stalling

I thought it was about time I posted something, but I really don't have anything to post about. So I found this cute comic. I am also stalling from doing my homework and/or going to bed. My dad laughs at me cause I tend to call home when I don't want to work on homework. But little does he know I can stall in other ways too. :o) Like writing a blog about pretty much nothing.

Roly Poly

Do you remember when you were younger and you thought that roly polies were the greatest thing? I used to go out searching for them and play with them.
Well, they just don't seem as cute and cuddly now as they did then. This afternoon, my roommate was going to vaccume so I was moving some things out of the way and there in the corner was a pile of dead roly polies. I have no idea how they got there or how long they were there! We were completely grossed out!! And pretty much jumped around the room squealing.
After that episode was over I vaccumed them up. Unfortunately the vaccume cleaner was a mess and our entire wing smelled like burning hair, which made me feel pretty sick to my stomach. I didn't think that my room was that dirty, but evidentally I didn't look very hard.
Anyway, thats my story and what a great adventure it was. YUCK!! I guess it could have been worse. :o)

Before the throne

Before the throne of God above

I have a strong and perfect plea.

A great high Priest whose Name is Love

Who ever lives and pleads for me.

My name is graven on His hands,

My name is written on His heart.

I know that while in Heaven He stands

No tongue can bid me thence depart.

~
When Satan tempts me to despair

And tells me of the guilt within,

Upward I look and see Him there

Who made an end of all my sin.

Because the sinless Savior died

My sinful soul is counted free.

For God the just is satisfied

To look on Him and pardon me.

~

Behold Him there the risen Lamb,

My perfect spotless righteousness,

The great unchangeable I AM,

King of glory and of grace,

One in Himself I cannot die.

My soul is purchased by His blood,

My life is hid with Christ on high,

With Christ my Savior and my God!

- Charitie L. Bancroft

~

This some has been such a great encouagement to me lately. Especially the 2nd verse. "When Satan tempts me to dispair and tells me of the guilt within" I only need to look to Jesus and be reminded of the fact that He died for me and made me pure of all sins past and present. That is so wonderful!! I praise the Lord for saving me and making me His child!!

Plato who??

The only problem with this picture is that the kid with the Play-dough looks nothing like me.
I'm taking a class called "Philosophies of Education." So far we have talked about Confucius, Plato and Aristotle. And I feel like I have missed the whole thing. I am just not a deep thinker and don't get most of it. I'm going to have to do some major studying for the tests in this class.
So I think that this comic represents me very well. I'd much rather be playing with play-dough any day than learning about Plato.

God is SO good!

I just got some really good news today and I wanted to share.
To start off with my first day at Masters last week was a nightmare. I went into the financial aide department to figure some things out with them and it turned out that my paperwork wasn't finished for the year. It was a big mess and all I could think about was the huge loan I was going to have to get for my last year of school. Not fun. I struggled a lot with giving the entire situation over to God and trusting that He had a plan.
Well, today I went in the office to see if my financial aid package was finished so that I could get my loan processed. It was done and when I looked at the package I saw that I had received 4, yes 4, grants! I was not expecting this at all! I had received a letter this summer saying that I would not receive the cal grant again. And I got it. I have no idea what happened, but what I do know is that God provides. I am so thankful! Now I have to get a small loan to pay for the rest and I'll be all set.
It just shows that this is where God wants me to be right now and that I can trust Him at all times!
Praise the Lord!!

Summer fun

Well I thought it was about time that I put some pictures in a post. So here are some from our family vacation. It consisted of 1 day in San Francisco. Short but fun.

The fam drove to SF and went to the Monet exhibit. Wow! I have never really gone anywhere to look at artwork and it was incredible. I know that I don't look very excited, but hey it was a big building and I was getting tired toward the end. (Julie and I had fun taking pictures in the car of the way home. :o)

On a side note, can I just say that I LOVE my little sis!!

Ok, so after the exhibit we went to Giradelli Square. It was a lot of fun. And good chocolate. In the end it was a nice day out with my family. Pretty much the only time we went out to do something together over the summer. Other than little things.


My mom really liked this at the museum, then we got in trouble for taking pictures with a flash. :o/ oops. But that is Mary Queen of Scotts. We don't have any pics of Monet's work, becuase we would have gotten into BIG trouble.

Well now that I have stalled enough from doing homework I had better be going :o)

when you are feeling blue

RAINBOWS
If I could catch a rainbow
I would do it just for you.
And share with you it's beauty
On the days you're feeling blue.
If I could build a mountain
You could call your very own.
A place to find serenity
A place to be alone.
If I could take your troubles
I would toss them in the sea.
But all these things I'm finding
are impossible for me,
I cannot build a mountain
Or catch a rainbow fair
But let me be...what I know best,
a friend that's always there.
~Khahlil Gibran~

My Julie, I'm praying for you and I thank Jesus for you everyday!! I love you so much! Love, your sister! Muah**