Hey Guys/ Women,
Steph asked for a list of girls to connect with for the dorms and I figured that all of us could start connecting and getting to know the new girls! Most of them are on facebook, but some are not. I am friends with most of them if you have a hard time!
Jasmine Sniffen-Carson
Abby Wrisley
Felicia Farley
Quyana Barrios
Rebecca Marti
Lauren Talamentez
Kelia Kapu (this is a shortened name)
Rosie Melim Souza
Natalie Pruett
Sarah Main Reeves
Heidi Achauer
Kaysie Dostal
If you feel led to pray for these girls please do! And for returning girls as well!
Monday, August 8, 2011
Of Cabbages and Kings
Well girls,
"'The time has come,' the Walrus said, 'to talk of many things: of shoes and ships and sealing wax, of cabbages and kings; and why the sea is boiling hot and whether pigs have wings!'"
Okay, so maybe not to talk of those such things, but pretty close! Time is swimming by quickly with the current and the hourglass is losing its sandy beads. That's right - school is nearly here! How are you all doing? Are you ready for this coming year? Have you begun to say your last goodbyes and packed your last article of underwear? Are all your pens sharpened and your minds keen to take on those dastardly empty white pages which desire to be written upon?
The answer: OF COURSE NOT! How could this summer have gone by so fast!? For myself, I could have sworn I only arrived in Illinois last week! Alas, still, time does not stop for preparations, but there is still lots of time left to get ready!
To talk about myself, I am getting more and more excited every second of every day to begin this road trip back to Eugene! Rachel and I leave for Chicago on Wednesday, then we'll be heading out on our journey, with my friend Erin, at 7am on Friday! Yet, there is still so much left to do here, that I'm anxious with every passing hour. I have a couple of prayer requests for while I'm still in Illinois:
The biggest request is for my parents. During this summer, God gave me a couple of dreams in which I had to defend my parents against a few spirits that were coming against them. They were terrifying dreams and these demons were crouching all around us to try to kill my parents. In the first dream, I put my dad behind my back and fought the demons with him watching (my mom had run off during this time in the dream). But in the second dream, they were sleeping beside me and these demons came into the room we were sleeping in and tried attacking them while they dreamed. I woke up to them starting to come onto the bed and fought them off while my parents slept. I talked to my mom about these dreams and she became teary-eyed and said that they were having problems. Yesterday, I talked with my sister and found out my mom had told my dad that if he didn't make her happy, she wanted a divorce in a couple of years. I've been praying for my parents and I told my mom I wanted to pray for her before I went back to school (which means we'll be praying either tonight or tomorrow night). I want an opportunity to talk with my dad as well. This is, I believe, the reason why I came home this summer. My prayer request is that the Spirit would take over during the prayer times I have both with and without my parents and victory will be known throughout my house.
The smaller request is for safety driving back to Eugene. My car currently has over 207,000 miles on it and, although it's a great car and I'm not too worried, it's pretty worn out. Prayers, please, that we make it to Oregon!!
As always, let's keep pushing forward and be praying for our girls this year!
I can't wait to see each and every one of you VERY soon! I love you all so much :o)
"'The time has come,' the Walrus said, 'to talk of many things: of shoes and ships and sealing wax, of cabbages and kings; and why the sea is boiling hot and whether pigs have wings!'"
Okay, so maybe not to talk of those such things, but pretty close! Time is swimming by quickly with the current and the hourglass is losing its sandy beads. That's right - school is nearly here! How are you all doing? Are you ready for this coming year? Have you begun to say your last goodbyes and packed your last article of underwear? Are all your pens sharpened and your minds keen to take on those dastardly empty white pages which desire to be written upon?
The answer: OF COURSE NOT! How could this summer have gone by so fast!? For myself, I could have sworn I only arrived in Illinois last week! Alas, still, time does not stop for preparations, but there is still lots of time left to get ready!
