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I found this article interesting... it is kind of like a real true-life Minority Report/NUMB3RS event in NYC...

Computer helps predict time, place of Yonkers robbery

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yesterday I asked my fellow xanga people
if I should dye my hair.
so the results were DO IT!
hahah so I am >_

Please pray for Rachel and I and...our little shorty! Rachel has a "bun in the oven!" We're going to be parents!!!! I'm so exciiiiiited!!!!!

wow...it's FINALLY over--summer school that is. now i can go on vacation!!! and i have a whole 3 weeks before school starts....boy am i excited!

Hey you! Well i attempted to go to student Council Camp! I came home Tuesday morning!

I got sick and i went to the emergency room in M'bor and i had my appendix taken out Tuesday night about 10:00! I came home from the hospital last night around 5! IT has been an interesting week! I stayed at the hospital by myself on Wedeneday night and it was really strange!

Well guys when i get to feelin better i will write more!

Bye
Ali

went to wedding shower/bachelorette party #1 for jessica last night....very interesting! i never thought i would be doing what i did with that group of girls! a little uncomfortable at times, to say the least!

then i went and celebrated sparky's birthday! it was a blast! thanks for being born chris! ;) made some friends, made some enemies, ya know tha drill...leave me some love!

As the deer thirsts for the water, Lord
so my soul longs after You.
My soul thirsts for the living God
My soul longs after You
And I pour out my soul deep within me,
deep within me I pour out my soul
Draw me deeper Lord, deeper Lord in You.
Draw me deeper Lord, deeper Lord in You.

^ I love that song!
God continues to bless me each and every day.
Today He's shown me that I only need to rejoice in Him and seek after Him alone that is how I can truly find contentment and assurance in this life. He is always there protecting me and I shouldn't worry about a thing. College is soon approaching, and with that comes new people, a new place, and my future lying ahead of me. So many endless possibilities and so much more room for growth spiritually. My only hope is that I'll become all that God has ever wanted me to be. I love all of you and just am so blest to have such great, Christian friends in my life. I hope you all have a great day!

man...

last night was... blurry. lots happened, and it's all kinda just run together. no, i wasn't high or stoned or toked or anything. i was a mix of hyper, nervous, excited, overwhelmed, flattered, infatuated, scared, annoyed, angry, sad, disapointed... everything. but it was VERY fun. what realy sucked was it was HOT and coco doesn't have AC and the concert was outside...

we went to meet Harris, Alan, and Conor at Cafe Coco. of course, there were others there, but those're the ones i knew. Alan is the awesomest person ever. he has a makeup bag. _

YES! I finally got a profile picture up here, lol.. I don't know why it wouldn't work before. So yeah.. that's lovely ol' me-- =D Bein' goofy and dumb... anyway.

I know I don't use this phusebox very often, but I guess that's because I have xanga and myspace too, and idk sometimes I kinda forget that I have a phusebox.. but I've only had it for just a little while now, I've still gotta get used to the fact that I've got it lol.

But.. having said all that, I think I've come to a conclusion that I should take a break from all blogs for a while. I don't know WHY really.. but I just figure, no one REALLY wants to read what I've got to say anyway. It's mostly pointless whatever junk that doesn't really matter haha. So, I'll just take a break from blogs for a while (even though I haven't really used this one) I really need to work on getting all my summer work done, and I'm just too pre occupied with other things, that right now, just aren't as important. And I guess I'm gunna go back to my journal journal, like my paper journal. I've never neglected to write in it, I just don't write in it as often as I used to before I had all these blogs. Half the stuff I talk about when I update blogs, no one really understands anyway because I don't use names, or I don't fully describe the situation or something like that, just because--most of the time it's pretty personal stuff, and it's just nice to at least get some of it off my chest. But I think I've figured out that I don't need to just get some of it off my chest, I need to get most of it, or ALL of it off my chest. And I just can't do that, because I've learned this summer, that it's not THAT hard to hack into things on the computer as I had that happen to me and two other of my friends earlier this summer.. *eye roll* Anyway.. thanks for giving me your attention a lot of the time (those who read my other blogs hehe, Elizabeth, Sarah, Alex), and taking time out of your day to read and comment and care =)... I really appreciate it, you guys are wonderful!!!

But yeah.. I guess this is it for a while--
I'll still check back and read/leave comments...but I think I'm going to try to wing myself from these things as best I can lol... Don't know how long it will last but, ya never know. =D

Take care, Talk to you all soon!

-Cassie

EVERYONE IN MY HOUSE IS SICK BUT ME!!! AND NOW IM OFF TO WATCH THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA THANKS TO KC AND THE FACT THAT I HAVE NO LIFE!!!

EDIT: I LEARNED HOW TO CROCETT(HOW THE HECK DO YA SPELL THAT!!!) FROM THE DINOSOARS MOMMY THEN WE GOT DESTRACTED AND RODE SCOOTER(WE USE TO RIDE THEM LIKE IT WAS NO ONES BUISSNESS) AND MADE KEYCHAINS THEN WE WENT TO PENN STATION AND TO HAISINGS!!! THAT WAS MY DAY YESTERDAY!!!
JACQUE!!!

So yesterday was Becky's birthday and I must say it was amazing...she turned 18 and we got her good.
Wed. she had a sleep over and we decorated her car with out her knowing and she loved it...i must say it looked awesome.
Thurs. Me and Meg woke up early from Bec's sleep over and sang her Happy Birthday before we had to leave to go to practice.we sang at the time of her birth too (7:53) lol
Later that night we went to Wally World to get some "stuff" and after the band practice(6-9) we got her good with string and what not.lol.yeah it was lovely but it just shows how much we love THE Becky!!

yeah well that's about i have to say about that...i have a pretty fun filled day planned today so yeah.

I LOVE YOU GUYS!!!
GOD BLESS!!!!
Leah

i've decided to wash my hair today, but only because i'm going to lunch with maria.

things i'm thankful for:
*God works despite my messes
*my niece calling me to tell me she loves me and misses me
*not being a tourist in times square
*random bag searches on the subway (i've finally found a great use for my chicken bones...don't ask)
*wind breezes in the city
*people laughing at me as i attempt rollerblading

I am having sOoOoOo much fun!!!!!! I'm in Florida right now!!!!!! There are sOoOoOo many cute guys here!!!! But I really like this one guy back home but he's kinda going out with someone really close to me so yea that REALLY sucks!!!! But I hope he will see how much I like him!!!! It's really sad cuz I was talking to her on the phone and she was all like...... " I know you like him....And I'm thinking of breaking up with him because you deserve him more than I do" " And plus...... I kinda like somone else too"........When she told me that I was like OMG!!!!!!!! I can't believe she just said that!!!!!!! We got into a huge fight about me being mad at her for going out with him.........And now shes telling me I deserve him more!?!?!?!? wtf???? My mom said she just wanted me to "know" that she could get him faster than me......... Well I guess what this all leads up to is....... Would you want a friend like that???? I mean it's okay if we ocasionally like the same ppl but it happens constantly!!!!!!! I'm seriouse....... Like if I say I like someone then she's all like "yea I think I like them too"..........I mean come on........you don't do that to someone who's supposedelly your "best" friend.......Please tell me I'm doing the right thing and what you think about my situation....... I would appreciate it VERY much!!!!!!

off to NYC to see my brother and to paint a school! woo hoo!

