Thursday, July 31, 2003

you were waiting to be asked while i was waiting to ask.......

my sister got sick after taking a nap yesterday only to get better when she woke up today. So that was kewl. So she got to stay home with me ^_^ Early morning was spent watching some chinese kung fu fighter shows. altho they were the ones made back in the 80s they were still pretty good. Then i popped a pizza in the oven for lunch. And that was also pretty good. In fact, we still have a half in the fridge, i guess that's tomorrow's lunch for me then. After lunch, i took her out to get some ice cream at wallgreens. But as usual when she got there, she wanted something else. She got flavored water while i got gummy bears and peach rings cuz it was buy one get one free for 99cents each!!!! that was a day maker. When we got home, i actually read a chapter in invisible man.... but fell asleep after. when we both finished our naps, we watched stuart little 2. It was cute.

After my dad came home, he went to pick up my atlanta pictures for me. When he came home again, he handed them to me, i grabbed them and drove to prayer meeting. a very meaningful prayer meeting. after that i took debs home. while in the parking lot i saw my battery and something else light on. so i called my dad and he was like.. oh ok.. drive home. right when i got to debbie's house, my car died. thank goodness we made it. so now my car is still at deb's and i'm immobile. hopefully all will be well soon. i want my mazda home soon.

then when i was trying to scan my atlanta pictures....my scanner died and the program crashed.....and yea.... things sure are dying on me today. but ... better days are on the way.....




Tuesday, July 29, 2003

at the second chance still one seat away....... (1st paragraph is a movie synopsis)

For once i actually watched a decently good chinese film. Cuz most of the movies produced by hong kong these days.... arent very good. They're either about gangsters or they're just horrible bad comedies. Anyhow, i didnt get a chance to catch the name of the decent chinese film i watched. But it had Kelly Chan, Ekin Cheng, and Sui Chun Chan. Basically, the movie was like a typical HK action movie. The whole driving force of the movie was revenge. So this blonde asian america terrorist dude named Alien kills this guy named Squirrel's gf (that's his nickname). So the entire movie him and his best friends Blue and Tango try to find Alien and kill him. Well, Blue (kelly chan) is this awesome scientist who invented this fighting program called VR12. Basically you get hypnotized and u learn all these defense fighting moves and how to accurately target shoot. so in a nutshell it's sorta like the matrix programming thingy. Well, becuz of the knowledge that she has, Blue gets kidnapped. Blue and Tango (Ekin Chan) have a special relationship SO when she gets kidnapped Tango goes at all odds to rescue her. And since Blue is Squirrel's best bud also, both Tango and him decide to be test dummies for the VR12 program and rescue Blue. They successfully rescue Blue and discover that Alien is also the culprite behind the kidnap and that he kidnapped a buncha scientists cuz he wants to take over the world. So then Squirrel wants to avenge his fiancee's death. However, they discover that there is a failure in the VR12. Apparently some of the ppl trying out the program have experienced aggressive violent behavior. So then it turns out that Squirrel has this disorder issue and he accidentlly kills Blue. Tango is devastated and goes through this eraser program to forget everything. Then he's sent on a mission by the CIA to capture Squirrel...and it goes on.. i dun wanna type anymore.. so ask me if u wanna kno wut happens.

so went to tree of life today and helped with the toddler preschool kiddos. MAN they are SOOO CUTE! they are so pinchable! but dun worry... i refrained from such an action. I like.. walked into the room and they flocked me. I felt like i was being massacred by a buncha 3 yr olds.. it was scary...but SO CUTE! i got lotsa exercise in by chasing them and being chased... good times good times.

i realized that i've been guitaring a lot more lately. so much that i'm getting blisters on top of my callouses....i've been strumming making melodies and Love the Lord around the house and isabel will stop wut she's doing and bust out her making melodies moves! if u wanna see some making melodies action, check out my updated pics of vbs and isabel's bday. i jet for now... later


do you ever wonder what goes through your head?........

wahoo.. deb's home ^_^ that means pretzel time......

