Quote of the Day

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Ventilation (if you don't like dramatic rambling don't read"

My friend Andrew a quote posted on his blog a long while ago( http://randomexpression.blogspot.com/) that was in reflection on relationships...Thomas Edison 's reply to the question, "Mr. Edison, how can you continue to try to invent the light bulb when you have failed over 5,000 times." Edison replied, "I have not failed 5,000 times. I have successfully discovered 5,000 ways that do not work and I do not need to try them again." How true is this with men or women (depending on who you are) I have dated several guys…lacking in the relationship experience area…but dating I have done….dating is like sampling ice cream…(previous blog if I recall) the sad thing is I know what I want in a guys so I’m not really up for sampling any more I want a relationship that will be lasting, that will help me grow as a person. I want a relationship with a guy who understands my beliefs and me. “There are so many fish in the sea” I don’t like that quote cause it isn’t true…if it were true then my fishing skills would take over and I would have a bite by now. I wish I could see what God has in store for me…where is my path leading me? I want a guy who knows want they want…are there any? GRRR: Frustration noises.
So this weekend was ok…ok isn’t very descriptive is it? Well Friday night I went to Saw II I recommend it to any one that is over the age of 7 (I say this cause some messed up parents brought their child to the movie….not a good idea in my op.) then my friends and I went to a haunted house…which was great, seeing my co-worker dressed as a zombie and dancing to Thriller is priceless! Then I went to paddy’s then to micky’s….good times were had by all and I even got a piggy back ride up welch! It was a night well needed to celebrate my singleness once again….Saturday not so good, I did get to babysit so that was fun! Then I went dressed as a member of the mafia. I went to Sips which sucked then to micky’s to end the night….DRINKING TIP: drinking 5 glasses of water for a straight 3 hours will make you go to the bathroom a lot. Now for some reason I just feel sad. I have a hard time giving up on friendship….I have a friend who no longer wants to talk to me and it is hard to say that is it…because it is just over me not having romantic feelings for him and him not having the capacity to see us as just friends…..so all numbers deleted email address set aside….I’m at a loss for words and kind of sad. I have homework to do but all I want to do is sleep so I don’t have to think about my sucky life right now. I have never had a guy tell me they can’t be my friend…I have had several guys ask me out and on failing attempts with rejection we are all still really good friends. I just really wish things were different…I don’t like giving up, but that is what I had to do. ..I had to give up on a friend whom I talked with daily about life’s challenges…..grrrr I have a lot of frustration right now.
So earlier I brought up the quote from Thomas Edison….I had every intention of writing about the sermon lesson for today and the Reformation, but at my state of mind it wouldn’t have turned out positive….and the lesson on TRUTH and FREEDOM is something that you have to talk about in an positive state. Steven I know that you are reading this and http://www.livejournal.com/users/thinkteach/ when I’m thinking clearly I will respond to your blog….I encourage others to check it out. I do have some strong op. I will express later.
Well this is my life…this is my rambling venting.
I pray that you have a better week than I’m having!

Armor of GOD

My friend AT did devotion tonight on the body Armor of God:::: A pair of running shoe, camouflage Teflon vest, a white belt, a chair shield, and an army issued helmet oh and the bamboo looking sword. What a sight to see all on Jason! LoL :::: As funny as it all was it really made me think about how important it is to wear the armor of God everyday and not just be clothed in it every once in a while. Aaron said in addition to this is that we need to not just focus on playing a defensive battle because we are never going to be perfect or flawless, but we need to be on the offensive side and protect ourselves from those things that can come at us by getting to them first….what does this mean? We need to focus on the word of God and come to him with our problems, with our pain and he will help us strike back those things that can hurt us. What an awesome thing to remember….putting on the Armor of GOD everyday….it is much better than walking around naked.

10Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes. 12For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. 13Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. 14Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, 15and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. 16In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. 17Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. 18And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints.
19Pray also for me, that whenever I open my mouth, words may be given me so that I will fearlessly make known the mystery of the gospel, 20for which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may declare it fearlessly, as I should.

Brain Teasers

So I went on peer ministry calls with Aaron tonight..as we were walking down the hall to the last person on our list we say a flier that had questions on it.....it was calling our name....testing our minds so I thought I would share them with you.

1. What letter is like an island?

2. If a man was born in Greece, raised in Spain, came to America, and died in San Francisco where is he?

3. A doctor and a boy are fishing. The boy was the doctor's son, but the doctor was not the boys father. Who is the boys father?

Care to share with me what you think the answers are?


This was one of three random thoughts today!

DASH

With it being so close to Halloween it is only appropriate that our class take a walk through a cemetery. Walking through ISU’s cemetery I will admit was a nice field trip it explains a lot about the town I live in currently. We talked about the dash and how it is important to our life because that dash in between the date of birth and date of death is all about our life. That dash is really what defines us. I never really thought about it until today. How are you spending your dash?
How would you define the dash?


ps any one up for going out friday night give me a call!

Famous Last Words

"I just want to be friends"

Not only are they the famous last words to the shortest relationships I have ever had, but my quote of the day. I know I have said them many times….I know that those words hurt….most of the time however, when I say them I really do mean it and for lack of any better words ya just have to say them, but how do I know that is true for when other people say them? Hmmm? :::in deep though::::: Can you count in your lifetime the amount of times you have heard those words? What a crappy day this is. My sister stated in our phone conversation tonight “God has a plan for all of us…even you.” My response “I will be the Vice President of my friend Jill’s spinster club forever and ever minus the cat.” What do I intend to do now….well starting Thursday and Friday and Saturday maybe even Wednesday….getting trashed it is! Lol j/k I’m going to go for many a runs around the track.

What's in your pocket?

Do you ever put on a pair of jeans, reach into the pocket, and realize last time you did laundry you washed a dollar or two in the pocket. Isn't it an exciting find? You know you have all done it....if not a pair of jeans maybe a purse or a coat.....I know you know what I'm talking about tho. Well today it was a little colder in the morning than it has been...or so it appeared with the frost on my car windows. I put on a winter coat I had not worn since last winter and as I was walking down the hall I went to see if I had gloves in my pocket....nope.....didn't find money either. Instead I found a big plastic beetle....oh what a gift. There's nothing like finding a big black (fake) bug in your pocket at 6:20 in the morning. (just for the record I didn't freak out) It was just a little surprising. Which got me thinking on my short drive to work. How many days are we surprised by something so small....shouldn't we be? Look at all the amazing things God has created and there is something new and different everyday....do we ever take a step back to appreciate them?

Fall

So you know fall is in the air when the trees now match the color of my hair! Campus is so beautiful this time of year.
What is in the corn????


Last night I went on my first corn maze....in the dark. Where is Phil? I recommend going if you have a chance it was fun! Didn't get to lost and on the second time around Chris and I were the fist ones out!

Aunt Kristy

John III
me and my grandma.....she makes me feel tall
Another one of the new born!
me as an aunt!
she is a great grandma now!

Bouncing Baby Boy!

(Before Picture)
Well sorry for never posting anything. I feel I have been sick for weeks...oh wait I have been...lol
Good news in my life (there has been lots of really good things happening :-) the number one good thing tho is my sister had a baby... John Allen born on Sunday at 11:30am 8lbs 5oz and 21 inches long....God created gift, a blessing wrapped in a blanket. I will try to post pictures later!
Other good things going on fall, my favorite season is upon us. A bunch of my friends are gettting married! Few of my friends are having babies really really soon. Large groups of people are showing up for ulitimate frisbee...Workouts are fabulous. .....school is almost to a break, and I like being able to have the time to start new relationships with people.
I want to take the time to Thank God for all the Blessings in my Life. ::THank YoU:::

I hope all of you have a wonderful day. I'm off to bed to get some sleep and get rid of my yuckyness!