Students:
Stephen Hamby
Brian King
Jason Thacker
Amy Bonin
Rachel Bonin
Lauren Nicado
Amy Powers
Kelsey Shearron

Chaperones:
Chris Madison
Clint Nadeau
Justin Vance


Use this pray guide to pray for them and Paint the Town over the next week!


Sunday: Pray for safety for the trip up. Pray specifically for Chris as he drives!

Monday: Pray for the staff for Paint the Town that they will be focused on the task @ hand.

Tuesday: Pray for the Fordum University (this is the place where Paint the Town will be based out of)

Wednesday: Pray for the service tonight @ the Brooklyn Tabernacle. Pray that souls will be changed tonight!

Thursday and Friday: Pray for strength! The groups will be painting from 11:30 am till 11:00 pm!

Saturday: Pray for the Bronx Community Block Party on Saturday pray that souls will be saved and that it will be used to be an outreach to the Bronx.

Sunday: Pray for the group as they head home today around 10 am!

Monday: Pray that God would use the seeds planted during that week to spread the kingdom!


Have a great week- proxy521 ministries

ah last night was fun! amber and i got frosties and watched 'sleepless in seattle". great movie! and then we took pictures... if you don't know yet, amber is a walrus:



photo from rachael

fun times. [don't hate me lil ambeth!] then i got a really exciting phone call! my maddie called me!!! ahhhhh i haven't seen her since may and i was all spastic and stuff! it was great! so we met up at marble slab! oh, and about the spastic part, well, you see, i am getting help for this small problem. a child at my work and i have offically made a group. SAMA. spastic arm movers anonymous. my first excuse, well i am italian...it is in my blood to move my arms about....but i am rachael, i have a problem.

okay, so i am a bit tired. can you tell? i am leaving shortly to go to NYC with the moore family! i am really excited! i get to see maria, ellie, ashley, some new people that i am sure are really awesome, and also some person named nathan. you may know him. i am excited to get up there and see all the stuff God is doing through the NHNY and TLJ people. they have been working very hard, and i know that it will be great! i hope all of you going up there remember to keep a flexible spirit. remember you are doing this for God and for the students and faculty attending those schools. draw close to God and remember to have an undivided heart for Him. and to everyone staying here, please keep us in your prayers. and seek ways to serve God here. there are always people in need. as Christians, we NEED to show God's love in practical ways. i hope everyone has a great week!

okok, so i guess ive never actually 'updated' so uhhhhh.... here we go?

EL BLITZKREIG
- first established practice is saturday
- pre-practice party at david's, we're watchin Sick Like Ebola and talkin game
- then prolly eat his food....

saturdays gonna be a-maze-ing but its gonna be 98 degrees :O

also, i would like to dedicate this entry to Justin... here you go :p

Wednesday morning, I walked out to the bike to go to work and found the rear tire flat with a small nail sticking out. I was quite annoyed, but my mind immediately raced for options. I called work and told them I would be a little late, but I could still make it. I would just need to find someone to finish my shift so I could get off a little earlier to get the tire fixed. Every single person I asked couldn't or wouldn't do it for some reason or another (a few had good reason not to, but most were just out of confessed laziness). When I finally got off work, and got to the house, my roommate backed his truck down the ditch so I could put the bike in the back to take it to the shop. After I loaded it, he couldn't pull the truck out because of the rain that had just started falling. I had to go to AO a little muddy. I wasn't able to get the tire fixed until this morning. But, it's all ok, because I didn't need that $180 anyways. :)

And once again I am left on the edge of my seat with a stellar ending...starving for more...and yet having to wait another two years before this gripping story is resolved.

Sigh....

What to do to pass the time?

Okay, see all that stuff? [[points down]]

Scratch that.

See, told you I'm not a wallower. ;-)

Wound up being a very good thing that my dad and I didn't go to the concert - we were both in much better moods for it.

We wound up meeting Jane and Tara out at the movie theater, my dad wasn't feeling well so I hung back with them. [I did manage to injure my left big toe around this point in time. It hurts!] We ran back to Jane's, got Tara's siblings, and dragged them back to the theater. The doors were totally locked by the time we got there. And they totally let us in anyways. For free.

While Jane, Tara, and the munchkins went to see Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, I went off to see Batman Begins because I'm pretty sure that today was the last day of its theater run.

In the last 20 minutes of the movie, Michael came in to join me and he supplied me with a ride home after the movie was over (Jane and Tara had to take the munchkins back to Jane's after their movie was over). Pretty sure we were the last two customers to leave the theater.

I finally managed to get all of Tara's clothes back to her. Yay!

But she's leaving tomorrow. BOO!

Overall, my day didn't turn out too bad. Even if I did kind of suck at life today, at least I ended on a good note. ^_^

weez concert = awesooommme!!

ben folds is the shiznit

band again today it went well i figured out that its not gonna be fun trying to be in tune with the other pics all season... tuneing is gay but we went to sonicx after practice we being me danielle erin rachel kathy corey and sabrina and we all ate like fat kids lol and i gave corey a tube of chapstick to lick the window and then the manager came out and and was like did you just lick that window and he said ya sorry my bad it was SO freakin funny well ya tomorrow were gonna go buy rachel a jones and a death sympathy card... shes havin her wisdom teeth out and she is so nervous lol well thats about it ill talk to you fools later

today was pretty good. i saw an old friend at work. he used to come to my old youth group... he was surprised that i remembered him. lol. it was cool... hmmm... he may be applying at Chick-fil-A... so yeah... ummm... not too much going on... hmmm.... i'm looking for something meaningful to say... but i'm just not finding anything. i'm just emotionally spent i guess... tomorrow night i'm visiting the Bill Rice Ranch for service... so hopefully that will be good.. and then i'm sure i'll hang out w/ my brother and all his friends over there. i like it when my brother includes me :) hehe hmmm.... errrr.... hmmm... i guess that's all i got... i know it stinks... but oh well... night... ~Hope

"Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves." -Phil. 2:2 hmmm... i've got a lot to learn. word.

Fighting for Joy can be one of the hardest things to do. I mean usually if you are fighting for something then it means you are without it. Maybe you lost it, misplaced it, forgot you had it, or maybe never had it, however it happened its gone. This describes my past two days. It started when I woke up yesterday and I was just attacked with all these wrong thoughts and beliefs and I chose to believe them, thereby causing an emo mood ( I got this from Rachael ). While driving to Nashville to meet with my girls Lauren and Whitney, God gently reminded me that I had to fight for joy in times like these. God reminded me that I have a choice to make, I can choose to fight for the Truth in my life or lay down and die. This can be very difficult to do because honestly sometimes it just seems easier to lay down and die, but nothing comes from that. When we choose to believe God's Truth it can be so incredible to experience your heart, attitude, perspective, everything change. Its life being breathed into you... like someone just performed CPR on you. I think that is why it is SO important to be in God's word and to KNOW God's word. I think that is why I love the Psalms because we get see King David's walk with God and how he too struggled and didn't always continually have joy. I love reading through some of the Psalms because you see a perfect picture of David fighting and choosing to believe the Truth in his life. I think Psalm 62 is a great example of David crying out to God in a time of distress and claiming God's truth in that time. Granted David is actually fighting off real people, but the concept is the same.

Psalm 62

My soul finds rest in God alone; my salvation comes from him. He alone is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will never be shaken.

How long will you assault a man? Would all of you throw him down this leaning wall, this tottering fence? They full intend to topple him from his lofty place; they take delight in lies. With thier mouths they bless but in thier hearts they curse.

