What are your thoughts on the N-word and other slurs? Better yet what are God's thoughts on slurs. I am not going to take a historical look at slurs or there "alternative" uses in the American pop-culture scene. What I am going to do is speak from my heart. I am going to make myself vulnerable, because this is an issue that has bruised my heart more than once. May I speak not out of bitterness, but out of love and an earnestness for the truth to be made known. I love you Jesus, my Lord.
I quite recently had an emotional experience with the N-word. This was not the first time I have left crying after I futilely tried to keep my wits about me all the while make the case against the N-word. You may ask why I would be so emotional about a collection of letters. A fair question, I think. Well I don't hate the N-word as much as I hate what surrounds it: hate, ignorance, and arrogance, to name a few.
The hate component comes from white on black only but rather is color blind to some extent. Lest you think I am being politically correct, you should know that the few times I have been called a n***** have been by black people. The people who use those words are sometimes ignorant about the vile and abusive histories they stem from. The arrogance, often coupled with insensitivity, says that I can use these words at my liking no matter the company or the sensitivities of those around me. White people in particular have been bullied into silence about the issues of racial slurs, especially the N-word. Well I say speak out! As Christians we have the right and the duty to make Christ's voice heard on these issues!
We should not stop with slurs only, rather we, myself included, should get rid of all comments that hurt others . Let's pray for each other as we try to keep our tongues from evil this week.
Proverbs 16:24Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.
Sunday, October 31, 2010
Saturday, October 30, 2010
Random
http://http//www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5-yKhDd64s&ob=av3e
Well Hopefully this linked worked. Right now it's just how I am feeling and yes there is Strong Language in this Link, so I apologize and if your offeneded I am also sorry for that. Also just because this song is written by Eminem doesn't mean that I support anything he has done in the past or what he will do in the Future. I just feel this song right now.
Now that the disclaimer is out of the way I'll continue on with my blog. This week has just been blah. The reason the topic is Random is because thats what this blog is going to be about. Just random thoughts that have passed thru my head today and the last few days as I have struggled with being sick and coming to the reality that I had to Withdraw from my bio 121 class again....
So for starters I wont be blogging about private school tonight. Its been a topic of the last 3 readings that I had to read for my LAS 189 class. It has also been a sub topic on a blog already and I have way to much to say about the issue for tonight and also while taking Nyquil. I will address it in the future and I will also post the articles that I had to read so you readers will know what i based my opinions on as well as attending private school for 3 years.
So I guess the first thoughts of the week as I realised that I would be dropping my bio 121 class, was " well what if I cant pass this class? " I have never had a class that I had to drop before. This was its been twice. Wouldnt be such a big deal but I need this class to get into the Nursing program that I want to get in. By not having this class, it pretty much means I dont have a chance to get into the program. That has been my goal the past 2 years. Thats all I have wanted to do, it is what has kept me going when there was nothing else to do that. Im sure I will be fine when it is all said and done, but I cant think of not becoming a nurse and working with those who have cancer and their families who want all the answers.
With coming to the realization I also had to come to the realization that maybe God doesn't want me to become a nurse. Now before everyone gets on their horses about how God can bless us in anything we do, I know this. I also know that sometimes God has a specific calling on each of our lives and sure I know for a fact that I would be the best nurse possible, but what if , just maybe God is saying" Thats not what I want you to do". Now comes the part where I have struggled with since forever. Some of you maybe asking why and well since I was born I have been told that I have had a calling for my life. I never thought much of it because I figured that every child did. God has plans for us all and so I never thought that I was any different. So when my mother always told me that God had bigger things for me, I didnt care. I always wanted to be a Police Officer and that was my goal. That was my goal up until Someca passed away and I knew then that I was going into Nursing to work with those who needed not only help, but a voice. For 3 months I lived in a hospital with Someca and I saw many people who didnt have a voice. No one to stand up for them and to get them help when they lay in their beds with the button pushed for more then 45 mins and no one had yet to come to see what they needed. It tore me up and some of the time I would go into their rooms to see what they needed, just so they knew that someone cared.
I guess that was a side story, now back to the point about doing things for God. I never wanted to hear that from anyone. I knew that as long as I was following God I could do what I wanted and still show people and teach them about God. Which you can. Im not saying because your not in "ministry" that you cant do that. Im just saying in my life I have been told that isnt going to be the case. I was always told " Remember, you know what happened to Jonah" as in he didnt listen to God and a Big Fish got ahold of him and that was that. A few days later he was back on the road to where he was going. Yeah I dont want to be Jonah, plus living here in IL i dont think it would be a Big Fish, but more like a Tornado and then only God would truly know where I would end up.
Here is even more proof or another instance where I know what I am suppose to be doing, but for some reason I cant just say " Ok God, Im ready now" Back in 11th grade, it was a Wedesday morning at Judah Christian School. Wedesday was our Chapel day. Today was going to be different from any other as we had 3 ladies from over by Danville, I believe, who had come over to speak to us. 3 months prior they got a list of each name of every student in the highschool and jr. high. They didnt know who we were, they just had a list of names. As chapel started they began to say what God had told them. There were names that had stood out and there were names that didnt so much stand out. I was praying I was in the Group of those who didnt stand out because I knew in my heart what was going to be said. So they began and the first name that was called was.....ME. Thats right I was the first student whos name was called and I was like oh lord he were go again. I bet I can tell them what they are going to say. Not only did they call my name but I had to stand up for all to see. Wasnt a bad thing, most people knew who I was as I had another sister in highschool and one in the jr high at the time. As I stood and listened I heard them say the same thing that my mother had told me. Not word for word the same, but pretty much the same thing.
They all 3 had seen my name stand out and I was told that in life as I would be walking down the streets I would come apon someone who needed help, didnt matter what kind of help they needed but I was there to meet their need. Ok I was thinking, thats what a Police Officer does, They continued, as you reach each person you move down the road and see someone else who is suffering and you stop to help them. This continues on as there are lots and lots of people who need your help. While you are walking and are helping more people, you stop to look behind you and you notice that everyone you have helped is now following you and watching you as you help and meet the needs of those you encouter. I was told it was thousands of people.
I knew then that I wasnt going to be a policeman, but I couldnt give up that dream. Just like now I hate the thought of giving up the dream of becoming a nurse. I know it might be what I need to do but I just cant. Sure some of you are thinking, "wow you have been called by God to not only help those who are hurting but to Preach to the world, whats the hold up?" The hold up is me clearly. Why? Im not entirly sure. At first I didnt think it would be that exciting. I mean going from carrying a gun, handcuffs, chasing people etc to carrying my bible and preaching on Sunday? That doesnt sound very exciting to me.
So now becomes the wrestling time in my Life. I know what has happened with those who have wrestled with God, they lost...but they were better off for listening to God then not listening to God. So I am at a crossroads in life right now. Also another side note is that my finicial aid has run out at Parkland College and so if I am to continue there, its all out of pocket mainly, unless I get scholarships. I have made a deal with God, but if I tell you guys what that deal was, then you could help out God and well I want God to do this.
Wow that was alot, cant believe I actually typed out what was actually going on inside my head. For so long ive "faked it , til you make it" that it has become hard to open up and to say how i truly feel about somethings. I know that comes as a shock to some of you since I dont hold back much.
The other thing I was going to talk about in this blog was Who am I? Thats some thing that has got me thinking this past week as well. I thought I knew who I was and I still have a good idea, but I also know that I am not the same person I was 6 yrs ago as I am today. Ever since Someca passed away I have been stuck in a rut. I cant seem to find my place back here in Champaign, IL. Sure I have friends , but its just not the same. Most of my friends that I had before going to CA, now are married and have kids. Most are in bed by 9pm. I dont know how to re-adjust to living here. Yeah it has been almost 2 years and I have actually been out maybe 10 times total. I almost feel like I am divorced and have no friends. Its just hard to be 31 and seem like I have yet to do anything in life. I wonder what keeps me single as well? I mean sure if i could count all the women who are married, engaged, taken etc that think Im a great guy , but the catch is they are TAKEN. Apparently I can only get the TAKEN ones lol I think its because I am "safe" No one has to worry about Charlie Miller doing anything bad so we can hang out with him. As for all of those of you women who are single, all I know is that someday I am going to be the best Friend, Husband, Lover, Father that some lucky woman is going to have and well then the rest of you will just be left to think, what if .....
Well in closing, I have discussed alot of things, well really only 2 things but it seemed to be alot of writting, so if you have made it this far I congradulate you. I hope you all have a great week and remember to have a Fun and Safe Halloween!
Charlie
Thursday, October 28, 2010
" But the children love the books!"...
Will Ferrell is on David Letterman, and that's my favorite quote from Elf (poor little nun)... so there you have it.
I actually am going to talk about Halloween, since it's this weekend. I read an interesting quote (and by "read", I mean, I totally stole it from someone who actually read the article...) from Christianity Today:
"If we give up All Hallows Eve, we lose the delight of God's gift of imagination and we condemn the rest of society to a darker Halloween because our laughter will not be there to make the devil run."
Okay, so because I just couldn't put up a quote or link from an article I hadn't read (Just to be safe, ya know), I went back and read it. To give you a feel for it, here are a few more quotes that stuck out to me....:
"For our pagan ancestors, the holidays that marked the great seasonal changes were often fearful, terrible, and dark. But with the coming of Christ came a great light that reclaimed not only individuals but also the holidays they celebrated. In the case of Midvinterblot and Yule, the holidays that once marked the terrible price required to provide light instead began to express the joyous arrival of God's true light."
(Here is a link to the entire article: http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2000/october2/29.79.html?start=1 )
I grew up in a family where we were allowed to put on fun, innocent costumes, and go trick-or-treating in the neighborhood where our mom grew up (ie. my parents knew the people in just about every house). Then we would go home, sort our candy, throw out the apples, etc. There was no spiritual discussion involved... it was just a fun day. Innocent and fun.
On the other hand, I went to a private school, where, I think it's safe to say, the majority of kids had been taught the view that Halloween was dangerous and evil. I still remember being so surprised in 2nd grade (my first year in private school) that we didn't even discuss Halloween, much less celebrate it with a *gasp* costume parade. In high school, the same view was taken towards sex, but that's another blog...
Anyways, I can honestly say this is the first article I have ever read by a professed Christian that actually "promoted" Halloween, and the boldness we can/should have as Christians. I liked it.
Sure, I realize, not everyone is going to see it this way, and people probably won't agree with me, but I like the idea of passing something that I enjoyed so much as a kid onto Noah (who, btw, is going as Thomas the Tank Engine this year... though he tells everyone he's going to be a tiger--which is actually what *Bryce* is going to be... kid gets confused, what can I tell ya? He is his mother's child, after all. And Chaney is going as a pink cat! As which she will be adorable :)). And I don't feel the need to add anything else to it... it can just be a fun night of innocence where he goes with his friends (and very attentive parents, mind you, who will responsibly analyze each of the 2 pieces of candy he will be allowed to eat Sat. night....lol. Actually, that's pretty much exactly what it's going to look like) up to the homes of strangers to ask them for food :)
So what do you think?...Halloween evil? Something that can be innocent fun? Lemme know :)
Music of the day.... my guilty pleasure... Aerosmith. (Seriously, can anyone scream better than Steven Tyler?? Is anyone's MOUTH bigger!??!?!? no, actually, mine is not)
Goodnight, friends :)
PS. Just noticed the excessive use of parentheses.... (my apologies)
I actually am going to talk about Halloween, since it's this weekend. I read an interesting quote (and by "read", I mean, I totally stole it from someone who actually read the article...) from Christianity Today:
"If we give up All Hallows Eve, we lose the delight of God's gift of imagination and we condemn the rest of society to a darker Halloween because our laughter will not be there to make the devil run."
Okay, so because I just couldn't put up a quote or link from an article I hadn't read (Just to be safe, ya know), I went back and read it. To give you a feel for it, here are a few more quotes that stuck out to me....:
" 'It's Satan's Holiday, Dr. Rearick [the author],' affirmed one of my students. 'Didn't you know?'
Well, no, I didn't know. And I am reluctant to give up what was one of the highlights of my childhood calendar to the Great Impostor and Chief of Liars for no reason except that some of his servants claim it as his."
