By amy_import on May 6, 2005
Howdy, it’s late and I’m in the Schraders apartment, we just finished watching a movie. I just wanted to take some time and post about yesterday (it was a wonderfully full day from 5:00 am until after midnight). I wanted to say thank you to all who put out that extra effort to make my birthday special.
God really put His blessing all over the day, everything that I looked forward to, and lots of surprises too! It was really neat…I don’t know how to word it right, but I found that I have more friends than I thought. Thank you, God used you to touch my life. May God bless you for blessing me.
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By amy_import on May 5, 2005
Seems that getting older is bad on the memory, or maybe things just slip your mind easier. Last night I was sitting on the floor typing and Stacie was talking on the phone. Seems that whatever she had to say was something I couldn’t hear so I scooped up the laptop and went out into the hall letting the door shut behind me – oops. Now I’m locked out, not a big deal, I’ll just wait until Stace is done then she’ll let me in. Then I realize that I’m in pants, oh boy, then to top it off I look on the clock on the computer and notice that it’s past curfew too. (Lawren better not be reading this). Well if I was going to get busted, I just had to go the whole nine yards 🙂 Fortunately no one saw my predicament except Allie, who was trying to get Teresa to stop singing. And the moral is….oh well, I forgot. 🙂
Pray for all the Com. students who are testing at this very moment, and all the music students who are also starting their final exam right now. Pray that their “young minds” will not be forgetful but will be able to concentrate and put forth all that was put in.
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By amy_import on May 3, 2005
Today I was cleaning out our fridge and found a piece of chocolate cake in the freezer. I tried a little to see if it was any good (frozen cake is a lot like ice cream you know) but it was awful, all dried out and yuck. I then tried the icing just by itself to see if it was still alright, but it wasn’t all that great either so I threw it all away.
Tonight I get down to dinner, load up my tray and sit down. I was thanking God for the great meal and the special treat of cake when suddenly, the thought struck me, that this wasn’t the only time I had seen chocolate cake today.
As I continued that line of reasoning, I thought about how I had had something that looked good but really wasn’t and so I put it away from me. Now God had given me something ten times better!
All of this had passed through my head in the course of my prayer and with a surge o love and gratefulness I blessed the Lord for this unexpected gift. Hardly had I done that, when my brain shifted into application mode. I have this thing I am holding onto, I won’t let it go, but God has been trying to show me that it’s not as great as I’m making it out to be. He may have something much better waiting for me but I have to put away what seems good in order to have what is good.
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By amy_import on May 1, 2005
No matter how overwhelming the problem seems, His love overwhelms me even greater and leaves no room for anything but praise.
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By amy_import on April 28, 2005
Is it okay to cry? Or is that being ungrateful. Should you stuff down emotion, dashing away any drop of moisture that wells up unbidden? Does anger overcome sadness as you tell yourself that you’re being selfish, why does it have to be such a big deal?
Really, if I weigh blessings vs. troubles then the scales would be largely in the positive. I mean, there was good exercise, good study, wonderful show of friendship yesterday, an unexpected free meal – complete with ice cream! – a good jog, time with a kid, and lessons in a new sport.
How can two things so cloud all other happenings? Maybe its just the stacking of the two, the pressure of one unable to be released by the second. I struggle to keep things in perspective, and I’m not doing so well, that’s why I ask; is it okay to cry?
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