Psalm 86:11

Teach me your way, O LORD,

and I will walk in your truth;

give me an undivided heart,

that I may fear your name.

~ Psalm 86:11

Visual Argument

These are pictures I either drew or that my fmaily took. I have no idea how to cite it-- or if I even need to...

Candlelight ~ Relient K

I love this song! And it has been stuck in my head the last couple days.

To know her is to love her
I'm goin' undercover
To catch a glimpse but not get caught

But to see her, could be worse
If I don't get my head straight first
On second thought I guess I'll not

She's almost brighter than the sun
Seems to me to be unfair
When you consider everyone
Who pales when they compare
When they compare

Can't hold a candle to her
'Cause all the moths get in the way
And they'll begin to chew her
Entire attire until it frays

She outshines anyone
Whoever might dare to bask in
The same candlelight

Oh please, don't seat us in the back
With all the insects and the trash
She is a lady, I'm the tramp

Collecting stares from pairs close by
Then flutters in the butterfly
You just a moth drawn to the lamp

She's like an ancient artifact
Something you're lucky to have found
She'll pinch the nerves in all the necks
When she turns those heads around
Those heads around

Can't hold a candle to her
'Cause all the moths get in the way
And they'll begin to chew her
Entire attire until it frays

She outshines anyone
Whoever might dare to bask in
The same candlelight

Who may dare to bask in
The same candlelight

She's almost brighter than the sun
Seems to me to be unfair
When you consider everyone
Who pales when they compare
When they compare

Can't hold a candle to her
'Cause all the moths get in the way
And they'll begin to chew her
Entire attire until it frays

She outshines anyone
Whoever might dare to bask in
The same candlelight
In the same candlelight

Does anyone else out there ever feel overwhelmed with life? Like you just want to curl into a ball and sleep 'til this season of life is over? Does anyone else feel like they need to be in control and yet realize there are so many things that are out of their control? Does anyone else pray for comfort and direction and feels the comfort but is lead no where? Does anyone else ever feel so sick of school work and so discouraged when things don't go right? Does anyone else love someone to death and isn't sure if they are loved back? Does anyone else get so distracted they can't concentrate? Does anyone else ever wonder about death and how amazing heaven will be? Does anyone else cry at night when there is no one around to listen? Does anyone else ever feel alone when they are with a group of people? Does anyone else struggle with things they've never told anyone, but are just bursting to come out? Does anyone else remain silent when all they want to do is speak? Does anyone else smile with they are aching inside? Does anyone else compare themselves to other people? Does anyone else ever feel like giving up?

Does anyone else feel the love that God pours down on them when they feel like this? Does anyone else ever hear God whisper encouraging words in their ears? Does anyone else ever feel like they've been touched by God? Does anyone else know what it's like to recieve strength from God when they can't stand on their own?

Does anyone...?

Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is almost here. Tomorrow I'll be traveling 6 hours to Massachusetts to have Thanksgiving with my grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins. On Thursday we will prepare our Thanksgiving feast (and for 20 people we're going to have a lot of food) and eat until we can't hold anymore.

And in another month it will be Christmas. I'll start my Christmas shopping and be thinking about the things I want the most. We'll have more good food and see more family and drink hot chocolate as we watch the snow fall.

But in many other countries, none of this will happen. The people there may never know what it is like to eat a good meal and feel completely full. The people there may have little or nothing is their houses. The people there may be cold and have no shelter. And yet they smile. Though they have nothing, they are happy. Though they are hungry, they are content. How can we, who have anything and everything we could desire, still be unhappy?

My youth leader was talking about this on Sunday. Thinking about all those people in need makes the holidays a little less joyful. It makes me feel guilty. I have so much and I'm about to get more and yet they have nothing. But they have genuine happiness. Maybe they have the better end of the deal.

Math=Fail

Blood and ashes! I am terrible at math! I'm trying to prepare to take the SAT in January and I've been going over the math sections in SAT prep book. Ugh! I'm just horrible at it! My mind was not made to understand math, it just does not stick. And then I'm doing statistics and man! there are some complicated equations in there! I don't know how I'm ever going to get through the book. God certainly did not make me a math whiz. That means that to get better scores on the SAT math section or to pass the stat exam, I'm going to have to reply on Him and that if He wants me to get good scores, He'll help me recall what I've learned and give me the strength to get through this studying!