Find rest, O my soul in God alone; my hope comes from him. He alone is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will not be shaken. My salvation and my honor depend on God; he is my might rock, my refuge. Trust in him at all times O people; pour out your hearts to him, for God is our refuge.

Lowborn men are but a breath, the highborn are but a lie; if weighed on a balance they are nothing; together they are only a breath. Do not trust in extortion or take pride in stolen goods; though your riches increase, do not set your heart on them.

One thing God has spoken, two things have I heard: that you, O God, are strong, and that you, O Lord, are loving. Surely you will reward each person according to what he has done.

Just like David, we are fighting battles DAILY so like David we have to CHOOSE to believe God's Truth for our lives and this is possible when we KNOW God's Truth.

Anyway so that is what I have had to do today... Choose to believe God's Truth in my life. And I am STILL consciously having to do this as I write this. I hope you guys have a great night!

Also Eph 6:10-12 is helpful also. :)

Ok so today I turned 18 and another year is behind me. I look back and see how much I've changed and all that I've been through in the past year. It never ceases to amaze me, all the memories. I had a sleepover last night and 6 girls spent the night at my house (my poor dad). My car got decorated last night and it is so cute! We stayed up talking until 2 I think which wasn't too bad but I couldn't stay up too late because I had senior pics today and couldn't look bad for them. So this morning Leah and Megan came into the bonus room and sang me happy birthday at 7:53, the time I was born! Then 3 people stayed and got Mary Kay makeovers then I went to a band meeting for 30 minutes and then I was off to senior pics at 3. Those should be exciting to see when I get them back. I hope they turn out ok. I barely got back in time for our band practice from 6-9 tonight from the senior pics. I think I walked into practice at 5:59 or somethin. So after band I walk out and I'm starving and about to go to my birthday dinner at O'Charley's and I get practically ambushed by Leah, Megan, Malory, Kelly and Jeremy. They attacked me with silly string and confetti! It was so much fun. Then they had tied a balloon to my car and it's a princess balloon! I have to say that I've had THE BEST birthday ever!!!! I love you all very very much! Thanks to those who helped make it such a wonderful day!

today was kinda boring. we went shoppin and i got new clothes.we meet some kids,they were kinda weird tho.but tommorow should be fun cuz were goin 2 the movies!

~Jess~

haha i have three things to say...one is i am doing the 25 hings about yourself & two i am babysisting two lovely kids right now...three i hardly ever get any remarks

1. i am born on april fools day
2. i have been going to my church since the 4th grade
3. i don't belive in "best freinds" i belive in "favorite friends" & you have alot of them
4. i have my permit
5. i have broken 4 bones (2 toes, an elbow & an ankel), blackend both my eyes & had have stiches 2 times (foot & eye)
6. my freashman year i hope will be my hardest
7. i have had one boyfriend
8. my favorite friends are guys
9, one of my favorite freinds is going to new york this week
10. that same person got me an "i heart ny" shirt for my birthday
11. i have been to 6 differnt states
12. one of my favorite freinds is moving away friday to live with her dad : (
13. i have played soccer
14. i have cheered freashman at oakland & siegel
15. i now cheer varsity at oakland
16. i am watching hte incredbles right now
17. i don't like xanga...but i have one anyway
18. have been babysitting since between 7th & 8th grade
19. i am the oldest of my freinds who was born in 1990
20. one of my favorite freinds turn 16 satuday
21. i have only babysat boys...besides my sister
22. i have moved three times in my life time
23. i have gone to 7 difernt schools since i have been in kindergarden
24. my doctor for my elbow & ankel is the best doctor in the state...dr. johns
25. i love you very much!!!!!

I didnt get to drive to day or do anything interesting. Oh well. Im fine. Wasnt a bad day, just not really fun. I live...

- edit

Im gonna write a poem so that yall will leave remarks. hmmm. okay heres one.

Walkin down the road
Feelin' pretty swell.
Then I find a toad
And a real strang smell
I sniff the little creature
To see if it is him
But then I notice something...

Okay that was goin nowhere...
Good Night.

i meant to make this post yesteday but i didnt think about it until too late, but as of yesterday it had been 51 weeks. thats all. it seems like a whole lot longer. its amazing how much can change in less than a year. wow...

Today....

i went to sportscom and i got burnt cuz smart ol' me didnt bring sun screen..now before you call me completly stupid i had a reason..it was raining and really glummy before i went so i figured their would be 0 sun...i was wrong. But hey now it looks like i got a tan ?!?!
Ummm...then my mom told me to skip soccer (which i gladly did heheh) she asked me to go to the movies with her .. we went to go see wedding crashers..FLIPPEN HALARIOUS! gah loved that movie...umm im thinkn about asking this guy to the movies but i dunno if i wanna...hmm lol Im gonna ask how old ya gotta be to work at the movies cuz i mean that would be a flippen awesome job..free movies, see hot guys every day, and MONEY! hehehe yea your probably like Jack..Job..HAHAHA yea right. But i dunno ive been bored NO MORE SOCCER TILL MONDAY! i actually have a weekend!!! ahhh nice well call up my cell if yall get bored leave some remarks hobos!
GO LISTEN TO OHIO IS FOR LOVERS!
-Jack

i am ungrounded!

Just updatin or w/e it is called well t2yl

well guys, i must say that the funky weird mood/vibe that u've been gettin from the past posts is over. i think im gonna be ok. the shock is now over i think i can be in the same room as some people now. lets just hope things go back to the way they were pr at least as close as possible. but anyway 2morrow the wisdom teethies go bye bye, sooo i will be unreachable for a couple days though messages and cell phone or on here if people dont wanna take the extra step lol im jus messin with u guys though it would mean a lot..... lol. but anyway, love you guys. please pray. hope to see you all sunday. thank you for your time and attention!

Well, this song doesn't really qualify as an "old" country song, but it does date back several years to my fomer die-hard country days. I haven't heard this song in years, but I thought the message it contains was rather relevant to my current life situation. So, when I heard it faintly playing in the background at the restaurant, I knew that I had to look up the lyrics (and I thought I would share them with you all).


"Shut Up And Drive" by Chely Wright

Shut up and drive
You don't know what you're talkin' about
He's not the one - You oughta know that by now. You've got one of those hearts that keeps changing your mind Your heart has a way of making you stay
So shut up and drive

Don't look in the mirror
He might have that look in his eyes
The one that's so strong
It strangles your will to survive
He's mastered the art of lookin' sincere
His eyes have a way of making you stay
Don't look in the mirror

I'm the voice you never listen to
And I had to break your heart to make you see
That he's the one who will be missin' you
And you'll only miss the man that you wanted him to be

Turn the radio on
To drown out the sound of goodbye
Blink back the tears
Show me you still got your pride
Just get yourself lost
In a sad country song
Those guys that they play know just what to say
Turn the radio on

Shut up and drive
Don't look in the mirror
Turn the radio on
Get out of here
Shut up and drive

well, i have to spend 3-6 days in the hospital during Pre-bandcamp. but i can have vistors if anyone wants to come hang out. i get to have all the ice cream i want.

i've changed alot since the end of school. lost more than 40 lbs. i'm excited to get back and see every one but i dont want to go back at the same time. i had fun this summer. never a dull moment.

i miss not talking to anyone. didn't have any phone calls. but i cant say i called anyone either.

but see everyone later..

havent done this in awhile...

leaving for louisiana tomorrow to see my sister and for my grandparents 50th anniversary

-ashley

ha....i have a profile photo. but it also has Corey in it. oh well. i look like a bit of an angry lesbian.

