I changed the title of this post because it was not happy enough...

Yep. You read that right. This is how I feel about life right now... I don't like it. I feel unemployed. I don't want to fundraise and I just want to have one place to live.

But I am stuck because I begin thinking this way and then I realize what is true. I have God's love, MANY places to live, all the money I could ever want, great friends and boyfriend and family, and I have a job that I love much more often than I hate it. What am I complaining about anyway?

I've also been thinking about John 10:10 and how Jesus said that he came that we might have abundant life. Is that a promise for now? If so, what do I need to be doing to experience that? Any ideas!?

PS- I need a creative blog name. I am itching to change it again! What do you think of the current one?

Update: Just for clarification sake (so you understand the comments- yay for comments)the post title was originally "hating life" and the blog title was for a brief time changed to "Compelled."

creepy things that move in the night and the woods...

Aren't opposums the grossest animals in the world? Tonight I was happily chatting at Phil on the phone and I walk out into my backyard. The porch light was on and some light was spilling onto the yard but for the most part it was dark.

I round the corner behind my porch and peer into the darkness and what do I see? A white face and beaty eyes staring me down! I can pretty safely assume those eyes belonged to an opposum. As you can imagine, I started screaming and jumping around. I also began yelling ewww eww ewww and shuttering! This did not flow so well with Phil and I's happy chatting but well some things just happen. As if I had not had enough trauma for the night I decided to go back for more...

Curiosity got the better of me and I decided to go back and look at the oppossum to see how big it was. The opposum had disappeared. For future reference curiousity won out in the battle versus grossness.

I still maintain that opposums are some of the grosset rodents in the world! They are nothing but big scary looking rat like things. I am shuttering at the thought of it!

Oh since I am telling you about gross things. I got approximately 20 chiggers last week and have bites (that still itch a little) all over my body. Those were attained by romping in the forest in the hills of Desoto, NE! Meanwhile my friend that was with me was wearing shorts and got NO chiggers. There is no justice in this world!

I love this song

I also hope it is not illegal, unethical or immoral to post lyrics to a song on my blog. This is a song that I love. Thank you God for your love!


"The Love Of God" sang by MercyMe

The love of God is greater far
Than tongue or pen can ever tell
It goes beyond the highest star
And reaches to the lowest hell
The guilty pair, bowed down with care
God gave His Son to win
His erring child He reconciled
And pardoned from his sin

Could we with ink the ocean fil
And were the skies of parchment made
Were every stalk on earth a quill
And every man a scribe by trade

To write the love of God above
Would drain the ocean dry
Nor could the scroll contain the whol
Though stretched from sky to sky

Hallelujah

O love of God, how rich and pure!
How measureless and strong!
It shall forevermore endure
The saints' and angels' song

What does emo really mean?

On my most recent post, I alluded to some "emo" things I could write about but I actually don't know what emo means at all. Anybody know?

so much to write

There are so many things I could post about here. I could even get a little emo but I don't know where to start exactly. I tried to think of something funny. I am not funny. I have decided this.

How's that for an ironic pointless post?

Father's day -Top 10

I have always wanted to be cheesy and post things I love about someone on the internet.

Here is a list of things I love about my dad:
1) He is a great dad. He notices things about my life, remembers whats going on and cares.

2) He gives me boy advise!

3) He is really good at fixing things.

4) He is good with cars. He saves me lots of money.

5) He loves supporting missionaries. Which saves me some stress!

6) He is really smart and inquisitive about things like: presidents, fixing things the human heart and the Vikings.

7) He is a servant. He loves to do nice things for other people.

8) He loves my moms side of the family really well.

9) He is really funny. He has more weird jokes than anyone I have ever met. AND it is HILLARIOUS!

10) He could talk to anyone about anything. He could probably also talk to a brick wall for a half hour easily. This is a good thing!

11) I love him and am glad he is my dad!!

Happy Father's day!

ks here I come!

This weekend I am going to Manhappenin! I am SO excited. I heart KS!


UPDATE: I didn't get to go to Kansas. Sadness! But I get to see Tracy and Phil today and Jill and Rob! Woo hoo!

Not a morning person

I was not made to (or do not have the self-discipline and desire) to wake up before 7 in the morning... I might even say before 8. But alas I will do it willingly and cheerfully soon. Tommorrow morning to be exact.

NSE here I come!

Check this out

You have to watch the first minute or so of this. It is A-mazing!

Also at about 2:30 there is a very fast rift that I'm sure anyone could do...

Fun times

So tonight I was driving around Omaha and I got a little turned around. I was chatting with a friend on the phone and realized that I really didn't know how to get to Millard from where I was. My instincts fooled me and I ended up at 120 and Fort which is pretty far from where I live. Anyways, that was comical in and of itself but I stopped at a gas station to use the restroom (because at this point I was SO far from home I couldn't hold it that long). I started talking to the gas station clerk who tells me... You have a very Amy Grant look. HMMMM.... I was perplexed. I followed up with are you calling me a ditz? (I had just told him about how lost I was and that comment in and of itself was probably a little ditzy). He procedes to ask me if I understand what he is talking about with the whole I look like Amy Grant thing. I clearly did not. But he said that Amy Grant was pretty. I was flattered. And amused. I am going to bed now.

Fellowship: the other white meat

Have you ever had fellowship with yourself? I think that I just did. I went back and read my blog from years ago. I was encouraged by what God taught me last year and challenged. What an interesting experience.

Pictures!

This is a strange thing me and my roommates did at the EDGE summit. I thought I would share our fun with you all!















This is me and Tracy on our 10 minute trip to Canada.











This is the most amazing 3 person kayak team ever. Aren't our skirts lovely?













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