The scariest thing is that a couple of these look very much like my mom's high school photos.
I hope you enjoy!
Monday, August 25, 2008
Thanks Katy
Here's a fun website! Some of these are obviously more funny than others and I definitely have my favorites; which do you like best?
The scariest thing is that a couple of these look very much like my mom's high school photos.
I hope you enjoy!
The scariest thing is that a couple of these look very much like my mom's high school photos.
I hope you enjoy!
Sunday, August 24, 2008
Don't Get Crazy
Last year, it was Charlie the Unicorn and Candy Mountain. This year, it is Bon Qui Qui and King Burger. It CRACKS me up! Enjoy.
Thursday, August 21, 2008
("Olynpics Rings")
My roommate told me about this blog today. It's good for some laughs and you might want to return to it every once in a while to see new additions.
Friday, August 8, 2008
Oh, I See
I saw the goodness of the Lord today, only I didn't realize it at first because it wasn't about me. Tonight was our monthly night to feed the homeless downtown at Linn Park. I had been looking forward to it all week, but was beginning to look for excuses not to go as the time got closer. If I weren't expecting to see LaTonya there, I probably would have stayed home.
I met LaTonya in June, my first time going to "homeless," but Shannon and I actually spent time talking with her last month. She has had 3 little girls and is pregnant with her 4th. Her oldest died of a blood disease (or something like that) a year or so ago; she is only in her twenties. Her 2 children are in foster care, and when we talked last month, she was beginning mandatory parenting classes and trying to get her life cleaned up in order to get them back. She didn't seem too excited about all she was being held accountable to do and she DID NOT like the parenting classes. She just didn't seem very motivated.
Tonight, after everyone was finished eating and we had our devotional, LaTonya, Shannon, and I sat down to really talk. We began asking about her children and her court date, when she went over to her belongings and pulled out a bright yellow folder. She brought it back over to where we were sitting, opened it, and began to show/tell us what she had been learning in parenting class. She was SO excited as she talked through things! It was so incredible to see the difference from last month. We then began to talk about some of those things in her life that would have to change before getting her children back. Again, she was very excited to tell us how things are beginning to change, slowly, but there is change.
The first night I went to Linn Park, I walked away almost despairing for these people. Their life situations can seem so hopeless. I wish I could say that I had been praying for LaTonya over the past month but I haven't. However, I am convinced that this is the goodness of the Lord and it spurs me on to really pray for her.
I asked her tonight how we could specifically pray for her, and this is what she wrote down: "for my children to get back with me and to get a place to live with my children." If you think about LaTonya, please pray for her, and pray for Shannon and I to be able to speak words of Truth to her. Please pray also for Jerome who we met tonight. He has a very interesting story but simply asked us to pray for any kind of employment; he isn't being picky.
I met LaTonya in June, my first time going to "homeless," but Shannon and I actually spent time talking with her last month. She has had 3 little girls and is pregnant with her 4th. Her oldest died of a blood disease (or something like that) a year or so ago; she is only in her twenties. Her 2 children are in foster care, and when we talked last month, she was beginning mandatory parenting classes and trying to get her life cleaned up in order to get them back. She didn't seem too excited about all she was being held accountable to do and she DID NOT like the parenting classes. She just didn't seem very motivated.
Tonight, after everyone was finished eating and we had our devotional, LaTonya, Shannon, and I sat down to really talk. We began asking about her children and her court date, when she went over to her belongings and pulled out a bright yellow folder. She brought it back over to where we were sitting, opened it, and began to show/tell us what she had been learning in parenting class. She was SO excited as she talked through things! It was so incredible to see the difference from last month. We then began to talk about some of those things in her life that would have to change before getting her children back. Again, she was very excited to tell us how things are beginning to change, slowly, but there is change.
The first night I went to Linn Park, I walked away almost despairing for these people. Their life situations can seem so hopeless. I wish I could say that I had been praying for LaTonya over the past month but I haven't. However, I am convinced that this is the goodness of the Lord and it spurs me on to really pray for her.
I asked her tonight how we could specifically pray for her, and this is what she wrote down: "for my children to get back with me and to get a place to live with my children." If you think about LaTonya, please pray for her, and pray for Shannon and I to be able to speak words of Truth to her. Please pray also for Jerome who we met tonight. He has a very interesting story but simply asked us to pray for any kind of employment; he isn't being picky.
Stephen Curtis Chapman
This is the interview Stephen Curtis Chapman and his family did with Good Morning America two days ago. What an incredible picture of the gospel!
A Good Word
Two friends both shared the same verses with me yesterday. I find myself saying them over and over to myself.
"I would have despaired unless I had believed that I would see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. Wait for the Lord; Be strong and let your heart take courage; Yes, wait for the Lord."
Ps. 27:13-14 (NAS)
"I would have despaired unless I had believed that I would see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. Wait for the Lord; Be strong and let your heart take courage; Yes, wait for the Lord."
Ps. 27:13-14 (NAS)
Thursday, August 7, 2008
Wallowing
For the past several days, I've been wallowing in self-pity because God is not doing things the way I want them to be done. I've been angry. I'm okay with saying that because I know He can handle my anger; He knows I feel that way so why not just be honest?
Terri Clark sings a song called "I Just Wanna Be Mad," and the chorus expresses my attitude from the past several days perfectly:
"I'll never leave, I'll never stray
My love for you will never change
But I ain't ready to make up or get around to that
I think I'm right I think your wrong
I'll probably give in before long
Please don't make me smile
I just want to be mad for awhile"
I still don't like, or understand, the way He has chosen to do things in my life but I'm to the point now where I HAVE to believe that He is a good God and He really does know what He's doing.
Terri Clark sings a song called "I Just Wanna Be Mad," and the chorus expresses my attitude from the past several days perfectly:
"I'll never leave, I'll never stray
My love for you will never change
But I ain't ready to make up or get around to that
I think I'm right I think your wrong
I'll probably give in before long
Please don't make me smile
I just want to be mad for awhile"
I still don't like, or understand, the way He has chosen to do things in my life but I'm to the point now where I HAVE to believe that He is a good God and He really does know what He's doing.
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