Aunt Beth

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And I like to be upfront, so I need to say that I rarely add friends, searchers, I don't mean to be rude but I will let you know if I will be open to adding new people. If I do add you and we don't hit it off or realized we don't have as much in common as we thought we did, it's okay to take me off your FL, no hard feelings.

I must tell you about an awesome graphics designer, Shonte' Brown (flwrgrl). She made my header and many other graphics at Carriefan.com's Tshirts. If you're a Carrie Fan, go buy a Carrie T-shirt, even if you're not a fan go buy a T-shirt and give it to me. :D

God Bless.

[6/13/05 EDIT: I don't mean to offend anyone but I did a friends cut. I apologize but I have not been able to keep up with everyone on my friends list for a few months now and Thursday, I start a full-time job and life is going to get very busy. It is nothing personal against anyone but mostly related to now working full-time and out of respect for LJ friends... I figure it's better than ignoring you. Thanks for being great friends... God Bless and Good Luck.]

To ANONYMOUS: the comment you left was vulgar and offensive to me. It is rude to come into MY journal and post offensive language.

F.Y.I. for my current (LJ) friends...I am sorry that you must suffer my harsh attitude right not but I must inform everybody that I will NOT tolerate any vulgar language, images or any kind of offensive material in my journal whatsoever! (Offensive to me, of course, cuz it's MY Journal. You post what you want in your lj and I post what I want in my journal, don't look if you'll be offended.) If you know me then you know that I am VERY firm on my beliefs and convictions. So I am now FOR SURE Friends Only...still on hiatus from posting though. So this is the last post that anyone that I have not allowed to view AND COMMENT in my journal will see. So if you're a non-lj friend and want to view my journal, let me know, we'll work something out so you may view my lj. To my current friends, as you know nothing will change once I go "friends only".

This article was REALLY good. I have an a feeling that several of friends support homosexual marriages...if you would like to learn about the belief behind the Pro-Marriage Standard of one man and one woman ONLY in a marriage read this article. AND this article does not mention Christianity or the Bible, it is very objective and I thought it was VERY good...of course I agree with it.

Marriage: One Man, One Woman
by: Mr. Robert H Knight, et al.
Mr. Robert H Knight and Mr. Peter Sprigg

Marriage is of such importance that it is uniquely protected in the law and culture. It predates the law and the Constitution, and is an anthropological and sociological reality, not primarily a legal one. No civilization can survive without it, and those societies that allowed it to become irrelevant have faded into history.

The Meaning of Marriage

Marriage is the union of the two sexes, not just the union of two people. It is the union of two families, and the foundation for establishing kinship patterns and family names, passing on property and providing the optimal environment for raising children.

The term "marriage" refers specifically to the joining of two people of the opposite sex. When that is lost, "marriage" becomes meaningless. You can no more leave an entire sex out of marriage and call it "marriage" than you can leave chocolate out of a "chocolate brownie" recipe. It becomes something else.

Giving non-marital relationships the same status as marriage does not expand the definition of marriage; it destroys it. For example, if you declare that, because it has similar properties, wine should be labeled identically to grape juice, you have destroyed the definitions of both "wine" and "grape juice." The consumer would not know what he is getting.

Read the entire article here

I love these statements, they are SOOOOOOO true. WOW!
"This effort is being driven by the desires of adults, not the needs of children."
"Other groups, such as bisexuals and polygamists, will demand the right to redefine marriage to suit their own proclivities. Once the standard of one-man, one-woman marriage is broken, there is no logical stopping point."

but not for long...:(

I have had a busy weekend. Friday night, I forget what happend, it feels so long ago...OH I think I worked on homework cuz I was wanting to go to my cousins gymnastics meet...but I didn't make it. I DID go to babysit them while their parents, their mom my first cousin, were at a Valentines Banquet at their church. Everybody from the host to my cousins thanked up a million times and it was my priviledge. I LOOOOOOOOVE My little 2nd cousins. They are so precious. I think the girls (Abigal, 8, Isarai 6, Shoshanna, 3) are going to come over here Friday and stay the night and then I will take them back and watch their gymnastics meet this weekend. Then Sunday it was church, finally finishing my paper that had been plaguing me for days and we went out to dinner. Then today both my parents were home for President's Day so we cleaned in the a.m. and then shopping in the afternoon and I've been working on my lj for the last few hours. I really needed to do homework, but tomorrow starts the real focusing, so might as well get it out now. blech :P

This is everybody...but Abigal. =( I'll many more this weekend...and IF I'm good maybe I'll find time to post them really quick...but knowing my record, don't count on it. =( *sniffles* Not being disciplined and doing what you're supposed to by the deadline SUCKS cuz consequences are UGLY! =```(

Isarai and Shoshanna
Ezekial and Phineas
Adorable Zeke's hugging Ravi

I taped it, it was on yesterday, Jessica and Nick were one of the celebrity guest couples that chose one of three Most Romantic Men. I knew I wouldn't be able to watch it...but boy O boy am I glad I did tape it, cuz I'm KEEPING it! It was sooooooo sweet and romantic. There were so many surprises. Jason Seyhorn and Angie Harmon and Blair and wife (I forget her name now) Underwood were the other two guest couples. Each couple chose a Most Romantic man and then there were tons of surprises to come. Even each of the celebrity husbands gave their wives a surprise gift. OH I was awesome. I haven't kept anything I've taped in a long time, but this one and not even for Nick and Jess, but b/c I LOOOOOOOOOVVVVEEEDDDD all the romance. Jason cried, he is precious. Of course all the woman were crying. I could go on and on about the Romantic couples stories, but I won't...I need to go to bed.

So I started Human Resources tonight and I had heard from the previous group that the teacher was cool...but I didn't know he would be this COOL! He's awesome. He thinks our syllabus sucks, he didn't write it, and that it is completely unfair to have us have to write a paper for the FIRST night of class without even meeting the teacher yet...Sooooo he gives us GRACE! See that's why I love Biola. We are allowed, esp. on the first paper to rewrite it after he grades it and makes comments for a new and better grade. LOL You gotta LOVE THIS MAN! He's a cute little asian man...but no accent, if you talked to him on the phone and didn't know his last name you would not guess he was asian. Anyways, that's beside the point. So then since I didn't finish my paper I knew that I could turn it in, and just be able to go back and rewrite it anyways. But I went up to him after class and told him that "I didn't finish it b/c I was sooo stressed about following all the guidelines for the paper". He was sooooooo sympathetic and sweet, he put his hand out to sweetly touch my arm, and got a sad face. He's SOOOOOOOOO! SWEET! So then I said, "shall I turn it in still and do the rewrite or may I ema...il...? And he kinda cut me off, "No No you finish it", patting me on the arm, "And then I'll make the comments and if you need to you can go back and make the corrections too." But he was totally supportive of me finishing MY Paper. So I am SOO reassured that he is so laid back and kewwwwllll. He even said, "We're gonna have fun, and if it gets too serious, somebody make a joke." He's got a great sense of humor too...had us rollin' all night. AND he said we will get out of class about 9 every night...tonight we did. We normally meet from 6-10.

