Pray for me

 K. So I dunno how many of you guys will read this cause I've been dead to xanga for while but here goes : )

  Religion class is getting down right unbearable. Its so hard to sit there and listen to lies (that aren't lies because even though something isn't factual it doesn't mean its not true) and know when to speak up and when to shut up. Each week i am shocked by the popular views held amongst my class mates, and im at a loss as to how to be a witness there. So.... please, please, please pray for me! The class is on Monday nights 6-9 pm and its crazy! My stomach churns the entire time! Also, I want to pray for you guys! I'm realilzing with this class that we are all involved in a spiritual battle and need each others support. So give me a prayer request and we can form a little praying community! I'm excited to see what God does.

Currently Listening Plans By Death Cab for Cutie see related

This is one of the saddest days of my entire life!!! Steve Irwin died...... I always kind of figured that he was invincible. I used to watch his show all the time when I was a wee little one (like 5 years ago). He was kind of like a mr. rogers for animal lovers. (for one, he always wore the same outfit.......) What a random way to go out too. I guess it was most certainly his time.

 To make my day even more turd like I went to orientation for Augsburg and pretty much wasted 4 hours of my time. And I could've gone to the state fair too!!! I was so ticked! I kept thinking that eventually one of these seminars would be informational, but I was wrong. The thing went until like 8 and started at 1. But I snuck out about 4:30, I was so mad! I called my mom and vented on my way home. Never again!

Currently Listening Greatest Hits By Red Hot Chili Peppers see related

I finally did it!

So..... I finally got my cartilege pierced! It took me about a year to getting around to doing it, but oh well.

Kristine and Megan informed me that now I will be able to make friends. What a relief! My parents still don't get it, but they were cool with it. My mom just made me promise that if I got anything else pierced that it would be in some outrageously painful and embarassing place. We'll see...

Sorry for my absence for so long, I'm slowly but surely leaving xanga behind. That's right Virginia boy, I'm leaving! And that goes for you too mr. California dreamin'. Lol! But I'm going to miss it!

I start school on Wed. I'm not nervous yet, and I'm not sure that I will. I guess I'll have to give you an update  But I am riding the bus for the first time in my life (Transit bus, that is) So that will be new and not really exciting.

Currently Reading Escape from Reason By Francis A. Schaeffer see related

Hope you all are doing well and that your second day of school was awesome! (for those of you in school) Like i said before I'm sort of jealous of all of you! Work has been going well and as usual, they always keep me entertained! Here is a story that happened today-I thought it was pretty choice, but don't hold your breath-its definitely not another dental floss story. ( sorry guys)

   The 2 year old (andrew) was eating a granola bar that his mom had given him, and his brother really wanted that bar but I told him that there was only one left so he would have to get something else. So I was walking down the hallway when I hear andrew screaming. I run in to see what's going on and I see James crouching behind andrew's chair shoving something down his throat. Clearly, he had taken some of andrew's bar but I figured I'd let him reclaim some of his dignity and give him a chance to fess up. The conversation went something like this:

Me: Hey James, did you take some of your brother's bar?

James(hurriedly swallowing the last bit): No.

His older brother: Yes he did! I saw him!

Me: If you didn't eat any, why does your breath smell like chocolate?

James: Because I was by Andrew.

Me: are you lying?

James: No

Me: I saw you chewing something.. what were you eating?

James: Toys

Me: Toys?!?

James: yeah, small toys.... I choked on them....

Me: How come I didn't hear you choking?

James: Because Andrew was being too noisy.

Needless to say, he got a time out. Got to give him credit for creativity... the swallowing of the small toys was a nice touch....

Okay, one more thing. I found an awesome quote in Tramp for the Lord:

".... in a country where a godless philosophy reigns, that only by claiming the blood of Jesus can you stand and not fall. The same is true in a city, or school, or even in a church building. If Jesus Christ is not recognized as supreme, then darkness rules."

  I really wish that I would've read this book last semester at Normandale...I found myself often tired and lacking any drive to make a difference for Christ. Looking back I see that the reason school was so tough for me was because Normandale is ruled by darkness and I was not claiming the blood of Jesus.... I was letting the devil attack without fighting back. However, God is graceful, since I obviously wasn't getting his hints, he used this book to tell me very plainly what I needed to do. I do not believe that it is a coincidence that I read this book as I set off on a new school year and a new school. How easy and powerful: Claim the blood of Jesus.

  My brother started school today! As did most of you in our xanga community. ( Iwant to hear all of your stories) It felt kind of weird to have him go to school while I'm still acting like its summer. But I was a little bit envious of him because I'm really going to miss going to school with everyone. He came home and told me who he had breaks with and who he saw, and I realized how different it was going to be for me this year. I am going from knowing tons of people to going solo. I just pray that God will use this different environment to really stretch me and that I will rely on him. I pray for all of us that God will use us to turn our schools upside down! Just think how sweet that would be! And why not? God is on our side isn't he? We've already won, there is nothing that the enemy can do to destroy us! But he can sidetrack us-- please guys, stay in the word and PRAY, PRAY, PRAY for you and your fellow brothers and sisters that you would all stay strong and united, and that you would be filled with Christ's brilliant light. Pray that God would move. Pray for me too as I pray for you. K?

God bless your semester!