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Name: T.J.
Country: United States
State: Texas
Metro: College Station
Birthday: 11/17/1982
Gender: Female
Interests: This is a start: church, praising God, tennis, basketball, football, volleyball, ping pong, pretty much any sport, country dancing, playing my guitar, shooting, hanging out with friends, singing, photography, being outdoors, hiking, climbing, driving my truck
Occupation: Student
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Member Since:
2/28/2006
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| My brother is doing a research project for one of his classes. He is researching something about bicycle owners and spending habits (I think). The survey is only 23 very simple/quick questions (Including the demographic questions that you don't have to think about). It will take less than 5 minutes to fill out and it will help him with his project. Here is the link (and hopefully you will be able to just click on it instead of copying and pasting it). Thank you for your help!
http://wtamu.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_bdW2TBUjg2hrq3a&SVID=Prod
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| Dear Drivers,
Please take note that even if you do own a shiny new Escalade, Lexus, Hummer, etc does not mean that you have some right to just park in the handicapped parking spots in front of businesses. It does not matter if you are just "running in for a second" or simply want to leave your precious car running outside to be sure you don't ever sweat when you get back in from doing whatever it is that you are doing. If you do not have a handicapped plate or placard you are NOT ALLOWED TO PARK IN THOSE PARKING SPOTS. It doesn't matter how big a hurry you are in or how little time you will be inside. IT'S AGAINST THE LAW!
Now, I know that people who drive Escalades, Lexuses, Hummers, etc. are not the only people who do this, and not all people who drive those vehicles do this, but it was the instance today at the post office. The parking lot was almost empty and the freshly washed and waxed Escalade pulled into a handicapped parking spot, left the car running, and went inside. I mean, really? The other parking spots were all of MAYBE 20 feet away. But, apparently this guy is so important that he is allowed to park in a spot that is not legal for anyone else to park in without a permit. I'm not even going to get started about the fact that there was NOTHING wrong with this guy either. That is a whole other can of worms that I don't even want to open. I am pretty sure that I would be able to write a book on how wrong that is and how much it annoys me, so I am going to stop now before I start on that one.
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| My dad sent me this the other day and I thought it was so great that I needed to share.
"Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority,
and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media,
which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely
possible to pick up a turd by the clean end"
R. J.. Wiedemann LtCol.USMC Ret
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| Wow... it's been a long time since I posted anything. It's been a busy last couple of months. I'm still fighting with the state of Texas about getting my counseling license. They are not wanting to let me count the Moral Development class that I took as my Developmental class for the requirements for my LPC-Intern license. I called the other day and they said my case was going to go before the board on July 10th. Woohoo... another 2 weeks before I know if I am good or have to take another class... UGH!! I guess it has worked out though. I have been able to go home twice and help Dad and Mom with some stuff so that's good. The really bad part (besides not having my license yet) is that the place I had a job lined up with (3 different times now) has said that they are (once again) going to have to look for someone who can work right now- that they can't wait on me to get my license. Understandable, but still sucks. I have also been turned down by every other place that I have applied (that is, IF they have even contacted me). I have lost track of the number of resume's and interest letters that I've sent out. I guess it works out that they haven't said yes, since I really don't have my license yet, but still... it would be nice to know that I have something available to me when I do get it, but I guess that's not really how the world works. I do know that if I don't have a job come August that there is a place that wants me. I can be the intern at Wesley again. Of course, that means moving back to College Station, which wouldn't be too bad. I don't know. I'll cross that bridge when I get to it.
