When Oh When

Is it going to be my turn to post on the Judson website that i'm engaged.

My life as I know it, is now over.

http://www.judson.edu/content.asp?id=87677

I know, I'm being mean, but if you don't like it, then quit reading my blog!!

Still Listening

I would lay me down to sleep
And pray the Lord my soul to keep
And thought I never saw Him there
I believe He heard each prayer
For God was great, And God was good=
And I knew if I spoke the words
He would be listening

The years can take us far away
From the simple child like faith
But I am longing to return
To the place where I first learned
That God is great, and God is good
So, I will speak the words

God, our Father, once again
I bow my head to pray
You are my Father and my friend and You hear every word I say
A prayer for forgiveness, A desperate cry for help
Or praise flowing from a thankful heart
Like each time before, I come knowing You're still listening

I will never understand
How the words of mortal man
Can reach the ears of One so pure
And touch His heart, but they do I'm sure
For God is great, and God is good
And He is love

God, our Father, once again
I bow my head to pray
You are my Father and my friend, and You hear every word I say
A pray for forgiveness, A desperate cry for help
Or praise flowing from a thankful heart
Like each time before, I come knowing You're still listening

Now I lay me down to sleep
And pray the Lord my soul to keep
Though I may not see You there
I believe You'll hear each prayer.

It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood

and I'm inside an office. How much does that stink??? But i've been pretty much on task today...and that's good.

My favorite group is the Crabb Family and most of you know this. Well they've recorded one of my favorite songs...Friend of God. Well i'm listening to their new album...Blur The Lines (Which is where they took some contemporary songs and sang them like only the Crabb family can.) Well...as I listen to this wonderful album...I'm getting work done and only half listening....Suddenly...I hear this strange sound coming from the CD player...what you may ask!!!

IT'S THE FREAKING CRABB FAMILY SINGING I AM A FRIEND OF GOD IN SPANISH!!!!!!

What the crap?? Does nobody love me anymore?? Do I actually have to listen to even the Crabb Family sing in Spanish. GEEZ!

I still love them...please don't get me wrong...but come on. Have some mercy!

The End!

dangerous minds

Ever seen the movie?? I swear that's the situation I subbed in today...however my thugs were 7th graders. Ira's comment as he bolted into the room was....It's my goal to make you cry today....MY RESPONSE....I promise you, you won't achieve it.

GEEZ...I needed a stiff drink or drugs by the time I left, but the other teachers seemed pleasantly surprised that I had not broke down by the end of the day. Great. Thanks for the encouragement!

Anyway...I'm going home to the New Hope tomorrow. Praise Jesus! I'm ready to see my mama!!!

That's about it! I have to go into deep seclusion for an hour or two.

Happy Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday to my favorite citizen of Prague!!! Happy Birthday Day Suuuuuusssan!

Love New Hope!

Choices

If anyone can tell me who in country music sings a song by this title...you when the OLD country (as in before Garth Brooks) trivia game!

So I've been thinking a lot lately about choices and it's occurred to me that I have a lot of them to make. It's my choice whether my day is crappy or not or if my attitude sucks (and may I mention that it has been recently...or so I think.) I may not be able to choose the circumstances that I am under, or what events will happen in my day, but it doesn't mean that I still don't have to choice to make the best out of it.

I've been thinking about how blessed I am and how spoiled I really can be. I'm always complaining that i'm tired but then I think of my mother that has been getting up at 2:15 to go to work by 4 so that she can get home at 5 in the afternoon, spend the next 2 hours at the nursing home with my dad, talk to me and a few of my aunts on the phone for a few minutes and then go right back to bed to do it all over again. I have nothing to complain about.

I complain that I don't have any money, but then I think about the people that have jobs that pay less than mine (if I was getting paid), don't have chances to earn extra money (like I do) and still have spouses and kids to feed and raise and bills to pay.

I complain that there's not enough time, when if I really counted up how many hours in the day I spend doing POINTLESS things it would be unbelievable.

That's my realization for the week I guess. That I'm spoiled and have a bad attitude...what a grand realization to have too!

So that's my random thoughts for today.