Pride and Prejudice

Wow two plays in two weeks I'm totally jazzed. I think I am more excited about that than WCC, which is weird, because I love going to WCC. Regardless, I am very excited about going to see Pride and Prejudice tonight. Thats all I have to report.

So I am at school and a little bored so I decided to write. I hope you all are doing well. Everything is better at my house. We all got sick except for my mom, but now the stomach bug is past and we are moving on. All of my classes are doing well and I think i can make it for the next 5 weeks of class. I am looking forward to traveling to WCC next week. Beautiful California here we come. It promises to be an awesome week. I just pray that we have the money to eat while we are there. I told Serena yesterday that we might be forced to fast and be spiritual the whole week. I doubt it though. God has always provided for our needs while we are there. Tadda and I have been going for the last 5 years and never once have we gone hungry even when we had a little less money then is desirable for such a journey. I have no new clothes to wear but oh well I think I have some pretty stuff nonetheless.
Last Saturday a whole group of my friends and I went to see Oklahoma performed at a church. It was a good performance. I liked most of the actors and enjoyed all of the singing. My favorite actors were problably those in the leading roles of Curly and Laurey. Although, the actor playing Jud was quite good at his role. In fact I thought he was creepier and scarier then most of the actors in the Haunted Mines, I went to the night before. This did not make him a favorite of mine however, as I am not into creepy things. My two favorite songs were "Oh! What a Beautiful Morning" and "People Will Say We're in Love." It was really a lot of fun.
Well I guess that is all for tonight.

Shunt Revisions, The flu, and Small Specific goals

As most of you know my sister Bethany has spina bifida. This means she also has hydrocephalus, or spinal fluid on the brain which does not drain correctly. In order to pump this fluid out and allow the brain to function normally, a shunt is put into the brain. For some reason I have not researched and therefore do not understand, some shunts malfunction often. Bethany is having her shunt replaced today for the third time in 12 days. I am praying that this is the last one, at least for a while.

My sister Esther had the flu on friday and saturday. Now my poor Dad has it. I hope and pray I don' t get it. It really makes me nervous when my Dad gets sick, because he is so rarely sick that it is always really bad when he is.

Racquel and I were talking yesterday and she said that she has decided to make small specific goals for herself. We are so alike in the area of dreaming so big that it overwhelms us when we get down to making our dreams happen. So we have both resolved to make smaller specific goals in our lives changing one thing at a time. Progress not perfection as flylady says.

I am so happy to have good friends and an awesome pastor. We have been having very serious services lately as god has been warning us against the sin which has crept into our youth group. I am so thankful that my Pastor has heeded the will of God and carried the burden for our souls. I am also thankful that my close friends and family have heeded his voice. Friends in the church are so important to me. I take my friends very seriously and I know that these are the days when Godly friends make all the difference in my life. Over the last couple of years I have drawn closer to two girls in my church who are fast becoming close friends. These girls have become my encouragers. I am so thankful for this as often my relationships are more mentoring and encouraging on my part and sometimes i need encouragement from others as well. It is also good because these girls are closer in age and maturity level to me then some others I hang out with. There is only one other girl who I think is close in maturity to me, but unfortunately we have a bad habit of gripping out our problems. Sometiem sthalking about your problems in ok. But sometimes it is just a waste of time as there is nothing we can do but pray and talking about it just makes us depressed. We are working on not complaining so much but it will be a hard habit to break.

Ok well that is little bit about where I am at.

Babysitting, massage, juegos

I am so irritated with myself for accepting this job tonight. I wouldn't normally work when I need to go to school but I thought it would be ok. Now, I was just looking at what was going on tonight and it is a review of chapters 1-6 and our midterm is next tuesday. Oh well I can't back out now.

One good thing about my asl class is I have met a massage therapist and I have saved enough to have a good massage. I'm excited about it.

What are juegos you ask. Well juegos are games in spanish. I am preparing some games for my spanish study group and I am really excited about all we are learning.

