hello,

sorry about the long time for the update.. I didn’t want to take time out of my day and update.. so I put it off. You’ve done it before.. don’t look at me like that.

Anyway.. so I don’t know where I last left off.. I’ll check a little later and see if I missed anything. A few days ago Tara got some free movie tickets to go see: Last Holiday with Queen Latifa.. it was good. It isn’t released yet or anything so they were checking to see if you had a camera phone *raises hand* and they were going to make us go back to Lori’s car to put it away (she had one too) but Tara works at the mall so she just left it in her ‘work’ locker.

Um.. what else happened… I watched Monsters inc for the first time.. it was good 🙂 Lori had it in her video/DVD collection so while she was at work I watched it. I was good and was able to get caught up on stuff with the TV, haha that’s for sure. During the day there isn’t much on for sports- but they did have this timber guy contest thing… it was neat. Chopping off wood the quickest.. hosted by ESPN hahaha

I did enjoy myself over her house, she was a wonderful host- and I am glad that I got to spend that time with her. She now even has plans for the summer 😉 Don’t you?

I’m so good.. I mean I even got her out on a Friday night. Sure it was just to church.. but still! hahah on Friday they watched this 45 minute movie that had to do with missionaries. It was a good video to see.. packed with non-spoken information. Speaking of church I also went back (walked) to church on Wednesday. For the chain of events (W – Church, Th – Movie, Fri – Church) I went on Wednesday and met up with Perry to see what could happen this summer. I am excited!

I told him what I talked about with Neil.. that being that he talked about getting me on one of like 3 or 4 missions trips. All going overseas- I’m like.. hmm. Afghanistan works for me 😉 But nothing is close to final yet.. I would be happy with anything. I also finished my applications for internship and I turned them in to the church office. I then spent the rest of the time just catching up with Perry.

So I don’t know where I am going to be next semester but I am sure I won’t be coming back to Cascade. Thats the facts kids…

I got on the plane this time around and I was able to stand up! It was great.. I didn’t feel like a big huge guy..- but barely anyone was on the plane when I came back. I mean … Tara was.. but besides her maybe 20 people.. very scarse.

Coming back was wonderful.. I really like Portland and everything about it. I was glad to be back… but I just don’t want to start school. I would rather… do something else.

We went to some place to eat that took us like 1 and 1/2 hours to get to.. we were just traveling.. it wasn’t bad – but I was hungry 😉

Then last night we watched The Perfect Man (rating is a b, it was a good movie) and … oh The Dukes of Hazzard (eh.. around a C rating)

We went to a different church today.. we went to this one. (beacuse the living hope church that we’ve been going to has taken a break for like 2 weeks) It was put together nicely.. the pastor was good, and the music was upbeat.

Came home.. ate… watched backdraft (old movie) and packed up and came to school. Its about 8:20 now.. so that should do it for the update 🙂

Job 7

“Does not man have hard service on earth?
Are not his days like those of a hired man?

Like a slave longing for the evening shadows,
or a hired man waiting eagerly for his wages,

so I have been allotted months of futility,
and nights of misery have been assigned to me.

When I lie down I think, ‘How long before I get up?’
The night drags on, and I toss till dawn.

My body is clothed with worms and scabs,
my skin is broken and festering.

“My days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle,
and they come to an end without hope.

Remember, O God, that my life is but a breath;
my eyes will never see happiness again.

The eye that now sees me will see me no longer;
you will look for me, but I will be no more.

As a cloud vanishes and is gone,
so he who goes down to the grave does not return.

He will never come to his house again;
his place will know him no more.

“Therefore I will not keep silent;
I will speak out in the anguish of my spirit,
I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.

Am I the sea, or the monster of the deep,
that you put me under guard?

When I think my bed will comfort me
and my couch will ease my complaint,

even then you frighten me with dreams
and terrify me with visions,

so that I prefer strangling and death,
rather than this body of mine.

I despise my life; I would not live forever.
Let me alone; my days have no meaning.

“What is man that you make so much of him,
that you give him so much attention,

that you examine him every morning
and test him every moment?

Will you never look away from me,
or let me alone even for an instant?

If I have sinned, what have I done to you,
O watcher of men?
Why have you made me your target?
Have I become a burden to you?

Why do you not pardon my offenses
and forgive my sins?
For I will soon lie down in the dust;
you will search for me, but I will be no more.”

I was reading through Job, and I thought his words were profound.. it is in the middle of a banter and people do reply to him- but those words ring true for all of us at differnt times in our lives.

Take care, God Bless

Pray Hard

Ciao