( Peter drama ) Aye-eee-aye. Peter was soooo not himself either, barely said a word, cuz he was so mad. But after class, Larry (group leader), me and Judy were the only ones left and the teacher asked if we had a problem with Peter. :O Do we have PROBLEM with Peter??? LOL So we told him everything and he totally understood. But Peter's NOT going to win with this guy, he's a LAWYER. He's gonna knock Peter's socks off. LOL It'll be fun to watch though. (For my new friends esp.: I'm not being mean, you haven't heard all the horror stories about Peter, you can go back and read some of the history with him. Here's One and I went as far back my lj would let me...

Guess I'm gettin' all out now...huh...see this is a perfect example...I don't make short or even moderate in length posts, they are hugely long...I can't do this anymore. And obviously I have to use my computer to do research, write papers, make my posts for Literature and I always come to my friends to see what they've posted...and I LOVE YOU ALL! but I spend hours upon hours checking your updates and then your friends updates and my bzillions of comm's and find icons and, and...I don't stop. And I should be sleeping right now so I could get up to read a hundred pages for Lit and write the rest of my H.R. paper...but here I sit. I feel that something's gotta give, so I have to say no to something. But since it doesn't sound like H.R. is going to be as bad as the syllabus sounded, hopefully I'll be able to come once in a while, maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaybe once a week...but I can't tell myself that, cuz then I'll take all day and doing nothing but lj AL------L day. That's not acceptable. If you noticed a couple days ago all those quizzes I took...perfect example. When I'm involved with something I fully commit, but I have to fully COMMIT to my school, b/c I don't want to have to do it all over again.



Okay It's been an exhausting day...and I got a long one tomorrow too. And this weekend I have to make a banner...never made a banner before...in a Lucy Eleanor Moderatz voice And hopefully a couple icons...haven't made any icons in months.

Good Night!

Today has been another REALLY BAD day. I am not going to finish my paper today, I gave up, I'm too burnt out. But I've heard this teacher is really cool so I'm going to go to him and just be honest, "I'm burnt out, I have a good portion of it done, but may I email it to you tomorrow?"

I am seriously contemplating taking a leave of absence from LJ...I HATE to do it and it hurts but I think it the only way I can focus on my classes. Literature is a lot of work, the reading is sooo time-consuming and there's quite a bit of reading and papers in my current class, and I have two more classes to go. I HATE being stressed and thank God, I've got great parents that won't let me quit or I'd seriously be DONE TODAY! "JUST FORGET IT, I DON'T CARE!! I'M DROPPING OUT!!!"

I wish I could moderate my time but it just doesn't happen. I have to give myself a kick in the butt. I remember a couple weeks ago when I didn't allow myself to post, I was COMPLETELY focused on school and I did good. I can't have any distractions, I've learned that about myself.

I don't know how long I'll be gone, I hope it's not till the end...May.

I realize this is quite drastic, but all week I've been so distracted, which leads to procrastination and then I just bury myself alive. I think my last post will be Sunday and then I am cutting myself off. I have to go cold turkey because if you give me an inch I'll take a 10 miles. I think I'm going to make a banner, go friends only and turn off comment replies. I will change my home page and if I have to completely block lj.com from my computer. I feel so bad that I have to do this, but it is very necessary.

I am very sorry to all my friends, especially my new friends, I've just friended you and now I have to leave.

But there's always email...can't guarantee that I'll reply right away, but def. if there is an emergency or you need to get a hold of me pllleeeeeeeeeaase email me.

Okay...LOVE YOU ALL!!!! I must now try to scrap up the pieces of this day, so maybe I can go to class somewhat dignified.

I HATE MY LIFE RIGHT NOW!

I have joined american_idol_3 in hopes of getting pics and icons of Ashley, Katie, Diana, Matt Metzger and Matt Rogers...so far. Heheheeee =D And then I also joined _ryanseacrest because UH Duh, I looooooooove Ryan. I've loved Ryan forEVER, before I even knew what he looked like, I LOOOOOVE his voice. heheheee ;);) Isn't that ironic.

And I would like to welcome lissa_triana and littledeazle to my lovely journal. Hope I don't scare you away. I'm pretty open about what I like, what I don't like, what I believe, what I agree AND disagree with...and don't be afraid to throw your two or 10 cents in, I love a good discussion. I met lissa_triana on Monday, like for real, in person. She stood in my house and talked with my mom and the rest of the gang for a while. heheheee And then littledeazle found me. How'd-do-ya like that?? I feel loved and popular. We've got a lot in common so that's fun.

So now it's time for teeth cleaning, Bible reading and some good night-nights.

I've liked Diana from the first audition I saw. She's cute. But I DO NOT enjoy Fantasia...I can't listen to her, I can't watch her. Just not my style. I liked Ashley, Katie, and Matt...of course they're cutsie and all popish...but that's just who I enjoy. But my favorite guy is next week, Matt Rogers, he's adorable. And he went to my dad's Jr. High and the H.S. that's in the same district. heheheeee

Awwww Matt Metzger's first concert was Steven Curtis Chapman...Ohhh I like him. Too bad I won't see him anymore. :( And Matt Rogers doesn't drink alcohol, and a "Great voice, individual style, great look, solid morals, knows who they are" are his "definition of an AMERICAN IDOL". That's cool.

Matt Metzger: "What are your personal goals in life?
To someday be the best husband and father the world has ever seen."

:O I LOOOOOOOOVE HIM! But I think he's engaged.

"What is the first CD you ever bought?
Michael W. Smith “Picture Perfect.”

Yeah, he is engaged, b/c he talks about her in the Q&A on the website.

"What would people be surprised to learn about you?
I want to write a book for teens about the realities of life that doesn’t hold back any punches with the goal of giving teens purpose, direction, and meaning…too many regrets and too much pain come from the teenage years…hopefully I’ll write it soon!"

I was reading through littledeazle's lj and she had this quiz. And he looks so mean, problee cuz he is. Ewwwwwwwyyyy
( really big ugly picture )Congrats! you will marry the monkey, jack


who (from pirates of the caribbean) are you supposed to marry (for girls) clh
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Which of these movies was your favorite?
Snow White
the haunted mansion
Saving Private Ryan
Mona Lisa Smile
How do I answer this question? I haven't seen any of these movies! :O

YAY!

Your life belongs in the animated disney movie,
Cinderella. Your life may be hard at first, but
it will end with a perfect romance.


Which movie do you belong in? clh
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heheheee I was really honest. Cool =)

You are going to Marry orlando Bloom. He will
always treat you right and is very romantic. He
will do anything for you. He is very polite and
has deep brown eyes and is very good looking
(which is another plus!). He can make anything
cheesy look really hot(like sliding down stairs
on a shield shooting arrows or wearing pointy
ears for example). Congrats!!


Which male celebrity are you going to marry? (now 12 (i just added more, and still more to come!)results that have pics!)
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I wonder who else are the results. *curious*

During an extended illness, my wife Win recently did a study of Romans. Her thoughts on suffering are deep and helpful, so I'm sharing them briefly with you.

Thought 1. We live in a fallen world. Even followers of Christ can suffer along with others. So we shouldn't be surprised when we encounter difficulties and suffering. we're *supposed* to groan!

