The days are counting down until the Lakota trip. My first mission trip ever. I'm leaving in 4 days. I'm so excited. :D :D
Anyways Today was father's day. Another painful holiday. I tried not to think about it. I felt bad though. I was going to call my dad and wish him a happy father's day, but I was hesitant cause he might have guilted me into coming home. I don't like to go home. :\ But yeah and what a father's day it was. I sat in the Gunter's living room while they all sang Happy father's day to the happy birthday song tune to Billy. I put in my two cents. :] That was my highlight of the day. :p
anyways. So blogging has lost some favor with me. People read my blog a little more than they used to so it's good and bad. I have tot be careful with what I say, but I can also get more opinions and feedback while I'm trying to form my own opinions.
Journaling is much easier, but you don't get feedback, which I value very much.
So I've experienced having a real job for a while now and I must say, it's nice, for a job. I've come to know my coworkers each of them on a bit of a personal level as well as having a good time with them, give or take a few. I'm probably thought of as the Christian girl amongst them. They use it against me sometimes too. And I'm not so sure it's a good thing to them. As soon as they learned my religious status, they categorized me. it's hard to get people to respect who you really are whenever they already think they know you.
It takes a little shake up from the rift
It takes a bit of wind to get you to lift
It takes sandstorms and signs from God
It takes a piece of grass floating on a breeze
It takes a plastic bag stuck up in a tree
It takes cold fronts and sackcloth skies
It takes leviathans down in the abyss
The hidden messages of the things that you missed
It takes mouthfuls of Niagara Falls
I hope everyone has a fabulous week. I know I will :]
3 comments:
The mission trip is amazing! You'll love it. Keep blogging. It's good. I check almost everyday.
Regarding the whole "Christian girl" thing. It really reminds me of the discussion we had at church about the persecution of Christians and how it's getting more intense. It really is, and although I'm really really glad to have all of my close Christian friends, it really is good to be friends with the other people, cause you can have a good influence on them ... sometimes. I was actually at a party with a lot of the lifeguard people after graduation and had to leave because of their discussions.... WAY to disgusting and just flat out wrong for me. Just stay strong and keep being who you are! It's important. Hannah=cool. Don't become not-cool. :P
Okay I'm done rambling now. :D
Hi! I was searching through blogs and found yours! :)
You're a deep thinker..just like myself.
Anyways, comment some of my blogs..I'll be adding some new ones up soon.
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Take care and God Bless
-Jenny
ahhh... the good ole missions trip :)
It's definitely not easy being "the Christian" in a work environment. It's not so much about throwing God around as it is just being different in a way that everyone can see. It makes people ask the question why... The answer isn't so much about using Bible verses and telling them your list of rules for a "better" life, it's about explaining the hope you have for eternal life. Religion is a sham in itself... Man made rules and opinions on what a "good Christian" should do. What matters is the relationship you have with Christ, all the other stuff will come later. I guess the most important thing is that people know you mess up, but it's ok... It's not hypocritical when you do... It's not a matter of, if you stumble and fall, but when, and then how fast you pick yourself up. I'm sure you're doing fine... People will always judge you, especially if you're different. That's ok though, most people dont like different, but if you have a reason for it, they'll come around.
Nice blog!
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