31 March 2008

He ls Good

The pathway is broken
And the signs are unclear
And I don't know the reason why You brought me here
But just because You love me the way that You do
I'm gonna walk through the valley
If You want me to

No I'm not who I was
When I took my first step
And I'm clinging to the promise You're not through with me yet
So if all of these trials bring me closer to You
Then I will go through the fire
If You want me to

It may not be the way I would have chosen
When You lead me through a world that's not my home
But You never said it would be easy
You only said I'll never go alone

So when the whole world turns against me
And I'm all by myself
And I can't hear You answer my cries for help
I'll remember the suffering Your love put You through
And I will go through the darkness
If You want me to

When I cross over Jordan, I'm gonna sing, gonna shout
Gonna look into your eyes and see you never let me down
So take me on the pathway that leads me home to you
And I will walk through the valley if you want me to

Yes, I will walk through the valley if you want me to 

26 March 2008

ok

yeah so took a quiz to find out what flavor of Pocky am! Pocky is this amazing asian treat that  looooove!  Just wanted to share with you....

23 March 2008

hope and a promise fulfilled

God sent His Son,
They called Him Jesus.
He Came to Love,
Heal and forgive
He Lived and Died
To buy My pardon
An Empty Gave is there to prove
My Savior Lives!

Because He Lives,
can face Tomorrow.
Because He Lives
all fear is gone
Because know He holds the future,
and life is worth the living
just because He Lives!

16 March 2008

butterfingers!

No, not the candy either, although now that I´m typing that I could totally go for a butterfinger candy bar. Anyways, yeah so I was skyping with my Aunt Vicki and Uncle Darrell (pretty much like a video chat thing) while eating a bowl of cereal. Well, I don't know what happened, but the next thing I know half a bowl of cereal was all over my computer. Thanks to the quick thinking of Laura, and Uncle Darrell's advice from half a continent away, I think it's all good now. But it was just really funny. Is Europe turning me into a klutz? I think the jury is still out, but leaning towards yes on this one!

Well, I got my grades back from my exams. By the way, grades are different here. I got my tests back and there were just numbers at the top, not percents or a letter or anything. After my prof explained, it's pretty close to percentages though, but I was just a little nervous when I got my paper back and there was a big fat red "9" at the top!

So yeah, I can´t believe that it´s already mid March! It's very spring-like here, with the trees getting ready to bud, the pretty green grass, and people just seem happier and like they are coming out of their winter hibernation. Although it seems a little early for this Michigan girl, I 'll take it!

13 March 2008

aw yeah

Well it´s official! I am done with language school! I feel like my finals and presentation went better than I was expecting. It´s very freeing to not be worried about the grade. But who am I kidding, I´m still interested to see how I did overall and everything. I obviously hope to keep learning through language partners and other forms of exchanges. But it´s kind of a weird feeling though to be done with school...again. Next week is Holy Week, and apparently there are a lot of processions of the Christ and Mary figures. It should be an interesting time, that´s for sure. 


11 March 2008

get back up!

Last night we had breakfast for dinner: chocolate chip pancakes, bacon and eggs! It started off with me craving pancakes, and turned into all out awesomeness. Seriously, if I had to choose my last meal, it would be breakfast food. It definitely hit the spot and satisfied my cravings.

In other news, I think I have a balance problem. Every time that I go for a run, without fail, I fall. Usually multiple times. The other day was pretty bad and I got a hole in my pants. Today I dropped my i pod and it almost went in the street! I just keep thinking there's gotta be a life application to this somewhere right? Either that or I'm just the clumsiest person ever.

04 March 2008

i'm not spying...I promise...

Alright, so we live in an apartment here. It's awesome and I love it. Great location, great space, my bedroom is even pink, so pretty much all that I could ask for. But it is definitely different than living in the suburbs in a single family dwelling. For instance, our neighbors. Their living room shares a wall with my bedroom, so I can hear everything that they do. Sometimes it's kind of weird. I guess it's good that I can't understand everything yet. However, when I see them out and about I always feel awkward like "Hey, you guys were fighting last night. Everything cool?"

Anyways, it's March. March always makes me think of that saying from elementary school "in like a lion and out like a lamb". Hopefully your weather is lamb-like very soon!