SALT of the earth

Who Doesn't Like HW Right Now?

2006-10-01T18:42:00.000-07:00

Well I don't know what ever happened to the blogging thing, and I don't know what happened to last year because this one is completely different. "People change and plans get changed and everything changes but You"-Stellar Kart

I just got back from a Jesus Cares Weekend Retreat at Camp Omega in Waterville, MN. Not the same as Camp Phillip and not quite as great, but I had a really good time. The cabins were kindof small and needed some airing out. The water tasted and smelled nasty, but we lived. I don't know how there summer staff counsels in those cabins. Oh, and we all we offered jobs.
The experience was great. I was kindof incharge of outdoor activities and brought in alittle human bowling. The over Camp didn't seem as active as Camp Phillip. And I got stuck with a quiet camper again. This one needed a wheelchair for long distances. We had fun anyways and found it hilarious with me pushing him up big hills.
I was able to become closer with a few the other counselors that came up from my class. We had good times looking for TeePee's in the dark. And Jonathan and I on Saturday afternoon during quiettime managed to walk to another county.
After this weekend, I want to go back to Camp again as I feel this way quite a bit. Summer '06 really was the best summer of my life. I loved all the other ones, but they just don't quite seem to compare. I don't really feel like catching up on this homework. I want to be outside. I want to be doing things and helping people and just having fun rather than trying to find good sources about Kind Darius, the organizer of the Persian Empire.
This weekend really made me happy to be actually doing something. I like my new job, but it's not the same. Oh well Camp is in one month and hopefully I'll see some people Oct 14 or 15.

2006-08-26T18:10:00.000-07:00

Summer and Camp

2006-05-19T09:50:00.000-07:00

Summer is here and I'm done with my finals. I think this blog is over for the summer then since I will be at camp the entire time. You all know the address so if you aren't working there and would like to send me mail that would be great.

May God bless your summer vacations.
Adam

Go Camp!

2006-05-10T14:27:00.000-07:00

Check out the summer camp availability page!
http://campphillip.com/site/cpage.asp?cpage_id=3488&sec_id=2195&nc=1147296147343

Poor Tee-Bird

2006-05-10T14:20:00.000-07:00

I was doing great, well for me on my second time of the year. Only ended with 6 over par.
And something tradgic happened.
So hole one goes along the road the whole way, whoever designed that is beyond me. But anyways I threw alittle left and tee-bird landed between the sidewalk and the road and then rolled into the road and down the drain. Ahhlas, she is gone and dead. I can see her but not reach her. How sad.
It was actually alittle funny because who looses a disc down the drain. We'll they shouldn't have holes by the road like that anyways. Courses should be more enclosed by trees than that, but whatever this is MN and not WI. They call is frisbee golf anyways, they don't even know what the sport is. Like I do either, I'm not that avid or great.

Disc Golfing

2006-05-09T19:08:00.000-07:00

I went disc golfing today for the first time this year, yeah I'm behind. And well I'm still no better than last year. Who would've thought. I didn't keep score after the second hole cause it was just pointless. Plus I had forgot how many I had. But now my shoulder hurts, I think it's out of shape.

College Choir 06-07

2006-05-04T21:18:00.000-07:00

I had my first rehearsal with college choir tonight cause we sing for graduation. It was so amazing and fun. Way better than Chorale. I guess even Traveling Choir from highschool which was great.
We're going to rock. I think I can handle this for 5 days a week for 9 months next school year. But with all things we do get less excited about them as time goes on. We'll see what happens.
We're singing Take My Life, that I May Be and Oh, that I Had a Thousand Voices (K. Moldenhauer, 2006)

In vocal we have these hymn report things. And I'm amazed all the time as we go through them because so many of the settings in our hymnal are by professors that are still at MLC. It's pretty cool to think that these people that made our hymnal are still alive and teaching at MLC.

Tomorrow is my last normal Friday of classes. Yesssss. And then 4 more normal days. Awwwww. Lots of hw to do this weekend. I agreed to work for Jake Basses on Saturday so he could go to prom. But on one condition, that I get to see some pics of this dude in a tux. Can you even imagine? And he got a haircut last week, so it's no longer super long.

Dear Father, endless praise I render for soul and body, nobly joined.
I praise You, Guardian kind and tender, for all the daily joys I find.
So richly spread on every side and freely for my use supplied.

I got a car..

2006-04-30T18:20:00.000-07:00

My parents have been looking for a car for me since Easter Break because I can't seem to do so without a car at college or without a car the week that I'm home before camp. Plus that's not too much time. Well so today they got me a car, of course I'll be paying them for this. But I'll put up the pics they sent me. I'll put all of them because you can see parts of my yard and house in them for all of you who have never been to my home before. Which is almost all of you.
I've heard excuses like it's not on 45 and ect....

I got a car...

2006-04-30T18:18:00.000-07:00

2006-04-30T18:13:00.000-07:00

2006-04-29T12:41:00.000-07:00

Bowling People

Bowling ect...

2006-04-29T12:27:00.000-07:00

On Thursday night I went bowling for an MLC fundraiser to help pay for Outdoor Theater because we don't charge admission for it. I don't understand why we don't. But we don't. I figure it's outside so some people would slip in really easily, but atleast we'd catch some people to pay and make alittle money. We could have like a freewill offering or something.
But I decided to go bowling and it was a lot of fun. I'm not the greatest bowling, mainly because I don't go often enough, but I managed to get 72 and 92 and didn't loose the games.

