Be praying for me today. I am speaking at Ekklesia tonight. Ekklesia is our student lead chapel here on campus. I am kind of nervous because by no means am a I preacher! Pray that the words I speak would be God's and not mine.
I am off to another day of classes!
God Bless
KJA
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Blessings
God has blessed us with a beautiful 85 degree sunshiney day.....GO ENJOY IT! I know I am!
God Bless
KJA
God Bless
KJA
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Busy Busy Busy
I am so busy! I have started Junior Block practicum, where I spend the mornings in a elementary school. Yesterday was the first day and I got sick while at school. It was not so fun. I have alot going on right now. I am doing a three hour workshop over Project Learning Tree tonight. That should be interesting!
Welp I am sorry that this is such a short post!
Bless
KJA
Welp I am sorry that this is such a short post!
Bless
KJA
Friday, April 9, 2010
Trip Update and a Favorite thing
TRIP UPDATE: I am now the official owner of a US passport! Hollar! I applied for it awhile ago and it came in the mail over Easter break! Hooray! This makes me super excited for my trip!
Things to be praying for:
-That I will get all the money that I need for my trip...it is beginning to stress me out!
-That I will continue to memorize the things that need to be memorized for my trip
Now the title of this blog says that I will share a favorite thing. I am going to leave you with one of my favorite pieces of writing that was turned into a song
God Bless
KJA
"ADVICE, LIKE YOUTH, PROBABLY JUST WASTED ON THE YOUNG" by Mary Schmich
Wear sunscreen.
If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be it. The long-term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by scientists, whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable than my own meandering experience. I will dispense this advice now.
Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth. Oh, never mind. You will not understand the power and beauty of your youth until they've faded. But trust me, in 20 years, you'll look back at photos of yourself and recall in a way you can't grasp now how much possibility lay before you and how fabulous you really looked. You are not as fat as you imagine.
Don't worry about the future. Or worry, but know that worrying is as effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing bubble gum. The real troubles in your life are apt to be things that never crossed your worried mind, the kind that blindside you at 4 p.m. on some idle Tuesday.
Do one thing every day that scares you.
Sing.
Don't be reckless with other people's hearts. Don't put up with people who are reckless with yours.
Floss.
Don't waste your time on jealousy. Sometimes you're ahead, sometimes you're behind. The race is long and, in the end, it's only with yourself.
Remember compliments you receive. Forget the insults. If you succeed in doing this, tell me how.
Keep your old love letters. Throw away your old bank statements.
Stretch.
Don't feel guilty if you don't know what you want to do with your life. The most interesting people I know didn't know at 22 what they wanted to do with their lives. Some of the most interesting 40-year-olds I know still don't.
Get plenty of calcium. Be kind to your knees. You'll miss them when they're gone.
Maybe you'll marry, maybe you won't. Maybe you'll have children, maybe you won't. Maybe you'll divorce at 40, maybe you'll dance the funky chicken on your 75th wedding anniversary. Whatever you do, don't congratulate yourself too much, or berate yourself either. Your choices are half chance. So are everybody else's.
Enjoy your body. Use it every way you can. Don't be afraid of it or of what other people think of it. It's the greatest instrument you'll ever own.
Dance, even if you have nowhere to do it but your living room.
Read the directions, even if you don't follow them.
Do not read beauty magazines. They will only make you feel ugly.
Get to know your parents. You never know when they'll be gone for good. Be nice to your siblings. They're your best link to your past and the people most likely to stick with you in the future.
Understand that friends come and go, but with a precious few you should hold on. Work hard to bridge the gaps in geography and lifestyle, because the older you get, the more you need the people who knew you when you were young.
Live in New York City once, but leave before it makes you hard. Live in Northern California once, but leave before it makes you soft.
Travel.
Accept certain inalienable truths: Prices will rise. Politicians will philander. You, too, will get old. And when you do, you'll fantasize that when you were young, prices were reasonable, politicians were noble and children respected their elders.
Respect your elders.
Don't expect anyone else to support you. Maybe you have a trust fund. Maybe you'll have a wealthy spouse. But you never know when either one might run out.
Don't mess too much with your hair or by the time you're 40 it will look 85.
Be careful whose advice you buy, but be patient with those who supply it. Advice is a form of nostalgia. Dispensing it is a way of fishing the past from the disposal, wiping it off, painting over the ugly parts and recycling it for more than it's worth.
But trust me on the sunscreen.
Things to be praying for:
-That I will get all the money that I need for my trip...it is beginning to stress me out!
