Hey ya'll. Recently I took a trip up to see Katie Winkler's home in New York State. She is a fellow class mate at Verity and a "dear sweet girl." She was nice enough to offer to have me and a couple other girls to her house. It was wonderful. I never though I'd like a New England state so much but I loved it. have no fear my fellow southerns...I'm not converting!!!! That I'm afraid I could never do.

My trip upstate was preceded by a wonderful trip up to the UP of Michigan. All this traveling up north was very nastalgic for me. Crazy huh? that such a simple thing could be nastalegic but it was... how do you spell that word???

Anyways, Katie lives in a farm house...in a farming community. Imagine that? well, it was so beautiful up there. Everything was so crisp and clean and magnificent...both in the North Woods and in New York that it got me thinking about times gone by...when New York was just frontier land or when it wasn't but when we didn't have all the amenities we have today. ya know, life was simpler then because we didn't have so many frivolous little things that demanded our time but more fundamental things. does that make sense? like instead of spending time on the internet, facebook, xanga (:D) or watching TV, people had to focus on food, clothing and shelter. is life really easier without the modern conveniences

"Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured."     ~Mark Twain~

    Hey, this is so true. don't ya hate it when you get angry? I always seem to get angry at stupid things.

um, i had some stuff i was going to write about but i think i will try and see who all will read my xanga now that i am going to update it more often. it may not always be stuff that i'm doing but a lesson God is teaching me. hope that's cool talk to ya'll later!!!

"I often wonder why to me,
God chose to give a precious gift.
Long before my time began,
He sent to Earth an infant boy.

That boy grew up to be a man,
But different from any other.
His heart was purely consumed with God.
In Him was no wrong or evil.

His tender love touched many hearts,
But for the World, He had to die.
Neither death nor grave could hold Him!
He lived as Shepherd, died as slave,
Buried as man and rose as King!

Now He lives in and rules my heart.
By His knidness i have life and breath
By His mercy, i have been blessed.
He gave me life everlasting,
And softened my heart to His word.

When i have chosen a rock heart
Instead of His sweet fellowship;
He graciously opened the rock.

And the waters gushed out. They ran in
Like a mighty river, to the dry place,
And my heart bore mcuh fruit again.
When I exalted myself high,
He brought me low as a servant.

When i was lowly of heart,
He lifted me up to a high place.
When i surrendered to His service,
He gave me Holy God-armor.

All my foes tremble at His name.
His works are mighty, above all
At His name, armies flee and fly.
He has given me tools for war;
He teaches my fingers to fight.

When my enemy is greater,
I fall on my knees in prayer.
Jesus is my vict'rious warrior.
He has fought and won the kingdom.

When the battle is over,
I must needs recover, God's Hand heals
My body is whole. My Spirit
Finds rest in the Savior.

By His grace, I'll continue 'til death,
Then I'll meet my King in glory,
Where He'll reign forever and ever."