"We have been the recipients of the choicest bounties of Heaven. We have been preserved these many in peace and prosperity. We have grown in numbers wealth and power as no other nation has ever grown but we have forgotten God.
We have forgotten the gracious hand which preserved us peace and multiplied and enriched and strengthened us and we vainly ( Read more... )

I wasn't sure what my company's holiday party was going to be like, but I knew that it was going to be fun.  I didn't know that there was going to be an opportunity to minister to the homeless that Sunday, but I knew I wanted to show them love.  At the party, people from all levels of the company were there to have a good time.  On the street, all ( Read more... )

With feeling high most of the time, getting the urge to eat nearly twice as often as usual, feeling dehydrated, have a hard time getting a complete night's sleep, eyes somewhat red, my throat has felt a little irritated, I'm sure that I've lost a few pounds, and today I just started coughing some, I felt like some sort of drug addict.

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I no longer associate a novelty factor with three day weekends such as Memorial Day. That is what having only four-day work weeks will do to you. I actually have more plans the week after Memorial Day than I do the weekend itself, taking off Wednesday and Friday for get togethers with various friends ( Read more... )

In the past week, I have been given many challenges and uncertainties. I have conquered all but one thus far ( Read more... )

7.34The only lovin' I am getting this Valentines Day is from work. Aside from the bag of sweetheart candies left on my desk, my latest paystub revealed that I now accrue one month of paid vacation time every year thanks to having worked at ASU for four years now. That breaks down to nearly a day of vacation every pay check ( Read more... )

I had no idea what to expect from this trip to Rocky Point. I had no idea what the people, places, food, or living arrangements were going to be, but I wanted something different this new years and you could say that I decided to start it by putting it all in Gods hands. I could have gotten lost, sick, or hurt, but I didn't.

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If I haven't had time to post an entry about this weekend, I figure I could at least post pictures about it...

When getting my a week ago, I wasn't expecting to see this kind of ad for breakfast food in a magazine. Sadly, the brand's respective web site does not have a digital duplicate of said ad:

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My 23rd birthday yesterday on December 23rd was golden in so many incredible ways. It was absolutely everything I could have wanted or imagined, and even more. The day was extremely busy, going from one thing to the next, but I was very happy with it all. I am always happy on my birthdays, but this one was so fun and special that it was most ( Read more... )

If this incredible light show does not get you even a little bit in the holiday spirit, I don't know what will. If you want to download it, get it here from my web space ( Read more... )