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0.                 I own 27 bibles

1.                 I like to read (but I’ve been really lazy lately)

2.                 I wish I were ambidextrous

3.                 I don’t like wearing my glasses, but certain people have changed my mind about that, so I’ll wear them around a select few

4.                 I want to serve as a college pastor one day

5.                 I could wear my rainbows year round if I wanted

6.                 I’ve never successfully been able to grow my hair out when I’ve wanted to…. I am trying to grow it out right now…. any bets?

7.                 this is my favorite number

8.                 I’ve been to the hospital 3 times…. my knee (bad sprain), my hand (first and only time I’ve had stitches) and my eye (severely scratched cornea)

9.                 I drive a Jeep and love it

10.             my favorite bible translations are NLT and ESV

11.             I don’t really like my smile

12.             I want to learn to play guitar, I own 2 of them

13.             I don’t really have a favorite color, but it used to be blue, then red, then it was blue again…most recently it’s been green

14.             War of the Worlds, Cars and Superman Returns are the only movies I’ve seen in the theater more than once

15.             I’ve had 4 jobs so far (restaurant, UNC Charlotte, Christian bookstore, Billy Graham Evangelistic Association)

16.             I’ve had 9 different cell phones and used 3 different services, Verizon has been the best so far

17.             and yes, I am addicted to my blackberry

18.             but I really want an iPhone

19.             or the new blackberry storm

20.             I really really really want to move out and get my own place, but I don’t have the monies right now…dumb

21.             I went to UNCC for 2 years, I was a Business Management/Accounting major…

22.             …then I switched my major to Psychology…right before dropping all my classes and to date have NOT gone back to finish

23.             I think I would like to live in Nashville or somewhere in Florida one day

24.             I played lacrosse in high school

25.             I’ve never had a messy room, but my room has been getting progressively messier the past few weeks

26.             I am 26

27.             there are 27 days left in the year

28.             Oh…and 26 is NOT old

29.             looking back, I wish I had played soccer growing up

30.             I like snowboarding even though I really suck at it…. I WILL get better

31.             the last time I did one of these random fact things was a whole lot easier, not sure why

32.             wow…. I’m only ½ way done with this list….

33.             I have some kind of A.D.D. I just know it…. and I’m a tad bit O.C.D. with certain things

34.             I think Transformers may be one of my favorite movies…

35.             oh, and Iron man…Anchorman…21…Blood Diamond…

36.             I would like to visit Europe or Australia someday…

37.             I wish I had a suite (or sweet) accent

38.             I have lived in 2 states, have only been to 6, driven through 10, have friends from at least 12 and would like to visit all 50

39.             I like both Macs and PCs…weird!

40.             NEWS FLASH!!! I’m far from perfect

41.             I can’t swim, never really tried since I’ve never been a water person, but…

42.             I like the beach and I’d like to own a pool in my backyard one day

43.             I always get complimented on my eyes and my phone voice

44.             I am a very open and honest person and like it

45.             I own a lot of shoes

46.             my brother is my best friend

47.             he got married this year…I always knew he’d beat me to the altar haha…and yes that makes me sad

48.             I sing in my car, in my room and a few other places, but NOT the shower

49.             I love dogs…just not my family’s dog…he’s mean

50.             I was voted best all around business student in my class in high school

51.             speaking of voting…this was the first presidential election that I have ever voted in…my guy lost haha

52.             I am ticklish

53.             I do not like my middle name

54.             I’m really bad (or good?) at bumping into people and not remembering where I know them from….

55.             …I usually remember about 15-30 minutes after running into them

56.             I don’t have any “famous” friends, but most of my friends do, so I have connections, sweet!

57.             I’m a pretty quick study and like learning new things

58.             I do occasionally watch the national geographic channel which happens to be channel # 58

59.             I’m a noble steed? What?

60.             okay so I know I cheated on a few of these but oh well…enjoy! I was bored!