**WARNING** Rant Ahead **WARNING**
Now for the actual reason for this post. During church yesterday we were singing some hymns that I really like (well, I like most of them, but these are some pretty powerful ones if you read the words and don't just sing what's on the page). We sang "To God be the Glory" and "Here I am Lord" during the service. I really like hymns- a LOT. I also really like the organ- and there is a really nice one at the church so it's a good combination- right? Well... yes, but no. One problem I have had with the songs we sing at church is that we don't sing all of the verses. We only sing a few verses and just move on. The other problem I have is that there is no feeling behind the songs. It seems like everyone is just going through the motions and is waiting for them to say the benediction and let them go- like the time has been served, you are free to go now kind of thing. I was thinking, while we were singing "Here I am Lord", about how powerful those hymns were when we sang them in chapel at Asbury; how you could really FEEL the power behind the hymn and how you could FEEL the meaning of the song and the belief in what those words say and mean. I miss that. I miss the power behind the songs during chapel. I admit that I stopped going to chapel services because I found them to be depressing, but I really do miss the music and TRUE WORSHIP that took place. It wasn't just going through the motions, it was true worship. You could feel the power in the room. I didn't feel that yesterday- at all. I miss it. I want that. I want to feel the power in the words of the songs. I want to feel the power in the music. I want to feel the TRUE WORSHIP of God- not just see the motions being done. We only sang part of the song yesterday. We completely skipped half of the song. There is a reason that there were 6 verses written, and not just 3. There are important things in those other 3 verses. Why is it so important that we keep to such a strict schedule that we have to skip 3 verses? Yeah, the preacher had to go preach at another service-number 5 for the morning- so what? Are we really THAT bad about having to "beat the Baptists" to lunch that we can't sing 3 more verses to a song? Can we really only devote 50 minutes of our lives to worshiping Christ? I do have to admit that I don't take nearly as much time as I should to focus on God. I need to work on that. I really do. It's something that I know I need to work on. I have a hard time thinking that the church has to be so rigid that we can't take an extra 2 minutes to sing a few more verses.
The other part of that is that I don't feel like God is truly being worshiped. I could be wrong, and I hope that I am, but I don't FEEL it. If you have ever been in one of those services, or small groups, or retreats, or whatever where you can truly FEEL God there and being worshiped then you know what I'm talking about. There is a power that can't be described. I didn't feel that yesterday, and haven't for a while. I was looking for it when we got to the last verse of that song. I was feeling it in my mind as we started to sing... and then it wasn't there. I don't know why, but it wasn't there. I don't know if it was just me or if it was the whole congregation or what, but that power wasn't there.
Here are the words to the song (the verses with the ** are the ones that we sang):
Here I am Lord
** I, the Lord of sea and sky,
I have heard my people cry.
All who dwell in dark and sin,
My hand will save.
Chorus
Here I am, Lord. Is it I, Lord?
I have heard you calling in the night.
I will go, Lord, if you lead me.
I will hold your people in my heart.
** I, who made the stars of night,
I will make their darkness bright.
Who will bear my light to them?
Whom shall I send?
Chorus
I, the Lord of snow and rain,
I have borne my people’s pain.
I have wept for love of them.
They turn away.
Chorus
I will break their hearts of stone,
Give them hearts for love alone.
I will speak my words to them.
Whom shall I send?
Chorus
I, the Lord of wind and flame,
I will send the poor and lame.
I will set a feast for them.
My hand will save.
Chorus
** Finest bread I will provide,
'Til their hearts be satisfied.
I will give my life to them.
Whom shall I send?
Chorus
Do you notice what we skipped when we didn't sing all of the verses?
I have borne my people's pain and wept for love of them, but they turn away; I will break their hearts of stone and give them hearts for love alone; I will send the poor and lame, set a feast for them, SAVE THEM.
I'm sure they had a good reason for skipping these verses. I know us Methodists typically like to skip the next to last verse of the hymns because they are the "hellfire and brimstone" verses, but unless I missed something, there is none of that in this song... so why did we skip the verses? I don't get it. Ok, I'm done with that "little" rant... for now.
Why is it that we have to have such a strict schedule for God? Why can we only have 50 minutes on Sundays for worshiping God? I know that schedules are busy and we have to do things like work and eat and sleep in order to live. We need time to fellowship and relax and just have fun. But, aren't we supposed to be living our lives for Christ first instead of last? I admit that I am really bad about this too. I "forget" to read my Bible. I don't take time to pray as much as I should- heck, most of the time I fall asleep while I'm praying before I go to sleep. I know it's not a good thing, but it's something else I need to work on. I am going to challenge myself- and anyone who reads this- to pick just one time this week to either read your Bible or pray or sing some songs or walk outside and enjoy God's creation. Then do that again next week, and the next. Then add another day or time. Keep doing that. Let's see what happens. It has to start somewhere.
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| Ok, I saw Watchmen yesterday. Good movie. I do have to say that they definitely earned the R rating on this one though. But, I was reading my normal comics and this was the comic of the day yesterday... I had to share with any and all comic book (or movie) enthusiasts out there. Enjoy.
http://www.massey.utoronto.ca/alumni/westofbathurst.html
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