Well i don't have much else to say or report so ¡Chau!

I posted this in response to an online discussion for my speech class and liked it so much I had to share.

I would like you to meet my best friend and worst enemy.

Who am I?
I am a lie.
A white lie,
A small lie,
Yet still a lie.

A lie told,
A lie sold
To young and old.

My secret?
I am believable.
Its totally inconcievable,
Yet absolutely liable,
That I exist.

I'll do it later,
You say to her.
Its better,
Not now, later.

I am a lie.
A small lie,
A white lie,
Yet still a lie.
Who am I?

Ashley Lintner


You've go it, procrastination. Oh it you may not mean for it to be a lie in the beginning but it always turns out that way in the long run. Do It Now is a good principal. I often break things up into baby steps and when I feel like procrastinating, I simply set a timer for fifteen minutes and work on whatever it is that I am procrastinating about. Fifteen minutes isn't a super long time but it gets me started and when doing schoolwork, I work 15 and take a five minute break. Sometimes, I don't need the break because I am on a roll and then I just keep on for another 15. I learned these techniques form an awesome lady, her name is Marla Ciley and she has an awesome website, www.flylady.net

Homework, Homework, Homework and Weight Watchers

Homework is defining my life right now. Which I guess is a good thing in some ways. I am really doing my best to take school a little more seriously this semester. It is interesting taking so many language classes at the same time. For example our Speech teacher was showing us an example of a mind map for imptromptu speeches. She had us all close our eyes and relax then gave us one word to think about. After thining about it for a minute she had us share what come into our minds about Milk. My first thought was - leche- and the sign for milk. That truly tells you where my mind is most of the time. I am constantly drilling myself with words and phrases in Aspanish and ASL. I like it because I love studying language, although I don't enjoy academic writing in English. Oh well so goes life. I've met some great people and I hope to have some study partners which will be good.
Wieght Watchers I lost 2.6 lbs Yay!!!!! Go Me

Long Time... What's New...School starts

lol I always seem to slack off of posting. I do really well for a little while and then Whoa! where did she go. lol. I'm still alive and I'm still here just been super busy and haven't felt like posting. I guess i really am not much of a writer. Well here is my semesterly update on college. I am still going to school and am enrolled in 4 classes. I am taking Public Speaking (P.S.), English 2(Eng), ASL 1, and Spa 3. All this for a total of 14 credit hours. I have now met three of my teachers. I really like my P.S. teacher, but I am still not sure about my Eng. teacher. My spa. teacher is the same as last year and I already know we will have lots of fun. I've met 2 of the students in my eng. class before and am looking forward to furthering our acquaintance.

Ale asked for an update on heritage. It was absolutely awesome. God really worked in my life personally and our whole youth group has benefitted. It is good to report on heritage almost a month afterward when we are seeing the rewards of what God has done. Friday night youth services feel more like real church then they have in ages and our regular services have gained a depth which is so awesome to experience. God is so good to us and I am so excited about what He is about to do. We start revival services with Bro. Epley this Sunday. It is going to be an awesome revival I just feel it in my soul.

As for pics, Ale, I have never been good at taking pics and so I don't have any to post, sorry.

See you all later.

Spiders, Heartattacks, Leaks, and Good Conversations

There have been too many spiders to kill this week especially since I am always called upon to kill them. I hate spiders.
Just found out that within the last month or so Mom has had a heartattack and her oxygen levels are below 66% every time she sleeps (sleep apnea). I'm telling you what it is at times like this that I must lean on the Lord for strength. On my own I would never make it.

This afternoon I came home and was making dinner all of the sudden water starts pouring out of the cabinet beneath the kitchen sink. It was a very big mess to clean up and now Dad has to fix the pipes again. We just changed them at Christmas time.

All of this has taught me something. Whoever said life is not a "Bed of Roses" was wrong. You see life is just like a bed of roses. There are plenty of beatiful things unfortunately in order to appreciate the beauty one must get through the thorns.