i have a simple request. please pray for me. i don’t ask often, but right now i really need it. if you don’t read any further than this please just pray that God give me peace with my emotions. also pray for my job/career situation.

i do have a full time job right now, but i’ve been feeling really out of place there. i need a job, actually more of a career, that fits me better and where i know i am in God’s will fulfilling my purpose…and i need it to pay better than my current job. i have a lot of debt and financial struggles right now that i need to take care of.

some of you know that i really struggle with depression, some of you didnt know until now. but it’s become progressively harder and harder to hide my depression. it’s been pretty intense lately. please pray that God heal me of this, and that my attitude toward life and others just gets better.

i really haven’t been myself lately…i guess i just need to refocus…i don’t know…i’ve written something here just to erase it completely and start new a few times now but at some point i just need to post what i’ve written and hope it makes sense and doesnt come off sounding selfish or self centered even tho i’m sure no matter what i write it will feel that way to me….

anyway, thank you for taking time to read this and even more thanks for your prayers. i really do appreciate those of you who pour your lives into others through prayer and just living life with each other. life is a lot about community and a lot about communication with God and with others.

prayer does make a difference. it does change things. whether it’s a change in me or my surroundings. thank you again, you are loved.

c

Whenever we take on a God-sized challenge, self-sufficiency is no longer an option.

Many times when we claim we are waiting on God, He is waiting on us.

Do what you know you should do, and you will know what to do. God clarifies in the midst of obedience, not beforehand.

You know where to begin: take initiative. You know who God is, so embrace life’s uncertainty.

When God is involved, the epilogue is not mysterious. God wins.

-erwin mcmanus

okay…so i cannot wait for this book to come out…i know i already have a million books that i’m trying to read and i’m reading EXTREMELY slow…but this one grabbed me and i’m really looking forward to it’s release in late April…anyway…here’s what it’s about…

Book Description
“Sometimes I feel like when I make decisions that are remotely biblical, people who call themselves Christians are the first to criticize and say I’m crazy, that I’m taking the Bible too literally, or that I’m not thinking about my family’s well-being. . . When people gladly sacrifice their time or comfort or home, it is obvious that they trust in the promises of God. Why is it that the story of someone who has actually done what Jesus commands resonates deeply with us, but we then assume we could never do anything so radical or intense? Or why do we call it radical when, to Jesus, it is simply the way it is? The way it should be?”

About the Author
Francis Chan is pastor of Cornerstone Church in Simi Valley, California. He is also the president of Eternity Bible College and sits on the Board of Directors of Children’s Hunger Fund and World Impact. Francis spends much of his time speaking to students around the country, committed to teaching directly from the Bible. His passion is to see the Church display a much deeper love for Jesus. Francis, his wife, Lisa, and their four children live in California.

When you’re dreaming with a broken heart
The waking up is the hardest part
You roll outta bed and down on your knees
And for the moment you can hardly breathe
Wondering was she really here?
Is she standing in my room?
No she’s not, ’cause she’s gone, gone, gone, gone, gone…. When you’re dreaming with a broken heart
The giving up is the hardest part
She takes you in with your crying eyes
Then all at once you have to say goodbye
Wondering could you stay my love?
Will you wake up by my side?
No she can’t, ’cause she’s gone, gone, gone, gone, gone….

[John Mayer, Dreaming With A Broken Heart]

once again…someone else has been here where i am…freakin good cd…

ct

so let me get this straight
say now you loved me all along?
what made you hesitate
to tell me with words what you really feel
i can see it in your eyes you mean all of what you say
i remember so long, see i felt that same way
now we both have separate lives and lovers (and lovers)
insignificately enough we both have significate others

only time will tell
time will turn and tell

we are who we were when
could’ve been lovers but at least you’re still my day late friend
we are who
we are who we were when
who knew what we knew now
could’ve been more but at least you’re still my day late friend
we are who
we are who we were when