"For our pagan ancestors, the holidays that marked the great seasonal changes were often fearful, terrible, and dark. But with the coming of Christ came a great light that reclaimed not only individuals but also the holidays they celebrated. In the case of Midvinterblot and Yule, the holidays that once marked the terrible price required to provide light instead began to express the joyous arrival of God's true light."
(Here is a link to the entire article: http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2000/october2/29.79.html?start=1 )
I grew up in a family where we were allowed to put on fun, innocent costumes, and go trick-or-treating in the neighborhood where our mom grew up (ie. my parents knew the people in just about every house). Then we would go home, sort our candy, throw out the apples, etc. There was no spiritual discussion involved... it was just a fun day. Innocent and fun.
On the other hand, I went to a private school, where, I think it's safe to say, the majority of kids had been taught the view that Halloween was dangerous and evil. I still remember being so surprised in 2nd grade (my first year in private school) that we didn't even discuss Halloween, much less celebrate it with a *gasp* costume parade. In high school, the same view was taken towards sex, but that's another blog...
Anyways, I can honestly say this is the first article I have ever read by a professed Christian that actually "promoted" Halloween, and the boldness we can/should have as Christians. I liked it.
Sure, I realize, not everyone is going to see it this way, and people probably won't agree with me, but I like the idea of passing something that I enjoyed so much as a kid onto Noah (who, btw, is going as Thomas the Tank Engine this year... though he tells everyone he's going to be a tiger--which is actually what *Bryce* is going to be... kid gets confused, what can I tell ya? He is his mother's child, after all. And Chaney is going as a pink cat! As which she will be adorable :)). And I don't feel the need to add anything else to it... it can just be a fun night of innocence where he goes with his friends (and very attentive parents, mind you, who will responsibly analyze each of the 2 pieces of candy he will be allowed to eat Sat. night....lol. Actually, that's pretty much exactly what it's going to look like) up to the homes of strangers to ask them for food :)
So what do you think?...Halloween evil? Something that can be innocent fun? Lemme know :)
Music of the day.... my guilty pleasure... Aerosmith. (Seriously, can anyone scream better than Steven Tyler?? Is anyone's MOUTH bigger!??!?!? no, actually, mine is not)
Goodnight, friends :)
PS. Just noticed the excessive use of parentheses.... (my apologies)
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
"ohh he's so cute"
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I am wishing it was Friday so much right now! I'm listening to Pink! "I Hate This Part Right Here"... Funny how I feel this way EVERY DAY when I have to go work!!! "I hate this part" haha. How is it only Wednesday?! Maybe it's b/c the last two nights I haven't gotten to bed until midnight and also been woke up several times through out the night to go outside!!! Thank you Winston!!!! EVERY one that sees him says "ohh he's so cute!!!!" Sure he's cute but DANG IT, I NEED my sleep!!! So this blog is probably going to random * just my style * b/c I am half asleep at work right now. Thank GOD for coffee! Where did it really come from?? Who came up with the idea to ground some beans and DRINK IT!?
This has kind of been a long week for me. I feel like I have so much going on, I can't get everything in order and still get it all done. HOW do people with kids do it???
I haven't gotten as much school done as I wanted to, my house isn't exactly clean, my laundry is piling up, my book hasn't been touched in a few weeks, and I need to go shopping! I have no warm clothes... I mean, really, I don't know what happened to them!
I'm really excited about opening my own Coffee Shop! I know I have a long road ahead of me, but I am not alone and I already have support! I have my first meeting with a business owner next week. The next step will be meeting with my lawyer and then the loan company! I have been really trying to come up with good names. I plan to open my business online first to create a solid customer base and get my name out there, for about 4-6 months, and then I will open my first store * hopefully * here locally and watch it grow! I plan to start out selling coffee cake, coffee (including organic coffee!) and cheese cake! I have thought of a few names: Katrina's (haha jk, it would be Katherine's or something like that!) Palazzo (which means Palace in Italian), Coffee Cake (hence the selling of Coffee and cake!), Say Cheesecake! (crazy, I know!).... And that's about all I have thought of. I haven't spent too much time coming up with names yet, b/c I know that there is a lot that I need to get in line before I have a set name. Any ideas?
Well, I must get back to work... Unfortunately! Happy Hump Day!!! Hope you guys have a good rest of the week!
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Video Game Frustration
I am not a video game developer. Nor do I know anyone who is. However, I am totally convinced that every video game has a "you're doomed" mode.
Let me try to explain the "You're Doomed" mode in not so flattering terms. It's when you're playing the game, and the computer decides to perform an action so inconceivable . . . so improbable. . . so impossible. . . it can only happen in a video game.
The following examples are real. And have left me so disgusted, I've wanted to throw my controller through the window.
Soccer -- tonight -- It's a 1-1 tie. Very competitive. 3 minutes to go in the game and the computer decides to take a shot from about 35 yards from the goal line. . . falling away from the net. The guy buries it in the top corner while my goalie just stands there and watches it. "You're Doomed"
Football -- maybe 2 months ago -- yes, I remember a video game that I played two months ago in perfect detail. Why? "You're Doomed" mode. Anyhow, I've somehow taken #3 UCLA into triple overtime, and then held them to a field goal. All I need to do is score a touchdown and I win. I lean over to Ashley (who fully comprehends "You're Doomed" mode) and say "I bet I throw an interception on this play". Sure enough, ball gets tipped at the line by a 5'11" 305 lb. defensive lineman, who somehow just jumped 9 feet into the air, right into the arms of a linebacker. . . a linebacker who is so out of position, you would have had to think the game had FROZEN. . but oh no. He makes the interception and I lose. Literally made me get up out of my seat and walk away.
So, to all you video game developers out there, thanks. Thanks for ruining many an evening. And if I ever meet you in person, on the street. . . "You're Doomed".
Have a great week!
Let me try to explain the "You're Doomed" mode in not so flattering terms. It's when you're playing the game, and the computer decides to perform an action so inconceivable . . . so improbable. . . so impossible. . . it can only happen in a video game.
The following examples are real. And have left me so disgusted, I've wanted to throw my controller through the window.
Soccer -- tonight -- It's a 1-1 tie. Very competitive. 3 minutes to go in the game and the computer decides to take a shot from about 35 yards from the goal line. . . falling away from the net. The guy buries it in the top corner while my goalie just stands there and watches it. "You're Doomed"
Football -- maybe 2 months ago -- yes, I remember a video game that I played two months ago in perfect detail. Why? "You're Doomed" mode. Anyhow, I've somehow taken #3 UCLA into triple overtime, and then held them to a field goal. All I need to do is score a touchdown and I win. I lean over to Ashley (who fully comprehends "You're Doomed" mode) and say "I bet I throw an interception on this play". Sure enough, ball gets tipped at the line by a 5'11" 305 lb. defensive lineman, who somehow just jumped 9 feet into the air, right into the arms of a linebacker. . . a linebacker who is so out of position, you would have had to think the game had FROZEN. . but oh no. He makes the interception and I lose. Literally made me get up out of my seat and walk away.
So, to all you video game developers out there, thanks. Thanks for ruining many an evening. And if I ever meet you in person, on the street. . . "You're Doomed".
Have a great week!
Monday, October 25, 2010
Another Monday.
So....here's yet another Monday. In the past week, I have been through so many plans changing, I don't think I will believe it if I hear one more person say "and that is final" or "consider it taken care of". I saw my dentist last Monday and he wanted me to get my bottom wisdom teeth removed ASAP (Don't all dentists?) So I tried working things out to get it done in Illinois, but the awesome dentist decided to take a vacation. Thanks, Doc! Or...Den! Anyways, then me and my mother discussed the possibility of her coming down here so I could have it done here. Another fail. Finally, the dentist in Illinois said he would do it right after vacation. Alas, I will be getting one of my bottom wisdom teeth removed NOVEMBER 15th. Yippee.
Another lame thing, I found a flight home for $57 (which was AWESOME) however, I had already had a round trip that my awesome sister had purchased for me. I called the airline and asked if I could still use the return flight if I skipped the 1st one. FAIL. I cannot. So now the debate comes in, what should I do? I definitely don't want that money to go to waste, but I have to get home early for my tooth. UGH. I vote that I just write to the President of the certain airline and file a complaint =D. Do I deal with things well under pressure or in a *hopeless* situation? Not at all. I haven't called the airline back yet to even figure something out. The thought of it just overwhelms me and I quit.
On a positive note, I DO get to go home! I miss my family and friends back home so incredibly much. I cannot wait to see my MOLLY!!!!! and Tasia, and Kim, and Gret! I miss my doggies too! Even the one that's now ugly thanks to his haircut by the "professionals". Home Sweet Home, I cannot wait. I have been counting the days!!!! I do like it here, but it's just not like home =/.
One thing I don't understand...why do people refuse to accept advice from people who have been in the EXACT same situation before? People who know what works, and what doesn't in that situation. Heaven forbid people HUMBLE themselves and accept an opinion that could help them.
Another thing I cannot stand - children who get away with things just because the parents don't have the energy to discipline them. Do they not realize how much trouble they are making for themselves by not disciplining them now? Good gracious, I can't wait to see those rebellious teens =)
Okay, I really do have a good attitude today, just needed to get those things out of my system =D Overall, my week was alrite, but I am glad that it is a new week! Tomorrow is base day, which is my favorite day of the week! I am so excited for it and looking forward to it as I go to bed tonight! I'm praying for my family and friends tonight, so be comforted in that =D I love and miss you all!
~HannaH
Another lame thing, I found a flight home for $57 (which was AWESOME) however, I had already had a round trip that my awesome sister had purchased for me. I called the airline and asked if I could still use the return flight if I skipped the 1st one. FAIL. I cannot. So now the debate comes in, what should I do? I definitely don't want that money to go to waste, but I have to get home early for my tooth. UGH. I vote that I just write to the President of the certain airline and file a complaint =D. Do I deal with things well under pressure or in a *hopeless* situation? Not at all. I haven't called the airline back yet to even figure something out. The thought of it just overwhelms me and I quit.
On a positive note, I DO get to go home! I miss my family and friends back home so incredibly much. I cannot wait to see my MOLLY!!!!! and Tasia, and Kim, and Gret! I miss my doggies too! Even the one that's now ugly thanks to his haircut by the "professionals". Home Sweet Home, I cannot wait. I have been counting the days!!!! I do like it here, but it's just not like home =/.
One thing I don't understand...why do people refuse to accept advice from people who have been in the EXACT same situation before? People who know what works, and what doesn't in that situation. Heaven forbid people HUMBLE themselves and accept an opinion that could help them.
Another thing I cannot stand - children who get away with things just because the parents don't have the energy to discipline them. Do they not realize how much trouble they are making for themselves by not disciplining them now? Good gracious, I can't wait to see those rebellious teens =)
Okay, I really do have a good attitude today, just needed to get those things out of my system =D Overall, my week was alrite, but I am glad that it is a new week! Tomorrow is base day, which is my favorite day of the week! I am so excited for it and looking forward to it as I go to bed tonight! I'm praying for my family and friends tonight, so be comforted in that =D I love and miss you all!
~HannaH
Sunday, October 24, 2010
Rise Up Church of God!
The Church has been at war since our Lord Jesus was crucified. So in the face of some daunting challenges the Church faces I think that now is a great time to evaluate, once again, who are we warring against? There are some key problems that the Church faces today. Some problems come from the outside while some from within ,however, if we look closely they all have a common source: Satan. The Bible says that the god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers so that they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ who is the image of God. Our struggle is not with flesh and blood but with principalities and powers. By rejecting God the world has unwittingly opened itself up to evil spirits beyond its control. I believe ultimately our enemy is not the Muslim or the atheist but the lies that lead a person into Islam or atheism. We have to stop looking at the surface of things and must go deeper to the source.
I believe that the Church is is ready for a revival but Christians must take the future of the Church seriously and be ready to take the battle to a whole different level.
How do we do that? We take the fight to the devil.; we need to go on the offensive. We have an endless supply of resources at our hands but we wait for the Mormon or Jehovah's Witness to come to our house. What? How does that make sense? We have the Good News why aren't we the ones telling it. The Church can only survive so much goofing off before we lose our effectiveness completely, at least in America. If we stand united I believe it is not to late to put on the whole armor of God and meet the devil at the battlefield.
