Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Creations
She was a young girl
Butterfly wings sprouted from her back
Her golden hair she brushed
And it seemed like she gave off purple pixie-dust
Spinning around
Was a silver crown
It flew away and
I'm afraid I will never see it again
Imagination
Oh it surrounds me
All my creations are coming to life before my eyes
Oh what a pleasant surprise
A candle looked me in the eye
It whispered in my ear, so gently
"I will show you something beautiful
I f you dare to be different
The world around you pays no heed to
Doesn't want to listen to
Never even knows of
Imagination
Oh it surrounds me
All my creations are coming to life before my eyes
Oh what a pleasant surprise
The cupcake asked me if I would like some tea
The unicorn swiftly carried me
Across a meadow filled with fairies
You may say it's just mere foolishness
But you don't know a thing
Because you have no
You have no
Oh you have no
Imagination
Oh it surrounds me
all my creations are coming to life before my eyes
Oh what a pleasant surprise
Sunday, August 30, 2009
Fluent Random
The taxi arrives, and as the couple walk out of the house, the cat scoots back in.
Terry returns inside to chase it out. Brenda, not wanting it known that the house would be empty, explains to the taxi driver, 'My husband is just going upstairs to say goodbye to my mother.'
Several minutes later, an exhausted Terry arrives and climbs back into the taxi saying, 'Sorry I took so long, the stupid idiot was hiding under the bed and I had to poke her with a coat hanger several times before I could get her to come out!'
Monday, August 24, 2009
Marvelous Things
I woke the dawn, saw horses growing out the lawn
I glimpsed a bat with butterfly wings
Oh what marvelous things
Dark night
Hold tight
And sleep tight, my baby
Morning light shall burst bright and keep us here safely
I followed a rabbit through rows of mermaid entwined shrubbery
Oh what marvelous things but they are
They are
They are giving me the creeps
Dark night
Hold tight
and sleep tight my baby
Morning light shall burst bright and keep us here safely
Oh....lying in the sun
Everyfay feeling all the magic of life
You might find the wonder
Monday, June 29, 2009
American Dream by Switchfoot
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Napkins
Yes, I do. Shhhh, don't tell anyone! I'm too young to go to prison!
Oh! Then Ana and I left the book store and went to sit at a table in front of Chipotle. Because, apparently, her mom was on her way (which, as we found out an hour later, wasn't true). We were just sitting there, singing, not really taking notice of the table next to us. At that table, there was a group of mabye six people, all wearing bright green and bright yellow. One guy had a yellow shirt with a green scarf, one had a green shirt and intense green eyes, one lady had a green sweater with yellow earrings, etc. You get the picture. They were all leaning over their table. Every few minutes, someone new would walk up (wearing green and yellow, of course) and be greeted and welcome by the rest. Every once and a while, one would walk away from the group and begin talking in low tones on a cell phone. More people came. And more. Soon there were at least fifteen people, and they had surrounded our table as well by this time. And get this: they all looked Arabic or Persian (Hey, I'm not racist, I'm Arabic myself). So Ana and I took to calling them the Persian Terrorists. Soon, they all split up and left in different directions. They're gone, right? Not. Soon they began to pass us seperately or in pairs. After much discussion, Ana and I came to the conclusion that they were spies and we had come too close to discovering their secret, so now they were following us. Then, as they began to regroup at their table again, Ana'a mom finally came, and we ran to the car, safe and alive. So be careful if you go to the Spectrum wearing green or yellow. They may think you're one of them. Or maybe you already are...
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Dream Car (I'll put a pic later)
Monday, June 1, 2009
God Answers
One night I had worked hard to help a mother in the labor ward, but in spite of all we could do, she died, leaving us with a tiny, premature baby and a crying two-year old daughter. We would have difficulty keeping the baby alive, as we had no incubator (we had no electricity to run an incubator). We also had no special feeding facilities. Although we lived on the equator, nights were often chilly with treacherous drafts. One student midwife went for the box we had for such babies and the cotton wool that the baby would be wrapped in. Another went to stoke up the fire and fill a hot water bottle. She came back shortly, in distress, to tell me that in filling the bottle, it had burst (rubber perishes easily in tropical climates).
"And it is out last hot water bottle!" she exclaimed.
As in the West, it is no good crying over spilled milk, so in Central Africa it is no good crying over burst water bottles. They do not grow on trees, and there were no drug stores down forest pathways.
"All right," I said. "Put the baby as near the fire as you safely can, and sleep between the baby and the door to keep it free from drafts. Your job is to keep the baby warm."
