This week has been quite a week. One of my good friends is having her baby soon, praying for her! I was asked if I'm engaged or close to it because if I was, our dance class would have a coffee day and we wouldn't have to dance. I am not engaged or close to it as far as I know. I spoke to quite the characters on the phone this week at work and though it was rough, I'm learning a lot and must remember patience and that God is in control. I took two tests this week and turned one in online. Did you know that your brain, the frontal lobe, is not fully developed until the age of 25? I ran through beautiful rain and drops were falling off my eyelashes. Watched the movies The Brother's Bloom and it was really good, a few minor details that didn't need to be in there but over all it was really funny and made you think right down to the very end. I love my family and God has gotten myself, my family, and loved ones through another week. Sleep is calling my name....

For all those times I've felt like my hands were tied or I should've said more....

Kennedy Center: Millennium Stage Artist Details for Ken Waldman

Kennedy Center: Millennium Stage Artist Details for Ken Waldman


This artist came to Belhaven and we had such a blast! It was so encouraging to hear that he started learning how to play the fiddle at like 24 or 29, it's never to late to follow your dreams :) As a college student, I just feel like it's a time where every little encouraging word like that means so much and in God's sovereignty those little comments seem to pop up at just the right time. Amazingly, Ken doesn't know how to read or write music but has made up a lot of songs. And as he said, "You can do anything in Alaska!" Check out his poem A Week in Eek if he can.

So i smashed my finger between a chair and a desk today at work. I wacked my elbow on this stick out wall thing in my dorm room. And the other day I stubbed my toe on our wooden chairs, in barefeet for the upteenth time. I'm really not trying to beat myself up, I promise.

In other news this crazy adventure life is getting crazier by the minute, as I watch my friends, family, and myself go through difficult circumstances I gotta keep my mind focused on Christ and keep claiming his promises.

Love this!

So I'm trying to think of another thing to post about seeing as I've gotten into a pattern of 3's but alas I am at a loss. School decided to get kind of hard and I know my heart is burdened to pray for friends and loved ones as each day brings new trials. Knowing that you are loved by the King, and God is good, be encouraged today!

There are some things you just always wonder about. Like when God created Eve, He used Adam's rib. So Adam fell asleep and God made Eve. You just wonder how that worked. Granted God is sovereign so man has the right number of ribs but Adam always had one less I guess. And Melchizedek, he's got no family geneology but he just pops up throughout the Bible, seems like a pretty cool guy, wonder what his whole story was....Hebrews 7:3

So Confessions got slightly better. It's kind of like a movie where there's parts that it could just do without. But some of my favorites...
"higgledy-piggledy, the furniture is higgledy-piggledy"-now that's a phrase we should revive ;)

His view on small talk was also quite entertaining and I do recommend reading that portion of the piece, "In private conversation there is another difficulty, which I consider worse, the necessity of always talking./I can think of no greater torture than to be obliged to talk continually and without a moment for reflection." I got a kick out of this section.

Though I did not enjoy reading certain sections, I did appreciate his view that there is nothing like the love between a man and a woman. He defined a difference between a close friend/brother and the relationship between a man and a woman. In light of today's society, perhaps we could look into Rousseau's literary works once again.

Quotes taken from Jean-Jacques Rousseau's Confessions

Performances. I love performances, there's nothing like the butterflies backstage and a smile at the end, live music and a great audience! It was a long weekend with tech and dress rehearsal and a final performance. It went well, though it's always interesting because sometimes you only have one chance, only get to perform it for an audience once. Ironically, dress rehearsals can be better but you just have to trust the Lord that you did your best, and He'll take care of the rest. I am happy to say I now have a normal face, my silver ring to play with when im bored securely on my hand, nail polish on my toes, and the possibility of wearing funky earings once again. To top it off, the Blazer soccer boys won on a free kick in o.t. and I was able to run over and watch the last few minutes! Nice job guys!

