I will wait for you there...

I will wait for You there
Down on my knees where I met You
Give You all of my cares
Find a grace to hold onto now
I’m calling for You

I will wait for You there
far from the world and it’s violence
It left broken and bare
I need to hear You in the silence now
I’m calling for You

And with outstretched arms
I will sing out melodies
And my beating heart
Will pour out a symphony
Hallelujah’s in the morning
Hallelujah’s in the night
I will wait for you as long as I have life

I will wait for You there
Down On my knees where I met you
Cause life is a war fought with tears
But You are the strength I hold onto now
I’m calling for you

broken road

-from a rascal flatts song

life

Myspace Layouts

I got pooped on!

Look here

I was hanging something in the house after being home for about 15 minutes and sure enough my mom starts laughing so hard- well we had been at the lake all day so I freaked and thought it was a bug until I saw the long white mark on a bright green shirt-ugh.

Such is life... I can honestly say this is the first time a bird has poo'd on me

life...

stress

Stress is when you wake up screaming and you realize you haven't fallen asleep yet
Unknown

Eiffel Tower

Check this out- the clouds add something great as a backdrop

I'd like to visit someday...


...someday

Kyle's 1st...

pure boy!

Kyle did such a great job spending the night for the 1st time at the apt!
He had a great time with Aunt Angel and then ended up being a cuddle-bug with me at night-he's a lil bed-hog though. I thought I was going to get hit in the nose since he kept stretching out but I didn't!
He makes me laugh and I heart him a ton! Can't imagine life without him*

Picture ;)

for some reason the one from the camera phone made it look like it was on the right side- its not ;)

not a very good picture but you get the point ;)

Nose piercing

An evening at Exquisite Ink
(sorry Jeny it didn't sound like a restaurant haha)

So I went through with it! I got my nose pierced- its the smallest stud they can pierce with- I like it!

Funny thing is that my Madre got it done too- which makes me smile-it looks good on her! I had a few friends who wanted to go with me but they weren't going to get anything done. I needed to go with someone who would get something done with me. ;)

I was so tired after getting 4 hrs of sleep and working all day (after class) but I'm glad I followed through with it...

Have a great weekend*

today is the day...

As long as I don't chicken out in the next 10 hours I will be getting that little sparkle in my nostril :D

I'm sooo tired so I figure if my whole body hurts from being wore out and lack of sleep- whats a little pain in the nose? haha

I'm not who I was- Brandon Heath

Amazing song!! Thanks Rachel love ya*

I wish you could see me now
I wish I could show you how
I'm not who I was
I used to be mad at you
A little on the hurt side too
But I'm not who I was

I found my way around
To forgiving you
Some time ago
But I never got to tell you so

I found us in a photograph

I saw me and I had to laugh
You know, I'm not who I was
You were there, you were right above me
And I wonder if you ever loved me
Just for who I was

When the pain came back again
Like a bitter friend
It was all that I could do
To keep myself from blaming you

I reckon it's a funny thing
I figured out I can sing
Now I'm not who I was

I write about love and such
Maybe 'cause I want it so much
I'm not who I was

I was thinking maybe I
I should let you know
I am not the same
But I never did forget your name
Hello

Well the thing I find most amazing
In amazing grace
Is the chance to give it out
Maybe that's what love is all about

I wish you could see me now
I wish I could show you how
I'm not who I was

Lil sparkle*

AHHHH!!

So, I'm thinking about getting my nose pierced... just a tiny.lil.diamond.looking.stud.
What do you think? I almost went this weekend but I thought too much about it and then didn't end up going ;) I'd rather get a piercing instead of a tat (I hate needles)
Ahh crazy!
Think it will look weird on me?

Chips & Guacamole

So, we got some amazing lime vinaigrette to marinate chicken.. and I felt compelled to do a Chipotle chips & guac run ;)

I've already walked this morning and will be working out in a bit- so I figured the chips and guac will last me a couple days and when its spread out- its not as unhealthy.

Check out their "food with integrity"

Have a great Sunday*

Happy Friday!

what a beautiful day!

My friend for the day...

I have lab until midnight tonight- hopefully this and coffee will get me through.