I believe that the Church is is ready for a revival but Christians must take the future of the Church seriously and be ready to take the battle to a whole different level.
How do we do that? We take the fight to the devil.; we need to go on the offensive. We have an endless supply of resources at our hands but we wait for the Mormon or Jehovah's Witness to come to our house. What? How does that make sense? We have the Good News why aren't we the ones telling it. The Church can only survive so much goofing off before we lose our effectiveness completely, at least in America. If we stand united I believe it is not to late to put on the whole armor of God and meet the devil at the battlefield.
Censorship
Well this week was pretty lame overall. Nothing major happened. The World is still here and so are we. This is alittle late as its 12:18am and Eric's day but i havent gone to bed yet so to me its still Saturday.
The highlight of the week was the Texas Rangers beating the Yankees to advance to the World Series. I must say I am not only a fan of the Rangers, but of Josh Hamilton. He is a man of God who when messed up didnt run and hide. He manned up and took responsiblity for his actions. What kind of world would we live in if everyone did that? Just a thought.
The reason for the Title of this Blog is because once again there has been a double standard in the media. Juan Williams was unjustly fired this week for a comment that i am sure most Americans think, even if they dont say it. He said. " I mean, look, Bill , Im not a Bigot. You know the kind of books ive written about the civil rights movement in this country. But when i get onto a plane, I got to tell you , if i see people who are in Muslim garb and I think , you know, they are indentifying themselves first and foremost as Muslims, I get worried, I get nervous."
I guess i dont get what the big deal is? Maybe i am naive. Since when have we become such a PC nation that we can no longer give our opinions, mind you on a federally funded network, and our job not be safe? Why are we so scared to offend everyone? So instead of speaking our minds, we are worried if we will get fired or thought less of because of what we think. Im so tired of this double standard. Its ok to take the lord's name in Vain and nothing is done, im sure it goes on everywhere but we, Juan makes a statement about how he feels and he gets fired? Someone please explain this to me. Also after his Firing the CEO of NPR said that what williams thinks should be between him and his psychiatrist or publicist. She wasnt fired and that was a personal attack. Nice, Also there was another person spoke out in 1995. In 1995 Nina Totenberg said that if there was "retributive justice" , former Republician North Carolina Sen. Jesse Helms or one of his grandchildren will get AIDS from an transfusion. Once again a double standard and all the NPR could say was that Nina has appologized many times for that comment. Guess Juan didnt get the chance to apologize uh? Oh well he now has signed a 2 million dollar contract with Fow News.
Lastly i would like to know where the NAACP, Jesse Jackson, ACLU, Al Sharpton are? Anyone seen them lately? I mean here is a black man who has been fired w/o cause and yet you have nothing to say? Nice, guess you only pick and choose who's side you come to defend. Just like Jesse coming to Decatur IL when 6 black students were kicked out of school for fighting. He showed up and wow they got back into school and within 3 months, 4 of the 6 were locked back up and what exactly did you accomplish Jesse? Yet you dont come to the defense to the illegal firing of a Black man who was respected by both Conservatives and Liberals? WTG .
Im sure i have created a firestorm here and Good, maybe we will get some replies on this topic and maybe not. But thats my opinion and i will talk to you all next week
The highlight of the week was the Texas Rangers beating the Yankees to advance to the World Series. I must say I am not only a fan of the Rangers, but of Josh Hamilton. He is a man of God who when messed up didnt run and hide. He manned up and took responsiblity for his actions. What kind of world would we live in if everyone did that? Just a thought.
The reason for the Title of this Blog is because once again there has been a double standard in the media. Juan Williams was unjustly fired this week for a comment that i am sure most Americans think, even if they dont say it. He said. " I mean, look, Bill , Im not a Bigot. You know the kind of books ive written about the civil rights movement in this country. But when i get onto a plane, I got to tell you , if i see people who are in Muslim garb and I think , you know, they are indentifying themselves first and foremost as Muslims, I get worried, I get nervous."
I guess i dont get what the big deal is? Maybe i am naive. Since when have we become such a PC nation that we can no longer give our opinions, mind you on a federally funded network, and our job not be safe? Why are we so scared to offend everyone? So instead of speaking our minds, we are worried if we will get fired or thought less of because of what we think. Im so tired of this double standard. Its ok to take the lord's name in Vain and nothing is done, im sure it goes on everywhere but we, Juan makes a statement about how he feels and he gets fired? Someone please explain this to me. Also after his Firing the CEO of NPR said that what williams thinks should be between him and his psychiatrist or publicist. She wasnt fired and that was a personal attack. Nice, Also there was another person spoke out in 1995. In 1995 Nina Totenberg said that if there was "retributive justice" , former Republician North Carolina Sen. Jesse Helms or one of his grandchildren will get AIDS from an transfusion. Once again a double standard and all the NPR could say was that Nina has appologized many times for that comment. Guess Juan didnt get the chance to apologize uh? Oh well he now has signed a 2 million dollar contract with Fow News.
Lastly i would like to know where the NAACP, Jesse Jackson, ACLU, Al Sharpton are? Anyone seen them lately? I mean here is a black man who has been fired w/o cause and yet you have nothing to say? Nice, guess you only pick and choose who's side you come to defend. Just like Jesse coming to Decatur IL when 6 black students were kicked out of school for fighting. He showed up and wow they got back into school and within 3 months, 4 of the 6 were locked back up and what exactly did you accomplish Jesse? Yet you dont come to the defense to the illegal firing of a Black man who was respected by both Conservatives and Liberals? WTG .
Im sure i have created a firestorm here and Good, maybe we will get some replies on this topic and maybe not. But thats my opinion and i will talk to you all next week
Saturday, October 23, 2010
“ Commercials….Politicians…Diamonds…and Moments of Silence”
I have never been a huge fan of commercials…and lately, I have found watching TV to be unbearable! Not that I watch it much anyways (and when I do, it’s usually DVR-ed), but in the last few weeks, as election day approaches, local TV channels have been flooded with campaign commercials….
It used to be that politicians would create commercials that outlined what exactly they planned to do with the position they were running for, should they be elected. Now, the only thing commercials are good for is bashing the opponent, and I am SO sick of it! I hate that politicians think the best way to get elected is to prove that their opponent is a worse choice than they are….Shouldn’t we have a better option than the lesser of two evils? I would vote for the most liberal of democrats if they could simply provide voters with a detailed outline of exactly what they planned to do, and how they could accomplish it…and that’s sayin’ a lot!! (And no, Dave, that is not legal grounds for a divorce, honey.)
And another thing about commercials… I would love to watch TV with my 3-year old without seeing a half-naked woman (but heaven forbid a mother try to nurse in public--not that I would, just sayin‘), or a commercial for erectile dysfunction (can’t wait til he’s old enough to ask about that one!) Is nothing sacred anymore??
Sadly, these crappy commercials are still made because they’re successful! If people refused to buy products that were promoted by indecent commercials, maybe companies would try a little harder to sell their product, instead of just having a half-naked woman (aren’t we so glad we’ve been liberated… now we can just degrade ourselves instead of letting men do it! Go us…) standing there telling us to buy something. My favorite commercials are the ones that can have no undertones of any kind, and still make me grin. Like the Mayhem commercials for All-state…the Progressive ones with Flo….
Although, I do have to admit, I cracked up at the Corona commercial where the girls are on the beach and about a hundred footballs land all around them… b/c hasn’t everyone seen that happen at the beach? Guys who would otherwise throw fine suddenly seem to have horrible aim…
Onto another advertising pet peeve…we’ve driven through Chicago a couple times the last few weeks, and there is jewelry company that has new billboards up… the first one I saw had a big diamond ring, and under it was written, “Ahhh… A Moment of Silence”…the second had a huge picture of lips with a diamond in front of them. What was the caption? “That’ll Shut Her Up”.
Seriously!?! I’m not someone who looks for ways to be offended, but that did it. I think that is SO rude! I would never buy a ring from that company--or want someone to buy me one--just because of those billboards. Besides, that’s totally knocking off Ron White‘s stand-up act… Can’t you do any better than that? Hopefully it will completely backfire, and they won’t use them anymore…
Sorry, this blog is late, btw…we had friends over late last night, and after they left I crashed! It was so fun, though! Our little boys are Noah John and Noah Don(ald)… so that made for interesting scolding. Lol.
Plus, Noah recently met another Noah a few weeks ago, so it was hilarious trying to get him to understand which Noah was coming over. Finally we determined that one Noah was from church, and one Noah that he danced with (at my friend’s wedding last weekend… Noah was ALL over the dance floor! I thought we’d have a battle for sure when he had to go home with my parents!) Anyways… when we named him Noah, we had no idea it would be such a popular name for boys his age! I think we’ll have an easier time with Chaney…lol. (that is, if we can get people to understand her name isn’t Janie….:P)
Alright…we are almost to my parents, so I will close now and post this when we get there!! Happy Friday!!
Song of the week….. One of my all-time favorites…NeedtoBreathe- “Washed By the Water”. They wrote the song after one of the band member’s dads (who I believe is/was a pastor) was falsely accused of sexual harassment. Happy topic, I know, but the song is great!!
Okay…bye for this week!!
Ashley
It used to be that politicians would create commercials that outlined what exactly they planned to do with the position they were running for, should they be elected. Now, the only thing commercials are good for is bashing the opponent, and I am SO sick of it! I hate that politicians think the best way to get elected is to prove that their opponent is a worse choice than they are….Shouldn’t we have a better option than the lesser of two evils? I would vote for the most liberal of democrats if they could simply provide voters with a detailed outline of exactly what they planned to do, and how they could accomplish it…and that’s sayin’ a lot!! (And no, Dave, that is not legal grounds for a divorce, honey.)
And another thing about commercials… I would love to watch TV with my 3-year old without seeing a half-naked woman (but heaven forbid a mother try to nurse in public--not that I would, just sayin‘), or a commercial for erectile dysfunction (can’t wait til he’s old enough to ask about that one!) Is nothing sacred anymore??
Sadly, these crappy commercials are still made because they’re successful! If people refused to buy products that were promoted by indecent commercials, maybe companies would try a little harder to sell their product, instead of just having a half-naked woman (aren’t we so glad we’ve been liberated… now we can just degrade ourselves instead of letting men do it! Go us…) standing there telling us to buy something. My favorite commercials are the ones that can have no undertones of any kind, and still make me grin. Like the Mayhem commercials for All-state…the Progressive ones with Flo….
Although, I do have to admit, I cracked up at the Corona commercial where the girls are on the beach and about a hundred footballs land all around them… b/c hasn’t everyone seen that happen at the beach? Guys who would otherwise throw fine suddenly seem to have horrible aim…
Onto another advertising pet peeve…we’ve driven through Chicago a couple times the last few weeks, and there is jewelry company that has new billboards up… the first one I saw had a big diamond ring, and under it was written, “Ahhh… A Moment of Silence”…the second had a huge picture of lips with a diamond in front of them. What was the caption? “That’ll Shut Her Up”.
Seriously!?! I’m not someone who looks for ways to be offended, but that did it. I think that is SO rude! I would never buy a ring from that company--or want someone to buy me one--just because of those billboards. Besides, that’s totally knocking off Ron White‘s stand-up act… Can’t you do any better than that? Hopefully it will completely backfire, and they won’t use them anymore…
Sorry, this blog is late, btw…we had friends over late last night, and after they left I crashed! It was so fun, though! Our little boys are Noah John and Noah Don(ald)… so that made for interesting scolding. Lol.
Plus, Noah recently met another Noah a few weeks ago, so it was hilarious trying to get him to understand which Noah was coming over. Finally we determined that one Noah was from church, and one Noah that he danced with (at my friend’s wedding last weekend… Noah was ALL over the dance floor! I thought we’d have a battle for sure when he had to go home with my parents!) Anyways… when we named him Noah, we had no idea it would be such a popular name for boys his age! I think we’ll have an easier time with Chaney…lol. (that is, if we can get people to understand her name isn’t Janie….:P)
Alright…we are almost to my parents, so I will close now and post this when we get there!! Happy Friday!!
Song of the week….. One of my all-time favorites…NeedtoBreathe- “Washed By the Water”. They wrote the song after one of the band member’s dads (who I believe is/was a pastor) was falsely accused of sexual harassment. Happy topic, I know, but the song is great!!
Okay…bye for this week!!
