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State Champs Baby!
Just to let you all know..
Faith Christian Varisty Eagles (guys and girls) are the 2005 IACS state champs! Oh ya..we rock! What a great way to end it all up! It was an exciting weekend and so fun to see our girls beat BA:) They needed to be beat.. And our guys played extremely well, even though they were missing two players to injury..(I love you Jon and Paul!) I so much enjoyed cheering on the teams..great season everyone!!
Now back to my senior thesis..:(
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If I had just one snow day..(ec)
oh man..I would die for a snow day. If I had one right now, I would write my senior thesis and memorize my speech. Those two things need done more then anything, and I just can’t seem to find the time to do them. As it is, right now it is 11:00 p.m. and I still have chemistry homework to do, packing that needs done, 5 verses to memorize, and I would like to watch survivor..but alas, that is not going to happen. So I could really use a snow day. I would also read if I had a snow day. I am in the middle of two different books and I would love to finish them. That is what I would do if I had just one snow day..(I don’t think we are going to get one this year..:( )
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Mid-highschool crisis
So..I’m not middle-aged..but at the beginning of my senior year I decided I wanted to try something new.. now for those of you who know me, you know that I have done that many times so far in my short life of 18 years. (but someday I will devote a post to that..) So in August, I signed up for tumbling classes. I found a place that offered them for older people..but I was still the oldest person by far. While all the other junior high and freshman girls were talking about their latest boyfriend or new make-up..I was talking about college.. yeah, it was a little weird. But nevertheless I stuck with it. My goal-to do a backhandspring. More for me then for cheerleading. Well..I got it! Finally..I did it by myself. After a bit of coaching from my instructor and him finally convincing me that he wasn’t doing anything..I did one. No, it wasn’t pretty..and neither were the 10 more I attempted after that..but I did it. I accomplished my goal..and I was elated. I haven’t felt that much satisfaction in a long time. 8 months of an hour a week practicing-with one goal in mind. I was on cloud 9! I reached my goal..of course, now I don’t want to stop..I want to make them perfect..but that will come in time. For right now, I’m satisfied that I can do it!
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The greatest lesson I’ve learned this year..(ec)
Wow-the greatest lesson I’ve learned. That’s a tough one-I don’t honestly know if I can narrow it down to just one lesson. I mean..can you really pick out the greatest lesson you’ve learned. I will give it my best effort. I think the greatest lesson I have learned this year is..(drum roll please:))…trusting God is always best. It may seem like a simple lesson, but too many times this year I have taken things in my own hands and seen great consequences from it. Too many times I have tried to chart my own course, only to end up lost and without a road map. But God has been faithful and steered me back onto His path. I can think of relationships, decisions, and even simple things that God has used to point me closer to Him. I am very thankful for them..even though they weren’t easy, I know now that waiting on God is best. Even if I don’t enjoy the wait-He always has something better in store.
Ok..so I learned another lesson..this one not quite so spiritual..(forgive me for having two..but I could go on forever with lessons I’ve learned) I have learned the importance of my friends! I love them..I seriously think I have some of the coolest friends around. I wouldn’t trade them for the world. As I think about heading off to college, the thought of leaving them behind to move on and find new friends kills me. I don’t even think about it cuz it makes me cry.. I have three of the best girl friends anyone could ask for..I go to them with everything. We have the weirdest conversations-but man, am I thankful. I would be in the dark about so many things if not for them…and not to mention, I would not be as far along spiritually as I am. They convict and challenge me daily..and I love them for it. As I think about embarking on a new chapter in life, I am super excited..but I will miss them forever…they have a place in my heart that won’t be easily filled..
Just a thought..
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With what standard?
Matthew 7:1 “Judge not, that you be not judged. 2For with what judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you. 3And why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye, but do not consider the plank in your own eye? 4Or how can you say to your brother, “Let me remove the speck from your eye’; and look, a plank is in your own eye? 5Hypocrite! First remove the plank from your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye”
Those are some haunting verses. I was reminded of them today when I received an e-mail from someone after asking for prayer over an opportunity I have. As I read their response, my first response was anger and my second was reflection. Where is the heart of compassion Christ called us to have? Why do we look at other’s sin and immediately place judgment on them? Is our sin any different? Does Christ pour out His love conditionally based on the degree you have sinned? NO!! And for all our sakes, we should be very thankful. You see, it’s easy to spot the sin in other people’s lives. But as Matthew says, it is only a speck compared to the plank of our own.
