Decisons

Need to do some serious praying.

So many decisions.

Here I am, Lord. Send me!

This summer and fall: both a mystery.

Summertime. If only it could be filled with play! To spend hours in God's creation..Oh, what a joy that would be! It's adventure I'm craving but my adventure may have to be simply working.

A step towards my dreams.

If only that step would be more desirable.

A simple yet not so well thought out paralell between a girl's body and $100

This is a small glimpse at the strange things that I think of.

Imagine having $100 on the dashboard of your car.

Nothing is wrong with having money. In fact, it's pretty great. But, if you leave it on your dashboard more likely than not it will get stolen by some jerk.

Heck, wouldn't it be nice to live in a world where people actually have dignity and don't steal from others? It surely would. However, not everyone uses self control. If you value your cash, don't leave it out in the open for everyone and his brother to see. People can be pigs and extremely selfish. Don't let them have the chance to be tempted to take it.

Do you know what parallel I'm going to make?

Dressing immodestly is like having $100 on your dashboard. People ARE going to notice (that's part of the motivation behind the way we dress, n'est pas?) and it will tempt guys. Don't you want to be respected? To be absolutely honest, I don't always try to dress modestly because it will help " not lead our brothers in Christ astray" (oh, how I detest that phrase!) but because of this truth:

For every smokin' hot guy who is checking you out there are at least half a dozen scumbags who are ogling you. Not only that, but if you're showing 6 inches of cleavage and a mini skirt, no one will take you seriously about anything.

You can still be incredibly attractive without giving away the farm. If you want to be respected and regarded as something other than a sex object, use wisdom when you get dressed in the morning.

Disenchanted

What I've waiting for, dreamed of and worked so hard to get to was not what I wanted.

Your dreams, God, instead of mine.

Words can't even convey how good it is for my soul to step out of my comfort zone now and again.

God, you are so faithful to your promises.

You are always with us.

Hebrews 5:11-14

"....It is hard to explain, since you have become dull of hearing. For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the basic principles of the oracles of God. You need milk, not solid food, for everyone who lives on milk is unskilled in the word of righteousness, since he is a child. But solid food is for the mature, for those who have their powers of discernment trained by constant practice to distinguish good from evil."

Tout ce qui brille n'est pas or

My trip to the Philippines in French (very simplified)

Je suis allé aux Philippines. Ce fut un voyage en avion très long. Je suis allé pendant 3 semaines. J'ai mangé beaucoup de fruits et légumes. Je suis allé en été. Il faisait très chaud. Il a plu aussi. J'ai porté shorts et tee-shirt. Je suis allé au magasin. Il était très différente. J'ai parlé à une école. J'ai joué de volley-ball. J'ai chanté des chansons. J'ai joué avec les enfants. Je suis allé à l'église. J'ai adoré cet endroit. Je m'ennuie de mes amis. Je veux visiter à nouveau.