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Name: Valerie
Country: United States
State: Wisconsin
Birthday: 4/12/1983
Gender: Female
Interests: God, people, the outdoors
Expertise: Uhh... being a maniac. Ballet. People.
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Member Since:
8/21/2005
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| *crickets chirping
Nobody reads my blog. I don't write nearly frequently enough. Also, I'm just stalling right now because I don't want to go the grocery store at ALL!
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| It is strange to me that I always have so much to say, but when I log onto here, I can never think of what to say. Actually, honestly, I think it's because I think so fast and randomly, that if I did write what I wanted to say, it wouldn't make sense.
Apparently I am a visionary. A visionary is someone who is obsessed with the big picture and can brainstorm and fire ideas about things with ease. . . .but however, has no idea how to carry them out. I wish I did though. It is 10:30am. These are the things I have already done/though of doing this morning. Searched for a new coffee table and entertainment center on Craig's List, then searched on IKEA and realized their stuff was cheaper. THEN I thought about building shelves for our storage room in the basement. Then I went onto different websites to look up decorating ideas for our apartment. Then I thought, I'll go to Hobby Lobby and get some paint and paint something. Then I thought, well I probably don't have money to buy a fresh start of art utensils. Then I thought, I'll draw something. Then I thought, well. . ..maybe I should read that book I haven't finished. Then I noticed that I was hungry and figured I should probably eat. And now. . .here I am. WHAT DO I DO?! I need some way to organize and prioritize the insanity in my mind that is the stream of crazy ideas flowing constantly. I think my ideal job would be to just sit in a chair and have someone give me a subject and I can just spew 10 gagillion different things and ideas and let someone else sort them out. If nothing else, I should hire an organized assistant who can follow me around and make the things that I say make sense. .. Maybe that is what I should be searching for instead of furniture. Do you think IKEA sells that?
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| I feel like I always have my entries so pre-thought out and they are always some deep thoughts on the inner workings of our world. I am now going to attempt to say random things about my day and see how I do. I walk around all day thinking. . .might as well write it down so others can enjoy the hilarity of my life almost as much as I do ;)
This morning I went to a good friend's apartment and we made some make shift mennonite waffles. They were make shift after I forgot to add in the appropriate amount of milk, we didn't have a beater, and we didn't wash the Waffle Iron like we were supposed to. We eventually washed it when it was burning hot, which my fingers did not enjoy. BUT in the end, they still tasted happy. . . .for someone who hates waffles. I don't like to tell people who invite me over for breakfast that I can really only stand cereal.
Then I went to buy a wedding present for a dear friend from college. Guess what I got? The movie "Dumb and Dumber." We used to watch the movie and quote the whole entire thing. Yup. We were definitely those annoying people. "Austria?! Well, g'day mate! Throw another shrimp on the barbay." HAHA. Love it. That movie could not be any dumber and I think it's hysterical! Why do I love movies like that. I can really only handle comedies well. Dramas usually tear me apart emotionally. I always get way waaayyy too drawn in. It's like I identify with all of the characters and get sucked in to their story. Pretty soon I am wishing that Harry Potter was my next door neighbor and that I could walk with Frodo to Mount Doom. Don't get me wrong. I think those movies are unbelievable! The Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, The Bourne Trilogy, Gran Torino. . but seriously. After those movies are over, I am out of touch with reality. When Mufasa died in the Lion King, I cried for 20 minutes, and after seeing King Kong, I was upset for about 2 hours that I didn't have a giant gorilla as a pet that I could go on adventures with.
It's ok. My life is adventurous enough. . . But it would be sweet if I could fly. =)
"Lumos. . ."
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| There are no ordinary people. You have never talked to a mere mortal. . . .it is immortals whom we joke with , work with, marry, snub, and exploit . . . your neighbor is the holiest object presented to your senses. CS Lewis, The Weight Of Glory.
I used to have this job where my title was "Quality Assurance Auditor." In this job, I audited chemistry data from pharmaceutical analyses to make sure that everything was being run according to FDA standards. If you want your drug to get to the market, you have to follow FDA standards. Now, my company ALSO had something called Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) which were the standard procedures that you follow to complete analyses. When I audited, I would check to make sure the chemists followed SOP's during their analyses, or they would receive an SOP deviation. If you followed EVERY SOP during an analysis, then you would be on track with the FDA standards, because SOPs are written to make SURE that FDA standards are carried out. The SOPs ensured that the FDA standards were being followed. . . . so it is with God's greatest commandments.. .
"Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?" Jesus replied: " 'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.' This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' ALL the Law and the Prophets HANG on these two commandments." -- Matthew 22:36-40
God wants us to FIRST love HIM and SECONDLY love our neighbors. ALL of the law is wrapped up in these two commandments. If you were to compare this to my job, the two FDA requirements that HAD to be followed would be to 1. Love the Lord your God and 2. Love your neighbor. THEN there would be all of these SOPs written to help us accomplish this such as 1. Do not let the sun go down on your anger 2. Pray without ceasing 3. Live in humility . . .ALL of these commandments (SOPs) help us to have a close relationship with God, and help us to have a relationship with people. They help us to get the point! EVERY commandment written for us is so that we will achieve those two goals. "All of the law and prophets HANG on those two commandements." Think about the significance of that.
If all of the law depends on those two commandments. .. . think about where your priorities are. I think we all get very hung up on certain commandments: "I will give 10% of my income for tithe." "I will not wear a hat in church." We cannot miss the POINT of these commandments! I once had a great and wise friend tell me "everything we go through in life is meant to bring us closer to God." . .. . That statement changed my view on life. That statement really keeps us from asking all of the "whys" doesn't it when we get into a sticky situation? The things that happen to us are not meant to get us more money, or get us higher status, or get us into the grad school we want, the things that happen to us are to make us closer to God. BECAUSE the greatest commandment is that we love God!!! . ... That should be our motivation in everything we do, everything we think, and everything we pray. The Word does not say "Love God, then yourself." or "Love yourself and then maybe everyone else if you get the chance." NO! It says "Love God" and then "Love people." THAT is how we show TRUE love to the people around us. To love them like we love ourselves. . . not a secondary and leftover love, but a selfless love that puts them first.
That is a lot to unpack. . . but it is awesome. It reminds me of how temporary our lives are when God says "Love Me" so we can be where He is in Heaven, then He says "Love others" because He wants us to bring people with us. Three things are eternal in this world: God, His Word, and the souls of man. Are we really living like these are the only three eternal things? . . .
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| Do you ever read the same passage over and over and then all of a sudden one day, the Spirit hits you with something and you all of sudden get what it means? Ok, so in my quiet time this morning I came across this verse in Corinthians and it was a big deal!
"11For who among men knows the thoughts of a man except the man's spirit within him? In the same way no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God. 12We have not received the spirit of the world but the Spirit who is from God, that we may understand what God has freely given us."
WHAT? WHAT? I was waiting for the second half of verse 11 to say "In the same way no one knows the thoughts of God except... . God." BUT it says "no one knows the thoughts of God EXCEPT the Spirit of God.. . .We have RECEIVED the Spirit who is from God, that we may UNDERSTAND what God has freely given us." How cool is that?! How cool is that?! God has given us His Spirit not only as the deposit of our salvation, but through the Spirit we know the thoughts of God. . .. . how lofty is that? And how much does He love us to allow us to know Him like that?? THAT is absolutely amazing. . . .
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