Dogs & Peoples?

I was just thinking about something very random and strange... Just like the old saying, I think people truly are usually a lot like their dogs. For example, Zeruda's sister and their German Shepherd are surprisingly alike. They are both hyper, protective, strong willed, can be a little obnoxious (that's why we love 'em, haha!), and always want to play. And I can see similarities in me and my Chihuahua. We're both pretty shy, but still like people, love warm weather and hate cold, have a fascination with chickens LOL, are submissive, and just want those we look up to, to show us love and affection. (*coughs* That was a little mushy for my liking...) And certain people are just, in general, like certain breeds of dogs. (Except for my friend Kitty, who is clearly a cat! Hehehe.) Told ya it was a strange thought. But hopefully you'll enjoy it anyway.

First Impressions

Okay, this is going to sound terrible, in the sense that it lacks all proper etiquette, but try to over look that if you can, and I’ll send myself to stand in the corner.

You know, first impressions mean a lot to me. They determine how I feel about that person until I really get to know them. Like, this missionary lady that stayed at our house started by saying, “Are you on some kind of diet?” to me because I didn’t have any food on my plate yet. (Yah, it’s sounds funny now!) Not the best way to start out. (No offense.) Then when I was reading a verse, (we read a Bible verse card at each meal) I got mixed up with a certain word twice, and she said this deep thing to me about what the word meant… As if I wasn’t embarrassed/ nervous enough, that actually made it worse! They stayed all week, but I never really did warm up to her. Sad. I’m sure she was a nice lady. As shy and insecure as I am, you really have to warm me up to you by coming on well and blending into my personality. (I doubt that made any sense.) I’m trying not to sound conceited, but I’m fragile when it comes to anything social. (And oh, I sure do wish I wasn’t. I’m working on it.) I wasn’t sure what to think of the older nurse at my chiropractor clinic, so when she said, “I like your shoes.” I thought, “That’s a good move. Good move indeed.” Because I really wasn’t a fan of her so far, so that got her some points with me. (Wow, I never realized how vain my social system was until I wrote it.) When a compliment was one of the very first things the other, black-haired nurse said to me, it made me feel less cautious; both in general and towards her. Since the first thing I had to grasp about her was very positive, it set my perception of her towards the positive side. So, always smile, and know someone is always watching you; and wow, this sure will get me thinking about how I’m scoring with people I’ve just met!

One Thing You Can't Do In Heaven

Some of chapter 13:

“…I saw a guy sitting on a brick wall and sat down next to him. We had a great conversation. He told me that his parents were members of Navigators, a very strong Christian group, but that he had no faith in God at all. This college senior had some great questions, but there were answers for all of his questions. After we talked for an hour, he said, “I belong to the Farmhouse fraternity here at Auburn. I have been a member of this fraternity for four years. There are evangelical Christians in my fraternity who have never taken the time to share Jesus with me. Do you know what? That really stinks, doesn’t it? I had to admit that it did. Think about that. You could have lost people in your life right now who are wondering why you have never taken the time to share the truth with them. Don’t let them wonder any longer.”

Live, Love, Laugh

You know, one of the best words of advice out there is this: Live each day like it’s your last… because one day it will be. I know it’s an old saying, but if we all took the time to take it to heart, how much better would our lives, and our world be?! Why do we not live like we’ve been forgiven for our sins? Why do we not have joy and victory like we’re going to win the battle in the end? Have you seen Revelation lately? We’re on the winning side! And life is too short to hold grudges and be jealous. Make a difference in this world while you still can.

Can You Feel It? The End Is Near

Wow, the title really says it all... Lately everyone has all been talking about how things are starting to change. They see prophecies being fulfilled, and they know that with these things getting worse, the return of the Lord is getting closer. Closer, closer, everyday. A few years ago, our power went out and stayed out for almost the whole week. We had no water, and no electricity, which meant no light, no stove or microwave, no showers, (don’t worry, we went to my Aunt’s house for that.) and no fans or air conditioning. No computer, no radio. Thankfully we have a generator, so we could run a fan and the TV some of the time. But it can only power a few things at a time, so it was still hot and boring and very dark at night. And this year we’ve had to run our house on small propane tanks in the basement. My mom thinks that maybe the Lord had us go through these things for a reason. Maybe to prepare us. My dad said if we wouldn’t have had to run the house with little propane tanks, and figure out how to live without electricity, we would never have known we could. And my mom says isn’t it strange that she and two ladies we know are all having boys this summer? And if the other two ladies babies end up being boys, she’s going to know something’s up. How peculiar. What’s going on? A man in our church told my dad that he should store up a months worth of food, and dad replied, “I’m already there.” He's been getting prepared all year. As for politics, that’s the same. Everyone’s very uneasy about everything. They’re predicting disaster, basically. That’s okay, because God is in control, but it’s still un-nerving. Okay, enough gloom and doom for now.