2 Corinthians 5:1-10

"Now we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands. Meanwhile we groan, longing to be clothed with our heavenly dwelling because when we are clothed, we will not be found naked. For while we are in this tent, we groan and are burdened, because we do not wish to be unclothed but to be clothed with our heavenly dwelling, so that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life. Now it is God who has made us for this very purpose and has given us the Spirit as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come.
Therefore we are always confident and know that as long as we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord. We live by faith, not by sight. We are confident, I say, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with Lord. So we make it our goal to please him, whether we are at home in the body or away from it. For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive what is due him for the things done while in the body, whether good or bad."
-2 Corinthians 5:1-10

What I learned on Friday: if you ask a little one if there are any questions, which you should, be prepared for an answer....

Q-"Do you know how many people have gotten a ticket at that stop sign, Ms. Quinn? 12 since 8 o'clock!"
Q-"Do you know how many buttons are on your dress, Ms. Quinn? 63!"

the point...always ask for questions because it's how you learn. 1. it shows if you learned anything 2. it shows if you didn't get the lesson 3. it teaches how to ask good quetions 4. it's a spring board to find out what they should/want to learn

remember little ones don't understand the concept of a rhetorical question

Oh yes, the joys of being an Elementary Ed. Major :)

According to facebook this is the country song that best describes my life. I like it. This may be more accurate than the one that said I have sad eyes, I hope that one's not so true.

Oh wait Confessions gets better. He just "presented his reader with an apology, or rather a justification, for the petty details he just entered into, and for those he shall enter into later, none of which may appear interesting in the readers eyes." Well i thought things were looking up but now the prospects are a bit bleak. sad.


Excerpt taken from Jean Jacques Rousseau's Confessions

Likes

I like
little things. I like the cheddar cheese squares and perfectly ripe/fresh strawberries. Mountain Dew gets me through, well at least the night. I like to dance when nobody's watching. I like roses and flowers. Music in the background of my life. Time with family (even if we are a little quirky). Ice cream and a movie. A walk on a pretty day. Catching up with old friends. God's word. Deep breaths. Smiles. What do you like?

I know it's been too long since I've posted, sorry 'bout that. Well since I've last posted I have traveled 16+ hours, lost and gained an hour of my life (thank you time change), saw my family and sweet puppy, and been welcomed back to MS with school and clouds but hey it's good to see such loving faces! Right now I should be reading Rousseau's Confessions. Before I go on and explain, why I'm not, let me pause for a second. If I were you, I don't know that I would want to read someone's confessions because you never know what you'll find out. Sometimes I think things are better left unsaid. Don't get me wrong, you should be honest but I personally didn't want to know about some of those things he confessed. It is a rather intense piece and rightly so, I dare say. The Romantic Literature era was all about intense emotion. Nevertheless, I have been trying to catch up on my reading. My Lit. teacher keeps changing the schedule on us but it's ok because I was behind anyway. At least now, I sort of feel like I'm catching up. Came back from fall break and hit the ground running, well after I slept a little longer than I should've. I didn't have an early fall break so I figured it would be ok to have a later fall break if you know what I mean. Well in 5 weeks, after 2 speeches, a whole bunch of tests, some evaluations, some concerts, Homecoming, Thanksgiving, intramural co-ed dodge ball (I'm starting to think twice about that decision) and who knows what else, the semester will be done! 5 weeks + 3 weeks? I think we can do that.

Interesting

Here are some of the headlines that caught my eye on the yahoo news page today....

Botched Bungee Jump Survivor

Battle over cross in desert

Surprise 'Most Influential Man'

Burger King's big makeover

Waiter fired over celeb tweet (and I add, you gotta be careful!)

Giant Saturn ring discovered (and I add, now that's cool!)

Egypt severs ties to Louvre

Proper funeral 160 years later (and I add, it's about Poe,for all you lit people, this one's cool!)

You should check these out of you get a chance, pretty interesting! Compliments go to Yahoo News/Headlines Source: http://m.www.yahoo.com/ Copyright © 2009 Yahoo! Inc.