written in the sand...

Something that's been on my mind..."Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud or rude. Love does not demand its own way. Love is not irritable, and it keeps no record of when it has been wronged." 1 Cor 13:4-5 We hear these verses all the time...but how much do we actually dwell on it...can you imagine it? This love is so perfect...and it's God's Love. It doesn't demand it's own way, and keeps no record of when it has been wronged...only that's possible with God b/c i know i falter with that. To this day...there is still one individual that i still cannot bear to lay my eyes on, who frustrates me to no end, one that i do not understand...perhaps it is my own stubbornness, my standards and morals, everything...that i find so hard to like that person as a friend...what do i do to change this? I believe i hv followed what He has said, "Be alert. If you see your friend going wrong, correct him. If he responds, forgive him even if it's personal against you and repeated seven times he says, 'I'm sorry, i won't do it again,' forgive him." Luke 17:3-4. Forgiving, but not forgetting...sigh. Is it also bad for one to want hang out with Christians and non-Christians, but not want to always associate oneself w/ ppl of other religions? Is it b/c u feel safe in ur shell...b/c u know that the non-Christians who aren't of another faith can be saved? Who can say that? I don't know...It can be so easy to be like Jesus, but i falter...humaness?

Can i find somebody in this world that i can truly love like 1 Cor 13:4-5? Can somebody love me the same way? Or does it all just wash away like the tide...ebbing and flowing...inconsistent? Why is "ella enchanted" my ultimate fav book besides the Bible? What attracts me to it? She's herself, she has excitement, there's some mysteriousness and magic involved, and in the end...she gets the sweetest guy and lives happily ever after. Perhaps fairytale endings are overrated, unimaginable now, unrealistic, and overglamourized...Why, is it b/c of how we think?...b/c in reality noone can compare?...b/c there is no such man?...b/c no such man is willing to step up to the plate and answer?...
Only one can answer...I AM. For now, i am satisfied w/ that answer...He is the love of my life =)

*For a child is born to us, a son is given to us. These will be his royal titles: Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Isaiah 9:6 NLT
*He gives power to those who are tired and worn out; he offers strength to the weak. Isaiah 40:29 NLT
*Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world. John 16:33 NLT
*****Abba...such a beautiful privelege it is to call You by that name...*****

the nursing gang that went over to sare's place to surprise her for her 19th =P (back l-r: jaymie, carolyn, grace, jenna, me and arvee; front l-r: bev, steph, sares, valsha, crys)

valsha, crys, me, and sares...ma baby =)

me, jeffy and crys :) two of my closest friends here in kingston

CBC!! =) (carolyn, bea, crys)

*sigh* ALMOST DONE! =) One more to write tomorrow...lol, and here i am writing an entry XP...i uno why...i seem to write more when i'm busy and hectic...haha, my peace for a bit i guess =P. Mmm...lotsa things going on...lots of things i've been trying to sort out...lots of things i discover and learn...lots of things i know i still need to learn about...sigh.

Celebrated ma baby- sare's bday...it was fun...we snuck up onto her flr and decorated her door and baked her a cake...yummy =) The whole nursing gang was there...it was just like old time...but, not really...yeah. We also went to the ale house to celebrate her 19th...fun times. I'm also being one of the small group leaders for our ccf prayer retreat coming up in feb...shall be full of excitement and growing ;P. Earlier we had 24/7...it was smthg that i hope we do again...basically ppl met up at a certain location and prayed for every hr for 7 days. *smiles* so somebody was praying at 11pm...4am...lol, and all the time. Hahaha...what can i say? We're seriously awake for most of them...so what's the best thing u can do but pray? =) Lol...funny thing also was that the early morning slots like 2am-7am got filled up faster than the ones during the day...interesting =P Can you believe that Christmas is on SUNDAY!? =='''''' i can't...lol, i'm still in the midst of books...and i'll hv like 2 days to do mad shopping and stuff...funnn =P But i can't wait till i get home...to spend time w/ family and friends who i hvn't seen in quite a bit =) Lol...me and my bro...we go chill XD...haha, and i get to drive =P Lol...no walking around to places for 2 wks...hrmmm =P Nice things...P. Doug Martin is coming back for Jan =D...and i will get a chance to listen to P. Rick Reed once more...sigh =). Eeeeee...and i may possibly babysit my two beautiful baby girls =D Perhaps i'll visit barrhaven manor also =). Been reading james dobson's "life on the edge" book...so far, so good. =) And started to read "memoirs of a geisha"...should i watch the movie?

I miss my grandma...i miss my grandpa...
Fly...fly far into the sky...

*You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you, whose thoughts are fixed on you! Isaiah 26:3 NLT
*Blessed are those who trust in the LORD and have made the LORD their hope and confidence. They are like trees planted along a riverbank. Jeremiah 17:7-8 NLT
*He is the source of every mercy and the God who comforts us. 2 Corinthians 1:3 NLT
*If one person falls, the other can reach out and help. But people who are alone when they fall are in real trouble. Ecclesiastes 4:10 NLT
*Be glad for all God is planning for you. Be patient in trouble, and always be prayerful. Romans 12:12 NLT
*I will be faithful to you and make you mine, and you will finally know me as LORD. Hosea 2:20 NLT
*You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. Matthew 22:37-38 NLT
*The LORD doesn't make decisions the way you do! People judge by outward appearance, but the LORD looks at a person's thoughts and intentions. 1 Samuel 16:7 NLT
*When you go through deep waters and great trouble, I will be with you. Isaiah 43:2 NLT
*As we know Jesus better, his divine power gives us everything we need for living a godly life. 2 Peter 1:3 NLT
*Why am I discouraged? Why so sad? I will put my hope in God! I will praise him again. Psalm 42:11 NLT
****Jesus is ALL...i choose to put Him first b/f everything...how gracious and good is He...*****