but thoughts they change and times they rearrange i don’t know who you are anymore
loves come and go now and this i know i’m not who you recall anymore
but i must confess you’re so much more than i remember
can’t help but entertain these thoughts
thoughts of us together

we are who we were when
could’ve been lovers but at least you’re still my day late friend
we are who
we are who we were when
who knew what we know now
could’ve been more but at least you’re still my day late friend
we are who
we are who we were when

my day late friend

so let me get this straight
all these years and you were no where to be found
and now you want me for your own
but you’re a day late and my love, she’s still renowned
we are who we were when
could’ve been lovers but at least you’re still my day late friend
we are who
we are who we were when
who knew what we know now
could’ve been more but at least you’re still my day late friend
we are who
we are who we were when

so let me get this straight
all these years and you were no where to be found
and now you want me for your own
but you’re a day late and my love, she’s still renowned
we are who we were when
could’ve been lovers but at least you’re still my day late friend
we are who
we are who we were when
who knew what we know now
could’ve been more but at least you’re still my day late friend
we are who
we are who we were when

[Anberlin, A Day Late]

ha…that’s all i can get out right now…too worn out to comment any futher…just ha!

ct

“On the other side of abandonment, all of life becomes an expression of gratitude. The journey through loss was long and filled with pain. It cost us our lives. At the bottom of the abandoment, the only thing that was left was the love of God. But to be alone with the love of God is the only way to find life again.” [M. Craig Barnes, When God Interupts]

ad·dic·tion
[uh-dik-shuhn]
function: nounthe state of being enslaved to a habit or practice or to something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming, as narcotics, to such an extent that its cessation causes severe trauma.
[from dictionary.com]

i have an addiction. i like fonts. lots and lots of fonts. i have 999 on this desktop [thanks to dafont.com!]… and i wouldn’t mind having twice that. now if only i had adobe illustrator or some other suite [sweet] graphic design kit i could go to town and have some fun with them all… oh well… just thought i’d confess and get this off my chest. i am addicted to fonts.

i’m out… have a goodnight all!

ct

“I love Mickey Mouse more than any woman I’ve ever known.”
[Walt Disney]

… poor Walt…

i think i might want to move to Massachusetts… not really, but it would be awesome to adopt this state law and put it into effect in NC!

PART IV. CRIMES, PUNISHMENTS AND PROCEEDINGS IN CRIMINAL CASES

TITLE I. CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS

CHAPTER 272. CRIMES AGAINST CHASTITY, MORALITY, DECENCY AND GOOD ORDER

Chapter 272: Section 36. Blasphemy

Section 36. Whoever wilfully blasphemes the holy name of God by denying, cursing or contumeliously reproaching God, his creation, government or final judging of the world, or by cursing or contumeliously reproaching Jesus Christ or the Holy Ghost, or by cursing or contumeliously reproaching or exposing to contempt and ridicule, the holy word of God contained in the holy scriptures shall be punished by imprisonment in jail for not more than one year or by a fine of not more than three hundred dollars, and may also be bound to good behavior.

isn’t that awesome?! i just got a kick out of it… don’t ask how i found it, it was completely by accident almost… anyway, i’m out…

ct

so my mustang is in the shop today getting looked at… again… seems like the nicer and smarter cars get, the more expensive the repairs get… everything is electrical and computer related now so i guess gone are the days of popping the hood and fixing it yourself… not that i was ever close to doing my own car repairs…

on a lighter more fun note, here is today’s look at history…

1972 – today is Geri Halliwell’s birthday (one of the spice girls, don’t ask which one cause i really don’t know!)

1993 – The final episode of “Perfect Strangers” aired on ABC.

i guess neither of those is really that funny, at least not as funny as some i have read about on other days, but they are both mildly entertaining… i guess…

i’m in such a “blah” mood today… so blah… i know, get over it… i will…

later!

ct