anyhoo... went to see pirates of the caribbean again ^_^ and STILL an awesome movie the second time. orlando bloom wasnt as.. *wow* as the first time. yea.. he's a good looking joe, but iono...i always tend to go for the quirky characters, like jack sparrow. Johnny Depp rocks. He was quite the boom in Chocolat too....altho i didnt like his character as much as in pirates. I think he's got this dealio with longish hair. Most of his movies that i've seen, he's always a tad shabby and not completely clean cut looking. But that's kewl... cuz he never really plays the clean cutters role.... sorta like.. Brad. Johnny Depp is definitely up there on my Sean Connery, Tom Hanks, Mel Gibson, Meg Ryan, Sandra Bullock, and Brad pitt list.

target is having big sales. they were selling shoes and purses for 3, 4, 5 dollars. check it out. i like target almost as much as i like johnny depps acting. yea.. i came home rambling about pirates of the caribbean, so now my parents are gonna buy that movie when it comes out. Mann.. that movie makes me strangely happy for some reason. It's been a good summer day.

OH OH OH and my cds came in... also something to be loopy about. matt redman- where angels fear to tread; chris tomlin- not to us; and third day: offerings 2; oh and my sister veggie tale tunes ^_^ yea... awesomeness.

told someone i wud put this up:
---->if u were holding 11 roses in front of a mirror, u would see the 12 most beautiful things in the world
---->what is ur derivative?
cuz i want to be the tangent to YOUR curve

yeeeah...gnite





Monday, July 28, 2003

walk like an egyptian......

i've made a discovery.....my sister is pigeon-toed. we were walking into church for the missionary appreciation dinner and i looked down at her feet and she was stepping all over herself. and so i questioned her footing. and she kept trying to fix her footing and saying, "gah jie... is this how you walk?" *sigh* i think when she was little we use to do these feet fixing exercises to prevent her pigeon- toedness. Unfortunately it didnt work for her. Me on the other hand, i had the same problem but my folks did the exercises on me and it worked. I actually walk pretty straight now. My mom on the other hand walks kinda funny....She does some inverted pigeon-toed thing if that makes any sense.

tonight's missionary appreciation dinner was pretty kewl. There were missionaries of all ethinicities, serving in different nations of the world. It was neat to see everyone talking to them and to see the missionaries and seminary students sharing so openly about what God's been doing in their lives. And they had so much patience, because at each table they got rotated to during dinner, they were asked basically the same questions, but each time they responded with just as thorough the answer as the last table. Then we had the chance to pray for some of the missionaries our church supports. I really liked just praying for the needs these missionaries had on their hearts, and praying for them helps us be a part of their ministry and Gods.

Then there was this kewl testimony. There was this one missionary, Pastor Joseph, who was a seaman before he went into ministry. One time when his ship was stationed in galveston, this other seaman came on board and passed tracks to some of the crew and many of them came to know Jesus. This seaman that came to share God's love onboard happened to be one of the missionaries at the dinner tonight, Pastor Tom Malone. It was kewl cuz they didnt recognize each other but Pastor Joseph remembered that back in 1975 when he was in galveston (btw he's a missionary in Brazil now) that Pastor Malone drove a volkswagon and he took the crew shopping. Then Pastor Malone verified that he did drive a volkswagon back in '75. So yea... that was awesome. so yea.. there's always prayer for missionaries cuz... it's definitely a big step of faith to do wut missionaries and seminary students do. so yea, support missionaries through prayer.



