xanga entry: normal depth mode
church retreats: 2. everything else: 0
i finally got past that stupid euro essay (that i could really use an A on) and got to (try to) sell some pens for the last two mods before the church retreat. it was totally awesome, though i didn't exactly get to drive. we got there and played tennis for a while, then did worship, and the youth group left to sing some worship and do that prayer thing we really do like so much. no really, awesome. after that, we had a snack (complete with hot chocolate which i didn't burn my tongue on, strangely enough) and then could do whatever. Mike was going to go pray on the swings, so phong and i (minus shoes) ended up following and then the girls came...it was really awesome. at first i just swung with Mike, but it was a whole lot deeper than that...that's getting added to my ideal moment list. and then we played volleyball for a while, until i noticed a huge bump on my leg from sprinting into a chair playing frisbee. so we got some ice...the people in my room prayed for it, and it was healed the next day. mile run...i hit 6:17 or something. it was really cool though, because i saw some deer and then got a Veggie Tales movie. and then we played tennis or something along that line...ate lunch...checked out...played more tennis or something like that. we were split into teams (more or less...not to hint that anyone messed up the teams)...and we were team Orange and were totally awesome. we supposedly won; maybe it was a math mistake or something (like the olympics and gynastics)...but the best part was getting a face full of flour. then, probably the best part (after nomad-ing around for a long time), i met up with the girls and phong playing their guitars/bass underneath the table in the council room. i went and stole the keyboard that the church had brought, and later ended up setting it up upside down underneath the table on the stand, so i could play upside down like everyone else was. and it was totally awesome...near the end, my little toe spasmed (or whatever you call a muscle spasm). once it left, it was my hamstring (resulting in dropping the keyboard). then it was my right toe...it was a little awkward. we had more prayer time, which was probably even better. dinner. more tennis. worship with the whole group, then we split off and did more worship. then people wrestled or whatever...we went back with Mike and i was kind of dead. really sore...woke up this morning even sorer
be excited for all of the baptisms that are happening next sunday probably. the worship was pretty cool, along with the sermon (and it was probably a coincidence there was a theme of holiness in every single aspect). we did the last baptism class...cool. ruth and i went to Tony's restaurant to eat (although we didn't and ruth made more than a $100 on pens...i think i'll be stuck selling low profit cap-o-matics). then i went and did sound for barron's senior concert, which was reasonably awesome. now i'm here...should probably do homework.
if anyone knows some ridiculously high energy christian songs, comment them or something...because i have this kind of messed up concept for the graduation pic slideshow i should probably have done a lot on already
xanga entry: extreme depth mode
well, thursday was my birthday, and it's kind of interesting watching how much i've transitioned in that past year (stupid freshmen mentality). but anyway, i don't think you can look at my life and say that God doesn't do miracles. that was a lot of what i was thinking about swinging with Mike...every single thing that God has given me is a miracle that i don't deserve...and i don't think very many of you would have liked me a year ago, simply because my relationship with God was so dead. transitions: spiritually, mentally, physically, maturity-ally, artistically, socially, academically, priority-ally, time consumption-ally, morally. God's done a lot in my life, and everything's come together for me and i owe it all to Him. He did a lot more than give me hope...He saved my life. He gave me second chance after second chance and i still couldn't get the grasp of how lost i was. what He did for me: He gave me Comfort when i was stressed, He let me discover TCCC and friday nights, He gave me that necessary group of support that you need to survive as a Christian in this world, He made me a Christian, He became so real to me through ATF and second to last friday night...and last friday night, He gave me everything i needed to survive and then overdid it and gave me something more...life.
so...i'm supposed to be going under the normal depth of a xanga entry. it's just so awesome...God's love. and no matter how good we are in this world, it'll never be good enough, and He still gives us that chance.
church retreats: 2. everything else: 0
i finally got past that stupid euro essay (that i could really use an A on) and got to (try to) sell some pens for the last two mods before the church retreat. it was totally awesome, though i didn't exactly get to drive. we got there and played tennis for a while, then did worship, and the youth group left to sing some worship and do that prayer thing we really do like so much. no really, awesome. after that, we had a snack (complete with hot chocolate which i didn't burn my tongue on, strangely enough) and then could do whatever. Mike was going to go pray on the swings, so phong and i (minus shoes) ended up following and then the girls came...it was really awesome. at first i just swung with Mike, but it was a whole lot deeper than that...that's getting added to my ideal moment list. and then we played volleyball for a while, until i noticed a huge bump on my leg from sprinting into a chair playing frisbee. so we got some ice...the people in my room prayed for it, and it was healed the next day. mile run...i hit 6:17 or something. it was really cool though, because i saw some deer and then got a Veggie Tales movie. and then we played tennis or something along that line...ate lunch...checked out...played more tennis or something like that. we were split into teams (more or less...not to hint that anyone messed up the teams)...and we were team Orange and were totally awesome. we supposedly won; maybe it was a math mistake or something (like the olympics and gynastics)...but the best part was getting a face full of flour. then, probably the best part (after nomad-ing around for a long time), i met up with the girls and phong playing their guitars/bass underneath the table in the council room. i went and stole the keyboard that the church had brought, and later ended up setting it up upside down underneath the table on the stand, so i could play upside down like everyone else was. and it was totally awesome...near the end, my little toe spasmed (or whatever you call a muscle spasm). once it left, it was my hamstring (resulting in dropping the keyboard). then it was my right toe...it was a little awkward. we had more prayer time, which was probably even better. dinner. more tennis. worship with the whole group, then we split off and did more worship. then people wrestled or whatever...we went back with Mike and i was kind of dead. really sore...woke up this morning even sorer
be excited for all of the baptisms that are happening next sunday probably. the worship was pretty cool, along with the sermon (and it was probably a coincidence there was a theme of holiness in every single aspect). we did the last baptism class...cool. ruth and i went to Tony's restaurant to eat (although we didn't and ruth made more than a $100 on pens...i think i'll be stuck selling low profit cap-o-matics). then i went and did sound for barron's senior concert, which was reasonably awesome. now i'm here...should probably do homework.
if anyone knows some ridiculously high energy christian songs, comment them or something...because i have this kind of messed up concept for the graduation pic slideshow i should probably have done a lot on already
xanga entry: extreme depth mode
well, thursday was my birthday, and it's kind of interesting watching how much i've transitioned in that past year (stupid freshmen mentality). but anyway, i don't think you can look at my life and say that God doesn't do miracles. that was a lot of what i was thinking about swinging with Mike...every single thing that God has given me is a miracle that i don't deserve...and i don't think very many of you would have liked me a year ago, simply because my relationship with God was so dead. transitions: spiritually, mentally, physically, maturity-ally, artistically, socially, academically, priority-ally, time consumption-ally, morally. God's done a lot in my life, and everything's come together for me and i owe it all to Him. He did a lot more than give me hope...He saved my life. He gave me second chance after second chance and i still couldn't get the grasp of how lost i was. what He did for me: He gave me Comfort when i was stressed, He let me discover TCCC and friday nights, He gave me that necessary group of support that you need to survive as a Christian in this world, He made me a Christian, He became so real to me through ATF and second to last friday night...and last friday night, He gave me everything i needed to survive and then overdid it and gave me something more...life.
so...i'm supposed to be going under the normal depth of a xanga entry. it's just so awesome...God's love. and no matter how good we are in this world, it'll never be good enough, and He still gives us that chance.
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