right now, i am frustrated. there are many things that have caused this recent frustration attack: i'm packing (which, for some reason, always gets my emotions running high), i need to finish cleaning, i'm in the process of making some stuff for the trip i'm taking this week (which is a mission trip to baltimore), i'm just a little tired, and there are many communication issues i'm having with people in my life, for a plethera of reasons....
also right now causing a problem is the fact that we are going on this mission trip together (my parents and i) and one of my worries has been interacting with my parents on this trip.....while i'm glad we're all going together (that is, in fact, one of the reasons i wanted to go on the trip), i've also been worried -- i'm a worrier....what can i say? -- anyway, i truly believe that satan knows this worry of mine and is trying to capitalize on the sometimes rocky relationships we have to create disharmony and disunity (words?) on this trip. please pray for me....i can't withstand those attacks on my own....
relationships are tricky and can be harmed easily....yet they can also be one of God's most incredible blessings....maybe that's why satan attacks them so much....
other random news:
i finally ate at panera! i've been really craving it for awhile, but no one else in my family likes it so we never get it when we're out, and i don't have much chance to get it alone, but i was out yesterday and needed to buy some supper, so i got some! frontega chicken....mmmm :)
i've really been enjoying 2 parts of itunes lately: the "just for you" section and the imixes. i've found a lot of good people through these features that i probably never would have otherwise (matt nathanson? karina? eric hutchinson? secondhand serenade? the almost? jakob dylan?) thanks to these sections and free starbucks downloads, my music library is expanding :)
another thing i love about itunes? the fact that i can just buy songs instead of whole cds....it's just great sometimes to not have to deal with all the other songs just to get to the one or two you wanted. on the flip side, though, i was thinking that sometimes, by not buying the cds, we might miss out on songs we could really like if we were made to buy the whole cd. i guess it's good to be able to choose, though.
my dog has been a little nutty lately. he's been following me everywhere. this is not really that unusual, except that he's been ok just being in the same room as me. for example, if i'm in my room doing something, he's usually ok just lying on the bed. recently, however, he hasn't been content to just be in the room, he's had to be right next to me....like, if i'm sorting stuff on the floor, he's sitting next to me, if i'm walking around my room, he's walking right behind me instead of just laying on the bed (you have to understand....my room is not big...at all). i don't really understand why crackers has adopted this behavior, but he has....and it looks as if it might stay.....he's crazy :)
the family (sans moi) is driving over to athens tomorrow to help my sis move out of her apt in athens....sad times....she doesn't graduate til august, but this was the only time everyone could do it, so they are....and then i'll get to see her for not even 24 hrs before we head out to baltimore....
some friends and i have started a small group for the summer. i may have mentioned this before, so i'm sorry if i have, but i'm really glad that we are. i have to drive a ways to get to it, but i've needed a small group for awhile, so it's a sacrifice i'm going to make. we're reading the pursuit of God by tozer. i've read it once before, but i honestly don't remember much of it. i'm excited about it....
i'm not sure i have anything else to say, so i'm going to go...not sure if i'll be on again until we get back, so i guess this is farewell for a little bit, friends :)
have a wonderful night/ day!
also right now causing a problem is the fact that we are going on this mission trip together (my parents and i) and one of my worries has been interacting with my parents on this trip.....while i'm glad we're all going together (that is, in fact, one of the reasons i wanted to go on the trip), i've also been worried -- i'm a worrier....what can i say? -- anyway, i truly believe that satan knows this worry of mine and is trying to capitalize on the sometimes rocky relationships we have to create disharmony and disunity (words?) on this trip. please pray for me....i can't withstand those attacks on my own....
relationships are tricky and can be harmed easily....yet they can also be one of God's most incredible blessings....maybe that's why satan attacks them so much....
other random news:
i finally ate at panera! i've been really craving it for awhile, but no one else in my family likes it so we never get it when we're out, and i don't have much chance to get it alone, but i was out yesterday and needed to buy some supper, so i got some! frontega chicken....mmmm :)
i've really been enjoying 2 parts of itunes lately: the "just for you" section and the imixes. i've found a lot of good people through these features that i probably never would have otherwise (matt nathanson? karina? eric hutchinson? secondhand serenade? the almost? jakob dylan?) thanks to these sections and free starbucks downloads, my music library is expanding :)
another thing i love about itunes? the fact that i can just buy songs instead of whole cds....it's just great sometimes to not have to deal with all the other songs just to get to the one or two you wanted. on the flip side, though, i was thinking that sometimes, by not buying the cds, we might miss out on songs we could really like if we were made to buy the whole cd. i guess it's good to be able to choose, though.
my dog has been a little nutty lately. he's been following me everywhere. this is not really that unusual, except that he's been ok just being in the same room as me. for example, if i'm in my room doing something, he's usually ok just lying on the bed. recently, however, he hasn't been content to just be in the room, he's had to be right next to me....like, if i'm sorting stuff on the floor, he's sitting next to me, if i'm walking around my room, he's walking right behind me instead of just laying on the bed (you have to understand....my room is not big...at all). i don't really understand why crackers has adopted this behavior, but he has....and it looks as if it might stay.....he's crazy :)
the family (sans moi) is driving over to athens tomorrow to help my sis move out of her apt in athens....sad times....she doesn't graduate til august, but this was the only time everyone could do it, so they are....and then i'll get to see her for not even 24 hrs before we head out to baltimore....
some friends and i have started a small group for the summer. i may have mentioned this before, so i'm sorry if i have, but i'm really glad that we are. i have to drive a ways to get to it, but i've needed a small group for awhile, so it's a sacrifice i'm going to make. we're reading the pursuit of God by tozer. i've read it once before, but i honestly don't remember much of it. i'm excited about it....
i'm not sure i have anything else to say, so i'm going to go...not sure if i'll be on again until we get back, so i guess this is farewell for a little bit, friends :)
have a wonderful night/ day!
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