Sunday, July 27, 2003

like a rainbow after a storm.......

decided to update before i go take a nap. herm.. so wut does this week come down to? my last week of summer before camp and then after camp...dun dun dun..... school. This summer started out all calm and slow. But then after returning from atlanta BAM the chaos and speediness hits. *sigh* i'm still ambiguous about my feelings of senior year. Sure, i'm excited....but at the same time i dont want it to start. Senior year definitely has a big rep to fill after an unusually unusal junior year. I think that throughout this summer, i've let the thought process. In 3 weeks i am going to be a senior. I do believe that the junior girls are in the process of becoming... if not already reached.... the senior girl status. A few nights ago i was laying in bed thinking, which is quite odd cuz it usually takes me 1 minute to fall asleep. anyhow, i was just having a case of nostalgia and thinking back on the past 17 years of my life when all these shocking thoughts hit me. This time next year, where will i be? what will i be doing? 4 months from now, i'm going to be 18. And next spring i'm gonna kno where i'll be spending the next several years. In a nutshell i was just dumbfounded. I dont really know why... but i just was. It was so much for me to take in that i just fell asleep soon afterwards. But as usual, i woke up feeling ok and knowing i'm in good hands, but in need of a good toothbrushing. so yea... im gonna be a senior whether i like it or not.

My baby soon to be 7 yr old sis had a bday party yesterday and lots of little kids and adults came over. I finally got to see my sister swim, since she learned how when i was in atlanta. I also got to help my mom prep for the bbq, which was kewl....cuz i actually had the urge to volunteer to help her. Then we had fellowship and there was a great message about true worship. During the entire message this thought kept coming back to my head. During the past week in vbs i'd taught the kids that worship meant: showing God how much you love him. And i just kept thinking about that as Sammi spoke. Then when i was taking Stephanie and Michelle back to my house we were peacefully cruising down Oilfield when i see a family of 3 racoons on the road and then a thud from under my car then a dead racoon in front of my car. It was a nightmare. I was on the verge of hyperventilation....just ask mich. So now i know what it's like to run over an animal. well... at least i think i ran over it cuz of the thud. and i couldnt avoid them either, cuz there was a car driving by on the other side of me as i spotted the racoons on the other side of me. and it only made things worse to know that someone else had previously ran over a racoon, possibly from that same family, just before i ran over the racoon mom, dad or kid.*sigh*

arite nap time.


Saturday, July 26, 2003

you cant tell cuz you dont know.......

*sigh* in disbelief.... vbs is over. Though it was tiring, required lots of work, time and energy consuming, it was awesome. Being able to share what having a relationship with Jesus is like to little kids is a great experience. I realized that a lot of what i got a chance to do this week, i did in atlanta. Take vbs or volunteering at Star of Hope. Those were both like some of what we did in atlanta. But it didnt make atlanta any less neat, it just made God even more awesome. I got to experience some things i've never done before. Like teaching for 4 nights in a row or doing the welcome for the program. But through it all there were definitely some great experiences and things i'd want to do again.

(while cleaning up after vbs today. Jackie Peers into the new kiddy bathroom in rm 104/105 and he spots the kid size toliet)
Jackie: hey look at that, it's so cute (walks into toliet) aww.. oh no. some little kid left his trickle on the floor.

(later that nite while Zaneta, Michelle, and I were cleaning the room again)
Oph: hey guys go look at the cute toilets
Zaneta: aww how cute.....omg... but there's pee on the floor
Mich: ewww gross!

yea.. so diane and steeni.. perhaps my toliet "thing" hasnt died down just yet...haha but anywayz.. you guys shud go check the cute new toliet out.. they rock.

so today at Star of Hope, i got to sweep the floor. I thought that if i were to see another broom this week i would go insane. and thank goodness i did not because it was a wutchamacolit broom...uh... those big ones... and not the small ones. But anywayz... those brooms really get the job done. But i'm not sure that cutting bell peppers is my thing. They're quite tricky to cut, a skill i shall master in the future.

so another wonderful weekend yet to come. wish u a good one... later


OpHeEeNieEe: sunkist?
bOiNgcHubOiNg: yes...
bOiNgcHubOiNg: sunlist
bOiNgcHubOiNg: ...
bOiNgcHubOiNg: stnkust
bOiNgcHubOiNg: sunliet
bOiNgcHubOiNg: sunkliuent
bOiNgcHubOiNg: sunlkus
bOiNgcHubOiNg: sunkist
bOiNgcHubOiNg: crap
OpHeEeNieEe: *shakes head
bOiNgcHubOiNg: im watchin golden eye too
bOiNgcHubOiNg: so...
bOiNgcHubOiNg: i have a resaoin

Wednesday, July 23, 2003

I just wanna be with You... i want this waiting to be over....

what's the name of that Chris Rice song above?

