100 Things

So I figured in honor of Thanksgiving, I'd write up 100 things I was thankful for. Most of these are pretty simple, some borderline silly, but you know what they say, it's the little things right? ;)

1. It's almost Christmas :3
2. Christmas music
3. The Tribe. (You guys are pretty much awesome)
4. 4 days of rest (kinda)
5. Other friends at Masters. (You know, the non-tribe variety :P)
6. Music
7. My current roommate Frenchie
8. My old roommate, Jamie.
9. My 3rd roommate, Rhi. ;)
10. Earrings
11. House, MD (3rd best show ever!)
12. Fringe buddies (Camille)
13. The Helpdesk
14. Pillows. Lots and lots of them.
15. Books. The thinking kind.
16. My time at Masters. (However long or short that will be)
17. Facebook! :3
18. Google Talk
19. 5 hour naps.
20. The Game (Just thought I'd throw that out there. :P)
21. The 5 second rule.
22. Hotchkiss
23. Waldock
24. Slight
25. Long phone calls
26. Good eyesight
27. Portal
28. Angry Birds. :)
29. iPods
30. 24 (2nd best show ever)
31. Youtube. :3
32. Big floppy hoodies.
33. Pumpkin pie.
34. Crunchy leaves.
35. Inside jokes. :3
36. Stimulating conversation.
37. Fireplaces
38. Hot chocolate.
39. Christmas decorations
40. Pranks
41. Cousins.
42. Aunts and uncles.
43. When the person you don't want to talk to doesn't pick up the phone. :P
44. Oranges
45. Coffee (When I make it right... )
46. Awkward moments that are funny stories later.
47. Christmas trees.
48. Fridays... (Commence the idiotic singing...)
49. Sundays too
50. Eyeliner.
51. Windows sticky notes. ;)
52. Epic electric guitar solos...
53. David Cook... :3
54. Nicknames.
55. Music videos.
56. Rain.
57. Big Bang Theory (4th best show ever)
58. Pianos.
59. Dinnertime.
60. Movies.
61. Any food not from the caf.
62. Food from the caf (I figured I'd better not complain. :3 )
63. Nickelback.
64. Fringe (best show ever!!)
65. Night time.
66. Sleeping.
67. Wikipedia
68. Parties.
69. Photoshop
70. Sims 3. :)
71. When the new driver fixes all your problems. :3
72. Save buttons
73. Glitter
74. The feeling of satisfaction when you empty a reeeaallly full recycle bin. :P
75. Texting
76. Hot showers
77. Tea!
78. Dr. Behle
79. My brain
80. Little brothers with glitter in their hair...
81. Relying on God
82. Food :3
83. Brownies
84. This blog
85. Christmas trees
86. Christmas lights
87. Chocolate chip cookies...
88. Cluttered desktops.... :}
89. Rhi's brownies
90. Awesome RDs who like you even after you've left their dorm.
91. Christmas music
92. iTunes.
93. Christmas break
94. TMC
95. Pens that write nice... :)
96. Nailpolish
97. Awesome RA and ARAs
98. Helpdesk priviledges ;)
99. Middle names.
100. Salvation. :D Last but not least.

Happy Easter? I mean.. ok we'll go with that

This year has been full of things to be thankful for--not unlike any other year!
This list is by no means in any order, just the ramblings of a college student..

• My parents. they are truly awesome. got to see my dad over thanksgiving, quite a blessing
• technology: it hit me how truly blessed I am to be living in this day and age with all these commodities.
• turkeys. without them, what would we do? have kfc?
• friends. Ecc 4:9-10
• TMC. counting my blessings:being able to be here is one that should never be overlooked!
• good health: something that you never notice till its gone :)
• contentment
• lack of complacency
• knowing where i am going with my life: having a goal. this is new for this year!
• salvation! one year this summer!
• an awesome roommate
• My RA! Kean is seriously without a doubt a solid guy. love him.
• Waldoooock!!!! the wing is awesome.
• life! ever wake up, breathe in and get high on living? such an awesome feeling. :)

thanks be to GOD, our everlasting ever loving LORD. for since the beginning of time, HE has predestined us to glory, to spend everlasting joy in HIS presence. Glory be to HIM and HIM alone!

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10,000 Reasons

Not gonna lie, guys, this has been a weird Thanksgiving. It is the first time I've been away from my family. It's the first time I haven't celebrated Thanksgiving on Thanksgiving day. And it's the first time I've had to work to be thankful. But it's been a great Thanksgiving... =) Here are some of the 10,000 reasons that my heart has found to bless the LORD today!

1. Rocio's family. Their hospitality has been so encouraging! Mamma Herta is a good cook, her dad tells good stories, and Rocio is just amazing. Just because =)
2. My pastor/church, LHEF. Pastor Dave sent out a really great e-mail that encouraged me a lot this morning :)
3. A break from school. Rocio and I have been such bums =D
4. Isaac. 'Nuff said? I think so :)
5. Rhi and our conversations about Psalms.
6. Skype and the ability it gives me to talk to my family, spread out all over the country. Gotten too see many of my cousins and aunts and uncles today =) We have the technology!! =)
7. Cheese & grapes - two foods I have missed a lot that aren't served in the caf.
8. Walks in the rain.
9. Nathan's family. They're pretty loving and awesome and stuff. We just finished a game of Apples to Apples. Rocio won ;)
10. Non-caf food. Cooking.
11. Old people.
12. Friends - like you guys. And my wing, Dixon Lower West.
13. Music. And Amazon giving me $2 to spend on free mp3s, which I spent on some of my favorite songs from chapel.