Mission Impossible

I was looking through my agenda book today and was focusing on all the things I have to do in October and realized that it is almost half over....meaning one more month until I'm 23 and 2 more months until I'm student teaching....wow! In the wonderful organized mess of a book was a question that was well typed at the bottom of the page that reads " if i had to write a one-sentence mission statement for lmy life, what would it be?" I hadn't really thought about that before...I have thought about my purpose here and as a teacher I know I'm going to need a mission statement for my classroom, just like i had one when I was coaching. Why should it be any different with my mission statement in life? hmmmmm ::::thinking of what my mission statement could be:::::::it is taking longer than I thought:::::::hmmmmmm
ok so my mission statement in life is
"I am who I am and nothing less, I will not change for anyone, but am molded by everything."
What about your mission statement?

Hope everyone is doing well, have a great week!

God Bless,
Kris

Focus for week: serving others....how do we serve others? (sunday school topic of last week :-) )

Question of the Day!

Yesterday Jodi talked about her trip with IOWAY this summer....she asked the question.... "where did you see Jesus today?" So I ask you the same question, some days get so busy and we have such heavy burdens that we don't take the time to see the whole picture to see those who enter our lives daily like Christ. So where did you see Jesus today?

I answer that question with a smile....I saw Jesus in the lady that visited my multicultural class today. She was visiting our instructor and I got a chance to talk to her about ASP and the mission trip to Kentucky I took last spring....she has been out in that direction several times and she seemed to talk so passionately about it. I saw Jesus in the thank yous and hugs constantly coming from one little boy named matt this afternoon..... I love hugs!

Where did you see Jesus today, yesterday?



Congrats to Taylor and Anne in their engagement! May God Bless your lives together through your love in Christ.

Prayer

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I know I know, I don't have the internet working at home so I'm sorry if you try to look for something to read some days and there is nothing here that is to your liking.....well I'm not going to write anything thought provoking today either....cause I'm short on time but thanks to those loyal readers who check my blog daily.....just so I don't leave you today without some useful information here it is....
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I was teaching Sunday school the other day (I teach 1st graders) and I held in my hand a cell phone. We talked about how with God there is never a busy signal, missed calls, loss of signal, answering machines, voice mails, you never get put on hold when you are talking to Him and they will never hang up on you or mute you. Our daily conversations with God are important with out communication where would we be with one another....where would we be with God. I encourage you to pray. What do you pray for? Is there a certain way to pray? those are questions I asked my students....they replied "you can pray for your mommies," you can pray to get well," "you can pray for the sun," and the best one..."you can pray for everything." how do they think they have to pray...."before we eat..." "before bed....." "at church," and the best answer given was ....? "any time, any place" How cool is that! How awesome that when we need some one to talk to ...(besides talking to yourself) we can turn to him with our thoughts, questions, thanksgivings, request. Wow!


Have you talked to God today?

Have a great rest of the week….!

God Bless

Pudding

so i will do almost anything for my kids if they are good. They filled up a chart and therefore got to throw---more like dump pudding pies on me! laugh it up...it was a cold day!

How is your sex life?

So this morning I went to go give a little speech thing at Memorial on peer ministry with a few other girls. Before the speech however Pastor O was giving the devotion and this line stuck out in my mind and I thought I would right it because it is so true.
If someone came up and randomly patted you on the back and asked you how your sex life….that would be a little too personal right? Well how often is going up to someone and asking about Jesus in their life is the same way. In some ways that might even be harder for some. How do we break through and cause a crack in our personal being. Get inside someone’s head with questions that are just too personal?


ps. yes i made it home just fine...thanks for asking! :-)









How is Christ in your life....?