*sigh* It takes a lot of time to improve... I'm having trouble with something very frusterating... lol, of course I'm talkin' about band music... of course I would have trouble with something in traditional grip that is SO easy to me in matched.... I need to spend more time practicing but I've gotten to that point where I practiced SO much that my hands don't wanna speed up anymore... (I hate that...) so I have to stop... but I don't want to...

Well, for those of you who don't know who Bernard Goldberg is or about his book "100 People Who Are Screwing Up America"... well I was going to tell you about it but it's pretty selfexplainatory. But yeah, I REALLY wanna read it cuz I've watched as many interview with him about it as I can find (most of them are attacks against him... let's just say that on a show watched by next to nobody he was treated like his oppinion didn't matter... they got really angry..... and they hadn't even READ the book) and I agree with most of what I've HEARD... so I want to read it to see if I agree with the entire book. If you want to see a FAIR interview I suggest goig to www.foxnews.com/oreilly
right now there is one interview with him but they just did another one live so it should be up soon... (it talks about one of the attacks agains Bernard Goldberg) I'm sorry if this post offended anyone becuz of the book or author... if you must know I don't consider myself a republican or a democrat but a moderate who attemps to take in each point and evaluate it against my beliefs. Politics are to screwed up anyway and I don't want to be part of the continuous sill argument about who's MORE right or better.... it's quite silly I must say....

Gloria Patri
Nathan

Today Charles and I ate lunch with Bethany. I had a great time. :) Afterwards, I watched Days of Our Lives. It is my little guilty pleasure. Then I got new headphones for my Shuffle cause I already broke the ones I had. Then I went to the gym and walked. When I left, I saw Laban. Talked to him for just a sec, then I came home to my husband. Things are good. :) I am missing my old job in Knoxville- the one where I sat around in the call center at Jewelry Television, taking orders and making friends. When I was there, I read the first 5 Harry Potter books. I can't wait to read the 6th, but I just can't seem to get started. I read very slowly and I don't like to start unless I know I have a large chunk of time ahead of me. I hope everyone else is well... gotta go play with the kitten! :)

Today I drove a 15-passenger van around Manhattan. And I have been told that I drive like I've lived here forever. Pretty good for a girl who failed her driver's license... twice. (shhh! that's a secret!)
Yesterday I took the team to the Bronx for ministry. Have I explained about teams? We host youth groups and church mission teams here and set up ministry for them to do in the city for a week. So the youth group here this week is from Winconsin and they are fun. Like I was saying, yesterday we went to the Bronx and today we went to Times Square for ministry. It was fun and I did it with all my heart. But it's tough ministry and not what I would choose to do. Be faithful with the little, right? So I need to be faithful in the ministry God has placed before me until I can fully work on ministry that God has created me for.

I spent some time today reading a few chapters in a random little book I found in our house called The Unquenchable Worshipper by Matt Redman. I don't know what in the universe made me start thinking back to Big Stuf... I guess just thinking about the awesome worship there made me think of it... and I thought about Louie and some of the things he said. As Christians, we're supposed to work as hard as we can to be the best at whatever we do, so that others will see the glory of God radiating through us.

That is a form of worship... that is worship... our lifestyle. What we do and how we live. So, I want to be involved with video production. Whether I work in Hollywood or make videos like the one we saw last night or do something with music videos in both the Christian and mainstream markets... I am to do it in a way that will honor God, please God, and radiate God.

I remember the relief I felt when Louie said that we can just chill out and be normal people... we don't have to push Jesus into people's faces in order to radiate Him. I don't have to tell everyone on a set about Jesus. Rather, I should strive to be the best producer, director, friend, employee, whatever I am to each person, that I possibly can be, and God will work through it.

I don't know what this has to do with anything. Maybe it's just encouragement before New York. Maybe God just wants me to know that if I am the best painter I can be on the trip, He will handle the rest and work through it.

"The glory of God is man fully alive." -Saint Ireneus

not feeling good.
starbucks was fun though :]]
got alot of things off my chest
by talking with my sunday school teacher.
I love her < 3
&& charlie and the chocolate factory
was pretty awesome.
definately my money's worth
read read read darlings

okay so this book that I have to read for my English class at Lipscomb is very interesting....
This book talks about how even though we as a culture have all kinds of entertainment at our fingertips,from the internet to video games, people are still suffering from boredom these days. I think this author is completely right, because nobody is fully content with their daily routines...it becomes monotonous and humdrum. Also, entertainment such as movies and tv shows can only hold our interest for so long. This book also talks about how people can get burned out from all of the entertainment...for instance going to the movies or watching tv can get boring after a while, and so people run out of things to do.
But yeah, so there's my little blog for the day!
Hope you all enjoyed it! I'm gonna go read some more of this book now...
Love in Christ, Kaylei

I think that sufficiently covers it.

I won't go on too long of a rant, because I can't stand it when people wallow. And even though I still do it on occasion, I don't like being a hippocrite.

Some of my more recent problems [in short]:

• I have ruddy skin.
  
• The object of my obsession affection is a dingbat.
  
• I lost count of the number of times today that I ran my car over a curb or accidentally almost caused it bodily harm.
  
• I have given myself at least 3 large bruises in the past week. Not from anything athletic or amazing - more like from walking into furniture and walls and such.
  
• I haven't done any of my summer homework.
  
• My friends don't like each other. Sometimes I wonder if I like them either.
  
• I am so incompetent of a [female] human being that I can neither comprehend nor execute the proper operation of simple objects such as a blow dryer, a hair clip, or an eyeliner pencil.
  
• I did not keep the promise I made to myself at the beginning of the summer - about quitting sodas, working out, getting a job, any of it.
  
• I'm not patient.
  
• At times I'm not very compassionate either.
  
• I get terribly upset about the stupidest things.
  
• I'm missing a really good band tonight. Because I'm currently too much of a bitch to enjoy myself and have a good time.
  

Well... that's not really short. But it's shorter than the paragraph-for-every-bullet long entry I could have written.

My hope is built on nothing less
Than Jesus’ blood and righteousness
I dare not trust the sweetest frame
But wholly lean on Jesus’ name

On Christ the solid Rock I stand
All other ground is sinking sand
All other ground is sinking sand


Last night that video we showed really did make me think. well it all started yesterday when i was looking at the video before wednesday night and i just felt someone saying don't watch it till showtime. so i put it up and didn't watch it till diversion that night. so yea it really did make me ponder what am i builing my life on. am i building my life on something that will last or something that won't. Bro. Dean's words from a sermon series he did in january about giving, "where are you storing up your riches in the storehouse on earth or in the storehouse in heaven." So many times we just need to sit back and examine ourselves where are you storing your "treasures". When you look before God at the judgement seat what is God going to say to you?? i know that might sound weird but i just thought i would throw that out. Let me know what you think -stephen

Went bowling today...my scores got increasingly better. These were my stats:
game 1: 110
game 2: 135
game 3: 138
game 4: 143

It was thursday, so they had a special where its only a $1.50 per game. I blew the turkey about 3 times, which made me kinda mad (for all of those who don't know, a turkey is 3 strikes in a row). I went with ben, alex, john, meredith, ami, olivia, and aaron. It was a blast! Anyways, i'm kinda bummed out because I can't hang out with clint, rachel, and everybody else tomorrow and watch heavy weights because I have to go to my grandparents 50th wedding anniversary thing...blah. Oh well. Hope that you guys have fun. See yall later.

