So...I guess I'm dating someone.
Haha. I love that I say it as "guess". I say it that way because its been all of 2 weeks... and we definitely haven't come close to trying to define it yet. So...more details I suppose as/if it becomes more concrete (which, its looking that way).
Anyway - I'm happy...and I feel smiley a lot. That's good.
Em is coming into town next week!! I'm so flippin excited! Its out of the blue and makes me super happy. We're going to go see HSM3, because we are that awesome.
I need to buy my tickets to see Twilight at midnight. Guess I should get on that in the next couple of days.
Hm...I had a lot more to update on, but I just looked at the time, and I have an 8am class...so, I should head to bed now so I'm not a complete grouch in the morning!
Retreat this weekend - I'm SO ready.
Thursday, November 6, 2008
Sunday, October 19, 2008
I have the greatest youth in the world.
Today at church I did basically the whole service. And, they did a little service thing commissioning me as a licensed minister. It was really sweet - my dad even came up there to help and prayed over me. It was an amazing experience.
Anyway, I get to Chi-Rho tonight, and they are all being super secretive about something - not letting me walk into certain rooms at certain times. I knew something was up, but I just played along - getting upset with them at times when I felt like I should care about the fact that they weren't doing the activity. But, they did all come in for awhile to work on the liturgical dance we are doing in worship next week. They look so amazing. Seriously, I get chills every time I watch them.
Anyway - as we were leaving worship time, the kids ran downstairs as fast as they could but then told me that I wasn't allowed to go into the fellowship hall. So, I stood out in the hall for awhile, and one of my HS kids came into the hall to distract me while they finished their surprise.
So, I finally am told that I can come into the fellowship hall...and they had made a whole party for me! They set up one of those super old projectors (think HS... transparencies, etc.) and had written on there saying "congrats deb! we love you!" really big on the wall. They also made me a cake and had blown up balloons, and they got me a key chain as a present. They were so excited about it. They are too precious for words.
The mom who was there tonight helping made sure to come up to me and tell me that she had no part in it - the girls had planned it all themselves and worked all afternoon on making the cake.
I love my chi-rho girls. They are amazing and never let me forget why it is I love being called into ministry...
Today at church I did basically the whole service. And, they did a little service thing commissioning me as a licensed minister. It was really sweet - my dad even came up there to help and prayed over me. It was an amazing experience.
Anyway, I get to Chi-Rho tonight, and they are all being super secretive about something - not letting me walk into certain rooms at certain times. I knew something was up, but I just played along - getting upset with them at times when I felt like I should care about the fact that they weren't doing the activity. But, they did all come in for awhile to work on the liturgical dance we are doing in worship next week. They look so amazing. Seriously, I get chills every time I watch them.
Anyway - as we were leaving worship time, the kids ran downstairs as fast as they could but then told me that I wasn't allowed to go into the fellowship hall. So, I stood out in the hall for awhile, and one of my HS kids came into the hall to distract me while they finished their surprise.
So, I finally am told that I can come into the fellowship hall...and they had made a whole party for me! They set up one of those super old projectors (think HS... transparencies, etc.) and had written on there saying "congrats deb! we love you!" really big on the wall. They also made me a cake and had blown up balloons, and they got me a key chain as a present. They were so excited about it. They are too precious for words.
The mom who was there tonight helping made sure to come up to me and tell me that she had no part in it - the girls had planned it all themselves and worked all afternoon on making the cake.
I love my chi-rho girls. They are amazing and never let me forget why it is I love being called into ministry...
Thursday, October 16, 2008
So, tomorrow I have a test in my Christian Social Ethics class.
I'm fairly certain I have never been quite so unprepared for a test before. At least I am in the same boat as everyone else in my class that I have talked to. Well...besides Paul - I'm pretty sure that he will be the one to break the curve. He's crazy smart and read each of the reading twice before class the FIRST time around - so I'm fairly certain he will get an A on the test. everyone else??? Could be a very different story.