"Yet what we suffer now is nothing compared to the glory he will
give us later. For all creation is waiting eagerly for that future
day when God will reveal who his children really are. Against its
will, everything on earth was subjected to God's curse. All
creation anticipates the day when it will join God's children in
glorious freedom from death and decay. For we know that all
creation has been groaning as in the pains of childbirth right
up to the present time. And even we Christians, although we
have the Holy Spirit within us as a foretaste of future glory,
also groan to be released from pain and suffering. We, too,
wait anxiously for that day when God will give us our full rights
as his children, including the new bodies he has promised us."
Romans 8.18-23 NLT

Coffee thought: Have I been surprised by suffering and difficulties?

John
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(c) 2003 J.L. Stanford

I often forget this and wonder why God is doing this to me...WELL GOD is not doing it to me, I am sometimes doing it to myself and/or Satan is trying to bring me down. It is so often true that Satan goes for the Ctians that are strong in the Lord.

BUT I don't think that we are subjected to God's "curse", it is NOT a curse, I think of it as just the opposite, his blessing.

Amy's (Grant) touring with Mercy Me this month and next. She joins the tour THIS Thurs and goes through March 8...but that's not the irritating part, she, actually I should say THEY are not coming anywhere near CA, let alone the west. Mom, Jennifer (best friend), possibily Lise, and I were so looking forward to going. It would be awesome to see Amy WITH MERCY ME!!! GRRRRRRRRRRRRR

See Dates for Amy here

This is pretty much RIGHT ON! the money. LOL WOW! I have actually been one of these professions, child care provider. I have thought of being 6 of the others (social worker, flight attendant, elementary school teacher, counselor, special education teacher, child care provider). And I am going or at least I'm planning on actually being an elementary teacher. I would still love to be every one of those and then add about 10 more professions. It asks for your current or desired profession, I put wedding planner. LOL and it gave me elementary teacher. I tried to be as honest as possible, really thinking hard about several of the questions. HA! That is soo cool! This so cool to know. OHMYGOSH You should have known me in high school, I scored a ISFJ on the MBTI. I have changed SOOOOOOOO much. Well okay so not as much as it feels like. I think I was always an extrovert inside but I didn't know how to break out of my hard shell. heheheee Wow, I'm getting all emo. And look at the scores they're not that far off from each other, esp. I/E, S/N. LOL I wouldn't say that I'm not easy going though. hrrmmmm But still the J/P percentages are not as drastic as they could be. I score boarderline on most inventories like this. You'd think that my scores for F/T would be more drastic considering how emo I am. LOL (I had another breakdown, just started crying for no reason Sunday morning. When Mom asked me think really hard is anything bothering you? Well the heater wasn't on when I got out of the shower? She kind of laughed b/c that's ridiculous. I do tend to be quite anal about the heater when I'm taking showers...it just gets so cold.) This was way cool. Very interesting. Thanks Crystal, icarryyourheart. =)

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01 a film
02 a book
03 bands, songs, or albums
04 a journal user not on my friends list
05 and give me one fact about yourself

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Well I didn't go with Stacy and clan to KIIS. Stace didn't think they were even going to go. We had just dropped of "Lissa" at her grandmas and caught Josh on with Gary Spears...or was it Valentine?? I can never get those two straight...I know Gary comes on first, but I don't know the exact hours of each one's show. I rarely listen anymore...I don't get good reception in my room, I never go out where I can get the best reception in my car, they play to much rap...ehh blah. But it was good to hear him a little.

It was really good to hang out with Stacy and Lissa and Becky. Becky isn't on lj, but I guess is affiliated with Roswell somehow. And Lissa is lissa_triana. That was fun meeting another ljer. She has PotC and an Eliza icon, Erika. The Eliza's one cute, she drawing a heart on a fogged window. Awwww And she likes HP too...looks like you two have more in common than me and her. Ha. Ha. And a LotR one tooooo.

So...

Stacy was sooo nice, she gave me a pic of Katherine (Heigl). It is really cute, she's not all alien like or anything, she's smiling really sweetly, it's really pretty. And Stace... I showed my bro and told him he couldn't have it. LOL I told him he wouldn't like it anyways, she's got short hair. ;) He likes girls with long hair. ;) SO yay! for me. THANKS DEAR! IT'S BEAUTIFUL! I feel bad though, you bought it for yourself. But thank you, that was thoughtful and I feel loved. ;)

I need to go to bed, I've got A lot of catching up on reading to do. eeeeeeeek.

Thanks girls for a fun day! =)

Stacy is coming to my house. ACK :O LOL This is soooo fun! ...meeting new friends peoples. heheheee And then I'm going with her and a couple of friend, ljers I'm pretty sure to one of their grandmas house, drop her off and then we'll go hang out at Ontario Mills or some place close to her gma's. BUT then tonight I think I'm going to go with them to catch JoshC. at JoJo...LOL. Lori you thought YOU were a tenny...I feel like such a teeny all morning. We don't have passes to get into to JoJo's show but maybe we'll catch a glimpse of Joshie. LOL In any event, it'll be fun to hang out with Stacy and clan.

I taped Grammy's last night. My brother let me watch just now. I fast forwarded through literally 90% of it. I saw Justin accept his first award, and he was just adorable. He seriously almost cried and told his mom to "STOP!" well he pointed and told somebody in the audience to stop, I assumed it was Lynn he was talking to. Joshie sat with them. Was way cute. Then I watched his performance singing Senorita, pretty cute with a jazz guy playing a horn. But Joshie's the one who like jazz!!! ;);) Then I watched the Black Eyed Peas performance and the my local news after. They said that Janet would have been able to attend if she would have agreed to apologize during the Grammy's telecast, but she wouldn't agree to it. *ahem* Sorry no offense to any of my friends that like her, but ...anyways. Justin agreed so he got to still go. And I was touched by his speech. I think he would have apologized anyways...I really feel that he has a good heart.

Okay I'm going to wait for my friends now, they should be here anytime....Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeek LOL

THE SAGA CONTINUES...: More Boobygate backlash: According to TheSmokingGun.com, a Tennessee woman has filed a proposed class-action lawsuit, claiming Janet Jackson's Super Bowl striptease caused TV viewers to "suffer outrage, anger, embarrassment and serious injury." Terri Carlin, 47 — a Knoxville bank employee — named Miss Jackson, Justin Timberlake, CBS, MTV, Viacom and pretty much anyone her lawyer could think of as defendants in the case. Meanwhile, Laguna Beach High has cited Janet's scandal as the reason for nixing MTV's plans to film students' lives at the California school. To sum up, the whole world's gone mad.

I hope a judge dismisses this lady. She's just trying to get money. That's ridiculous. People need to get a life. I would rather work for my money and feel proud about how I got it versus profiting off someone elses catastrophe.

... STILL CONTINUING: 'N Sync's JC Chasez is furious at the NFL for pulling him from this weekend's Pro Bowl halftime show in the wake of Boobygate. "I have had a great relationship with the NFL in the past and feel that I have been mistreated," says the 27-year-old, who turned down the league's offer to sing the national anthem instead. "While I agree the mishap at the Super Bowl was a huge mistake, the NFL's shallow effort to portray my music as sexually indecent brings to mind another era when innocent artists were smeared with a broad brush by insecure but powerful people," Chasez added. "That's not the America I love. Nor is this the NFL I love. I'll sing the national anthem anytime, anywhere, but not for this NFL." Nothing against JC, but homey had some help writing that statement.