Flamingo Island has some nice houses, reminds me of the Waters of Avalon subdivision. (but not as kewl obviously;) And their houses have this crazy thing with 3 stories. Actual three story houses and not basements (cuz it's texas, no use for those rite?) Yea... so Olivia and I went to clean some houses today. Kinna funny... the Olivia and Ophelia cleaning crew ^_* I'm sure that after our 4 hrs of labor, Olivia is quite tired of wiping windows and cleaning toliets, as i am tired of vacuuming and sweeping. I think i'm going to dream brooms and dust pans tonight. But as mrs. Fong mentioned "it's a good experience". But then again, she's a mom, so her words cud imply that once you get home you'll be well trained to do house cleaning at your own house. Actually i wudnt mind so much cuz... hopefully my house doesnt have as much dust as those unfinished homes.

vbs today was awesome. I need to give my skit team a BIG thanx. They get my back every nite when i forget my lines and mess stuff up....and play around with my words until they give each other, myself, and the audience funny looks. I definitely need to treat amanda, timmy, doulos, and ashley once we survive this week, cuz they sure deserve it. and if you see them, make sure you give them a Great job or a way to go... cuz they memorize some crazy lines and deal with a crazy grandmum....*cough*me*cough*
I had an awesome devotion tonite. i read acts 22, and Paul was basically telling his testimony. The neat part is that in the skits that i've been performing this week for vbs, i've been telling the excat same story. It's funny how the things i teach the kids, i can learn myself. I'm also a site leader for vbs, and i've been teaching the same lesson since monday. But until today, it never really hit that i should be standing in front of the mirror telling myself the things that i've been teaching the kids. Teaching them to be a living sacrifice, to be holy, to not conform to the pattern of this world, to transform our minds. (btw our key verse is Romans 12:1-2) For me, God just brought a whole new meaning to memorizing skits and teaching lessons. once again.. i cant help but PTL! ^_^




whatever made us think that we were wise and we'd never compromise......

vbs went really well yesterday. Altho i was extremely nervous (like i've never been) right before the skit. I was SO afriad i'd forget my lines again...haha. But instead of forgetting 3 lines like i did the nite before, i only forgot 1 ^_^ And another thing to praise God about was that our vbs lesson went more smoothly than the day before, i felt like less kids were falling asleep as i taught the lesson, and while we were eating snack, this one little girl comes up to me and tells me that they had a great time in our class today. That was really kewl.

this week i've loaded a lot into my schedule. i'm busy from noon until night every day. And a lot of time it's hard to keep a serving attitude when you're overwhelmed with stuff. But i was just reading through some stuff i'd written last summer, and i came across Colossians 3:23. It was definitely comforting and reminded me to do everything "heartily" for the Lord. And it was really kewl too. When i went to look at the skit i had to memorize for the following day, it was significantly shorter than they usually are cuz God knew that i had an extremely large load of work the following day. PTL!

Tuesday, July 22, 2003

what controls the mind controls the heart......

im tired.

i awoke to run errands. Then headed to oyster creek for a potluck. lotsa laughs.... and craziness. Bid farewel to Wayne and Bea. Never got to know wayne, altho he did let me borrow his spanish notes a few times last year. Best wishes goes out to him and his future. Good thing i got to hug Bea before she was attacked by the chocolate cake. No doubt she will be missed. 12% of camp return.. psh... lets make it 100% cya in 2 weeks Bea... ^_* will be praying. and safety!

crazy vbs today. Was good definitely. A little chaotic. But we pulled through. Tomorrow is a new day.

