Mind Dump - Bullet Pointed w/ Pictures

• My water bottle is in the dishwasher. I am thirsty. I think I forgot how to drink out of cups.

• Pandora is playing as I type. I really enjoy Joshua Radin.

 

• My friend and I are having a long voicemail leaving contest...until I accidentally answered the phone. Oops. Well, I was loosing anyway.

• I thoroughly enjoy reading the book of Luke.

• I realized that I don't really know what it means to be created in God's image.

• This realization lead into a philosophical discussion in which my mind twisted itself in knots and I confused the people I was discussing with.

• I learned about wading birds in my Wildlife class this morning. Storks don't really bring babies ;)

• I love naps. Mondays are good days for naps.

PS: Yes, I did take all of these images from Google. No one report me, k?

Doctrine Thursday Week 2

While there are still a few minutes remaining in Thursday:

Week 2:
4. What is God? God is a spirit - infinite, eternal, and unchangeable - in his being, wisdom, power, holiness, justice, goodness, and truth. (See: John 4:24, Job11:7, Daniel 4:35, Psalm 90:2, and Psalm 102:26-27)

5. Are there more Gods than one? There is but one only, the living and true God. (See: Isaiah 45:5)

6. How many persons are there in the Godhead? There are three persons in the Godhead - the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost; and these three are one God, the same in substance, equal and power and glory. (See:  Matthew 28:19 and Deuteronomy 6:4)


This may seem very basic and simple but I would argue that this is, well, essential and very convicting. It's humbling. It's powerful. Mull it over. Comment. Discuss. I'd love to hear your thoughts. I'd elaborate more but 1) there isn't much time left in Thursday and 2) I've had a long day and need some sleep.

Oh the day I've had...

This is a story about how God is good and I am stupid. Actually, it's mostly about how God is good. Me being stupid comes at the end.

6:45am saw me standing in flip flops scraping ice off my car windshield. And you thought the stupid was supposed to come later... Anyway, yes, this cold morning was RUF's ministry team meeting. We meet weekly to go over RUF things and to minister to one another. We're going through the Shorter Catechism. (No, fyi, I am not doing Doctrine Thursday without outside instigation) Today (as you will read about once I post this week's Doctrine Thursday) was all about who God is. It lead to some great discussion and I could really feel God moving. It's amazing to see how even the simplest of statements can imply and mean so much about God and who He is in us and for us.

After that I went home and did some last minute review before my exam at 9:30. Thankfully that went well and I had roughly 2 hours to grab lunch and do a last minute review for my second exam of the day. During that time I met some cool Portuguese girls (which I tweeted about...see left). My second exam also went fairly well.
 Then was my four hour ecology lab which passed uneventfully - unless, of course, you count mixing up the data and having to re-do half of your graphs...

A friend texted me and invited me to coffee to chat, catch up, and discuss the scripture we've been reading (we're both doing the same reading plan). We met up and enjoyed good coffee and good conversation. We were both so exhausted from long days that we couldn't delve into the meat of things but it was great to just discuss how God has been working in our lives, some of the cool points we've noticed from the reading, and just what's going on in our lives. It was refreshing.

On my way home an email pops up on my phone. I quickly check it at a red light and see that my boss has emailed out the February work schedule. Enter stupid me. I was scheduled for every Thursday in February. The Thursday shift has a full ONE HOUR overlap with one of my classes (yes, the four hour lab I mentioned earlier). I completely forgot to bring it up when I emailed her my availability for the month. Doh. I immediately PANICKED to say the least and quickly wrote an extremely apologetic email to my boss for such a huge mistake. I pray it goes over well and the schedule can get changed easily. God can smooth ruffled feathers, right?

So in the throes of a full blown freak out session I get a call from a truly dear friend of mine. We don't get to catch up much since he is getting married in March and is quite busy so I quickly accepted the call. Of course I told him the story and continued to freak out to him. His first response: prayer. DUH! Stupid me was too busy freaking out to even stop and pray over it. (See how small my faith can be?) So he consoled me and pointed me back to Christ and His ultimate plan. Then he shared a funny and similar story to mine. Short version: he forgot to tell his brand new boss (praise God for a new job!) about his wedding and honeymoon - only a month and a half away! Thankfully his boss was entirely accommodating and it all worked out. But anyway, in the midst of my small faith, woes, and worry, God provided. My friend called at just the right time and shared wisdom and guidance. It's no coincidence.

Further, my class tomorrow got cancelled. God really is good! =)

And since it's 11:30 - a full 17 hours since I rolled out of bed at 6:30am (yes, a mere 15 minutes before I was found freezing my toes off outside - I really like to hit the ground running on these long Thursdays...read: sleepily drag myself to the car...) I should go post this week's Doctrine Thursday and then hit the hay.

Hope you all have had a less rollercoaster-resembling day...though as equally (or more so) full of God's goodness!

Ten on Tuesday

It has been a while since I've participated in Ten on Tuesday. Figured I'd join in this week. Go here for the original post.

1. Do you decorate for Valentine’s day?
Negatory Ghostrider.

2. Does your desktop have a picture or computer graphic? Is it organized?
Currently my desktop picture is the same as my blog header. I change it once every few months. It's usually a picture of my friends or family. It has to be really awesome to just be a mere computer graphic. As for organization...eh... It's so-so.

3. Do you use a paper planner, electric planner or no planner at all?
I use both paper and electric! I use a paper planner to organize school assignments and things like that. I use Google Calendar for events, work, classes, etc. It syncs to my phone so it's super handy and gives me pop up reminders for things!

4. Do you change purses or bags often or stick with a good thing?
I am either using my backpack (for school/just came from school) or my over the shoulder satchel purse thing for everything else. I transfer my wallet, keys, and phone back and forth sometimes multiple times a day.

5. What’s your favorite YouTube Video?
Definitely Marcel the Shell. Go here to watch

6. Do you use Turbo Tax or a real person to pay your taxes?
Um. I use my mom. She still does my taxes. Yay for being a "dependent"!


7. How many states have you set foot (or tire) in? Which ones?
Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, and Washington DC. That's 18 if you include DC.

8. How many countries have you been in? Which ones?
Two - USA and Haiti

9. How many pillows are in your house? (Sleeping or decorative)
Oh wow. In my room and the living room there are 9. I have no clue how many my roommates have.

10. How cold is too cold for flip flops?
Snow. Everything else is fair game for flip flop weather. As a rule of thumb, I do generally put on sneakers or boots below 50 but not always. =)