Christmas Break... :sighs:

I have been wanting for blog for a few days now but I really haven't had anything of import to write. I guess I still don't but I did have a great Thanksgiving with my family. I made lemon cake to take to family dinner at my Grandma's. I should have made two- I had forgotten that it is the preferred cake of my family. I personally think it's great that it is the family favorite.... at least we have that in common. I had planned on having a little Thanksgiving/Christmas party at my apartment before I went home for break but it looks like it's not going to work out after all. I am somewhat sad about that. However, I plan on making a fantastic green bean casserole for Christmas dinner. My dad has had bad experiences with those though... However, he would never refuse to try MY casserole. Besides, I kind of blackmailed him.... he gets lemon cake only if he tries my casserole. I mean, just because you've had a bad experience doesn't mean you should discount it completely. My argument is that he could be missing out on the best casserole of his life by refusing mine.

I am so ready to relax and enjoy my break. Oh! I am going to Wheaton College (Wheaton, IL) in January to check out their graduate program. You see, I am going to be graduating early--in Fall of 2009. The graduate program that I want to do is counseling ministries. If I get into the program it would mean moving to Illinois. Now, Wheaton is a fairly good size city on it's own--the biggest I will have lived in. However, 25 miles north of Wheaton, sits Chicago. Yes, the little southern girl will be moving to North and into a suburb of Chicago.

Don't worry-- I am definitely praying about everything before I make any big decisions.

I Will Waste My Life

I found this song today... and it completely describes what I want with Jesus... this is the relationship I want. I know sometimes people do not like lyrics posted on blogs... but this... wow..

I Will Waste My Life by Misty Edwards

I will waste my life,
I'll be tested and tried.
With no regrets inside of me,
Just to find I'm at your feet,
Let me find I'm at your feet.

I leave my father's house, and
I leave my Mother.
I leave all I have known, and
I'll have no other.

For I am in love with you,
and there is no cost.
I am in love with you,
and there is no loss.
I am in love with you,
I want to take your name.
I am in love with you,
I want to cling to you, Jesus,
Just let me cling to you, Jesus.

I say goodbye to my father, my mother,
I turn my back on every other lover, and I
Press on, yes I press on.
I say goodbye to my father, my mother,
I turn my back on every other lover, and I press on, yes I press on.

For I am in love with you,
and there is no cost.
I am in love with you,
and there is no loss.
I am in love with you,
I want to take your name.
I am in love with you,
I want to cling to you, Jesus,
just let me cling to you, Jesus,
I want to cling to you...

Cell phones and Novels and the Bible

When someone asks me what my favorite book is I always answer, "Pride and Prejudice." It is an automatic, compulsive thing. I was thinking today that I want my Bible to be my favorite book. I want it to the first book that I think of. I want the mere mention of it to make me pull it out and start reading it.

A friend of mine posted this on her facebook and I have to admit, I need to work on this.

I wonder what would happen if we treated our Bible like we treat
our cell phones?

What if we carried it around in our purses or pockets?
What if we turned back to go get it if we forgot it?
What if we flipped through it several times a day?
What if we used it to receive messages from the text?
What if we treated it like we couldn't live without it?
What if we gave it to kids as gifts?
What if we used it as we traveled?
What if we used it in case of an emergency?
This is something to make you go .hmm...where is my Bible?

Oh, and one more thing. Unlike our cell phone, we don't ever
have to worry about our Bible being disconnected because Jesus
already paid the bill! Makes you stop & think "where are my priorities?"

And no dropped calls!

Don't Get Comfortable

BRANDON HEATH LYRICS - DON’T GET COMFORTABLE

Na na na na na na na na nanaaah
Na na na na na na na na nanaaah

Comfortable, don’t get comfortable.
I am gonna’ move this mountain then I’m gonna move you in.

Yesterday, this is not yesterday.
You were standing on my shoulders now; you’re standing on the edge.
You’ve been looking for a sign all this time.

I am gonna show you what I mean
I am gonna love like you’ve never seen
You are gonna live like you used to dream
This is your new song

So afraid but you don’t have to be afraid
Even if you make mistakes
You know that I’ll remain
You’ve been looking for a sign all this time.
If you seek you’ll find me every time.

So I am gonna show you what I mean
I am gonna’ love like you’ve never seen
You are gonna live like you used to dream
This is your new song

Na na na na na na na na nanaaah
Na na na na na na na na nanaaah

Can you feel the call of love?
Is it moving you to be a child of God of love?
Is it reaching you?
It’s everywhere the call of love.

