My room is a mess

Life events change you. They change your thought life, spirituality, emotional state, relationships, friendships, and sometimes even your morals and values.

I will be going off to school in a couple of months. I am excited and a tiny bit nervous. I wonder how much I will change. I really want this experience to be completely life altering. Well, not completely. Some things should stay the same. But I want this to be an "Extreme Makeover." Going off to school, no one knows me. I have the opportunity to start completely over. I can choose what I want to be, who I want to be. Ever since I got into college, I've retreated back into myself, become more reserved and shy. After I came back from Arlington, I did it even more. I haven't really participated in anything or made many friends or really taken care of myself. But this year, I can start over. Make new friends (but keep the old), grow spiritually, fellowship more (that one has been really really hard for me), be active in a community and the BODY, and actually keep my room clean! I get a new fresh start!

Thank You Lord that I get a new start. Help me to use it wisely and above all, convey your love to others. :)

Old School

Nickelodeon was so awesome during the 90s. We had Salute Your Shorts, Doug, Rocko's Modern Life, Double Dare, and tons more! I have missed watching Doug so much...and now I found a website that I can watch just about every episode (pre-Disney's Doug). I have been watching all sorts of stuff from my childhood. They remind me of playing outside with my friends on summer mornings, then coming in to watch Nicktoons, while playing "Girl" (which was technically house, but we were all neighbors in apartments instead). Oh how I miss when life was so simple!! We had so much fun and didn't have to worry about paying bills, relationships, or choosing classes. It was nice...

I have continued reading Praise Habit. Here's a line I really enjoyed today:

"Sometimes praise comes face to the ground, unable to move because we are so aware that this holy, terrifying God has busied Himself bringing us back to Him."

Busied Himself bringing us back to Him? How amazing! How could you not stand in awe that He would busy Himself trying to woo us, trying to win us back?

Just a thought.