Instead of studying tonight we spent a good 45 minutes playing on the palinaspresident.com website. It just made me laugh a lot. =o) "ooooh...he looks important" hehe.
Anyway - time to sleep so I can spend all day before my class at 5:30 preparing...maybe I'll know enough to at least get a C.
I'm fairly certain I have never been quite so unprepared for a test before. At least I am in the same boat as everyone else in my class that I have talked to. Well...besides Paul - I'm pretty sure that he will be the one to break the curve. He's crazy smart and read each of the reading twice before class the FIRST time around - so I'm fairly certain he will get an A on the test. everyone else??? Could be a very different story.
Instead of studying tonight we spent a good 45 minutes playing on the palinaspresident.com website. It just made me laugh a lot. =o) "ooooh...he looks important" hehe.
Anyway - time to sleep so I can spend all day before my class at 5:30 preparing...maybe I'll know enough to at least get a C.
Sunday, October 12, 2008
Twilight!
So, the full trailer for Twilight was released Thursday evening. Lets talk about my excitement regarding this movie. I've watched this about twenty times... I can't wait for Nov. 21!
Friday, October 3, 2008
I have to say...I love my Stumble Upon Button - especially for those times when I'm kinda bored but have noting in particular that I care to look at/read/etc. I've gotten my entire family hooked on it, and we often share links with each other. Amazing how we so seldomly stumble on the same pages.
Anyway - as I was stumbling tonight, I came across this poem, and I think it is beautiful, so I figured I would share!
The Invitation
by Oriah Mountain Dreamer
It doesn’t interest me what you do for a living.
I want to know what you ache for
and if you dare to dream of meeting your heart’s longing.
It doesn’t interest me how old you are.
I want to know if you will risk looking like a fool
for love
for your dream
for the adventure of being alive.
It doesn’t interest me what planets are squaring your moon...
I want to know if you have touched the centre of your own sorrow
if you have been opened by life’s betrayals
or have become shrivelled and closed
from fear of further pain.
I want to know if you can sit with pain
mine or your own
without moving to hide it
or fade it
or fix it.
I want to know if you can be with joy
mine or your own
if you can dance with wildness
and let the ecstasy fill you to the tips of your fingers and toes
without cautioning us
to be careful
to be realistic
to remember the limitations of being human.
It doesn’t interest me if the story you are telling me
is true.
I want to know if you can
disappoint another
to be true to yourself.
If you can bear the accusation of betrayal
and not betray your own soul.
If you can be faithless
and therefore trustworthy.
I want to know if you can see Beauty
even when it is not pretty
every day.
And if you can source your own life
from its presence.
I want to know if you can live with failure
yours and mine
and still stand at the edge of the lake
and shout to the silver of the full moon,
“Yes.”
It doesn’t interest me
to know where you live or how much money you have.
I want to know if you can get up
after the night of grief and despair
weary and bruised to the bone
and do what needs to be done
to feed the children.
It doesn’t interest me who you know
or how you came to be here.
I want to know if you will stand
in the centre of the fire
with me
and not shrink back.
It doesn’t interest me where or what or with whom
you have studied.
I want to know what sustains you
from the inside
when all else falls away.
I want to know if you can be alone
with yourself
and if you truly like the company you keep
in the empty moments.
Anyway - as I was stumbling tonight, I came across this poem, and I think it is beautiful, so I figured I would share!
The Invitation
by Oriah Mountain Dreamer
It doesn’t interest me what you do for a living.
I want to know what you ache for
and if you dare to dream of meeting your heart’s longing.
It doesn’t interest me how old you are.
I want to know if you will risk looking like a fool
for love
for your dream
for the adventure of being alive.
It doesn’t interest me what planets are squaring your moon...
I want to know if you have touched the centre of your own sorrow
if you have been opened by life’s betrayals
or have become shrivelled and closed
from fear of further pain.
I want to know if you can sit with pain
mine or your own
without moving to hide it
or fade it
or fix it.
