stuff

Ok, so I haven't been bored. There has been so much to do. On monday Jimmy and I went Christmas shopping. We got a bunch of stuff we needed to get. Then I spent the rest of the day at my parents house. We decorated the tree.....it looks really good. Then on Tuesday Aaron and I went over to my parents house. We watched a movie......the island....it's pretty good. We took my brother Caleb shopping too. I went to see King Kong with Aaron and Shannon and my sister Bethany and her boyfriend Travis. It's pretty good but way too long.......3 1/2 hours. I guess lots happens but it was late and I was really tired. I spent the night at my parents house. This morning Aaron and I did the grocery shopping. Bethany and Travis came too because there was a lot to get. We just hung out with my family for the rest of the day. I wrapped some presents.....finally. I still have a bunch more to do. Now I am finally home. I need to clean my house. I figured I would have lots of time once exams were finished and maybe I do but I don't really feel like it. Maybe tomorrow.....or the day after that. I also need to wrap more presents and work on a present or two that I'm making. Aaaah.....I love Christmas! I'm not going to be at church on Christmas eve....my brothers and my sister and I are going to my parents church. So for those of you that I won't see.....have a really great Christmas!

boredom

So the day I've been looking forward to for a couple of weeks now is finally here, actually more like over. Yesterday I wrote my last two exams. I think I should do well......I sure studied enough! Don't get me wrong.....I am stoked that I have a few weeks off.....but I am so bored. There is nothing to do and I am really bad at entertaining myself.....I like to be with people. I have a book to read but I can't do that all the time. And I have friends to hang out with and a family to visit but I can't do that all the time either. Today Aaron and I went grocery shopping but that's about all I've done. I'm not exactly whining I don't think.....just rambling....because......I'm bored. Ha Ha. So yeah.....I'll stop boring you all to death and go find something to do. It's not really all that bad.....I do have three weeks off! Now that's a brighter side!

You Are Dancer

Carefree and fun, you always find reasons to do a happy dance. Why You're Naughty: That dark stint you had as Santa's private dancer. Why You're Nice: You're friendly. Very friendly.

Which of Santa's Reindeer Are You?

DNA

At UCFV there is this black board in one of the hallways. People write things on it or draw pictures. It's basically just for fun. The other day I noticed that someone had writtten, "science proves that God doesn't exist." I thought that was kind of funny. The way I look at science proves that God does exist. The more I learn the more I realize that there is no way that we could have just happened by chance.....or that we evolved from snails. Did you know that a typical human cell has about 2 meters of DNA? This length is about 250,000 times greater than the cell's diameter. Before a cell divides all of this DNA must be copied (and still all fit into that same cell). Then the two copies of DNA have to be separated so that each of the two new cells is identical. Amazing. DNA is made out of bases.....A,T,G, and C. If you were to print the one letter symbols for these bases the size of the letters you are reading now, the information in one cell would fill 1200 of my biology text books.....and let me tell you that it is a huge book!!!! And that is only the information in one cell. There are billions of cells in our bodies. Imagine the coordiantion that would take. There is so much more out there to think about that it boggles my mind. How everything works and fits together....it is too much to just have happened. Something had to have created it. Someone has to tell the cells to divide. How would they know to do it otherwise. Something has to tell the geese to fly south every winter. God is in everything.....just look around.

finally...

So we finally have snow!!! On Monday nite when I went to sleep it was just barely snowing. When I woke up in the middle of the night I got out of bed to see if it was snowing. It was so beautiful....the snow flakes were so big and I could see the lights over in Abbotsford reflecting the snow....the world was completely white. It's kind of hard to put in words exactly what it looked like or exactly what I felt but those of you who love snow will understand. I was at the bus stop the other day and it was really snowing. There was a girl standing near me who was telling her friend that she gets like a little kid every time it snows. I understand what she means....I feel the same way. Like nothing matters anymore except the snow....that nothing bad can happen. The candle light parade is coming up. I've lived in Mission for over 17 years and I never remember it snowing for the parade. I've always wished it would and I think this year my wish just might come true.....

You Are "Wow"!

What Japanese Smiley Are You?

ok??

You Are a Little Scary

You've got a nice edge to you. Use it.

How Scary Are You?

