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Pondering Life

Sun, 10 Sep 2006 01:22:06 GMT

I am just sitting in the office on duty and I decided to go and look at the Taize website where I found a the funeral of Brother Roger recorded and I decided to play it. Just sitting here listening to it has caused me to look back on my life since Taize and I have realized that I am not very happy with what has happened. My life was changed in Taize well I thought it was. Nothing in my life has really changed. I have had this amazing experience but what have I done to thank God. NOTHING. I told myself I would have atleast 15 minutes of silence once a week upon my return but that didnt happen. Now I am sitting here listening to the songs of taize and the words from Brother Roger's funeral and I am now realizing just how much of an impact Taize has had on my life.

The anniversary of Brother Roger's death was about a month ago. Everyone sent out emails reminding us to pray that day but I was too busy. I am always too busy. So now I am taking time to sit in silence and listen to the pray from his funeral and remember the place that he created so that my life and millions of others lives could be changed.

Lord, bless all the Brothers of Taize and all those who have traveled to Taize and had that unique experience. Also spread the word and prayer of Taize throughout the world so many more may experience the legacy that Brother Roger has created in Taize.

Home again....

Mon, 03 Jul 2006 11:15:41 GMT

well now i am home.....home from Texas......home without Erike....

2 weeks until France and Switzerland.......going over to LTS tonight to visit some friends who are there and just working this week and next until it is time to travel again

24 HRS!!!!!!!

Tue, 20 Jun 2006 20:30:35 GMT

in 24 hrs i will soon be arriving at Bush International Airport in Houston, Texas!!!!

ONE WEEK

Thu, 15 Jun 2006 10:31:25 GMT

one week and i will be in TEXAS!!! supposedly i am going to learn how to swim...that should be interesting. i dont know if a 20 year old guy can learn how to swim but we will find out i guess. also am meeting all the aunts that should be exciting...i am really excited to just get to spend some time with erike and her family. it should be a lot of fun. i miss them all and this should be a great time to get to know the entire family a lot better.

TEJAS - take two

Thu, 08 Jun 2006 23:11:13 GMT

well i have decided to go visit erike in texas! i am so excited. it is so strange going from seeing someone 24/7 for 3 months and then only being able to talk to her on the phone. it will be nice to her again and also really nice to actually spend time with her family bc i dont have to do design work. will be leaving june 21 and returning july 2. YAY!!!!!!!!!!!

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Tue, 30 May 2006 13:38:58 GMT

well i had to have surgery today. the doctors do not really know what it is yet or what may have caused it but hopefully i will be ok. thought i was all better. i even went back to work for 2 days but i went to the drs this morning for a follow-up appointment from the mumps/mono and i had to tell him about another problem that i was having. and he sent me to have surgery to try and see if that would help. please pray for me. i just want to get better.

I AM GETTING OUT OF HERE!!!!!!!

Fri, 26 May 2006 21:34:56 GMT

so i finally know what may have been wrong with me. Got a phone call from the doctor today. The test results showed a positive for mono and mumps. However she said that the mumps is not a current infection and is most likely from the MMR shot that everyone receives as a child. However, since they found traces of mono in my system and I have not been diagnosed with mono before then that is most likely what I have. But you may say that mono does not usually have a rash associated with it....well it does when your doctor treats you for something else and gives you a medicine with amoxicillian in it. Because amoxicillian when takes by a patient with mono can cause a rash. wow who would have thought. so the doctor told me today that I can start work again since all the symptoms and rash have gone away or are showing huge signs of improvement.

so i will be returning to weis markets on monday, memorial day! wow i have never been so excited to return to WE-IS. I actually will finally be getting out of the house after 2 weeks of being house bound tomorrow!!! Mother and i will be going shopping and then to see my future sister-in-law's new apartment and then i will be finally going to church on sunday and to grandma's house. I AM SO EXCITED TO LEAVE THIS PLACE!!!!

just want to go home

Tue, 23 May 2006 19:17:13 GMT

well it has been 11 full days since I have been back in York County but unfortunetly I have only seen my house and the doctor's office. will have more later.

Crappy Birthday

Thu, 18 May 2006 10:26:08 GMT

So today is my 20th birthday and i have a feeling it is going to be a really bad day. woke up this morning and i feel like i have to puke its just not a good day.

one week and 2 days

Mon, 24 Apr 2006 16:22:22 GMT

its time for a break from work and time for an update........

life has been crazy....design, history, individual, evilandgood, and building tech have been driving me nuts for the past semester and now it is all soon over.

case study april 28th

classes end may 2nd

final crit may 4th

hist final may 8th

bldg tech final may 9th

move out may 12th

life gets even crazier from today until after final crit. then i have a few days to get some R&R before finals then a few more days of enjoying the wonderful city of Philadelphia then back home to York for the summer

but cant start thinking about that yet

Here's the list.......

History:

Case Study - finish paper, do 30 drawings, make book

Treatise - read and answer questions

Final - STUDY!!!!!!!

Individual:

Journals - find and write 20 journal entries

Quiz - study for quiz on chapters that I havent read

Building Tech:

Project - draw 3 elevations for a "restaunt"

Final - STUDY!!!

Evil and Good:

Essay - one more essay

Paper - one more paper

Design:

Convent - plans, sections, elevations of all 3 buildings, models of all buildings, sectional models of all buildings

Its going to be a long WEEK and 2 DAYS before crit