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[Feb. 18th, 2006|02:15 pm] |
so i just wanted to say that i probably won't update this much anymore. it's getting too annoying to have to update two blogs. seriously, who has 2 blogs? hah. so if you want to see whats up with me and some pictures and music and more cool stuff go to my myspace. the link is above in my links list. :)
andrea |
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[Jan. 26th, 2006|04:57 pm] |
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unexpected occurences and some other thoughts
Current mood: irritated
i got up at 11am today. i wasn't supposed to work until 4:30. i had a lot of fun plans. i checked my cell phone around 11:30 and found out that i was wanted at work as early as i could make it there because someone had a family emergency and couldn't come in. so. i went to the ymca. ran a little...my back hurts a lot. so i did the stair stepper. ow. i did 30 crunches. OUCH. so i quit after a half hour and went home. showered in an ice cold shower because like 4 people showered this morning and i threw in some laundry so that didn't help...so i decided. what the heck. why don't i just go into work and make some extra money, as much as i'm sick of being here. so here i am! despite the negativeness of the unexpected occurences (cold shower, coming to work 3 hours early, back hurting-butwhatsnew-etc,) my spirits are still lifted. i think it's cuz Jesus is helping me out? :)
i brought my message bible to work to read with my book 'blue like jazz.' you can tell its a bible because it has the ribbon coming out the bottom. i have it sitting here on my desk. usually people ask about what i'm reading buy no one has asked me about my bible yet. :) i don't expect them to...for some reason that comes off as a little too personal in society i think...
it's been brought to my attention over and over lately, since Christmas break...how anti-God/Christianity the world is. not just society but the world. i keep being put in these unexpected conversations about things that seem to be consuming the world's attention right now....homosexuality, AIDS, poverty, celebrities, the trendiness of Jesus and cynicism surrounding that, etc, etc. it seems like once a week someone starts asking me what my viewpoint is on homosexuality and the abundance of debauchery that seems to be like, consuming society right now.
i wish it wasn't so difficult for people to understand where i am coming from with my convictions. i live by life by the word of God. He put limits on us. and He does all things for a reason and does all things well. I trust Him. i wish that i didn't live in a world where if someone says they're gay, everyone wants to give them a trophy for having the courage to come out. but when i say that i believe homosexuality is wrong...in fact i KNOW it is because i read it in the Bible more than once...i'm scorned and looked at like an absolutely ignorant hater.
there's a GLBT Pride bus coming to Bethel in april. they called our school and said, "hey guess what, we're coming there to try to change your mind about your policies against homosexuals. and there's nothing you can do about it." Bethel can't stop them from coming...i think it'd be terrible if we tried to anyway. but all i know is that i don't even want any part of it and their motives in coming to our school just puts a fire inside my chest. just because we are Christians and think homosexuality is wrong, we are looked down upon and told we need to change to adjust the the world. when God said- we live IN the world but we are NOT OF it. Think about it- would a group of people in skimpy bikinis go up to a group of Muslim men and tell them they should allow their women to wear whatever they want because they are repressing who they are? NO. The world loves the Muslims. We pray for a peaceful Islam. We are constantly so PC about not offending the Muslims in the media and want to incorporate them into our society in a prideful way. Which is SUPER. But would the same go for Christians? Would society and the media make such a huge deal out of making Christians feel loved and accepted? No. I just feel the hatred lately...I feel the laughs under people's breath, I feel the rolling of eyes at us for our convictions, and i feel the pull of Satan's army against ours...
i'm soooo tired of the gay agenda being shoved down my throat. no one likes having the Christian "agenda/Gospel" being shoved down theirs...so tell me, why are we forced to put up with that? are we at the mercy of the world? I'm pretty sure I live my life at the mercy of my Creator...
I don't want a cookie or a trophy for having a conviction against the practice of homosexuality. I just want acceptance. Isn't that was homosexuals want as well? acceptance? How about agreeing to disagree? and living in peaceful coexistance together, minus judgement and prejudice? How about a minor ATTEMPT to understand the other side of someone's point of view, and maybe accepting the fact that- you don't understand them and maybe you never will....this coming from homosexual people and from Christians as well...
aside from the homosexuality issue, i really wish people saw Christians as regular human beings. part of the problem with this is that i blame Christians for the fact that we're seen as ignorant people who are prideful and think we are superhumans above the rest of society. (because i KNOW some theology majors at Bethel will go talk to the people on the GLBT bus and try to thump their bibles and "un-gay" them...prime example.) we're completely NOT. we are EXACTLY the same as non-Christians, minus one factor- we have Jesus Christ living within us and we live our lives by His command- not the desires of our hearts and minds. At least that's what we try to do...we try and fail and come back to try again...it's the core of living a life devoted to Christ. it's small but life-altering.
this quote by C.S. Lewis has been resonating so strongly with my thoughts lately, "if i find myself a desire in which the world cannot satisfy, the only explanation is that i was made for another world."
its frustrating/strangely empowering that the world will never ever understand where i'm coming from until they know Jesus on a personal level...until they see both sides of the story and its many many many facets.
frustrating, exciting.....but mostly frustrating. :)
i can't wait for Jesus to come back! *sigh*
2 agents in the office were talking a few minutes ago. One said, "when are we getting new office equipment in here?!" the other said, "it's coming, they're trying to decide whether..." the other interrupted, "YEAH well they say the MESSIAH is coming back too but I'll be LONG gone before he/she, whatever it is ever comes back if they even do!"
this is the final straw that spawned this enormous blog.
apologies friends. :)
but i'd love to hear your thoughts!!! REALLY!