Ashley
Thursday, October 21, 2010
I love organic coffee, so should you!!!
Today has been a crazy day! I never realized how much having a PUPPY was so much work and so much like having a child! I woke up, what I thought was early today, but by the time I took care of my 2 cats and my puppy, I was LATE to work!!! Then I had to leave work to take him to the vet.. btw... he's sick =( He got shots and he is on 3 meds =( My poor baby. He's been coming to work with me all this week haha. He's so well behaved that no one even knows hes here.
So, if anyone hasn't seen my fb status, I had an opportunity come my way today. I hate to get my hopes up b/c you never know how things will turn out and when they say "it's too good to be true".... it normally is... however I'm a dreamer and a chaser of my dreams!! I have always dreamed about owning my own business (hence the degree(s) in business management/independent business) and I have a true love for coffee and cheese cake! Lately I have been discussing different ideas/directions to take, what loans I would need ect ect! Today a man contacted me, actually about my job (security stuff) and we ended up talking about coffee and how I love organic stuff! He got all excited and told me about this "new" (it's pretty new to the market) organic brand of coffee. He went on to explain to me how I could get involved and how I can make money even on the side. I am really excited over this. It's honestly a little cheaper than Starbucks but it's all natural/organic, way better for you! I wanted to open my own store/business anyway.... So I'm trying to figure out how to put all this together and make it happen! Cheese cake will definitely be served at my shop! Check out the web site!! Let me know what you think and if you would try it!? (the coffee that is)
Happy Hump Day!!!
Halloween is coming up soon! What are you all going to dress up as? Are you going to any fun parties? I think mom is going to make Winston a clown outfit :P haha
So, if anyone hasn't seen my fb status, I had an opportunity come my way today. I hate to get my hopes up b/c you never know how things will turn out and when they say "it's too good to be true".... it normally is... however I'm a dreamer and a chaser of my dreams!! I have always dreamed about owning my own business (hence the degree(s) in business management/independent business) and I have a true love for coffee and cheese cake! Lately I have been discussing different ideas/directions to take, what loans I would need ect ect! Today a man contacted me, actually about my job (security stuff) and we ended up talking about coffee and how I love organic stuff! He got all excited and told me about this "new" (it's pretty new to the market) organic brand of coffee. He went on to explain to me how I could get involved and how I can make money even on the side. I am really excited over this. It's honestly a little cheaper than Starbucks but it's all natural/organic, way better for you! I wanted to open my own store/business anyway.... So I'm trying to figure out how to put all this together and make it happen! Cheese cake will definitely be served at my shop! Check out the web site!! Let me know what you think and if you would try it!? (the coffee that is)
Happy Hump Day!!!
Halloween is coming up soon! What are you all going to dress up as? Are you going to any fun parties? I think mom is going to make Winston a clown outfit :P haha
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Living in an alternate reality
Avatar was quite possibly the most successful movie ever. It blasted box office records. It was the trigger for a whole wave of 3D movies, tv shows (sports in 3D) and even video games. In a word, it transferred your imagination to an alternate reality.
I have the same outlet into an alternate reality in a few ways. Both are, of course, related to sports.
I am actively involved in fantasy football. And by actively involved, I mean, I take a look at matchups weekly and decide which of my REAL players I want to put into my lineup. Usually, a monkey could make better decision on who to start than I do. I just seem to have a sense of Fantasy Football karma that ruins people's performance. Best example is the league that I have with people I work with. It's not all that competitive, but we bust each other every week over the results. This year I'm 0-6. That's right, my team is awful. Not only that, but every other team has at least 2 wins. I'm Detroit Lions bad. My #1, and #2 picks have been hurt all year and my #3 pick was demoted to 2nd string.
My other venture into an alternate reality is through whatifsports.com. This is a sports simulation website where people get into simulated "worlds" with imaginary college basketball players, and then recruit players to come to their school, set lineups, and interact with other nerds like myself. Ashley and I call it my "Avatar World". It's a pay site, and I have 2 teams. One of my teams is in the National Championship game tonight. It's kind of the most exciting fake thing to ever happen to me.
I've shown you this nerdy side of me for one reason only, to prove to you that there is an Avatar out there for everyone. Even if you don't need 3D glasses to truly enjoy the experience.
Have a great week everyone! Oh yea, and GO HAVERFORD! (my team in the championship tonight)
I have the same outlet into an alternate reality in a few ways. Both are, of course, related to sports.
I am actively involved in fantasy football. And by actively involved, I mean, I take a look at matchups weekly and decide which of my REAL players I want to put into my lineup. Usually, a monkey could make better decision on who to start than I do. I just seem to have a sense of Fantasy Football karma that ruins people's performance. Best example is the league that I have with people I work with. It's not all that competitive, but we bust each other every week over the results. This year I'm 0-6. That's right, my team is awful. Not only that, but every other team has at least 2 wins. I'm Detroit Lions bad. My #1, and #2 picks have been hurt all year and my #3 pick was demoted to 2nd string.
My other venture into an alternate reality is through whatifsports.com. This is a sports simulation website where people get into simulated "worlds" with imaginary college basketball players, and then recruit players to come to their school, set lineups, and interact with other nerds like myself. Ashley and I call it my "Avatar World". It's a pay site, and I have 2 teams. One of my teams is in the National Championship game tonight. It's kind of the most exciting fake thing to ever happen to me.
I've shown you this nerdy side of me for one reason only, to prove to you that there is an Avatar out there for everyone. Even if you don't need 3D glasses to truly enjoy the experience.
Have a great week everyone! Oh yea, and GO HAVERFORD! (my team in the championship tonight)
I'm making this quick.
Hey Guys.
I'm just giving a quick update since today is Dave's turn and I missed my day yesterday. This weekend was a long one =/. I was in a lot of pain and FINALLY on Sunday, I got enough guts to take myself to the emergency room. (Those of you who really know me are probably falling over in disbelief). The doctor looked at my jaw and inside my mouth and said I needed to see a dentist ASAP. He gave me meds and sent me home.
So, yesterday, I went to the dentist. He wanted to take my two bottom wisdom teeth out this Saturday, I said uhhh NO, I need my mom here! (Now THAT sounds more like me =)). So....now me and my parental units are praying about whether or not I should go home to have the procedure done or have my mom come down here. Its a lot of money that I don't have =(. I'm trying not to stress about it, because I know God has an endless amount of money, but still, I worry just a tad.
I feel guilty because I have to stay in bed alot and I feel like people here are mad at me because of it. However, I know if I overdo it, I'll be out a LOT longer than this!!!
Please just be praying with me for wisdom and finances. And definitely for the pain to go away =) That's all for this week. Thank you guys so much for your prayers =D
--Hannerz
I'm just giving a quick update since today is Dave's turn and I missed my day yesterday. This weekend was a long one =/. I was in a lot of pain and FINALLY on Sunday, I got enough guts to take myself to the emergency room. (Those of you who really know me are probably falling over in disbelief). The doctor looked at my jaw and inside my mouth and said I needed to see a dentist ASAP. He gave me meds and sent me home.
So, yesterday, I went to the dentist. He wanted to take my two bottom wisdom teeth out this Saturday, I said uhhh NO, I need my mom here! (Now THAT sounds more like me =)). So....now me and my parental units are praying about whether or not I should go home to have the procedure done or have my mom come down here. Its a lot of money that I don't have =(. I'm trying not to stress about it, because I know God has an endless amount of money, but still, I worry just a tad.
I feel guilty because I have to stay in bed alot and I feel like people here are mad at me because of it. However, I know if I overdo it, I'll be out a LOT longer than this!!!
Please just be praying with me for wisdom and finances. And definitely for the pain to go away =) That's all for this week. Thank you guys so much for your prayers =D
--Hannerz
Sunday, October 17, 2010
VeggieTales Christianity
I was watching VeggieTales yesterday with my three year old nephew and was surprised to find that I was actually enjoying myself (perhaps even more than him). There was no deep plot line or cliffhangers, rather, what refreshed me was hearing some simple fundamental truths from the Bible. We live in a society where media and popular culture treat the truth as relative and somewhat unimportant so it really isn't surprising I can appreciate hearing things like "God loves you" or "God looks at inward beauty" even if it does come from a talking vegetable.
I want to keep my blog short tonight but I do want to leave you with some simple fundamental truths from Scripture. I encourage you to look them up.
God has called us to a higher purpose: 2 Corinthians 5:20
God looks past the exterior to our hearts: 1 Samuel 16:7
God affords redemption: 1 Corinthians 6:9-11
God loves us : 1 john 4:9; john 3:16
Happy Birthday Kathrine!!!!
I want to keep my blog short tonight but I do want to leave you with some simple fundamental truths from Scripture. I encourage you to look them up.
God has called us to a higher purpose: 2 Corinthians 5:20
God looks past the exterior to our hearts: 1 Samuel 16:7
God affords redemption: 1 Corinthians 6:9-11
God loves us : 1 john 4:9; john 3:16
Happy Birthday Kathrine!!!!
Well I Started this...
On Saturday night, but by the time i post this it will be Sunday. We all seem to be alittle off on our days. Hopefully we can do a better job of getting out our blogs this week. With 7 different people things happen and well what can we say? Only missed one this week, so not bad.
This week was a slow week overall. Nothing to major came up or was even worth while really. Of course as i say that someone will forsure send me a message saying that i forgot about this or that happening, but oh well it happens. As I look back over the week im glad its done, one less week of school and 1 week closer to basketball season starting. Life always has an interesting way of doing things. I dont think looking back i would of ever thought that I would be coaching an high school boys basketball team. But I am and I enjoy it alot. I think more then even coaching i like to see kids succeed in playing basketball. Whether it male or female its great to see them finally get it! Thus i am sure that where ever i end up in life i will always be coaching. First day of Practice is Nov. 8th and i can't wait for it to start.
Well im going to keep this short this week. Hope everyone has a great week and its always good when family comes home and we get to have the late night chats that Ashley mentioned in her blog.
Happy Birthday to Katie! Hope its a great one
Until next week , everyone be safe and remember you can follow us on Facebook as well as on here .
Charlie
This week was a slow week overall. Nothing to major came up or was even worth while really. Of course as i say that someone will forsure send me a message saying that i forgot about this or that happening, but oh well it happens. As I look back over the week im glad its done, one less week of school and 1 week closer to basketball season starting. Life always has an interesting way of doing things. I dont think looking back i would of ever thought that I would be coaching an high school boys basketball team. But I am and I enjoy it alot. I think more then even coaching i like to see kids succeed in playing basketball. Whether it male or female its great to see them finally get it! Thus i am sure that where ever i end up in life i will always be coaching. First day of Practice is Nov. 8th and i can't wait for it to start.
Well im going to keep this short this week. Hope everyone has a great week and its always good when family comes home and we get to have the late night chats that Ashley mentioned in her blog.
Happy Birthday to Katie! Hope its a great one
Until next week , everyone be safe and remember you can follow us on Facebook as well as on here .
Charlie
Friday, October 15, 2010
Home Sweet Home....
So I am finally blogging... I know it's technically Friday (sorry, Johnny!), but I watched 3 kids (plus my own 2) today, plus I had to pack for, and travel down to Illinois today... so I say I get a time exemption...And an excuse for writing a lame blog....lol
So we're back in Champaign for the weekend. I love being back at my parents' house. I've considered Michigan "home" for the last five years or so, but there is just something about going back to the house you grew up in....being with the crazies you were raised with (some of them).... sitting around the living room late at night having various conversations (does it matter if the cast of Jersey Shore is 100% Italian?* And should your husband complain to McDonald's when they count two TINY chicken tenders as two of your five?** Do women--reporters or otherwise--have any right to be in a guys' locker room?*** ) ...and eating yum food. :)
There is nothing in the world like it, and it's my favorite part of coming back home!
I'm completely rambling today... but it's 2:21am my time... and I'm not exactly sure WHAT is on tv, but it doesn't inspire genius thoughts. Something about daredevils.... the guy on now just crashed a dirt bike and caught on fire... um fun?? The guy before that was bungee jumping in a shopping cart (b/c that's cool, right?), and afterward, his friends unstrapped him and then pushed him into the water next to them while he was still in the cart.... only they hadn't completely unstrapped him, so he was stuck in the cart. Naturally, they all started freaking out and screaming....while he unstrapped himself underwater and re-surfaced.... I would have picked new friends... just sayin :P
Anyways...Side note: HAPPY BIRTHDAY, GIG!!!!