Then yesterday I registered for my classes for next year. I was one of the very last people to be able to do so. So on Thursday I spent an hour reworking my schedule to get the classes that I needed for next year, but not the professors I wanted. I'll live. And next year I'll be one of the first so it'll be cool.
I also went to Children's Theater yesterday at 1 with the little kids. "Golden Goose" It was really good. But I laughed a few times where the kids didn't and I tried not to much. And a few turned around and looked at me, I just know they thought I was some weird old dude.

And now this weekend I'm working quite a bit. I have two shifts today and two tomorrow. Ok, they're short shifts, but I'm filling in for somepeople who had to take a test so they can still go to school to be teachers. And then I'm setting up for an anniversary dinner. All great fun. But we were really bored today, so we basically cleaned the entire dishroom. Yeah!

Happy Rainy Days...oh and Camp in 30 days!

i took a bunch of random pics for comp apps

2006-04-24T18:14:00.000-07:00

not all my random pics are being shown here today

Marty

the music center lobby

outside the music center

ride back from Easter
break with Kimmy and Matt

when you have nothing to write about

2006-04-23T07:28:00.000-07:00

today it appears that Aaron came home at 8:03 in the morning on a Sunday from Camp. I don't understand yet.
But I just need a new post from the last one cause well "it's a nice day outside"-Randy Nelson
Did you know that the tootsie roll people are from Chicago? yeah from some tr brands thing. They make really ugly re-usable banks.
Church was pretty good today, except the part where they asked people to sign up to make meals for one of the Pastors because his wife is ill and whatnot for a few weeks now. Kindof serious I guess. Now I can see people giving out of the goodness of their hearts but to ask people to sign up I'm not really alright with that. Even if Pastor isn't that great of a cook I'm sure he can make something or figure it out. This could be a new learning opportunity. He's not helpless. It just makes me feel like if someones wife is sick they should put a sign up sheet at work for people to cook for them. Unless they're thinking that maybe people would want to give all on the same day. But if I felt like making a meal for my Pastor I think I would call atleast a day in advance and not just show up for supper.
Um...I have a huge English test tomorrow on Drama and famous dudes and plays and such. Shall be fun...to study for.
I've wrote enough in here to bore you, so have a nice day.

I'm pretty sure I don't want to be here right now

2006-04-17T18:53:00.000-07:00

I just made the trip back to MN and MLC. I want to go home, but we only have one month left! Yes, Camp is so so soon! I'm tired of school work. Probably should look to see what I have do tomorrow. I'm thinking it's not going to be anything fun. And unpacking, not fun. Folding laundry is not fun either, but doing it is alright.

I had a really good ride home. I can't release what we talked about, cause, no I won't tell you. I've decided that what I don't like more than anything in this life is having to leave people that pretty sweet. I don't care if things change, but why can't I pick all of those amazing people that I get along with great and bring them with me. I just want to build this place where we all live on the same street and all work at the same amazing job, probably camp. Cause occasionally I find a really cool person that I would love to spend more time with and become best friends with, but you know you just can't. You're at different places in life and have different friends. It just wouldn't work. I wish I could just take those people and put them all in one place. Sounds kindof like kidnapping, but it's not cause that would be a perfect world and they'd want to do that. Stupid consequences of sin.

But hey Jesus died for us, and Easter was last Sunday. I was asked by about half the choir on Maundy Thursday to sing for Sunday. So on Friday at church they gave me the music, and Saturday I spent an amazing day with day with Callie. So Sunday I got there never having went through this song, but ended up singing it better than the choir members. No I'm not boastful, they're just bad and it's sad. And we ended up singing in front of church.

Easter Break Update

2006-04-12T20:24:00.000-07:00

The last thing I can remember to tell you is that I auditioned for College Choir yesterday. It went fairly well. I'll let you know the results after break.

I still don't have a room for next year. The guy never e-mailed me back, so I'll start hounding him after break.

It's Easter Break now. Yes, I deffinately need it. Then one more month of school. That is great! Cause then Camp and a break from hw. Especially things like lab and piano with Bauer. He has this way of saying you didn't practice enough this week.

The ride home was good. I made a new friend named Matt. I guess he was supposed to be annoying and talk too much, but I rather thought he was a cool kid. So we had some good conversation on the way home. There wasn't really anything way exciting to tell you about it. I go back to school on Monday and believe I'll be coming home May 20th from MLC.

Next item up for business: STOP TALKING ABOUT WAL-MART! I think 44 comments about it is enough. They're really not all that exciting.

Congrats Schleef on leaving McDonald's. And Aaron for having two prom dates. Just don't be stupid. I'm sorry no more shout outs. If you want to complain leave a comment.

Make your day exciting.
-Adam

Friday wasn't a complete waste of time

2006-04-07T23:12:00.000-07:00

Ehh this week wasting too exciting. It consisted of reading Hamlet and doing Bio stuff. I won't bore you with these things.

Tonight I had off of work. Yesssss. Wow, Yes is a sentence. Anyways tonight I went back to my room to be bored because well people magically seem busy whenever I'm not. So a got a phone call that was sweet. Then I decided to try and annoy some people. Well it was good got boring. Then we decided to get some people to go to Perkins. Alittle religious and theological talk. Some black popes and other such nonsense. Other good times.

Karen R and Amy Holtz are up here this weekend. We're hanging out tomorrow with some other camp people. Should be good times again. Have a great weekend. Igl out.

hatred in sista

some random place in MN

2006-04-05T21:46:00.000-07:00

today Chorale sang in a place called Litchfield I believe for a Lenten service. It was a good time since I haven't done that since last year with Traveling Choir. And then ofcourse as good Lutheran churches do they fed us afterward. I was asked on a "date" for this trip, but that never occured. Maybe because I told her I had a g/f? I don't know. Then we watched National Treasure on the way back to school. I never got my Bio Test studying done. Time for that now.

