you and i both loved
i'm listening to taht jason mraz song "You & I" and i really don't understand what he's talking about, but it's such a catchy song. listen to it if you haven't already :)
WINTER RETREAT
okay, so starting new years, i went to our whcc's youth winter retreat. had a BLAST, even though i was physically tired the entire time. but it's okay, i think God really gave me the strength to get through b/c i seriously thought i was just gonna pass out.
the theme of the retreat was "community", and i have to say, God really convicted me of a lot of things. i guess the biggest thing that i was convicted of was learning to forgive & forget. actually, forgiving is pretty easy for me to do...it's the forgetting that's hard for me. and i think a lot of times, that's what keeps me from having real community with certain people. most people who know me well, know that i am hurt easily. most of the things that i am hurt by, i can forgive easily and forget. but some things (like the things that have really hurt me in the past) have taken some time to forget...and some i haven't forgotten. it's hard to, no?
i mean, i won't go into detail of any examples of those times when i was deeply hurt, but lemme just say, it's one of those things, even if i can forgive that person, whenever i see them, i remember it. it doesn't make me treat them any differently, but i still remember that they did hurt me so i guard myself against them. but then that goes back to the problem of being fake in front of people cuz...aren't i being fake to them if i guard myself against them?
hmm...i think i stuck in a circle. somebody help. haha. anyway, so yeah, i've been praying that God would really teach me how to forget and how to love my friends for who they are, not how they treat me. you can pray for me too ;)
retreat worship team was FABULOUS fun. i love you, team walawalabingbanghahahaha!!! those kids make me excited not only to worship God, but to be worshipping with them and working with them. it's awesome to see such passion in singing/playing instruments with them. i'm always very inspired. :)
NON-GODLY TALK
haha, no this is not the part when i turn into a potty mouth. just non-church related stuff. okay here's an observation i made. guys, you might want to skip this part as there are probably things you don't want to know. (but now that i said that, doesn't it make you want to read it more?!?!) hahaa.
okay anyway, so i had a truly insightful experience this past weekend. you know what i learned? hair really does keep you warm. now i understand why animals can keep warm with their fur. why do i say that, you ask?
i didn't shave my legs for like, 3 months straight (see i told you boys you didn't want to know that!) cuz i figure it's winter and we wear pants 24/7 anyway. i mean, i wear shorts to sleep, but then i'm the only one who would see my own legs, so it's okay. so anyway, this past week, i opened the front door to my house, and suddenly a cold breeze came in. i got chills ONLY on my upper torso, and i realized my legs were REALLY warm. and it's like i could feel the wind blowing against my legs, but they weren't cold like they would normally be had i shaved. hahahahaa!!!
okay yeah, who in the world started the whole girls-have-to-shave-their-legs thing anyway??? look how much trouble you caused! punk.
so now my legs are nice and shaven but they get cold REALLY easily. hmmm...perhaps with this new cold front coming through...hehe.
BEFORE CHRISTMAS
yeah, before we went on christmas break, on the last day at THe Village School, we had a christmas party, and all my kids were TOOOOOO cute. just wanted to share one of my fav pics from that day. party hardy.
random thoughts:
- spending this week with christie. call if you want to join us.
- xangas suck. haha.
- i'm so glad christmas shopping is over with. our customers at BR were snobbier than usual and it was really testing my patience. like...my sanity was hanging on by a thread. one more rude-for-no-reason customer and i swear i would have gotten our packaging tape and taped up everyone's mouth that came in. oi. praise God for normal days.
words to a song i just looooove:
Knees to the Earth
by Christy Nockels
wonderful savior
my heart belongs to thee
i will remember always the blood You shed for me
wonderful savior
my heart will know Your worth
so let me embrace You always as i walk this earth
be blessed, be loved, be lifted high
be treasured here, be glorified
i owe my life to You, my Lord
here i am...
beautiful jesus
how may i bless your heart?
