wow. i didn't realize it'd been a month! so much has happened this last month that i would have never ever expected, but overall it's been really good! God is amazing--that's really all there is to it.

spring break 2006--the beach was amazing...florida sun was warm...gave me a tan which i was definitely in need of....got to go to a hockey game...was on girls gone wild...ok, not really but almost...got in a fender bender with a little old lady who had a bit of an attitude...got to take an unexpected trip home which was most definitely the right thing to do. overall, God revealed some amazing things to me over this trip...for that i am most thankful.

"It's easy to let the dull, bald, dreary day, with commonplace duties and people, that kills the burning heart unless we have learned the secret of abiding in Jesus."

-Oswald Chambers, My Utmost for His Highest

THRIVE

to grow vigorously: flourish
to progress toward or realize a goal

I'm headed in that direction, and I'm so excited! I absolutely cannot wait to see where God is going to take me on this journey. For some reason this word--thrive--just inspires me to dig so deep into the heart of Jesus and just do all that I can to be so close to Him. I want Him to be my best friend! I want Him to be all I need. I want HIM to be my complete source of strentgh. And guess what? I'm on my way there! Praise God!

thought for today: God will make you discontent with anything less than Him.

So I want to get a tatoo. WHAT? yeah, a tatoo. I'm not to sure where or when, but I want it to mean something special. With the help of a friend, I thought of this: a tiny set of footprints. That poem always reminds me of my Grama. She used to have it hanging in her room where I would sleep out at the farm, and her or my mom would read it to me at night. So tonight I was looking around the internet and I randomly stummbled across this:  the new version of ~ Footprints ~

Imagine you and the Lord Jesus are walking down the road together.

For much of the way, the Lord's footprints go along steadily, consistently, rarely varying the pace.

But your footprints are a disorganized stream of zigzags, starts, stops, turnarounds, circles, departures, and returns.

For much of the way, it seems to go like this, but gradually your footprints come more in line withthe Lord's, soon paralleling His consistently.
You and Jesus are walking as true friends!

This seems perfect, but then an interesting thing happens: Your footprints that once etched the sand next to Jesus' are now walking precisely in His steps.
Inside His larger footprints are your smaller ones, you and Jesus are becoming one.

This goes on for many miles, but gradually you notice another change.
The footprints inside the large footprints seem to grow larger.

Eventually they disappear altogether. There is only one set of footprints.
They have become one.

This goes on for a long time, but suddenly the second set of footprints is back.
This time it seems even worse! Zigzags all over the place. Stops. Starts. Gashes in the sand.
A variable mess of prints.
You are amazed and shocked. Your dream ends.

Now you pray:
"Lord, I understand the first scene, with zigzags and fits. I was a new
Christian; I was just learning. But You walked on through the storm and
helped me learn to walk with You."

"That is correct."

"And when the smaller footprints were inside of Yours, I was actually
learning to walk in Your steps, following You very closely."

"Very good.. You have understood everything so far. When the smaller footprints grew and filled in Yours, I suppose that I was becoming like You in every way."

"Precisely."

"So, Lord, was there a regression or something? The footprints separated,
and this time it was worse than at first."

There is a pause as the Lord answers, with a smile in His voice.

"You didn't know? It was then that we danced!"

so my dad took these sweet pictures of me, and i was so excited to put up my ohio state one, but now it's all blurry. bummer. anyone got a clue on how to get it bigger and clearer?

this semester is looking pretty good, although is it bad that i'm already kind of looking forward to summer break?