From the dust of the Rabbi,

~Camille

P.S. I was writing this post and forgot about it. So I just went ahead and published it, even though it was supposed to be published on Thanksgiving Day. Better late than never, right?

Happy Thanksgiving! aka: the Thank-you list

Well, I am finally posting something. It only took being friends with several super-geeks for me to overcome my natural revulsion to technology long enough to figure out how to work this thing! I hope you are all having a wonderful holiday, and I just wanted to share some of the things I am thankful for:
*Family (it's been so wonderful to spend a whole year uninterrupted with them)
*Friends (new and old). Making new friends in a non-TMC environment felt strange after being in the bubble for four years, but I'm making progress! In regards to old friends, you are the ones who have kept me from going any crazier as I make this adjustment!
*Job-it might not be what I want to do for the rest of my life, but I am discovering the blessings of full-time employment, even if they consist of difficult 'learning how NOT to do things' experiences!
*Snow: it's gorgeous, and my brother is the one doing the shoveling ;)
*Sleds and snowballs: -insert mischievous plans regarding said little brother-
*Alaska! It's just too beautiful to even describe!
*Puppy dogs! We don't have any, but everyone else does so I get my Labrador fix one way or another!
*Applications (yes, they have driven me to the point of hysterical tears, but God has been teaching me diligence and courage through this entire process). Hopefully I can continue to persevere until the end of this process!
*Mom's cooking: 'nuf said.
*Hysterical patients who try to set me up with their grandsons. The funniest ones try it when their grandsons are in the room! That's the first time I've seen a grown man turn that red.
*Little sisters that are the cutest thing on the planet. Of course, that wouldn't surprise any of you, cuz my little sister looks just like me! ;)
*Little brothers: they teach you either superhuman fighting abilities, or superhuman patience. I'm not sure which one I'm learning.
*Shakespeare performances with cute little sister!
*Card games with the parental units. I love trouncing them in cards and then doing the 'victory head rub.' Yes, we're strange.
*TURKEY!
*James 1:17-18:"Every generous act and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights; with Him there is no variation or shadow cast by turning. By His own choice, He gave us a new birth by the message of truth so that we would be the firstfruits of His creatures." I think that about covers it!
*One last thing, Happy Thanksgiving and Merry Christmas! I love you all!

Thankful for...

• Thanksgiving!!!
• Food, especially turkey
• Black coffee with pure cane sugar
• Horses
• Cowboy boots
• Tooth brushes
• God's amazing grace
• Jesus
• Friends (who keep me from going sane ;) )
• Web Application Development projects
• No Prof. Powell class the day after thanksgiving!
• A wonderful job
• Did I mention amazing friends?
• Untamed hills behind TMC
• Lack of snakes
• Kids
• Older people
• Some people my age :P
• Hugs from family
• Hugs in general
• Dancing, that will soon come once the contract is over...
• Cats
• Horse-back riding
• Computers that actually work
• Being free
• An amazing school
• A good church
• A place to come home to for thanksgiving (they still have a couch here!)
• My mom
• And much much more! What are you all thankful for?
  

What are You Thankful For?

Thanksgiving

a life well lived?

so as you can see below, my 21st has snuck up on me. what i didnt realize, is that it was much faster than i expected and way sooner than i was ready for. Its just another age, and there is no transformation that one goes through when one hits the ‘official adulthood’ yet it was a shock. Becoming 21 felt like rearending a milestone: looking back at the first stage of my life, i really feel like i don’t have much to show for it.
If i were to die tonight, will i be welcomed into the arms of the Lord with the coveted “well done, good and faithful servant”? that thought was weighing heavily on my mind these past weeks. then i realized how i was living my life: i had divided my life into stages: i can goof off till 21, then i will suddenly know how to be an adult and can live life seriously. I realized that my preconception was wrong: there is a training period, yes. but that doesnt mean that i dont have to take life and what im living for seriously.
What is the point of life? is it to get an education? to get married? to have kids? a job? a 3 car garage and a pool out back? what are we really living for? Its easy to say that we are to live to the glory of God, but how easy is it to remember to do so in our daily lives? I am not my own: i do not own myself. i have been bought with a price: a price higher than any bounty or ransom laid on anyone. how DARE i take the purpose of my life lightly?
This 21st reminder of the gift of life has been a sobering wakeup call for me: faced with death, and the value of having true friends, just how much my parents love me and are willing to give anything for me (if my earthly parents love me so much, how much more our Eternal Father?)
My prayer for us all is that we never forget just how precious we are in His sight, and how much we are worth, just because of how much has been given for us, and that we remember that we must cherish this gift called ‘life’ and use it to the utmost of His glory.