Christmas tree

My Christmas tree is half covered!!!! Yahoo! Now I know very few of you know what I'm talking about so I'll explain. There is this mountain north-east of Mission and some of it has been clear cut. The part in between the two clear cut areas is in the shape of a Christmas tree and every year when the weather starts to get cold I wait for it to turn white. When the whole thing is covered we will most likely get snow very soon. I love snow!

surprised

Your Inner Child Is Surprised

You see many things through the eyes of a child. Meaning, you're rarely cynical or jaded. You cherish all of the details in life. Easily fascinated, you enjoy experiencing new things.

How Is Your Inner Child?

vancouver and popcorn

I'm just waiting for the hockey game to start.....I'm not going to Castlegar anymore. I just couldn't do it.....couldn't move that far away. I'm going to try and get into UBC. Two hours from home is so much closer than seven. I'm kind of scared to go to UBC though. It just seems so big. I'm scared of all the weird people.....scared I'll get lost....scared I'll still miss everyone out here....just scared I guess.
Now on a happy note......I spilled popcorn all over Jimmy last night. We were laughing so hard. I was asking him if he wanted some and I guess my hand slipped and he got covered in buttery, greasy popcorn. At least then he didn't have to reach into the bag for it.....just down on his lap. So that was the highlight of my evening.
Hockey game is on now.......

a thousand things

Lord, if you showed me a thousand things,
Brand new about you every day,
I would still never see the fulleness of your glory.

Lord if you gave me a thousand years,
To try to count up all the ways,
That you have shown to me that you are just not enough
You are too much.

Sometimes I don't feel like praising God. Like when nothing is going right....and stuff is just avalanching on top of everything else. When things seem like they will never be right again.....and things don't work out the way that I've planned. But God see's the big picture and he does what is best for me......even i don't see how it can be.....still I thank Him.

I know you know me better than I know myself,
I want to know you even though I know my mind can't hold it all.....

-Thousand Things
Disciple

Lately...

So, lots has been happening lately. I just haven't had the time to write it. I'm done some of my mid terms. I got an A in Psychology and so far a B in Anthropology. Aaron and I found mistakes our teacher had made while marking so now he has to re-mark them all. I just hope it doesn't lower my mark. I don't have my mark back for Biology yet.
I was having problems with my car a few weeks ago and so my dad looked at it. It had no fluids....I'm not sure how long I ran it dry for. So now I have no car. I get around using the bus, and by Jimmy and Tysey (thanks so much guys).
I found out a couple of weeks ago I got accepted to nursing school.....YEAH.....in Castlegar.....BOO! So I have mixed feelings about it. There are a lot of people I will really miss and a few people I will miss so much that it will hurt.....a lot. I need a reliable car for school because Castlegar is a really small town (much, much smaller than Mission) and I will need to travel through mountains to get to various hospitals and clinics. I was going to go to school again next semester but now, come January, I'm going to need to find full time work. So if anyone has any connections please let me know.
So that's it for now. I'm just heading out the door to go shopping with Shannon and Tysey.....

Things you may not know about me

I love music more then any other THING in the entire world; it's how God speaks to me.
I want to become a nurse and then go work in Africa or Thailand.
I have a really really short attention span...even though I often pretend I don't.
I sometimes cry myself to sleep at night.
The reason I no longer have a car is because I forgot about oil and anti-freeze.
My dad is my hero....and he would do anything for me.
It's really hard for me to come up with these things about myself....I can think of a million, but most of them I'm too afraid to write.
I am a sucker for brown eyes and a big smile.
I used to hate my hair but now when i straighten it I love it.
I would rather have major surgery than talk infront of a big group of people.
I used to be so shy I would go red if someone I didn't know talked to me.
I like nerds....normal people are boring.
I like scary movies just so I can be freaked out of my mind.
My family and I drove to Ontario and back one summer....it's a long drive.
I always sing in the car....unless I'm with someone I don't know very well, then I sing quietly.
I learn best by teaching other people.
I've had two vehicles of my own....a toyota corolla and a plymouth sundance.
I LOVE dogs.....especially my Bailey.
I'm extremely allergic to cats.
I really miss Kiya (the dog I used to have).
I hate going into my blog because I'm scared of the comments people have written.
I can't write poetry....even if you paid me.
I wish I needed glasses....just because I think they look cool on me.
I am very stubborn....my mom says I'm too stubborn.
I absolutely love NHL hockey.
I miss my friends a lot when I haven't seen them in a while.
I love my best friends so much....they always make me laugh.
I think I've written enough on here.

tag

The freedom.....dancing and jumping and singing.