~ Garrett

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Well, me and Janie are about to go and see a preview for "The Island".
My family is getting here tonight....bleah...
I'm leaving for Illinois tomorrow...
My new home...

hey yall wow its been awhile! but yeah everything is going good. for those of you who dont kno me and bEn jammin r back together!!!!!!

I just got back from dance camp and we took home pretty much everything! we rock!!!!

went bowling today that was fun i bowled like in the 70s thats suxs! oh well

well g2g eat some dinner

Much love

~* Big O *~

So that video last night really got me to thinking about storms. They are used as an example of all the bad time and all the trials. "Just endure the strom." Even God uses it as symbolism. It's awesome symbolism, if it weren't for the storm and the rain, there would be no life. The rain, or storm, gives life to all that is beautiful. Yes, some storms destroy, but we learn from them, we fix and reinforce what was damaged. The storm cycle is also a natural cycle of our planet, and a necessary one. We cannot prevent the stroms, but we can protect ourselves from them, but not always. Sometimes it is only the grace of God that protects us, and sometimes for a greater reason than we can understand we must face the storm. And when the storm is through, the sun does come out and shine through. Contrast brings beauty.

I also read a great quote in Wild at Heart last night: "The world of posers is shaken by a real man. They'll do whatever it takes to get you back in line-threaten you, bribe you, seduce you, undermine you. They crucified Jesus. But it didn't work did it?"

So I was reading someone's post about how they wanted a fairytale, and I just have to ask....

If you were to write your fairytale, what would it be?

Mine is fairly warped. It would involve a reluctant royal bound to a prearranged marriage contract. This sticky situation is made doubly difficult by the fact that she is developing extraordinary powers over which she has no control, leaving them apt to manifest at very inopportune moments. So like any dutiful daughter would, she leaves home and assumes a commoner identity. During her travels, which are rife with adventure as always, she winds up in a situation that involves her saving the life of a foreign-born travelling minstrel. The minstrel attaches himself to her, and try as she might, she just can't shake him off. This, just like in any other fairytale, means they eventually fall in love. They travel to his native country, where there's an excess of political unrest. They overthrow the corrupt nobility and just before everyone lives happily ever after....

She discovers he's the monarch she tried to escape a prearranged marriage contract with by running away.

Then everyone lives happily ever after.

So, what's yours?
Come oooon, tell!

Hey guys..been a while..well today is the 21st, that means only 8 more days til my 16th birthday!..so excited

Lifes fucked up right now!.. My parents hate Matt, yet, i love him..Why can't they see my side of this whole thing..mm don't think they can...He's my world and im NOT letting anyone else come between that..never..

well, my bestest friend Morgan is coming over tonight to celebrate my birthday a little early, b/c she won't be here on my actual birthday, she will also miss my party..sad i guess..

I have major plans on my birthday..besides the dreaded band camp..oh well..hopefully i can send it mostly sneaking around and spending it with Matt..mm yea..sounds good..well

Have a good day love,

-Heather

^Eisley^

My hair is in pig tails and I feel like a little southern girl heh.
"I shall never grow up, make believe is much too fun"

Last night I went to see Amanda and Grant play at a concert. They were sooo good. And then me and kelly and tyler just left and ate and went to the square and talked.
"we were walking downtown, my favorite part of town"

Its sad how lyrics can describe everything. Man, I am a dork =) .
"I am at a loss for words here"

Discovery Center was extra tiring today. Its really hard chasing an autistic 4 year old around for 3 hours straight....But hes still adorable. Like, today he said "i want to go over your house. I want to go over Katie's house." I was like "awwwww i love you!"

I cant believe we have our first band practice this Tuesday. Where did the summer go?!
"Heres a thanks for a summer I will always remember"

You should make the rest of the day really fun. Yeah, you. Right there. *points to you*
"Its been a bad day and all i wanna do is look at you and know im okay." [hasnt really been a bad day, just a long one. im far tooo happy lately to actually have a "bad" day]

So I babysat today and went to the MTSU pool with the kids, they had passes. Amilia (who is 6) she can't swim very well and she was scared of the slide but I convinced her to go on it with me... she liked it alot which made me happy. She is one of the funniest little girls I have ever met... I can't wait to be a teacher.


amor!

cz

I wish I lived on the lake...it is so relaxing.

gosh guys thanks for all the comments!!
*lauren*

hmm so not many remarks.

playing paper soccer with my dad + listening to phantom of the opera= good day :)

The Soundtrack of My Life
- Opening Credits:”Speed of Sound” by Coldplay
- Waking-Up scene: “I Want to Save You”, “I Woke up in Car” by Something Corporate or “Take Cover” by Acceptance, or maybe even “Perfect Time of Day” by Howie Day...I dunno...
- Average Day scene: “Everything’s Right” by Matt Wertz
- Falling In Love scene: “$8 Movie” by Rob Blackledge
- Love Scene: “Bigger Than Us” by Andy Davis
- Fight With a Friend scene: “Which to Bury, Us or the Hatchet?” by Relient K
- Break-Up/Post Break-Up scene: “The Brilliant Dance” by Dashboard Confessional
- Lonely scene: “Screaming Infidelities” by Dashboard Confessional
- Get Back Together scene: “Till Kingdom Come” by Coldplay
- Fight scene: “Selfless, Cold, and Composed” by Ben Folds Five
- Wandering Around Randomly scene: “Vienna” by Billy Joel
- Heartbreak scene: “Hurts To Watch” by Andy Davis
- Mental Breakdown scene: “Same Problem” by Waking Ashland
- Driving scene: “Skyline Drive” by Mae
- a scene that would ONLY happen if i was MARRIED: “Colorblind” by The Counting Crows
- Dream sequence: “Let Go” by Frou Frou
- Party scene: “Sell Out” by Reel Big Fish
- Happy Dance scene: “Dance in the River”!!!!!!!!!!!
- Regret scene: “Come Let Us Return to the Lord”
- Long Night Alone scene: “Hear You Me” by Jimmy Eat World
- Closing credits: “Orange Sky” Alexi Murdoch

Every gift reveals Gods love....but no gift reveals his love more than the gifts of the cross. They came, not wrapped in paper, but in passion. Not placed around a tree, but a cross. And not covered with ribbions, but sprinkled with blood.
~Max Lucado.."He Chose the Nails"

wow...im reading an amazing book....i was lookin through andis books and i remerber ashley saying this was a really good book!! and i only read tha 1st chapter tonight and it was great!!! really opened my eyes!!! i recommend this book even tho im only in tha 1st chapter!!!

well today....an eventful day:
Blaze...ate my flip flop
Blaze woke me up at 6 am b/c he got sick off tha cookies my sister left on tha table and he decided to eat!!!
went to eat w/ robins family
church was awesome tonight!!! i loved the music.....here is what i learned...
Lord, this world has nothing for me
I will follow you.
it was amazing what the kids a MFUGE did...i just hope we have an awesome time in New York like they did at mfuge!!!
things are insane in my life!! at tha moment..some of you have no idea!! but o well!!! things will get better!!! God is always with me!!!
.
Love Through Christ
~Rachel~

i made JV! i found out early this morning and i was so happy, congratulations to one of my best friends, allison, for making field hockey!

luvu all,
chelsea

last night was soo much fun. I spent the night at beckys in honor of her bday. Hahaha we all have pretty decorated cars now. Well mines not....my parents made me wash the windows...oh well. Me and Leah went and...nevermind can't say....lol. Well I'm off to finish gettin ready. I hope everyone has a great day!!!! TTEL!!! ByE!!!

i really dislike morning headaches.
don't say it's my diet.
the solid and liquid substances i put in my mouth are improving in quality.

i am so not ready for school.
i am so behind.
so what do i do?
get on the computer and waste another few hours.

bleh.

what are you doing?

humph.
i need to go R-E-E-D.
Great Gatsby stinks.