knees to the earth, i bow down to everything You are
beautiful jesus
You are my only worth
so i will embrace You always as i walk this earth
WINTER RETREAT
okay, so starting new years, i went to our whcc's youth winter retreat. had a BLAST, even though i was physically tired the entire time. but it's okay, i think God really gave me the strength to get through b/c i seriously thought i was just gonna pass out.
the theme of the retreat was "community", and i have to say, God really convicted me of a lot of things. i guess the biggest thing that i was convicted of was learning to forgive & forget. actually, forgiving is pretty easy for me to do...it's the forgetting that's hard for me. and i think a lot of times, that's what keeps me from having real community with certain people. most people who know me well, know that i am hurt easily. most of the things that i am hurt by, i can forgive easily and forget. but some things (like the things that have really hurt me in the past) have taken some time to forget...and some i haven't forgotten. it's hard to, no?
i mean, i won't go into detail of any examples of those times when i was deeply hurt, but lemme just say, it's one of those things, even if i can forgive that person, whenever i see them, i remember it. it doesn't make me treat them any differently, but i still remember that they did hurt me so i guard myself against them. but then that goes back to the problem of being fake in front of people cuz...aren't i being fake to them if i guard myself against them?
hmm...i think i stuck in a circle. somebody help. haha. anyway, so yeah, i've been praying that God would really teach me how to forget and how to love my friends for who they are, not how they treat me. you can pray for me too ;)
retreat worship team was FABULOUS fun. i love you, team walawalabingbanghahahaha!!! those kids make me excited not only to worship God, but to be worshipping with them and working with them. it's awesome to see such passion in singing/playing instruments with them. i'm always very inspired. :)
NON-GODLY TALK
haha, no this is not the part when i turn into a potty mouth. just non-church related stuff. okay here's an observation i made. guys, you might want to skip this part as there are probably things you don't want to know. (but now that i said that, doesn't it make you want to read it more?!?!) hahaa.
okay anyway, so i had a truly insightful experience this past weekend. you know what i learned? hair really does keep you warm. now i understand why animals can keep warm with their fur. why do i say that, you ask?
i didn't shave my legs for like, 3 months straight (see i told you boys you didn't want to know that!) cuz i figure it's winter and we wear pants 24/7 anyway. i mean, i wear shorts to sleep, but then i'm the only one who would see my own legs, so it's okay. so anyway, this past week, i opened the front door to my house, and suddenly a cold breeze came in. i got chills ONLY on my upper torso, and i realized my legs were REALLY warm. and it's like i could feel the wind blowing against my legs, but they weren't cold like they would normally be had i shaved. hahahahaa!!!
okay yeah, who in the world started the whole girls-have-to-shave-their-legs thing anyway??? look how much trouble you caused! punk.
so now my legs are nice and shaven but they get cold REALLY easily. hmmm...perhaps with this new cold front coming through...hehe.
BEFORE CHRISTMAS
yeah, before we went on christmas break, on the last day at THe Village School, we had a christmas party, and all my kids were TOOOOOO cute. just wanted to share one of my fav pics from that day. party hardy.
random thoughts:
- spending this week with christie. call if you want to join us.
- xangas suck. haha.
- i'm so glad christmas shopping is over with. our customers at BR were snobbier than usual and it was really testing my patience. like...my sanity was hanging on by a thread. one more rude-for-no-reason customer and i swear i would have gotten our packaging tape and taped up everyone's mouth that came in. oi. praise God for normal days.
words to a song i just looooove:
Knees to the Earth
by Christy Nockels
wonderful savior
my heart belongs to thee
i will remember always the blood You shed for me
wonderful savior
my heart will know Your worth
so let me embrace You always as i walk this earth
be blessed, be loved, be lifted high
be treasured here, be glorified
i owe my life to You, my Lord
here i am...
beautiful jesus
how may i bless your heart?
knees to the earth, i bow down to everything You are
beautiful jesus
You are my only worth
so i will embrace You always as i walk this earth