I wrote this as soon as I got back from the first time I ever went to street church. Cool eh?

The rules are as follows:
1. Go into your archive.
2. Find your 23rd post.
3. Find the fifth sentence (or closest to).
4. Post the text of the sentence in your blog along with these instructions.
5. Tag five other people to do the same.

So I tag Shannon and whoever else hasn't been tagged.

the voice of God....

You'll find trusting difficult and a lie, even a simple one, will break your heart.
A word said innocently enough will make you cry.
You'll lose friendships but the ones that stick will become stronger.
Love will become hard, even risky.
You'll learn how to smile when you want to hide and laugh when you want to cry.
You'll believe that valleys will never turn to mountains, and when they do that mountains are too difficult to climb.
Sometimes you'll feel like cursing me.
But this needs to happen.
I break so I can rebuild stronger.
I want to teach you about love....not selfish or jealous love, but pure love.
I want you to learn not to judge people and not to believe in rumors.
I will teach you to help those who are hurting....though it will be hard because you may think you have nothing to offer them.
You need to learn to trust me and in doing that I will teach you to trust others.
You need to learn that I will love you no matter what.
I will always accept you and I will always forgive you.
Because I love you.

Adventures

A tanker truck flipped over just before 6am this morning in Abbotsford spilling 22,500 litres of gas and diesel fuel. The fuel entered the storm drainage system and over 400 homes had to be evacuated. Schools and businesses were closed. The evacuation was lifted sometime this evening and the families were allowed to return to their homes. Wow! My mom's best friends lives really close to where it happened so she had to be evacuated. They came to her door and told her that her and her family had to leave immediatly. Even though I feel bad for all the work that the emergency crews had to do and for all the people who had to leave their homes there is a huge part of me that wishes that I was one of the people that was evacuated. It seems like a kind of adventure. It's definately not something that happens everyday.
I just love when things happen that are completely out of the ordinary. A couple of years ago I was over at Shannon's house when a neighbour came and started pounding on their door. It had been POURING rain all day and the street that runs beside their house was flooded. REALLY FLOODED!!! The water was in danger of pouring into their basement. Aaron and I went outside to take a look. The leaves were clogging all the drains so the water had to where to go. We walked all the way down to Mac's in the pouring rain unclogging the drains as we went. By the time we got back to Shannon's house we were completely drenched from head to toe. But it was so much fun. That for sure doesn't happen every day.
I just love adventure I guess. Even though neither one of these things is really that huge it is still something different....out of the ordinary.

Now for something different. My car has been acting funny for about a week now....not accelerating properly, making noise, and steam rising from the hood. I was dropping Aaron off at his house the other day and it started smoking really bad. We opened the hood and saw that it was coming from near the rad.That evening I went over to my parents house and my dad took a look at it. He checked the fluid levels.....no oil.....no anti-freeze.....WUPS!!! My dad spent half an hour trying to get the temperature down so it would be safe for me to drive it home. Tonight I drove it to the shop. They are looking at it tomorrow morning. On the way down my car wouldn't stop shaking. The smoke coming out of the tail pipe wreeked of anti-freeze. My dad thinks I'm going to have to replace part of my engine. OUCH!!!! If anyone reads this can you pray that it doesn't cost a fortune to fix and that no permanent damage has been done. If I have to replace my engine I might as well just buy a new car.....and I do not have the money for that. It wouldn't really be so bad if the whole thing wasn't my fault. Why didn't I remember to check the fluids. I guess I'll never forget now. Maybe I should just see it as yet another adventure...

cool

So I've been back at school for a few weeks now. Aaron has the same english teacher that I had last year. He was talking to her and she told him that my final exam was one of the best she's ever marked. WOW!!! I didnt think I did that well but I'm not going to argue with her that's for sure. Just thought I'd share that little story. Don't have much else to say.....

You cannot kill
What's not your creation
-TFK

Blue???

BLUE You give your love and friendship unconditionaly. You enjoy long, thoughtful conversations rich in philosophy and spirituality. You are very loyal and intuitive. Find out your color at Quiz Me!