I am thankful for the way my parents have raised me. My dad is the most compassionate person I have ever met. I don’t remember very many times he has judged someone based on something they have done or failed to do. He always assumes the best and has always impressed upon me the need to love people where they are. He has always encouraged me to love those people in my life who to others seem unlovely..to encourage those who seem to be on their last straw…even when everyone else is placing judgment. I have seen him go out on a limb, risking his own reputation to help someone in need.
So why are Christian’s so judgmental? Why do we have that reputation? Why do we instantly look at someone and pass determination of their lives, future, sins etc. Does not Christ say, “I wish that none would perish.” Should not we be like Christ and eat with the sinners and tax collectors? If Christ were to visit us today, would He be ashamed of the way we treat those around us who have fallen or who are lost? Do we get caught up in our bubble of life and fail to see the needs around us? Yes, we have to call sin by it’s name-but we are to hate the sin, not the sinner.
Just a thought..
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Highschool sweethearts
Please allow me to be honest for a moment..
I read an article online about some girl who just got engaged to her highschool sweetheart and it put me in a sentimental mood..well, ok-maybe I was already in one, but still..I have always wanted to marry my highschool sweetheart. I have always been fascinated by stories of people who met in highschool and married later on in life. But alas..highschool is almost over and I don’t have a sweetheart-in fact, I don’t even have any options. I was talking to a friend the other night about the whole boyfriend/girlfriend thing..and I decided that while I don’t need a boyfriend, it doesn’t change the desire to want one. Esp. since my two best friends have boyfriends that I can totally see both of them marrying..Not that I am complaining..I am totally convinced God has the right guy out there and that he is going to be more then I could ever dream of..but there is still that part of me that hasn’t died yet. Still that part of me that refuses to be content in the current place I am. I would like to be like Paul, and say, “I have learned to be content in every circumstance.” But as my senior year dwindles down, I am learning to be content and learning to enjoy the moment-not spend it waiting for the next one. And I am learning to be thankful for the place God has me..It hasn’t always been easy and God has used some tough situations to get me to this place..but every situation God has used to mold me into His son..and someday..I will find my prince charming..and he will sweep my off my feet and ride me off into the sunset..
Just a thought..
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Are the rumors true?
Pensacola Christian College..I spent the past three days there..and no, there aren’t pink and blue sidewalks-you can walk on whatever sidewalk you want, unless it’s after dark then you have to stay on the lighted ones. And you can talk to boys, but only before 7:) It really wasn’t awful..I mean, girls can’t wear pants ever, they can wear shorts though. And they can go to the beach as long as there are 5 girls going. You can leave campus whenever you want as long as you have at least 3 members of the same sex. No mixed groups unless you have an adult or are over the age of 23. By the way, make sure you use the right elevators/stairs-you know, depending on whether you are a guy or a girl.:) And those are just a few of the weird rules they have there..I like how someone put it..”I am going to college to grow up, not be raised.”
All joking aside, the people down there were some of the nicest people I have ever met. They were always stopping to talk to us and ask how our team was doing, where we were from etc. I stayed up late one night talking to the girls I was staying with and I assure you they are normal people:) Plus, our guys won the championship! Final game was Faith vs. Baptist Academy-how fitting to travel 14 hours to beat a team from Indiana:)Over and out
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stupid computers..
ok so I officially hate computers!!!!!!!!!!!! I just wrote this really long post and it’s gone..vanished into thin air..which explains the one right below this entitled Valentine’s Day with nothing under it..
Now I need to get some sleep so you will all be forever in wonder as to what my thoughts were on this day..
Happy Valentine’s Day! Love ya all..
Dang computers..
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Valentine’s Day..
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I just figured out how to put pictures up here:)! I love these girls..