"homey had some help writing that statement"???? What are you saying? EXCUSE ME??!!!?? L:OL RUDE! that wasn't a comical laugh but a shocked offended laugh.

source: http://www.tvguide.com

YAY!

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Those were really good questions, had me thinkin'. WOW Thanks Sammi. =)

From Jessica Newsletter
Catch Jessica on The Oprah Winfrey Show 2/13!
Jessica will perform "Take My Breath Away" on The Oprah Winfrey Show on Friday, February 13th! Please check your local listings and mark your calendars so you don't miss it!

I taped yesterday...I knew it was Friday. YAY! Now I MUST remember!

note to self: write on calendar RIGHT NOW!

[EDIT: I forgot to come back and fill in the first two...]
from stellar11185
THREE THiNGS THAT SCARE ME
01; Unexpected death of a loved one
02; Not passing a class so I can't graduate
03; while I'm in no hurry, never getting married

THREE THiNGS iD LiKE TO LEARN
01; Stick shift Yeah Jess that's a good one.
02; to be successful wedding planner
03; to teach kindergarten! yay! =)

THREE THiNGS iM WEARiNG RiGHT NOW
01; zip up hang-around hoodie
02; sweat pants
03; Odd Ones T

THREE THiNGS ON MY DESK
01; next weeks assignment for Literature
02; directions to Peach's house with the street names
03; dump truck Pez dispenser it's so cute...momma gave it to me.

THREE THiNGS i WANT TO DO BEFORE i DiE
01; Get married
02; Have children with my husband
03; Visit NYC

THREE WAYS TO DESCRiBE MY PERSONALiTY
01; loyal
02; honest
03; special...or different ;P

THREE PARTS OF MY HERiTAGE
01; German
02; Sioux Indian
03; ????

THREE THiNGS i SAY THE MOST
01; YAY!
02; I don't know, I realized in my last entry
03; YO! BOG!

THREE PLACES YOU WANT TO GO
01; NYC
02; Europe
03; somewhere tropical

THREE NAMES i GO BY
01; Beth
02; Bethy
03; Beffy

I guess there weren't too many dupes. heheeee I need a Dupes icon, because...yes. LOL

[EDIT AGAIN...days later...cuz I'm a dork. Sorry Jess. LOL I totally forgot to answer this question and left stellar11185's answers there. Derrrr.]
THREE AiM/AOL SCREEN NAMES YOU HAVE OR HAD
01; ithankgod4u22
03; these are numbered funny, oh well, I'm funny. ;) princess_diary
04; princessbeth22

ALL Better. LOL


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One of the most important measures of being "wise" is this:

* Being willing to learn from others. *

The opposite is a person unwilling to receive advice, criticism.

"Don't bother rebuking mockers; they will only hate you.
But the wise, when rebuked, will love you all the more.
Teach the wise, and they will be wiser.
Teach the righteous, and they will learn more."
Proverbs 9.8-9 NLT

So, to be wise, I must be willing to learn from others. And not only from those more advanced than me, but also (and more difficult) from those I consider to be behind me on the learning curve.

"If you become wise, you will be the one to benefit.
If you scorn wisdom, you will be the one to suffer."
Prov. 9.12

Coffee thought: What have I recently learned from someone?

John
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Anybody see it?? I haven't really checked my list yet but it was interesting. Mom watched with me and she said, "Beth we were right." I kind of squinted at her, uh what, I don't remember. She said "she's lonely." And I think that is a acurate intrepretation of her explaination here: Brit - ETOnline "Honestly, I really wanted to see what it was like to be married," she reveals. "Maybe that sounds silly, but, in that moment, I was with a friend that I love dearly and I wanted to do something wild and crazy and I wanted to get married. So that's why I did it."

I'm happy for her, CONGRATS!!! hehehee...butnowI'mSAD! =( b/c of the end result. So why isn't she still married, if she wanted to be married??? I feel bad for her fam that they couldn't be there, maybe THAT'S why her mom was so mad...they could have another ceremony...ooo-OOO Let me plan it, please PRETTY please. ;P Ha ha, aren't I hilarious?!

Can you make a living out of being a friend to the stars? My job title would be 'The Friend'...hehee ;);) But not to every star, ewww no, just Josh, Justin and Brit. LOL I want to give them all big hugs right now, but then after the big hug, I'm going spank their butt. LOL Ya know when you were a kid and you were in the store with your mom and then you ran off and she lost you...then she found you and she gave you a big hug, all scared and she says, OHMYGOSH! Sweetie, there you are!" and then she gives you a swift swat on the butt, "Don't EVER do that again!" LOL But you just looked at her like "what? what did I do???" You were having a grand'ol time in the candy aisle...but what you didn't know is that it was not healthy for you to be eating so much candy. LOL Of course they won't read this, and I would never, if I really knew them act like their mother, but sometimes we get so wrapped up in what weeee want to do or promoting our own agenda we forget about what is healthy or heaven forbid what is RIGHT for ourselves and those that we live with on this Earth. This society is all about ME ME ME, I I I! Actually my job title in reference to this little analogy would be Mentor, Counselor. ;);) heheeee

Back to BritBabe, personally, I don't understand... if she wanted to be married and she admitted that she loves him, they why can't she be married? I don't know, but from her other "stunts", if you want to call them that, her mom doesn't seem to have that much control over her. She allows her to drink, embarass her drunken self but won't let her happily marry a man that she really loves...I can't remember specifically, but I'm pretty sure he said that he loves her too...hopefully he loves Britney and not Britney,Inc...but I don't know, is she big enough to make her own decisions...not according to my little analogy up there. Sorry I work through my own thoughts and discussions with myself in here. ;) LOL Get in on it if you like. =) But obviously she's found love. I'm happy for her. Maaaaaaaaaaaybe she's still married, huh?? Yeah okay, she bought that ring for herself, doesn't mean that she can't still be married. in proofing, I say "I don't know" a lot. grrrrrr, that irriatates.

Everyone deserves "Life, Liberty and the PURSUIT of happiness....but not Britney???? *GASP* what's up with that???

I think my analogy was in reference to some other choices, videos, song lyrics, Justin/Janet event...

OH! that's another criticism...will we be able to forgive? In the last couple of days I've been hearing Christian pastor-speaker type men commenting on Justin/Janet. OKAY Yes I agree we, as Christians need to stand up for what GOD says is right and proper and holy. But they apologized, are we going to be able to forgive, AS CHRISTIANS??? Isn't that who we are, forgiving people??



And I will try to forget, b/c doesn't "God forget our sins as far as the east is from the west", and aren't we supposed to be like God? Now forgiving and forgetting does NOT mean that it's okay to let happen again...when you apologize, you are saying that YOU won't let it happen again...and I know I am too trusting but I am going to believe you.
Matthew 18

Forgiveness

21 Then Peter came and said to Him, "Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me and I forgive him? Up to seven times?"
22 Jesus said to him, "I do not say to you, up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven.
23 "For this reason the kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who wished to settle accounts with his slaves.