Forever

Pooh, there's something I need to tell you

Is it something nice?

Not exactly...

Then it can wait.

It can, for how long?

Forever and Ever....


Forever and ever is a very long time, Pooh

Forever itsn't long at all, when I'm with you.


I wanna call your name forever
And you will always answer, forever
And both of us will be
Forever you and me
Forever and ever...

I wanna stay like this forever
If only I could promise forever
Then we could just be
Forever you and me
Forever and ever...

I wanna be with you forever
I want you right here beside me forever
One thing you should know
No matter where I go
We'll always be together...
Forever and ever

pooh bear

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icecream

Your Icecream Flavour is...Neopolitan!

You aren't satisfied with just one flavor. They say variety is the spice of life and this shines through in your Ice cream of choice! Just don't eat all the chocolate and leave the strawberry and vanilla behind!

What is your Icecream Flavour?

Find out at Go Quiz

Air show

So I went to the airshow last Saturday with my family. I had quite the adventure. My dad, my sister, and I went walking around to look at all the planes. Some of them we could go inside so that was really neat. There was this huge carrier plane that we decided to go into and we were just walking up the steps when the engines started up. They were really loud. People weren't exactly sure what to do and then three pilots came tearing up the stairs beside us telling everyone to get off the plane. So we had to run down the stairs and away from the plane until they could shut off the engines. It was really funny. That's definately not something that happens every day. And hey...it gave me a story to come home with.

Creation Fest

So I just got back from Creation Fest last weekend. It was a great time....even though it was insanely hot. While we were there I claimed the "cow blog." Enjoy....
The first night we were there we couldn't camp on Creation grounds so we stayed at a campsite nearby. Since we had to get up early we all decided to sleep under the stars....too much work to put the tents up only to tear them down in a few hours. It was beautiful!!! I've never seen so many stars. By quarter to five in the morning we were all awake. The sun was rising....the birds were singing....the bats were squeeling....the cows were, well I guess you could say mooing. I don't think I've ever heard cows make this sound before....almost like a super excited, high pitched moo. We lay there in our sleeping bags killing ourselves laughing imagining what the cows were doing. I think the rest of the campers were probably ticked at us because sound curfew was still in effect for another hour....but we just couldn't stop. I still can't stop.
Oh, and an add on to Tysey's blog.....that Fred guy grabbed Rose's Canada hat and put it on his head, giving her his supervisor hat. They had to switch back though....I guess he needed his hat. On the last night Tysey and Rose helped with take down and so I didn't see them till the morning we left. When I woke up Rose was wearing Fred's hat. I think she still has it. I thought that was kind of funny.
It was a good trip. I got to know everyone way better and I got to know myself better too. Even though we were only there for six days I have so many memories....cows, waterfights, the underside of Terry's truck, the music....

odds and ends

Ok so I need to write something, I'm just not sure what. I went to playland with Aaron, my brothers and my cousin the other day. It was really hot. We went on the log ride and got completely, head to toe, drenched. So fun. I think we went on the Coaster 8 times. And we went on lots of other rides too.
I'm leaving for Creation Fest in a few days. I can't wait. Never really been to anything like it before. It's gonna be fun....all those people....and all those concerts. Yeah!!!!
My mouth is feeling better from getting my teeth pulled (hope your's is too Michelle). I went to the dentist again yesterday though and had to keep my mouth open for about an hour so now my jaw hurts. I'm trying to get all my dental work in before I quit my job at the end of the summer (it's free right now).
I have a couch now and I think I'm getting a chair tomorrow, thanks to Neil. It's really comfortable and not too bad looking either.
I'm at my parents house right now. Aaron and my brothers are downstairs playing video games and no one else is here. I'm really bored. I think I'll go home soon. I'm almost finished a really good book and I want to find out what happens.
So that's my odds and ends from lately. I figured I should write something or soon people won't even check this anymore. I'll try and write more often, even if it is something boring.....

I had all four of my wisdom teeth pulled out this morning. YUCK! My dentist asked me if I wanted to keep them. DEFINATELY NOT!!! I'm starting to feel better though.....living on a diet of ice cream, jello, pudding, and yogurt. My face looks like it belongs on a chipmunk. Oh well. Couple more days and I'll be as good as new. So anyway's just thought i'd write a few lines so you all know I'm alive.

yum...yum...