To talk about myself, I am getting more and more excited every second of every day to begin this road trip back to Eugene! Rachel and I leave for Chicago on Wednesday, then we'll be heading out on our journey, with my friend Erin, at 7am on Friday! Yet, there is still so much left to do here, that I'm anxious with every passing hour. I have a couple of prayer requests for while I'm still in Illinois:
The biggest request is for my parents. During this summer, God gave me a couple of dreams in which I had to defend my parents against a few spirits that were coming against them. They were terrifying dreams and these demons were crouching all around us to try to kill my parents. In the first dream, I put my dad behind my back and fought the demons with him watching (my mom had run off during this time in the dream). But in the second dream, they were sleeping beside me and these demons came into the room we were sleeping in and tried attacking them while they dreamed. I woke up to them starting to come onto the bed and fought them off while my parents slept. I talked to my mom about these dreams and she became teary-eyed and said that they were having problems. Yesterday, I talked with my sister and found out my mom had told my dad that if he didn't make her happy, she wanted a divorce in a couple of years. I've been praying for my parents and I told my mom I wanted to pray for her before I went back to school (which means we'll be praying either tonight or tomorrow night). I want an opportunity to talk with my dad as well. This is, I believe, the reason why I came home this summer. My prayer request is that the Spirit would take over during the prayer times I have both with and without my parents and victory will be known throughout my house.
The smaller request is for safety driving back to Eugene. My car currently has over 207,000 miles on it and, although it's a great car and I'm not too worried, it's pretty worn out. Prayers, please, that we make it to Oregon!!
As always, let's keep pushing forward and be praying for our girls this year!
I can't wait to see each and every one of you VERY soon! I love you all so much :o)
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Trust, Genuineness, Vulnerability, so on and so forth.
Vulnerability, trust, genuiness.
Sometimes I think that genuineness needs to be taken out of my vocabulary. I use it often, because everything in my craves and desires genuineness. However, I think that I am turning a corner, I think that people are NOT genuine when they have a guard up. Often times when they have a guard up, its because they have been hurt, broken, shaken.
I find it hard to be fully vulnerable and genuine when trust has been broken, when I personally have been hurt. I think with any relationship when there has been a rift... it not only causes a rift in that one relationship, but begins to affect the other relationships around.
How does one get past this point though? Past the point that trust is broken, it takes time to get back to that place, and is it really ever reachable?
I have written about 3 different blogs, planning to post, and then I revert back.. to keep the guard up. Its not because I dont want to be genuine, but because I have been hurt. I am getting back to the place of trust. I am working toward that safe place again. I dont like walls, I dont like guards. I crave genuineness, I desire the real deal.
I dont really have a conclusion, but this is where I am at. This is what I have for now.
Disclaimer: (I know these are supposed to go at the beginning) but take this with a grain of salt. Its not to be over thought or analyzed. This is more of me just processing, and trying to open back up.
Sometimes I think that genuineness needs to be taken out of my vocabulary. I use it often, because everything in my craves and desires genuineness. However, I think that I am turning a corner, I think that people are NOT genuine when they have a guard up. Often times when they have a guard up, its because they have been hurt, broken, shaken.
I find it hard to be fully vulnerable and genuine when trust has been broken, when I personally have been hurt. I think with any relationship when there has been a rift... it not only causes a rift in that one relationship, but begins to affect the other relationships around.
How does one get past this point though? Past the point that trust is broken, it takes time to get back to that place, and is it really ever reachable?
I have written about 3 different blogs, planning to post, and then I revert back.. to keep the guard up. Its not because I dont want to be genuine, but because I have been hurt. I am getting back to the place of trust. I am working toward that safe place again. I dont like walls, I dont like guards. I crave genuineness, I desire the real deal.
I dont really have a conclusion, but this is where I am at. This is what I have for now.
Disclaimer: (I know these are supposed to go at the beginning) but take this with a grain of salt. Its not to be over thought or analyzed. This is more of me just processing, and trying to open back up.
Friday, July 1, 2011
Prayer Requests
As some of you may know, I have been working in Admissions part time over the summer. Recently I have been calling future dorm students just to touch base about orientation and talk with them a bit more. When I ask if there is anything that needs to be prayed over, I get the same response and need:
To be reconnected with God and draw closer to him. Conquer sin and hard areas in their lives that have been hindering them from walking in freedom.
I wanted to just pass this message along to you guys so that we can start praying for these girls before they get here. Its also exciting, and such an honor and privileged that we get to be apart of their lives in this kind of way! A specific prayer request I had gotten was from a girl named Lauren who is needing help finding a worship team for a camp coming up and is having a hard time finding volunteers!
Thanks Friends!
To be reconnected with God and draw closer to him. Conquer sin and hard areas in their lives that have been hindering them from walking in freedom.
I wanted to just pass this message along to you guys so that we can start praying for these girls before they get here. Its also exciting, and such an honor and privileged that we get to be apart of their lives in this kind of way! A specific prayer request I had gotten was from a girl named Lauren who is needing help finding a worship team for a camp coming up and is having a hard time finding volunteers!
Thanks Friends!
