Country:United States State:Illinois Birthday:4/17/1982 Gender:Female
Interests:GOD, the RCC (Roman Catholic Church, baby), CFC ministries, sincerity, trustworthiness, proper spelling and past tense verb conjugation, Vincent Van Gogh, taro bubble teas, Brad Pitt & Angelina Jolie, gmail, the rise and fall of Britney, Nicholas Sparks, purses, Target, IKEA, anything non-work related, and friends that stick around. Expertise:hmmm.... nothing really Occupation:Other Industry:Government
Last week, at Mass, I heard an oldie but a goody that I hadn't heard in
awhile: "How Great Thou Art." It's obviously a song that everyone's
pretty familiar with, but for some reason (I believe I blamed it on the
awesome choir), I sat there with tears just streaming down my face
during the last verse:
When Christ shall come with shouts of acclamation
And take me home, what joy shall fill my heart!
Then I shall bow in humble adoration,
And there proclaim, my God, how great Thou art!
Usually when the crying happens (and no, it's not the first time), I
try to just nonchalantly dab at my eyes as if a piece of dust suddenly
flew in there. But seriously, this time I couldn't even disguise it...
the tears just kept on flowing and I was close to the type of crying
with the loud nasty sounds. At least I controlled THAT. It just
really moved me for some reason, but I didn't really think much about
it for the rest of the week.
So now it's Saturday night and this crazy week is finally coming to a
close. This felt like the longest week (possibly EVER), but I can
honestly say I've learned so many valuable lessons. Tomorrow's Gospel
reading finally ties everything together and perfectly celebrates the
close of this week and the opening of the new week:
"And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son
of man be lifted up, that whoever believes in him may have eternal
life." For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, that
whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For
God sent the Son into the world, not to condemn the world, but that the
world might be saved through him." John 3: 13-17
That tiny paragraph sums up the same central message in three different
ways. Is John just being repetitive? Or is it purposeful? For me,
it's purpose is incredible... Whatever heaviness of heart I may
encounter, whatever disappointments, triumphs, fear, despair, or joy...
it's a part of a greater plan for me to have eternal life. And the
bottom line is.... eternal life exists! Thank God!!! The petty
worries that try to take hold of our hearts mislead us to forget that
we have a loving and merciful Father who not only loves us, but truly
wants us. And those worries only delay us from living the lives God
has planned for us... lives that will lead us to be with him in
eternity.
Again, this week my eyes have been opened to so many things, but the
most important thing that I've learned is to LIVE. Simply live.
The old cliche is true: life is short. But we only have way more to
look forward to. So in the meantime, live, laugh, and love!!
Merry Christmas to all!! Amidst the many "holiday" distractions, I
pray we find the time to celebrate the true meaning of it all, to
reflect on just why Christ became flesh. God sent his only Son in all
His glory as a humble and defenseless infant and I somehow doubt He did
it all for us to concentrate our efforts on buying gifts and attending
Christmas parties. So why would He do such a thing? It baffles me
every year, and I still don't have much of a clue. However,
one thing I have concluded in this great mystery is that if God would
send His only Son in all His glory as a humble and defenseless infant
-- truly vulnerable to all the cruelty of the world -- then there's
nothing that God would not do for us. And that, friends, gives me hope,
which I believe is exactly why words became flesh. I guess I've
answered my own question. God sent His only Son because even in His
vulnerability fresh out of the womb, Christ served as hope in a
concrete form. God became humble and poor to personally and eloquently
give hope to every single person, whether they are dying, laid off,
poor, lonely, or whatever. Whatever the trial may be, that hope will
remain steadfast. This Christmas season, I pray that all my loved ones
(and this means you) find true hope in Christ and hold onto it through both the good and the bad times.
so many awesomely relaxing days the past couple of weeks. i've
gotten to spend some quality time with my loving best friends just
doing silly things like sneaking into movie theaters (mind you, the
theater AND the movies), planning out vacations, eating, shopping,
eating, seeing WICKED (which was wonderful,
yet again), and of course, some rush and division. these two
crazies are hilarious and i'm sure there'll be more funny times ahead
on our ROAD TRIP this weekend.... also, can't wait till marie gives me
my two new pairs of shoes this weekend. hahaha... sad how simple
things like shoes can keep me satisfied.
two months and no updates! haha, well, i'm back by request only.
i've been blessed with lots of bright, sunshiny days the past couple of
months and i foresee even more to come! i'm currently exhausting
myself with a craaaaaazy work/class schedule, but hey-- it just speeds
up the process to the days i can relax. while i do have times i
want to kill my coworkers for getting to go home straight after work, i
know that overall, i've never felt more productive! i just
put the song "survivor" by destiny's child or "fighter" by christina
aguilera on my ipod, and i'm good to go!! lol besides, three more
weeks of this nonsense and then i get a weekend to breathe! and
then five weeks until the next breather... and then... 12 more weeks...
oh, geez. well let's not think about all that now.
hmm what else has been going on? so summer has been awesome
despite my nasty schedule. my grades haven't suffered, even
though i feel that way too much material has been shoved into seven
weeks. i saw wicked and loved loved loved it. i spent some
qt with miss emma jasmine. lots of shopping with my mom. i
won free food tickets for the taste from work. "saw" john mayer
at the taste and had the most fantastic view of the fireworks!
can you say rooftop deck view?!! this week i'm going to
wisconsin on friday to hang out with my cousin for a
mini-vacation. possibly a weekend in galena in august with tres
amigas. oh, and hopefully by the end of august, i'll be a
cna. haha. a small step towards?? infinity.... and did i
mention i will be driving around the city in the very near
future??? for anyone who knows me, this is a very big deal.
i love you, summer. and happy belated birthday, kaye! hope you enjoyed the oldy. hehe.
i've been blessed with lots of bright, sunshiny days the past couple of
months and i foresee even more to come! i'm currently exhausting
myself with a craaaaaazy work/class schedule, but hey-- it just speeds
up the process to the days i can relax. while i do have times i
want to kill my coworkers for getting to go home straight after work, i
know that overall, i've never felt more productive! i just
put the song "survivor" by destiny's child or "fighter" by christina
aguilera on my ipod, and i'm good to go!! lol besides, three more
weeks of this nonsense and then i get a weekend to breathe! and
then five weeks until the next breather... and then... 12 more weeks...
oh, geez. well let's not think about all that now. 