I don't get to post again until after your birthday, so I'll just say it now!! I'll leave your present here if I don't see you before we leave Sunday!! :) I hope you have a *fabulous* day!!!! Love you!!!!
Tomorrow I get to go to Dos for lunch.... ohhh how I miss that place!! We have a place similar in Grand Rapids (interestingly enough, called Tres...), but really, is there any place in the world like Dos? Other than maybe Mexico?? Just pass me the chips and queso, thanks.
Well, morning is going to come far too soon... and my cheerful three-year-old will be waking up with the sun (although, *maybe* he will want to sleep in since he stayed up beyond a time any reasonable parent would allow their 3-yr old to...)... So I'll leave you with my favorite songs of this week!!
Hallelujah-Rufus Wainwright (aka the Broken Hallelujah song from Shrek)... b/c isn't that all any of us can really offer God? Our own meager, broken Hallelujah.... This song breaks my heart every time I hear it.
Audience of One-Rise Against....for me, it's just the perfect mental picture of prayer...
and Avalanche-Manafest... b/c it's Noah's current favorite song (he used to call it Apple Lunch), and I *love* hearing that little boy sing :)
So, check out the songs.... I hope you all have a GREAT Friday!!! :) One more day til the weekend!!!
Ashley
*As far as being Italian goes....if you're Italian...you're Italian.. it doesn't matter how much!!
** YES....the answer is YES....especially when he offers! :)
*** I say NO...sure, the Jet's players should have had more class, but SERIOUSLY?? It's a GUYS' locker room....use common sense!
So we're back in Champaign for the weekend. I love being back at my parents' house. I've considered Michigan "home" for the last five years or so, but there is just something about going back to the house you grew up in....being with the crazies you were raised with (some of them).... sitting around the living room late at night having various conversations (does it matter if the cast of Jersey Shore is 100% Italian?* And should your husband complain to McDonald's when they count two TINY chicken tenders as two of your five?** Do women--reporters or otherwise--have any right to be in a guys' locker room?*** ) ...and eating yum food. :)
There is nothing in the world like it, and it's my favorite part of coming back home!
I'm completely rambling today... but it's 2:21am my time... and I'm not exactly sure WHAT is on tv, but it doesn't inspire genius thoughts. Something about daredevils.... the guy on now just crashed a dirt bike and caught on fire... um fun?? The guy before that was bungee jumping in a shopping cart (b/c that's cool, right?), and afterward, his friends unstrapped him and then pushed him into the water next to them while he was still in the cart.... only they hadn't completely unstrapped him, so he was stuck in the cart. Naturally, they all started freaking out and screaming....while he unstrapped himself underwater and re-surfaced.... I would have picked new friends... just sayin :P
Anyways...Side note: HAPPY BIRTHDAY, GIG!!!!
Tomorrow I get to go to Dos for lunch.... ohhh how I miss that place!! We have a place similar in Grand Rapids (interestingly enough, called Tres...), but really, is there any place in the world like Dos? Other than maybe Mexico?? Just pass me the chips and queso, thanks.
Well, morning is going to come far too soon... and my cheerful three-year-old will be waking up with the sun (although, *maybe* he will want to sleep in since he stayed up beyond a time any reasonable parent would allow their 3-yr old to...)... So I'll leave you with my favorite songs of this week!!
Hallelujah-Rufus Wainwright (aka the Broken Hallelujah song from Shrek)... b/c isn't that all any of us can really offer God? Our own meager, broken Hallelujah.... This song breaks my heart every time I hear it.
Audience of One-Rise Against....for me, it's just the perfect mental picture of prayer...
and Avalanche-Manafest... b/c it's Noah's current favorite song (he used to call it Apple Lunch), and I *love* hearing that little boy sing :)
So, check out the songs.... I hope you all have a GREAT Friday!!! :) One more day til the weekend!!!
Ashley
*As far as being Italian goes....if you're Italian...you're Italian.. it doesn't matter how much!!
** YES....the answer is YES....especially when he offers! :)
*** I say NO...sure, the Jet's players should have had more class, but SERIOUSLY?? It's a GUYS' locker room....use common sense!
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
4 Days till my Birthday!!!! I'm almost 30!!!! (* TY Erc!!!)
It's Hump Day!! I *just* got to work. I was rockin out to Jay Sean on my way to work! Love some of his music. It's so nice out today, I had my sunroof open and the music up loud! I had to stop and get Starbucks. I'm trying to cut back so I passed on it yesterday and I learned my lesson; It was a LONG day! So back on track today and feeling better already =)
So glad this week is almost over!!! More than normal b/c I'm really excited about going camping and getting my new puppy! I have narrowed it down to 2. There is an all black one with one white stripe between his eyes and white paws and the other one is all white with a black patch over his right eye and ear with black paws. They're from the same litter. They are about 2.5hrs away. I will be making that trip Friday!
I had some rather... not so fun, but funny things happen to me since last Wed. (when is there ever a dull moment in my life?! Love it!) So Saturday night my friend Katie had a kids event at her grandparents house. We had a bonfire, pumpkin carving, caramel apple decorating, chili, we played bags! It was great! She has a little 2yr old who is soo cute! (not cuter than Noah=) So all the kids go home b/c it's past their bed times.... Me and Katie stay till 1am or so talking, hanging out. We had a few of these apple cider drinks (they have a new caramel liquor *awesome*) and just talked. We decided we wanted to go eat so we would leave. Taco Bell it is!!! So 1 something am we go to TB on University. We're in the drive thru, no joke, at least 30minutes! We FINALLY get to the window, hand them my card (after waiting 5mins for them to take my card also) and we're talking about getting in car accidents. I'm telling her "I can't believe how accident prone this car is!!! And I LOVE my "new" car!!!"............ and BAM someone rear ends me!!!!! I STILL don't understand b/c we had been sitting still for like 20mins.... ??? Since I can't open my door b/c we are so close to the building, she gets out and goes and looks. She reports back that she doesn't think it's that bad, but the guy was talking to her and "he's wasted". So I pull up after FINALLY getting our food and get out and look (still in the drive thru line so he can't leave) and I yell at him "WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!?!" He replies "I didn't MEAN to hit your car.... uhh... my foot slipped off the gas"... Me: "umm don't you mean the brake?" Well anyway, he goes on to tell me that he has insurance and as soon as he gets his food he will give me his info. So I told him I would pull up in the first parking spot and wait for him. I'm watching him, he pulls up like he is going to park next to me and drives off!!!! Um excuse me sir, you OBVIOUSLY don't know who you are challenging, I'm crazy, I WILL FOLLOW YOU!!!! Sooo needless to say we followed him. He took us on a nice little tour. Lasted about 15mins. I honked at him to try and get him to stop, I flashed my lights, he doesn't stop. So I ask Katie if she will yell at him to pull over if I pull up next to him. Of course she will!!!! Hahah! So he finally pulls over in a gas station parking lot. I called the cops (they were idiots, asking me a million questions when this man was wasted, got out of his car and was standing in my face. HELLO MEDCAT(?) SOMETIMES WHEN PEOPLE CALL 911 IT'S AN EMERGENCY AND THEY CAN'T ANSWER YOUR 10000 QUESTIONS, I THINK I CALLED FOR SOMEONE TO MEET ME!!!!) So the cop shows up (funny b/c it was the same cop that came when I had to call 911 a few weeks ago...he offered me a job haha). He goes and asked the guy if he knew he hit my car. His response "yah... I know I hit her, I just didn't think I needed to do anything about it". HAHAH! Well Sir not only do you have a leaving the scene of an accident AND paying for the damage you did to my car YOU HAVE A DUI ALSO! So yah, we had to sit there for about another 40mins while he got all the DUI "tests". I actually felt reeeally bad for him. All I could think was what if he just got divorced and he's depressed? Or what if he has kids and now he can't go pick them up b/c he has a DUI? =( I know I know... It was HIS fault. Honestly, I wouldn't have even called the cops had he just did what he said and pulled over and gave me his info. So that was my Saturday night! FuN!
I normally bring my home work to do at work during down time... but I left it at home today. So maybe I will just come back and blog 20 times today. We never really stated a limit on how many times on our day we can blog!? =)
Love you guys!!!
Katie
ps. I went to mom and dads, the living room looks AWESOME!!! Mom/they did such a good job!! Soo I kinda want them to come paint at my house! haha. (I want one wall in my room the color of my font! :P)
So glad this week is almost over!!! More than normal b/c I'm really excited about going camping and getting my new puppy! I have narrowed it down to 2. There is an all black one with one white stripe between his eyes and white paws and the other one is all white with a black patch over his right eye and ear with black paws. They're from the same litter. They are about 2.5hrs away. I will be making that trip Friday!
I had some rather... not so fun, but funny things happen to me since last Wed. (when is there ever a dull moment in my life?! Love it!) So Saturday night my friend Katie had a kids event at her grandparents house. We had a bonfire, pumpkin carving, caramel apple decorating, chili, we played bags! It was great! She has a little 2yr old who is soo cute! (not cuter than Noah=) So all the kids go home b/c it's past their bed times.... Me and Katie stay till 1am or so talking, hanging out. We had a few of these apple cider drinks (they have a new caramel liquor *awesome*) and just talked. We decided we wanted to go eat so we would leave. Taco Bell it is!!! So 1 something am we go to TB on University. We're in the drive thru, no joke, at least 30minutes! We FINALLY get to the window, hand them my card (after waiting 5mins for them to take my card also) and we're talking about getting in car accidents. I'm telling her "I can't believe how accident prone this car is!!! And I LOVE my "new" car!!!"............ and BAM someone rear ends me!!!!! I STILL don't understand b/c we had been sitting still for like 20mins.... ??? Since I can't open my door b/c we are so close to the building, she gets out and goes and looks. She reports back that she doesn't think it's that bad, but the guy was talking to her and "he's wasted". So I pull up after FINALLY getting our food and get out and look (still in the drive thru line so he can't leave) and I yell at him "WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!?!" He replies "I didn't MEAN to hit your car.... uhh... my foot slipped off the gas"... Me: "umm don't you mean the brake?" Well anyway, he goes on to tell me that he has insurance and as soon as he gets his food he will give me his info. So I told him I would pull up in the first parking spot and wait for him. I'm watching him, he pulls up like he is going to park next to me and drives off!!!! Um excuse me sir, you OBVIOUSLY don't know who you are challenging, I'm crazy, I WILL FOLLOW YOU!!!! Sooo needless to say we followed him. He took us on a nice little tour. Lasted about 15mins. I honked at him to try and get him to stop, I flashed my lights, he doesn't stop. So I ask Katie if she will yell at him to pull over if I pull up next to him. Of course she will!!!! Hahah! So he finally pulls over in a gas station parking lot. I called the cops (they were idiots, asking me a million questions when this man was wasted, got out of his car and was standing in my face. HELLO MEDCAT(?) SOMETIMES WHEN PEOPLE CALL 911 IT'S AN EMERGENCY AND THEY CAN'T ANSWER YOUR 10000 QUESTIONS, I THINK I CALLED FOR SOMEONE TO MEET ME!!!!) So the cop shows up (funny b/c it was the same cop that came when I had to call 911 a few weeks ago...he offered me a job haha). He goes and asked the guy if he knew he hit my car. His response "yah... I know I hit her, I just didn't think I needed to do anything about it". HAHAH! Well Sir not only do you have a leaving the scene of an accident AND paying for the damage you did to my car YOU HAVE A DUI ALSO! So yah, we had to sit there for about another 40mins while he got all the DUI "tests". I actually felt reeeally bad for him. All I could think was what if he just got divorced and he's depressed? Or what if he has kids and now he can't go pick them up b/c he has a DUI? =( I know I know... It was HIS fault. Honestly, I wouldn't have even called the cops had he just did what he said and pulled over and gave me his info. So that was my Saturday night! FuN!
I normally bring my home work to do at work during down time... but I left it at home today. So maybe I will just come back and blog 20 times today. We never really stated a limit on how many times on our day we can blog!? =)
Love you guys!!!