The following noon, as I did most days, I went to have prayers with any of the orphan children who chose to gather with me. I gave the youngsters various suggestions of things to pray about and told them about the tiny baby. I explained our problem about keeping the baby warm enough, mentioning the hot water bottle, and that the baby could so easily die if it got chills. I also told them of the two-year old sister, crying because her mother had died.
During our prayer time, one ten-year old girl, Ruth, prayed with the usual blunt conciseness of our African children.
"Please, God," she prayed. "Send us a water bottle. It'll be no good tomorrow, God, as the baby will be dead, so please send it this afternoon." While I gasped inwardly at the audacity of the prayer, she added, "And while You're about it, would You please send a dolly for the little girl, so she'll know You really love her?"
As often with children's prayers, I was put on the spot. Could I honestly say, "Amen"? I just did not believe that God could do this. Oh, yes, I know He can do everything, the Bible says so. But there are limits, aren't there? The only way God could answer this particular prayer would be by sending me a parcel from homeland. I had been in Africa for almost four years at the time, and I had never, ever received a parcel from home. Anyway, if anyone did send me a parcel, who would put in a hot water bottle? I lived on the equator!
Halfway through the afternoon, while I was teaching in the nurses' training school, a message was sent that there was a car at my front door. By the time I reached home, the car had gone, but there, on the veranda, was a large, twenty-two pound parcel. I felt tears pricking my eyes. I could not open the parcel alone, so I sent for the orphanage children.
Together we pulled off the string, carefully undoing each knot. We folded the paper, taking care not to tear it unduly. Excitement was mounting. Some thirty or forty pairs of eyes were focused on the large cardboard box. From the top, I lifted out brightly colored, knitted jerseys. Eyes sparkled as I gave them out.
Then there were knitted bandages for the leprosy patients, and the children looked a little bored. Then came a box of mixed raisins and nuts - that would make a batch of buns for the weekend. Then, as I put my hand in again, I felt the... could it really be? I grasped it and pulled it out - yes, a brand-new, rubber hot water bottle. I cried. I had not asked God to send it; I had not truly believed that He could. Ruth was in the front row of the children.
She rushed forward, crying out, "If God has sent the bottle, He must have sent the dolly, too!"
Rummaging down to the bottom of the box, she pulled out the small, beautifully dressed doll. Her eyes shone. She had never doubted. Looking up at me, she asked, "Can I go over with you and give this dolly to that little girl, so she'll know that Jesus really loves her?"
That parcel had been on its way for five months. Packed up by my former Sunday school class, whose leader had heard and obeyed God's prompting to send a hot water bottle, even to the equator. And one of the girls had put in a doll for an African child - five months before, in answer to the believing prayer of ten-year old girl to "bring it that afternoon".
Wow. Amazing story. And its true. It's so...incomprehensible that God knows what we will say before we say it, and that He will answer before we even call, as it says in Isaiah 65:24:
"Before they call, I will answer."
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Saturday, May 23, 2009
Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker
Friday, May 22, 2009
Levi Beamish
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
I don't know what to title this, because it's so random.
1. After playing an intense game of kajobi can can (in which you hold onto a rope as tight as you can and get yanked around a trash can), it’s feels amazing to have Sterling Pounds yank open your hands from the position they were frozen in, then start slapping them as hard as he can. It was so relaxing.
2. It’s really funny to pretend to be a cannibalistic vegan.
3. Ice blocking is fun in pitch-black, when you can’t see all the people you’re crashing into.
4. Decorating Styrofoam cups is fun, especially with a Sharpie.
5. It’s fun to quote Meet the Robinsons: (say it really fast) “It’s the caffeine patch. Each patch is equivalent to 12 cups of coffee. You can stay awake for days, with no side effects. *SCREAM* Sorry.” Hah, if you don’t know what I mean, watch the movie.
6. The best Family Force 5 song EVER is Watcha Gonna Do With It. I <3 Crouton!
7. Oh, and one last thing. When dissecting a crayfish, keep your mouth closed, because you don’t want its juices to squirt into your mouth. I learned the hard way.
Thursday, May 7, 2009
A question...