So I have another work story.....
I was giving Robert a bath and his shampoo smelled really good...like oranges. I told him I was going to have to eat his hair. He started laughing and said he was eating my mouth. I then told him that I was eating his nose. He looked at me and simply stated that I couldn't eat his nose. I asked him why not...I had no idea. He looked at me and said, as if it should have been completely obvious to me, "because I ate your mouth."
I got out smarted by a six-year old. I swear they keep getting smarter!!
Or maybe it's just me.

Now on another topic: I just finished my last exam for the year. I have been studying like crazy with no time to do anything else. I'm not going to know what to do with myself now. I only work a couple of days a week. Oh well, it's gonna be a nice break...and I'll have more time to blog!

home

I was at the Delirious concert last week and they were showing this power point during one of the songs. In it, there was a little guy climbing up the side of a mountain. When he first set out he was walking strong, upright on two feet...nothing was going to stop him. About half way up he got so exhausted he had to start crawling...moving slower and slower. By the time he got close to the top he was crawling so slowly he could hardly move at all. I'm pretty sure he wanted to give up, but didn't because he knew that the end result would be worth it. Well, he finally made it to the mountain top. He slowly stood up and stretched his arms out, "I made it! At last."
This reminded me a lot of just life in general. Sometimes it can seem too difficult...even impossible, but it's worth it. I mean, look at our end result. We get to spend eternity in heaven with Jesus.
I often get this picture in my head of what will happen when I get to heaven. Jesus is there waiting for me. He is kneeling down with his arms spread wide, just waiting for me to run to him. At first I am a bit hesitant, not knowning what he will say when I get there. What if he's not pleased with the way I lived my life? But as I get closer, my pace quickens and pretty soon I am running...straight into his arms. He welcomes me, "well done, Melody, well done." I feel the most wonderful feeling wash over and I know that I am finally home.

10 things I love

in no particular order...

1. my family: i don't know what I would do without them; people i can be completely myself with and who love me no matter what; sitting around the table with them and laughing about our days
2. my God: covered by a love divine, child of the risen Lord; to hear you say "this one's mine," my heart is spoken for...just one reason why
3. my best friends: because they are crazy, and don't mind if i am; because i can tell them anything and they still love me; because they make me laugh...
4. sunshine: everything is just better when the sun is shining; the world seems like a happier place - and because i hate being cold
5. the ocean: sitting by it, listening to it, swimming in it, walking by it, squishing my toes in the sand
6. an adventure: even if it is only walking to mac's in a downpour and getting totally drenched or taking hours and hours to get back from the airport because we are completely lost
7. music: listening, playing, singing, i think i love anything that has to do with music
8. a smile: but not just any smile; a smile directed at me, with a laugh hidden behind it; a smile that says i love you
9. my dog: even though he is crazy and in need of psychiatric help, he's my sweetie pie
10. memories: in any form...i love my scrapbook, it's so full of memories...and i love just sitting and talking with my friends remembering the "good ol' days"

Now as to who I'm going to tag...anyone who reads this and hasn't been tagged yet - you're it!

waiting...

Yeah, I know I'm it. I've been thinking about the 10 things I love but haven't had the chance to write them all down. Check back soon.

sprinklers

Ok, so the other day I was at work and I was going for a walk with the kids. The girls were running ahead and Robert was walking behind with me. We were walking by this one house when he suddenly said "uh oh" and got this really crazy grin on his face. The house we were walking past had this automatic sprinkler system and it turned on and started chasing us down the side walk. It was really funny. We screamed and just started running. The girls were laughing at us. I think it's kinda funny that he knew what was going to happen but didn't bother telling me. Maybe he figured it would be worth him getting wet if I got wet too. aaah.....kids

What Breed of Dog am I?

You Are a Golden Retriever Puppy

Tolerant, fun-loving, and patient. You are eager to please - and attached to your frisbee.

What Breed of Puppy Are You?