Shout out to Friends

So often I wander down the side walk thinking about how do people see me....I know I have a blog some where in the stack that has mentioned these things before. I am a people watcher, I love to try to think about what people are thinking...I love trying to get the minds of people and make a story up about their lives....as random as it is. When I was growing up my best friend Casey and I would sit in front of the TV and make up the words to the television show that was on mute. (Great entertainment if you need some) Man did we get creative. Which brings up my random thought of the night. How friends are important to me...and why I call them my friends. My closest friends are like a second family to me....friends mean the world to me and I would be nothing life without them. So then who do I call my friends....? My friends are those I meet when I walk down the sidewalk....those that might not even really know me, those that say hello and continue on in life.....friends are those who leave foot prints to guide...."friends in the family" are those who forgive me for my mistakes in life and stick around in the walk with others...they are the ones that will pick me up on the side of the road at 1am or those who will listen to my tears. It is so hard coming to a new place and think about making friends...but i learned you have to let people in...you have to let people think what they want. I know that I normally hang out with just guys....why is that? I don't really date...nor do I feel the need to any time soon...( must stay focused)...by guy friends are my thing I guess....always has been. When I analyize the circle of friends....i see patterns I hang out with church people, speders, co-workers, and people from my past like high school. Most of my friends that I remain true to are girls....It is so cool that no matter how long we go without talking the minute we begin to it feels as if we hadn't stopped talking in forever.....we just connect. I guess in all my ramble mumble mess of words I just wanna give a shout out to all my friends ....thank you for always being there for me, for understanding and accepting my randomness and my giggles. I'm so blessed that God has allowed you to walk into my life and I into yours. Thought as you continue on for the day...where do friends come into play in your life? What do you look for in a friend?
God Bless Friends,
Kris

sorry for the typos....forgiveness is a good quality in friendship. :-)

Old School

With the week coming to an end I'm full of randomness....from comments to activities. Question for you....what is one of your favorite childhood games to play either with others or yourself.

Thanks to a good friend I got Mario Brothers 3 in the mail!!! That is what I will be doing with my evening! It was one of my favorite video games growing up that didn't require battling someone else! Enjoy the day God has made! I know it is a little old school but why mess with a good thing!

May God continue to bless your life,
Kris

GUMMY

How do you eat your gummy bears? How do you eat animal cookies/ crackers? What does that say about your personality?

I like to pick out the colors and separate them in groups when eating gummy bears. Then I either eat them one at a time head first….or I eat them in a handful at a time. (Green first) With animal crackers I like to go for the body parts one at a time. I will eat the whole animals first and leave the half bodies in the bag until the end. I like to savor the animal in my mouth and kind of let them dissolve in my mouth. Mmmmm this is making me hungry as I sit in class.

How do you eat yours? Does that say anything about you…what does mine tell me about me?

Hmm?

>>>Oh and added information today: it is Talk like a Pirate Day! RRRRRrrrrrr

Walking Around

You know what I love…I love being able to walk across campus and know people. There is 25,000 some odd people enrolled I can walk across campus and find 5 or 6 that aren’t people in my classes that I know and can say hello to or stop and have a conversation with. It is such a great feeling. When I went to community colleges (two different ones to be exact) I never felt like I fit in…people stuck in their own little clicks just like in high school. I feel so much a part of where I am and have a circle of friends that is ever changing. God Bless those who enter our lives and leave many foot prints on our hearts.

I also love this beautiful weather and walking across campus with the sun beating down and the breeze that brings a slight chill to my skin. As many people as I know, I need to always keep in mind it is in those I don’t know that I can impact lives. Those who don’t know the love of God that I have the opportunity to share with them.

Do you ever feel like you are just wondering around in life? Just a thought?

Forgive and Forget!!