So one beautiful thing that happened this week is that I got to meet my Ethics teacher. It was a refreshing experience to speak with someone who has such a refreshing look at life.

Serving God

Colossians 3:17 (King James Version)

 ¹⁷And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.

This has become my driving force the last few days. It's amazing to me how God works. Often I will have a thought and start to feel a scripture on my heart and I know God is dealing with me. Then God will send a message which confirms and affirms what I have been thinking and feeling. You see I started to really think about and practice this scripture last week probably about thursday and the Sunday morning Bro. Johnson preached about the "Hallowed Name of Jesus". He took his text from the Lord's Prayer and then taught a lesson on how we hallow the name of Jesus in our lifestyle. So this has been my prayer as I go lately, "Lord, let the work of my hands be acceptable in thy sight." 

Speaking of Bro. Johnson on Sunday morning, it was my great privilege to go out to the Pentecostals of Falcon meeting last Sunday. My sister was singing and she needed a ride. It was an awesome experience to be in a little home missions church were God moved in a mighty way. They have been meeting at the Elementary School there but soon will be meeting in Papa J's barn. They just got enough money to lay the cement floor and so will have their own place to meet. It's so exciting to see God moving there. 

Hola Amigos,

¿Que pasa?
Well I have been meaning to post for several days and it just hasn't happened. Finally I am gettin a chance to do so . I had a wonderful b-day on Sunday and i am now 25 years old . Some days that feels extremely old and others it feels extremely young. I would like to reflect over my 25 years what has been learned and accomplished.

I have graduated form high school, completed 3 years of college, had one lost love, mentored, taught and loved young people. Lets see I have stayed in church and have been serving God for 19 years. I have gone to Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Finland, Canada and The Netherlands(Holland). I have been in every state, but Florida, Gorgia, South Carolina, Mississippi, Alaska, Hawai, Alabama, Tenessee and Arkansas. I can speak a smattering of Spanish, a smidgen of Norwegian, a handful of ASL. I can sing fairly well and I can play the piano if i put my mind to it. I have learned how to put up tent, build a campfire and read a map(fairly well). I am an excelent babysitter, i know haow to take care of a disabled person and can handle just about any emergency situation concerning them with effeciancy. I have learned how to make friends and talk small talk. I have 10 truly close friends. I have learned to forgive myself, and to accept my strenghtes and weaknesses while working on them with God's help. Wow I have had a full life. Most importatnly I am certain that if I died today I would go to heaven to be with my best friend and saviour.

Long time

Wow it has really been a while since i sat down to blog. I guess I just haven't felt much like writing and i have been so super busy with so many things time has just passed me by. I don't really feel like catching up so I'll just start with the past few days. Bethany turned 16 yesterday and it amazes me to think of the miracle of her life. She is so beautiful and full of life. Of course there are days that that life is more fragile than others, but i think that just teaches me something about life in general. I cannot quickly find the scirpture which i am looking for but I know that the bible teaches that life is like a vapor on the wind. We only have it for so long. Tomorrow is not promised, therefore, today I am determined to make the most of each moment I have to serve my saviour here on earth.
I am looking forward to Camp Niangua in a few weeks. Camp Niangua is a camp in missouri for apostolic young people. I decided to go as a volunteer this year for two reasons. #1 It cost less. #2 I need to stay busy for the Lord to keep my mind off of other things. lol I'll let you all guess what other things I might be talking about. My goal is to lose 5 lbs in the next three weeks. So I'll keep ya'll posted as to my progress.

The Chronicle of Ashley’s Journey to Pheonix Arizona 3-19-2009 at 8:00 a.m.
I began the trip to Phoenix at 3:00 a.m. this morning with my normal aplomb at 5:00 a.m. this morning I realized what dolt I can be. It dawned on me that I did not even know the airline I was flying because I had not looked up my flight info last night. Thankfully I did have enough money to switch to a later flight and so I am now leaving at 8:45. I am disappointed that DI A does not have a Starbuck’s in the C – concourse, I was looking forward to a delicious skinny cinnamon dulce latte, instead I ended up with a slightly disgusting latte from TYBC.