Blessed be Your name

Blessed be Your name Lord
In every circumstance,
Every stage of life
For You are worthy

You give and take away...
My heart will chose to say
Lord, blessed be Your name

My sister and I 

here it comes

Ok, so drum roll please. Here comes the long awaited update. Sorry I've been away from it for so long. I have about a million excuses, none of which are very good so I won't even bother with them.
Now what's going on with me? Not much really but as always I love life. I was talking with a friend the other day and I was telling him that no matter what is happening in my life, no matter how bad it may seem, I've never not loved life. I'm so glad God gave me that.
I belong to a great group of GIRLS and I have amazing friends. I'm not saying they never drive me crazy (see Shannon's blog) but I will never stop loving them.
I've also been blessed with a pretty normal family, immediate family anyway. They can always make me smile.
I'm still waiting to hear about school but I know that God will put me where he wants me. I'm hoping he wants me here though. I don't want to leave. I love my life here. I'm comfortable here. But I know if I leave it's because God doesn't want me to be comfortable anymore. He wants to stretch me and make me grow in ways that I can't grow here.
I guess that's enough for now. Random thoughts just coming out of no where, but it's been a while.

here

Ok, so I've been told by a very dear, dear friend that I have to update my blog. Take a look at the email I got from her.
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And it was a lot longer then this. I deleted a bunch.
I'll write more later.

update

I have an update on my cousin. She had the surgery and everything went well. Last I heard she was in ICU recovering. The doctor's say that she will be fine. Thank you everyone for praying.

pray

I need everyone to pray for something. My cousin has chrones disease. She was in alot of pain so she was taken to the hospital where they discovered that her bowel had burst. She is scheduled for surgery tomorrow morning. Just pray that she will be okay and that surgery will go well. Also pray for her parents and sister....that they will be okay as well.

rewind

It seems like just yesterday was the first time that I met you. Since then so much has changed, but I'm still the same as I was before. Now that I know what's going on I can look back and see you. I made you wait as I turned away. If I could rewind and watch all my life just pass me by I would see you. If I could rewind I'd take back the lies and all of those time I hurt you. I don't know if I'll ever know how much I hurt you. Knowing that hurts me everyday. If I could rewind I would take it away and not make you wait. I wouldn't walk away. I wanna take back all those lies. I wanna take back all those times. I wanna show you with my life that I'm here for you.
-Pillar (with modifications)

smile

Last night was one of the best times I've ever had at street church. The quote of the evening:
"I haven't smiled this much in a long time. My cheeks hurt."
We danced for about two hours with barely even a break. I love to see new people come and really get into it. It was an amazing time.
Then we went to Tim Hortons for a couple of hours. We had napkin wars (don't ask). We sure made a big mess but then ended up cleaning it up. I guess we wanted them to let us come back next time :-)

Canadian Idol

I had quite the adventure yesterday. My sister and brother decided they wanted to try out for Canadian Idol, not really expecting much....just to see what it was like....and hey, you never know. I went along with them not knowing whether or not I was going to try out. We left the house at 4am and drove to Surrey. From there we took the skytrain to the Plaza of Nations. We got there at about 5:30. We waited outside in the freezing cold for four hours. My feet were numb....but it was still fun. Shane and Elayna (two of last year's idols) did a concert for us. Ben Mulroney was there....and he looks just as fake in real life. Nice guy though. After a few hours of being outside they said they were going to let the singers in but they didn't have room for anyone else quite yet. So I decided that I was going to be a singer. We were herded inside (like cattle) and given numbers that we had to wear pinned to our tummies. We all sat squished in this gym for hours and hours waiting for our audition time. It was quite boring but a lot of fun. I had my audition at about 3. My sister was right after me and then my brother was right after her. I was really nervous....even though I didn't really care whether or not I made it. Well, I didn't make it....I was so nervous that my voice was all shakey and stuff. We also had to sing acapello....I like singing with instruments to back me up. When that was done I waited for my sister. She came out and said that she didn't make it either. We sat and waited for my brother. Waited.....and waited....and waited. Finally I saw him come around the corner with that yellow piece of paper in his hands. I screamed....I was so happy that he made it. He's at the second set of auditions today....if he gets through that he goes to the auditions in front of the celebrity judges (the one's they show on TV)....and then if he gets through that he's off to Toronto in a couple of months. Is that not so cool! So I had a lot of fun....even though it was super boring....it was a neat experience. One I will never forget. Some of my friends who are amazing singers didn't get past the first round....I guess they're looking for something inparticular.

