This is an eye opener; some probably  never looked at Psalm 23 in
 this way, even though they say  it over and over again.

The Lord is my  Shepherd
That's  Relationship!

I shall not  want
That's  Supply!

He maketh me to lie down in green  pastures That's  Rest!

He leadeth me beside the still  waters
That's  Refreshment!

He restoreth my  soul
That's  Healing!

He leadeth me in the paths of  righteousness That's  Guidance!

For His name  sake
That's  Purpose!

Yea, though I walk through the  valley of the shadow of  death That's  Testing!

I will fear no evil
That's  Protection!

For Thou art with me
That's Faithfulness!

Thy rod and Thy staff they comfort me
That's Discipline!

Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies That's Hope!

Thou annointest my head with oil
That's Consecration!

My cup runneth  over
That's Abundance!

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life. That's  Blessing!

And I will dwell in the house of the  Lord That's  Security!

Forever
That's  Eternity!

Face it, the Lord is crazy about  you.

On a Sears hairdryer -- Do not use while sleeping.
( that's the only time i have time to work on my hair!...darn)












On a bag of Fritos -- You could be a winner! No purchase necessary. Details inside.
(the shoplifter special?)












On a bar of Dial soap -- "Directions: Use like regular soap."



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

On some Swanson frozen dinners -- "Serving suggestion: Defrost."

(but, it's just a suggestion.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



On Tesco's Tiramisu dessert (printed on bottom) -- "Do not turn upside down."













On Marks &Spencer Bread Pudding -- "Product will be hot after heating."













On packaging for a Rowenta iron -- "Do not iron clothes on body."









 


On Boot's Children Cough Medicine -- "Do not drive a car or operate machinery after taking this medication."
(We could do a lot to reduce the rate of construction accidents if we could just get those 5 year-olds with head-colds off those bulldozers.)








 


On Nytol Sleep Aid -- "Warning: May cause drowsiness."









 



On most brands of Christmas lights -- "For indoor or outdoor use only."

(as opposed to what?)








 


On a Japanese food processor -- "Not to be used for the other use."
(now, somebody out there, help me on this. I'm a bit curious.)








 



On Sainsbury's peanuts -- "Warning: contains nuts."
(talk about a news flash)








 


On an American Airlines packet of nuts -- "Instructions: Open packet, eat nuts."









 



On a child's Superman costume -- "Wearing of this garment does not enable you to fly."

ok guys, i am graduating this year and going to MTSU, and i have decided that my major will be PRE-MED! i will be an Obstetrician. i had only planned on being in school for like 6 or 7 years at the most, and this is 8 years of school and 4 years of residency. (pretty much school, too). that's 12 years! but, oddly enough, i think this might be my calling. if, however, it is not and school becomes too overwhelming, i will be an obstetric nurse (4 years), instead. yay for people with plans!...this could very likely not happen or work out at all. i am at the mercy of my father. this is just the vibe and calling i am getting from him right now. who knows?? anyways...in love u all and goodnight!! -R

so, as a lot of you know, i'm planning on graduating after this year. however, there ae some details i am trying to work out right now...ahhhh.....please pray for me and that it will all work out. PLEASE!!!! that would mean so much to me! thanks! < - R

Well I was reading through Bruce Gilley's journal...wow. i have just been blown away. i am almost speechless, but not quite.
Why?
that is my question. why do people care so much that they keep all of their feelings inside. all of their views on things, what they think of people, and their goals. i just cannot believe that after all fo my 16 years on this beautiful, God-made earth, i am just now getting to the point of not putting on a front for people. Actually, this happens most around my family. i think that for so long, i have worried about what people think, want, expect, or know of me, so much to the point that i don't know where to begin. i'm sure someone who reads this will think that i am just in a wierd mood or that i am just going through some awkward phase between adolescence and adulthood. but that's fine..remember, it doesn't matter!. that's it! the only one who really knows you, your thoughts, your past, future, and everything in between is God. (and praise him for that!)...

i guess the reason why people are so fake, essentially, is because of fear. fear of what will or won't happen...or fear of what has. i think that faith grows with time and belief that "life" is only a portion of our exsistence. when we get to heaven, we will worship our father, our creator, our whole reason for everything that we freak out about now, forever. FOREVER...that is a word that my mind cannot comprehend.

sometimes, i just become overwhelmed with what people think or want of me, that i blame God. that's right, i, Rachael Vance, blame God for misfortunes or misunderstandings. wow...grace is the thing that takes away that sin. what would i do without that reassurance? it's like i just dramatacize things so that if everyone is looking at the situation, no one can see through me. what if what i have to offer isn't enough? yes, that's partly human nature. i mean, we take lines from songs and movies, the world's expectations, etc. and we think that we can shape it into a mold of what we want life to be for ourselves or other people. WHY do we think that camouflaging our reality is neccessary? WHY do we constantly care about anything and everything that doesn't involve our Lord and Savior. what would happen if i wasn't afraid people could see through me? then what? how would my life be different? i am at the point in my life, (for those of u who don't know, i am graduating a year early) when i have to make big decisions that no one else can make for me. i think that is why i am just now realizing how i have wasted a lot of my life. i don't want to waste it anymore! i am sick of caring so much about big and little, good and bad, and reality and dreams to a certain extent. look, for anyone who has happend to take the time to read this far, i have a few things to say to you. LIFE IS NOT ABOUT WISHING AND HOPING THAT THINGS WORK OUT. life is about knowing that God, a god bigger than your problems (any and all of them), bigger than what u cannot let go of, and so much more than fire insurance, is ready to set u free of the camouflage that i think we all use from time to time. i just pray that u don't make a habbit of using it daily like i tend to do. PLEASE do not waste your life on thinking that once u get to a certain point, having a better relationship with the Lord will be easier...because that time will never come.