Amy Holtz is coming Friday and Karen R on Saturday. This will help occupy my weekend. Then I'm coming home next Wednesday through Monday. Then one month left of school. And CAMP STARTS. Yessssss.

Sorry this is lame I must study.

Rooming etc...

2006-03-30T20:57:00.000-08:00

Well I didn't go to the room pick meeting. 3rd and 4th floor Concord are filled up. I e-mailed Mrs. Willis for a room. I'm thinking I'll be on 2nd floor with the Freshman, which is actually where I wanted to be. And if I went to the meeting she would've probably made me go on 3rd or 4th floor because there were still rooms opened. I just hope she doesn't make me go with some lame person who also has no roommate. A transfer would be fine with me, because I don't know if their lameness will be compatible with mine yet. But look how that first semester roommate turned out, well he kindof left me because he was really dumb.

In other news, I passed my organ audition today. So, I'll be playing organ next year. Yeah me, help the synod. Thank You Jesus. I would like to play piano again, but that's way too much practicing.

My college choir audition is April 11th. I really really really really want to make it. I'm tired of Chorale, there's not enough commitment. Way less than Traveling Choir was last year. I want choir to be the highlight of my day again and not something that's just another class to go to. I want to feel like I'm making a difference in people's lives and not just wasting my time. I want to feel like a professional and not like a bunch of kids who can sing alright and don't really care. And I also want a different director. Jodi's alright and good, just not super and amazing.

And no I don't want a COS t-shirt for this weekend! So stop coming in my room and asking! I also don't want to see it intently.

What ever happened to blogging?

2006-03-29T20:05:00.000-08:00

It's been 7 days since my last post. Kindof sad. I've gotten into the commenting thing.

For those of you who remember when Jared posted links about the lesbian case at California Lutheran, there is a more current article with new information about the case at:
http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2006/03/28/news/californian/20_52_223_27_06.txt
There is also a nice comment section at the bottom of this page.

Housing Selection is going on this week at MLC. We are not going to use Manor next year as a dorm due to declining enrollment, so get out and recruit. But somehow we are trying to pack everyone into 4 dorms, and it's not being fun for anyone. I won't tell you about all those reasons. But so far I have no roommate, so I was thinking about letting them give me a new/transfer student. I've heard dumb things about this too that I might not be able to do that and I may have to have a roommate to get a room or something. But I don't want to room with any of the other people that are left without roommates. Those people serious would drive me crazy. But maybe I'll tell you how this all works out tomorrow night. I'm still deciding if I should go to room/roommate selection tomorrow night or just not go.

Other than that I've had more hw than last week, so I've kept busy. I went for a run today through Flaundro*. It was a beautiful 57 degrees and sunny. But the wind was a lot. So ofcourse while I was running it was muddy in spots. So I ran on the side of the trail there, but it sloped up slightly there and the leaves were there. And ofcourse I slipped in the mud and fell. Haha. It wasn't too bad. Just alittle on my leg. But my hands caught me and were full of mud. I washed them in the river and all was good again.

I'm really amazed that I'm done with homework early and don't want to work ahead. Maybe I'll catch up on some sleep. That would be pleasant.

Aristotle

2006-03-22T20:05:00.000-08:00

Aristotle is the topic lately. I actually was learning about him in English recently as we study Greek Drama. If you want Aristotle's exact definition for a tradgedy I could tell you cause I have it memorized. He also did something else that we learned about, but I forgot that one.
Today we learned this cool story about the house of Kadmos. It was really interesting. And now I understand Oedipus, the play we are reading right now. I'll stop boring you with my sweet learning. Can you tell I'm going to be a teacher? Man, why do I like learning sweet things so much?

My religion group is so awesome also. We have good times.

College Choir is Amazing; I'm Lame

2006-03-19T17:17:00.000-08:00

Well this weekend nothing happened much. I haven't practiced my piano in too long. Not good. This weeks lesson better be better than last weeks. So I must practice. Practice makes perfect.

Today I went to the College Choir's Home Concert after their tour. Actually they're not done with tour. They have to concerts left. But College Choir was amazing. So amazing. They had some famous composer write them this one song this year just for them. They were the first ones to sing it. So it was sweet. I got really tired near the end and needed a nap. Aparantly the programs smelled like fish. I did not agree with that asian chick. So I better make College Choir next year because I don't want to be a groupie anymore.

I cleaned the mold out of my fridge today. Yeah!

On to another exciting week of hard core college life schooling. I'm coming home for Easter in 3 1/2 weeks for all those that miss me. And then just one more month of this Freshman year thing. It's been a long one.

To God Alone Be The Glory

Well, It snowed again; Borck is stuck here

2006-03-16T13:48:00.000-08:00

Borck is stuck at MLC and Lakeside had off of school today. What a trip to visit MLC. I feel like I'm spelling Borck wrong for some reason. It's just a funny word maybe.
MLC was hit by alittle bit of snow. Nothing really serious. And I slept a lot of the day after the Bio test that I studied for this morning instead of going to breakfast. It's alright I ate some cookies in the room. But I got in 4 hours of napping today which was much needed after the past two nights of 5 hours each. One of my classes was cancelled because my Prof was sick, and then later in the day I have her again and that class was not cancelled.

So after class today about 10 min ago I walk into my room and my phone was vibrating. I just received this message that made my day. It was kindof humorous. But I think that I'm ready to go to lovely work today because of it. There was basically no point to this paragraph.

Yes tomorrow is Friday. Woot!

