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Wednesday, March 05, 2008

Currently Listening
Faithfully
By Eric & Leslie Ludy
White as Snow
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White as Snow

I have been able to do a lot of deep thinking over this break...
God has shown me a bit about my lack of reliance on Him.
It is so crucial that we rely on Him for everything...
Every Breath, Every Action, Every Decision we make should be for His glory.

I wonder how many times I take it for granted that God is always there?
I mean, I mess up, I ask forgiveness...
I mess up in the same thing, and He still forgives me.
Every time, He washes me 'white as snow'

It gives me a new perspective on my relationships in life right now.
I have gotten so frustrated with some of my friends lately.
People I thought were my 'best friends' are doing everything they can
to avoid me, talk behind my back, or completely ignore me.
It hurts me so deeply because I truly care for them and love them.

I wonder how God feels when we do everything we can
to avoid Him, do things that show we don't trust Him, or completely ignore Him?
Don't you think it hurts Him?

Just something to think about this week...

Saturday, March 01, 2008

Spring Break Journal - Entry One

Spring Break has FINALLY arrived!
I decided I would keep a journal of sorts while I am home...
I hope you enjoy. :)

Yesterday, I got home around five...
my parents were really surprised because they were not expecting me until seven!
I called them when I was pulling in the driveway and said,
'I can't go any farther until I go to the bathroom...I am not going to make it!'
They finally looked outside and saw me...

So...I got home, unloaded the car, ate dinner, and watched Gomer Pyle USMC.
My mom made this really amazing dessert with angel food cake, pineapple, and strawberries...
YUMMY!

I started on my styles research paper and managed to get over two pages done.
Hopefully, I will have a good head start on it by the time break is over.
I wound up going to bed around midnight and slept until 10 or so this morning.

Today, I started washing all my laundry and practicing.
I have an audition with GCSU on Saturday, so I have to stay on top of things.
After I practice some more, I am headed to the library for a few hours to work on the paper.
Mmmm...I had some yummy strawberries for 'brunch'...so tasty!

More to come... :)

Elise <><

Saturday, February 16, 2008

Love is...

I received this from one of my friends currently in India:

Love is patiently watching a team mate feed a leper as he throws up every bite.
Love is kind as a small child comes up and wraps his dirty precious hands
around my waist and gets snot all over my shirt.
Love is not jealous even when you realize you can't have beef for 2 more months.
Love is not boastful or proud or rude even when you realize it's a squatty again
It does not demand it own way even when 20 kids have asked you 10,000 times for chocolate.
It is not iritable and it keeps not record of wrong even when a neighborhood boy throws a brick at you.
It does not rejoice in injustice but rejoices whenever truth wins out
like when you realize the slum church you're preaching at can't hold the people in its building.
Love never gives up even when it's been 4 hours teaching 6 boys 1 concept and they still don't get it.
Love never loses faith and is always hopeful and the older leper woman can still know my Daddy's love.
Love endures through every kind of circumstance even in India.

Wow...truly through HIM, His love will NEVER fail us!

Saturday, February 09, 2008

Currently Reading
Anyway: The Paradoxical Commandments: Finding Personal Meaning in a Crazy World
By Kent M. Keith
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Food for thought...

~Anyway~
Kent M. Keith

People are often unreasonable, illogical and self centered;
Forgive them anyway

If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives;
Be kind anyway.

If you are successful, you will win some false friends and some true enemies;
Succeed anyway.

If you are honest and frank, people may cheat you;
Be honest and frank anyway.

What you spend years building, someone could destroy overnight;
Build anyway.

If you find serenity and happiness, they may be jealous;
Be happy anyway.

The good you do today, people will forget tomorrow;
Do good anyway.

Give the world the best you have, and it may never be enough;
Give the world the best you've got anyway.

You see, in the final analysis, it is between you and God;
It never was between you and them anyway.

Friday, January 04, 2008

Currently Listening
Parent Trap
By Jakaranda, George Thorogood & The Destroyers
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family frustrations

For all of you who came to read what is going on with me and the Iveys,
I am sorry to disappoint.

I have been pondering a few things this afternoon.
Why do so many of the families of today think that busyness is the answer for their kids? Do they think that their children will ‘miss out’ on something if they are not in every possible activity?

What ever happened to kids, well…being kids?

Over my ten years of babysitting experience, I have witnessed a lot of interesting situations. My frustrations come when I see parents doing ‘everything for their kids’…everything but love them.

Some parents have their children involved in many ‘good’ things such as music lessons, sports, church activities, extracurricular academics, and more…
None of these things are necessarily ‘bad’, but when they take over your family’s life, they become a distraction to what life in the family is supposed to be.

I have had so many kids come to me, write me letters, or call me on the phone and just want to feel loved. They want to be given hugs, to have stories read to them, and to be told ‘I love you and am proud of you.’

This job shouldn’t be left to the babysitters…
or even the siblings of these kids.
God gave these kids to the parents they have for a reason…
and it is their responsibility to love their kids.

When will the families of today wakeup and realize that they are losing their kids to the society in the world today? What will it take for these fathers to tell their daughters, “I love you…” and for the mothers to hug their sons and say, “I am proud of you…”?

Sadly, many kids today will never hear these words.
The parents sometimes don’t even sense that there is a problem…well, not until their sons are addicted to porn, in an alcohol rehab center, or recovering from DUI…not until they are visiting their daughters as they are living in a home for unwed mothers, going through paternity tests, or battling for child support.

I don’t mean to paint an unpleasant picture for you…
and honestly, I am surprised if you are still reading my rant here.
Let me end with this…

If you have kids, love them…
let them know that you love them…
and let nothing get in the way of that.

If you don’t (yet) have kids, appreciate your parents.
It’s hard, ya know? You should try living in their shoes sometime.

Just something to think about…
Elise <><