Yea, I'm better now. Just having one of those days. I love you!
I fixed up my xanga a little bit. Come check it out!

welp... i went shopping with abby and carly yesterday! ^_^ i got a new cropped jacket at charlotte russe, a -police line do not cross- belt, blue eyeliner, a "boys pride" bumper sticker (what it said on the receipt), and a pac man belt for abby at Hot Topic with my 40% discount! whoop.

then i went and got kasey and we went to nashville. boring again. we mainly walked around Hickory Hollow and acted like spoiled rich kids. it was very fun... but got old. then we went to the vanderbilt area, but didn't know what to do...

tonight is Cake!! hehe. it'll be fun. i get to meet Harris, Alan, Conor, and some other hos from nashville. ^_^ and i've never really listened to Cake till last night, and i LOVE them!! yay.

well... i'm off.

wassup folks this is my really really first entry. lauren was just pushing me out of the way so i couldnt do anything. what she says about my car is half true. yes im getting a new car but im still keeping my mustang. i would never get rid of that thing. then i would be mustang sally anymore. im not sure what i want. obviously something more fuel economical. my job requires that i drive about 55-60 miles a day and i cant be driving a car that has 12 miles to the gallon. i wouldnt have any money. well i must depart. peace

Did You ever know lonliness? Did You ever know need?
Do You remember just how long a night can get?
When You are barely holding on, and Your friends fall asleep,
and don't see the blood that's running in Your sweat?

I can't see how You're leading me,
unless You've led me here,
to where I'm lost enough to let myself be led...

Pray for London Two attacks in three weeks!

CNN

so there are some road blocks though that arent there just so that the oil companies can make more money like i said in my last entry. for instance, train track crossings. when those bars come down and the lights blink and make a really loud noise, that means stop. but apparently this dummy i saw on the way home from work this morning didnt think so.

so i'm sittin at the intersection and i hear the track crossing at the intersection to my right start to ding and i'm like "there must be a train comin." but apparently this dummey on the other side thought that he needed to be somewhere in a hurry and he went around the guards. all of a sudden you here a screeching and a whistle blast thats non stop. why are some people so stupid.

work was alright, it went my extra fast.

piece

>
>
> Subject: Ashamed of God
>
>
>>
>>> I guess this is true....we always have time to forward jokes, but
>>> not
>> serious stuff. I hope you have time to read to the end as I did.
>>
>>
>>> Subject: Fw: Ashamed of God
>>>
>>>
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > It will be interesting to see how many of you send this back
to
>>> > me....
>>> > Read only if you have time for God
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Let me tell you, make sure you read all the way to the
>>> > bottom.
>> I
>>> > almost deleted this email but I was blessed when I got
>>> > to the
>>> > end.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Subject: READ ONLY IF YOU HAVE TIME FOR God
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > God, when I received this e-mail, I thought...
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > I don't have time for this... And, this is really
>> inappropriate
>>> > during work.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Then, I realized that this kind of thinking is...
>>> > Exactly,
>> what
>>> > has caused lot of the problems in our world today.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
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>>> >
>>> > We try to keep God in church on Sunday morning...
>>> >
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>>> > Maybe, Sunday night...
>>> >
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>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
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>>> >
>>> >
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>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > And, the unlikely event of a midweek service.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > We do like to have Him around during sickness...
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > And, of course, at funerals.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > However, we don't have time, or room, for Him during
>>> > work or
>>> > play...
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Because... That's the part of our lives we think... We
>>> > can,
>> and
>>> > should, handle on our own.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > May God forgive me for ever thinking...
>>> >
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>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > That... there is a time or place where...
>>> >
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>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > HE is not to be FIRST in my life.
>>> >
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>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > We should always have time to remember all HE has done
>>> > for us.
>>> >
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>>> >
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>>> >
>>> >
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>>> >
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>>> >
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>>> >
>>> > If, You aren't ashamed to do this...
>>> >
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>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
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>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Please follow the directions.
>>> >
>>> >
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>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
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>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Jesus said, "If you are ashamed of me, I will be ashamed

>>> > of
>>> you
>>> > before my Father.."
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Not ashamed?
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Pass this on ONLY IF YOU MEAN IT!!
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Yes, I do Love God.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > HE is my source of existence and Savior.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > He keeps me functioning each and every day Without Him, I

>>> > will
>> be
>>> > nothing. But, with Christ, HE strengthens me. (Phil
>>> > 4:13)
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > This is the simplest test.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > If You Love God... And, are not ashamed of all the
>>> > marvelous
>>> > things HE has done for you...
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Send this to ten people
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > I don't think I know 10 people who would admit they love
>> Jesus.
>>> > Do You love Him?
>>> >
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>>> >
>>> > THE POEM
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > I knelt to pray but not for long, I had too much to do.
>>> > I had
>> to
>>> > hurry and get to work For bills would soon be due. So I
>>> > knelt
>> and
>>> > said a hurried prayer,
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > And jumped up off my knees.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > My Christian duty was now done
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > My soul could rest at ease.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > All day long I had no time
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > To spread a word of cheer. No time to speak of Christ to
>> friends,
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > They'd laugh at me I'd fear.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > No time, no time, too much to do,
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > That was my constant cry,
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > No time to give to souls in need
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > But at last the time, the time to die.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > I went before the Lord, I came, I stood with downcast
eyes.
>> For
>>> > in his hands God held a book; It was the book of
life.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > God looked into his book and said
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > "Your name I cannot find.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > I once was going to write it down...
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > But never found the time"
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Now do you have the time to pass it on?
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Make sure that you scroll through to the end.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Easy vs. Hard
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Why is it so hard to tell the truth but Yet so easy to
>>> > tell a
>>> > lie?
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Why are we so sleepy in church but Right when the sermon
>>> > is
>> over
>>> > we suddenly wake up?
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Why is it so hard to talk about God but yet so easy to
>>> > talk
>> about
>>> > nasty stuff?
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Why is it so boring to look at a Christian magazine, but

>>> > yet
>> so
>>> > easy to look at a nasty one?
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Why is it so easy to delete a Godly e- ma il, but yet we
>> forward
>>> > all of the nasty ones?
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Why are the churches getting smaller but yet the bars
>>> > and
>> dance
>>> > clubs are getting larger?
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Do you give up? Think about it . Are you going to
>>> > forward
>> this,
>>> > or delete it?
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Just remember-God is watching you. Prayer Wheel-Let's
>>> > see the
>>> > devil stop this one!
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Here's what the wheel is all about. When you receive
>>> > this, say
>> a
>>> > prayer for the person that sent it to you....
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > That's all you have to do....
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > There is nothing attached....
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > This is so powerful....
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >

>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Of all the free gifts we may receive, Prayer is the
>>> > very best
>>> > one....
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > There are no costs, but wonderful rewards.. GOD
BLESS!
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > May God keep you and bless you. If this doesn't give you
>> chills,
>>> > nothing will...this message is very true. Hope you are
>>> > all as
>>> > blessed as I was from this story. I wonder how many
>>> > people
>> will
>>> > delete this without reading it because of the title on
it?
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > There once was a man named George Thomas, pastor in a
>>> > small
>> New
>>> > England town. One Easter Sunday morning he came to the
>>> > Church
>>> > carrying a rusty, bent, old bird cage, and set it by the
>> pulpit.
>>> > Eyebrows were raised and, as if in response, Pastor
>>> > Thomas
>> began
>>> > to speak..."I was walking through town yesterday when I

>>> > saw
>>> a
>>> > young boy coming toward me swinging this bird cage. On
>>> > the
>> bottom
>>> > of the cage were three little wild birds, shivering with
>>> > cold
>> and
>>> > fright. I stopped the lad and asked, "What you got
>>> > there,
>> son?"
>>> > "Just some old birds," came the reply.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > "What are you gonna do with them?" I asked
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > "Take 'em home and have fun with 'em," he answered. "I'm
>>> gonna
>>> > tease 'em and pull out their feathers to make 'em
fight.
>>> > I'm
>>> > gonna have a real good time." "But you'll get tired of
>>> those
>>> > birds sooner or later. What will you do?"
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > "Oh, I got some cats," said the little boy "They like
>>> birds. I'll
>>> > take 'em to them."
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > The pastor was silent for a moment. "How much do you
>>> > want for
>>> > those birds, son?"
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > "Huh?? !!! Why, you don't want them birds, mister.
>>> > They're
>> just
>>> > plain old field birds. They don't sing. They ain't even
>> pretty!"
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > "How much?" the pastor asked again.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > The boy sized up the pastor as if he were crazy and said,
>> "$10?"
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > The pastor reached in his pocket and took out a ten
>>> > dollar
>> bill.
>>> > He placed it in the boy's hand. In a flash, the boy was

>>> > gone.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > The pastor picked up the cage and gently carried it to
>>> > the end
>> of
>>> > the alley where there was a tree and a grassy spot.
>>> > Setting
>> the
>>> > cage down, he opened the door, and by softly tapping
>>> > the bars
>>> > persuaded the birds out, setting them free.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Well, that explained the empty bird cage on the pulpit,
>>> > and
>> then
>>> > the pastor began to tell this story.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > One day Satan and Jesus were having a conversation.
>>> > Satan had
>>> > just come from the Garden of Eden, and he was gloating
and
>>> > boasting. "Yes, sir, I just caught the world full of
>>> > people
>> down
>>> > there. Set me a trap, used bait I knew they couldn't
resist.
>> Got
>>> > 'em all!"
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > "What are you going to do with them?" Jesus asked.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Satan replied, "Oh, I'm gonna have fun! I'm gonna teach
>>> > them
>>> how
>>> > to marry and divorce each other, how to hate and abuse

>>> > each
>>> > other, how to drink and smoke and curse. I'm gonna teach
>>> > them
>> how
>>> > to invent guns and bombs and kill each other. I'm really

>>> > gonna
>>> > have fun!"
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > "And what will you do when you get done with them?" Jesus
>>> asked.
>>> > "Oh, I'll kill 'em," Satan glared proudly. "How much
>>> do you want
>>> > for them?" Jesus asked.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > "Oh, you don't want those people. They ain't no good.
>>> > Why,
>> you'll
>>> > take them and they'll just hate you. They'll spit on
>>> > you,
>> curse
>>> > you and kill you. You don't want those people!!"
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > "How much?" He asked again.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Satan looked at Jesus and sneered, "All your blood,
>>> > tears and
>>> > your life."
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Jesus said, "DONE!"
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Then He paid the price.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > The pastor picked up the cage he opened the door and he
>>> > walked
>>> > from the pulpit...
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Notes: Isn't it funny how simple it is for people to
>>> > trash God
>>> > and then wonder why the world's going to hell.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Isn't it funny how someone can say "I believe in God"
>>> > but
>>> still
>>> > follow Satan (who, by the way, also "believes" in
God).
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Isn't it funny how you can send a thousand jokes through
>> e-mail
>>> > and they spread like wildfire, but when you start
sending
>>> > messages regarding the Lord, people think twice about
>>> > sharing?
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Isn't it funny how when you go to forward this message,
>>> > you
>> will
>>> > not send it to many on your address list because you're
>>> > not
>> sure
>>> > what they believe, or what they will think of you for
>>> > sending
>> it
>>> > to them.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Isn't it funny how I can be more worried about what other
>> people
>>> > think of me than what God thinks of me.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > I pray, for everyone who sends this to their entire
>>> > address
>> book,
>>> > they will be blessed by God in a way special for
them.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > And send it back to the person who sent it, to let them
>>> > know
>> that
>>> > indeed it was sent out to many more.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>>
>>>
>>> ________________________________________
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>

Only in America...can a pizza get to your house faster than an ambulance.
Only in America...do people order a double cheeseburger, large fries, and a diet coke.

Only in America...do banks leave both doors open and then chain the pens to the counters.

Only in America...do we leave cars worth thousands of dollars in the driveway and leave useless things and junk in boxes in the garage.

Only in America...do we use answering machines/caller i.d. to screen calls and then have call waiting so we won't miss a call from someone we didn't want to talk to in the first place.

Only in America...do we buy hot dogs in packages of ten and buns in packages of eight.

Only in America...do we use the word "politics" to describe the process so well: "Poli" in Latin meaning "many" and "tics" meaning "blood-sucking creatures."

~ok go

wow, i went to bed at 9 last night. haha i lose the "lets see who can stay up latest" game. by like 4-5 hours.

camp has been fun. never in my life have i seen people love a slide as much as these kids do.

goin to my g-mas next week, will be gone sunday-wednesday. if anyone cares.

i had the most bizarre dream last night, we won't go into that though.


the end

Theres nothing I can say to make my thoughts clear to you or anyone else. I feel like my life has become an abstraction.

If anyone doesnt already know, I'm legally blind in my right eye.

My parents don't feel I should get a job during the school year because they don't feel i could handle it and school work. simultaniously.(Such trust.. such indeed)
On the other hand, the child support checks my biological father writes go directly into my hands now adays. This has become my primary source of income. (In other words, I feel like a total bum and that I'm being forced to be)

Today is July 21st. Do you know what that means? In 1 month & 2 days, I will no longer be a residence of the home I have been living in since 4th grade, or the town that I've been claiming as my own since.. well... my whole life.

Im excited. I cant wait to be a college kid... on my own (to some degree of course lol). Im very excited... and I'm also nervous. I hope I can accomplish what I've set forward to accomplish b/c let's face it, I'm an outstanding procrastinator. I also dont like practicing my horn, and what's my major again lol? Music ed. :)

And as I am excited and nervous...Im very sad too. Im sad to be leaving behind all of you fine people. I'll miss my family (even my brother!) even though I do NOT like admitting it. I'll really miss this one kid.. he means a whole lot to me. I'll miss sooo much...

And that makes me afraid. :(


the seaweed is always greener
in somebody else's lake
you dream about going up there
but that is a big mistake
just look at the world around you
right here on the ocean floor
such wonderful things around you
what more is you looking for?

I haven't forgotten about you Phusebox... I have just been sick. I'll write later... it's late and I have work in the morning.