Katie
ps. I went to mom and dads, the living room looks AWESOME!!! Mom/they did such a good job!! Soo I kinda want them to come paint at my house! haha. (I want one wall in my room the color of my font! :P)
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Random Ramblings
-- Yes, I am fully aware that Michigan lost on Saturday. However, this does not give you a licence to treat me as your verbal punching bag all day Monday. Especially if you have no connection to MSU whatsoever.
-- Dear people who drive too slow in the fast lane, I just want you to know you've failed in all of your years of driving to be considerate of everyone else on the road. Congrats!
-- Autumn in Michigan is >>> than Autumn anywhere else on the planet.
-- I'm convinced that a cold Cherry Coke Zero could possibly end the Arab/Israeli conflict. What? It's not like anything else has worked.
-- All other candy bars probably go to sleep with Milky Way pajamas on.
-- Whoever keeps coming into my house and leaving dirty dishes in the sink, if you could just let there be ONE day without dishes, I would be overjoyed.
-- Did you see the Lions won? I'm pretty sure that the Apocolypse can't be far behind.
Yup, that's it for this week. Feel free to comment and argue. I'm in a feisty mood today
See ya next week,
Dave
-- Dear people who drive too slow in the fast lane, I just want you to know you've failed in all of your years of driving to be considerate of everyone else on the road. Congrats!
-- Autumn in Michigan is >>> than Autumn anywhere else on the planet.
-- I'm convinced that a cold Cherry Coke Zero could possibly end the Arab/Israeli conflict. What? It's not like anything else has worked.
-- All other candy bars probably go to sleep with Milky Way pajamas on.
-- Whoever keeps coming into my house and leaving dirty dishes in the sink, if you could just let there be ONE day without dishes, I would be overjoyed.
-- Did you see the Lions won? I'm pretty sure that the Apocolypse can't be far behind.
Yup, that's it for this week. Feel free to comment and argue. I'm in a feisty mood today
See ya next week,
Dave
Monday, October 11, 2010
What a Great Way to Start a Monday...
Hey Ya'll!
Wow...what a week last week. I am so grateful that it is OVER!! Stress and I may be best friends, but we don't work very well together! Unfortunately, I am a person that works the best with receiving encouragement from others around me. Other than Holly last week, I had none. That was really really hard for me. I called my mom one night last week and was planning on moving home within the next two days. There was a situation and I had no energy, motivation, or even the care to "work it out". God had another plan though, so I'm still in Georgia.
The students that I've become friends with absolutely rock! Their personalities are hilarious and their love for God still blows my mind. A lot of them have been through situations that break my heart and I can't even imagine going through them myself. They are one strong group of people!
God has also been teaching me a lot. I won't lie, half of the stuff I didn't want to learn, and a lot of the things I need to change, I don't want to! I am working really hard to differentiate between what GOD thinks and says about me and what people tell me. God does it with such grace, its easy to change things for Him. Well, easier I should say. My sarcasm has got to go. I've known that for awhile, but now it's time to kick it's butt! My attitude also needs a bit of editing, which is in the process currently =) I'm excited for all these changes, even though they aren't ALL easy, I know that God's doing it for my own benefit! I love having someone that adores me THIS much!!
I'm also now praying about signing up for the Basic Leadership School in March. I think it would be a really good experience for me. I have leadership qualities, but I don't want to be just any leader, I want to be a leader that God designs! I want to submit to Him so that He can show me how to love and lead whoever He guides me to.
And for a final note, I will add random facts about my week.
1. I had to get woken up today by a leader because I overslept by an hour, whoops!
2. Only 38 days until I fly home to my awesome family and friends!
3. I'm out of Vitamin Water (BOOOOOO!!!!!)
4. I have enough money to pay my rent for this month and next unless some emergency comes up (GO GOD!!!!)
5. The grass is still green today.
6. I was told today to tell all the blasted flies to go to hell...haven't tried that one yet though
7. I love the number 7, so we're going to stop on it.
I hope you all have a wonderful week and I will be back on next Monday!!
--HannaH
Wow...what a week last week. I am so grateful that it is OVER!! Stress and I may be best friends, but we don't work very well together! Unfortunately, I am a person that works the best with receiving encouragement from others around me. Other than Holly last week, I had none. That was really really hard for me. I called my mom one night last week and was planning on moving home within the next two days. There was a situation and I had no energy, motivation, or even the care to "work it out". God had another plan though, so I'm still in Georgia.
The students that I've become friends with absolutely rock! Their personalities are hilarious and their love for God still blows my mind. A lot of them have been through situations that break my heart and I can't even imagine going through them myself. They are one strong group of people!
God has also been teaching me a lot. I won't lie, half of the stuff I didn't want to learn, and a lot of the things I need to change, I don't want to! I am working really hard to differentiate between what GOD thinks and says about me and what people tell me. God does it with such grace, its easy to change things for Him. Well, easier I should say. My sarcasm has got to go. I've known that for awhile, but now it's time to kick it's butt! My attitude also needs a bit of editing, which is in the process currently =) I'm excited for all these changes, even though they aren't ALL easy, I know that God's doing it for my own benefit! I love having someone that adores me THIS much!!
I'm also now praying about signing up for the Basic Leadership School in March. I think it would be a really good experience for me. I have leadership qualities, but I don't want to be just any leader, I want to be a leader that God designs! I want to submit to Him so that He can show me how to love and lead whoever He guides me to.
And for a final note, I will add random facts about my week.
1. I had to get woken up today by a leader because I overslept by an hour, whoops!
2. Only 38 days until I fly home to my awesome family and friends!
3. I'm out of Vitamin Water (BOOOOOO!!!!!)
4. I have enough money to pay my rent for this month and next unless some emergency comes up (GO GOD!!!!)
5. The grass is still green today.
6. I was told today to tell all the blasted flies to go to hell...haven't tried that one yet though
7. I love the number 7, so we're going to stop on it.
I hope you all have a wonderful week and I will be back on next Monday!!
--HannaH
Sunday, October 10, 2010
Introduction To Me; What is point of Youth Group...Really
Before I get into the meat of my blog here is a little bit about me. I am quite tentative about putting my personal information on the World Wide Web so I may tend to withhold specific or personal details. To understand me you must understand my faith. I am a Christian of the Restorationist (Stone-Campbell) persuasion. I participate in National Bible Bowl, go to a Christian church, attend youth group , and participate in various other church activities. When I am older I plan to attend Bible college and then go to Africa, if the LORD is willing. I do not idealize my life, I am nowhere near perfect but I do love Jesus and have a desire to follow His will for my life. I hope the ensuing blog is enjoyable and insightful.
I went to bed on Saturday October tenth intent on blogging about my church experience the next day. You can imagine my surprise then when I woke up four minutes until the start of Sunday service. Hey, it was a long night. On the bright side of that, since it was to late to go to my church I was able to try out a neighborhood Missionary Baptist church and until about seven thirty this evening I was going to blog about that*. But after attending a two and a half hour youth group event where the talk amongst the youth was anything but godly I was left with the question of what is the point of youth group... really.
A youth leader might say the point is to bring Christian youth together in a godly environment and to learn about God. A student might say a place to see Christian friends. A parent might say a place for kids to mesh with the good influences and prepare themselves for their lives as Christians. If the point of youth group can be expressed by the actual goings-on at youth group then a very different picture is painted. Rather than a place to learn about God the youth group has become a haven for those who want to gossip, cuss, and laze around. The reason: if a student refuses to put time and effort in to their own personal Bible study, prayer, and meditation, then the message behind the you-can't-put-the-toothpaste-back-in-the-tube-just-like-you-can't-take-your-words-back game will stay in the youth room along with every other message.
If your youth want to kick back and relax on wednesday evenings let them, but the church should not support them finacially. That may seem harsh but if any other committee or group(think the financial committee or the daycare!!!) was as dysfunctional the church youth group, people wouldn't hesitate to leave the church much less withdraw their funds. Obviously other solutions should be exhausted before your church gets to this point but we must stop taking our youth at face-value and start taking them to task; youth group is an extra not an entitlement and if it abused it should be taken away. We must also exhort our youth ministers to stop lusting over the fact that their students like them and encourage them to make the tough calls.
*Deep breath*. In closing, the answer to the question what is the point of youth group is this: it doesen't matter. "But I don't understand". Well talk is cheap, if the fruit of your youth group is rotten it is probably a DISCIPLESHIP problem over a BRANDING issue. If your youth are not committed to the cause of Christ then you mission statement is worthless.
* Look for that next week(maybe).
I went to bed on Saturday October tenth intent on blogging about my church experience the next day. You can imagine my surprise then when I woke up four minutes until the start of Sunday service. Hey, it was a long night. On the bright side of that, since it was to late to go to my church I was able to try out a neighborhood Missionary Baptist church and until about seven thirty this evening I was going to blog about that*. But after attending a two and a half hour youth group event where the talk amongst the youth was anything but godly I was left with the question of what is the point of youth group... really.
A youth leader might say the point is to bring Christian youth together in a godly environment and to learn about God. A student might say a place to see Christian friends. A parent might say a place for kids to mesh with the good influences and prepare themselves for their lives as Christians. If the point of youth group can be expressed by the actual goings-on at youth group then a very different picture is painted. Rather than a place to learn about God the youth group has become a haven for those who want to gossip, cuss, and laze around. The reason: if a student refuses to put time and effort in to their own personal Bible study, prayer, and meditation, then the message behind the you-can't-put-the-toothpaste-back-in-the-tube-just-like-you-can't-take-your-words-back game will stay in the youth room along with every other message.
If your youth want to kick back and relax on wednesday evenings let them, but the church should not support them finacially. That may seem harsh but if any other committee or group(think the financial committee or the daycare!!!) was as dysfunctional the church youth group, people wouldn't hesitate to leave the church much less withdraw their funds. Obviously other solutions should be exhausted before your church gets to this point but we must stop taking our youth at face-value and start taking them to task; youth group is an extra not an entitlement and if it abused it should be taken away. We must also exhort our youth ministers to stop lusting over the fact that their students like them and encourage them to make the tough calls.
*Deep breath*. In closing, the answer to the question what is the point of youth group is this: it doesen't matter. "But I don't understand". Well talk is cheap, if the fruit of your youth group is rotten it is probably a DISCIPLESHIP problem over a BRANDING issue. If your youth are not committed to the cause of Christ then you mission statement is worthless.
* Look for that next week(maybe).
Saturday, October 09, 2010
A Long Week
Well its been a Week since we as siblings and brother-in-law have started this blog. Only missing one entry out of 7 isnt to bad. The title has pretty much summed up my week from last Saturday. The weekend wasnt to bad, some how i hurt my foot and i still cant figure out how i hurt it , but i know the pain started when i was back out in CA. So i guess i didnt leave everything out in CA when i left out there.
Speaking of which, Last monday was Someca's 36th birthday. For those of you who dont know who she is im going to tell you about her. Someca was my fiance who passed away from cancer Nov. 13th 2008. We actually had met online on feb 2nd 2005. We spoke on the phone for the first time on feb 14th. I then flew her out to IL two days before my sister's wedding. I figured i needed a wedding date and also she could meet all of the family because they would all be there at the wedding. I still remember seeing her walking down the corridor of the airport and thinking, someday i hope she becomes my wife.
That Oct. , Oct 11th to be exact I moved out to Sacramento to be with her. Maybe ill go into the reason why later on. That following March, going with both of our convictions, I decided that it was time to move back home. I would go and work and then we would save money up to then get married and live how God wanted us to live. I was only home for 5 days when i got the worst phone call of my life. Her mom had called my phone and around 930am , i was told that Someca had cancer and that no one knew how long she had to live or even where the cancer was at. I was back in Sacramento that night and at the hospital by 11pm. She was my everything and i knew that she would need me thru this battle. She battled cancer from March 7th 2006 until Nov. 13th 2008.
Im gonna get on my soap box for a min. so please bear with me. I just hate it when people say "so in so lost their battle to cancer" Maybe it is because ive seen it first hand, but trust me, Someca didnt lose. Her body just couldnt handle the pain anymore. Had it been up to her she would of conquered Cancer. It just bugs me when people say they lost the battle, as if they had a choice. Also real quick when someone is going thru something like dealing with someone who has died, dont tell them that it will be ok or that you know how they feel if you really dont.