I just want to show you what I mean
I just want to love like you’ve never seen
Do you want to live like you used to dream?
Then I’ve got a song for you

Coz I am gonna show you what I mean
I am gonna’ love like you’ve never seen
You are gonna live like you used to dream
This is your new song

Na na na na na na na na nanaah

You’ve got a new song

Na na na na na na na na nanaa



I love this song! It is such a powerful song. I just love Brandon Heath!

Advent Conspiracy

Let's do this!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVqqj1v-ZBU

Jesus is My Cup of Tea

I thought I would mention this as an fyi to Jessy: John may be on to something about the whole marriage thing. Not because you shouldn't ever get married early but because of statistics. According to research, men are less likely to be mature enough for marriage before the age of 25. And marriages of men younger than that have a tendency to be self centered and friction filled. Of course, I do not know the age for women and can't really give you a number on that one. I am sure it is younger, considering that women mature much earlier than men. This is something that I learned in my stats class last year.


Moving on, I am really excited about being a Christian. I know, I bet you are thinking, 'Hasn't Roxie been a Christian since she was nine? And furthermore, raised in church her whole life?'
It doesn't matter how long I have been doing "church," what matters is my heart and my relationship with Christ. And lately I have been struggling. Not so much in my love for Jesus, I know that I love Him more than anyone else, but for my passion as a Christian.
I cannot tell you how many times I have felt like I had nothing left to give. I want to be passionate about serving others, I want to be excited and exhilarated at the thought of spreading the gospel. I just want to love others.
When I think about the things that I love, the people that I love, I know that I would do make tremendous sacrifices for them... and I have realized recently that I feel the same about Christ... there is nothing that I wouldn't do for Him.
It is exciting and fresh. I am so excited because I realize, perhaps for the first time, that being a Christian is a privilege.... it's not something that I do because I feel like it, or was raised into it, I do it because loving Jesus and working for the kingdom are the most important things to my being here on this earth.

Finals

The semester is ending so things are getting a little more hectic. I keep running around in circles and accomplishing nothing. It baffles me that I can get so distracted. I have several papers to write but the inspiration and wit are just not there. I need prayer, friends. Mostly, prayer that I get a more focused attention span. Mainly a focus on my studies.. although meaningful hang out sessions (where I actually know what is being said to me) would be nice too.

Books, Books, Books!

It has been one exciting day. Well, not really exciting BUT I did go to smoothie king after my work out today and I felt refreshed from my amazing smoothie. I really to purchase a blender, that would be the icing to end this year... include a toaster and I am set. I wonder if I can convince my family to get me those for Christmas? It is worth a try I suppose. I have now accumulated enough books that I need to purchase another bookshelf.. I have some books in my closet and others down stairs on Sierra's shelf. My big shelf is full and there are books stacked randomly on every shelf due to the lack of space shelf for them. So, I guess it is time to buy another shelf, especially since Sierra is moving out at the end of the semester and taking her shelf with her... that means there will be (roughly) twenty books from that shelf plus about forty more that need a place. :Sighs: I love my books and I will not sell them until I am starving... which could, you know, be anytime. My priorities are books first then food... that is not a healthy habit.
I haven't bought a book in ages.... I am trying this new thing called the "library" .... it is not exactly my preferred method of acquiring books.... I like to keep the books I have read and it irks me when I remember scenes from a book I have read but can't remember the title. If I owned it, I would know it, hands down, no question. But it drives me crazy to dream entire books out, remember their names, time period of the book, and location but NOT know the name and author! I do this all the time and it hurts my heart. One time I reread a book and got some serious deja vu before I realized I had read it before.
Anyway, a friend got me an amazon gift card for my birthday and I used it. I have a new book coming in the mail and I can not wait until it gets here.

Election 2008

Well, we have a new President now... 

I can't say I am surprised. I will say that I voted for McCain. I am really sad. However, I am confident that God is going to work everything for His good. So, I am not going to freak out about this. McCain is very respectful and did not bash on Obama and that speaks for his integrity. it is a historical election and I hope very much that Obama is a great President. Only God can take care of America and I am putting my trust in Him and no man. 

Is It Samson, Or Is It Thor?

So, tomorrow I am going to be teaching my Sunday school about Samson. And honestly, I have always pictured Samson as a "Thor" type of man. I know, why in the world would I put those two together as the same man? Well, I have no one idea.

Regardless I am so excited about tomorrow because I am taking a (Hannah Montana) wig to use as Samson's hair. Let's just hope that this works out well.

My family has a play at their church tonight and I couldn't get up there to see them. Sadness. Tomorrow I have so much to accomplish. The good news is that I might be going to the book store in a bit, which is a huge incentive to last the evening out. :)