Saturday, August 29, 2009

post week one :: update


iii loooooveee egggg sallaaaaadddddd

week one - done!

there is much to be done, even still. meetings, practices, planning, classes, papers, homework, friends, singing. instead of bracing myself this time, though, i've decided to take a different mental approach.

go after it.

each and every one of those things, i am trying to attack with abandon. give it not only sweat, blood, and tears, but heart. people are reluctant to give their hearts because, if they get hurt, it takes the longest to heal from. well i say, TALLY-HO! i go after you details of my last semester!

in other news, my powerbook G4 via '05 is on it's last leg of life.

time to budget the monies.

i was reading today about the value of just taking time in the Lord's presence before going about your duties and lists of to-do's. i am horrible at this. the Lord knows that about me, and the funny thing is, when i do take that time to just rest before trudging through the deeper waters of daily life, he makes those few moments with him that much sweeter. you'd think that time would make you more anxious or stressed out because of the time you're "wasting". so wrong. when we actively seek to spend time with the Lord, surrendering to Him all the details and giving him full control over what we can't control (but always try to), He blesses. my God is so good.

it also said "get rid of the needless activities in your life that drain your energy."

it's really interesting to mull over that, and to see how many things i think are important, how many things i do every day,

things i think are fun and worthwhile

are really needless. and drain so much energy.




okay, time to get ready for the music on the mountaintop gig (with Mike) i have to sing a new solo. so nerbous. wait. no.

TALLY-HO!

Monday, August 24, 2009

the last first day post


this is it!

tomorrow is my last first day of official college classes!
(next semester i'll still be an app "student", but i'll be interning elsewhere! woah! i'll fill you in soon about my plans. it's going to be exciting!)

my notebooks are decorated
my schedule is neatly (or not-so-neatly) filled
my classroom numbers are copied so i don't end up in the wrong place
my meal plan is ready to go!

now i just need to:

get my books
buy some groceries
do my laundry
make a list of semester goals
and spend some good, solid time in the Lord's presence.

i hope everyone's beginning of the scholastic year (whether you're in school or not) is going well!

Tuesday, August 18, 2009

let's get out of this country




"what does this city have to offer me?
everyone else sayin it's the bees knees..."


time to make the most of boone while i'm here!
(which is hard when my mind is in asia, europe, the middle east, the netherlands, africa, south america.....)

i really do think boone is the bees knees, though.
(time to make a master list of things to do here...
melanies
dragonfly
bistro roca
reids
camping
floating down rivers
et cetera)

i need some new luggage.