Thanksgiving Vacation Report 1

*grins* I'm alive!

We pushed Dad's car out of the driveway for the second time this vacation and my shoulder is pretty sore.

I'm going to go watch a movie with my brother.

Having fun!

Love you all!!!

Plans.

Guess I should probably actually let my friends know about this...oops.....Well, I'm going out of town, folks. Leaving Saturday, and coming back about eight days later. Headed up north with the family for Thanksgiving. It wasn't actually my idea, and I didn't really want to go, but I'm going anyway. So, I'm not going to be at HSC or church...again.
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Oops.....
The good news is that I'll be home in the afternoon of the 30th, so I'll get to see Beth and Alysha for a little while before they head back to Grace.
8D
That is the happiest little man with big eyes. So there......

Thanks again for the cd, Fain. It's coming with me.

Chords

Well, I just found the chords to a song that I am adoring right now. I'm hoping that my learning the song might impact some friends of mine, because they love it, too, and it seems like they might need some cheering up? I dunno. It's about a half step off, because I don't really know how to detune by half a step. That's something I still have to learn, but I'm gonna work this song out if it kills me.

^_^

It'll be fun!


Kind of...some of the chords aren't quite right, and I'm trying to correct the transitioning.....Hopefully it'll be recognizable......

<3

Song lyrics

I don't actually know who sings this song, or even the name. That's pretty sad, right? Isaac, can you help me out? It's off of the cd you made for me. Track 8? Yeah, track 8.



I was so scared of everything You put in front of me
I've been arching my every part of me
Just to see
See
Why You need me to be
The boy You need me to be

Amazing grace
How sweet the sound
That saves a wretch like me
I once was lost
But now I'm found
Was blind but now I see

I just want to see

I'm the type of person who lets fear drive
I'm the type of guy who lets it drive

'Cuz I'm addicted
I'm needy
I'm lost
Without You

I need You
I need You

Amazing grace
How sweet the sound
That saves a wretch like me
Me...
I once was lost
But now I'm found
Now I'm found....
Was blind but now I see

Amazing grace
Amazing grace
How sweet the sound
How sweet
That saves a wretch like me
It saved a wretch like me!
I once was lost
But now I'm found
Now I'm found!
Was blind but now I see
Amazing grace
You're amazing, You're amazing!
How sweet the sound
That saves a wretch like me
I once was lost
It feels so bad when you're lost
But now I'm found
But I know....
Was blind but now I see


Amazing Because it is, by The Almost

Some more actual selah stuff

So I started reading some in Luke on Monday, because there was a verse there that I was looking for for a friend. Love you, dear! Hope it helped.....even though you don't read this??? *laughs at self* Wow.....

Okay, so I've been reading in Luke 'cuz Jesus says amazing stuff.....a lot.

Luke 11.21/22
"When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own house, his possessions are safe. But when someone stronger attacks and overpowers him, he takes away the armor in which the man trusted and divides up the spoils."
This verse was mentioned somewhere recently, I think it was YG, but I'm not positive. I found it, though!!! That excited me. So, what I got about this one is that God is a strong man that can't be overpowered, and we are his possessions that cannot be taken away from Him. Make sense?

Luke 11.24-26
"When an evil spirit comes out of a man, it goes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it. Then it says, 'I will return to the house I left.' When it arrives, it finds the house swept clean and put in order. Then it goes and takes seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and live there. And the final condition of that man is worse than the first."
This was the verse that I had gone looking for. We had some rather intense spiritual warfare going on at YG last Th, including that of a demon (or more than one) being sent away. Like I said, rather intense stuff, yeah? I mentioned this verse in a bit of the aftermath, trying to urge our dear sister to fill herself with God, so that this junk doesn't happen, and another friend asked me if I found it to tell him where it was. Coolio. I love this section, because it shows that we do have to be careful and not fly high on that invincible feeling.

We're always vulnerable on our own, we have to rely on God.

Luke 11.34
"Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eyes are good, your whole body also is full of light. But when they are bad, your body also is full of darkness."
So, you all know me pretty well, most of you know me well enough to know that I love eyes. Eyes are amazing, so when I found this it caught my immediate attention. It reminded me of something that a friend told me about his Mom. He said that she could tell when she wouldn't like a lot of bands by looking at their eyes. If their eyes were clear and bright, she would probably like the band, or at least appreciate their lyrics or something. However, if their eyes were cloudy or dull, or lifeless, she could be pretty positive that she wasn't going to like it. It shows, guys, it shows...it leads into the next verse perfectly.

