Well school is up and running now. I just finished my first week of the semester and still don't know if I can get in a class yet or not. How crazy is that?!?!?! Financial aid is finally starting to get all my loans fixed after going to class without books, so now maybe I can get my school supplies. So unfortunately this semester is not any different than any other (even though it is my last).
I think this is semester is going to be lots of work, but fun at the same time. I am taking ceramics, printmaking and graphic design 2, and then there is the soar thumb Macroeconomics. I have been working on a few pinch pots for ceramics and it is getting interesting yet difficult. (can we say merry christmas family and friends..:) )
I hope that everyone semester is off to a great start... and for those of you who are still trying to get into classes and get your financial aid.. good luck maybe they will get their act together one day. (yeah, right..)
Have a great weekend!
10 Songs that I currently dig:
1. Maybe Its me - Ingram Hill
2. Hide and Seek - Imogen Heap
3. Just friends - Gavin DeGraw
4. Wasted it all on you - Ingram Hill
5. Better Together - Jack Jackson
6. Feels like Home - Chantal Kneviazuk
7. All for you - Sister Hazel
8. Flake - Jack Johnson
9. When you come back down - Nickel Creek
10. Somebody told me - The Killers
I've also got to tag five people, so I choose Sean, Heather, Rachel, James, and Rick.
I know it has been a little while since I last posted, but I have been thinking about what to post and I wanted it to be more than just another post. So I have decided to share a little of what has been on my mind lately. Since have been back from Argentina, I have been thinking about how lucky I am to know about the Bible and to have received the blessings that God gives and how a lot of the people I came in contact with, don't. But then I got to thinking more and realized that I don't trust God like I was trying to get the people of Argentina too and I am not content. I want to be, but I am not. This is something that I really struggle with on a daily basis. I am afraid to put my complete trust in God and I have not been praying risky prayers because of that. I keep asking myself what has he done that has caused me not to trust him, and my answer is always nothing. Then I ask myself, so what is it the problem? and that is where I get stuck every time. I don't know what the problem is, I don't know why I can't be content with who I am, and the fact that maybe this is where God wants me to be. I need to be happy with that (and I mean sincerely happy) I don't know why when I am low on money, I don't let God take care of it or when I am struggling with personal issues, why I don't let God take it. Why can I trust that is would be so much easier than trying to do it by myself?
I need to quit pretending I have all the answers and confess I need God's help. Eccelesiastes talks about this a lot. That nothing satisfies self without God and being broken inside gives us a need for God's help. I just have to seek it!
Can anyone tell me why this is so hard? And does anyone have any suggestions on how to be content and let God take care of me? or how to better trust him?
My prayer is:
That God is where my meaning comes from. I want to be in awe and humbled by God and let him direct me.
We did a little swimming, paddle boating, hiking, played frizbee and cards. We each had a meal that we responsible for, in pairs that is, so Carrie and I had breakfast on Sunday. Let's say we went all out, we had toaster pasteries (the generic version of pop tarts) and small cartons of orange juice and apple juice. It wasn't fancy, but they were good...since they are what I eat every morning for breakfast.
We were thankful it didn't rain and relaxed when the mosquitoes were biting us.
We finished with weekend, with a bible study and sharing the Lord's supper together.
Grilling out is one of my favorite things to do, especially with friends. So I decided to have game night at my apartment last night and grill hamburgers. It was a lot of fun! There was seven of us that enjoyed a meal together, with lots of laughs from Travis's jokes. Needless, to say we didn't make it to the games. We will have to do that another time.
A friend of mine came early to help me with the burgers and to get everything ready, and then the rest of the gang showed up. We teased one couple that was coming, about always being late, because they were bringing the buns and we were starting to think of ways to eat the hamburgers without a bun. But they came through for us, before we had to get real creative. We enjoyed hamburgers, chips, chocolate chip cookies and watermelon. I LOVE WATERMELON... which is what I bursted out loud for some reason. I guess I really must love watermelon. That became a joke of the evening since I was asked every few minutes if I loved watermelon.
We told a few stories of experiences we have had in the past, some good, some bad, and some gross (caused the plugging of ears a few times), but it all made for great laughs.
The night ended about 1:30 (so I guess it was morning), but everyone agreed that we needed to do this again and more often.
I am thankful for time to spend with friends!