Yes, I am still alive out here. Just in case you were wondering . . .

I have been home for a year now. I'm working two jobs and trying to pay off my loan and such. Life's pretty mundane here. Hopefully I will be getting a full time job in a week or two. And then hopefully I will be getting a car in a week. That is, if everything works out. God has a way of not letting things work out for my greater good. And then when I look back, it's like, "Ohhh, I see why that happened God." But that's pretty much my life right now.

Dave and I are still dating. I'm amazed at how God brought us together. Never would've guessed it for the world. Honest. Dave finishes at Liberty next year. And we'll see how it goes from there. And yes, in case you're wondering, we have talked about the "m" word. There's a 99.5% chance that the "m" word will take place after he's done school. That's all for now. I think I'll put some new pics up for you!

Currently Listening Casting Crowns By Casting Crowns What if His People Prayed see related

restlessness

Well. I can write on here b/c none of my family members have a xanga. So these are my options.

1. Get a full time job SOMEWHERE and work on getting a teaching degree thru online classes and such.

2. Go on a short term missions trip for no longer than a year, maybe.

3. Go back to WOL and work and take classes thru Liberty.

4. Go to Liberty work full time there for a guy I know, and take classes (for free) as a part time student or online.

These are my options. I was talking to Lori today and she told me that her and Marcia were on the same page. I could stay at their house(es) and go to school. But they both think I need to get out of my house, and I agree. But problem posed, I have no car to get anywhere if and when I do leave. So if you pray for me, which I love prayers from others. Pray that God will close some of these doors completely if thats not what He wants. And if one of these is the "one" then to not just open the door, but to open it COMPLETELY WIDE. Then pray that I would find a good car for a cheap price. I don't have much money with bills and all, but I do need a car. And a full time job with insurance. Thanks!

Currently Reading The ScofieldRG Study Bible III, ESV Black see related

1 Corinthians 13:4-8

So I have been memorizing 1 Corinthians 13:4-8 and I finally have it down. While memorizing I noticed some things about these verses.

"Love" is actually only used four times. Then it is replaced with "it" which is used five times.

It states what love IS: patient, kind, rejoiceful in truth, bearing, believing, hopeful, enduring

It states what love IS NOT: envy, boast, arrogant, rude, insistent on its own way, irritable, resentful, rejoicing at wrongdoing, ending

There are eight things that love is and eight things that love is not. Convenient that the last verse is verse eight.

There's a pattern with the verbs is and does. The verses go like this . . . is . . . does . . . is . . . does . . . is . . . does . . . Then it goes to rejoices, bears, believes, hopes, endures, ends.

I also looked at the punctuation. You never know if punctuation made a huge difference or not. Anyways. There are five commas. One in the beginning and the rest at the end. There are three semicolons, all of which are after the first comma and before the second comma. Then there are four periods. One in the beginning, the middle, and two at the end.

Following every is not or does not are two things that love is not. The first one consistently starts with a vowel and the second one starts with a constanent.

My favorite part is when it ways love ENDURES all things. Endurance is hard, but it's worth it!

1 Corinthians 13:4-8

Love is patient and kind, love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things endures all things. Love never ends.  

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