i've had a good easter break. i've only left the house a handful of times, yet it's been very nice.
i have an elbow appointment in the morning to set up surgery and then i will be back at good 'ol cu to finish out this year.
and i love, love, love extreme home makeover (in case anyone didn't already know). i want to be the host after ty. :)
Sunday, March 27, 2005
Thursday, March 24, 2005
our claim to fame...
tiffany, me, and jeanna with charles gibson from good morning america on our recent trip to the big apple.
i had to share. :)
Tuesday, March 22, 2005
so much to think about this week...
i really, realllllly enjoyed CIA on sunday night...it seemed like God just kept revealing things to me, which hasn't happened quite that rapidly in awhile. i'll try to list a few before i have to go finish studying (i just HAD to take a break):
1) i never really thought of it this way, but while nick was praying, i realized something about evangelism and sharing Christ with other people. it's not only our job, but when we don't do it, we are being totally selfish. i had really never thought of it that way before, and maybe i'm the only one who just got it, but the most selfish thing i could do in life is not take every chance i'm given to share Jesus with other people. geez, i can't believe i just realized that.
2) i was also thinking during the lesson about the stark contrast presented between Jesus and satan in the Bible. it says in isaiah that "He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to Him, nothing in His appearance that we should desire Him." In 2 corinthians, it talks about how satan "masquerades" himself as an angel of light. i just thought it was pretty interesting that Jesus is always described as completely unnattractive to man, not something that anyone would be naturally drawn to. then there's satan, who can really take any appearance he wants to, and all of the things associated with him are so attractive to us. much easier for satan to win people, i would think, especially in Jesus' time on earth. however, people still followed Jesus when they got to know who He was, a lesson in itself.
3) we also discussed pilate, the governor who sentenced Jesus to death, and his role in the cruxifiction. it's very interesting to read back over the whole story and see that pilate really did everything he could to let Jesus "off the hook" to me. i honestly think sometimes that pilate knew Jesus was innocent, and sometimes wonder if after they went to crucify Him, pilate wept in his room. his wife even tried to convince him to let Jesus go, so he offered a choice between Jesus and barabas, the serial killer who was then let back out into the people at their own choice. also, something that i had never read before about the sign above Jesus' head:
"Pilate had a notice prepared and fastened to the cross. It read: JESUS OF NAZARETH, THE KING OF THE JEWS. Many of the Jews read this sign, for the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city, and the sign was written in Aramaic, Latin and Greek. The chief priests of the Jews protested to Pilate, 'Do not write ‘The King of the Jews,’ but that this man claimed to be king of the Jews.'
Pilate answered, What I have written, I have written.' "
funny, since it says that people walked by and read from all three language backgrounds, even though they had no idea it was simply a "claim" in the peoples' eyes. so i would say pilate even tried through Jesus' death to do the smallest thing he could do and witness to those passing by in their own languages. i think that's awesome.
so, that's what i've been thinking about this week between palm sunday and Easter. and i'm pretty thrilled to have learned all that, because it is so very interesting to me.
"He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to him,
nothing in his appearance that we should desire him.
He was despised and rejected by men,
a man of sorrows, and familiar with suffering.
Like one from whom men hide their faces
he was despised, and we esteemed him not.
Surely he took up our infirmities
and carried our sorrows,
yet we considered him stricken by God,
smitten by him, and afflicted.
But he was pierced for our transgressions,
he was crushed for our iniquities;
the punishment that brought us peace was upon him,
and by his wounds we are healed." - isaiah 53:1b-5
1) i never really thought of it this way, but while nick was praying, i realized something about evangelism and sharing Christ with other people. it's not only our job, but when we don't do it, we are being totally selfish. i had really never thought of it that way before, and maybe i'm the only one who just got it, but the most selfish thing i could do in life is not take every chance i'm given to share Jesus with other people. geez, i can't believe i just realized that.
2) i was also thinking during the lesson about the stark contrast presented between Jesus and satan in the Bible. it says in isaiah that "He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to Him, nothing in His appearance that we should desire Him." In 2 corinthians, it talks about how satan "masquerades" himself as an angel of light. i just thought it was pretty interesting that Jesus is always described as completely unnattractive to man, not something that anyone would be naturally drawn to. then there's satan, who can really take any appearance he wants to, and all of the things associated with him are so attractive to us. much easier for satan to win people, i would think, especially in Jesus' time on earth. however, people still followed Jesus when they got to know who He was, a lesson in itself.
