So, nothing much is happening here at the moment. I'm playing the waiting game, since I should be hearing from Uni. any time now. Plus, it's still roasting outside- and is supposed to be for this whole week- again. Please pray for me about Uni. and everything else surrounding that whole thing and coming back. Thanks,

Oops...

I can't technically say I had a bad day, since it wasn't tragic or anything- but it definately wasn't my day- if you get me. I woke up and was still tired and didn't feel well at all- got ready for work, spent most of work (we were really busy today) not feeling well. Then I got my finger smashed and cut (my own fault) and it turned a lovely shade of violet and got much bigger than it should be in about a min. or 2. Well, the drama wasn't over, As I said, I didn't feel well all day-well, I nearly passed out- twice. Then I took the bus near to my dad's house, walked for about 15 min. and he wasn't home, and I couldn't get in the back door- and it's absolutely roasting outside, luckily he got home about 10 min. later. That's been my day so far. I just want to laugh at myself and take a nice long nap. Ah, well, at least it's nearly sunday...... no work then. And monday morning I'm probably going fishing. So the next few days should be nice.
Guess I really shouldn't complain, my day was fairly nice in comparison with someone else's day out there- and I know it. So at the moment I'm just enjoying sitting in air conditioning, and typing, and not doing anything besides that. The only bad thing about my finger (other than that it helps prove I am one of the most accident prone people I know) it's my pinky, on my left hand, I kinda need it to play my mandolin..... : ( Cya all later

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So, we're basically roasting over here again...... fun stuff. Anyways, still haven't heard from Uni. yet. I'm not a very patient person : ) But now that I know I could be hearing from them any day now-well how can you stay patient?? : ) . Everything else is going well, just up to work and church, not a lot else, although I did go shopping the other day. That was fun. Wow - this is going to be ashort blog, cause I really don't have loads to say as usual. Better get going, I have the day off work and I want to get some stuff done. Talk to you all later

LIFE

This morning the message at my church was really good. Learned a lot. I love it when you go back to certain words and see their meaning in greek, and the context, it gives you so much more insight. Anyways, just to post a few notes from it- it was on Philippians 4:4-9,

⁴Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice!

⁵Let your gentleness be known to all men. The Lord is at hand.

⁶Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; ⁷and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

Meditate on These Things

⁸Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy--meditate on these things. ⁹The things which you learned and received and heard and saw in me, these do, and the God of peace will be with you.
We talked mostly about v. 8 and 9. Here's some cool stuff:

True- made of 2 words in greek, means beginning of mystery
noble- (or honorable) in Greek means God-fearing, Paul was the only one to use it, and used it a lot even though he was persecuted so often.
Just-(or right) following the divine laws, to teach by evidence
Pure- Exciting reverence (that's one you wouldn't really think of together : )
Lovely- in regard to love (philadelphia)
Good report - (or admirable) Known for being good
Virtue- morally excellent- Gr. to lift up
Praiseworthy-about or at praises to God,
Meditate- ( involves something that is known as truth, not just thinking about something.)

Doesn't that shed a lot more on that passage? A really cool point was made- that's life- Real Life- LIFE as it should be and was meant to be lived.

unbelievable reality

I'm reading a book called Praise Habit at the moment, and it's actually quite good. I'm going to post something mind boggling from it (after I explain a wee bit of context so you know where it's comin' from) The writer is talking about how he has this friend who every morning reads an astronomy book- and says all the numbers about stars, and how far away they are and how huge everything is incomparison to him keeps him in line, realizing how small he is. And the whole chapter was basically about how we have this fascination for fame. Anyways, enough background here's the amazing quote : "It's brilliant -literally. I mean, whoever thought of stars shining is ridiculous. I'm all excited about whoever took these pictures ( of galaxies, stars, etc...) but whoever blew that thing up to begin with, now Him I've got to meet. If I'm ever in the same rom with that Guy, I will not be cool. How could I? And what if our eyes met and I was found out? What if I looked up and saw Him running right at me with His arms spread wide and a torrential smile that would turn dry deserts green? This would be unreasonable. There is no justification for the Dreamer of it all, whom the cosmos and the grass in April and the stream swollen with snowmelt and the baby grabbing your finger and the laugh of kids in kindergarten and the smell of jasmine speak about, to be running toward me. That would be ludicrous. The universe has somewhere around 200,000,000,000 galaxies. In our galaxy alone there are about 100,000,000,000 stars, and there are over 6,000,000,000 people living and breathing right now. Why on earth would He bother coming toward me? I am tiny. I am a dot. Yet here He is with His heart in my chest and we're locked in embrace and I'm not exactly sure when it happened but something fired inside of me, and now my arms are around Him, and people are watching, and I will tell you about it. I don't think I can help it. No more than the stars in a black velvet sky can keep from it. " - Praise Habit, by David Crowder . You should read it.

This has to be quick, I'm heading off to Bible study in a couple minutes. Today was good. Feels great outside. Tried to call jonny and sharon, and heather happened to be there babysitting - so I talked to her instead. : ) Anyways, really must go or I'd post more, probably will tomorrow. Have a great day everyone!