3-20-2009 at 11:40 a.m.
I’ve arrived safely at my friend’s house in Pheonix, AZ. After a 50 minute Flight to Salt Lake city I transferred to an overbooked flight, which thankfully I got cleared to go on. Both flights were pretty smooth although the landing into phoenix was very choppy. I waited for an hour at the airport until Serena got off early from work and then we ate at Rubio’s a Mexican restaurant. It was delicious and fellowshipping with Serena and her mother was very refreshing. We then went shopping and I bought a pretty white skirt and a yellow and pink top from Ross as well as some pillows to match Serena’s couch as a gift. After shopping we came home to Serena’s very pretty house and I crashed on the couch. 2 hours later Tiffany, Serena’s sister was home and we went shopping at Wal-mart to supply ourselves with snacks for the duration of my stay. When we got home we played the piano and sang and had a prayer meeting. This morning we had a delicious breakfast. Serena and I made omelets with toast and an apple. It was fun cooking together.
Serena has been having trouble with her AC and so had a guy come and look at it this morning. He said it had been unplugged and looked as if someone was going to steal it! Thankfully, God has protected these precious girls form any harm and the AC is plugged back in and everything has worked out fine. We are now on are way to a park to go hiking.

3-22-06
Wow! I never really expected to have such an eventful trip. You may well wonder at how long it has been since I wrote last; well there is a story to tell. After hiking on Friday Serena and I had a late lunch at Subway and then wandered home to get ready for youth service. We arrived and sat talking for a while and then we both kind of hungry and so we decided to have a snack to hold us over until after service and then we got ready and went to church. Youth Service was great and the preacher preached about what can influence people and how we can influence others. After service we decided to go to Wendy’s to eat. Nellie decided to ride with Tiffany Who had driven over from work. So we start driving and we eventually pull up at a light right next to Tiffany, so I rolled down the window and opened my mouth to say something to Tiffany when …Wham, Crash, Shatter, Bones jarred, in the intersection, pulling over to the side, Dear Jesus we just got rear ended with a full impact. In complete shock I sat while Serena cried. People whirled around us calling the police and then checking on us. “Are you ok?” “Does anything hurt?” Oh yes it hurt all right my upper back was screaming and Serena’s neck was definitely hurting. So they load us up on backboards and haul us off to the hospital. Thankfully nothing was broken just very strained. After 6 hours in the hospital waiting for some food and rest we finally got out at 3:30 and then were so hungry we went to Denny’s for ummmmm Breakfast or late dinner or uh well for something to eat. Next morning we are extremely sore but ok. Took it pretty easy most of the day. We did make a banana pudding with nilla wafer desert and some guacamole. After we went to prayer, which was almost more than we could handle, we came home and ate pizza with our guacamole and then went to bed. This morning Tiffany has done my hair and I am wearing my new white skirt with a new Blue blazer that Serena is giving me.

Down from his Glory

This song says what I feel in my heart today.

Down from His glory, ever living story,
My God and Savior came, and Jesus was His name;
Born in a manger to His own a stranger,
A man of sorrows, tears and agony!
Chorus
Oh how I love Him! How I adore Him!
My breath, my sunshine, my all in all!
The great Creator became my Savior,
And all God's fullness dwelleth in Him!

What condescension, bringing us redemption,
That in the dead of night, not one faint hope in sight,
God gracious, tender laid aside His splendor,
Stooping to woo, to win, to save my soul!

Chorus
Oh how I love Him! How I adore Him!
My breath, my sunshine, my all in all!
The great Creator became my Savior,
And all God's fullness dwelleth in Him!

