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11-Nov-2005

By amy_import on November 11, 2005

The following story is dedicated to the return of
Lori,
our “prodigal” sister.

Everything was going very nicely for all
of the Jones sisters during their stay at the RCI. They were an example
of roommate harmony and were model students in the way they studied and
used their time (as is evidenced by this post). Well it seems that one
of the Jones’ felt a little left out and overshadowed by the other two.
Getting fed up with the whole situation this Jones demanded her share
of the college tuition money.

After a brief struggle, this sister’s size overcame all opposition and the money was handed over.


    Hitting the road, this sister went to headquarters, and at first reports were favorable.

Time was spent listening to music and looking at music, and writing
music and a whole lot of other things that were not generally
understood by most people, including the other sisters.

Soon though, the life style started slipping and most of the morning
was spent sleeping while the rest of the time was spent on xanga and
email.


            She also
started handing out with questionable friends.

Somewhere around the 200th bag of Mr. Twisty’s Twisted Cheese curls,
this sister realized that money was running out, and no more credit was
going to be granted. She turned to her “friends” for help, but having
hung out with a less reputable group, there was not a money bag among
the lot of them. The poor sister was in terrible straights; what was
she to do?

Drawing on her creativity, she applied for the only job that her education had prepared her to do….

Feeding mice. Their diet was only protein and vegetables – no
carbohydrates. After a month of this food, the sister came to her
senses and said to herself, “I should go back to my cozy little room at
the RCI, my sisters may just study there, but at least they have ice
cream every week!


So the sister made a long trek back to the RCI and after hesitating
outside the door for a moment or two, gave a knock. Would the other two
sisters take her back in again?

Come back tomorrow
and find out what happened!

Okay, here’s the rest of it: The two sisters were overjoyed to see
their long lost roommate return and quickly welcomed her back.

For the occasion of this joyful reunion a party was proposed and a very special menu was prepared.

Spoons were handed out at the door and everyone had a great time; especially the returning sister.

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11-Nov-2005

By amy_import on November 11, 2005

Lori comes home today!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The countdown continues!!!

I got caugt short with the internet cutoff last night so I didn’t get to post 9, so here it is today. Better late than never, right?

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9-Nov-2005

By amy_import on November 9, 2005

Last double digit!

Hearing Tom Harmon speak yesterday was a great thing, he is always so
honest and real to life. One of his points was very interesting to me,
because it had to do with ice cream. You may not have heard it but I
think my ears are tuned a little different. He was talking about
Abraham and Sarah and how they had tried to “help” God out with what
needed to be done. Fact of the matter is, I had done that very same
thing with ice cream just last week. See, Kim has given me free access
to her personal ice cream stash any time I want, but wanting the Lord
to work, I normally wait until it is offered, letting God bring it to
their minds instead of me and so far He has provided in other ways.
Well last week I was getting worried as the week drew to a close
(though why I’m not sure, God has been faithful since the beginning of
Feb.). I was in the kitchen after dinner to sample the eclairs from
the cooking course and I hinted about ice cream, Kim said it was there
if I wanted it, but then she walked off. Ignoring a familiar little
voice, I headed off to the freezer and brought some out. Well, I had
dish pit, so I fixed a little bowl of cake and ice cream then put it
back in the freezer until after we had finished. While I was bending
over the sink, scrubbing dishes and sweating, the Lord started talking
to me, telling me to give up the ice cream because it was gained in my
own strength and not His. As I looked at the situation I realized that
I was pretty bad off; I had already had some sweets so I wasn’t really
hungry for ice cream, I was eating just because I felt like I had to,
and it was off-brand vanilla, my very least favorite. That’s all my
self effort could muster, a poor representation of the idea that I
wouldn’t even enjoy. I know my God could do so much better. So I threw
it away. That was the first week that I have not eaten ice cream since
the start of this year, but it’s okay. Just as Abraham had to put aside
Ishmael for God’s better fulfillment, so I had to put away my own
efforts and will wait for God’s richer blessings.

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8-Nov-2005

By amy_import on November 8, 2005

Well
apparently there is something going around that if somebody tags you
and you have to list ten things that make you joyful. I was tagged, so here are the first ten that came into my head.

   Random calls from my little brother   
    Singing with my sister    
    Helping the kitchen staff    
    Trash bags :) jk 
       Enrolling in my college    
    Writing entertaining emails    
    Running    
    Soccer    
    Ice cream!!!!    
          Good rousing music    
    Going home! 
 
 Wow, I feel a lot better now!