I've Found Another Reason Why WI is betther than MN

2006-03-13T14:35:00.000-08:00

Recap from Sunday:
Yesterday my church/gradeschool had this open house thing for the surrounding community and such. So they had representatives and/or displays set up for St. John's, WLA, Prep, MLC, Camp Phillip, and NPH. So church was pretty full with all the children singing and visitors. Then we had a good Lutheran Potluck, to which my mother say we should do once a month and other people agreed with her. Well so I go and sit down to eat and this little kid decides to sit next to me. He didn't even sit with his family. It was funny. So I talked to him and had a good time. His name is Zach and he's in first grade. Well I was going to say hi to Pastor Tom after this but my sister was in a rush to go and already angry that I took a long time to eat.

Then around 3 I arrive at Prep to return to MLC. There were 4 of us in that little car, just as on the way home. It was a pretty fun trip except the part where MN doesn't plow their roads at all. That's why stupid MN's drive so slow in winter and freak out at a little snow storm. It's because you can't drive normal if they don't plow. I don't know what kindof stupidity it takes to realize that if it's snowing you plow the roads so I don't see 20 people in the ditch on the way home. If I get a call to MN I might as well buy my own snow plow. I'm glad I'm from the amazing state of WI where you can usually drive pretty normal if it's snowing a bit because we plow. Unlike MN where it was all packed down with ice underneath and some slush going 25 on the highway.

Have a nice day, I'm going to supper and work.

I have been informed to tell you

2006-03-12T21:50:00.000-08:00

For all of you who have not heard yet:
GO TO THE TEEN CAMPS

Teens Roughing It

This is survivorish like. You won't be voted off.

Teen Water Adventures

Boundrywaters Trip: Canoeing and Camping as you travel down the river.

Teen Adventure Days

High Ropes, Caveing, and other sweet things.

We need people. Bring your friends. Or if you can't attend tell your friends about how awesome they will be. Just get the word out.

Welcome to SALT Staff 2006

2006-03-10T12:46:00.000-08:00

Yesterday I was hired. More details later.

Sorry

2006-03-08T18:29:00.000-08:00

Sorry for all the illegal taking of Schleef's copy righted words. The guilt deeply burns within me.

So this is what is feels like to have everything you've ever wanted...Well, Almost

2006-03-08T07:51:00.000-08:00

Thank-You Jesus

2006-03-06T18:20:00.000-08:00

alright I'm good and recharged now

aaaaheerg

2006-03-06T17:17:00.000-08:00

It's time to go read the Bible and listen to Relient K. I'll talk to the rest of you later when the time comes.

Oh Sweet Break

2006-03-05T18:41:00.000-08:00

I am having an amazing break. Alright it's not all fun and games, but it has been pretty great.
On Thursday I am going to go to Camp and hang out playing games and such. Then on Friday to Milwaukee for some camp thing at a school.

Soooo....I'm free Friday night and in the Milwaukee area. Hang out with me. Please.

Alright I'll post more another day.

We'll Have Live Cats

2006-03-04T19:09:00.000-08:00

Last night Schleef, Aaron, and I went down to WISCO. We saw the watchamacallherasiangirl and some others perform for WISCO Kids. Then Joe Z. sang with inspiration. Man he's got some moves out there. Kayla Stone showed up during this as we hung out before the musical. Then we watched this hilarious musical with lines like, "I like it well done." "Men never stop studying young women." There was this sweet joke about space that we could use at camp.

Afterwards we traveled to Taco Bell, but I guess only the drive through is only opened til about 5. So we went to Jimmy V's. Aaron started going crazy and pretended to be on this date, even when it wasn't working. Then we went to Callie's and hung out. We were kicked out at 2 a.m. before we were finished with reflections. We met Callie's family through pictures and I went into her sister's room. I ended up giving this amazing girl my phone number. Then Aaron had to finish his "date".

We drove back to Schleef's the long way. His dad was still up when we got there at 3. Schleef went to bed and Aaron and I talked til he got up at 5:30 because Aaron wouldn't shut his mouth. Turns out half the time Aaron was sleeping. Something about an apartment in New Ulm and he put a cat in a shoe and proceeded to put that in the door. Then Schleef's alarm went off and he said, "Hey, Schleef alarm went off" He fell out of bed at this moment. "Hey I fell out of bed."

Then we slept while Schleef was no longer home. And I drove home.

Read Aaron's blog to fill in details.

American, yet Native

2006-02-28T15:51:00.000-08:00

I would like to post about how glad I am that Sarah Jones has joined the blogging team and community. I believe that she has really enhanced and added so much to our discusions already. I cannot wait for what the future holds!

Lifeguarding

2006-02-26T19:11:00.000-08:00

Today I became lifeguard certified ya'll.
Now I am certified in:

Red Cross

First Aid
CPR
Lifeguarding

Green Cross

CPR
AED
First Aid

So if you're dieing or injured, I know what to do.
Then I had to make up the stuff I missed for EFE. I think if it works I'm going to sing "Dum Dum Da Da" tomorrow when I teach a lesson. Then I teach tuesday also to my classmates. And then Wednesday to a group of 5 sixth graders and a group of 6 sixth graders. Should be a good time I hope.
And I think I might've found a ride home on Wednesday. Yess. That is good news. Hopefully it works out. 10 days of school in a row, wow: 7 down and 3 to go. Atleast spring break comes after this long stetch.

The Changelessness of God: A Comfort

2006-02-22T13:37:00.000-08:00

"God is not a man, that He should lie, nor a son of man, that He should change His mind. Does He speak and then not act? Does He promise and not fulfill?"-Numbers 23:19

If God was not changeless, all hope for us would be lost. How would we know which part of Scripture is truth and which parts are lies? How do we know that God would not just change His mind and decide not to save anyone or maybe just not you eventhough you have faith? What then is there for us to base our hope on if we believe in a God that could change His mind at any moment and may have changed His mind already?