Refer to my previous entry about "brr-48 degrees" Yeah- the drastic changes kill my sinuses

Daughtry

-Home-
I'm staring out into the night
And trying to hide the pain
I'm going to the place where love
And feeling good don't ever cost a thing,
And the pain you feel is a different kind of pain
I'm going home to the place where I belong
Where your love has always been enough for me
I'm running from you know I think you got me all wrong
I don't regret this life I chose for me
But these places and these faces are getting old
So I'm going home
The miles are getting longer it seems
The closer I get to you.... babe
I've not always been the best man and friend for you
But your love remains true and I don't know why
You always seem to give me another try
I'm going home
To the place where I belong
Where your love has always been good enough for me
I'm running from you know I think you got me all wrong
I don't regret this life I chose for me
But these places and these faces are getting old
Be careful what you wish for
Cause you just might get it all
You just might get it all and then some you dont want
Be careful what you wish for cause you just might get it all
You just might get it all
I'm going home to the place where I belong
Where your love has always been enough for me
And I'm running from.. you know I think you got me all wrong
I don't regret this life I chose for me'
But these places and these faces are getting old
But these places and these faces are getting old
I'm going home
I'm going home

Happy Birthday Cindy

Happy Birthday Cindy! Hope you have a great day*

1 month from today

My best friend will become
Mrs Runyon

brr 48 degrees

I had the windows open a little too long this evening and it got chilly*

Good thing we have a fireplace :)

It seems like just a few days ago we had the a/c on due to the allergies going crazy. I guess you'll have that.

Mid 60s with a lot of sunshine is my kind of weather!!
Have a good night

Another tragic death: Scott Cahall (May 5, 2007)

A Mishawaka man died Saturday morning after a car accident in Cass County.
It happened just before 5 a.m. on U.S. 12 at Kessington in Mason Township.
The investigation found 25-year-old Scott Cahall was headed east on 12 when he lost control, ran off the road, overturned and hit a telephone pole. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
There were three other people in the vehicle. Twenty-five-year-old Lorn Beckwith from Mishawaka was treated and released from Three Rivers Hospital. Two 13-year-olds were treated at Elkhart General Hospital.
Police say no one was wearing their seat belt.

Scott's brother Seth & I went to elementary school together. Scott lost his life at such a young age. My heart goes out to Seth & the rest of the Cahall family.

(I found out about this the Monday after it happened and then I found out this past Monday about Bouv :( )

In loving memory of Ron Bouvier

A Servant's Heart:
Bouvier, Ronald L. Jr., 39, of St. Petersburg, died Friday (May 11, 2007) at his parents home. Born in Sacramento, Calif., he came here in 2002 from Elkhart, Ind. He was a youth minister and a motivational speaker. He was a member of Starkey Road Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife of 18 years, Amy R.; two sons, Jacob and Jonathan, a daughter, Bonnie Bouvier, and his parents, Ronald L. and Rory, all of St. Petersburg

I'm praying for you Amy, Jacob, Jonathan & Bonnie- this was very sudden and from what I hear unexpected.

Bouv was my Bible teacher and I was his TA so I'd spend many hours per week cleaning his office, chatting with him, making great memories.
Even though its been awhile since I've been in touch with him- he still will be missed.

weddings*

At Michelle & Garett's reception

Good Charlotte- The River

As I walk through the valley of the shadow of LA.
The footsteps that were next to me have gone their separate ways.
I've seen enough now to know that beautiful things don't always stay that way.
I've done enough now to know this beautiful place isn't everything they say.

I heard that evil comes disguised
Like a city of angels,
I'm walking towards the light.

Baptized in the river,
I've seen a vision of my life,
And I wanna be delivered.
In the city was a sinner,
I've done a lot of things wrong,
But I swear I'm a believer.
Like the prodigal son,
I was out on my own
Now I'm trying to find my way back home.
Baptized in the river,
I'm delivered.
I'm delivered.

(M. Shadows)
You're from a small town,
you're gonna grow up fast
underneath these lights.
Down in Hollywood on the boulevard
the dead come back to life.
To the praying mother,
The worried father
Let your children go.
If they come back they'll come home stronger,
and if they don't you'll know.

They say that evil comes disguised
Like a city of angels,
I'm walking towards the light.

