Life is good; Eternal life is better! (remember that kids? oh yeah. lol)

So today was fun; at church Mr. Lechner and Mr. Morrison were ordained so that was cool. =)

Ok it took us forever and a day to actually get out of church today so we could go to lunch.

Certain people are insane though. insane. Namely *coughstephenandjustinGLACKENcough* and Zach is so incredibly mature and sane =P.
Everyone seriously disappeared from the church to go up around the church office to eat cookies and mingle, I stayed in the church and talked to people which was fine because I like talking. =) (plus Lauren had to go to lunch with some people so the longer we took the more chance I got to see her.=P)

So it ended up being Justin, Ying, Tyler, Mark, Sam, Stephen, Lauren ,and I going to lunch. And we went to Cookout. I hadn't seen Lauren in 2 weeks. Yeah kids that's right 14! days. But it's all good now. Lunch was fun.

Oh my gosh! And Justin's powerpoint worked, we used Thomas's laptop, the music worked, and it was hilarious. Yup. Sure it wasn't a mature joke but it was funny. =P lol (Tyler, we should find something else to do to him next Sunday just let me know if you have any ideas. =P jk)

"Look at him being a servant Ming! He's carrying 2 chairs!"
"Quiet"
^ and stuff like that for a whole hour....-_- lol

People throwing ice at each other. (namely Ying Justin and Lauren =P)

"Solus- top of the mountain"

If you remember anything else funny just post a comment because I'm really brain dead right now. lol And if it's something that doesn't need to be said then I'll just not publish it. =P

Thursday...4 days kids. 4 days.

hmmm pictures cause I can =P (unfortunately there are none of Mark or Sam...)
Lauren isn't fast enough for Scad's hand.

Stephen hiding behind his cup. (Lauren you couldn't ever be a photographer ninja =P)

We all love your smile Justin. lol

=)


I think he was saying how much he hated his picture being taken...lol

So Saturday night we went to dinner.
My sister is amazing.

so is he

I don't know what my mom is doing. lol

And so is he

I love them =) seriously.

=)

So I was happy yesterday.
I found shirts that are long.
I found khaki pants that actually fit me.
*there are downsides to being tall...*

Songs coming on at like the perfect time kinda makes me laugh.

The weather is amazingly pretty again!!!1!!1
It just feels me with joy. =)
I slept with my window's open last night. =)
I spent like over 2 hours outside last night, and then I just went and sat out on the steps the morning and thought about stuff and pondered how awfully good God is.....it was stupendous.

121 Random thoughts

1. My God is so amazing.
2. He loves me.
3. I love Him.
4. My parents are the best and I love them.
5. They are easy to talk to.
   
6. Lauren is amazing
7. Keri is pretty awesome too.
8. Ying's hilarious.
9. She's even funnier when watching "The Office"
   
10. I love reading the Bible.
11. I love reading period though.
12. I seriously love it.
13. I'm a dork/nerd/weirdo/strange girl. And I'm ok with that.
14. I don't freak out that easily.
15. But I worry way to much about what people think about me or if they're mad at me...
16. And if I think they are I freak out...really bad.
    
17. I miss Frisbee in the spring and in the rain.
18. I miss Frisbee in general though. =P
    
19. I love music.
20. hellogoodbye
    
21. Having joy all the time is harder than you would think.
22. Good conversation brings me happiness.
23. Ying is an all or nothing person.
24. I really love God. I'm sorry but it's so awesome.
25. Lauren and I can talk about anything.
26. Kate is so sweet
    
27. My friends love God. That just makes them cooler than cool.
28. People think I'm a dork because I am. =)
29. Justin and Carter are pretty awesome brothers.
    
30. I say things like: Alright I'm done, the end, I'm rambling quite a bit, I'm sorry.
31. Mercy and Grace.
32. Stephen's got good taste in football teams. =P
    
33. Life is amazing.
34. 6 days!!! yeah I'm thrilled.
35. Mark's the best at frisbee when he wants to be
36. Joey comes up with awesome things like "red hummers" =P
37. Oh and then 1 week. =P
38. I love my best friends.
    
39. And I want to go to passion. And I want Lauren Keri Mark Tyler Stephen and Joey to go too cause that'd be amazing. (Although technically Lauren, you can't =P just graduate for heavens sake...) Honestly guys though it's passion...DCB will be there anddd Francis Chan. uh huh.
    
