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Tuesday, August 09, 2005

Tue, 09 Aug 2005 21:01:33 GMT

Ok, I told you all I was going to post some pictures, so here they are. These are pictures from my trip up to DC to see my girlfriend. It had been over a year from when we last saw each other what with my working in Taiwan and all. It was a really good time and call me sappy but I think I'm twitterpated now....

Ok, so there's my sappy post for the day, and remember, you'll be sappy too someday...

Tuesday, August 09, 2005

Tue, 09 Aug 2005 04:39:17 GMT

Ok, so there are people who read this. Good, when I get to the fast internet I'll post some pictures and things. Yes Kat, this is who you thought it was...

Monday, August 08, 2005

Mon, 08 Aug 2005 21:20:08 GMT

Ok, I'm thinking I don't want to post anything here untill someone makes a comment..LOL does anyone still read this thing? I know not many people know about it but there's at least 15 of you.

Friday, August 05, 2005

Fri, 05 Aug 2005 03:14:39 GMT

I'm getting a little frustrated because of the slow internet here at the house. I want to post more pictures but sadly I am unable at this time. However I will say this...

I have one stinking cute girlfriend and I'm gonna post more pictures when I get a chance. So, just wait...they are coming. Sorry but it's just taking some time...

Thursday, August 04, 2005

Thu, 04 Aug 2005 03:46:18 GMT

I'm going to re-open this blog. It's going to have a little different tune than it has had. Before it was kind of a rant page..but now it shall be different. Stay tuned for more.

Thursday, January 06, 2005

Thu, 06 Jan 2005 14:25:17 GMT

This weekend has been really bad when it comes to people talking to each other. What is it that makes a person think that when there is a problem the best thing to do is to just ignore it and run the other way? Why is it that people would rather hide while hurting someone with silence than they would do what the Bible says and just talk to the person before they cut off communication? I mean, from your end of things it might look ok. You may think to yourself something like, "this person keeps hurting me, or they keep bothering me. Every time I'm around this person I feel uncomfortable. This person has done something that offended me or said something that I think is wrong and so the best thing I can do is just to stay away from them and not talk to them." But try looking at it from the other person's perspective. Like, as far as they know there is something they did that has you upset. You won't talk to them so they know they are in the doghouse. But maybe they don't know what it is. They just know there is a door now that is shut but they aren't sure if they shut it or if you did. They don't know if the door is locked now forever or if there is something they can do to reopen it and be friends again. What can they do different to make the problem go away or at least start working thought things. Maybe if you had talked to them they might have agreed that the best thing to do was just to not talk to each other anymore. Then at least no feelings would have gotten hurt and the person wouldn't feel like a butt. They would at least understand why it's happening so that maybe they can learn from a situation and never do that thing again.

Sure, it may be easier for one person to just hide and ignore a problem. But it's never going to be better in the long run. Things like this are a two way street and if you don't treat it that way you are simply on your way to a head on collision.

So, do what Matt 18 says. You have a problem? It's your job to go and try to make things right. Talk to the person and communicate. If people are going to be bitter and angry you don't want it to be because you wouldn't try.

I’ve had this happen to me this weekend, and I saw several other friendships almost go up in pathetic smoke over the same kind of thing. At least where my friends are they seem to be willing to step back and try talking and communicating with each other. Praise God.

In my situation? Well, we’ll see what happens.

Wednesday, January 05, 2005

Wed, 05 Jan 2005 08:33:09 GMT

Women, you can't live with them and you can't live without them...sigh...the Lord is teaching me a lot about them though.

Monday, November 01, 2004

Mon, 01 Nov 2004 12:17:16 GMT

There are 5 or 6 of us who have made the commitment to fast and pray on Tuesday's Election day. I'm asking if anyone wants to join us. It's only a day and is a day more important that the future of America? I don't think so.

Will you join us? Say it right here and we'll pray for each other to as well as America. I look forward to going back to this and seeing how God has used our faithfulness to show his wonders!!!!

While you're at it. Post a prayer during the day sometime. Maybe one of us can pray for a race in your state or town or whatever. We're a body people, let's act like it!

I hope you join us.

Tuesday, October 19, 2004

Tue, 19 Oct 2004 13:01:08 GMT

The advice went like this...

"Do not trouble trouble till trouble troubles you."

But what I want to know is this...

What if trouble troubles to trouble the trouble that is troubling your trouble, can you at this point trouble the trouble that is troubling the trouble that troubles you?

Or is that to much trouble?

Thursday, October 07, 2004

Thu, 07 Oct 2004 12:19:07 GMT

...still knows I'm here.

I was walking alone tonight around Ji Ji (the little town I live in) and I was really feeling down. I've gone through a lot this last month and I really was ready to throw in the towel. I was going to tell God he was wrong about be being a missionary and go home. Things have just been bombarding me from all sides and I just felt so completely alone and defeated. I asked myselfa over and over again "why am I even here, I shouldn't have come. Why am I hear anyway?". For quite I walked around feeling that way. I was on my way home to look on my computer for plane tickets when decided to head down a certain street on my way home. I don't know why I picked that street. No reason I guess. I was walking along when all of a sudden I felt a little tug on one of my arms. I looked down to see Alice, one of the little girls at my school, smiling up at me with those huge brown eyes of hers. "Teacher!!!" she sang out. I smiled a little as said something like "hi". For no reason what so ever she gave me a huge hug and walked with me chatting for the next few blocks. As she said "good-bye teacher, I love you" I couldn't take it anymore. I smiled and said "I love you to Alice" and just like that she was gone leaving me standing in the dark street crying my eyes out.

I know why I'm here. It's for the little girls like Alice, not me. God knows I'm here. He knows how I feel and he knew just what I needed tonight.

Thanks Alice, you’ll never know just how much you did…