Thoughts of the Moment:

The sound of someone smacking their gum is highly annoying.

There is just something special about Christmas music. Hard to describe really. *will post more later hopefully*

       <"Learning Teacher"> 7:38 PM 

 

   catch up time!

maybe I'll work backwards....

I finished [i] The Oath [/i] by Peretti. I rate it "quite good" and it was enjoyable to read something for pleasure.

I also enjoyed a FABULOUS Thanksgiving dinner at Dr. Olson's house tonight. Only thing missing was the green bean casserole :-) and my dad's famous candied sweet potatoes with *furtive glance* rum.

It was nice to sleep in today, although it was strange to go to bed before i normally do when i do have class....

Last night was fun with a couple of rounds of putt-putt. the first game the Cynic won by six strokes. the next one was won by me by two.

Hmmm, what else is interesting? I find that the life of Harriet Tubman is far more interesting when not investigated in the setting of public school...

One would think that with as little as I've updated this recently, something of interest must have filled that time :-)

For now...i said I was going to try and return to a normal sleeping schedule...

       <"Learning Teacher"> 1:07 AM 

 

   Milton, a favorite pirate of Penn One, now has a blog:

milton84.blogspot.com

       <"Learning Teacher"> 3:14 PM 

 

   it's fixed!

       <"Learning Teacher"> 1:37 AM 

 

   google related searches:

"• chronicles of narnia • blue • imagination • awesome • nothing • yesterday • friday • just • god • try "

       <"Learning Teacher"> 1:37 AM 

 

   i'm hoping this does something to show my blog a little better in netscape. it isn't perfect yet, but it's a start. now to see what happens with the cursed IE.

       <"Learning Teacher"> 2:08 PM 

 

   oberservation number one: it's quite amusing to see people appearing out of a sewer...

observation number TWO: Every so often I usually just enjoy walking from class to class or lunch to mail or whatever and suddenly get caught in the number of people who say hello and such. I was reading through blogs and remembered the smile--a warm beautiful and genuine smile--I was able to see on a friend's face today. It makes me the most glad to see God working in someone's life.

eventually i should try and post some of my own thoughts on the topics of my dear's blog. Funny how I remember some of those being in our own recent conversations--before they appeared on the blog :-)

it is now friday and i get to go to sleep to wake up to breakfast with friends, a few hours of work, and afternoon to myself of doing things--including making brownies hopefully.

sleep......

       <"Learning Teacher"> 1:08 AM 

 

   whew. almost to the top of the mountain of schoolwork...

i've had lots and lots of thoughts over the last few days. don't know that i can get into all of them (or remember all :-) )just trying to put the pieces together, trying to figure out exactly what God is trying to get through my thick-skulled head...i might be getting it finally. i hope--i pray. seems a lot of this is about making some choices.

and through it, the sense that my jar is about to be crashed to pieces, or something. premonitions have been wrong before... As God wills.

oh, i finished War In Heaven and I highly recommend charles williams as someone to read. be warned, it's dark writing--bet similarity, although far different, would be peretti. now to start "many dimensions"

i'm worn out.

       <"Learning Teacher"> 4:46 PM 

 

   please pray for my Grandpa Olson. He seems to be very sick and there's a lot of concern going around right now. Pray also for my family--particularly aunts, uncles, and father.

       <"Learning Teacher"> 1:28 PM 

 

   would anyone have an idea on how to fix overlapping text of posts in netscape navigator?

A wandering spirit caring for a multitude of just concerns, you are an instrumental power in many of the causes around you.

And so am I, very dangerous: more dangerous than anything you will ever meet, unless you are brought alive before the seat of the Dark Lord.

       <"Learning Teacher"> 2:08 PM 

 

   Now I lay me down to sleep
I thank you Lord my Lord
My life you keep.

And if you have me wake
I thank you for another
Gracious Daybreak.

As I reflect upon
This amazing grace
on me you don,

In awe I sit
at how every puzzle
piece you fit.

Oh God I pray
that in your will
may I stay

Glory to your name,
not to wretchmed me
be giv'n fame.

Let me forgive
as you forgave
this life I live.

Deliver me my Lord
from evil abound
by your mighty Sword.

Continue to bless
those who have believed
in this world a mess.

Oh how wide and deep
how High, how long
your love that i weep

Accept this song
I humbly give.

