Day off
It is amazing how nice it is to have a day off. I woke up at normal time but knowing that I didn't have to be anywhere in particular was nice. No stress, just relaxing. I need to cherish this day.
Can you pass the 3rd grade??
Ok, try this and let me know how you did. I failed, but I am way tired and going to try it again sometime.
http://www.madblast.com/funflash/swf/map_test.swf
How things change
The day didn't start out this way, but wow I am tired. It was all good until a little before 5 and then things just got crazy. Now I am tired and not done with things, but the need for sleep is making it so I can't do anything.. Pillow, nice bed and a bunch of zzzzzzzzzzzz are in my immediate future.
AHHH
I don't care if I go crazy 1...2...3...4...5...6...Switch
Crazy go I if care don't I 6...5...4...3...3...1...
Too long of doing the same thing can drive a person crazy. I am at least going to be working more of Fridays fro the next month as my boss is off on disability. I will make it through. It also means I am going to have to be to work a bit earlier of a couple of extra days. I am going to have to change my sleeping schedule. No more late nights for me :(
Lets look at it this way, I can rock out to great music while I work!!! Ok, back to that.
A challenge
Tonight I was asked to fill out my daily schedule with the things I do, then to add in God time. I was then challenged to stick to that schedule for a week. It really got me thinking about:
The total amount of things I do compared to the amount of time I spend with Him (it actually made me think of a proportion problem)
How much of my day that is scheduled away
How little free time I have, and how I waste that
I taped this up by my bed so I can be reminded of the time to spend with Him.
I added to it-- How much does He mean to me? I want to think positively and try hard to do this, but I know it is going to be hard for me to actually spend that time with Him. Things will come up that at the moment see important, but aren't. He does so much for me and I cannot even give him some of my undivided attention.
Draw near to God and He will draw near to you-- James 4:8
Sleep
It's useless to rise early and go to bed late, and work your worried fingers to the bone.
Don't you know He enjoys giving rest to those He loves?
Psalm 127:2 (MSG)
God is in control
So simple yet so hard to always remember. I have to always remember and trust in that. GOD IS IN CONTROL and that makes me so happy.
Comments
The comments are up, but I don't like how they are so far from the post they go with, it seems like they go with the one below it. If you know how I can fix that leave me a comment. I tried adding the
You can also just leave me a comment because, or to tell me how much you love me, or how beautiful I am, or to tell me how much you want to be just like me. Ok, time to go deflate my head. :)
ok, so I have comments, but all the bugs aren't worked out.
I should have comments now!!!
How am I doing?
This is still a question that I am still pondering. I feel like I am doing well, but I haven't had the time to truly evaluate how I am doing. Lately I have been asked some great spiritually developing questions. They aren't the easiest, but they have definitely made me think.
I do think I am doing well, I could use better quiet times, and I am totally at blame for that, but things are going well. Of course I have a ton on my plate right now, but that is how I like it.
One question that if I am giving out of an overflow or just giving. I need to make sure I am filling myself up and giving to others from an overflow that has been given to me. If I just keep giving of myself and not keeping myself replenished then the well will dry up and I will have to give from reserves and eventually be dry and probably not a pleasant person. My cup overfloweth.
My pants are too big!!!
This is exciting news. I do not think it is time to buy a new size (out of fear that they would end up being too small) but I find myself having to pull my pants up. Think if I was really trying and not kinda trying....Really think if I were to start exercising.
Positive Thinking goes like this: A little bird in the sky..U look up & it poos in your eye...U don't mind & U just thank God that cows don't fly!!!
Refreshed
A full night of sleep. That felt so great. I woke up not feeling tired, what a great feeling!!! I then made a yummy breakfast of eggs, with freshly steamed spinach, with fresh salsa. And for an added treat I had fresh strawberries. Very yummy.
Wowser of a Day
It all began at 4:11 am when I received a call from someone who was just following the instructions I had giver her, but that is so early, especially since I didn't get to sleep until after 1.
After getting the homework I hadn't gotten done the night before I headed to find a corner. Once a year the Fresno Bee and Children's Hospital team up to sell special editions of their papers to help the kids. This was suppose to start at 6 am, and all of the corners were already taken. When we finally found a spot it seemed like everybody already had papers by 6:30 am. I was a good seller and stood on my corner for a few hours.
I am too tired to finish off what happened the rest of the day. I hope you are sitting on the edge of your seat waiting to read what happened. I will leave you here, just think, I only made it to about 9 am, lots more of this story.
