The start to my day- wake up to the sound of a new text message arriving. So glad to hear that sound for two reasons- 1) I LOVE getting a text message (except when it's the phone company) and 2) my phone speaker is AGAIN breaking and often doesn't make sound at all.
So I got up, replied to the message (it was from a friend), boiled water for coffee... hey wait a minute...I never DRANK my coffee. BRB.
Ok, drinking coffee now. So after boiling the water, I got online. Don't worry, I didn't forget about the boiled water this time. No almost-burn-down-the-apartment emergencies today! Anyway, online. Read my emails, finally got to read the text to my sister's orchestra's blog in Australia...although the pics didn't come through (thank you, Big Brother, once again for...stopping the sarcastic comment...). Then I read the blog of a girl in the orchestra who didn't go...the Orchestra Losers who aren't in Australia blog. Entries about their exciting lives back in WI.
Then I remembered that I can access my blog FINALLY again (again...thank you BB...) and looked at it, saw Lindsey's comment about "how will I ever know what's happening in your life without a new blog" comment and decided I'd tell you about my morning :)
Aren't you glad?
Real post coming soon...
Sunday, July 6, 2008
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Happy Leap Year!
So this morning I realized it was February 29. I was so excited that I sent "Happy Leap Year" text messages to a bunch of my friends, including some "local" friends (you've got to love those spontaneous, non-sensical messages). From the Americans, I got "Thanks! Happy Leap Year to you too!" in response. From the others I got, "Thanks...but what is it?" So it was an interesting opportunity to educate.
So naturally, I started thinking about past February 29ths. Where was I last Leap Year? It was 2004, I was a senior at Bethany. I was probably in class. Then I remembered the group of classmates who'd been meeting regularly and pr.ying together about forming a team to move to Asia. February 29 was the date we'd given as the deadline for committing to the team (giving people an "easy out" if they didn't feel like it was where He was leading them. Well, prior to that meeting, a group of 4 of us got together and talked about how He had put the same things on our hearts and we were heading in the same direction. So, on this day, 4 years ago, I committed to moving to Asia and working with those 4 people. Later that night, a team of 5 was formed to go to the same country, but in the north.
My pstr here told me this morning that maybe this is the day that I'm to commit to going to Africa with a group of people from my ch here. It wouldn't be to live, just to love on children. He said maybe February 29 is like my day to make commitments...like a new year's resolution, except it only comes every 4 years.
So, maybe today is the day...
So naturally, I started thinking about past February 29ths. Where was I last Leap Year? It was 2004, I was a senior at Bethany. I was probably in class. Then I remembered the group of classmates who'd been meeting regularly and pr.ying together about forming a team to move to Asia. February 29 was the date we'd given as the deadline for committing to the team (giving people an "easy out" if they didn't feel like it was where He was leading them. Well, prior to that meeting, a group of 4 of us got together and talked about how He had put the same things on our hearts and we were heading in the same direction. So, on this day, 4 years ago, I committed to moving to Asia and working with those 4 people. Later that night, a team of 5 was formed to go to the same country, but in the north.
My pstr here told me this morning that maybe this is the day that I'm to commit to going to Africa with a group of people from my ch here. It wouldn't be to live, just to love on children. He said maybe February 29 is like my day to make commitments...like a new year's resolution, except it only comes every 4 years.
So, maybe today is the day...
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