Note

Never underestimate the power of a positive word...
 and the power of persistence.

Brainiac

Your brain is the most valuable asset you have. The most powerful computer on earth. It grows stronger and faster the more you use it, with it you can achieve literally almost anything you put your mind to. And with todays endless supply of information, you can create, do and learn almost anything! So whats holding you back from succeeding? You have a brain, Use it! :D

Mhm

Jennifer is well aware of her weaknesses... and dealing with emotional nausea for no good reason is ridiculous.

It has been said...

I saw Sherlock Holmes this past weekend and what a great movie! It caused a nostalgic feeling in me for that time period where things were much less technological. Maybe next time you see me, i'll be wearing a top hat. Then again, perhaps not.

For some reason, our gadgets seem to keep getting simpler, more efficient and we name them after traditional fruits. Meanwhile, our lives get crazier and less meaningful. Is this right?

I don't know. But I have a voicemail on my phone. I must leave my reception-less house to walk under the stars and find a needlepoint spot of signal on my driveway... begging your pardon me lads and ladies.

I"m exhausted and late for my photoshoot.... and I"m starting to fall into a slight depression. Ugh. Need sleep and a prayer. :P

Hello, Goodbye

Spring is busy. :P

Soul Truffle for y'all:
"Many things--such as loving, going to sleep, or behaving unaffectedly--are done worst when we try hardest to do them."

The stars, the stars...

I am more than what you see... deep inside, I am truly me.

While you drive the car, you are not the car itself. Just like your soul is mobile, because it is surrounded by your body... so is the car just a tool to get you from point A to point B.

This is why Soul pain, or Heartache hurts the worst. You can't see it bleed. And the more wounded it gets.. the thicker the calluses become. This is why it is imperative to guard your heart above all else, for it is the wellspring of life. Very few Humans can be trusted completely with another's heart. People will always fail sooner or later. This doesn't mean to stop loving your friends, by all means. But when it comes to relationships, give your heart to God; he is the only one that can handle it safely. And someday the occasion will come, when he lets someone else hold it for a while.

So don't go writing your own story... don't stir up love until it is time. After all, you only have one heart.

Oh me, oh my.

I feel like the Bible contains soul calories. My soul goes through them fast... and when I am full of spiritual food, it is a satisfying, wonderful thing! But every morning my soul is hungry again. I've not been making my bible reading and God-Time a priority.

I am me, thats all I can be.

But plus, God... we can be more.

What is Truth? A blogpost inspired by my car troubles.

I woke up to the sound of hail on my window. A forecast for the day's events. 

I must clarify though, when I say i've had a bad day.. i really haven't had a bad day, it's just not as glorious and exciting as the days i've been having up to that day. On a side note, the status of everything changes according to what you compare it to. Compared to most of the world's population... I never have had a truly 'bad day' and I realize this full well. So I want to put that in perspective up front. Back to topic:

I had an errands list as usual and most of it went well until I stopped by a Honda dealership to get my oil changed. I never have done this before as I always have had a family acquaintance who has an auto business do my car's oil. However, this dealership was a bit cheaper. Ten dollars cheaper to be exact. Charmed, I pull in like a good penny pinching dutch girl. 

I get in line and an auto guy informs me that it will be an hour. I come back in an hour and i'm called in to examine the underside of my green Honda up on the stilts. "See that fluid? Thats a Tranny leak. The main seal is leaking majorly." "Nice." I reply thinking to how i just had my tranny fluid replaced by our auto acquaintance. "Get that checked out asap." Apparently this is a big deal. Back to the waiting room. 

Here he comes again. Out I go to examine the car again. 

One of the many mechanics comes over and holds out something. He says,"See this screw?" "Yep." "It's stripped. The last guy tightened it too tight and when we got it out the threads came with it and now it won't go back in. It'll be $100 to get it temporarily fixed." Lovely. "Are you sure you guys didn't do that?" (I know, i'm blunt.) But alas, he was convinced that it was the last guy who changed my oil's fault and I pay the money. I just got this car so i have no idea about the knowledge of the last oil changing person. 

(This all is going somewhere, i promise)

So now I call the Auto Acquaintance. (A little history: i've been going to this guy for years and I have always been completely satisfied with him.) He says to come in immediately for him to check it. He hoists up the car to see the tranny and calls me out to look at the internals of my car. (i'm learning a lot today about car guts today) Long story short, he informs me that the dealership people were incorrect. "The main seal was not leaking.. it was a different spot and a slight leak, not a major one. Also they had put too much oil in for that particular engine. Also, they probably wrenched the screw off a little harder than was appropriate for a car of that age." The guys at the dealership are usually a bit inexperienced the Auto Acquaintance informs me. He's nicer than I am. I just keep thinking "JERKS." I was in a bad mood. But it's true, they were probably just not very experienced.  

~*~ 

ANYways, i got to thinking. I've been on a pursuit of knowledge as far as researching what I believe about christianity. More specifically, I am passionate about learning about the differences that arose and split many christian denominations. 

I wonder, am I like those first inexperienced mechanic? Making assumptions based on little knowledge? Perhaps I'm making a bigger deal out of what is minor. Perhaps what I perceive... is not the truth at all or is a only a stepping stone to what is the truth.

Ultimately, I want to grow closer to God. I love the church; the people of God who share this love! I do know this, that God promises that if you seek you will find. Knock and the door will be opened! Perhaps there are some answers we were not meant to know. But I believe, that keeping in an open mind and a true relationship with God... letting His life giving love flow through you, like a father caring for his curious children... He will reveal the answers to what we desire to know. :D 

Onward!

Rag Curls!

For the longest time i've had short hair, now after deciding to grow my hair out for the last few years i feel like I have a chance to experiment a little! So exciting.. i am a big fan of long hair on woman after studying at JW Waterhouse's work for a while... 

Also, i'm a bit of a naturalist so although i've wanted to... i've decided i'm not going to color or highlight my hair. I've been experimenting in other old fashion ways to style hair. Like Rag Curls! Sleeping with the hair wet and tied up in pieces of fabric... and here's the result! :) 

Kinda cool... nice for something different after having straight hair. Yay!

^_^

Being cool doesn't cut it, it takes Character to be a real person and to grow in favor with God and man..