Fall is such a beautiful time of year. I love the changing colors on the trees. As we drove around the Michigan countryside I found my eyes glued to the window. This is a beauty unexperienced in California. When I was little my grandma used to have me help her put together those 5000 piece jigsaw puzzles. I think I saw one of them today by the road. It makes you wonder why people travel out east during the summer months, when its hot, sticky, buggy, and miserable. Why not in the perfect cool of fall, when the hills are ablaze with color? Back in the day they had this figured out. School would be let out for the harvest and continue far into the summer. I wouldn't mind staying in school longer if I knew I could enjoy more fully these wonder days of fall.
We visited a apple orchard yesterday. This was per my request. I've alway had a certain affinity for apple orchards in the fall. It was wonderful! The only hard part was I am a pauper and could not buy any of the yummy looking apple foods. But we walked forever and almost got lost. That would have been pure bliss, to be lost in an apple orchard. And, we are going to make applesauce tomorrow! This will bring back warm feelings of my grandma.
In other news, homesickness is starting to roll heavier over me. It always starts getting worse in October, intensifying till we get to Christmas break. Pictures of siblings, smells that conjure up images of memories, and sounds that remind me of home, all my senses are joining in in this battle to not miss home too much. As great as it has been to be at Anna's house, being in someone else's home does not make me miss home less. Soon, these two months will pass, and I will be home! joy!
Sunday, October 19, 2008
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Cookies, holes, and big hair
Monday was a weird day. I woke up from a full night's rest and had no desire to leave my bed. I'd like to blame the weather for my bad attitude. Rain, if you are not outside in rain-boots jumping in puddles, makes people depressed. So I saw the rain and was depressed. But the day was weirder than my attitude, something was just off. I cut a hole in my shirt, without realizing what I was doing...haha, silly girl. And then I made cookies and did not add enough flour, thankfully I realized that after only baking half of them. And my hair looked like it was from the 80s. Odd things like to happen all on the same day.
The day also ended weird. I went to informal practice expecting it to be a "Yay we had a great first show!" party. That was why I made cookies after all. Kelly also seemed to think that was the theme of the night, she brought brownies. So everything was set. Except for the fact that Monday was a weird day, and things don't happen as they are set to on weird days. Caleb is sick. He can't stay with informal. This was such shocking news to me. Maybe if I had eyes to see what other people were going through I could have known he was not feeling great. We are going to miss him, a lot. Caleb was a great leader, and a supportive team member. It'll suck to have him off the team. It was the right choice, he needs more time to rest and heal.
So, I'm glad Monday is over.
Yesterday in sys theo I realized that I need to be reading the Word more often. There is something about talking about the inerrancy, sufficiency, and illumination of scripture that makes you want to read it more than you do. The problem with my life is I've gotten so busy that important things, like my time with God, become less important to me. I need more accountability on this. Someone to ask me, "What are you learning from the Word right now?" But the blame does not rest with anyone but me. Thankfully I'm here at Bible school, and so I get wake-up calls all the time. My fear is that when I leave this place I'll become stagnant. Without being connected to the source I become a dried up spring, no good for anything.
The day also ended weird. I went to informal practice expecting it to be a "Yay we had a great first show!" party. That was why I made cookies after all. Kelly also seemed to think that was the theme of the night, she brought brownies. So everything was set. Except for the fact that Monday was a weird day, and things don't happen as they are set to on weird days. Caleb is sick. He can't stay with informal. This was such shocking news to me. Maybe if I had eyes to see what other people were going through I could have known he was not feeling great. We are going to miss him, a lot. Caleb was a great leader, and a supportive team member. It'll suck to have him off the team. It was the right choice, he needs more time to rest and heal.
So, I'm glad Monday is over.
Yesterday in sys theo I realized that I need to be reading the Word more often. There is something about talking about the inerrancy, sufficiency, and illumination of scripture that makes you want to read it more than you do. The problem with my life is I've gotten so busy that important things, like my time with God, become less important to me. I need more accountability on this. Someone to ask me, "What are you learning from the Word right now?" But the blame does not rest with anyone but me. Thankfully I'm here at Bible school, and so I get wake-up calls all the time. My fear is that when I leave this place I'll become stagnant. Without being connected to the source I become a dried up spring, no good for anything.
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