The comfort of having a perfect and changless God is that we know for certain that every single word in the Bible does not contradict any of the other words. We have the comfort of knowing that what God says applies forever and ever. We have the comfort of knowing that every word God speaks to us is truth. We have the comfort of knowing for certain that we will be in heaven with Him the moment we die.

We know for certain that we will be with God, and we don't have to doubt it. There are going to be things in the Bible that our sinful human minds cannot fathomn or comprehend. But that's why it's called faith. We obviously aren't going to believe it ourselves if we don't understand it. But that's why God gives us faith, not by any work that we can do will we gain faith or heaven. All glory is given to God. What a great comfort and joy is it for us, that God chose us from eternity to do His work on earth and be with Him in heaven when we die!

If God changed, then we might as well believe in evolution and be animals that happened by chance to come into existance. But God has opened our eyes, and we know with certainty that we will spend eternity with our LORD in heaven!

"Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory for ever and ever. Amen."-1 Timothy 1:17

This day in history...

2006-02-21T14:21:00.000-08:00

Holidays & Observances - February 21:

Alka Seltzer was introduced on February 21, 1931
First woman graduates from dental school, Lucy Hobbs of Cincinnati, Ohio on February 21, 1866.
First phone book was issued in New Haven, Connecticut on February 21, 1878

Here's a pretty sweet idea I think

2006-02-18T21:07:00.000-08:00

So after thinking a lot about this all, I decided that I would rather speak about Scripture or anything really, one on one. I've been told a few times before and believe it myself also that I come across better in a one on one conversation than in a group. It gives me the opportunity to personally talk to you and give more relative dialogue. It allows me to explain what I am thinking, because a lot of times I am misunderstood. It gives me an opportunity to tell you exactly what I'm thinking and not something that I've changed to apply to a whole group.
Sooooooo................I've created a new e-mail address for this purpose. If you would like to chat on msn, or eh e-mail(note how I don't preference this one) me feel free to do so at guardtheway@hotmail.com
I'll try my best to be on occasionally and answer e-mails. Just remember that I'm a busy college student with lots of homework. I do not go to a slacker college ya know, and midterms are next week, that means papers are due and tests are coming up. Not to mention the 6 hours of lifeguard training tomorrow. And the hours of Biology. And piano practices, oops I forgot to practice today. Why's he keep giving me harder music? I guess to prepare me for organ next year.
Oh sorry for going off there for a moment. It's what I do, sometimes.
So friends...let's have a gay(happy) old time.

Toto

2006-02-18T12:48:00.000-08:00

I just finished reading "Tobit." I will probably post more on that later.
My request regarding the Antichrist post is that you tell me who you believe the Antichrist to be with what Scripture tells us about the Antichrist. I would appreciate this because we are giving you our beliefs on who we believe the Antichrist to be. So instead of saying why the office of the papacy cannot be the Antichrist and starting an arguement, please tell me what you believe about the Antichrist.

the Antichrist

2006-02-17T11:36:00.000-08:00

I was talking to a friend last night and had brought up the Antichrist. Now she's WELS also, but doesn't ever remember being taught in her 15 years of formal Lutheran education that the papacy is the Antichrist. She believes it is a much to strong of word. And so I said I would look into this more because I remember being taught this but it was only a brief once or twice and didn't want to go into it before I knew exactly what I was talking about.
And I got to thinking that maybe we don't teach on this topic enough. I have briefly looked on the WELS website for a few things and found that our part of our statement on the Antichrist is in the Smalcald Articles.
I'm not going to go into why the pope is the Antichrist right now; I will later if need be. The questioin I have for now is:
Where you taught that the papacy is the Antichrist? and Do you believe that the papacy is the Antichrist?

New Template

2006-02-16T20:53:00.000-08:00

Let me know how you like my new template. It took awhile to decide on one.

Apocrypha

2006-02-16T18:11:00.000-08:00

I think I'm going to read the apocryphal book "Tobit." Not positive. They are all pretty crazy. But when I'm done I may upload my paper. I like the name of this book because it reminds me of the Wizard of Oz.

Verification

2006-02-15T21:18:00.000-08:00

You all know the word verification that most of us have turned on for our blogger comments so that we don't get spam comments. Not SpAM comments, but spam. I believe that sometimes it likes to smite me. Today I entered exactly what was before me 4 times before it let me post my comment. Darn, fault verification things.

ahh...

2006-02-14T19:37:00.000-08:00

Oh the sadness of the Bethany game:
Tonight was the last basketball game of the season vs. Bethany at MLC. Biggest game of the season. The girls won by one point at the buzzer. And the guys sadly lost by about 20. It was a good fight. We had some great cheers about fellowship. And the raffle for the Book of Concord. That was sweet. The attendence was one in Christ. Who would've thought? But that is what it was.
Back to my studies,
Adam

Psalm 133

2006-02-08T20:01:00.000-08:00

We sang this Psalm in Chapel today and I liked it so I thought I'd share:

How good and pleasant it is
when brothers live together in unity!

It is like precious oil poured on the head,
running down on the beard,
running down on Aaron's beard,
down upon the collar of his robes.

It is as if the dew of Hermon
were falling on Mount Zion.
For there the LORD bestows his blessing,
even life forevermore.

Speaking of Chapel today: The Preservice music was hilarious. Seriously a lot of us were trying not to laugh. It was a mixture of Japanese and a Circus. So it was Japanese Circus music. I wish you all could've heard it. But it was nice to have something different for once. It might've been almost over the top.

