This week is homecoming week here at SEU. Because we students in SGA have so much school spirit we have a team competing in the weeks' festivities. We played kickball Sunday and had an ice cream eating contest today. We fared well but did not win either event. More importantly my parents are flying in this weekend! I am so ready to see them and introduce them to the atmosphere I love so much (most of the time).
Anyways, I am tired and going to bed. :)
SOTD
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Monday, February 14, 2011
Chillin' With My Gnomies
Above is my wonderful DNOW group from this weekend. Let me tell you, I had the best time! Going I had no idea what I was getting myself into except a weekend leading a group of Jr. High girls. God totally rocked the hearts of our group this weekend. When leading small groups where the girls don't know you, their walls can't be just expected to fall immediately, but obviously God had other plans. On the first night after our big group time we went back to our host house and talked about the message and God did serious work. Saturday we went to the movies, participated in a random acts of kindness scavenger hunt, and worshiped the Lord like crazy! I was so thankful my girls bonded like they did, even if that meant I had to tell them continuously to go to bed that night because they couldn't quit talking about their day.
This was my favorite song of the weekend and of course the song of the day.
Today is Valentines day; what a wonderful day right? I mean honestly a day all devoted to love, what could be better? I realize the romantic emphasis society places on the day, but really once you get past that the day has an entirely different meaning. The season that God is taking me through right now embodies a different kind of love that I have never experienced before; it's a beautiful kind of love.
I hope your day is filled with love.
LAW
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Sail
This is how I show my love.
It's cold, and the cold is annoying. WAH.
Last night the school put on discussion that included a mediator and panel of nine speakers discussing The N-Word, or "nigger". The tension was definitely high in the room throughout the night, many ethnic backgrounds being represented. The common consensus of the discussion concluded three main points: 1) The word should not be used at all and should be virtually removed from language usage except when used in historical context. 2) African Americans can use the word but Caucasians cannot. 3) It is just a word. All of the discussion was particularly interesting to me especially because I had never been close friends with an African American until I moved to Austin. My friend was actually a member of the panel and my first African American professor mediated the discussion. When I told my friend she was my first African American friend and that there were no African Americans who lived in my town she was shocked and completely honored.
This weekend I am traveling to Houston to help with a disciple now weekend. I don't know if I mentioned this in my last post, but I am super stoked!
Tonight I am going to be listening to a speaker talk on college debt.....(insert large gulp here).
Here are the newest pair of shoes I want. I really would like to have them because Curran and I have started hiking every weekend. The shoes are water shoes and hiking shoes as well as used for overall fitness. I either want this pair:
This pair:
Or this pair:
LAW
It's cold, and the cold is annoying. WAH.
Last night the school put on discussion that included a mediator and panel of nine speakers discussing The N-Word, or "nigger". The tension was definitely high in the room throughout the night, many ethnic backgrounds being represented. The common consensus of the discussion concluded three main points: 1) The word should not be used at all and should be virtually removed from language usage except when used in historical context. 2) African Americans can use the word but Caucasians cannot. 3) It is just a word. All of the discussion was particularly interesting to me especially because I had never been close friends with an African American until I moved to Austin. My friend was actually a member of the panel and my first African American professor mediated the discussion. When I told my friend she was my first African American friend and that there were no African Americans who lived in my town she was shocked and completely honored.
This weekend I am traveling to Houston to help with a disciple now weekend. I don't know if I mentioned this in my last post, but I am super stoked!
Tonight I am going to be listening to a speaker talk on college debt.....(insert large gulp here).
Here are the newest pair of shoes I want. I really would like to have them because Curran and I have started hiking every weekend. The shoes are water shoes and hiking shoes as well as used for overall fitness. I either want this pair:
LAW
Saturday, February 5, 2011
Move By Yourself
SOTD
This week was definitely a long week. However, the week ended with yesterday being a snow day which was nice. People in Gruver would have laughed if school was canceled for the amount of snow/ice that was on the ground, but it's Austin and they only see snow like every five years or something so classes were canceled; it was nice.
Recently my whole family...yes all five have gotten a Twitter account. Yesterday, we were tweeting and decided that we would start a blog with the rest of our family (our next door neighbors). This could be one of those things that starts and dies but I hope not seeing as how our reader count was pretty large yesterday. If you haven't checked it out and would like to click here.
Today is a day for homework, sleep, and lots of both. My classes this semester are very different from last semester. Last semester's classes required lots of writing, this semester's classes require tons of reading.
Also, I quit coffee and tea both. I quit cokes around four years ago cold turkey and recently decided that I am done with coffee and tea as well.
Anyways, I am off to do some reading; I hope your day is swell and that you stay warm wherever you are!
This week was definitely a long week. However, the week ended with yesterday being a snow day which was nice. People in Gruver would have laughed if school was canceled for the amount of snow/ice that was on the ground, but it's Austin and they only see snow like every five years or something so classes were canceled; it was nice.
Recently my whole family...yes all five have gotten a Twitter account. Yesterday, we were tweeting and decided that we would start a blog with the rest of our family (our next door neighbors). This could be one of those things that starts and dies but I hope not seeing as how our reader count was pretty large yesterday. If you haven't checked it out and would like to click here.
Today is a day for homework, sleep, and lots of both. My classes this semester are very different from last semester. Last semester's classes required lots of writing, this semester's classes require tons of reading.
Also, I quit coffee and tea both. I quit cokes around four years ago cold turkey and recently decided that I am done with coffee and tea as well.
Anyways, I am off to do some reading; I hope your day is swell and that you stay warm wherever you are!
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)