Baptized in the river,
I've seen a vision of my life
And I wanna be delivered.
In the city was a sinner,
I've done a lot of things wrong,
But I swear I'm a believer.
Like the prodigal son,
I was out on my own,
Now I'm trying to find my way back home.
Baptized in the river,
I'm delivered.
I'm delivered.

Baptized in the river (on my own).
Baptized in the river (on my own).
I wanna be delivered.
(on my own).
(on my own).
Baptized in the river (on my own).
I wanna be delivered.
Baptized in the river (on my own).
I wanna be delivered.
Baptized in the river (on my own).
I wanna be delivered.

I confess I'm a sinner,
I've seen a vision of my life,
And I wanna be delivered.

Mat Kearney

"Crashing Down"

These back steps are steeper to the ground
The brightest stars are falling down
I'm walking the edge, walking the tightest rope
We can be frank, reality rips on through, rolling like a hurricane
I'm over the bridge and under the rain

If everything's falling, if everything's changed
If I'm in the open, if I'm in the way

What am I doing here
If you're not with me?
What have I got to live for, if it's just my own dream
Take it back to the beginning, back to the start
When gravity's pulling, you're still holding my heart
You come crashing down
Crashing down

These four walls are closing in on me
The talk is louder than I'll sing
I want to be there, want to be where you are
But you know it all, every look and smile that aren't meant to break
I'm over the bridge and under the rain

And you say that everything is different, why don't we just hold on
And you say everything is different, why don't we just hold on
Crashing down

ND Job

Congrats Danielle!!
My good friend just got a job at ND
in their preschool*
This will be an amazing job- I'm excited for her!
I may be over there doing my fieldwork this fall ;)

Anberlin. Inevitable.

"Inevitable"

Do you remember when we were just kids
And cardboard boxes took us miles from what we would miss
Schoolyard conversations taken to heart
And laughter took the place of everything we knew we were not

I wanna break every clock
The hands of time could never move again
We could stay in this moment (stay in this moment)
For the rest of our lives
Is it over now hey, is it over now

I wanna be your last, first kiss
That you'll ever have
I wanna be your last, first kiss

Amazing how life turns out the way that it does
We end up hurting the worst, the only ones we really love

I wanna break every clock
The hands of time could never move again
We could stay in this moment (stay in this moment)
For the rest of our lives
Is it over now hey, is it over now

I wanna be your last, first kiss
That you'll ever have
I wanna be your last, first kiss

Is it over now hey, is it over now
Is it over how hey, it's not over now

I wanna be your last, first kiss
That you'll ever have (that you'll ever have)
I wanna be your last, first love (that you'll ever have)
Till you're lying here beside me with arms and eyes open wide
I wanna be your last, first kiss for all time

Temptation-zaP. zAP. ZAP.

This week was kick off to the Spiderman3 series at GCC and Rob did a great job covering "Threatening Temptation"

He used a marshmallow as an example of our personal temptations based on the study of 4-5 yr olds who were put in a room with a single marshmallow and were told that if they didn't eat the 1 marshmallow by the time the adult came back into the room they would get 2. They observed the findings over time and it was amazing how the children that resisted that 1 marshmallow became as they were older (more self-confident, better scholastically, and the list goes on...)
I know that wasn't a defining moment for them in their lives- but it goes to show that if we resist temptation more actively we end up building up more strength and having a whole different outlook on a lot of things

The Greek word for temptation is Perismas & in the Bible the word is used both positively and negatively.
(+)trial & (-)temptation

Trial(+) James 1:2-4 Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.

Temptation(-) James 1:13-15 When tempted, no one should say, "God is tempting me." For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does He tempt anyone; but each one is tempted when, by his own evil desire, he is dragged away and when its full-grown, gives birth to death. zaP. zAP. ZAP.
(ICorinthians 10:13)

No temptation has seized you
What is my marshmallow? What kinds of things, places, people tempt me?
No temptation has seized you except what is common to man
Who is my friend? Who can I talk to and be honest with concerning my marshmallow?

James 4:7 *He will flee but it will take some resistance*

Some ways to defeat temptation:
-Acknowledge its presence is real.
-Don't overestimate your ability to be in control.
-Run away.
-Re-focus. Be on guard.
-If you slip, repent and put rumble strips in place to protect yourself.