Did I mention I am tired and I tend to ramble when I am tired??
I don't wanna work, I just wanna bang on me drum all day!!!
Mud Wrestling
Yup, you read that correctly. Last night I was in my first ever mud wrestling match. So much fun, you have to try it sometime. I warn you though, your clothes will never be the same again. I was up doing that until 2:30 ish and then went to bed and was up again by 5. I am a bit tired for now. If anybody knows any good ways to get mud out of clothing let me know. Next time I won't wear my pjs (and there probably will be a next time. :)
This time I kinda let the two girls who I was up against take me. We were all trying to get someone into the mud with no luck, I figured someone had to get muddy, so I met them take me down. We kinda did more of girl fighting and trying to get each other down. I think the loss of a pair of pjs was worth it. They look kinda odd since I kinda sat down in the mud and that is where the majority of the dirtiness is.
You're calling me to lay aside the worries of my day
To quiet down my busy mind and find a hiding place
Worthy, Worthy
You can choose to live for Christ, or you can choose to live for yourself.
New Book
I just started reading a new book that is looking to be very good. I was looking for a book like this about 2 years ago and read The Sacred Romance, a good book, but not exactly what I was looking for. When God Pursues a Woman's Heart by Cindi McMenamin seems to be what I was looking for. It is about how much God desires an intimate relationship with women. This is something I know, but have been wanting to read about, for some reason I feel this is something I need to know more about. This book is what I have been looking for for a morning time with the Lord.
Spring Fever
I think the timing is perfect for spring fever. It is so nice, about 75 degrees here!! I like days like this. Flip flops everyday!!! yeah
My Hobbies
It seems that my buddy profile makes me seem older that I really am. Today I got an IM from a 52 year old man telling me that he liked my hobbies. It was so funny, probably because a lot of my friends joke with me and call me granny. I joke with them that I sit around crocheting with my 20 cats. Back to the story, he then went on to ask me my age and I told him mid-20s, so as to not give an exact age. I asked him if my profile made me seem older, and he said he. He continue to chat with me. I found out that he has boys my age. It was funny, but also a bit disturbing since I had to tell him bye. Anyways, I thought it was funny. This granny is going to go crochet now.
Favorite foods
Just call me odd (a lot of people do) but I have found some really yummy foods that most people find odd. I found soy cheese, it is so yummy in an omlet, add some spinach and it is the best. I also really like egg and tuna salad right now, I eat it a few times a week. It seems to be healthy, easy to make, and YUMMY. I keep experimenting with the veggies I add to it. I have also made chicken salad with cashews!! My last favorite is my chocolate soy milk and banana, and peanut butter smoothie. I decided that even though it is chocolate flavored soy milk I can still have it, it is more of my breakfast drink than a sweet.
I am still staying low on the carbs, but not cutting them out, I have found I eat a few more now that I am not eating sweets.
Crazy Fun!!
I had such a great day at Disneyland, it just was a crazy trip. We arrived at the park around 10am. The park was fairly empty so we were able to go on just about everything we wanted to by 3pm. We then met up with a friend and went on a few rides with them and had lots of laughs, lots!!! Another friend then arrived and we had the rest of the evening to have fun in the park. I got to go to Disney CA Adventure for about an hour and ride CA Screaming 3 times!! While in line I ran into a friend, how random!! We stayed at the park until it closed 10 and then went back to Irvine, we then left there 11 ish and drove back to Fresno. Arrived here at 3:30 and went to bed by 4. Very tiring day, but it was worth it. It made my me tired all day today. Now I need to look over a little homework and have some quiet time and go to bed early.
Fast Week
Isn't it weird how some weeks just drag by and others fly by? This week is one that is flying by. That isn't necessarily a bad thing, except maybe I am not getting all that I would like to get done.
I saw the Passion of Christ. It is really hard to say what I think about it. It made me think, a lot. I don't know that I would want to see it again. Maybe later I will process it more and be able to say something. I do know that He went through so much for each of us. How can I do so little for Him?
I had just been thinking to myself that I needed to make more of an effort to have a quiet time in the morning. So this morning I did what I had been wanting to do, and the topic in a book I have been reading was on devoting time to Him. It was just perfect. I know I want to make sure I do this way more often.
A bit of fun
I am running off to Disneyland on Friday. I am going to head down tomorrow night and we will spend the day at the park, due to a friend having to work on Sat, we will be leaving after the park closes and heading back to Fresno. It will still be a lot of fun.