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
My God's Enough
This morning, I woke up with the song "Psalm 73 (My God's Enough)" by BarlowGirl stuck in my head. a couple years ago I used to always listen to that song, but now I pretty much forgot it. So how did it get into my head? God. Here's the lyrics, and you can listen to it, it's on the top of my "Muzik" list:
So I decided to read Psalm 73. And oh. My. Gosh. I'm surprised it wasn't me that wrote it, it so much like my thoughts. In this world we live in, especially America, we have so many things that we think we "need". You "have" to have that thing, you "have" to have that friend, that person, that life, that - STOP! You don't. I don't. This past year, I had been putting my trust and basing my whole life, practically, on a person. And when that person let me down, I was shattered. I didn't know what to do with my life. I didn't know why I should live. I forgot God. And I sooo shouldn't have. I was reaching for things that couldn't satisfy me, things that would, in the end, destroy me. But all I need, all I've ever needed is God. He is truly enough. This world is nothing, do you hear me? Nothing. God is everything. And I've come to realize this over the past few weeks. "My heart may fail, but not You." I failed. Miserably. But God saved me. And now I want to re-give my life back over to Him. He made me, He gave me all I have, so the least I can do is live for Him. I challenge You to do the same.
Sunday, May 3, 2009
Oh my head...
Monday, March 30, 2009
School ID

Anyone for Chipotle?
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Hollywood Pigeons
Monday, March 23, 2009
A vrey isnteetrnig psot...
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And now, tihs is rndaom, but hree's a fnuny vdeio auobt waht plopee do at wrok. (Sarah, NERF GUNS are involved!!!) don't forget to move the dot thingy. This video reminds me of something Jono, Matt, and Frankie would do.
I'm Copying The Idea for This Post. Sorry, Heather and Cree...
1. Put your music on shuffle.
2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.
3. YOU MUST WRITE THAT SONG NAME DOWN NO MATTER HOW SILLY IT SOUNDS!
WHO IS YOUR WORST ENEMY?
Let Me Go – 3 Doors Down
WHAT MAKES YOU MAD?
Reason To Live - ZoeGirl
IF SOMEONE SAYS "IS THIS OKAY" YOU SAY?
Too Much - Leeland
WHAT WOULD BEST DESCRIBE YOUR PERSONALITY?
Fully Alive - Flyleaf (yayuh!)
WHAT DO YOU LIKE IN A GUY/GIRL?
No One Like You – Hillsong United
HOW DO YOU FEEL TODAY?
Get Up – Superchic[k]
WHAT IS YOUR LIFE'S PURPOSE?
Talk of the Town – Jack Johnson
WHAT IS YOUR MOTTO?
Tears of the Saints - Leeland
WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS THINK OF YOU?
My Heart, Your Home – idk the artist
WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT VERY OFTEN?
Porcelain Heart - BarlowGirl
WHAT DO PEOPLE WANA DO WITH YOU?
We Live – Superchic[k]
WHO ARE YOU?
Joy – Out of Eden
WHAT IS 2+2?
Feliz Navidad – David Crowder Band
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR BEST FRIEND?
Forever – again, the artist is unknown (BFF!)
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
Like It, Love It, Need It - dcTalk
WHAT IS YOUR LIFE STORY?
More Than Fine - Switchfoot
WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?
Super Busy – Miss Angie (not really!)
WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
Wholly Yours – David Crowder Band
WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU?
What Child Is This? – ZoeGirl (HAHAHA!!!)
WHAT WILL YOU DANCE TO AT YOUR WEDDING?
Be Still My Soul – Out of Eden
WHAT WILL THEY PLAY AT YOUR FUNERAL?
Holy – Nicole Nordman
WHAT IS YOUR HOBBY/INTEREST?
Asthma – P.O.D.
WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST SECRET?
You Never Let Go – Matt Redman
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FRIENDS?
Keep Quiet – BarlowGirl (Not really!)
WHAT'S THE WORST THING THAT COULD HAPPEN?
Burn Out Bright – Switchfoot
HOW WILL YOU DIE?
Nancy Drew – Reliant K (dang, I knew she would catch up to me someday…)
WHAT IS THE ONE THING YOU REGRET?
All I Can Do – Jump5
WHAT MAKES YOU LAUGH?
That’s How You Know – Enchanted Soundtrack
WHAT MAKES YOU CRY?
The Show – Hawk Nelson
WILL YOU EVER GET MARRIED?
Part of Your World – Little Mermaid
WHAT SCARES YOU THE MOST?
Fish Heads – Dr. Demento
DOES ANYONE LIKE YOU?
The Shadow Proves the Sunshine – Switchfoot (OMG, I promise I did not copy Cree, it just turned out that way!!!!!)
IF YOU COULD GO BACK IN TIME, WHAT WOULD YOU CHANGE?
Take It All – Hillsong United
WHAT HURTS RIGHT NOW?
Peace – Third Day
WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST FEAR?
Who I Am Hates Who I’ve Been – Reliant K
WILL YOU POST THIS AS?
Kiss The Girl – Little Mermaid
So yeah... Your turn!





