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finally in DC

Sat, 04 Aug 2007 23:32:57 GMT

here i am in the city. after three days of drivng and four days of house hunting i find myself with not much to do until starting work on monday.

i am excited for this new adventure, even if it is alittle on the intimidating side. i am going to start in processing with the Air Force on Monday.

I AM FINALLY GOING TO START BEING A NURSE! its crazy when you have these dreams forever and work hard for so long... and then it actually comes. all i have to say about that is that God is faithful.

here is my new little place for the next year... i am in love with it! i live right by capitol hill in the center of the city.

http://oru.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2021926&l=0fa0f&id=79100260

much love!

Tuesday, July 10, 2007

Tue, 10 Jul 2007 07:35:39 GMT

yea for fishing and camping..

http://oru.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2021032&l=10078&id=79100260

the final product!!

Tue, 10 Jul 2007 07:34:13 GMT

some of my friends and I that went to Nigeria, Africa earlier this year decided to put together a project to hopefully raise awareness, and perhaps some money too, for an orphanage we visit a couple of times. The lady (fondly known as Mama) is 86 and is the sole provider/caretaker for these kids. She has an amazing story that you can read on the website we created:

www.mamas-house.net

look through it and go to all the pages!! we had a great time getting all of this organized and figured out, and it is finally done. please go visit it and let me know what you think! hopefully the kids touch your hearts like they did mine.. ;O)

we just wanted to make an impact that was a little more long lasting than our two short visits...

Sunday, May 20, 2007

Sun, 20 May 2007 19:20:40 GMT

summer time is grand. there is so much time to enjoy life...

i love doing whatever, whenever, with whoever. last night i went to an African extravaganza with my lovely friend allyson. it was so great to again be reminded about things going on in the world outside of my small little bubble of a life... and to remember that just one life can change another life.

after African extravaganza i went to do a puzzle with my friend shelby rae.. i know, a puzzle on a saturday night, i am living the high life. but i wouldn't want to spend it any other way!! then we watched Notting Hill, which i LOVE. cause seriously, who doesn't love the sister in that movie... and then all the random british phrases that you don't hear everyday. i love british films. ;O)

starbucks for breakfast at 11:30am... randomly turns into counseling session with shan, shelb, and shelby rae and me. can't go wrong. all of us having life issues... and all of us trying to figure out eachother's life issues. perfect. i don't know if any of us really walked away with clarity, but thats ok. i loved it any how.

my dad is getting ready to go to a viking costume party.. don't ask, but he is walking around with a viking hat complete with the horns and everything on top of his head and saying, "aaarr!"

i am sitting here in my two day old clothing, my hair in a hat since i haven't washed it in awhile, thinking of how i should probably start my studying for the dreaded NCLEX.... maybe later.

i love how God directs my paths always. i trust Him more than anything else in this world. He is constant. and even thought i don't always understand Him and sometimes have doubts about Him, He has never let me out of the grip of His hand... how can someone so amazing love me? i don't know, but i want to live every moment of my life for Him. and i'll come to Him just as I am each day.

and when you come before God, don't turn that into a theatrical production either. all these people are making a regular show out of their prayers hoping for stardom! do you think God sits in a box seat? here is what I want you to do: find a quiet, secluded place so you won't be tempted to role-play before God. just be there as simply and honestly as you can manage. the focus will shift from you to God, and you will begin to sense His grace. the world is full of so-called prayer warriors who are prayer ignorant. they're full of formulas and programs and advice, peddling techniques for getting what you want from God. don't fall for that nonsense. this is your Father you are dealing with, and He knows better what you need. with a God like this loving you, you can pray very simply.
matthew 6

Tuesday, May 08, 2007

Tue, 08 May 2007 17:24:18 GMT

i am back in colorado for the summer... lucky for me i don't have to report to Andrews Air Force Base until August!

so for now its just studying my face off for my NCLEX (nursing state boards) so i can actually be a licenced nurse.

graduation was wonderful.. good-bye tulsa!! its hard to leave the people though!! so many wonderful people that who knows if i will ever see them again... that makes my heart sad.

i am trying to decide if i should get a job this summer or just to chill and study... anyone know about any summer jobs in the denver area?

my heart is excited for the summer....and if you live here in CO i really want to see your faces alot.