The First Complaint That I Made, Well Technically

2006-02-08T13:38:00.000-08:00

Many of you out there may have heard about the MLC Math Program before. It's true. It sucks. So what do Math people like me do. We'll most just suffer through it and remember that they love math and when the have their own classroom they can teach math the right way. Because I heard my professor say that he makes things up because he likes to do them that way. Anyways the culmination of my anger came today and I sent him some mail in the form of e-. Nothing will probably become of this, but if it does I will gladly help turn this Mathematics Division around for the good and right. Maybe some new text books, because would galdly burn the crapy one that I wasted money on. I actually thought about it once already, but that'd be bad stewardship.

In other news, we are currently having a Bible Study on campus about why teenagers are leaving the WELS. I didn't attend because I just lost track of time, but I talked to a friend about it. And the WELS did a survey and found that they think Pastors talk about money too much. I really do not agree at all that Pastors talk about money too much. I would also like your opinion to if you think Pastors talk about money too much. Stewardship is a very very important issue to discuse and shouldn't be downplayed. I think that good stewardship will come with your spiritual condition. So is the outward cause stewardship? Because I believe that there must be something more behind this problem.

I also think that we should find another way to discuss the Bible among ourselves and talk about our faith together here. Sure Aaron gives great sermons on his blog, but do we really discuss them. So if someone has a question or a subject that they'd like to bring up for discussion, that would be super to talk about. Also something that was talked about much on Evangelism Day, "How can we talk to others about our faith if we can't even discuss it among ourselves?" Let's change that thought and idea.

"Adding To The Noise"

What's it gonna take
to slow us down
to let the silence spin us around?
What's it gonna take
to drop this town?
We've been spinning at the speed of sound.

Stepping out of those convenience stores
what could we want but more more more?
From the third world
to the corporate core
we are a symphony of modern humanity

If we're adding to the noise
turn off this song
If we're adding to the noise
turn off your stereo, radio, video

I dont know
what they're gonna think of next
genetic engineers of the most high tech
A couple new ways
to fall into debt
I'm a nervous wreck but I'll bet
that that T.V. set
tells us what we've wanted to hear
But none of these sound bites
are coming in clear
From the third world to the corporate ear
we are the symphony of modern humanity.
-Switchfoot

Oh the week we've had....

2006-02-07T21:20:00.000-08:00

Evangelism really drains you. My brain is taxed and it's time for sleep. I hope that I actually can end "the discussion." Because it's going no where. Thank-You God for opening my eyes. We did just have Evangelism Day at MLC a few weeks ago. It was an amazing day. But maybe if I could've gone to more sessions I would be more prepared. My favorite quote I think from the day might be, "Stop complaining about what everyone else is doing and go do something yourself." We have certainly done more than something. There were good things that came out of all this. Diving into God's Word and understanding another religion better. And maybe more, but only God knows. I bet this doesn't count for my Early Field Experience hours. It was so worth it. Sharing God's Word is never a regret.
And the bad thing of this is my homework that has been slightly ignored. But God is more important than homework. I'll get back on top of that now. I need to not ignore my other duties. We don't know how long we have left here. Could be long could be short, but it will be soon.
And the verse of the day at biblegateway.com:
"You have heard that it was said, 'Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.' But I tell you: Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. ”-Matthew 5:43-45

Wisdom

2006-02-06T21:23:00.000-08:00

It's funny how long people hold grudges and don't give people a second chance.
In this life I've been given an infinite amount of chances to get it right.
Oh what a blessing to be granted the wisdom to decern between right and wrong and to grow ever more in knowledge and understanding. And then to change mistakes that were made in the past and erase them. Well, atleast some people can erase them; some refuse and hold on to the past errors. Aren't we supposed study learn history so that we may attmept to not make the same mistakes that were made in the past?
"The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom," Psalm 111:10
"Though it cost you all you have, get understanding," Proverbs 4:7

How tired do you think I am?

2006-02-05T19:24:00.000-08:00

It's like the how many jelly beans are in the jar, you'll never get it right. I started Lifeguard Training today. I'm the only guy out of 5 people. Who's ages range from 15-16. So I passed the 10 laps and diving for the brick. Yes my leg cramp didn't stop me. Yes so just a slight one when I went out to get the brick. But the nice breaks of hottubs and slides isn't too horrible.
So alittle problem with the last class, which is testing day. I have to be at that, but I also have to be at EFE to graduate. I'll let you know the outcome of this predicament.
This weekend I watched two movies: The Island and The Ring. Already saw the Ring but back when I was like 13 so I didn't remember too much.
I'm off to replenish my system. The projects will wait.

2006-02-04T10:23:00.000-08:00

Recent Events

2006-02-03T23:55:00.000-08:00

So there have been recent incidents about a Catholic blog, that I would like to speak about here.
Do everything with "gentleness and respect."
If you can help it, I would advise not getting way too indepth because it is a blog. It's kindof not the best way to witness and it's also public. Advantages-disadvantages: sure.
Try not to get heated. As you could see for yourself, I also did a post or two. And it is easy to get into it. It's also a good way to dive into Scripture, outside of class.
I know that if you do make a comment you will try to speak the Word in its truth and purity. Quoting a WELS Pastor on unblievers, "They are already going to hell, what could you possiblly say to make it worse for them?" Catholics are Christians, so don't really use this quote. But I just think it's a nice thought on witnessing to unblievers.
So what I'm saying is don't go overboard, and don't take Scripture out of context. And..................
Have a nice day.