( Movie Partners Memes )

So had a good time with my sister, Jen (bro's g/f) and Cindy (Jen's friend). We made a wedding cake...well I shouldn't say "we"...well kinda...I whipped the icing. Lise, mostly, baked the cakes, I tried to give advice but I know nothing about baking. Pretty sad. Jen decorated. AND I forgot my camera...now how STUPID was that. I'm still mad at myself. Josh (my bro) came was going to take Jen home, and he was supposed to bring my camera but he forgot. GRRRRRRR. But then we weren't done by the time Josh needed to leave to be able to get home for work in traffic. But I saw my cousin, Melody and her b/f, Nick. I haven't seen Mel in ages, I can't remember what the last time was...so that was a lot of fun. Nick has a digital camera, so I asked them to email me the pics, I'll probably have to remind her. They were just at the party not the house baking and decorating.

So about our baking and decorating...I got there, had stopped at the store for some more cake for Lise to bake. She already started on some. We were making heart-shaped cakes. There was on pretty big white cake one and then a smaller white cake on that sat on top and then two of the smaller chocolate cakes on the sides. And Jen connected the sides with cute little staircases and then sprinkled (fake) small flower petals on the stairs. WAS SOOOOOOOOO VERY CUTE! We're excited cuz Josh and Jen are pretty serious and they say they ARE getting married...sometime. So Lise, Joel and I are excited that we'll have really cool bday cakes for our kids. heheeee So when I got to Peach's house she had the big one baking, then started mixing and baking the smaller ones. We only had one of each size, the bigger and smaller baking dish so being that we were making four of the smaller they took longer...UNTIL the big one didn't cook right. It was the weirdest baking we've ever seen...1/2 of it cooked completely but the other 1/2 sunk and was soupy in the middle. My first thought was that it was Lise's oven, that it was tilted, but I looked and it wasn't that much to be that drastically baked. BUT the clincher coulda been that she filled the pan up too much and so it flowed over A LOT! and so somehow one side didn't bake. But we baked another one and didn't fill, only 1/2-3/4 to the top of the pan and it worked. SO WEIRD!!! But Jen is SOOOOOOOO awesome in her decorating skills. I wish I could have gotten pictures of her actually doing the decorating. OH well, they'll be plenty more times. And I'll be bugging Mel for those pictures. They got some cute ones of Lise and I, Mel, Lise & I, Joel & Lise...and then Joel and Nick had to have a picture together. They are hilarious...they work together and like are the best of buds. LOL

So during the party, it was a Valentines Party, "I Still Do" at my sister's church, Riverside Baptist. Two couples whose anniversaries are in Feb, renewed their vows...that was special. And then we ate, they called up couples to play the Newlywed Game and Lise and Joel got called up. THAT was too funny. Mel got some cute pics of that too. They didn't do too bad, they didn't win but they did pretty good. And then they had a speaker, cut the cake. It was cool. Thanks Lisa Peach for inviting me. It was fun.

Today, I finished my Literature reading that I have been working on ALL week. GRRRRRRR. It was Voltaires Candide. It was pretty good, I was just glad that Candide found his love, Miss Cunegonde...that's all I cared about. LOL I had to answer one of like 10 questions, I did that to the best of my understanding...and now on to next week. I have to read 99 pages and start Human Resources which I haven't started any of the homework for and I have a written assignment due next Thurs, first night of class. AND I suppose Lise and Joel are coming over tomorrow and I'm going to meet my friend, Stacy on Monday, that'll take problee most of the day, if not till late...considering afternoon traffic. But I am looking forward to having some fun and meeting her. YAY!

Onto my next post...

See the transcript for JoJo here. I found it at twoofus in this post. I would upload the mp3's for anybody that wants to hear them, but I don't have the capacity. And the post is locked into the comm, you could join to here. Sorry. :( They were very interesting segments.

WOW! Josh C. is spittin' mad...and one level I don't blame him...considering that he was so willing to work with them to basically change around EVERYTHING in the performance. I admire him for that. BUUUUT now as far as his lyrics, dancing, I have to agree with the NFL's apprehension. I have not and will mostly like not be going to see him in concert b/c I don't appreciate that suggestive dancing. BUT he's right, why is Dikta on there selling his men's sex drug, why aren't they cracking down on the Lingerie Half Time show or the beer commercials or the hundreds of other instances on tv every hour????? I COMPLETELY agree Joshie dear.

But ya know ppl this is not a perfect world, and I blame it on SIN, but the point is how you deal with it. Are you going to encourage it or try to stop it? Everybody's saying they've taken this thing too far, well how much worse do you want it to get before someone stops it? Cuz I think we've seen the escalated progression here, every performer is trying top the other one. And to answer the questions now, NO I am not in favor of censorship...cuz what'll stop them from me talking about Jesus or the Bible wherever I want? I just think each person needs to be responsible and think BEFORE they act...
-how will this effect me later?
-what might some consequences be after? are they worth going through with this action/words?
-how will these words/actions effect other ppl?
B/c we do live with other ppl on this Earth, and our words and actions do not only effect ourselves. I am still learning this too. :{

I've already exhausted the subject. aye-eee-aye.

Want to welcome my new "LJ" friend, _passingtime_. Mary has been a good friend for many years, she was actually my VERY first NSYNC friend, JC friend too, at an NSYNC message board, I forget the name. So I've just gotten back in contact with her and looking forward to many more fun times. =)

I know I already sent an ecard with my new birthday reminder, you may set up your own Birthday Alarm




I don't know if anybody saw ET last night but Justin talked to them and it was good. He looked like he was going to cry a couple of times. Johnny and a body guard were there with him. While I feel bad for him, I think he is wiser than the choices that he chose to act on. I do not have the highest opinion of the Jacksons, never have, so that is nothing new...he didn't say but the reporter said that he feels betrayed. WHOA! I believe him when he said "I do understand how unfortunate this is. I do understand that there were a lot of people that were completely offended by what happened, including my family... He had one day's notice of Janet's plan to do a "costume reveal" and says he was under the impression that the move would only expose a red bustier. "When what happened happened," says Justin, "I was shocked and appalled. I was completely embarrassed." From ETonline ALTHOUGH, that does NOT excuse the motion of grabbing for her breast and tearing off a piece of clothing...I know I know it goes with the song...which now I will have totally different impression of that song. I knew what is was really about but I didn't focus on that.

You know what made me mad was all this talk about Justin, Janet, the nudity, the shock and horror and then the very next story was Sports Illustrated Swim Suit models and the new issue. NOW how is that in theory any different?

Tomorrow should be fun. I'm going to my sister's house in the morning to help make a wedding cake. My bro's g/f is a cake decorator, amatuer but pretty good in her own right. My sister's church is having a Valentines dinner and banquet, a couple people are renewing their wedding vows, and other exciting wedding stuff...Newlywed Game. heheheee Thank God this zit on my face has gone down a WHOLE bunch...I'm still taking meds, eating grapefruit and NO fried foods, choc. or too much sugar.

I am supposed to be well into my reading by now. UG Grrrrrrrr. NOW I go!

I know this movie will irritate me now and this came from M!T!V! not even Plugged In! (a christian movie critic).

PARK CITY, Utah — Mandy Moore and Macaulay Culkin are confused. The question puzzling the singer/actress and "Home Alone" star isn't whether or not "Saved!" will seem controversial to their core audiences — because it certainly will — but rather who their core audiences are.