Sunday’s Gospel Lesson about forgiveness….are you like the man in the parable?
The Parable of the Unmerciful Servant
21Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, "Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother when he sins against me? Up to seven times?"
22Jesus answered, "I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times.[a]
23"Therefore, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants. 24As he began the settlement, a man who owed him ten thousand talents[b] was brought to him. 25Since he was not able to pay, the master ordered that he and his wife and his children and all that he had be sold to repay the debt.
26"The servant fell on his knees before him. 'Be patient with me,' he begged, 'and I will pay back everything.' 27The servant's master took pity on him, canceled the debt and let him go.
28"But when that servant went out, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii.[c] He grabbed him and began to choke him. 'Pay back what you owe me!' he demanded.
29"His fellow servant fell to his knees and begged him, 'Be patient with me, and I will pay you back.'
30"But he refused. Instead, he went off and had the man thrown into prison until he could pay the debt. 31When the other servants saw what had happened, they were greatly distressed and went and told their master everything that had happened.
32"Then the master called the servant in. 'You wicked servant,' he said, 'I canceled all that debt of yours because you begged me to. 33Shouldn't you have had mercy on your fellow servant just as I had on you?' 34In anger his master turned him over to the jailers to be tortured, until he should pay back all he owed.
35"This is how my heavenly Father will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother from your heart."
Yesterday’s sermon talked about forgiveness. Pastor O said that “If you can’t be forgiving then you can’t be forgiven…and if you can’t be forgiven then how can you forgiving?” We looked back at Genesis 50:15-21 the story with Joseph…the brother that got sold, then enslaved, then read dreams and reunited with his family…well his brothers still felt that guilt and were worried so much that Joseph hadn’t really forgot and even after being back with him for 17 years they still felt scared that revenge was still due to them, that Joseph wasn’t forgiving…they even said that deceased father had left a note for Joseph to make sure that he had forgiven them and to bring no harm to them. I sat through this sermon twice so listened contently as things were repeated in a different manner to the different crowds of people sitting in front of the pulpit. Do you ever feel that you are just holding grudges and that it is just so hard at some point just to let them go, to fess up to even holding one. I know I have. I have a friend that let me down and for some reason after a while we just stopped talking to each other, it took forever to just say sorry on the part of both of us.
Forgiveness
The verses above Jesus is talking to Peter about forgiving his brother not seven times, but seventy-seven times. Take this as meaning 7 as being a complete so in terms saying we should forgive our brother (others) every time they need forgiven. Oh how hard that is for us sometimes, but like in the story above how can we expect forgiveness if we can’t deal it out. With the word Forgiveness comes Grace. Because God’s forgiveness is something that we don’t deserve, it is the reason we go up for Holy Communion it is the reason we say “Forgive us our trespasses…” God is Gracious and Good our Sunday school teachers teach, but look at that word…the word inside it is Grace, How important that word is to us as sinners. With out it where would we be? How do you forgive someone who doesn’t deserve to be forgiven….are there such people such events that take place that forgiveness isn’t an option for you to give. Pastor talked about fools.. “Fool me once shame on you, fool me twice shame on me.” We should let people continue to hurt us, how can you forgive someone for something such as rape, incest, brutality if they don’t repent from there actions if they don’t want forgiveness. We shouldn’t put ourselves in positions to get hurt over and over again when we know that forgiveness is something we can’t always offer. That is so easy to type and such a hard thing to do…. So often in people are in relationships that things happen and reasons are found to stay in them…I know as a female the male population isn’t full of ‘nice datable men’ according to our father’s respectable sense…and I also know that the female population at large isn’t the nicest group of women, we use men just like they use us. It is hard to say the words I forgive you and it is also sometimes hard to just walk away because we put ourselves first over what should be important in the relationship. If God isn’t in a relationship with a person whether it be your partner in life or in friendship how well off is that relationship? ---wow I got off track from my forgiveness spiel---
The main point I’m making is ask for forgiveness from God, but remember you need to ask forgiveness from those around us too. Give forgiveness to others around you just as God forgives us.

Prayers: Pray for forgiveness that I don’t feel bad about not beating the Hawks and I pray that you forgive the off task in my writing and all the typos.

May God Bless this beautiful day!