Luke 11.35
"See to it, then, that the light within you is not darkness."
For those of you who have taken geometry, you know what proofs are. For those of you who haven't, you've probably heard the rest of us complaining about them. Take the above verse, and reverse it.
Good eyes=light inside BECOMES Light inside=good eyes
Bad eyes=darkness inside BECOMES Darkness inside=bad eyes
When you are filled with light, it will show from your eyes. When you are filled with darkness, it will show from your eyes. It's Biblical. Amazing, but not always what we want, right?
That's when this verse ties in.
"See to it, then, that the light within you is not darkness."
Make sense?

Luke 11.36
"Therefore, if your whole body is full of light, and no part of it dark, it will be completely lighted, as when the light of a lamp shines on you."
*looks around, whispers* God is the awesomest lamp, when He shines on you, no part of you is dark!!!! Isn't that great! I don't normally say awesome, but this is AWESOME!!!!!!

Something of some substance.

I'm co-leading a Sunday school class at my church, and we're working through the book of Ephesians. I wasn't able to get to class last week, so I was doing the reading just now, and reading a little ahead of where I think they got to, and I found what I try to live by spelled out. It's really neat, and it has a few little twists that I need to remember and implement in my life.

Ephesians 4.29
Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.
So swearing is pretty much out of the question, as is gossip. That's pretty cool, 'cuz who likes to get cussed out?

Ephesians 4.31
Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice.
We don't use a lot of those words very often, so I looked them up and translated the dictionary translations. Has anybody else noticed that the dictionary sometimes uses the lamest words? It likes to make us use it.....maybe that's not such a bad thing......^_^
Bitterness- just kind of nastiness, cynicism or ill will.
Rage- violent and uncontrolled anger
Brawling- noisy fighting
Slander- something damaging to another person's reputation.
Malice- desire to cause pain, injury, or distress to another

Ephesians 4.32
Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.
Compassion is being aware of someone else's distress and wanting to make it better, or to "desire to alleviate" it. I love that verse because it gives a way of life that actually makes you pretty joyful.



^_^


Yeah.
I'm happy.
God is so good.
Please put your thoughts out on this one.

A reason for my sleep deprivation.

It's a quarter to three in the morning, and I cannot sleep.

This is starting to get annoying.

I think I'm going to go try again.

<3

Ow....

So, my Dad got annoyed in the car today and slammed the brakes. We all got banged around some, but it looks like I got the worst of it. I had my leg braced against the back of the seat, and my hip and knee got torqued. So, I'm pretty sore right now.
-_-*
Ai....


In other notes, I got to watch a Choi black belt testing today. It went pretty well except for Aunt Liz tearing a muscle in her leg. That was the second "ouch!" moment of the day.
-_-**
Ai......

My Mom and I aren't feeling that great, so we might end up not going to church tomorrow. That would kind of reek severely, but we've got to be up to snuff for Monday.

-_-****
Ai............




**UPDATE**
My leg is fine now. We ended up staying home from church. Aunt Liz is going to be on crutches for a while.
^_^
Woo!?

Weird day...?

I've been having a strange day. It's been really interesting. I don't really have a desire to smile at all, but I'm not depressed. I'm feeling...intense. Serious, quiet, observant, and intense.
.......Interesting.

<3

Concerns.

I'm worried about different friends of mine. It's kind of strange how people can be fine one minute and then be wildly different the next. From just.....bleh, to angry. It was so weird. I was trying to be nice, but it backfired so badly.....that frustrates me. Why? Why did you cut me off? I was trying to be understanding. Oh, well. I love you. I love both of you. I love all of you.


<3

*laughs and shakes head*

Well, Rachel, the bruise around my eye has finally come up. I'm fairly amused by it. My Dad and I were spending time laughing about it a few minutes ago. It hurts a little, though.
^_^
This is hilarious.
Love ya, hon.

The 44th President of the United States.

Well, there it is.

Congratulations to Mister President Barack Obama, may God guide your steps in your presidency, and may He bless you.
Condolences to Mister Senator John McCain, I have worlds of respect for you, sir, and I pray that God will bless you.

God is in control.

So it's election day. Whoo! Uhm...it's slightly annoying to watch the states being called with only 3%. We saw one called for Obama with 1% while McCain had a lead, and one where McCain had a high lead and 69% in but it was not called. It's actually vaguely amusing.

Sorry I haven't written recently. (Ha! Recently....oi.)

My phone is being flaky again, so be warned, dear ones. If you call and I don't answer, leave a message I will do my utmost to get back to you.

I got to go see WALL E today. It was really cute. I loved it. It was sooo sweet. I so suggest going to see it if you can!

Much love, dear ones.