Friday, April 27, 2007

Fri, 27 Apr 2007 17:28:15 GMT

i would just like to say that i am done.

i finished my last big test yesterday and now i just have to pack up.

graduation is saturday.

then its off to europe.

and then time to settle down in WASHINGTON D.C. at Andrews AFB

BUT FOR NOW... I'M GETTING A MASSAGE AND EATING CHOCOLATE AND DRINKING COFFEE ... (seriously.)

music and seattle

Tue, 20 Mar 2007 18:35:32 GMT

im finally here in seattle.
its rainy
and full of interesting people.

so... listening to music and discovering new music
makes me feel alive.
i love it!
sitting up late with kaycee listening to music and talking about what the words mean
and how they make us feel.. its a good thing.

also there is reading a good book.
that also makes me feel alive.
i finished The Catcher in the Rye
i just have such and affinity for Holden Caufield. ;O)
i am reading Velvet Elvis by Rob Bell.
um... I RECOMMEND IT.

"....The focus often becomes getting people to believe the right things so they can be 'in.' There is often a list of however many doctrines, and the goal is to get people to intellectually assent to these things being true. Once we believe the right things, then we're in. And once we're in, the goal often becomes learning how to get others in with us. I know this is harsh, but in many settings it's true. It is possible in these settings to be in, and to believe all of the 'correct things' and be miserable. It's possible to believe all the right doctrines and not live as Jesus teaches us to live.... I want to invite people to actually live this way so the life Jesus offers gradually becomes their life. It becomes less and less about talking, and more and more about the experience we are actaully having."

well.
i am loving the people watching
i am loving the plethora of little shops
i am loving my friends
(seeing ol' Tina for the first time in two years = happiness)
i am loving eating ben and jerry's oatmeal cinnamon ice cream
i am loving the rain

sleepless in tulsa

Tue, 13 Mar 2007 05:58:39 GMT

do you ever have those nights when you just don't really want to go to bed?
i am having one.. who knows..

but look at my day to day over the past few years..

well... perhaps this is a silly post...
none the less, i'll leave you with this excellent line from frou frou:

Music is worthless, unless it can
Make a complete stranger
Break down and cry

i just really like that line/song.. ;O)

washington DC

Sun, 11 Mar 2007 15:10:55 GMT

i am going to be stationed in WASHINGTON DC!!!

i am really excited about living on the east coast in a city...
i am excited to finally be able to have an apartment
i am excited for a new adventure!

nursing has been making my heart so happy lately.
i can't believe that i get to be a for real nurse so soon....

well, not much else to say except that the weather is rainy and perfect
and i need to study cardiac rhythms and disrhythmias. ;O)

Matthew 25:31-46

Mon, 05 Mar 2007 17:21:52 GMT

this is john..

he is precious..

john is an orphan, and so is this special little guy named richard

this is esther.. i love her

this is their "mama".. she used to be a nurse! (doesn't she look alittle like Oprah?) and now she is 87 and takes care of 28 orphans

i like these pictures..

to see more pictures (condensed version...) click on these links below:
http://oru.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2016187&l=8be2e&id=79100260
http://oru.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2016189&l=7b611&id=79100260
http://oru.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2016194&l=e2bd7&id=79100260

This verse has impacted my life..
Matthew 25:45 "He will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for Me.'"

thats what life is about.. Matt. 25:31-46... loving people

"So for us to belong, we must exalt God. Love is helping people toward the greatest beauty and the highest value and the deepest satisfaciton and the most lasting joy and the biggest reward and the most wonderful friendship and the most overwhelming worship- love is helping people toward God. We do this by pointing to the greatness of God... A heart for the glory of God and a heart of mercy for the nations make a Christ like missionary... If we have no zeal for the glory of God ,our mercy becomes superficial man-centered human improvement with no eternal significance."
-John Piper: Let the Nations be Glad

and if you have never read Blue Like Jazz ,or Searching for God Knows What both by Donald Miller.. you definately should!