All in All it's just another day

2006-01-31T20:28:00.000-08:00

I think that I spend more of my life waiting than I do living it. There's nothing exciting that happened recently. It's just sleep, class, work, hw, sleep,....and it repeats over and over. I just wait for things to occur. For summer to come. I wait for years for me to see how God has answered some of my prayers. And yet when I think the time is coming and think it's right, He tells me how notsmart I am and shows me He knows what is best. Yet while I feel that we must wait, I find it also a waste of my time and of the grace God has given me on this earth. Think about how much I worry about these things. Time waster. Worry should not be.

Um so this post has no point so I will stop now...to make it worth wild...go to Beth's blog and see the amazing pictur of her and Anne in California. It will make you miss both of them very much and the olden days of Camp. Camp has really consumed my life so much in the past month. Well pretty much Camp has become a part of me and who I am. It's the place I feel most at home and accepted. It's the place where I have my closest friends. The place where I'm the happiest. And to think that at one point, I didn't want to be there at all. Well that was before I went. And I miss the old days of Jr. Staff and don't want to loose those friendships. But friendships fade. I will loose some of them. But others will grow and new ones will arise. It's sad but happy. Stupid sin that makes things sad.

Oh so I was stopping this post a paragraph ago...Have a nice day.

Taboo

2006-01-28T00:16:00.000-08:00

Yeah, I'm the worst player of that ever. We've played the last two Friday night's at midnight for two hours and I don't get better. And tonight was the big puzzle intramurels on the MLC campus. Jaymie won on her 20th birthday and now her puzzle team is now the owner of a $50 AppleBee's giftcertificate. You all know you want to be on a puzzle team. It's very memorable.

Other than the exciting MLC events, I've been having a fairly good semester. I learn probably more than I should cause a lot of times my brain would be happy to just pop opened at the end of my amounts of homework. I'm pretty sick of dishroom, mainly the people working in it. I get along with some fine. The others I'm trying to keep my mouth shut and not blow up at them. I probably should talk to them about this, but as most people would not get this from me as just trying to help them but rather as I hate them. Next year, when I magically have a car that appears for free I'll have a job off campus. Yeah that probably won't help me with my quest. My quest to help people. I really feel that it's easiest to try and enlighten people with my knowledge when I'm incharge. Which evidently doesn't happen as much as I like. Something to work on here. No more power trip, which that's not what they really are. Whatever I tell someone, I want them to give feedback and form their own opinion. Don't live like robots stupid ones! Oops wrong term. I keep forgetting to say that God just hasn't blessed them in that way. I'm so bad and it's 2:30 in the morning. I think really that my main problem is not having the time to talk to people one-on-one like I would really like to do. To me that is becoming more of a priority everyday. Probably because most people don't understand how my mind works.

As I just read Evan's blog earlier and have heard many times about my "too much honesty". It's so hard for me not to. And I understand why people don't want me to tell them certain things. But with me I want to hear when someone has a problem with me or hates me, because I don't take offense to it but "ponder up all these things in my heart" and see how I can improve. Sure don't blow it out of proportion but have encouragment also. And I am sorry if I ever came off as hating any of you. Cause I really don't. And I would never say something to you to hurt you. It's kindof out of love and more out of I want you to know what I'm thinking. So I really don't know if any of you get where I'm coming from on this.

Lately most of my time consists of talking about Camp. I am really excited for this summer! Like a lot! I know I've grown over the course of this school year and am ready to use my experience. I'm not going to go into details because I'm probably not supposed to reveal info that I know, plus it may not be forsure. I am starting Lifeguard Training on the 5th. And I know that we will only have about 1/3 of our staff back this summer. But it will be a very good one. I'm sorry to all of you filling out an app, cause I got sick of doing it also. 6 1/2 pages is pretty long. And I realize I'm going to be all out of money. Yippy, that doesn't matter.

Back to MLC. I am really glad that I am here. Life is so about others and people and not earthly things. I'm also kind of glad that I don't have a roomate this semester. Hopefully by next year I will find one. It's looking like a tough try right now. I'm glad that there is finally a place where I can be by myself. This whole living in a "city" is too many people for me for more than a week. I need some good old country openess without people once in awhile. But the smallness of my room will work for now. Oh yes. The Prep Juniors are here right now. I saw Alex Moore. Yes, you guys know him. Totally forgot he went to Prep. As for the MRS in my back pocket, it's going to be there for some time yet.

Sorry all for the randomn thoughts of my brain that are not properly arranged into English formats. I just really am tired of the writing process of English. I've studied this language for my entire life and it's my worst class. I've studied the language of Mathematics for much less and understand it so much more. Except the Math courses at MLC are dumb. So all of us MLC Math people just need to remember that we love Math and will graduate knowing how to not ruin math for our students.

Have a nice day!

Pictures Compliments of Jonathan Weber

2006-01-16T14:53:00.000-08:00

This is Old Main of MLC if you didn't know

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And this is Herman the German

2006-01-16T14:50:00.001-08:00

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Seconds

2006-01-09T21:00:00.000-08:00

I came back to MLC today and made it safe. Nice long trip. Now I'm so far away from WI and all my friends there. Sure I didn't get to see all of them over break, and that makes me sad. For awhile I didn't want to come so far away again, but then yesterday I was ready. Basically I was tired of my family.

Break is a good time for some reflection on life. And I really have no idea what my future will bring. I really want to get my Education Degree, and I see God keeping me at MLC to get it. Not bad I really do like lots of things about MLC. But what do I do after? I've always considered before just going right into teaching fulltime in a classroom. Now I figure that I have so much time later for that. I think I would like to do Friends for China the year after I graduate. After that I'm blurred. I feel like I want to do something not quite as traditional as teacher in the ministry for a bit. Or go into the classroom. Well those are my thoughts and I'm sure they will change somehow.