--AnonYMouse

       <"Learning Teacher"> 1:18 AM 

 

   so while i wait to hear back on my car from the interested buyer on saturday, i get an offer from someone in the dallas area asking about a possible trade for a 18 foot ski boat in good condition...

       <"Learning Teacher"> 11:15 PM 

 

   this is interesting....note rating on social quality. It's really fun to sorty be major :-)

       <"Learning Teacher"> 10:18 AM 

 

   Well, Fall Fest is all over now. And onward comes the month of November, a month of academic insanity. Two papers, tests, work, so much so much to do.

The banquet last night was entertaining. I hate high heels. The food was good. It was mean to make people choose between various desserts! The comedian was...*trying to find a good word, doesn't find anything on thesaurus.com* quite humorous as comedian should be. Although I think I would have seen some hands of reform going up if other friends had been there at times. And we did have the "pleasure" of being right by the speakers.

We got back and wandered campus, to the chai party, back to campus and just kind of chilled the evening away until I called it an early bedtime for me due to a migraine.

Oh yes. The guy came to look at the car and is going to get back to me in a couple of days. I think he's going to try and get the money for it. I heard him reference a "business project" to his friend. Please continue praying.

Have a wonderful Sunday all!

       <"Learning Teacher"> 10:07 AM 

 

   Please pray that the very interested person coming to see if my car is right for him finds that car is right for him...

I'm not sure I can accurately express a certain peace I feel right now and utter gratitude towards the amazingness of God. We don't need big things to see God's grace and awesome hand working in our lives...just watching how all the little pieces in a day fall into place is aweing.

I finished A Grief Observed by C.S. Lewis yesterday. He made a whole lot of good points just in expressing his grief and thoughts after Joy died. I highly recommend it.

Thise sense of piece keeps staring all the potentially overwhelming thoughts of things to do and thoughts of concern. I could let my disappointment with the way some things have worked out this week regarding my floor and Fall Fest, or I could look at the "Untitled" Notepad document that lists the many things I need to get done. I could let my imagination get carried away with making something out of nothing on random thoughts and actions, unsubstantiated fears. But this peace won't let go and I'm grateful for it.

Tonight's Bible Study was just awesome. Things were clicking as a group. I am struggling against myself to take some pride in having helped actually express some decent thoughts regarding Galations tonight,--a lot of times it feels like I'm not making any sense and my points get lost although that may or may not be how it actually is, it's beside anything. I am nothing, but the Spirit of God working through all of our minds as we discuss and attempt to understand what is meant to be had from Scripture--that's what it's all about. Tonight we were able to work together, use the different ways each of us has of approaching/understanding/perceiving things, to walk away with something understood and learned.

and my random trains of thought go on....
I'm wondering why I blog. Maybe it's because I'm just really talking to myself by typing out words and seeing them. I do say quite often how I need to see things to best understand and learn. My mind will wander away from me if I'm only hearing something, but I'll stay on track better if I see it. Maybe it's because I just want to throw my thoughts out there and hopefully have them influence someone.

And the Spirit of God seems to be working at my heart at something here. I'm fairly certain it regards pride and humility. I want to make an impact. I want to have an influence--but do I want this for my glory or for God's. I'm wondering if I can fully and honestly answer "God's" right now. (Maybe I should pick up Mere Christianity right about now, better yet, the Bible!......) Why am I still writing?...

I can get fairly nasty when I feel strongly I'm right about something and somebody disagrees. I want to battle this out. I want to figure this out and fight it. How can I fight if I don't know what I'm fighting? I face the temptation to throw my hands up in the air and say "I'm not perfect and I'm going to constantly fail no matter how hard I try, so why try anymore?" Yet I cannot do that. Maybe I'm supposed to learn to be content when I don't understand... We talk about it in doctrines, having just to accept the fact that we can't understand everything and know everything. Can I be content and still strive for more? Why strive for that which I can never attain? (at least in life on Earth) I could just quit and do things the easy way, or what seems to be the easy way.

I probably ought to go to bed now. I don't really want to...I want to keep going at this, but it could take awhile....I know I will be back though.

By the way, does anyone have a light bulb to replace the one that burned out in my brain's microfiche machine?

       <"Learning Teacher"> 1:00 AM