Without reluctance, flesh and blood His substance,
He took the form of man, revealed the hidden plan;
O glorious myst'ry sacrifice of Calv'ry!
And now I know He is the great "I AM"!

Chorus
Oh how I love Him! How I adore Him!
My breath, my sunshine, my all in all!
The great Creator became my Savior,
And all God's fullness dwelleth in Him!

I am not feeling all that well today I’ve had a wisdom tooth coming in for the past week and this morning it has given me a an extreme headache. Anyway I have just discovered another expensive taste in Naked juice. I really like them but, man, are they expensive. Oh well for someone who loves Five-Bucks and likes the Elephant bar I guess this is just in line. Expensive tastes are one of my weaknesses. I’m working on it.
I have some prayer requests today for any of my readers who know how to pray. Bro. Dyer an older gentleman in my church has bacterial meningitis. Thankfully he is doing much better than was predicted but he still is in need of our prayers for complete recovery. The main thing we are worried about now is that his brain will not be damaged.
Then I am asking for prayer for Bro. Thiel and his family they are really going through a rough time right now due to the fact that Bro. Thiel’s dad is dying. They are only giving him a few more weeks at best. Yesterday Bro. Thiel said goodbye and I know he is in a lot of pain as well as his family. Please keep them in your prayers.

I am sitting at the elephant bar for lunch. The décor here is so refreshingly different. The myriad animal prints, the Elephant pictures and the beautiful fans make this eclectic restaurant very interesting. Bamboo walls and palm trees add to the overall ambiance of this expensive restaurant. The food offered is varied although fish, chicken, and shrimp are the most common meats. Their salads cater to any taste and are often a little exotic.
Today I am looking forward to going to see my friend Serena in phoenix. I am so excited to think that I will see her for a full 11 days. I truly miss her and I know that I will have tons of fun and relaxation while I am there. I leave early Thursday morning in fact I must be in Denver at 5:00 in the morning. I leave there at 6:00 and then I have a layover in Salt Lake for an hour. I finally arrive in Phoenix at 9:00. Sis. Friend, Serena’s mom, will pick me up there and then I have no clue. I have left it to Serena and her family to surprise me with whatever plans they have lol.
I am also extremely excited about the revival we are having at church. 4 people were baptized yesterday. I am so thankful for the revelation of Jesus name baptism. Knowing that my sins have been put under the precious blood of Jesus for all eternity is such an assurance.

Late Night Ramblings

I wouldn't normally post at 1 o'clock in the morning but I wanted to post earlier and as I was on my way home from a late babysitting job, I was inspired. The moon tonight is so big and bright and it reminded me of how the Church is to reflect God's light in this dark hour. It amazes me that the light is so small but yet so bright. I pray that I am reflecting the glory of God every day. I know I often fail to do things I should but I pray that I can become all God wants me to be. I pray that everything I do points to Him and that I don't take glory in anything but always give it back. Goodnight and God bless.

Ok so as we all know I am horrible at posting here lol. I guess I am not really a blogger just an occasional rambler. I have been doing well though for anyone who is wondering. I am loving my new macbook. I have so much fun just playing around but not only that it has an awseom calendar app and mail box checker so much better than outlook. I absolutely have fallen in love with it. I also like i-web ok and i-photo is great. 

