life begins at the intersection: 2007/01

blah.

yeah, so this life thing? turns out I'm not all that good at it.

photos.

zip... zip... BONG !!!

ahhh so Camp Chris was amazing!!! Way more fun than it should've been allowed to be considering the whole Ellen situation, which went pretty well despite a little discussion that turned into her half-yelling into Brittany and I about how she wasn't trying to change our beliefs, just "Catholicize" us or some bunch of crap like that. So I spent an hour Friday night feeling worse than I've felt in a looooong time, but I found out that people like Ellen are actually few and far between.

I seriously met the best people ever in Julia, Gabby, Emily, Jon, Aaron, and Kristina, and the rest of the OLV team reminded me why I love them in the first place by being the funniest people I know and understanding Brittany and me after Ellen came so close to ruining the weekend. And I got to know three seventh-graders throughout Saturday (Ali, Arinn, and Alyssa), shared a little of the gospel with them, and have already been back in touch with them.

So all in all, meeting every Tuesday and dealing with the letter situation and everything were more than worth it. I remember feeling like I was going to war on the drive there, and I guess I kind of was, but I'm so glad I didn't just refuse to go. God brought one of the best weekends in a long time out of my first big battle with persecution- and honestly, if suffering brings so much laughter, so many new friends, and so many open doors, bring it on :].

And I can't just stay the course
Keep my hands on the wheel
All our detractors were right
My head's like a kite
And all my thoughts run astray...

now everything heasitates...

The long-awaited OLV retreat starts in about four hours. I'll post as soon as we get back, but I'm not promising good news...

please pray?

whatever happens, much love :]

and you got a letter

and you got a letter

and you got a letter

and you got-

GET ON WITH IT!

after all of the sparks...

you're still alone in the dark
and I've been thinking, over thinking...

After all those times I've done my best to share the truth that is Christ and all those nights I've prayed... three of my closest friends are still ultimately alone in the dark. And I don't know how to change it. It's been over a year since I first witnessed to them and a few months since the last time, a few days for one of them. I've been praying for close to two years. Is this not God's timing, or am I failing Him? Or is this just a lesson in paitence? I don't know how to tell.

And how many other friends have I made this year and not even thought about reaching out to? A Wiccian. A strong athiest. A half-agnostic half-reincarnationist-evolutionist. Various probably Christians but I don't know. Various strong agnostics. My own family. My own Sunday school class. Upperclassmen. Middle schoolers. Even strong Christians who seem blind to some solution and I don't know how to fill them in without sounding proud and controlling.

I can see the problems... but the solutions feel miles away.

Someone told me once that the longest twelve inches are those from your head to your heart.

I one hundred percent agree.