"What's your audience, Mac?" Moore asked Culkin the afternoon after "Saved!" premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. The pair shivered in the cold beside a kiosk plastered with posters for movies vying for attention.

"Uh, gay, lesbian and, um, 80-year-old women," Culkin concluded. "What's yours?"

"My audience is ... God, I don't even know. Teenage girls and, uh, teenage guys, or something," she stammered.

Who knows if Moore — especially after the box-office failures "Chasing Liberty" and "How to Deal" (see "Mandy Moore Knows 'How To Deal' When A Movie Bombs"), and the straight-to-cable "All I Want" — even has an audience?

Yet her turn as the conniving and comical Hilary Faye in "Saved!," an iconoclastic and potentially controversial take on a group of ultrazealous parochial-school teens, could be exactly the kind of sharply written material she needs to reclaim the momentum "A Walk to Remember" gave her.

"Saved!" concerns a Christian schoolgirl, played by Jena Malone ("Life as a House"), who questions her faith when her boyfriend comes out of the closet and she becomes pregnant in a last-ditch effort to "save" him. Moore plays her high-strung, highly moral friend. Culkin plays Mandy's cynical handicapped brother, while Patrick Fugit ("Almost Famous") turns in a charming performance as Malone's love interest.

The flick's laughs result mainly from the complications caused by its characters' rigidly held beliefs. There's also the school's slick, hip-hop spouting pastor ("God is in the house, yo!") and the blurry line dividing secular rock and evangelical Christian music.

Many potentially offensive scenes feel like heightened-for-laughs reality. But while researching their roles, the film's cast discovered there are lots of kids exactly like the ones they play in "Saved!"

"I grew up in Salt Lake City, which has a lot of Mormons, but it's not the same [as the movie] at all," Fugit explained. "When I read the script, with Pastor Skip using all of those Ebonics, everyone waving their hands and Hilary Faye always like, 'Praise Jesus,' I was like, 'This is way over the top!' Then we went to a youth rally and learned that the movie actually downplays it," he said.

"I got saved three different times just to see what it was like," Malone added.

"It was amazing to see people our age and younger so consumed. [Evangelism] was such a huge part of who they are," Moore said. "I was really unfamiliar with it," Moore explained.

One of the biggest laughs at the Sundance premiere came when Hilary Faye, leading a group of screaming protesters, badgers a pregnant girl into turning away from an abortion clinic. In another scene, she organizes a prayer meeting to "save" the boyfriend from being gay.

Beyond its humor, though, "Saved!" delivers a message about tolerance and understanding.

"That whole world's not my cup of tea, but I definitely give it its proper respect," Culkin said of the Christians depicted.

At the same time, the movie's moralizing about tolerance isn't too blatant or preachy itself. "When I first read the script, I thought it was just a teeny-bopper thing," Fugit said. "But then I re-read it more carefully and decided it's more earnest than I'd thought."

"It's important to question what you believe — religiously, with the government, everything — when you're young," Malone concluded. "You need a lot of strength but you come out better from doing it."

Filmed over 28 days during fall 2002 in Vancouver, British Columbia, "Saved!" will finally be released nationwide next month, via MGM. The movie was produced by Single Cell Pictures, the company co-founded by R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe.

Brian Dannelly, who also co-wrote the screenplay, makes his feature-film directorial debut. "The situational humor is wonderful and I enjoyed the sort of truth the script brought," Malone said.

Okay I'm getting depressed. I have so many comments I don't even know where to begin...so I'm not! *sniffles*

from holdmesam in twoofus

First post,
NFL Cancels Chasez Performance

NFL Cancels Chasez Performance

The NFL has taken one of its first actions in the wake of the controversy surrounding the Super Bowl halftime show by canceling a halftime performance by JC Chasez, a member of Justin Timberlake's band *NSYNC, scheduled for this weekend's Pro Bowl on ESPN.

Mr. Chasez was to sing "Blowin' Me Up (With Her Love)," a song that appeared in the soundtrack of the 20th Century Fox movie "Drumline" in 2002.

"We thought it was over the top," said NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy. "It was because of the song, and how we believed it was going to be choreographed. We wanted to go in a different direction." Mr. McCarthy added that Mr. Chasez didn't hold rehearsals at the Pro Bowl for the song.

The NFL is now featuring Hawaiian-theme entertainment during halftime to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Pro Bowl being played in Hawaii.

It's possible Mr. Chasez will sing the national anthem at the game, Mr. McCarthy said.

The performance cancellation "was an NFL decision," said a spokeswoman for Jive Records, Mr. Chasez's record company.

The move follows last Sunday's Super Bowl controversy in which singers Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake performed at halftime. At the end of a song, Mr. Timberlake ripped part of Ms. Jackson's costume, revealing her right breast.

Second post,
Probowl has been cancelled

NFL'S PRO-BOWL SINGING A DIFFERENT TUNE
February 4, 2004
source

Repercussions from JANET JACKSON's "wardrobe malfunction" and other elements of the Super Bowl halftime show are being felt across the Pacific. JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE's *NSYNC bandmate JC CHASEZ's performance at Sunday's Pro-Bowl in Honolulu has been cancelled. Instead, fans watching the game, which airs live on ESPN, will be treated to a spectacle of 1,000 dancers, 200 hula girls (presumably with tops on), drummers, two famous Hawaiian singers and the sounds of conch shells. A spokesperson says the show will celebrate the 25 years of the NFL Pro-Bowl in Hawaii. The NFL commissioner says the move is the first example of a policy change. Meanwhile, next week, the Federal Communications Commission is expected to call all parties to Washington D.C. for hearings on the halftime incident. CBS is also continuing its own internal investigation. A source tells ET the network has already reviewed all the tapes shot during Janet and Justin's rehearsals.

holdmesam added this comment at the end of the last post..."thanks Justin. thanks Janet. really appreciate it."

Yeah, I think it sucks too. We are all going to reap the consequences and I believe until society realizes what is right and what is wrong and we are not going to accept the wrong there is going to be some harsh realities. Because one kid in the class abuses the rule to not blow bubbles with their gum, now no one can chew gum at all...YES sometimes the fun gets ruined for everyone. That wasn't my most eloquent analogy but you get the point.

I'm hungry.