I have finally gotten an answer from the lord for which i have been seeking since last november. I'm not exactly sure why He timed it the way He has but I know that He is an on time God. Maybe I wasn't ready to listen until now. Anyway, I should start at the beginning. As anyone who has stayed with my sporadic ramblings for long knows last semester was a little interesting for me. I got a job I thought was going to be great which turned out to be not so great. In fact it was traumatic. Because of the havoc reeked by my decision to take the job i ended up having to withdraw from two classes. During this time I started to question whether or not I should be going to school at all. I prayed about it and talked to my Pastor's wife and came to the decision that I should continue, but I still had a disquieting feeling about becoming an accredited teacher in a public school. I never really wanted to teach in a public school and after taking the intro to Ed class last semester I was even more turned off by all of the politics and strings attached to doing so. My main aim in becoming an accredited teacher was to be able to have a cover in order to do missionary work in whatever part of the world the lord sends me to in the future. Since deciding on this I have found that I don't need accreditation in order to teach english in any country. Another aim in becoming a teacher was to be able to learn and teach spanish in Christian schools. I don't need to be accredited in order to do that either.  So the long and short of it is I had last my desire to become an accredited teacher. (Hang with me here I know this story is a bit long.) So to make a long story a little shorter I started praying for direction and I continued going to school in the direction I had started. This is where a really far out thing happens as many of you may know I have been a part of the Sign Language Team at my church for the last 2 and 1/2 years. I have learned a lot and I enjoy signing songs and have even started trying my hand at interpreting some small parts of sermons. Unfortunately we have only had 2 deaf people actually come in the last few years. The interesting thing is both times I was the only one there advanced enough to interpret the service. The last time this happened was 2 sundays ago. This is when God spoke to me. As I tried to explain salvation to a deaf girl and encourage her to ask the Lord to fill her with the Holy Ghost, God was speaking to me. It went something like this

Quiet Voice of God "Ashley this is the second time that a deaf person has come in the last two years and both times you have been the only one here to interpret"  

Ashley "I know and I am not good enough to do this. I need Bro. Geist here."

Quiet Voice of God "If you became an interpreter you would be able to do this"

Ashley "Became an interpreter I've never even thought about it"

Quiet Voice of God "There is a program at the college which will teach, trust me I will help you to do this"

Ok so all this is running through my mind and all afternoon I struggle with whether or not it is just me or if it is God talking to me. I pray. It is definitely God speaking I have learned to recognize His gentle nudges. So I have decided to become an interpreter for the deaf instead of an accredited teacher. Wow what and experience.

The Apostolic Flame

A friend of mine sent me this email.

A man in Topeka , Kansas decided to write a book about churchesaround the country. He started by flying to San Francisco and startedworking east from there. Going to a very large church, he began taking photographs and makingnotes. He spotted a golden telephone on the vestibule wall and wasIntrigued with a sign, which read 'Calls: $10,000 a minute.' Seekingout the pastorHe asked about the phone and the sign. The pastor answered that thisgolden phone is, in fact, a direct line to heaven and if he pays the price hecan talk directly to GOD. The man thanked the pastor and continued on his way. As he continuedto visit churches in Seattle , Denver , St. Louis , Chicago , Milwaukee , and around the United States , he found more phones, withthe same sign, and the same answer fro m each pastor.Finally, he arrived in Tennessee, upon entering a church inColumbia, TN.behold - he saw the usual golden telephone.. But THIS time, the signread 'Calls: 35 cents.'Fascinated, he asked to talk to the pastor, 'Reverend, I have beenIn cities all across the country and in each church I have found thisgolden Telephone and have been told it is a direct line to Heaven and that Icould talk to GOD, but in the other churches the cost was $10,000 a minute.Your sign reads only 35 cents a call. Why?'I love this part...............................The pastor, smiling benignly, replied, 'Son, you're in the South now .You're in God's Country, It's a local call.'American by Birth - A Southerner by the Grace of God.

Anonymous

I am not a southerner but I got a good laugh out of this anyway.

