Best College Memory Ever? Could very well be

So, here's the deal...

1. I can't write papers in my apartment anymore. I get stir crazy, and writers block attacks.
2. I have awesome friends who let me write papers in their apartments.
3. I have awesome friends who join me at the other awesome friends apartments.
4. Two of the aforementioned friends also had school work to do, while the other friend hung out.
5. We like McDonalds.
6. We sat there, talking of random things for hours.
7. The later it gets, the more chance there is of random Facebook group creation.
8. Next thing we know, it's 6 AM.
9. Denny's anyone?
10. Apparently, in the eyes of the backseat driver, no one can drive. No one.
11. Denny's is good.
12. I can't back a Rodeo out of a parking place. This tends to be normal for those of us who drive Cavaliers.
13. Apparently, not being able to back a Rodeo out of a parking place is grounds for being yelled at and having one's driving privileges revoked.
14. Don't argue with awesome. At 7:00ish, you can see the sunrise, and that's just cool. Although sometimes, you're so tired it doesn't matter.
15. It's funny to call your dad and tell him you're going to bed when he's been at work for a few hours. He will probably say something funny. lol.
16. The end.

My Prowless is Getting Better...

I only had one kid at Hope Point last night... And either he was trying to be nice, or I was doing better than before...

We played soccer... ish, and I did pretty well.

Then he taught me how to play foursquare, even though we only had 2 people, and that was really fun, too.

And in the end, I felt somewhat better about myself. :)

That is a good feeling.

Valuable lesson's I've learned...

1. Staying up til 3 doesn't work very well when you have an early class, so you should probably get your work done before then.

2. If you play Movie Scene It with Matt Davidson, he will win. So just go ahead and be ready.

3. Catchphrase becomes really, really funny the more tired everyone involved is.

4. Study for Astronomy tests. Like, for real. STUDY.

5. Choir is the most awesome thing ever, and 2nd Soprano parts are fun.

6. Basses are awesome, too. Like, really awesome. Any person whose voice can do that is OK by me.

7. Choir is even more fun with instrumentalists. They rock my socks.

8. Hearing from old friends is lots of fun. Especially ones you haven't seen in a long time.

9. It's really nice to be wanted. Even if just for a hug or a minute with a friend. It's really, really nice.

10. God is still stronger and more powerful than anything, and He still loves people more deeply and powerfully than I ever could.

11. Pepsi with Lemon isn't bad. However, water is way better, and once you start drinking it, it's hard to drink other stuff. They just don't quench the thirst anymore.

12. Sleep is very, very good.

13. My mom is the best lady ever to walk the earth. Don't argue. She is. You will lose.

14. Life isn't always fun, but it is always good.

Break my heart for what breaks Yours, and Luke 13

So, as usual, it's music that speaks to my soul. I truly believe that God uses music sometimes to make words more powerful to me, probably because of my love for music...

But not too long ago, as I was singing "Hosanna," the words "Break my heart for what breaks yours" rang out in my heart in a way that absolutely shocked me. I didn't realize, however, how much it would hurt when God started to do just that. He brought friends into my life who have no idea who God really is, and how deeply He loves them. Friends with very different views of what it means to belong to Christ and be truly a child of God. But that doesn't change the fact that I love those friends. And the more I started to think about it, the more it truly broke my heart to know that there are people, many people, really, who don't know the beauty of salvation through Christ. And I could just imagine Jesus looking at these people whom He loves more than I ever could and saying as he did in Luke, looking at Jerusalem, "How often I wanted to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing!" Because our God is a God who gives people free will. He won't force himself on people. But He loves them so much, and His heart is broken when they don't choose Him, because He knows that He is the best they can have.

I have this book called "The Valley of Vision," a book of Puritan prayers... and while the Puritans aren't always known for being fun or exciting, they are known for close fellowship with God and for being very in touch with his heart... And this particular prayer truly echos the cry of my heart.

God's Cause
Sovereign God,
Thy cause, not my own, engages my heart,
and I appeal to thee with greatest freedom
to set up thy kingdom in every place where Satan reigns;
Glorify thyself and I shall rejoice,for to bring honour to thy name is my sole desire.
I adore thee that thou art God,
and long that others should know it, feel it,and rejoice in it.
O that all men might love and praise thee,
that thou mightest have all glory from the intelligent world!
Let sinners be brought to thee for thy dear name!
To the eye of reason everything respecting the conversion of others is as dark as midnight,
But thou canst accomplish great things;the cause is thine,
and it is to thy glory that men should be saved.
Lord, use me as thou wilt,do with me what thou wilt;
but, O, promote thy cause,
let thy kingdom come,
let thy blessed interest be advanced in this world!
O do thou bring in great numbers to Jesus!
let me see that glorious day,
and give me to grasp for multitudes of souls;
let me be willing to die to that end;
and while I live let me labour for thee
to the utmost of my strength,
spending time profitably in this work,
both in health and in weakness.
It is thy cause and kingdom I long for, not my own.
O, answer thou my request!

My Athletic Prowless... That's right... ProwLess.

Tonight, I got to hang out with the little kids instead of the youth kids, because Matt requested my assistance. It was so cool, b/c I had 5 boys, all extremely hilarious, and lots of fun. I truly enjoyed myself. They were great.

But, I learned something very valuable about myself during the time of fun and games with those fellas. And that, my friends, is that I am incredibly out of shape. INCREDIBLY out of shape.

How did I come upon this deep knowledge?

Oh, my... It was quite the journey to discovery for me.

Well, the kids wanted to play Hide and Seek. I straight up got tagged by an 11-year-old. Yes. I hung my head in shame.

But that was only the beginning. A lively game of freeze tag on the playground ensued. Which was fine as long as I was "supervising" (which is apparently, old person talk for, "I'm too old to run."), but then the guys were like, "You be it!" And, I, of course, hoping to prove my lack of oldness, decided to take them up on it. I failed. I only proved that, not only am I old... I'm also slow and sluggish. lol. I sucked at Freeze Tag.

So on to better things... Like, going inside after the parents were done, and hanging out for a bit... All fun... Until a 2 kids under 11 decided it would be fun to play monkey in the middle... with me in the middle. Should be easy enough, right? They're half my age, and approximately half my height. How hard could it be?

Really

Really

Ridiculously

HARD.

Those kids kicked my butt at Monkey in the Middle. Kicked my butt!

I don't know which was worse... Actually being beaten by the kids, or being told by Josh Ridings... Famous Hope Point and various other ministries wide for his worship music... that I had indeed hit rock bottom. I mean, knowing it myself was tough... But... Dude... Josh cut me deep.

lol.

I'm not sure they pay me enough to console me in the crushing of my pride. lol.

But, honestly, it was so much fun, and I'd do it again in a heartbeat. And now, I'm gonna go get some much needed sleep. Because old people need their sleep.

First, I should probably watch the news, tell a 2 hour long story about back when I was a girl, and take my arthritis and osteoporosis meds... Then I need to clean my bifocals and grease the wheel on my walker... There's so much to do when you're old.

Anybody know how to play bridge?