came home and found that my dad was playing with our new scanner. My mom and isabel were looking at my old pictures and my mom kept saying..."hey mui.. guess who this is?" (lots of laughter followed after seeing my childhood pictures)
so then i decided to go over and see wut old pictures of mine my dad had scanned into his comp. One was of me age 7 months after my craziest haircut. Then there was one of me petting our old car. The last one was my favorite. It was a picture of me when i was 4 pretending to play my uncle's guitar and actually singing along to some not so melodic tunes in my underskirt. so i had super guitaring capabilities in me even back then...haha.

after talking with steeni and deeni last week... i realized i did use to have an odd liking for toliets. Toalieta jr.....hahaa. I cant wait to get Steeni's belated Christmas gift, a little bathroom reader with a small plunger... awesome. It will go great with my larger bathroom reader i got several years ago from aimee for Christmas.... but now ive moved on. I think i've taken to an odd liking for teeth brushing. Just ask my vbs team members.... and just look at the time i set aside for brushing my teeth. oiy....

donut peaches rock the house. I manage to snag a few on my return from washington and i'm most absolutely enjoying them now. Then as i was at HEB with my dad... i saw them selling there. but for 2.99 a lb!!!! talk abt insane. and i always liked HEB the best cuz it had the best prices on fruit. But anyhow... donut peaches is up there on favorite fruits alongside green/fuji apples.

gotta memorize more lines for grandmum.... hehe... baby powder and shampoo dont mix.

Sunday, July 20, 2003

take jealousy put it in a box and wrap it with pretty ribbon.......

sore arms from bowling on thurs with Steeni, Steve, Alicey, and crew. And awe-struck by the mad ddr-ing skills of the Tri-Citians.... them skills sure burn the texan ddr-ers i've seen....^_* So my whole Washington state encounters, all the movies, friends, and people watching..... like a dream.. as Cyndi, Steeni and i were talking abt it... i wonder if it really happened. or i'm just going nutty.... i've had quite a few confused moments being home. *sigh*

I always come back from Washington feeling complete. Sharing about life with people who you're totally transparent with really allows you to grow as a person. No doubt, friends are a great blessing from God.

I believe i still have an undying passion for drama. I think i like being the grandmum for vbs more than the kids like being Jason and Michelle. (the 3-2-1 B.I.B.L.E academy characters for vbs). Sure they laugh at me and my funny english accent, but that's more than half the fun, being able to play someone imaginary and having a great time doing so, even if u look or sound ridiculous at times.

em.. could you guys keep vbs in your prayers? that would be much appreciated. Preparations still need to be done, and the opening skits still needa be worked on. Thanks.




Thursday, July 17, 2003

Craaazi Dee Booom

niiice...bold.

so... if ur wondering how i'm doing over here in washington....herm... to sum up most of my daily activities. I chill out with ppl, eat out with ppl, and watch movies with ppl. That is the jist of it. Tonite i'm going bowling, which i've been craving for some time now, so that'll be kewl.

so one of the highlights of my week so far....watching Pirates of the Caribbean with Steeni and Cyndi. If you havent seen that movie.....whoa... you shud go see it. It had just the perfect amount of all the great movie elements: action, plot, characters, and romance. As cyndi said, "there wasnt a boring moment." Wow... how true, how true. And to top off this great movie, you had Orlando Bloom and Johnny Depp to blow you away. Maaan... i loved Johnny Depp's character. Jack Sparrow was awesome! He did such an awesome job, now i remember wut i liked abt that guy, he's a great actor. And Orlando Bloom. lets just say that guy left a smile on cyndi and christine's faces for.... a while. I think whenever i mention that name even a day later, their eyes get all flitter flattery. But yea...that movie, i just walked out speechless.... if u havent seen it, you shud see it. maan.. i wanna c it again. *sigh

so events of today..... went to watch A League of Extraordinary Gentlemen with Alice. (see...i told you i watch lotsa movies here) Also a great movie i mite add...but uncomparable to Pirates *sigh* The movie had all the elements, but lacking in those...*whao* moments... well i think what i'm saying is, it lacked an element of surprise. tho it DID have surprises and it was an overall great movie. Also a shud-see.

