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Name: Rachelle
Country: United States
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Birthday: 11/5/1982
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Monday, April 02, 2007

Currently Listening
Ten Thousand Days
By Bebo Norman
The Hammer Holds
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...on repeat!...

A shapeless piece of steel, that's all I claim to be
This hammer pounds to give me form, this flame, it melts my dreams
I glow with fire and fury, as I'm twisted like a vine
My final shape, my final form I'm sure I'm bound to find

So dream a little, dream for me in hopes that I'll remain
And cry a little, cry for me so I can bear the flames
And hurt a little, hurt for me my future is untold
But my dreams are not the issue here, for they, the hammer holds

And the water, it cools me gray, and the hurt's subdued somehow
I have my shape, this sharpened point, what is my purpose now?
And the question still remains, what am I to be?
Perhaps some perfect piece of art displayed for all to see

The hammer pounds again, but flames I do not feel
This force that drives me, helplessly, through flesh, and wood reveals
A burn that burns much deeper, it's more than I can stand
The reason for my life was to take the life of a guiltless man

So dream a little, dream for me in hopes that I'll remain
And cry a little, cry for me so I can bear the pain
And hurt a little, hurt for me, my future is so bold
But my dreams are not the issue here, for they, the hammer holds

This task before me may seem unclear
But it, my Maker holds

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Thursday, November 16, 2006

	before fall ends, a few pictures... My first fall in the eastcoast... New Haven is so beautiful... -----Apple-picking in Vermont!----------Central Park----------High up for b-day-fun at rotating lounge in NY=)
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Friday, September 01, 2006

Currently Listening
No Name Face
By Lifehouse
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Cause I'm waiting for tonight
Been waiting for tomoroow
I'm somewhere in between
What is real
Just a dream
What is real
Just a dream
What is real
Just a dream

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Tuesday, August 29, 2006

I'm in New Haven!!

Well, I made it out here... and I'm very excited with the newness of it all =) I don't think I've yet fully grasped the fact that I'm here and I'm starting P.A. school in just a few days. I got a small sense of it this last Sunday after walking home from a church service that I visited nearby. It began to rain so I opened up my umbrella... and as I headed back to my new home in Harkness dorms, I realized that I was walking down the same path just a few months ago, but instead of rain it was snow. I remember that at the time I wondered what it would be like to be walking through the streets of Yale's campus as a student, and now here I am. I'm speechless to think about how far I've come... how far God has taken me... how much He has done.

First off... I had a wonderful time this summer!... ending my commitment with work at USC and mostly spending time with family and friends before I left. I got to have a Farewell bonfire at the beach with old-school hot-dogs on a stick and s'mores until your stomach hurt. A few highlights of the night was getting prayed over by friends, and receiving my very own (and very first) pinata from Andy =) I will also treasure my Dr. Seuss "Oh the places you will go" book with sentimental messages and creative drawings added by friends. I felt well sent-off as we headed out on the road-trip. The trip was great!... especially while reading through passages from the book of Joshua on the way... and just admiring the array of beauty of God's creation. It was definitely a lot of fun visiting family and friends on the stops along the way. So after getting in early last week and having a few days to settle-in... no time was wasted in visiting another eastcoast city. So we were back in the car and headed north, I got to see Boston this past weekend! Also, very fun!... it was my first time seeing Harvard and downtown Boston so sunny (no snow, incredible!)... the tours were great (thanks to Johnny and Andy =)

Orientation for my program began this Monday and lasts for the rest of the week. Everyone in my program seems really nice... all coming from different places in the country... and in life. It's amazing to find the "small-world" connections among us... I think the 30 of us will get along very well. Actually, I just got back from our big walking tour of the old campus... Did you know that Yale invented football?!?!... hahah... "rumor has it". This week is followed by a three day weekend until school starts on Tuesday. I'm nervous and excited... feeling ready, for the most part, to just get started. We got our I.D.s yesterday and ordered our medical equipment today... so I guess that means I'm official. So what am I up to this weekend?... NYC. Yup, I'm definitely squeezing this in before classes start... after receiving our schedule for the next 27 months, it appears that we won't really have time to do anything but study once the program starts. It's intense. Alright, time to brush up on some med. terms, put up a few more pictures on my wall, and dinner to try one of the thousand pizza places in New Haven. So to sum it all up, things are well =)

"Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go." Joshua 1:9

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Saturday, July 29, 2006

	GUESS WHAT?!?! It's official... a ROAD-TRIP to the eastcoast!! Date of departure for the big move: Friday, August 11th excited
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before fall ends, a few pictures...

I'm in New Haven!!

GUESS WHAT?!?!