Great message!

treasu(RED) mom

Happy Mothers Day!

*even if you are a mom-to-be

Soul Cravings

-My soul craves, but for what I don't know.
-This is what makes love so dangerous. The more you love someone, the more that person can hurt you. When you give your heart away to someone, you entrust it to that person's care.
-To give up on love is to choose a life that is less than human. To give up on love is to give up on life.
-We are created for relationship. We are born for community. For us to be healthy, we must be a part of others.
-Sometimes the thing we want the most, we fear the most.
-It is insanity to run from God and search for love.

I'll have more on this in the coming days- its a great book!

What a great day to sit on the balcony with the sun shining down, reading a great book

God is amazing!

sunshine, long walk, good talks makes me happy

Just had a great convo with a friend of mine who I haven't talked to in forever. I was thinking of him and gave him a call while I was walking and sure enough he was on his way to an important appointment- and it was as though God's hand was on the entire set up of the convo.

It was great to hear about how things are in San Diego

*catch up with someone you haven't talked to in awhile- it can really make your day*

So I've been thinking...

...and evaluating some things in the past few days

Since there is so much to say- I'll just keep it pretty simple- I am working through some major spiritual/emotional growing pains and even though its not easy I feel that there is great hope in this pain.
God never said it was going to be easy- but He is faithful and will stand by my side, always encouraging me to press on. He knows I can do it & He cares!

There are many things I need to personally work on- and other things I need to work through but I feel that this will forever be a defining moment in my life.

*...because He cares to much to leave me here*

summer*

Serenity prayer- very useful in the coming days!
snapshot of summer from 2006... more enjoyable memories to come*

Meeting

Thankfully I got out of class a bit early today to take a breath before my meeting that was rescheduled from Monday

Please pray*

Regarding the Mayterm class- its interesting but we are covering a week in a days class plus having to go back for lab at night. my days become pretty long, pretty quick! It equals out to a 24 hour workload since we meet 24 hours (+) per week for 3 weeks.

Hope everyone is having a great week so far...
*b

Happy Birthday Gpa

Then and now*

Happy birthday to you
happy birthday to you
happy birthday dear grandpa
happy birthday to you!!

hope you have a great day
*b

Good weekend but tiring...

What a great weekend... very busy- but filled with great memories with friends and family that I <3heart<3

Mom had the weekend off- which is always nice
Leah graduated
Kelsey & I got to spend some time together Sat night doing fun girlie stuff ;)
Church was great
Slept in a bit Sunday
Celebrated Grandpa's birthday (its Tuesday the 8th)
Kyle's "gotcha day" was today as well
Now I have to prep myself for a very long day tomorrow.
I have class from 9-12 then an important meeting (as some of you may know about) and then class again from 630-930 at night. every night. except Wed
Hope you had a great weekend*
-warm weather is coming!!

4 years

Its amazing how fast 4 years can go!

4 years ago Leah & I were graduating HS...

And today we celebrated Leah graduating from Grace College

And 5 weeks from today we will celebrate the marriage of her and her fiance Michael

These are the best times of our lives!

Our view

Here is our view- isn't it pretty. I've been so busy this week that I haven't had the chance to enjoy it too much but getting home from church and it being 9 something with the sun still out made me very happy.
It was so great to be at New Community tonight with everyone mostly since this past semester I had classes that kept me from going many times. DB was amazing as always.

Thank you for saving me Jesus! Your grace is enough!
Have a great Friday & weekend!

SURPRISEEE!!!! *a trip to chitown after work*

So... Madre and I decided to join in the festivities of Jayme's birthday and make a surprise visit to add to the surprise party that the fam planned for her at her apt in Chitown
I'm so glad we decided to go! She walked in & had family members come out from different rooms to wish her happy birthday in person. We didn't get there in time for that & Noah said "Aw Angel & Britt couldn't make it"
We did about an hour later and buzzed in as an "FTD delivery man!!" Mom did a great job with disguising her voice. Jayme & Scott were surprised to see us! What a great night to spend with family and cherish the moments together- it was hard to say goodbye-wish we could have had a giant sleep over!
Jayme- you deserved tonight! Hope you will remember it for years to come...I love you*