Ok off the soap box. Someca was a great woman and this week just brought up alot of memories and will continue to do so as the time comes of Nov 13th. 2 years. Wow just saying that makes it not feel like its been 2 years. Im going to add a picture of us so that everyone can see how beautiful she was and still is.
Well that was just on monday. The rest of the week was just as bad , I failed my bio practical and also my Math test. Guess i had way to much on my mind.
The rest of the week got alittle better. I got to watch Jersey Shore, not sure if thats a good thing or a bad thing, but it is what it is.
Well i guess i better finish up here because my time is running short, only 54 mins before its Sunday.
Finally i will write in Green because Mich Got beat by Mich. St !!!!
And i will write in Orange because IL won today as well.
Signing off as i am done for the week!
Charlie
Friday, October 08, 2010
What's up everyone,
I got to start off by saying I am hooked on jersey shore now. I am not sure how it got started but it did and I love it. So last night mike(the situation) got a little out of control in the club and decided to give Nicole Polizzi(snooki) a little slap on the mouth. Since the situation wasn't getting and girls he decided it was time for everyone to leave the club and snooki didn't want to leave and started to backchat. According to mike, that is not acceptable. So a little slap on the mouth followed, one of the funniest things I have ever seen. Now what makes me bring that up, well when I was about 4 or 5, not 23, I would get a little slap for backchatting to me mother. So when i saw that happen it made me laugh alot :)
Now on to things that actually matter in life. My doctor and I decided today that it would be better for me to get the pinarial cist remover from my spine sooner than later. So in the coming weeks I get to look forward to my rear end opperated on, which is not very exiting to say the very least. I am hoping that this will heal soon so I can return to work because i do miss my peoples at work, im sure they miss me too. I have been off work the past two months because they believe i have arthritis in my back and as young as I am it is starting to affect the disks in my back. I was told that in a few years I mave have to have that opperated on as well, I am hoping not because I can't even imagine how painful that will be.
The last thing I would like to say is that I was in meijer the other day, Just a trip to pick up something real quick when I was bothered by a strange looking fellow. I was wearing a michigan shirt due to the fact I am a michigan fan. I did not graduate there, never been there, just a fan. So a man that worked at meijer spotted me and the fact I was wearing that. He followed me through the store telling me he was a michigan state fan. First thing I thought was, good for you, let me shop now. As I finish, he says he can ring my stuff up his register. I think, o boy, what's going to happen now. Stupid me, i do it. So he finishes ringing up my stuff, tells me the total, and i swipe my card. He tells me it fails. I think to myself, why would i swipe my freaking card if there was no money in my account, I WOULDN'T. I swipe again, fails. This happens a few more times. After a few more times he tells me since i am a michigan fan he is going to charge mew 10 TIMES THE AMOUNT. Already aggrivated, i say in a rather loud voice, CAN YOU PLEASE NOT DENY MY CARD SO I CAN LEAVE? He responds by telling me he has a lot of family in michigan. DO I REALLY CARE SIR? Maybe a touch of rude in my voice but thats too bad. Somehow my card finally works and I am Walking out of the store and he says, who do you think will win this weekend? I couldn't respond at that point because the only way I could've is with a punch, and I would like to be able to return to meijer.
It's been fun and you shall be hearing from me next friday after another great episode of the shore :) peace
I got to start off by saying I am hooked on jersey shore now. I am not sure how it got started but it did and I love it. So last night mike(the situation) got a little out of control in the club and decided to give Nicole Polizzi(snooki) a little slap on the mouth. Since the situation wasn't getting and girls he decided it was time for everyone to leave the club and snooki didn't want to leave and started to backchat. According to mike, that is not acceptable. So a little slap on the mouth followed, one of the funniest things I have ever seen. Now what makes me bring that up, well when I was about 4 or 5, not 23, I would get a little slap for backchatting to me mother. So when i saw that happen it made me laugh alot :)
Now on to things that actually matter in life. My doctor and I decided today that it would be better for me to get the pinarial cist remover from my spine sooner than later. So in the coming weeks I get to look forward to my rear end opperated on, which is not very exiting to say the very least. I am hoping that this will heal soon so I can return to work because i do miss my peoples at work, im sure they miss me too. I have been off work the past two months because they believe i have arthritis in my back and as young as I am it is starting to affect the disks in my back. I was told that in a few years I mave have to have that opperated on as well, I am hoping not because I can't even imagine how painful that will be.
The last thing I would like to say is that I was in meijer the other day, Just a trip to pick up something real quick when I was bothered by a strange looking fellow. I was wearing a michigan shirt due to the fact I am a michigan fan. I did not graduate there, never been there, just a fan. So a man that worked at meijer spotted me and the fact I was wearing that. He followed me through the store telling me he was a michigan state fan. First thing I thought was, good for you, let me shop now. As I finish, he says he can ring my stuff up his register. I think, o boy, what's going to happen now. Stupid me, i do it. So he finishes ringing up my stuff, tells me the total, and i swipe my card. He tells me it fails. I think to myself, why would i swipe my freaking card if there was no money in my account, I WOULDN'T. I swipe again, fails. This happens a few more times. After a few more times he tells me since i am a michigan fan he is going to charge mew 10 TIMES THE AMOUNT. Already aggrivated, i say in a rather loud voice, CAN YOU PLEASE NOT DENY MY CARD SO I CAN LEAVE? He responds by telling me he has a lot of family in michigan. DO I REALLY CARE SIR? Maybe a touch of rude in my voice but thats too bad. Somehow my card finally works and I am Walking out of the store and he says, who do you think will win this weekend? I couldn't respond at that point because the only way I could've is with a punch, and I would like to be able to return to meijer.
It's been fun and you shall be hearing from me next friday after another great episode of the shore :) peace
Thursday, October 07, 2010
It's my turn!!! YAY!!! :)
Evening :)
So...for the last few years, I've been working off-and-on on a book...which is probably something I could say since I was about 10, when I maxed out the memory of our very first computer (can anyone say neon green letters and a single kilobyte?) with my "stories" (at least that is my memory of the death of that computer, anyway).
Back to the present... Just recently, I actually laid out the entire plot of the story I'm working on--which is a huge deal for me, b/c I'm a completely fly-by-the-seat-of-my-pants (If anyone knows where that phrase came from, I'd love to know) type of writer--so to actually sit down and do the entire timeline felt really good.
My worst curse in regards to my writing is that I get an idea in my head, and just dive-in full-force... then 100 pages later, my plots die sad, pathetic deaths. They lose direction, I lose interest, and voila: deleted. So, I am cautiously optimistic that, since I know exactly where my story is going to end up, I may actually finish the thing. But I make no promises....
On a completely unrelated note, we went to the Olive Garden (have you ever thought about its name? With a name like that, you'd think I'd get more than 2 olives in my salad...just sayin') for dinner tonight. I am a shameless eavesdropper (oh, like you aren't) , and tonight was especially entertaining...
There was a couple sitting near us...probably our age...2nd date maybe? They sit down, and before they can even order drinks, the guy gets on his phone. I'm not sure what the whole deal was...but someone is a first-time home buyer, and the guy talking was late paying rent...something about a landlord...yada yada...he kept talking as if he had completely forgotten he was on a date... the silence after he (finally!) hung up was super awkward... but fun to watch :P
The other conversation was my favorite of the night... two girls talking... mostly going over the one girl's wedding plans (bride-to-be's advice? Keep the toasts under 3 minutes! Otherwise she "gets bored listening to people rehash their entire relationship with the bride and groom"...how cheery, hu?) And among other topics....
1. It's okay not to shower, as long as it doesn't get so bad that someone notices...
2. Showering does not occur on Tuesdays or Thursdays... still not exactly sure WHY
3. She is the coolest camp counselor EVER because she took 3 leftover-from-last-summer Snickers and put them on the bullseyes of the archery targets and whoever managed to hit them with a bow got to eat them...yum
4. Wedding-day itineraries can not be in time increments smaller than 30 minutes...
5. She had a camper named Jake... but she saw him and thought he looked like a Chazz... so that's what she called him all summer. She also kicked his butt in archery.
6. She likes getting her hair highlighted b/c it takes awhile, so she has lots of time to talk to her hairstylist... b/c she's "kind of chatty"...
So...thanks,Olive Garden... for 2 olives and free entertainment...
That is all for now... b/c I have a new book waiting for me...so I shall return to ramble some more next week!! :)
Ashley
PS. For the record, let it be noted that Noah "did not lay on his pillow at 9:14" (which is what he's hollering up the stairs right now...at 9:27).
So...for the last few years, I've been working off-and-on on a book...which is probably something I could say since I was about 10, when I maxed out the memory of our very first computer (can anyone say neon green letters and a single kilobyte?) with my "stories" (at least that is my memory of the death of that computer, anyway).
Back to the present... Just recently, I actually laid out the entire plot of the story I'm working on--which is a huge deal for me, b/c I'm a completely fly-by-the-seat-of-my-pants (If anyone knows where that phrase came from, I'd love to know) type of writer--so to actually sit down and do the entire timeline felt really good.
My worst curse in regards to my writing is that I get an idea in my head, and just dive-in full-force... then 100 pages later, my plots die sad, pathetic deaths. They lose direction, I lose interest, and voila: deleted. So, I am cautiously optimistic that, since I know exactly where my story is going to end up, I may actually finish the thing. But I make no promises....
On a completely unrelated note, we went to the Olive Garden (have you ever thought about its name? With a name like that, you'd think I'd get more than 2 olives in my salad...just sayin') for dinner tonight. I am a shameless eavesdropper (oh, like you aren't) , and tonight was especially entertaining...
There was a couple sitting near us...probably our age...2nd date maybe? They sit down, and before they can even order drinks, the guy gets on his phone. I'm not sure what the whole deal was...but someone is a first-time home buyer, and the guy talking was late paying rent...something about a landlord...yada yada...he kept talking as if he had completely forgotten he was on a date... the silence after he (finally!) hung up was super awkward... but fun to watch :P
The other conversation was my favorite of the night... two girls talking... mostly going over the one girl's wedding plans (bride-to-be's advice? Keep the toasts under 3 minutes! Otherwise she "gets bored listening to people rehash their entire relationship with the bride and groom"...how cheery, hu?) And among other topics....
1. It's okay not to shower, as long as it doesn't get so bad that someone notices...
2. Showering does not occur on Tuesdays or Thursdays... still not exactly sure WHY
3. She is the coolest camp counselor EVER because she took 3 leftover-from-last-summer Snickers and put them on the bullseyes of the archery targets and whoever managed to hit them with a bow got to eat them...yum
4. Wedding-day itineraries can not be in time increments smaller than 30 minutes...
5. She had a camper named Jake... but she saw him and thought he looked like a Chazz... so that's what she called him all summer. She also kicked his butt in archery.
6. She likes getting her hair highlighted b/c it takes awhile, so she has lots of time to talk to her hairstylist... b/c she's "kind of chatty"...
So...thanks,Olive Garden... for 2 olives and free entertainment...
That is all for now... b/c I have a new book waiting for me...so I shall return to ramble some more next week!! :)
Ashley
PS. For the record, let it be noted that Noah "did not lay on his pillow at 9:14" (which is what he's hollering up the stairs right now...at 9:27).
Wednesday, October 06, 2010
Hump Day!!!
Today is "hump day" (middle of the week for those of you who don't use/know that term). This week has gone by soo slow. I guess I will start off my first blog by telling you all some things that maybe you don't know about me.
I work for a medium sized company called "EP Technology" (we own EP Computers on Neil and Kirby). I've worked here over a year. I'm a director here. There are about 40 employees. I make sure that everyone is going their jobs and at the end of the day all customers have been helped. We sell and install security equipment. Our main office is in China. We manufacture our own products and have them sea shipped here. We have 7 different stores online. (it's a lot to keep up with). Me, working here? I know! It's definitely not something that I see myself doing long term, but for now it's good money and flexible when I need time off.
