it\'s a birthday!

October 01, 2005today\'s my dad\'s birthday!!! wish i was home... but he\'s not there anyway, so i guess that\'s ok... i also wish that i had been paid more than $16 in the last 6 weeks so that i could send him somethin special... but c\'est la vie. instead, i think everyone should call and leave him a happy birthday message! ;) ok, so many of you don\'t know him, but some of you do! and you know he\'s the greatest! 243-1811... any takers?
so allison is teaching me to list good things in the morning... when we walk to our terrible 7:40 class together, we try and list the good things about the day... so let\'s see... it\'s saturday! that\'s good enough as it is! i\'m going to wear my new jeans that i found last night (in a surprisingly short amount of time)... i already ran today... it\'s gorgeous outside... my favorite little brother and favorite little brother\'s girlfriend (and family) are in chicago!... only 6 more days until fall break!... its free weekends!... (?)
ok, i\'m not real creative right now. not bad, tho... alright. back to trying to get ahold of my dad!

yay for being able to login again!!

September 28, 2005life is insane. i just started my 45 hour practicum today and it is AMAZING! my teacher is awesome! i\'m so excited! more on that to come, i\'m sure...
the parents were here this weekend - it was nice! we went to the museum of science and industry - very cool! my favorite chicago museum so far! and we ate at the FlatTop Grill - which is always fun!
AND! justin and jami are coming tonight!!!! i miss them SO much! i cannot wait!
AND i\'m going to see \"The Merchant of Venice\" at the Shakespeare Theater on Navy Pier tonight! i LOVE Olivet\'s fieldtrips!
Okay... tons to do! to be continued.......

BE FRI

September 19, 2005

photo from bouclee
this is my best friend. and this is why.
she is amazing. seriously. you all should get one.

Lord I want to YEARN

September 17, 2005holy design
this place in time
that I might seek and find my God
my God

Lord I want to yearn for You
I want to burn with passion
over You and only You
Lord I want to yearn

Your joy is mine
yet why am I fine
with all my singing and bringing grain
in light of Him

oh You give life and breath
through Him You give all things
in Him we live and move
that\'s why I sing

Lord I want to yearn

things are getting brighter

September 07, 2005
my roommates gave me flowers! and a sweet card!


photo from bouclee
today in chapel we sang how great is our God... love that song. and then they added the love of God. wow. it hit me, as i was singing how measureless and strong just how strong His love is. that there\'s nothing i can do - no attitude i have or emotions i feel - that can extinguish that love. nothing. this morning i asked God to meet me today - and He did. darin had sent me these great verses about crying out to God - so i did. i wrote down everything i had been feeling and what i so desperately wanted God to do and He answered through this song. i had this thought - of God\'s love being like a firm grip on my life - something that i cannot shake. it is powerful, secure, unyielding, intense, fervent. i usually see His love as such a gentle, caring thing. and while it is that, today i realized that it\'s so much more. that He has a hold of me within that love and that He is not letting me go anywhere. i still feel sort of melancholy. but it sure feels good to be aware of His presence.

Could we with ink the ocean fill
And were the skies of parchment made
Were every stalk on earth a quill
And every man a scribe by trade

To write the love of God above
Would drain the ocean dry
Nor could the scroll contain the whole
Though stretched from sky to sky

O love of God, how rich and pure!
How measureless and strong!
It shall forevermore endure
The saints\' and angels\' song