oasis

Just a little exerpt from a story I read by Kim Meedler

I was completely overwhelmed as I slid off Firefly's back and walked through the sooty black powder. My tears broke through my emotional dam in an uncontrollable flood. This was my special place, my healing chamber, my home. Now it was destroyed beyond recognition. "Dear Jesus, this is just like my life," I sobbed.
The puffy, black, soot billowed up nearly to my waist. Firefly and I had began walking a while when my racking sobs finally subsided into silent tears that streamed down my face. And then I saw it. In the vast expanse of black one tiny oasis of color survived. I moved closer and knelt down to inspect this tiny pink wonder. A little plant had risen through the ash and, defying all odds, dared to bloom in this world of black. Then I heard within my heart the unmistakable voice of the One who had knelt beside me so many years before. "You are right, child - this is just like your life. You see, I have raised you out of the ashes."

This story is about a young girl who lost her mother and father to murder and suicide. Her only comfort was riding through the forest near her grandmother's house on her horse. When the forest burns down she is overwhelmed by grief one more time.

As I read the words of this story it struck me that God can do anything. No matter how helpless your situation may be He will raise you from the ashes - when you let Him.

yahoo

Yeah for Shannon! She got accepted into school. I'm so happy for her. By the end of the year she will be a certified vet assistant. All that percerverance paid off girl! Anyway, I just had to write about it.
Now I just have to get into nursing school. I don't care where, I just want to go. Everything is falling into place so far. I guess I just have to wait and see. But I hate the waiting!!!! Aaaaaaah!

kids

I was having the most interesting conversation with a four year old the other day. She decided that I was going to be the kid and she was going to be the babysitter. We were going to switch clothes and shoes. We had quite the good laugh picturing me in her tiny little clothes and her in my bigger ones. I was going to watch TV while she folded the laundry and of course she was going to drive the van. I had quite the time convincing her that there was no way she was going to drive the van. Finally I told her that her legs wouldn't reach the peddals so it wouldn't work. She agreed. It was really cute. It got me thinking about what it would be like to go back to being a little kid. In some ways it would be great. Not a whole lot to worry about....don't have to work for a living, and absolutely no responsibilities. But I don't think I would enjoy it for long. I kinda like making my own decisions and having all the freedom that comes with that. Sure being a kid was great but I wouldn't want to go back....at least not permanently.

Bailey

Today was a snow day for me....no work and no school. My brother and I went, with our dog Bailey, to Griner Park. We have these crazy carpets and we can get going pretty fast. Well, there was no way that Bailey would get on the crazy carpets but he loved chasing us down the hill and then jumping all over us when we got to the bottom. I guess he was having a lot of fun because when my brother and I went to take him home he got this really pouty look on his face and didn't want a whole lot to do with us. It was really kinda funny.
Last summer a friend and I took our dogs to the lake. Bailey loves to swim!!! Even more than chasing crazy carpets. We were there for a couple of hours and then when we were ready to go it was like Bailey was mad at us. He sat in the back seat and pouted almost the entire ride home.
He's a great dog and I love him to pieces but he's not without his quirks. He hasn't learned yet that male dogs lift a leg to pee....he still squats. Also, when he is confused or afraid or any number of other emotions he pees....all over the floor. And then there is his ball. Anyone who has been over to my house has seen that ball. He will not play with any other toy....just that stupid red ball. Last summer I brought Bailey to church in the park so of course his ball had to come along. When I dropped him off at home both Bailey and I forgot his ball in the car. I headed out to Vancouver for the day with my friends and didn't realize his ball was still in the car. When I got home my parents told me that he had been looking around for his ball all day and then moping and whining when he couldn't find it. So pathetic!

dunno

So the holidays are over and it's back to the same old routine. But I guess if it were the holidays all the time that would get boring too. I really liked having the week or two off of school, work, and pretty much everything else. Now it's time to get to work. But I just can't seem to get motivated right now. I guess I have too much other stuff on my mind. Maybe that will pass soon. I've been thinking about new year's resolutions. I can't really think of one of my own. Maybe it's not that I can't think of one....but all the ones I can think of I don't want to do. Just being lazy maybe. I hate being lazy!!! Aaah...I need to get motivated. It's weird because I am usually very motivated after the new year. But not this year....at least not yet.