Surprise!

It's amazing how much excitement one email can bring . . . even when it only says:

"You have a BOX!!!!!!!!!!!"

Somehow, those words are like life-savers to a college student. Something unexpected----maybe something to eat instead of the cafeteria food??!!!!

Now, it's time to make your mouth water . . . Here is the box I got today:




A basket of goodies from Mrs. Field's . . .

• Double Fudge
• Butterscotch Blondie Fudge
• Toffee Fudge
• Triple chocolate cookies
• Semi-sweet chocolate without nuts cookies
• White chunk and macadamia nut cookies
• Oatmeal, raisin and walnut cookies
• 12 raspberry and blueberry mini-muffins

YUM!

Life

I'd appreciate prayer this week, as I have an intense and demanding schedule ahead of me. As a sophomore nursing major, life tends to be intense anyway. But, this week the demands are multiplied.

• Anatomy and Physiology Lab Practical (today) [update: Survivable; I'm glad it's over!]
• Nursing Medical Terminology Quiz (today) [update: went well!]
  
• Humanities Quiz (today) [update: went well!]
• Microbiology Lab Quiz (tomorrow . . . 40 pts is a large quiz!)
• Microbiology Exam (11/2)
  
• Anatomy and Physiology Exam (11/5)

Some things to look forward to though . . .

• Registering for spring-semester classes tomorrow!
  
• Advanced Clinical Physiology
  
• Nutrition
• Provider of Nursing Care 2
• Statistics
  
• Old Testament Literature (Bible-minor)
  
• Worldview Development (Bible-minor)
  
• A "reward for surviving" Chinese dinner out with some nursing friends on Friday evening. . . well, it's still in the works, but it's a possibility!
• Parents' weekend in two weeks!

Fall Break

A beautiful weekend, in so many ways!

(The picture does not do justice . . .
but, that waterfall was 94' high!)


. . . and, my favorite . . .


.10.20.07.

Only 50 hours . . .

The Perks of Volunteering

Start with water and juice to build a strong core . . .

. . . Add 6-inch subs and bags of chips . . .

. . . Oh, and don't forget the goldfish crackers . . .

. . . And, top it all off with cookies . . .

. . . What do you get?

A HUGE pile of free food consisting of
18 subs,
20 bags of goldfish,
15 bags of chips,
28 juice boxes,
14 water bottles,
and 13 cookies.


And one much stronger girl after she carried it from the Rec center to her room!

The story behind it all: Today I volunteered on the lunch staff at a University event, Junior Jam. At the end of lunch we had a lot of extra food, so each volunteer ended up packing bags and boxes full of food to take back to our rooms. We decided our halls lavish us with love after we hand out free subs and such! : )

A Letter from God to all Women...

I made her... she is different. With love I formed her in her mother’s womb. I fashioned her with great joy. I remember, with pleasure, the day I created her. I love her smile. I love her ways. I love to hear her laugh. And the silly things she says and does. She brings me great pleasure. This is how I made her. I made her pretty and not beautiful because I knew heart, and I knew she would be vain... I wanted her to search out her heart, and learn that it would be me in her that made her beautiful... and it would be Me in her heart that would draw friends to her. I made her in such a way that she would need me. I made her a little more lonesome than she would like to be, I know her heart, I know if I had not made her like this she would have gone her own way and forgotten about me... her Creator. I have given her many good and happy things... because I love her. Because I love her, I have seen her broken heart and the tears she’s cried alone. And I have cried with her and had a broken heart too. Many times she has stumbled and fallen alone, only because she would not hold my hand. So many lessons she has learned the hard way because she would not listen to my voice... So many times I have sat back and watched her go her own way, only to return to my arms sad and broken. And now she is mine again... I made her, and then I bought her... Because I love her. I have to reshape and mold her.. To renew her to what I had planned for her to be. It has not been easy for her or for me. I want her to be conformed to my image... This is the high goal I have set for her....
Because I love her.

When I created the heavens and earth, I spoke them into being. When I created man, I formed him and breathed life into his nostrils. But you, woman, I fashioned after I breathed the breath of life into man because your nostrils are too delicate . I allowed a deep sleep to come over him so I could patiently and perfectly fashion you. Man was put to sleep so he could not interfere with my creativity. From one bone I fashioned you. I chose the bone that protects man’s life. I chose the rib, which protects the heart and lungs, and supports him, as you are meant to do. Around this one bone I shaped you... I molded you. I created you perfectly and beautifully. Your characteristics are as the rib, strong, yet delicate and fragile. You provide protection for the most delicate organ in man, his heart. His heart is the center of his being; his lungs hold the breath of life, the rib cage will allow itself to be broken before it will allow damage to the heart.

Support the man as the rib cage supports the body. You were not taken from his feet, to be below him, nor from his head to be above him. You were taken from his side to stand beside him and be held close to his side. You are my perfect angel, you are my beautiful little girl. You have grown to be a splendid woman of excellence, and my eyes fill when I see the virtues in your heart. Your eyes-don’t change them. Your lips- how lovely when they part in prayer. Your hands- how gently to touch. I’ve caressed your face in deep sleep. I’ve held your heart close to mine. Of all that lives and breathes you are the most like me. Adam walked with me in the cool of the day, and yet he was lonely. He could not see me or touch me, he could only feel me. For everything I wanted Adam to share and experience with me, I fashioned you- my holiness, my strength, my purity, my love, my protection, my support. You are special because you are an extension of me. Man represents my image; woman, my emotions. Together you represent the totality of God. So man, treat woman well. Love her, respect her, for she is fragile.

Momma and Baby

An interesting find in a 5 lb. bag of gummy bears . . .

Beauty ... and Kronk!

The sunset this evening . . .

And . . . introducing Kronk!
. . . the only male allowed in our room ; )

Numbers

15 . . . 14 . . . 13 . . . 12 . . . 11 . . . 10 . . . 9 . . .
. . . 8 . . . 7 . . . 6 . . . 5 . . . 4 . . . 3 . . . 2 . . . 1 . . .