3) we also discussed pilate, the governor who sentenced Jesus to death, and his role in the cruxifiction. it's very interesting to read back over the whole story and see that pilate really did everything he could to let Jesus "off the hook" to me. i honestly think sometimes that pilate knew Jesus was innocent, and sometimes wonder if after they went to crucify Him, pilate wept in his room. his wife even tried to convince him to let Jesus go, so he offered a choice between Jesus and barabas, the serial killer who was then let back out into the people at their own choice. also, something that i had never read before about the sign above Jesus' head:
"Pilate had a notice prepared and fastened to the cross. It read: JESUS OF NAZARETH, THE KING OF THE JEWS. Many of the Jews read this sign, for the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city, and the sign was written in Aramaic, Latin and Greek. The chief priests of the Jews protested to Pilate, 'Do not write ‘The King of the Jews,’ but that this man claimed to be king of the Jews.'
Pilate answered, What I have written, I have written.' "
funny, since it says that people walked by and read from all three language backgrounds, even though they had no idea it was simply a "claim" in the peoples' eyes. so i would say pilate even tried through Jesus' death to do the smallest thing he could do and witness to those passing by in their own languages. i think that's awesome.
so, that's what i've been thinking about this week between palm sunday and Easter. and i'm pretty thrilled to have learned all that, because it is so very interesting to me.
"He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to him,
nothing in his appearance that we should desire him.
He was despised and rejected by men,
a man of sorrows, and familiar with suffering.
Like one from whom men hide their faces
he was despised, and we esteemed him not.
Surely he took up our infirmities
and carried our sorrows,
yet we considered him stricken by God,
smitten by him, and afflicted.
But he was pierced for our transgressions,
he was crushed for our iniquities;
the punishment that brought us peace was upon him,
and by his wounds we are healed." - isaiah 53:1b-5
Friday, March 18, 2005
Monday, March 14, 2005
Sunday, March 13, 2005
my spring break trip to new york.
well, i went to the big apple with campbell last week. it was GREAT fun and i'm really glad i got to go. :)
we saw all the sites, visited ground zero, chinatown, the statue of liberty/ellis island, saw "mamma mia" on broadway, and the empire state building.
then i went home for a few days, which was nice b/c i got to rest and catch up with some old friends, like amber and crystal....yahoo!
here are some of my favorite pics from the trip:
tricia, melinda, mandy, jeanna, and i on the empire state building
the life vests on the ferry to ellis island
melinda, me, and jeanna with the statue of liberty man
he was playing "amazing grace" in front of ground zero
in front of a memorial for 9/11
jeanna, me, gretchen, mandy, joy, and melinda at trump tower
and i am quite a lucky girl, b/c jeanna and i get to go back to new york on wednesday. new york twice in two weeks! who knew?!?!
Thursday, March 10, 2005
a little update...
i got back from new york on tuesday night and came home yesterday.
it was a GREAT time in ny. we got up pretty early everyday, but i still felt pretty relaxed and that was a niiiice feeling b/c the past few weeks have been long ones.
and i get to go back to new york on wednesday with jeanna for a conference at columbia. i am a very lucky person!
i went to the comedy zone and to starbucks with bracken last night which was wonderful. it was great to talk with her and i'm really glad we got to catch up. i also randomly caught up with amber perrell, which was also nice!
i found out today that my elbow surgery should only take ONE WEEK for recovery...how awesome is that!? i really can't believe it, but they say there's no therapy and it takes no time. so that was awesome news.
the lifehouse concert is being moved to april 15, so re-mark your calendars.
the more i look at bridal consultants information, the more i am dying to be one. just to let you know.
also, i took some random quizzes from jess' xanga today and apparently i should be living in the year 1969. on the "what 2004 hit song are you" quiz i came out with "she wants to move" by N.E.R.D. it said "In 2004 you got your groove on - and had the best time ever." bahahaha.
i'm pretty ready to go back to school and finish this year out, even though my summer's still a little shaky-looking at this point. but, hey, it'll work out.
sorry this is so random.
no, i'm really not.
it was a GREAT time in ny. we got up pretty early everyday, but i still felt pretty relaxed and that was a niiiice feeling b/c the past few weeks have been long ones.
and i get to go back to new york on wednesday with jeanna for a conference at columbia. i am a very lucky person!
i went to the comedy zone and to starbucks with bracken last night which was wonderful. it was great to talk with her and i'm really glad we got to catch up. i also randomly caught up with amber perrell, which was also nice!
i found out today that my elbow surgery should only take ONE WEEK for recovery...how awesome is that!? i really can't believe it, but they say there's no therapy and it takes no time. so that was awesome news.
the lifehouse concert is being moved to april 15, so re-mark your calendars.
the more i look at bridal consultants information, the more i am dying to be one. just to let you know.
also, i took some random quizzes from jess' xanga today and apparently i should be living in the year 1969. on the "what 2004 hit song are you" quiz i came out with "she wants to move" by N.E.R.D. it said "In 2004 you got your groove on - and had the best time ever." bahahaha.
i'm pretty ready to go back to school and finish this year out, even though my summer's still a little shaky-looking at this point. but, hey, it'll work out.
sorry this is so random.
no, i'm really not.
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