I want to know if you can be with joy
mine or your own
if you can dance with wildness
and let the ecstasy fill you to the tips of your fingers and toes
without cautioning us
to be careful
to be realistic
to remember the limitations of being human.
It doesn’t interest me if the story you are telling me
is true.
I want to know if you can
disappoint another
to be true to yourself.
If you can bear the accusation of betrayal
and not betray your own soul.
If you can be faithless
and therefore trustworthy.
I want to know if you can see Beauty
even when it is not pretty
every day.
And if you can source your own life
from its presence.
I want to know if you can live with failure
yours and mine
and still stand at the edge of the lake
and shout to the silver of the full moon,
“Yes.”
It doesn’t interest me
to know where you live or how much money you have.
I want to know if you can get up
after the night of grief and despair
weary and bruised to the bone
and do what needs to be done
to feed the children.
It doesn’t interest me who you know
or how you came to be here.
I want to know if you will stand
in the centre of the fire
with me
and not shrink back.
It doesn’t interest me where or what or with whom
you have studied.
I want to know what sustains you
from the inside
when all else falls away.
I want to know if you can be alone
with yourself
and if you truly like the company you keep
in the empty moments.
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
I have a really hard time writing papers that I think are pointless. Don't get me wrong, I tend to hate writing EVERY paper that I have to write, but this one is kinda taking the cake. This paper is not teaching me anything, other than to put different vocabulary to ideas I already know and experience. That isn't really the problem either, the actual problem is that the vocab I have to use, is stuff I will NEVER use outside of the academic setting. And this is a paper for Christion Education and all I am doing is writing down what my church does for its Christian Ed. seriously?? UGH. And I have to write 9-12 pages on it? Seriously, every person from my church that I told about this paper said "how are you going to come up with 9-12 pages of stuff to say about this church?" Ok...that in itself is probably bad...but seriously. UGH. Anyway, I hate papers...when is graduation?? oh right...NEXT December or May. *sigh* I'm so ready to be done.
Anyway. My Chi-Rho kids are working on this awesome liturgical dance. We started it last night...they were picking it up pretty fast! I'm proud of them. We'll do it in church in a few weeks! I'm excited...it will be fun, and the pain I am currently in from the practice will totally be worth it! =o) Plus, I think ALL of my youth will be at retreat this year! Well...assuming I can get my HS kids to see Twilight before we head down. Is it bad if I bring them all late b/c we went to the movie??? hahahaha. I wouldn't do that, but it sure is tempting!
Ok - I'm only on page 3 of 9...I should go write more...8am is going to come awfully quickly!
Anyway. My Chi-Rho kids are working on this awesome liturgical dance. We started it last night...they were picking it up pretty fast! I'm proud of them. We'll do it in church in a few weeks! I'm excited...it will be fun, and the pain I am currently in from the practice will totally be worth it! =o) Plus, I think ALL of my youth will be at retreat this year! Well...assuming I can get my HS kids to see Twilight before we head down. Is it bad if I bring them all late b/c we went to the movie??? hahahaha. I wouldn't do that, but it sure is tempting!
Ok - I'm only on page 3 of 9...I should go write more...8am is going to come awfully quickly!
Sunday, September 28, 2008
No Day But Today
The other night I went to see Rent on the Big Screen. I don't understand why they have never released the live show taped for the big screen before. It was so much better than the movie version (don't get me wrong, I love the movie version...but I just love the show live even better). Anyway...I've been on such an emotional high since then.
Then, today, got the listing for the Dallas Summer Musicals...guess what is coming in May?? That's right RENT!! WOOHOO! This show makes my life. =o)
Tonight I bonded with the parents of the little girl I'm babysitting. We sat around and talked sports and politics for a good hour after they got home. I got paid for that hour too...weird. haha. I'm certainly not going to complain. =o)
This week is going to be super super busy. But, I just need to make it through the week and next week I'm going to San Antonio with my mommy on Vacation!! Yay!!
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