The Potter

"You said 'I know that this will hurt, but if I don't break your heart, then things will just get worse. If the burden seems to much to bear, remember, the end will justify the pain it took to get us there.'"
-Relient K
God stretches us. He lets us go through things so that in the end, we come out a better person. I have had my share of trials in my life, and God has always been faithful to help me through them. Looking back, I am a much better, wiser person because of the things that I have gone through.
We must remember while we are in trials and tribulations that God is trying to teach us something, to get us closer to Him. The hurts that we go through is ultimately to get us closer to realizing who He is, through Him making us more like Him.
Hang in there all who are thirsty, all who are weak. God is molding you into the beautiful creation He has intended you to be. He is using tenderness and care in His molding, despite the fact that it may hurt.
Cling to the one that created you.
He loves you.

Lady Macbeth

So, I have kinda always wanted to be in a situation where I could say, "Out damn spot! Out I say!" And, I never really have. Makes me sort of sad.
Well, the weather here is crazy. It was 98 degrees two days ago, and now all of a sudden, it's 65 and raining. What is going on? I think I remember Minnesota weather as AT LEAST being consistant. Am I right?
Also, things have been kinda crazy around here. I have only 16 days left in my first year of Master's, and it seems like people just want to make the last two weeks hell for eachother. I dunno what's going on. I'm guessing it's a spiritual attack. Anyways, I have been trying to scrub the troubles out of my mind by talking to them. "OUT DAMN SPOT! OUT I SAY!" Hahahaha! OK. That TOTALLY proves that I'm ok in the midst of trial. HAHAHAHA!
For those of you who do not like cuss words, I am merely quoting Lady Macbeth, who is from the CLASSIC Shakespearian play Macbeth. I would not say it, but I would rather not mess with a work of art. I'm a lit head. What can I say? I suppose I can say; Ms B! You are a teaching GENIUS!!!!!
Forgive me please for the cuss word, and know that I would not say it in normal life!
Thank you.
Have a wonderful day!

At the Pool.

So, the last two days have been kind of slower for Master's, and we have had some down time. A couple of the MC's and I decided we were going to a neighborhood nearby that has a swimming pool to swim. Since it has been in the high 90's the last two days, the pool was a good choice.
I laid out in one of the beach chairs and got a nice tan. Sigh. I am starting to really like this Texas weather. Unfortunately, now I feel like being a lazy beach bum every day. Too bad. Tomorrow is going to be a normal day, and no more lounging at the pool.
Hope you are all doing well!
Lata

My First Love

When will Jesus be enough?
When will I run to my first love?
His strong arms wrapped 'round me tight.
He will walk me through this night.
Though I find no strength in tears,
He is closer than all my fears.
His magnificence written in the stars,
His majesty, painfully, in His scars.
When will I trust in the one
Who was before the world had begun?
I run in desperation to His throne
He is God, and God alone.
I will run to my first love,
Because my Jesus is enough

Apathetic

So... Lately has not been the best days... The last few days have been super poopy. I find my attitude to kinda stink. Not really that I'm letting it show, but that my insides feel like they smell like rotten vegatables. I dunno. Pray for me I guess. Thanks. I love you all.

Water fight

Tonight, my room mates and I all went to the car wash at the end of our street and had a little water fight. It is one of those clean it yourself car washes... We used the water faucet, filled up cups, and threw them at eachother. It's a Thursday night, so all of our friends are driving by, turning around, talking to us and calling us crazy! It was so much fun! I mean, we only have 29 days together as room mates. Sniff sniff. We want to make the most of it! It was a blast! I was soaked.
Have a great day everyone!

Speaker not

Well, Mark decided that there wasn't enough time for me to speak. So, I didn't. But, I got to pray at the altar for some of the sr. high kids.. That was a blast! Woot woot! So, God blessed me anyways!
Lata.

Speaker

My Master's Commission director Mark came up to me and asked me what it was to "Mentally Grow" in Master's Commission. Random right?
Well, we are doing a service for the youth ministry I work for. He asked me because he wants me to spend two minutes talking about it on STAGE tomorrow night! WOOHOO! That is so exciting! My youth kids will be SO PUMPED! I'm excited!
Pray for me that God gives me the words!
Lata!

Trail Dust

Last night, my room mates basically kidnapped me and took me out to dinner. We went to this place called Trail Dust! Not kidding, this place was AMAZING! Hahaha! I laugh when I think about it. It was hick to the MAX! It had lasso's and cow boy hats, and a dance floor for all those who know how to two-step! It also had a LIVE COUNTRY BAND! It was a steak pit. That means, it was basically steak on the menu. SUPER FUN! So, we did a little bit of playing jokes on eachother while we were there. We talked this guy into asking Tara Jo (one of my room mates) for her number, as well as telling the waiter that it was my birthday. I had to stand on my chair and they all gave me a grand ol' YEEHA! Half the restaurant was watching. It was slightly embarrassing!
Then, we decided to head to Waxahachie to Wal*Mart where I dared (thanks to Larry Clair and how he made fun of me for feeling kleenex one day) Tara Jo to go in the kleenex isle, and open a kleenex box in front of a Wal*Mart associate, blow her nose, and then leave it on the shelf. We had one problem. We had to get an associate in the isle (because, when is there EVER an associate in the kleenex isle?). So, I went to get an associate while Tara Jo waited ever so patiently to do her task. I walk up to this guy and said, "excuse me, this may seem dumb, but my mom is really sick and I need to get kleenex for her, but it can't be just any kleenex, it has to be really REALLY good, cuz she has a sensitive nose." HAhaha. Into the kleenex isle we went. Tara Jo was pretending to be on her cell phone. And I pretended to ramble on about my sick mother. At one point in the conversation he turned to me and asked, "Is this some kind of joke?" and I look at him with a completely straight face and said, "My mother is very serious about her kleenex. Do you think I would fake my mother being sick?" Hahahahahaha! So, then I was still rambling on, and Tara RIPS OPEN THE KLEENEX BOX AND STARTS USING THE KLEENEX. I started DYING! I thought I was gonna pee my pants.. And then, I made some excuse about how I was nervous about asking him about kleenex, but that my mom was really particular, and I didn't want to get the wrong kind. As I am talking about my moms crabiness, Tara Jo barges in to ask him (while blowing her nose with the opened box of kleenex) if there were any job openings in Wal*Mart. I looked at her and said, "Excuse me, he was helping me, and you just interrupted!" Then I looked at him and said, "I'm sorry, thank you for your help, I'll just grab this box." Grabbed the box of kleenex and left the isle right before I bust out laughing! AHAHAHAHAHA I seriously haven't laughed that hard in a long time. I felt a little bad for the associate, and a little bad for Tara, who ended up blowing her nose so hard she got a bloody nose, but over all, it was EXTREMELY entertaining. Anyways, since this post is huge, I'm gonna stop. I had a GREAT NIGHT last night.