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Friday, November 30, 2007

Fri, 30 Nov 2007 08:58:41 GMT

THEY'RE NOT MY WORDS, BUT AT LEAST IT'S A POST...

Oswald Chambers, My Utmost for His Highest, from November 1st (the day we moved to Texas)

"The first thing God does with us is to get us based on rugged Reality until we do not care what becomes of us individually as long as He gets His way for the purpose of His Redemption. Why shouldn't we go through heartbreaks? Through those doorways God is opening up ways of fellowship with His Son. Most of us fall and collapse at the first grip of pain; we sit down on the threshold of God's purpose and die away of self-pity, and all so called Christian sympathy will aid us to our death bed. But God will not. He comes with the grip of the pierced hand of His Son, and says - "Enter into fellowship with Me; arise and shine." If through a broken heart God can bring His purposes to pass in the world, then thank Him for breaking your heart."

Thursday, November 22, 2007

Thu, 22 Nov 2007 11:56:03 GMT

CONFESSION?

i used to be on xanga almost everyday with some commentary on life. now it's months between visits. i don't really even keep up with others' xanga's.

maybe the real reason is because i have nothing to say...

Tuesday, October 23, 2007

Tue, 23 Oct 2007 10:28:58 GMT

NEW THINGS

there have been alot of new things happen in my life, most of which i wont talk about here. but, i have once again been reminded that i do not deal well with change. is anyone else like that? i've been told that some people really thrive on change. i am not one of them. i think i would be ok in the same place for the rest of my life, provided i like the place. i grew up my entire remembered childhood in the same house and my mom still lives there. i love my mom's house. it has all my memories in one place. i like the feeling - secure.

Wednesday, July 04, 2007

Wed, 04 Jul 2007 11:17:20 GMT

SADIE'S NEW THING...

Sunday, April 08, 2007

Sun, 08 Apr 2007 17:10:16 GMT

derrick and i went to youth convention this weekend in shreveport, la. i had lots of fun taking photos and thought i'd share a few - i was really pleased with them. :)

Thursday, March 08, 2007

Thu, 08 Mar 2007 12:50:14 GMT

OH THAT I COULD BOAST...

23 This is what the LORD says:
       "Let not the wise man boast of his wisdom
       or the strong man boast of his strength
       or the rich man boast of his riches,

24 but let him who boasts boast about this:
       that he understands and knows me,
       that I am the LORD, who exercises kindness,
       justice and righteousness on earth,
       for in these I delight,"
       declares the LORD.

(Jeremiah 9)

Sunday, February 25, 2007

Sun, 25 Feb 2007 10:05:03 GMT

POWER TOOLS ARE A GIRL'S BEST FRIEND!

you've all heard of habitat for humanity? yesterday i participated in my first build project! we woke up at 5:30am, met at 6:00am, and drove to new orleans for 7:30am.

i realized a little too late that i wasnt prepared for the drive through the neighborhood. i've not been passed the interstate since the storm and i guess you dont realize how long it takes to rebuild from something like katrina until you're face to face with it. the houses there were still destroyed - many not even gutted from the storm, still full of families' belongings, or what was left of them. in one open area you could see the foundation left from some building and scattered all in the ground were half-pairs of shoes, children's clothing, dog colors...even condoms! life was just normal life, ya know...no one was ready for that storm.

when you drive down the interstate, the city looks semi-normal. you can see fema trailers in front yards and such, but nothing like the news footage in the weeks after katrina. but the neighborhood we were in still had spray paint on the houses indicating when the property had been checked for survivors. the dates were what shocked me - some weren't checked until 2 weeks or more after the storm! the water was too high to get to the houses to check them.

and in the middle of all that destruction is a plot of land now lined with brightly colored houses (all about 5 feet off the ground) waiting for families. the habitat neighborhood was like hope in concrete, tangible objects, the ray of light in the middle of darkness. it was amazing to see so many people working together to build hope. it was a wonderful day - our students had great attitudes and worked so hard! i am proud of them and so grateful for the experience! and yes, power tools were used - including a jackhammer! just not by me...

(you can check out pics on facebook...i'll try to u/l them to my photo galleries at derrickandashley.com and lsuxa.org soon!)

Friday, February 16, 2007

Fri, 16 Feb 2007 12:41:34 GMT

AFTER PREACHING ABOUT ADVENTURE LAST NIGHT...

i was looking through some old files and found an essay i had to write for my internship application and the last lines read this:

"It’s been an adventure, but it’s one I’m so grateful to be on. God has done amazing things in my life!"

see...it's everywhere!

Saturday, February 03, 2007

Sat, 03 Feb 2007 08:40:47 GMT

TIME FOR A SHORT UPDATE ON BIG EVENTS

i know you guys just sit around waiting for my blogs...but i've decided to end the suspense and tell you what's been up lately. two major events (no, i'm not pregnant - i know you were all thinking it...):

1. our amazing campus pastors, nick and becky callaway, are officially being called away from LSU back to nick's alma mater, university of oklahoma (OU). OU chi alpha was where nick and becky both began their journeys in chi alpha - they were discipled there by current campus pastor greg tiffany, they were called to ministry there, they learned how to minister there...so i know that to be asked to return and lead the chi alpha group that had such an impact on their lives is a huge honor and we are sad to see them go.

what does this mean for us? well, a few things. we told nick and becky we would stay at LSU for 3 years or longer. we are working on year #2 right now so we are still gonna be here for year #3. and we are considering staying here long-term as the primary campus pastors. basically, we're in the works to make that happen and assuming that all the powers that be agree with us, we will be staying to work at LSU for a long time. wow...big news!

2. i got way sick and went for a little visit to the ER where the nice lady nurse and not-so-nice man nurse gave me some wonderful medicines that have made me feel oh so much better! so, to them i say thank you even though you had to stick me 5 times with needles (3 IV attempts, 1 IV success, and 1 shot) that hurt and almost made me pass out. i appreciate your years of study in the art of "making me feel better" - that's layman's terms! but come to think of it, that's not such a major event after all...it's just the most recent (i.e. i still have the dumb, sticky tape marks on my arms from all the attempts at IV's).

Sunday, December 10, 2006

Sun, 10 Dec 2006 11:38:03 GMT

WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER 11 REVIEW

i woke up this morning and wanted to change the songs on my little mp3 player. when i opened media player, i was prompted to update to the new version. i thought, "score! i like free updates, how long could it take?" well, it took 20 minutes, in my opinion way too long for a simple update. nonetheless, after a good hour of playing with it now, here's my thoughts:

it's black instead of blue and all sleek looking
i like that i can toggle the repeat and shuffle options without the use of menus
i dont like the navigation through the library
but, mostly, i'm impressed by the fact that my media player is still in LOVE with third day!

WHAT BAND DOES YOUR MEDIA PLAYER LIKE?