:edit:


Okay! So, last night was a blast. Lots of fun with Amanda. She kinda lied to her daddy about who she was going with... and she kinda got caught... but it's ok. She will most likely only get a lecture (wich is amazing because I would have a stick of dynimite stuck up my ass... and I would recieve a lecture). We went to see Wedding Crashers, wich was rated R. Neither of us are 18, but my good looks and good flirting abilities got us in. It was good. lots of titties. It was really funny too. After that, Amanda and I came back to my house, and she kissed me (really it's more like made out) goodbye. I had a great time.

So, as you all have read, I have been sick, puking. I hate puking. It's so nasty. I don't know what I had, but, whatever it was, it lasted two days... and I puked... so it sucked. The good side to me being sick was I didn't have to go work for two days! I got alot of reading done on The Half-Blood Prince. LOL!!! Yeah, I'm a geek.

So, anyway, thats about all I have to write about, so, I'll let you kids go...

Later.
Brett

My best friend came 2 visit 4m the old neighbohood last week.We met lots of people at the movies and stuff.i love her!She loves me too.I need to find more friends 4m here though cuz imma b lonley when she leaves.


A shoulder to cry on,
an ear to bend,
money to borrow,
clothes to lend,
Friday night hangouts,
afternoon walks,
2am phone calls,
private talks,
memories together will never end,
always and forever best friends!


Im Out~Jess

Whoever thought of the idea of a cassserole was a total genius- and I'm not using the word lightly here... I mean think about it...all the good things that you like all in one dish. Could this be heaven?

WOW! thats the only way I know how to describe my night. it was so awesomely amazing! i went to church and then jamie and whitney and rachel were SUPPOSED to go with me to *hu hum*'s house to chill and watch movies....they all 3 bailed on me...so that left just me and him.we watched the notebook and it was so much fun..."Lighten up and smile" "when your smiling its so much nicer". awww jus the way he talks to me is like unexplainable! it so great.. and he met my mom tonight and obivously she liked him or she wouldnt have been like have fun and jus dont be late, which I came home at midnight and she didnt say a word. im so glad to bc the one BIG thing I learned tonight is DONT BE JUDGEMENTAL! DONT JUDGE SOMEONE BEFORE YOU KNOW THEM, LET ALONE BEFORE YOU TALK TO THEM!!!!! thats something I did with this person thru high school and now I wish I hadnt. I cant change the past with him but I can sure as heck change the future and I plan to do jus that!!!

great quotes



"The Moral Law tells us the tune we have to play: our instincts are merely the keys..."

--Mere Christianity


"When humans should have become as perfect in voluntary obedience as the inanimate creation is in its lifeless obedience, then they will put on its glory, or rather that greater glory of which Nature is only the first sketch."

--The Weight of Glory

well went to church and got to talk to all my youth group kids i was so happy to see them and after it was over me abby carly and erin went to DQ and got ice cream and i fixed the lamp!! lol but then we decided to leave cause these chicks were scoffing at us a lot... so not cool but ya we had fun and more band tomorrow and im supposed to be getting my vans tomorrow too!! im excited

... oh yeah we went to the outlet malls in lebanon and i got a snazzy green cami to wear at camp and a really happy black skirt

well love ya and ill see ya on the flip side fools

As I sit here debating on what to write, or type actually, I am consumed with the feeling of heartache and happiness all at the same time. Music is so powerful, I know random, but it really is the music that I chose to listen to is dependant on my mood. I also love to let people listen to a song with which the words describe the exact way I feel. Tonight as I sat in my car with an extremely close friend of mine listening to music and talkin bout my future I relieze how much I missed and love him. I also reliezed that in just a short amount of time all of my friends that I love will be moving away. We are all about to set on a very real journey of the begining of our lives. And is just me or is anyone else scared out of their mind and extremely consumed with sadness because of the friends moving away. I know Ive strayed away from what I started to talk about in the begining but Im scared that all this wonderful people who have been in my life since I can remeber and have been with me and there for me in soo much that in just a short time will be gone to Knoxville or NC State, Auburn, and even the ones here at MTSU I guess the whole meaning of this entry was to say that I love everyone of yall!!! Every one has a special and there own place in my heart and I wish nothin but love and goodness for everyone as we start this next chapter in our lives!

See, you and me
Have a better time than most can dream
Have it better than the best
And so can pull on through
Whatever tears at us
Whatever holds us down
And if nothing can be done
We'll make the Best of What's Around

i have realized that i, sarah e. link, am an extremely passive aggressive person.

today amanda and i went shopping and it was mighty fine. i picked up some yellow shades and an araye of other marvelous things.

i also got my tetanus shot this morning.. and let me tell you, i was brave. actually i didn't even realize she shot me (?) until she was like "all done". it was nuts, i didn't feel it one bit! except now my arm is all sorts of sore.

oh well... what can you do?

i sat on a bench with mr. gilmore tonight. we played on a swing set too and then looked at ducks in the pond. it was good.

i took a nap at 7:00 in the evening tonight and let me tell you... it was a good one.

that's all my random thoughts as of now...

don't wanna stand here and shout your praise
and walk away and forget your name
i stand for you if it's all i do
cause there is nothing compared to you
cause all i want in this lifetime is you
and all i want in this whole world is you

tell the world that Jesus lives
tell the world that...tell the world that
tell the world that He died for them
tell the world that He lives again

no longer i but Christ in me
cause it's the truth that set me free
how could this world be a better place
but by Thy mercy,by Thy grace

cause all i want in this lifetime is You...and all i want in this whole world is You

tell the world that Jesus lives
tell the world that...tell the world that
tell the world that He died for them
tell the world that He lives again

Come on, come on, we'll tell the world about you

Yoinked from SingAHappySong/Amy Pow-ahhs



photo from SingAHappySong

Just another fulfilling work day.... ;)

It's like theres dirt that won't wash off my hands. I can't shake this temporary funk, this feeling of wasting my time.

Tomorrow is another day.

and I'll become, what you became to me....

Brian was killed by Kelly tonight with a knife at Davy Crockett's.



photo from SingAHappySong

I also ate the worst $7 meal in my life, and I spilled my water all over Kelly (sorry again girl!) but it was still pretty fun. Most of all, I'm excited for Clint and Rachel and their new baby! YAY!

So... everyone... well maybe I shouldn't say everyone... but a lot of people are really learning a lot right now. I don't feel like I'm drifting away from God, but I don't feel any closer. But this morning I kept reading about how God is always working even we don't see it. So that is what I standing on and believing in... I don't feel anything or see anything, but He's still there, working in my life, probably preparing my heart for my upcoming trip...

Anyone want to hear in detail about my plans for a bakery/retail store/magazine publishing house/commune? I know you all do.

So, this is my first blog...on phusebox...

For those of you who read..... PLEASE keep my pastor in your Prayers. His father has Cancer in his lungs, liver, and brain. Pastor Clint must take care of a lot of different things with his future living arangements, bills, power of autorney...etc. My ministry for the next two weeks or so is only going to be taking care of the Pastor's two youngest children. (Which is great...cause i can layout at the pool and read all day...and best of all ... I can cook everyday....) I am turning into a mom.. i know which TV shows are clean, the exact words to the Thomas the Train theme song, and the exact look on these boys faces when they gotta potty. haha This isn't what i expected from my summer in NJ at all...but it's still great...I know that if i wasn't here the pastor wouldnt be able to take care of his father ... like he needs to. I am so glad that God has placed me here to help....

if you have any good ideas on fun stuff to do with kids.... send them my way.... my creativity is running dry. haha