I am saddened by this new turn of events. And I would email Justin but there is no contact info on nsync.com or justintimberlake.com, isn't that convenient...*rolls eyes*
I was the only one of my family that saw the incident. My grandparents and Lise and Joel were here. Mom, Dad, Gpa and Gma were at the kitchen table talking and Joel, Lise and I were going to play a game. Lise asked me to go get a piece of paper to take score. As I walked into the family room, I saw Janet singing Rhythm Nation and I watched, I thought Oooo I like that song, cuz Lise had turned the channel in the living room. And I heard that it was rumored that Justin was supposed to show up. When he appeared, I was excited for him being able to perform with HIS favorite performer. Afterwards Mom told me she was shocked by the choreography, I was not, still am not, I've been seeing that from Justin for at least a year. And then the pivotal moment, again I was not shocked or suprised, DISAPPOINTED that he'd stoop so low, but not suprised. I thought I saw that she was wearing a "Lil' Kim" patch, but I guess not...and THAT surprises me that they (Janet and Justin) would actually allow nudity on tv, most watched show of the whole year. Then I walked back into the other room to play the game, and said "Welp, I am severly disappointed in Justin." But like Kelly Ripa said this morning, if you're gonna watch the MTV Awards or even Grammy's you've got to expect that, you know what you're getting yourself into, you don't let your children watch, BUUUT the Super Bowl???...kids are watching. I am sooooooooo sadly disappointed in Justin, I thought he had higher morals than that and IF he still does have higher morals, he has a poor way of demonstrating them. Mom and I were watching one of her political shows and they had two women from both sides of the discussion on and the more conservative one said, "it was a moral malfunction." LOL We liked that explaination. It's sad because, the decision was probably made quickly and he wasn't thinking, we've seen this before, immoral choices made before you stop to think about the effects...and consequences. I realize that yes everybody makes mistakes, but most mistakes are not planned, I mean if you don't feel right about doing something then you wouldn't do it. I think it's real convenient that now everybody is apologizing, maybe we should have stopped to think BEFORE we acted. I WILL BE emailing Justin with something to the effect of, if there was a wardrobe malfunction, then what was supposed to happen? Why was your hand anywhere NEAR her chest? I'll give you the benefit of the doubt that it was her idea and she only informed you of the choreography change right before you guys went out...but that doesn't mean you have to go along with it... I'll give him another benefit of the doubt that she lied to him telling him there was more coverage under the velcroed, rip off part than there really was and so he went along with it, because that made sense with the lyrics of the song. I don't believe the networks knew anything about it, cuz it would have never been approved, that's why Janet had to wait till the last minute to even let Justin in on her little stunt, and if she would have requested to do it, they'd say no, then she wouldn't have been able to pull off her stunt. But I still believe "wardrobe malfunction"??? my BUTTT!!!! He knew what he was doing, I think that it was likely her idea and how could he turn down Janet woo woo Jackson??? I heard this morning on Channel 5 news that they could be possibily univited to the Grammy's...WHOA! Consequences SUCK!!! I won't reveal what I think the consequences should be, I'll problee ruffle enough feathers with just this. HA! I can't even begin to think that he was more involved than this...it would break my heart too much! :```( I just hope that he is the more innocent party.

I was thinking of emailing the networks like an email I got from Citizenlink informing concerned viewers to "make their voice heard", but I really want to inform Justin of my disappointment. I don't have much problem with the networks, it's Justin!

I was laughing at the news ticker I saw on the bottom of the screen on CNN, Monday morning when I read, Justin Timberlake apologizes... I was like apologizes for WHAT??? Then I heard later. And it was just a part of the show, it was sooooooo set-up. I might sound like I'm contradicting myself, but still this is what I believe!


Well isn't this ironic. from jc_a_holic

What member of *NSYNC are you? by notblonde182
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I tried Beth, Princess and Bonnie and got all Joey, so eh.

I must go read Voltaire Candide now. ICKY! For last week I had to read Moliere's Tartuffe...Ohhhh, I loved that play. It was sooooo sweet and romantic.

Have a nice day! ;D

Mom and I were flipping around before it came on watching Gene Hackman on Actors Studio, he is so cute, old but cute. Dad likes him, so we all pretty much follow who Dad likes. But he IS in a Tommy movie and really good...although they didn't talk about it with Gene or Tommy...:{

But I found out that Mom and Josh had seen GWH, but I haven't. What's up with that??? Lise too...she's seen a whole buncha movies that I never have...and I lived with the movie freaks. sorry/endrant. LOL

So we watched, it was good. Kinda dragged on, and I was like okay, get to the point. But I love Ben and Matt together, cuz I know they're such good friends in real life, I like that movie that much more. I like the psychology and the deep relationships in the movie. But then it just ended....just like that. We still had 15 minutes till 11:00, what the heck???? *GASP* :O I don't LIKE being left hanging...but oh well.

I know a movie is good and the actors are good when I get lost in it and I forget what I'm watching, real life or not real life. And this is totally OT but for some reason I do this with Jennifer Aniston...I don't know why, but I always get lost in her acting. *shurgs and confused* I mean, yeah she's good, I guess I subconsciously think she's better than I really think...I dunno.

Matt's adorable, but BEN, Ben is MORE adorable. I lurve Ben. Oh speaking of I was going to look up Shakespeare in Love...cuz I'm curious. Erika's talked about it. And of course I looooooooove Ben and Gyn, so there ya go. LOL Love Bounce...and I think I'm the only one in the world. So Ben's role must really small, since he's way down there on the list? Freddie Prinze is in the photos at the premiere...hmmm? Is he in it or just went to the premiere? And it's "R for sexuality" that's some high power sex. WHOA! Interesting...

Bravo or one of the channels we were flipping through showed Wedding Planner in previews...now THERE'S my kind of movie. heheee

Oh my, it was hard to understand the talk with the accents in GWH and all the editing of the language they had to do...LOL They voice changed SO MUCH!

I did 0 (zero) homework today. I told Mom when she was making dinner and she came over and hugged me and said, "Good! They worked you to death." LOL...but now I have to work my butt off tomorrow am so we can go out in the afternoon-evening. I have to read 50 pages the intro to Moliere's drama, Tartuffe for literature and post in the discussion board. UG! What is that? Do I care!!????!!! aye-eee-aye

Good night.

JCatAOLSessions page I made. Enjoy, My friends. But I think we've seen these, cuz I've seen icons. But oh well. Here's more.

I'm changing my wallpaper from to for some baby lovin'. heheeee

Want to share these few pics too, cuz I LOOOOOOOOOOVE them...

I love how sweet and peaceful she looks. And I love that little blanket or whatever it is.


I almost had to leave really quick...Mom and Dad are going to the bank and they hadn't decided if they were going to eat out or bring it back...then I couldn't be ready fast enough so they are bringing it back. I just had to put shoes and on and save this entry, wasn't quick enough for them...that's okay cuz then I can finish this.

so adorable. and SO much pink, heheheeee baby in pink daisies
SO SWEET! boy in tux with roses
WOW LOVE this one! So natural and pure lips
This one has some mildly naked lady, she's covering her breasts with her arms a mom holding her baby not necessarily her baby, just what I named it.
this one is full on naked woman, but I LOOOOVE it. So natural. I love how it looks like the baby would fit in her womb. That is just so cool. God is so smart. Hehehe I love black and white. WARNING: full frontal nudity...don't say I didn't warn you...baby laying on woman

This'll be fun and a way to procrastinate on literature.

( Looks like a lot about school K-H.S. )

( NSYNC Wedding meme thing )

WOWIE ohmygosh this is soooooooo exciting. These wonderful ppl have made dvd and cds of all the NSYNC stuff.

I want this...

#70-NEW The nsync mp3 collection - you must read the complete description of this dvd before purchasing. This will not play in any dvd player. You must have a dvd drive in your computer. On this dvd you will find the history of nsync & solo stuff by each member. There are a total of 428 mp3's on this disc.

create your own visited country map
or write about it on the open travel guide

I have been to Victoria, Canada; St. Petersburg, Russia; and Helsinki, Finland and Mexico, basically just TJ.



create your own visited states map
or write about it on the open travel guide

When I was a year old, I traveled in our truck in my parents, grandparents and uncle from CA to NY, but I don't count that. But I have been to NY, just the airport on the way to Russia.

