I was wondering...

When is spring coming?
I need warm weather and sunshine. I never realized how much the weather influences my mood until I moved to the ice caps of IL. It has been a little warm here (about 30 degrees) so I think that maybe the cold is coming to an end. Today I am going to go kick a ball around outside with my friends. I am hoping that doing some soccer drills will make me happier.
When I was in Vegas for winter break, they had out swim suits already!! I feel like I need to get one because this time of year I usually start looking. I just cant pull myself to look for a swim suit when there is still lots of snow on the ground. Hopefully all the good ones wont be gone by the time I begin the search for my 09' swim wear.

Lincoln, IL is home

"I never realize how much I like being home unless I've been somewhere really different for a while."
-Juno MacGuff

Its too cold

No one likes a complainer. However, lately I find myself complaining constantly about the weather. I just feel like I have not been warm...like seriously warm...since October.
So here is my average day of freezing to death...
wake up and get out of bed into my cold room.
get out of the shower into another cold room.
travel outside to classes and to eat..in the freezing cold.
sit in my classes where it is generally cold.
then participate in some more cold activities.
and finally go to bed where it is fairly cold outside of my covers.

ok so now I am officially done complaining about the cold.

somebody has to say it

I am so tired of people's attitudes on serving lately. When a leadership role is placed on someone, they better hold up to those standards. Not following through with something because you are tired, or your nose is stuffy, or you just don't feel like it- kills me. There are a lot of things that need to get done in life that you are not going to feel like doing. We are not called to be faithful in our commitments only sometimes. So if you are reading this wondering if this describes you, please stop and think about why you are doing the things you do. If you cant find a good reason, back out for a while and figure things out. But don't hold onto commitments you cant keep. And especially don't keep people wondering when you are going to fulfill your commitments if you never have the intention of doing so.

4 Personality Types

Lion - leader, no task is too big, tell people what to do, take control, my way mentality, greates
fear is losing control or not having a challenge, bold, like to change things, self-reliant,
take on too much

Otter - Strengths: optimistic, personable, enthusiastic, inspirational, encouraging
Weaknesses: impulsive, verbally manipulative, lacks follow-through
Like to have fun, do things the exciting way, like to dream things, greatest fear is losing
face or not having social approval.

Golden Retriever - supportive, agreeable, loyal, value relationships
Weaknesses: indirect with others, resists quick change, overly tolerant

Beaver - Strengths: orderly, thorough, analytical, pursues excellence
Weaknesses: lacks spontaneity, critical, overly cautious
Ideal world is one where I have excellence, want to do it the right way, like to research
things, greatest fear is being wrong or criticized.

People in the Bible:
Moses- Golden Retriever
Paul- Lion
David- Otter
Luke- Beaver
Ruth- Golden Retriever

Which one are you?

Home, Home On The Range

This is my roomie Autumn.
So far I have had to write five papers and read 175 pages. I have a stalker on campus(I will have to tell you the story sometime..its bad) and have made some really fun friends. Last night I got to sleep for 10 hours and it was the best. I woke up to it all stormy outside--and freakin cold. I have been challenged to think differently in so many ways so far. One of my lectures was about purpose, one of the chapels was about home being in God and not a physical place here on earth (side note on that...this was amazing to me because I had been thinking all along that I was leaving my home..when really my home was never in Vegas), I also had a student led worship night that made me think about the things that I desire most and if I would be willing to give them up for God. Here at LCC I am surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses.

Home

Well folks I am at Lincoln. I love my roomie. She is a lot like me but a bit quieter which will be good. They have us doing all kinds of crazy stuff every hour of every day so far. It is going to be the death of me. I dont know if I remember the feeling of sleep. Today we did a service project for 4 hours--sorting clothes and then bagging them-- In a few minutes I will be headed to a professors house for dinner. mmm mmm good I cant wait for a home cooked meal. Things are well so far and the YM guy Ramsey spoke this morning and it was freakin awesome. More to come on that when I have more time. I love and miss you all!

LCCS--Where's That?

This is the question that I have got more than I can handle. Or wait, how about the old...that is so far away, and random. What made you decide to go there? I will briefly answer those questions. Lincoln Christian College is where I am going to school in the fall. It is in Lincoln, Illinois. No, I have not been there to visit. That does not sound like me and it is a huge leap of faith, I know. My good friend Jeff Henson tells me daily that he should have a camera crew follow me to school and it will be like the Simple Life with Paris Hilton. I hear they don't have mountains, that will be strange fa sho. I decided to go there because while I was in Mexico some random guy that goes to LCCS told me to. Just kidding. All I can say is that it is where I am supposed to go. Sorry I cant give you a better story there. Its far, yes, but I think it will be good for me to experience something other than the lights of Vegas. I can't wait to bring some party to the little Podunk town of Lincoln.