So school has started again. I don't like it any better than I did last semester but I was reading Hebrews ch. 2 thismorning and one verse talked about God making his Son perfect through suffering in order to bring us to glory. It got me thinking about how often in my life I try to avoid suffering at all costs. I take the safe way, say the nice ( Read more... )

This is the British Libririans' list of 30 books to read before you die. Bold the ones you have read and italicize the ones you've started. 
I have 9 left to go. But it's kinda exciting because now I have a good list to work off of.

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
The Bible
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy by JRR Tolkien
1984 by George Orwell
A ( Read more... )

I've never been a big one for New Year's Resolutions. I don't know why but I guess I've just never had things that I wished to resolve about. But the past couple days I have been making a mental list of things I would like to do in the near future and/or include in my upcoming days on a more regular basis. In order to be able to remember them all ( Read more... )

Here is my crack at future telling for the year ( Read more... )

Vacation time is slowly winding down and I'm glad. I can only tolerate sitting around doing absolutely nothing for so long before I start to go crazy. I think my family thinks I'm crazy. Brian says he can never tell whether I'm excited or not because I always look sad. I wasn't real sure how to take that but regardless I'll be glad to be back to my ( Read more... )

In honor of all tv newspeople who on this day must add, "as we head into the new year" to the end of all their sentences....here is my crack at the ( Read more... )

As Alicia says...it's good to reflect on things once in a while...so here is my year...2006 ( Read more... )

Merry Christmas Eve to everyone ( Read more... )

How is it possible that I have six exams this exam season? Horrible I know. Well two of them are done. I just finished a three hour marathon of 8 pages worth of written questions. 8 pages...thats right. If it sounds like hell that's cuz it was. Anyways ask me about it sometime when the pain shooting up my right hand/arm is gone and I know my own ( Read more... )

One small speck of humanity among the masses...
Is it possible to truly connect with the world outside that vast expance of 'thyself'?
Will I ever be truly known by another? Will I want to be?
I'm sceptical...