<3
Andrea |
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| Bethany Dillon |
[Jan. 18th, 2006|12:17 pm] |
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| | jumper -third eye blind aol acoustic on xmradio | ] |
This is the Bethany Dillon promo poster that I made. I didn't really do much to it, it's pretty simple. But whatever! Heh. OK. Look for it around campus if you go to Bethel! |
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| i'm at work...wish i was at home! |
[Jan. 18th, 2006|09:08 am] |
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| | 'crush'-dave matthews band on xmonline radio | ] |
30 Questions You'd Never Think to Ask.
1. When you look at yourself in the mirror, what's the first thing you look at? i just look at myself.
2. How much cash do you have on you? like $53, but its all my mom's. i need to use it to pay my bill for my computer. i'm paying her back on the 30th.
3. What's a word that rhymes with "TEST"? Best
4. Favorite plant? tulips and i dunno...i like creative flowers. not like carnations and whatnot. :)
5. Who is the 4th person on your missed call list on your cell phone: HOME. So probably Mom.
6. What is your main ring tone on your phone?:"Soul Meets Body" by Death Cab for Cutie or "Hollaback Girl," by Gwen Stefani. I rotate.
7. What shirt are you wearing?: a long sleeve grey jersey shirt thats so long it could practically be a dress, so good thing its like sort of form fitting, and it has tiny little diamond studs around the top...that sounds so 80s but i promise its not.
8. Do you "label" yourself?: no. after 9th grade i started to hate labels. i want to be the unlabelable girl. but i guess that might be a label in itself right? hehe
9. Name brand of your shoes currently wearing? they're knee high black boots from jc penney from like 10th grade.
hmmm. no number 10
11. What do you think about the person who took this survey before you?: that'd be rachelle martin from HS. i randomly wandered onto her Xanga site this morning and found this, I haven't talked to her since graduation, she made me a Gwen Stefani picture montage on photo paper once in 10th grade speech class and her facebook pictures always look near pornographic. :) That's Rachelle. heh.
12. Do you know what an 8-track is?: of course. :)
13. What were you doing at 9pm last night?: working on designing the bethany dillon concert posters. now i just have to find time to print them...
14. What did your last text message say that you recieved on your cell? "Yeah. Just weak and lying down."
15. Do you ever click on Pop-ups or banners?: almost never. recently i got sucked into a free animated screensaver one though, then i downloaded one and wished i hadn't later and spent a half hour cleaning my harddrive of its harmful remnants. :)
16. What's a saying that you say a lot?: "K byeeee!" like sung really high up. or, "little girl." i guess. they're both like, Maria sayings i think. I may have stolen them.
17. Who told you they loved you last?: Mom yesterday after my hellacious afternoon of moving out of the apt.
18. Last furry thing you touched?: probably my blanket that i threw in the dryer this morning...
19. How many hours a week do you work?: my next check is over 40 so i'd say like 20some...
20. How many rolls of film do you need to get developed?: i do digital. :)
21. Favorite age you have been so far? 17. 11th grade was way fun. It was so bittersweet. :) Hehe. This age is OK as well...there are a lot of things opening up for me because of my age it seems like...
22. Your worst enemy?: Zits. When I get one, it's like a boil. A huge growth. Right now, I have one next to my nose that I swear is blocking my vision....
23. What is your current desktop picture?: here at work it's January notes for the receptionists...at home it's a picture of the roommates at Maria's cabin under the giant moose head.
24. What was the last thing you said to someone?: See Ya to Marc Owenz-Kurtz...an agent here at work.
25. If you had to choose between a million bucks or to be able to erase all of your regrets, what would you choose?: million bucks. its easy to live w/ regrets.
26. What underwear are you wearing now? circus print from VS
27. What color are your sheets? pink
28. Are your nails painted? not right now. my cuticles are in bad shape. i am waiting for that manicure mom and i were going to get at spalon montage...
29. Are you depressed? i'm way better than yesterday. things are looking up. i'm just tired of running errands and working and school and being busy. i hate being busy.
30. Do you have friends in other grades? i have a few friends that are seniors here at bethel but not many...basically those friends are from a few classes and from high school |
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| EXCELLENT NEWS |
[Jan. 11th, 2006|05:00 pm] |
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| | who else? bethany dillon. | ] |
Friends, I have the most exciting opportunity...I can't even believe it!
Recently, I found out that Bethany Dillon is doing a show at Bethel sometime in February. There are a bunch of Jeremy Camp posters around Bethel for his show in February, and in small letters it says, "With Special Guest, Bethany Dillon." I know a lot of people at Bethel that really like Bethany Dillon and will probably have no idea she's even coming because of the way it's been advertised! I didn't even know until Maria told me!
So, this morning...I just went on the street team website and found her management's email address. I wrote them a little email, told them that I've done some internet promotions for Bethany Dillon since I've been on the street team, and I also told them about my major and that I'd really like to make some posters to hang around Bethel, letting everyone know that Bethany is coming to Bethel as well.
This afternoon, I got an email back saying the following:
I would love that! Will you send me a jpg of what you create? I'd
love to let the rest of the street team use them too. (I'd have to
pass it by mgmt b/c they might already have tools, but there's a good
chance we could use them!)
Thanks! Let me know if you need any images to use or anything else I
could help with.
FRIENDS! The poster(s) I create will be hung around Bethel soon, and then probably around the rest of the country for the duration of this tour!
I'm so excited to have something worthwhile on my resume. :) YAY! |
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