From living at cyndi's house and drinking nothing but fat free milk I've decided that i've taken a liking to it. It tastes better than 1%. It's really neat how it doesnt leave a trail on the cup after drinking, i like that. and it tastes so thin, it's nice. Almost like drinking water but a tad better. Ooo..and lemon bars taste great with fat free milk. Herm...gonna make some lemon bars one of these days.
Presently craving swimming.... when i go home.. im gonna venture into the avalon pool for my very second time. haha..and to think i've lived there for 2 years and i've only gone to my community pool once. oiy


Monday, July 14, 2003

Freaked out.....Insecure.....Neurotic.....emotional......

What a beautiful day here in washington. *sigh* i'm so glad i manage to get outta the houston heat when it arrived .... well at least for this week. But that doesnt mean i dont miss all the great and wonderful people down there who are suffering in the oppressive heat.... eat lots of watermelon, drink lots of water, and refrain from excessive outdoor exposure. Contrary to popular belief, it is NOT 60 degrees in washington. It was true back in the 7th grade during washington state history when Mrs. Bell told us that most foreigners to the state of washington believed that the entire state of washington had weather like seattle, rainy, wet, depressing, and cool year round. So to clarify that misconception, it is quite... VERY hot in the Tri-Cities where i am presently. The heat rises to about 100+ daily. In fact yesterday at like 11am it had already reached 99 degrees.
well to my luck, today was not quite 100. This afternoon i got a chance to lunch with Mrs. McQuerry, too cool. It was awesome seeing her again. I always manage to run into her in an Christine and Mrs. McQuerry outting. Lunched at this place near Battelle. Great food and niiice chillage time. Then i met up with Daniel and we went to see the Italian Job... awesome movie. and the best part is that i've been cruising around town in Christine's new Mini Cooper. So yea.. when i saw it in the movie...and all the mini coopers in it... so awesome. And they were totally going patriotic.. red, white, blue mini coopers! After that event, headed to Daniel's house and he taught me how to play pool. I can totally see how this is a "pick up girls" kind of game....especially if ur playing with a girl that doesnt know how to play pool. so then i guess it wud also be counted as a "pick up guys" kind of game as well. so moving on.. i won the game .... cuz he scratched hitting the 8 ball.... so i sorta.. "won". but yea.. pool is kinna fun. given the opportunity i wud play again.

at the moment.. im really craving running. yes.. i like eating more... but with eating...running is needed. after every lunch, me and christine are like... dude.. we need a walk...and so we take them. First day, we went to Octapus garden where i bought some interesting stuff, second day went to the mall, bought more interesting things...and today... went to bookworm. Every day.. it feels like im in the movies. Cruisig around town in Christines Mini cooper, listening to musicals in the car, and driving on small streets. It's nice......maan.. im hungry... dinner time soon hopefully.


greeting from afar........

scary blog posting.. cant bold my heading...anyhow. i am extremely full presently. So after my eventful day of la madeline, movies: omen, changing lanes, and maid in manhattan, gno at my house, thai cottage, i headed for the airport. Then after quite a boring plane ride next to a rather large man who had to lift up the arm rest to fit in the seat (thus taking up part of my seat) and two cups of ginger ale and a cranberry oatmeal cookie, i was greeted by Alicey, Steeni, and Davis at the Tri-Cities airport. There after we chilled at alicey's place and then i had a bloody nose at Steeni's and after that i headed over to Christine's and conked out soon after.

The day after i believe i went out to lunch at Shari's with Christine, stuffed our face's silly, at this really goooood dessert thingymabob. Then came back and watched the Recruit, which i like thoroughly. That nite went to a bbq with some families and Alice, Steve, Steeni, and Deeni were there. Post that event, headed over to steeni's and watched one hour photo, quite strange.... and i guess im indecisive abt my likes and dislikes of that movie. i mean.. it was good.. but it was.. different. i think i like robin williams as the comedy guy.. not Sy the photo guy.