i am just going to have to change out of the world's mask and into who i really am. the way God made me. i may over-dramatacize, under-think and overthink things from time to time, but that will always be a part of me. i just pray that God will brake me from the way i have lived so far that wasn't glorifying to him. most of my life hasn't been God-glorifying. i am ashamed and ready to fall in a hole and bury myself alive. but i won't. (it isn't like God wouldn't dig me out anyways). i will not settle for a life of being whatever i have been thus far. i will not settle for that. look, i am not saying that my whole life has been a pointless waste until now. i am just making a point to not waste your life because of fear that people will see what u don't want them to, because u know what? God has always seen all of that, and he always will.

hahaha...i just thought this was funny...

LAST CHILD SUPPORT CHECK!!!

Today my baby girl's 18th birthday. I be so glad that this be my
last child support payment! Month after month, year after year, all
those payments!
So I call my baby girl, LaKeesha, to come to my house, and when she get
there, I say, "Baby girl, I want you to take this check over to yo momma
house and tell her this be the last check she ever be gettin' from me,
and
I want you to come back and tell me the 'spression on yo mama's face.'
So, my baby girl take the check over to her momma. I be anxious to hear
what she say, and bout the 'spression on her face.
Baby girl walk through the door, I say, "Now what yo momma say 'bout
that?" She say to tell you that "you ain't my daddy" .... and watch the
'spression on yo face.'

this one is simply..."bloom where you're planted."

i am always complaining about school and so on... so this reminds me to just be content where i am. God has a reason for everything.

photo from Kaila

yeah, they were tight. i was amazed. that is a life goal of mine, to own my own penguin. i was ecstatic!

jay leno so is having a penguin on his show ! my life is almost complete. i will get back ot u about it! omgah..i can't believe it's really happening

How Blonde Is She???

She was Soooooooo Blonde .
* She thought a quarterback was a refund.
* She thought General Motors was in the army.
* She thought Meow Mix was a CD for cats.
* She thought Boyz II Men was a day care center.
* At the bottom of an application where it says "Sign here:" she wrote "Sagittarius."

She Was So Blonde...
* She took the ruler to bed to see how long she slept.
* She sent a fax with a stamp on it.
* Under "education" on her job application, she put "Hooked On Phonics."

She was So Blonde...
* She tried to put M&M's in alphabetical order.

She Was So Blonde...
* When she heard that 90% of all crimes occur around the home, she moved.
* She thought if she spoke her mind, she'd be speechless.
* She thought that she could not use her AM radio in the evening.
* She had a shirt that said "TGIF," which she thought stood for "This Goes In Front."

She thinks Taco Bell is the Mexican phone company.

oh, yeah...i got most of them!

so i was ravaging through an old notebook, and i found this really cool quote.

"There are two kinds of people in this world, the saved and the unsaved . The unsaved need to be saved, and the saved need to serve ."

also, my bro found a quote on the floor at church. it says:

"When I die I pray that all of hell will throw a party in celebration that i am no longer in the fight." C.T. Studd

these are my classes in numerical order

English
French II
Chemistry
Drama
U.S. Government
Economics
Geometry

oh yeah...this is going to be fun.... :(

ok...yeah..."Diary of a Mad Black Woman" is amazing...i love it! i have decided to put it in the "favorite box" in my head right now...so everyone in my circle of friends should see it and put it in their box, too!

ok, well they took off the ten inches and then she ended up taking another two in order to even out my layers. a foot of hair is gone! omg...seriously i was just sitting in the chair with my mouth open! so, i'm not used to it yet, but i know that the little girl who gets my hair will be happy!

ok guys...tomorrow i'm getting 10 inches of my hair cut off!! oh my gah...i'm like really freaking out here. i'm giving it to locks of love, though...so that motivates me to go ahead and do it. oh goodness.....it'll be ok....hopefully!! ahhhh!!

well, i wasn't sure what to write about today...and then i started thinking, what have i been praying for lately?? the answer is patience . whether waiting for an answer to some random question, a relationship, whatever it may be, we have to remember that God's time isn't our time. He is the one who truly knows what's best for each and every one of us. maybe if his people would be more faithful...like 100%, then he would bless us with what we pray for more quickly. i think that we have to give everything to him before he will go handing us the things we desire...i'm working on it.

ok..it just like came from out of nowhere...daddy always said, "it's better to let people think you are stupid than to open your mouth and remove all doubt!"...am i the only one who needs to hear this?? oh gracious

hey y'all! i made a group called "i'm praying for nathan and NY"...just in case u want to join!

A crocodile cannot stick its tongue out.

A snail can sleep for three years.

All Polar bears are left-handed.

American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating one olive from each salad served in first-class.

Americans on average eat 18 acres of pizza every day.

An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.

Babies are born without knee caps. They don't appear until the child reaches 2 to 6 years of age.

Elephants are the only animals that can't jump.

Every time you lick a stamp, you're consuming 1/10 of a calorie.
If you keep a goldfish in a dark room, it will eventually turn white.

It's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.

it's also impossible to lick your elbow....go ahead...try it!

More people are killed by donkeys annually than are killed in plane crashes.

No word in the English language rhymes with 'month' or 'orange'.

Nutmeg is extremely poisonous if injected intravenously.

On average, people fear spiders more than they do death.

Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing.

Right-handed people live, on average, nine years longer than left-handed people do.

The average human eats eight spiders in their lifetime at night.

Women blink nearly twice as much as men.