. Words are being exchanged, you do not want to know what was said about cake's mother. Oh, and the fists are flying now. Folks, it looks like a full blown riot. Oh, and the police spatulas have entered the building. They are hosing down the doughnuts with hot coffee.

8:46amMe

HAHAHAHAHAHHAAHHAAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAH

~dies laughing ~

8:47amBen

It'll be the next Rocky (road) movie

8:48amMe

MOST DEFINITELY

HAHA

Rocky Road LOL

-tries to think of good pun-

that was nutty XD

Shoes, Lights, and Generally Happy Things

I found the coolest shoes in the world. Check them out here

In other news, today I learned a TON more about lights!! I learned how to patch (basically a big word for programming) using the base 2 system, how to "go blind" on the light board, use a lift, screw on lights, change lenses, learned about different gels,setting up a new subpage,and unpatch lights... there was so much more! I had so much fun!!
This is a really cool picture of the LED's... this is in one LED can light, :) I'm so excited about all this stuff!!!

So yes, I shall try to post pictures of me running the board, but I couldn't find the picture of it currently.

My friend Amy Justice took the LED picture!
Have one awesome day, keep sinking up!

Maxiblade 5000

Here's a little fun from a friend of mine in Ohio. Check out his Channel on Youtube here.

Random Ramblings of an Overly Active Mind

"The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn, like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars." - Jack Kerouac

Why?

"Because of who He is
If I'm worth dying for, yes this God's worth living for
Because of who He is He makes me want to give Him more and more
Because of who He is
So I take my body and use it for the glory of God
That's why I pray every day, gotta pick up my cross
Search for the lost, no matter the cost" -Trip Lee (Who He Is)

Therefore:
"If we've only got one try
If we've only got one life
If time was never on our side
Then before I die
I want to burn out bright" -Switchfoot (Burn out Bright)

Colors!!

(image by Jennifer R. )Today I felt like putting some different colors on my blog... sooooo here I am going to post a video with lots of color!

Don't forget that God used the rainbow as a promise never to flood the whole earth ever again! God has been faithful in keeping that promise, he always fulfills his promises. Today we have the promise that he's coming back for us, and that he will never leave us.

"And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age"

-Matthew 28:20

Pianoness and Patience

Patience is a hard lesson to learn. We're supposed to have moved by now, but unfortunately we haven't yet. I'm dying to get into our new house. It has it's very own piano room!! The house we live in now has the piano in the 'sun room' open, so that anyone can hear. Not a huge problem, until you are trying to practice scales! Then you get on your family's nerves!

This is the piano in the house we are living in now.

In the new house this is where it will be (the little door next to the stairs):


I'm so excited!!! It has a door on it, so I can shut the door and practice without driving my family bonkers!!

But like I said at the beginning of the post... I'm having a *little* trouble being patient! We've had our house packed for about 4 weeks now, and I'm getting tired of not having my 'stuff'.

The whole ordeal has kinda made me think about the way we're supposed to live while we're here on earth, waiting for Jesus to take us to heaven.
See, we're to have our 'boxes packed' and learn to live on only the bare necessities . But after waiting 2,000 years for God to fulfill his promise, I think we get tired of waiting... and want our 'stuff' back. Instead of waiting "Ready" for the day we live "Comfortably waiting". Not saying that God intended for us to suffer, but I think that we need to learn that's it's okay to do without.
This is not our home, and we need to live waiting to move. We need to watch the sky, waiting to go to our real house, our daddy's house!!

In Honor of Valentine's Day

So, today's the day!! Some people love this day, others dread it. It never really bothered me. I'm single, and until God wants that to change, I'm chill with it. God'll bring the right guy along when it's time.

But even if you are single like me, we still (as Christians) have a responsibility to love one another. "A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.” (John 13:34-35)

Even if it's not a special person of the opposite sex, we need to be Christ's love to everyone. How has God loved us?
"But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us." Romans 5:8

Let's be love to one another today! And not just today, but every day... remember:
"Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres." 1 Corinthians 13:4-7

The Adventures of Gunner

(By Request from Matt Berg)

Gunner was a small man, Not more than four feet tall. (Well, to be precise, 3' 4-3/4", but he prefers to just say "four foot".) His hair was brown, with a slight wave to it. His eyes were a sparkling green, the same shade as his mother, Celeste.

Now Celeste was a patient woman, she had learned patience from her husband Matticus. Matticus and Celeste had fallen in love many years ago, it was love at first sight.
Matticus met her, and instantly knew he must date her. Once he began dating her, it was imprinted in his mind that he MUST marry her. So he did. This all occurred in the time frame of 1 minute.

Now we are looking back, onto that lovely day. For it is Matticus and Celeste's 30th wedding anniversary. 'But,' you ask.. 'I thought this was about Gunner!'. Ahh... patience my friend. Learn from wise old Matticus, a lesson in patience will serve you well.

Gunner knew that on this fateful day he must present his parents with a lovely gift. For, after all... it was them who brought him into this world (and had threatened many a time to take him out.)and he knew he owed them greatly. Gunner had not seen his parents in years. He had gotten busy, and letters were inconvenient. Whatever his excuse, he found it a good one. But alas, he knew that he had no excuse for missing an anniversary.

So he devised a plan. After not seeing his mother and father for years, he would visit them. So, he packed for the long journey.
First, he knew he'd need his map. Gunner had a tendency to get lost, especially on long trips. He looked at his old map, and then rethunk this through. He had just recently gotten a gift card to Worst Buys, and thought to himself 'Self? Go get yourself a GPS.' So he did. Once back from the store, he returned to his pack and began to fill it with clothing. Enough to last him for the journey.

'Almost finished' he thought, and looked around his room. Suddenly, he spotted his Ipod, and lifted it off the shelf. 'This is very important,' He spoke aloud, and to himself. 'I'm going to need this for the long journey there and back' so he checked to make sure it was charged. It was empty.

So again, he waited for his Ipod to charge, wasting a few hours of precious time.
How would he make it to his parent's on time at this rate?
So he hurriedly zipped up his pack and hurried out the door.
Forgetting to lock the door, and to clean out the fridge. Gunner sighed and lowered his pack, and walked back into his house. After a good hour of cleaning, and fifteen minutes of checking to make sure all the doors and windows were locked, he breathed a sigh of relief, picked up his bag, and crossed the street to his parents house.
The End.