College Flashback

Last night I went to bed early. Well, early for me. I had the lights out by 10 p.m. and fell asleep very nicely. However, I later awoke to my parents watching television, talking, and laughing. Looking at my clock, it was 11 p.m. Uggghhhh, I thought. I got out of bed and into the hallway, squinting in the light. I looked at my parents and said, "I can't believe I'm saying this, but I'm trying to sleep." At that I went back to bed and fell asleep again.

Waiting in Expectation

The last poll's results show that we all feel we really need to talk with God a lot more. On one hand it is sad we feel this way, but at the same time, we're being honest. And no matter how closely we are walking with God, we've never really "made it." We can and should be confident that we will spend eternity in heaven if we have accepted Jesus Christ as the only perfect sacrifice for our sins. But we can never say, "Okay, I've done ____ so far. God doesn't expect anything else from me."

This is a reminder--for me and for you. Let's not rely on those around us, our routines, and our plans. We're bound to have routines, it's good to plan, and we should appreciate those around us; but let's not leave God out of the picture.

We need to really go to Him. However often or long we spend in His presence, let's confess to Him sins we've let come between us, thank Him and praise Him, pour out our concerns at His feet, and also... Listen for Him. Let's not just ramble without asking for guidance, without truly looking for what He's telling us.

In the morning, O LORD, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait in expectation. (Psalm 5:3)

2008

I've hardly posted anything recently, so here's an update.

There's snow outside. Of course you're probably not too suprised considering most of you live in the same area as me. All you have to do is look out your window to see... white. Everywhere. The trees might be the prettiest sight with a thorough coating of snow on each branch.

Here's to 2008.

Assessing the Damage

So... I met a bunch of Ken's family a few days ago. The verdict? I'm still alive. They're very nice people and made me feel welcome.

Ken's family is more into Christmas than my family is, as can be expected. For example, opening presents with my family at my house Christmas Eve took 2 (maybe 3) minutes. Opening presents with Ken's family Christmas Day took all of 3 hours. It was good, though. It actually felt like Christmas.

Meetin' the Family

This Christmas will be a little different for me. I won't just be spending it with my immediate family. I'll also be spending it with my boyfriend and his family. (For those of you who don't know, I recently started dating Ken - aka "kenji".) I'm looking forward to it, but also wondering what disastrous event might occur.

Sleeping Tricks

Do any of you


have tips or tricks


to sleeping at night?

P.S. I Love You

It appears I have let the term "idiot" slip into my vocabulary recently. If I use this or another negative term, feel free to call me out on it.


Last night I started reading the novel "P.S. I Love You." (Thanks, Miranda, for the tip!) It must have been July or August since the last time I read for fun (not including the newspaper or internet).

So far it's a nice read. Sad but cute and an easy read. No terms to recognize or ideas to understand! So if you already know how the book or the movie go, please don't tell me!