Then today, went out to eat at Red Lobster with Christine and her family, once again stuffed our faces silly and also ate a HUGE summer berry surprise dessert thingy...or something to that insane extent. Was so full we decided to take a walk at the mall, did some on sale shopping, much happiness. Came home and watched Bridget Jone's Diary, hahaha.. that girl cracks me up. I gotta agree with Christine, good movie.
Went to church after and ate a yummy meal at Applebee's afterwards, sat to say i havent been there since.... freshman year for Sadie Hawkins. And then... i once again enjoyed some dessert, sizzling apple pie... emmmm good stuff.

Yea.. definitely been doing some crazy eating outtage... imma be broke. But then you kno how it is when you're asian... asians like food. hehe.. and funny how after dinner in the parking lot the bunch of us were talking abt blaming everything on being asian..... and if you think about it.... that's definitely a reason for a lot that goes on in the asian community life.

anyhow.. im gonna catch some sleep... cuz i think... tho i've been here abt 2 days, i still suffer from a tad of jet lag, the 2 hrs time difference is sorta killing me. I sleep at like 12ish, which is 2ish back home, and then i wake at 8ish, which is 10ish back home. Man... my biological clock must be wacking. Just returned from Georgia...then Texas...and now Washington... aiyah.... well i'll be home on saturday.... until then




Saturday, July 12, 2003

Hi guys.. im in washington...and i just did a really long post.. and this messed up template thingy caused me to mess up my publishing.. SO... my post disappeared.. pooooh... i'll write abt stuff later *sigh*

Thursday, July 10, 2003

there's a God who u can trust...comfort you and lift you up..na na na na na na na

so mabbe you're wondering why i havent mentioned anything abt my encounters with Atlanta. well.. for starters there's lots to tell. so if you'd like to hear, just ask, i'm be more than happy to tell. three words, God is awesome. So he gives us love, courage, grace, joy, peace......................unconditionally. wow. cant soak it all up. In atlanta we traveled on a train (marta) and prayer evangelized. through prayer it just feels like you have a deeper connection with the stranger you're praying for and with God. Also got a chance to go to a place called Little Five Points, and met a guy named Wayne. He hadnt eaten in 2 days, and had been living off some mouth wash. we bought him something to eat and drink and we got to chatting. He's an alcoholic and had fallen for that trap four times already, and it just seemed that he didnt ahve any hope to get back up again, but he wanted us to pray about that. Then he also told us that God was the reason he had the courage to live each day. In that case i asked him doesnt he believe God can pick him up from his current lifestyle? Cuz i know he can. And he thinks so too, but he didnt want to let Him down. so yea, definitely gonna continue praying for him. For our final day of ministry in atlanta we did what was called an Ask The Lord (ATL...which also stands for atlanta... kewl huh?). What we did was pray and ask the Lord where he wanted us at work that day. I thought i felt God calling me to the hospital after our second prayer and so i went to the hospital and had my "fast food encounters" which you can ask me about, but would take a while to type. some of you already kno about it cuz i was the few that got to share my God moment at debriefing. =P

the best part about coming home is knowing that it's not over. Everything (besides the marta mabbe) we can do here in Houston. Everyday is a new opportunity to minister to people. Through Atlanta, i've really been reminded that God exceeds all expectations. heck.. wudnt it be boring if we knew what God had in store? Im always wow-ed by God's power and the best part is.... i know i'm not done wow-ing yet.

i stand amazed

Wednesday, July 09, 2003

fallin f0r Y0U: oooh..yeah thats right
fallin f0r Y0U: and you leave friday
OpHeEeNieEe: yep
fallin f0r Y0U: and you hafta stay with this lady
OpHeEeNieEe: i do?
fallin f0r Y0U: and so you hafta get her a gift
OpHeEeNieEe: haha.
fallin f0r Y0U: and so you already know what you're gonna get her
OpHeEeNieEe: and u have good memory
fallin f0r Y0U: dang...IM psychic!
OpHeEeNieEe: =-O
fallin f0r Y0U: ...oh, you already told me that?


all you need is love.......