Last week was a really bad week for me... even going into the weekend. My friend Bobby was in a really bad car accident late Thursday night. They think that it was 2 to 3 hours before anyone called and reported the accident because it was in the country, not too many by passers. The car rolled atleast 5 times. He was airlifted to Carle. His best friend that was in the car with him died before the car had even stopped rolling. Bobby's left back side of his skull is caved in, his face is fractured, his nose is broken, he will probably never be able to see out of his right eye again, he has road burn ALL over him and he's in a coma. It's one thing to hear about all of this, it's another to see someone in this condition. Needless to say it was quite upsetting. While I was at Carle in the ICU unit, I ran into our cousin Jesse. Her husband (Eddie) is actually in the room right next to Bobby. He was in a really bad motorcycle accident. He was going about 30mph and the Dana (another friend who hit him) hit Eddie from behind going about 100mph. Eddie may never be able to really function again. It was a depressing Friday night for me. Keep these people in your prayers and thoughts =)
I didn't want to leave on a depressing note.. so... good news!? My Birthday is in 11 days!!! YAH!! I'm leaving work early on Friday with a group of friends and were going to go camping in Indiana. We plan on waking up Saturday and going to the coverage bridge festival! I'm really excited! Also, Mitch is getting me a puppy for my birthday! The one I want is in OH. I'm think on our way home Sunday we will be picking him up :) I thought maybe we could celebrate my birthday the following weekend? I heard Ashley and Dave will be here that weekend too? Would that work for everyone??
I love all you guys so much! I'm so glad and blessed continually by our family and how close we are and the friendships we have all developed! Until next week... Happy Hump Day! =)
I work for a medium sized company called "EP Technology" (we own EP Computers on Neil and Kirby). I've worked here over a year. I'm a director here. There are about 40 employees. I make sure that everyone is going their jobs and at the end of the day all customers have been helped. We sell and install security equipment. Our main office is in China. We manufacture our own products and have them sea shipped here. We have 7 different stores online. (it's a lot to keep up with). Me, working here? I know! It's definitely not something that I see myself doing long term, but for now it's good money and flexible when I need time off.
Last week was a really bad week for me... even going into the weekend. My friend Bobby was in a really bad car accident late Thursday night. They think that it was 2 to 3 hours before anyone called and reported the accident because it was in the country, not too many by passers. The car rolled atleast 5 times. He was airlifted to Carle. His best friend that was in the car with him died before the car had even stopped rolling. Bobby's left back side of his skull is caved in, his face is fractured, his nose is broken, he will probably never be able to see out of his right eye again, he has road burn ALL over him and he's in a coma. It's one thing to hear about all of this, it's another to see someone in this condition. Needless to say it was quite upsetting. While I was at Carle in the ICU unit, I ran into our cousin Jesse. Her husband (Eddie) is actually in the room right next to Bobby. He was in a really bad motorcycle accident. He was going about 30mph and the Dana (another friend who hit him) hit Eddie from behind going about 100mph. Eddie may never be able to really function again. It was a depressing Friday night for me. Keep these people in your prayers and thoughts =)
I didn't want to leave on a depressing note.. so... good news!? My Birthday is in 11 days!!! YAH!! I'm leaving work early on Friday with a group of friends and were going to go camping in Indiana. We plan on waking up Saturday and going to the coverage bridge festival! I'm really excited! Also, Mitch is getting me a puppy for my birthday! The one I want is in OH. I'm think on our way home Sunday we will be picking him up :) I thought maybe we could celebrate my birthday the following weekend? I heard Ashley and Dave will be here that weekend too? Would that work for everyone??
I love all you guys so much! I'm so glad and blessed continually by our family and how close we are and the friendships we have all developed! Until next week... Happy Hump Day! =)
Tuesday, October 05, 2010
Funerals are a weird experience
An odd topic for a first post I know, but unfortunately thats whats on the agenda for today. Funerals can breed togetherness, and yet at times tear families apart. There is a shared sense of sadness over the loss of a loved one, but also the joy of reconnecting with relatives that you haven't seen in way too long. I will experience a lot of emotion over the next few days, but not all bad.
My Aunt Joan was a unique woman. I've never come across anyone quite like her. Her self-effacing sense of humor and hilarious takes on life and it's experiences will stick with me forever. Unfortunately, the cancer overtook her body and left her unable to continue on. It's sad, because Noah and Chaney will never have the chance to really get to know her the way that I did. She was grumpy sometimes, but always loving. I already miss her alot.
My Uncle Tom is coming into town for the funeral from Florida. I haven't seen him in 12 years probably, maybe 15. He's never met Ashley, or seen the kids. I'm excited to see him and for him to get to interact with all of us.
That's the type of situation that can only take place with a funeral. So it's with sadness in my heart that I look forward to this funeral.
The next time I talk to you, Michigan will be 6-0 and defeated the Spartans. GO BLUE! (had to put that in there). See you next week!
My Aunt Joan was a unique woman. I've never come across anyone quite like her. Her self-effacing sense of humor and hilarious takes on life and it's experiences will stick with me forever. Unfortunately, the cancer overtook her body and left her unable to continue on. It's sad, because Noah and Chaney will never have the chance to really get to know her the way that I did. She was grumpy sometimes, but always loving. I already miss her alot.
My Uncle Tom is coming into town for the funeral from Florida. I haven't seen him in 12 years probably, maybe 15. He's never met Ashley, or seen the kids. I'm excited to see him and for him to get to interact with all of us.
That's the type of situation that can only take place with a funeral. So it's with sadness in my heart that I look forward to this funeral.
The next time I talk to you, Michigan will be 6-0 and defeated the Spartans. GO BLUE! (had to put that in there). See you next week!
Monday, October 04, 2010
Life In Georgia
Today is Monday, my day =)
So, as most of you know, I'm living in Georgia! I'm currently residing in Loganville, GA, which is about 30 minutes northeast of Atlanta! I am on staff with Youth With A Mission and I love it! Originally, I was supposed to be helping with the housekeeping and hospitality, buuut things changed! I now am in charge of the kitchen! Amanda helps out, which relieves a lot of the pressure that was on me. I also have two of the students under my supervision that make dinner. (Tyler and Nicole, AWESOME workers!)
As of today, I've been here 1 month. Time has gone by so fast, which I think is a good thing. I can't wait to go home and see my family on November 18th! It's so hard to live so far away from all of them! I miss them like crazy and feel lost sometimes when it hits me that they arent close to me. God has blessed me with a "family" here though, so I guess they'll have to do for now =p
God is going to work sooo much in these new students' lives, I am so excited to be able to watch it happen! Their hearts are on fire for God already, and they've only been here a week and a half! We all do worship together every night, and they're so intense about it, I love it!
Since this is the first week of blogging, I kind of threw one together, sorry!! Maybe next week I'll write about world hunger =p
I hope everyone has a wonderful week, and I will be talking to you guys next Monday!
--HannaH
So, as most of you know, I'm living in Georgia! I'm currently residing in Loganville, GA, which is about 30 minutes northeast of Atlanta! I am on staff with Youth With A Mission and I love it! Originally, I was supposed to be helping with the housekeeping and hospitality, buuut things changed! I now am in charge of the kitchen! Amanda helps out, which relieves a lot of the pressure that was on me. I also have two of the students under my supervision that make dinner. (Tyler and Nicole, AWESOME workers!)
As of today, I've been here 1 month. Time has gone by so fast, which I think is a good thing. I can't wait to go home and see my family on November 18th! It's so hard to live so far away from all of them! I miss them like crazy and feel lost sometimes when it hits me that they arent close to me. God has blessed me with a "family" here though, so I guess they'll have to do for now =p
God is going to work sooo much in these new students' lives, I am so excited to be able to watch it happen! Their hearts are on fire for God already, and they've only been here a week and a half! We all do worship together every night, and they're so intense about it, I love it!
Since this is the first week of blogging, I kind of threw one together, sorry!! Maybe next week I'll write about world hunger =p
I hope everyone has a wonderful week, and I will be talking to you guys next Monday!
--HannaH
Saturday, October 02, 2010
Rainy and Cold Saturday
Well , today is my day to blog. Not sure what really to blog about. Today has just been one of those days. Woke up and it was cold and rainy, like a day where you just wanna stay in bed all day and do absolutly nothing, So i did. I guess before I get to far into this blog I will warn you now, i cant spell and my sentence structure is terrible, but hey i guess if thats what you are looking for then you will be glad when its my sister Ashley's turn to blog cause well i can promise you it will be perfect LOL .
Back to Saturday now. It seems our football team didnt lose to bad to the #2 team in the country. That could be considered a win i suppose. Not sure what else happened today in college football, havent watched much of anything today.
Not sure what direction i want my blog to head either. I seem to write better when there is a topic so if you leave a comment or want my opinion on something, just leave it in the comment section and i will do my best to give you the answer or atleast my opinion on things each Saturday.
In closing, im left with a thought of, " what happens when someone changes their phone # and they dont give it to you?" I woke up from a nap today and tried to call someone, someone who at times i didnt want in my life anymore, only to find their number had be changed or disconnected. Well i know its not disconnected and so i know its been changed. After hearing that sound you would think i would be happy, but for some reason i became sad, She was suppose to be moving here and had everything planned out for us to meet and everything.
So i leave you with this question, "What would you do if you were in my shoes? "
Hope you all have a great week and i will see you again next Saturday !
Charlie
Back to Saturday now. It seems our football team didnt lose to bad to the #2 team in the country. That could be considered a win i suppose. Not sure what else happened today in college football, havent watched much of anything today.
Not sure what direction i want my blog to head either. I seem to write better when there is a topic so if you leave a comment or want my opinion on something, just leave it in the comment section and i will do my best to give you the answer or atleast my opinion on things each Saturday.
In closing, im left with a thought of, " what happens when someone changes their phone # and they dont give it to you?" I woke up from a nap today and tried to call someone, someone who at times i didnt want in my life anymore, only to find their number had be changed or disconnected. Well i know its not disconnected and so i know its been changed. After hearing that sound you would think i would be happy, but for some reason i became sad, She was suppose to be moving here and had everything planned out for us to meet and everything.
So i leave you with this question, "What would you do if you were in my shoes? "
Hope you all have a great week and i will see you again next Saturday !
Charlie
Friday, October 01, 2010
Is this how it works?
I agree that we shouldn't be allowed to make negative/mocking comments on anyone's blog! :)
7 Days of MilLew
Hey, Everyone!
Welcome to our new blog, 7 Days of MilLew. We are seven siblings-- six from the same family and one by marriage!--Charlie, Katie, me! (that would be Ashley), Johnny, Hannah, Eric, and my husband Dave. Our last names, Miller and Lewandowski make up the MilLew. We live in three different states, and range in age from 15 to 31.
About a year ago, a few of us toyed with the idea of starting a blog together, but, life got busy, and the idea was pretty much shelved. Recently, though, I've been following five authors who blog together, and it reminded me of our plans. So, I asked, pleaded and begged my siblings and husband to join in--and they all agreed!!
We've decided each of us will have one day a week to post how often and whatever we want. Here's a quick rundown of the schedule:
Sunday: Eric
Monday: Hannah
Tuesday: Dave
Wednesday: Katie
Thursday: ME! (Ashley)
Friday: Johnny
and Saturday: Charlie
I'm super excited that everyone is on board for this...It seems the older we get (and the more states we occupy), the harder it is to really keep up with each other's lives. I can't remember the last time we *all* did something together (aside from family pictures, I suppose....)--but never anything like this...so it should be interesting!!
Enjoy reading!!
Ashley
Welcome to our new blog, 7 Days of MilLew. We are seven siblings-- six from the same family and one by marriage!--Charlie, Katie, me! (that would be Ashley), Johnny, Hannah, Eric, and my husband Dave. Our last names, Miller and Lewandowski make up the MilLew. We live in three different states, and range in age from 15 to 31.
About a year ago, a few of us toyed with the idea of starting a blog together, but, life got busy, and the idea was pretty much shelved. Recently, though, I've been following five authors who blog together, and it reminded me of our plans. So, I asked, pleaded and begged my siblings and husband to join in--and they all agreed!!
We've decided each of us will have one day a week to post how often and whatever we want. Here's a quick rundown of the schedule:
Sunday: Eric
Monday: Hannah
Tuesday: Dave
Wednesday: Katie
Thursday: ME! (Ashley)
Friday: Johnny
and Saturday: Charlie
I'm super excited that everyone is on board for this...It seems the older we get (and the more states we occupy), the harder it is to really keep up with each other's lives. I can't remember the last time we *all* did something together (aside from family pictures, I suppose....)--but never anything like this...so it should be interesting!!
Enjoy reading!!
Ashley
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