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Business/Relational Management
The other day, Gwen, Steph and Rachel and I were on the back lawn tanning and we started to talk about business and being relational at the same time. This is something I've been working through especially this last month of May. During May, I had 3 part time Jobs working for Distance Education, Admissions, and for Willow Creek along with trying to move into my apartment, start learning the Cafe, and get somethings ready for the dorms. I was exhausted from the constant work, but the work load wasn't going to go away. What suffered were my relationships with people and the obvious, with God. It seemed like that was all I could think about too, just getting stuff done. Its what I talked about, thought about, and once dreamed about. All that I wanted to do was get stuff done to the point where I could fully rest without feeling the anxiety and pressure of having un-done tasks. And if you know me, I am absolutely that personality that has to get things done!
When I came out of that time, I've realized one important lesson: Business will NEVER end, so its all in how you handle it and manage it. On the back lawn, we talked about how in College, the business level is "self" controlled, you manage it. When you get a family, the business is "others" controlled which will be much more difficult. What makes a difference is staying content and relying on God's strength as Paul so confidently shares in Philippians! His peace will bring contentment in any situation in life. So, even though the month of May was kind of a strike out for me, I am praying daily that though the business never goes away, that my heart would stay content even if I can't get things done, especially for this next school year. I was watching a movie once... and I'll never forget this quote: The only thing you can control is your attitude.
So, God I pray for even for today as you constantly challenge me on this aspect and I KNOW you are challenging the rest of us that we would be able to remind ourselves that you have a bigger strength capacity and we are only responsible for how we look and act on it. Lord let us this year be examples of good busy-bodies who can still remain a healthy attitude towards people and love towards you! Amen!
When I came out of that time, I've realized one important lesson: Business will NEVER end, so its all in how you handle it and manage it. On the back lawn, we talked about how in College, the business level is "self" controlled, you manage it. When you get a family, the business is "others" controlled which will be much more difficult. What makes a difference is staying content and relying on God's strength as Paul so confidently shares in Philippians! His peace will bring contentment in any situation in life. So, even though the month of May was kind of a strike out for me, I am praying daily that though the business never goes away, that my heart would stay content even if I can't get things done, especially for this next school year. I was watching a movie once... and I'll never forget this quote: The only thing you can control is your attitude.
So, God I pray for even for today as you constantly challenge me on this aspect and I KNOW you are challenging the rest of us that we would be able to remind ourselves that you have a bigger strength capacity and we are only responsible for how we look and act on it. Lord let us this year be examples of good busy-bodies who can still remain a healthy attitude towards people and love towards you! Amen!
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Reply to "Influences" Blog
Steph,
This site was being crazy and wouldn't let me post my reply, so I'm posting it as a blog instead.
Here's what I commented:
"I would have to say my mom.
Mom trained us (my sister, Chelley, and I) to be strong, independent women, who needed no one but our own selves. Yet, if we were to include someone in our lives, it would only be by our choice, not because we needed them - only after we are fully secure on our own selves, can we allow someone else into our lives (financially and emotionally speaking). She also trained us to fully devote our time and selves to serving and caring for other people before ourselves. There are alwasy people out there hurting worse than we are, thus we need to help them before we take care of whatever issues are going on in our own lives.
I'd say this sums me up. Thanks, mom."
This site was being crazy and wouldn't let me post my reply, so I'm posting it as a blog instead.
Here's what I commented:
"I would have to say my mom.
Mom trained us (my sister, Chelley, and I) to be strong, independent women, who needed no one but our own selves. Yet, if we were to include someone in our lives, it would only be by our choice, not because we needed them - only after we are fully secure on our own selves, can we allow someone else into our lives (financially and emotionally speaking). She also trained us to fully devote our time and selves to serving and caring for other people before ourselves. There are alwasy people out there hurting worse than we are, thus we need to help them before we take care of whatever issues are going on in our own lives.
I'd say this sums me up. Thanks, mom."
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
our influences
This is an interactive post that includes us all posting something...
Who has been the most influential person in your life to date?
How has this person contributed to who you are today?
Being in leadership and the positions that we will be in this next year we will naturally influence those that we are around. Lets take some time, post and share about a person in your life who has been a huge part of who you are, and how they have affected your life.
Be creative with this! :)
Who has been the most influential person in your life to date?
How has this person contributed to who you are today?
Being in leadership and the positions that we will be in this next year we will naturally influence those that we are around. Lets take some time, post and share about a person in your life who has been a huge part of who you are, and how they have affected your life.
Be creative with this! :)
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