-That I will continue to memorize the things that need to be memorized for my trip
Now the title of this blog says that I will share a favorite thing. I am going to leave you with one of my favorite pieces of writing that was turned into a song
God Bless
KJA
"ADVICE, LIKE YOUTH, PROBABLY JUST WASTED ON THE YOUNG" by Mary Schmich
Wear sunscreen.
If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be it. The long-term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by scientists, whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable than my own meandering experience. I will dispense this advice now.
Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth. Oh, never mind. You will not understand the power and beauty of your youth until they've faded. But trust me, in 20 years, you'll look back at photos of yourself and recall in a way you can't grasp now how much possibility lay before you and how fabulous you really looked. You are not as fat as you imagine.
Don't worry about the future. Or worry, but know that worrying is as effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing bubble gum. The real troubles in your life are apt to be things that never crossed your worried mind, the kind that blindside you at 4 p.m. on some idle Tuesday.
Do one thing every day that scares you.
Sing.
Don't be reckless with other people's hearts. Don't put up with people who are reckless with yours.
Floss.
Don't waste your time on jealousy. Sometimes you're ahead, sometimes you're behind. The race is long and, in the end, it's only with yourself.
Remember compliments you receive. Forget the insults. If you succeed in doing this, tell me how.
Keep your old love letters. Throw away your old bank statements.
Stretch.
Don't feel guilty if you don't know what you want to do with your life. The most interesting people I know didn't know at 22 what they wanted to do with their lives. Some of the most interesting 40-year-olds I know still don't.
Get plenty of calcium. Be kind to your knees. You'll miss them when they're gone.
Maybe you'll marry, maybe you won't. Maybe you'll have children, maybe you won't. Maybe you'll divorce at 40, maybe you'll dance the funky chicken on your 75th wedding anniversary. Whatever you do, don't congratulate yourself too much, or berate yourself either. Your choices are half chance. So are everybody else's.
Enjoy your body. Use it every way you can. Don't be afraid of it or of what other people think of it. It's the greatest instrument you'll ever own.
Dance, even if you have nowhere to do it but your living room.
Read the directions, even if you don't follow them.
Do not read beauty magazines. They will only make you feel ugly.
Get to know your parents. You never know when they'll be gone for good. Be nice to your siblings. They're your best link to your past and the people most likely to stick with you in the future.
Understand that friends come and go, but with a precious few you should hold on. Work hard to bridge the gaps in geography and lifestyle, because the older you get, the more you need the people who knew you when you were young.
Live in New York City once, but leave before it makes you hard. Live in Northern California once, but leave before it makes you soft.
Travel.
Accept certain inalienable truths: Prices will rise. Politicians will philander. You, too, will get old. And when you do, you'll fantasize that when you were young, prices were reasonable, politicians were noble and children respected their elders.
Respect your elders.
Don't expect anyone else to support you. Maybe you have a trust fund. Maybe you'll have a wealthy spouse. But you never know when either one might run out.
Don't mess too much with your hair or by the time you're 40 it will look 85.
Be careful whose advice you buy, but be patient with those who supply it. Advice is a form of nostalgia. Dispensing it is a way of fishing the past from the disposal, wiping it off, painting over the ugly parts and recycling it for more than it's worth.
But trust me on the sunscreen.
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Child-like faith
I am in charge of organizing the chapel for Forrester Village this semester. We have decided to focus on the topic of having a child-like faith. I am the one who is going to be talking. I am nervous already! I don't typically have any trouble talking in front of people but for some reason I am nervous to do this.
I am beginning to plan out what I am talking about. Be praying for me! If you have any ideas about Child like faith let me know!
It is raining out today and my morning classes and one of my afternoon classes got canceled today...which in my book means it is a nap and movie kid of day!
God Bless
KJA
I am beginning to plan out what I am talking about. Be praying for me! If you have any ideas about Child like faith let me know!
It is raining out today and my morning classes and one of my afternoon classes got canceled today...which in my book means it is a nap and movie kid of day!
God Bless
KJA
Thursday, April 1, 2010
Encouragement from Friends
So I have the worlds greatest friends. I am blessed beyond reason to have such encouraging girls who lift me up even when they don't know that they are. As of late I have been struggling with stress and enjoying every bit of the short time I have left at HU (a year and a half!) and God has provided me encouragement and laughter through three particular friends. Hebrews 3:13 says, "But encourage one another daily, as long as it is called Today, so that none of you may be hardened by sin's deceitfulness." And these girls do just that through the laughter and joy they bring to my life! So thank you Erica Abel, Carrie Hall, and Beth Portice!
Sunday, March 28, 2010
Something to chew on
I am really tired tonight and am without words....so I thought I would give you a quote to think about....it's from a great movie called The Emperor's Club...
Great ambition and conquest without contribution is without significance.
Great ambition and conquest without contribution is without significance.
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