Emergency Telephone Numbers These are more effective than 911 When - You are sad, phone John 14
You have sinned, phone Psalm 51
You are facing danger, phone Psalm 91
People have failed you, phone Psalm 27
It feels as though God is far from you, phone Psalm 139
Your faith needs stimulation, phone Hebrews 11
You are alone and scared, phone Psalm 23
You are worried, phone Matthew 8:19-34
You are hurt and critical, phone 1 Corinthians 13
You wonder about Christianity, phone 2 Corinthians 5:15-18
You feel like an outcast, phone Romans 8:31-39
You are seeking peace, phone Matthew 11:25-30
It feels as if the world is bigger than God, phone Psalm 90
You need Christ like insurance, phone Romans 8:1-30
You are leaving home for a trip , phone Psalm 121
You are praying for yourself, phone Psalm 87
You require courage for a task, phone Joshua 1
Inflation's and investments are hogging your thoughts, phone Mark 10:17-31
You are depressive, phone Psalm 27
Your bank account is empty, phone Psalm 37
You lose faith in mankind, phone 1 Corinthians 13
It looks like people are unfriendly, phone John 15
You are losing hope, phone Psalm 126
You feel the world is small comp ared to you, phone Psalm 19
You want to carry fruit, phone John 15
Paul's secret for happiness, phone Colossians 3:12-17
With big opportunity/ discovery, phone Isaiah 55
To get along with other people, phone Romans 12
ALTERNATE NUMBERS
For dealing with fear, call Psalm 47
For security, call Psalm 121:3
For assurance, call Mark 8:35
For reassurance, call Psalm 145:18
ALL THESE NUMBERS MAY BE PHONED DIRECTLY. NO OPERATOR ASSISTANCE IS NECESSARY. ALL LINES TO HEAVEN ARE AVAILABLE 24 HOURS A DAY. FEED YOUR FAITH, AND DOUBT WILL STARVE TO DEATH

Wow a lot has happened in the last few weeks. I've joined weight watchers, become a bus worker(after a three year break), I have new sunday school teachers and school is back in session.
Este semestre tengo cuatro clases, Biologia, Español, Inglés, y Ética.(This semester I have four classes, Biology, Spanish, English, and Ethics.) Tengo un hybird clase, un traditional clase, y dos intrenet clases. Me gusta mis profesors todo. (I have one hybrid class, one traditional class, and two online classes. I like all of my professors.) Mi profesora de Español es muy buena. Inspira me a escribir un párrafo en Español todos semanas. (My Spanish Professor is very good. She inspirred me to write one paragraph in Spanish every week.)
So I will try to write in spanish every week and maybe most days.
My nephews have all had brithdays this month and I am posting pics on picassa. They are so cute. Please pray for the twins right now though they are very sick as are my sisters. It seems to be going around.
On church news my new Sunday school teachers are awesome. Bro. Ventura and Bro. Willis are both very adept at teaching the wrod of God. Bro. Ventura specializes in prophecy and the end times. He also brings a lot of trivia out of the word that is ineresting and sometimes useful. I have volunteered to put together a newsletter every month. This should prove to be interesting as I am always putting myself forward before considering the time it will take to put together this project, but I have wanted to put together a newsletter for a long time so I am excited. I will try to post a link to it so that everyone can see my hard work each month. Well no more time to post today so I will leave you now.

Ok so my New year blog is a little late, but I have been extremely busy lately and unfortunately for any readers Blogging is a little low on the priority list.  Anyway I am so thankful to God for all he has done for me in the last year.  I’ve had so many experiences, revelations and awe inspiring encounters that it’s overwhelming to think of all that has happened. The Lord has truly blessed me.

 

A good friend of mine gave me a challenging thought the other day.  She said that she doesn’t make new years resolutions she makes new years goals because then she doesn’t have the excuse you hear so often that just because you messed up one time you have broken your new year resolution. I thought wow so I am making goals this year not resolutions.

 

Goals for 2009

• ¨     Read my Bible all the way through
  
• ¨     Lose 1 pound a week
  
• ¨     Be involved in outreach
  
• ¨     Learn Spanish
  
• ¨     Get down routines to help me fly
  

 

That’s a tidy little list to work on. I have already started off right and have gotten down a morning routine that works well for me and I have joined weight watchers. I also have started reading my bible and plan on joining bus ministry next week which will keep me involved in outreach. I also have a Spanish tutor and I am looking into traveling to a Spanish speaking country in order to learn the language better with immersion. So I believe I am off to a good start this year. Have a happy New year everyone

Bubbles