funny the things you learn from kids. the other day when i was at tree of life watching the kiddos, there were these two girls that had an argument. This one girl decided she'd been friends with this other girl long enough so she didnt wanna be friends with her anymore and she wanted to go and play with the other kids thus ditching her friend. (ex-friend) so then this ex-friend, we'll call her Dandilion, gets real upset, cries a little and refuses to participate in anything. Come lunch time, Dandilion wont eat. and so i try to coax her to eat her delicious meal, but to no avail. so i just sat down and ate my meal, left her alone. After about 5 mabbe 10 minutes she begins to eat her food, finishes the plate, but still sad. Then Dandilion goes in for nap time. After waking up, as if nothing had happened, Dandilion and her ex-friend were buddies all over again.

It just reminded me that sometimes we try so hard to make things right, but the truth is there isnt anything for us to do. The best remedy sometimes is to just wait and let the Lord handle this business, because things do come around. All you gotta do is believe.....have faith...and trust. It's as simple as a childhood argument.

Tuesday, July 08, 2003

What Are You Worried About?
By Rick Warren


Two businessmen were talking about the economic recession. Jack said,
"I'm about to lose my job and our house is in foreclosure - but I don't
worry about it." Bob, his friend, asked "How can you not be worried?"
Jack answered, "I've hired a professional worrier. He does all my
worrying for me. That way I don't have to think about it!" Bob
replied, "That's a fantastic idea. How much does it cost to hire a
professional worrier?" "$50,000 a year," Jack answered. "$50,000!
Where are you going to get that kind of money?" Jack replied, "I don't
know. That's HIS worry!"

WORRY IS SOMETHING YOU LEARNED TO DO. There is no such thing as a
"born
worrier." It is a learned response to life. You learned to worry from
two sources:

You learned to worry from experience. After years of mistakes,
failures
and unfulfilled expectations, you've discovered that things don't
always
turn out right. Out of these experiences you formed the habit of
worrying.
You learned to worry from examples. There are many models around you.
Studies show that children usually pick up their parent's worries.
Anxious parents raise anxious kids.

The good news is that since worry is a learned response to life it can
be unlearned! The starting point for overcoming worry is to realize it
is useless. It does you no good to worry. It is "stewing without
doing." Worry has never changed anything. Worry cannot change the
past. Worry cannot control the future. Worry only makes you miserable
today.

Worry has never solved a problem, never paid a bill, never cured an
illness. It only paralyzes you so you can't work on the solution.
Worry is like racing a car engine in neutral - it doesn't get you
anywhere, it just uses up gas. "An anxious heart weighs a man down."
Pr. 12:25

On top of that, worry exaggerates the problem. It plays on your
imagination. Have you ever noticed that when you worry about a problem
it gets bigger? Every time you repeat if over and over in your mind
you
tend to add details - amplifying it so you feel worse.

What's the solution? Instead of worrying, talk to God about what's
worrying you. He is someone who can do something about it.

"Don't worry about anything. Instead pray about everything; tell God
what you need and don't forget to thank him for his answers. If you do
this you will experience God's peace, which is far more wonderful than
the human mind can understand." Phil. 4:6-7




IF YOU SPENT AS MUCH TIME PRAYING AS YOU DO WORRYING -
YOU'D HAVE A LOT LESS TO WORRY ABOUT!

Saturday, July 05, 2003

not on my own........

So i know this big guy. He's easy to talk to and He's a great listener. Whenever i'm in trouble He always lays a hand on my shoulders and tells me that everything will be ok, cuz He knows how to make it right. He likes to challenge me in my life to help me become a stronger more faithful person and because He loves me more than any other person in the entire world, I welcome the trials, tribulations, and blessings of each day. In my confusion He makes everything so clear for me. In my frustrations He knows how to calm my inner being. When i ask for patience, He gives me the excat remedy i need. If i ask him for anything, i just gotta believe that he'll grant my request and it shall be given to me because He knows what i need. The one thing i never regret is falling in love with Him. I bet you know Him too.