40. Thunder and Lighting are the best.
    
41. My friends are the best, I couldn't have gotten better ones from an infomercial or something.
42. Seriously I don't deserve any of them.
    
43. Tyler does awesome things like own Sam's pants. =P haha
    
44. Ying knows me so well it is annoying, no matter how much I try I can't hide stuff from her...-_-
45. I love sunshine.
46. I love watermelon.
    
47. I love fruit in general though
    
48. Whipped cream.
49. Smarties?
    
50. Alise and Jane-Claire are adorable as is Adrianna. =D
51. The 4's is the most amazing class since ever. 8)
    
52. I love carrots and apples
53. I still get a kick of being about to bite an apple after about 5 years of not being able to.
    
54. Wind is my friend; as long as long as we aren't playing Frisbee.
55. I love being able to drive =D.
56. Sarah E. is an amazing writer and she gets it. =D
57. Love and Joy.
58. I love God, He's my bff. =)
59. I have only known Lauren not quite 2 years yet :-0
60. Kate and Beth getting hyper and talking and laughing when we were suposse to be sleeping =)
61. Ying isn't white. =P
62. I don't think of myself as ugly but I don't think I'm particularly pretty either, and I'm ok with that. =)
    
63. I was made to be pursued and to pursue my God.
64. Befuddlement is an awesome word.
65. So is mirth, inconceivable, abhorrent, inexplicably, ect.
66. I'm inexplicably happy =D
    
67. I like silver better than gold.
68. I'm not perfect.
69. I'm not a picky eater.
70. I love people.
71. I really need to work on this whole patience thing...
72. Oh and this faith and trust thing too...
73. Can't forget the love thing either....
    
74. I dog ear pages and underline and use highlighter way to freely in books. =P
75. I don't mind doing dishes and cleaning as stuff (most of the time)
76. I like Calvin and Hobbes
77. I like Pearls before Swine too
78. I'm not very opinionated on many things.
    
79. April showers bring May flowers.
80. I like flowers.
81. Skittles are the bomb.
82. Candy is bad for you.
83. I need to let my yes be yes, and my no be no.
84. I listen to sermons...alot. =P (Cornerstone, Covenant Life, and Shoreline are my favoritest podcasts oh and Axis.)
    
85. I enjoy helping people.
86. Things make me laugh.
    
87. Playing random card games with Lauren, Sam, and Ying in the ushers room was fun.
88. Mrs. George is my favoritest Mrs. George ever. =D
89. Beth and Ying are alot alike.
90. I'm ready for fall....
91. Then comes winter...
    
92. Hot chocolate is the bestest after playing out in the snow.
    
93. I hate shopping for winter clothes; due to the fact I can never find sweaters long enough.
94. I'm to tall...well I feel like that sometimes.
    
95. I use to have a habit of being invisible on AIM some of you might remember that... =P
96. I'm working on trust God with my all.
97. Pictionary is the best.
98. Ying thinks she's funny, when she really is -_-
99. Mint Chocolate Chip is the best ice-cream period.
100. Jesus died for me.
101. He's my hero. =)
102. I love trees.
     
103. I look better with long hair in my opinion.
104. I loving singing but I pretty much can't.
105. I enjoy giving people random gifts. And writing notes.
     
106. And I love finding the perfect thing for someone.
107. My highest aspiration is to Love God with all of my heart soul mind and everything else in between.
108. Second highest aspiration is to love people as much as I love me.
109. I'd say something but then if you read it then you might like freak =P
     
110. I love Philipians 4:4 and the entire book of James and Hebrews 11 come to think of it I love the whole Bible...lol
111. Heaven will be amazing...
112. I can't wait.
113. Dive Deep guys. Ohhh soooo deep.
     
114. hmmmmmmmm
115. I love thunderstorms.
116. Reading a book during one is the best.
117. Lemonade, yellow or pink doesn't matter.
118. Chick-fil-a (what can I say I'm homeschooled=))
119. Laughing with people about the most retarded things.
120. "One more slap and you're out Justin!!" or "U-turn." Good times.
     
121. Finding humor in the humorous

Saturday...=P
Then Sunday....
Maybe just Sunday...