I'm not going to get through my whole friends list, since I last checked...cuz it's almost 11 and if I want to be back for Newlyweds repeat at 12:30, I need to go. grrr.

I hope that darn US maps works. I keeps being funny.

Friday Five Fun one today!!

You have just won one million dollars:

1. Who do you call first? Erika, so we can plan when a good time to visit each other is. :D

2. What is the first thing you buy for yourself? buy for myself??? problee pay off my car, put some away for my school loans, and then ...I want a BIG Toyota truck, but also a house, and all that cost more money...I would have to put a lot in a money-making cd or something.

3. What is the first thing you buy for someone else? I would help my parents get out of debt, so my mom can relieve her stress.

4. Do you give any away? If yes, to whom? YES of course, I would help my uncle rebuild his girls home, give a ton to Mercy, so they can build a home in L.A. so I could work there. ;)

5. Do you invest any? If so, how? Oh yeah, I already said that. HA! Def. ... don't want it to run out. And then I would be able to consistently support Mercy and JYA (my uncles home). And then once I was stable and a lot more, I could buy a house in OKC and be able to live there some too. heheee ;)

YAY! Yeah, Stace that one was fun.

I'm going to probably have several posts as I check my friends list for the last few days. I think the last time I checked...thoroughly was about a week ago or more...I doubt I'll have time today to go back and read everything I've missed for the last two weeks, but I'll be able to get a good handle on it.

random icons again...hehe

The beautiful Bible story of Ruth underscores a deep truth:

Nothing happens in our lives without purpose.

God's sovereign hand -- his overall control -- is there, working quietly, unnoticed. At any given moment we likely won't see the extent of His plan. Ruth didn't.

God used tragedy in Ruth's life to bring about good, both for her personally and for countless millions of others. She was to become the great-grandmother of David, Israel's greatest king, who, God said, was "a man after my own heart" (Acts 13.22).

And a thousand years later, Christ would be born as a physical descendant of David.

"We know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them." Romans 8.28 NLT

Coffee thought: Lord, thank You for working for my good. I trust you to provide for my future. Amen.

I love Rms 8:28. Yes! AMEN!

Can you imagine what I'm going to do when I graduate. I'll be able to fly without an airplane. LOL

And we let our professor have it too. LOL He ended class and left. We did our evaulations and all hell broke loose. LOL We all went off. But hey the truth hurts.

"You always hurt the ones you love." That doesn't really apply, but kinda. Anybody know what that quote is from? Peach can't answer. ;) heheeee, nah you can if you want...but you know it, so that's not fun. Anybody else??? An old-time classic for my sister, Jennifer (our VERY good friend) and I.

Anyways, I'm exhausted. Good night. Hopefully, *bites fingernail* I'll be around more now. Although we were reading the syllabus for our next class (Human Resources) and there are a ton of papers, and a written assignment due first night of class, Feb 12. I HATE that! Cuz you don't know the prof yet, so you don't know what he's/she's really looking for. GRRRRRRRRR Anyways, I already said Good Night. Love ya friends.

I just got home... I thought it was going to be a lot earlier...but that's okay considering...;) from my babysitting adventure for my friends that moved here from OKC. My friends, Brandon and Christi moved here so Brandon could go to Talbot, the pastoral program at Biola. They have two boys, Merrick turned 4 today and Ethan is 1 1/2. SOOOOOOOOO adorable. I miss kids sooooo much. Seeing them miss EVERYTHING about OKC, even long 10-hour days at the day care (where I worked).

But as I pulled into my driveway a very sweet familiar song came on the country radio station...Alabama w/ *NSYNC GMHS. OhmyJOSHES!!! keheheee Boy did that bring back memories. And sorry but Alabama is no contest to *NSYNC, esp. trying to sing the pearrrrrrrrrrrrlll, sadly it almost made me sick. I gasped laughed. But anyways... I took my camera tonight. They thought that was the coolest thing, they could see themselves on the camera and it took a picture. I told them I would email them to their mom so they could see themselves on the computer. I'll get to that, along with everything else I've had to put off for the last 2 weeks, this weekend.

I'm exhausted, I've been up since 6:30 or so and I get to up early again tomorrow. WooooWEEEEEEEEE...NOT!!

Good night.

When Ruth's young husband died she must have gone through great anxiety. But God used the tragedy for great ultimate good. The Biblical book of Ruth is a beautiful story of love and the quiet working of God's hand in history.

"Boaz took Ruth and she became his wife. Then he went to her,
and the LORD enabled her to conceive, and she gave birth to
a son. ...
And they named him Obed. He was the father of Jesse, the father
of David." Ruth 4 NIV

Ruth couldn't have known it at the time, but she was to become the great-grandmother of David, the greatest King of Israel.

I am sure young David's faith in God was deepened by hearing how God had provided for his great-grandmother and great-grandfather.

Coffee thought: Let me wait quietly as God's unseen hand operates in my life.

John
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Let me wait quietly as God's unseen hand operates in my life.
That is so exciting. YO! BOG! What's going to happen next...that I don't know of???

I loooOOOOve this quote...



LOL OHmygosh that is SOOOOO true. I found it at http://members.aol.com/sexualabstinence/history.htm. I'm going back to read more after my class is over on Thursday. OHMYGOSH I am sooo looking forward to Thursday 10PM. I have to read literature like ALLLLLLL day Friday, but I don't care, as long as this stupid class is OVER! Mom was sick today and she stayed home. I, or I shall say we worked on my Summary "Mercy" Paper ALL day. And I get to do it again tomorrow *sarcastic* YIPPY...NOT! Except I get to see my friends, Brandon and Christi tomorrow night and babysit their boys. OH YAY! I have to be up at 'ol dark:30 in the morning...SO

Good Night!

$20 Bill

A well-known speaker started off his seminar by holding up a $20.00 bill. In the room of 200, he asked, "Who would like this $20 bill?" Hands started going up. He said, "I am going to give this $20 to one of you but first, let me do this. He proceeded to crumple up the $20 dollar bill. He then asked, "Who still wants it?" Still the hands were up in the air. Well, he replied, "What if I do this?" And he dropped it on the ground and started to grind it into the floor with his shoe. He picked it up, now crumpled and dirty. "Now, who still wants it?" Still the hands went into the air. My friends, we have all learned a very valuable lesson. No matter what I did to the money, you still wanted it because it did not decrease in value. It was still worth $20. Many times in our lives, we are dropped, crumpled, and ground into the dirt by the decisions we make and the circumstances that come our way. We feel as though we are worthless. But no matter what has happened or what will happen, you will never lose your value. Dirty or clean, crumpled or finely creased, you are still priceless to those who DO LOVE you. The worth of our lives comes not in what we do or who we know, but by WHO WE ARE as children of God. You are special - Don't EVER forget it."

Pass this on, you may never know the lives it touches, the hurting hearts it speaks to, or the hope that it can bring.

Count your blessings, not your problems.

And remember: amateurs built the ark … professionals built the Titanic.

If God brings you to it - He will bring you through it.

Got this from my best friend, Jennifer.

It was good times yesterday. I went to preschool with my good friend and we've known each other since. I'll post pics later in the week...I MUST go do homework now.