=D =D =D =P

**Warning when I'm happy I can't follow a single train of thought**

1 week guys, 1 week. Do you know how psyched I am!?

No, I don't think you do. =P

1 week from now I will be joyfully back amongst you all. =P I don't know if I was missed at all, and it's ok if I wasn't/am not, but I missed/am missing you alllll like crazzzzyyy; some more than others though =P (others meaning Lauren, since I haven't seen her in forever and a day...)

It's really made me appreciate being able to actually do things and my friends more. There's a reason for everything guys. ;) Everyyything. =) I must say that I was tempted at times (still kind of am; but when you can see the light at the end of the "tunnel" it's not as bad. =P) to be quite discontented with what I was or in this case wasn't able to do.

So it was good practice for me to learn that my joy shouldn't be tied to anything apart from God not even my life =P; to actually do what I read about in the Bible (what a novel idea...).

In the grand scheme of things this month isn't going to be that big of a deal. But when you are in the midst of something it's hard to think it's not a big deal when you are actually experiencing it. And not just to this thing (this is actually a sad example but I don't feel like divulging details of my life just so you can have a better example. =P).

I have the ability to be joyful allll the time. Uh huh. My God's that amazing. =D

Doesn't that look like fun!!!! haha, I know I'm a dork - get over it. =P




One sad thing. The weather is horridly hot again... =( At least in the afternoon. But the mornings are amazing.

early morning coolness + neverending + windows down on 85 + volume being loud enough to drown out my singing = this morning = amazingness

Oh oh and I finished an amazing project that is so great that I almost couldn't contain my mirth while sitting here in the computer lab; I did contain it though. (haha isn't mirth a funny word?) Anyways it was so funny once I got music on it that...wow, it's just hilarious.

"Top news goin' around; this is for all the lonely people."

Made me think. hmmmm

(So I wrote this back in June but I never posted it, I ran across it last night and I really made me think. The quote at the bottom by Matt Moore is amazing.)

Amos 5:22-24
21 “I hate, I despise your feasts,
and I take no delight in your solemn assemblies.
22 Even though you offer me your burnt offerings and grain offerings,
I will not accept them;
and the peace offerings of your fattened animals,
I will not look upon them.
23 Take away from me the noise of your songs;
to the melody of your harps I will not listen.
24 But let justice roll down like waters,
and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream.

1st Samuel 15:22
22 And Samuel said, “Has the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices,
as in obeying the voice of the Lord?
Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice,
and to listen than the fat of rams.

Isaiah 1:11-14
11 “What to me is the multitude of your sacrifices?
says the Lord;
I have had enough of burnt offerings of rams
and the fat of well-fed beasts;
I do not delight in the blood of bulls,
or of lambs, or of goats. 12 “When you come to appear before me,
who has required of you
this trampling of my courts?
13 Bring no more vain offerings;
incense is an abomination to me.
New moon and Sabbath and the calling of convocations—
I cannot endure iniquity and solemn assembly.
14 Your new moons and your appointed feasts
my soul hates;
they have become a burden to me;
I am weary of bearing them.

Hosea 6:4-6
4 What shall I do with you, O Ephraim?
What shall I do with you, O Judah?
Your love is like a morning cloud,
like the dew that goes early away.
5 Therefore I have hewn them by the prophets;
I have slain them by the words of my mouth,
and my judgment goes forth as the light.
6 For I desire steadfast love and not sacrifice,
the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.

"Do you understand that even the worship that we did this morning; could have been something that God despised and hated. You might be thinking, "How could God hate us doing something that he commanded? That makes no sense to me." Do you realize....let me take it a little step further, do you realize that God could be disgusted with your prayer life and you praying, God could disgusted with you memorizing and meditating on his word, he could be disgusted with your involvement even here at this church. Do you realize that? This totally floored me. Because God could be, I'm saying could, not that he is. He could be disgusted with those things that you do because they are not driven by your love for him. You see, us praying, us assembling together in this building, us reading God's word, all of those are vehicles to express a love for God."
Matt Moore

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That's scary guys...or it scares me.
Everything I do needs to be driven by love. Everything.
I can't fake this...
I've got to get this right guys...
This isn't a comfortable thing to think about.
But it's to important for me not to think about...