I'm also looking at this semester for something completely new and different. I know that I'm not in the place that I wish I was. I can't just leave everything behind as that would be a mistake also. I also need to be more accepting of all parts of a person and forgiving of them also. We'll see how this all works out. My roommate just spent the last 3 or so hours removing all his belongings from this room and they aren't gone yet. What's he up to? I'm glad to have a room all to myself and also not. I would be glad to have a great roommate. Well, this will be good.

School is starting tomorrow and I'm ready. My camp application, well I took alittle break. Let's pick it back up. I held back by these 39 cent stamps. I only have 37 ones. Need 2 centers. So just send some by my way.

2006-01-07T20:16:00.000-08:00

This is a funny pic of one time when we were babysitting this little girl during one of the musical performances. She was kindof on purpose hitting her head on the floor. Sorry I was the only one laughing. She wasn't crying it was all a ok.

Super Excited, Almost Extasy, but no

2006-01-02T13:23:00.000-08:00

Last night I almost went to bed at 8 o'clock after my post because I felt like sleep and didn't want to do anything.
Well then I went downstairs and watched Terminal.
After I laid down til the bathroom was free for bed. And as I lay I thought and got really excited for camp this summer and everything and was just in a good mood after reflection on my life and future.
I go on the computer and really didn't know why I went on so I was about to leave after 1/2 a second and I "hear" Igl!. Yeah Matt Werner. So I ended up talking for awhile in both of our excitement. And Lindsey and Aaron called at these late hours of 11 o'clock.
Anyways so it turned out to be a good day. End of story.

2005 Year in Review

2006-01-02T12:57:00.000-08:00

Few first sentences of first blog entry of each month:

"Happy Blog"-January 4th
So, I decided to create a blog for a benefit that I didn't really need. But now I've decided that Grade School Teachers were right.

"Review"-February 4th
So I haven't felt like blogging lately. Odd. This week went well. Off Mon and Friday. Dead fish in Aaron's hood on Wed. Then TC Seniors went to WISCO to practice.

"Hot Dog"-March 1st

A guy in my Eng novel wanted to eat a dog.Anyways Amy wants me to let everyone know that she has updated her blog. Click link to the left.
1. My day was terriblly excitingly longish, so I won't bore with details.
2. On question 9.
3. I encourage people to go to the Spring Retreat.

4. Leave a nice comment about your life.

5. Thanks and Have a Nice Day

"Retreat"-April 3rd

I had a great refreshing time at Camp. I did absolutely no homework over break. OH well.

"Rotory Chicken"-May 2nd

So we had the annual Rotory Banquet for the A honor roll students of the 4 Fond du Lac high schools. Horace Mann(N. Fondy), Fondy, Springs, and WLA. Well guess who forgot to dress up for this me and 5 others. but 3 managed to get clothes. Oh well so we had free lunch at the holiday inn but no desert. That was a downfall. But guess what, we're all geese. There is a new lollipop card suit.

June 4th

Sorry to all who have told me about my bad writing skills in blogging. No paragraphs or periods....I think I might try better. It is also my template that messes some things up too.Like if I indent: then when I post the indents disappear. And sometimes line spacing disappears also.This past week I have been enjoying sun at Camp Phillip and getting my tan while learning all about the ropes course. When it says in brochures that Camp's ropes staff is highly trained, they mean it. I even took at test at the end of it all.

"New Ulm"-August 19th

On three hours of sleep I woke up, packed up my life and left my home to only end up inNew Ulm, MN. When I arrived I was into my room in about five seconds as a mass of orange grabbed all of my things.

"Patriotic Holidy"-September 6th

The most patriotic thing that I did this weekend was where a shirt with a flag on it for Monday.This was a nice relaxing weekend of nothing.

"ooo a new month of october"-Oct 1st

So I could use many different song lyrics as the basis of my post this morning, but I felt like using this one because it describes well at the moment

"Camp Phillip"-Nov 3rd

Where are I going tomorrow? Camp! I am excited to finally get away from this campus. I need some camp back in my life right now. Two months away is too much for anyone. I know that this will be an amazing retreat. Have you seen the list of people coming! Me neither

"Da da da..."-Dec 6th

Jared:1) I was concerned when you shaved only one half of you head.2) Song: Down by the Old Mill Stream Movie: Lasse

Break Thus Far

2006-01-01T17:45:00.000-08:00

Highlights of my break:
Went to the WLA X-mas concert.
I went and visited Aaron and Dan in West Bend at DQ. Had times at Wal-Mart with a fake hand and Chrissy Olson. Then to Dan's for some Halo 2. I die a lot. And some Office Space.
Then Christmas occured. a couple times.
Then Aaron and I went to Chrissy's. Sarah Jones, Nikki Carrow, Steph, and Kayla Stone were also there. We hung out, had some pizza and talk, some pool, iPod, eMac, and I played darts alone.
Then came a Camp Phillip Staff Reunion. A few people came. It was a good time. Lots of gaming.
Too bad this is brief I feel like leaving the computer.

Sorry

2005-12-23T01:25:00.000-08:00

Sorry guys. This is the updated version with the period in there.
http://www.campphillip.com/
I have now learn to check my links.

Camp

2005-12-21T17:04:00.000-08:00

Hey everybody!
Camp got a whole new website renovation. You should check it out cause it's a lot better.
http://wwwcampphillip.com/

Fallin' Out

2005-12-20T19:35:00.000-08:00

I had this one post and it was lost, so here's nothing. Well a plea.
Guys, I'm not working over break and don't have trillons of plans so if you want to hang out that'd be super. Cause you're my best friend.

Da, da, da...

2005-12-06T13:27:00.000-08:00

Jared:
1) I was concerned when you shaved only one half of you head.
2) Song: Down by the Old Mill Stream Movie: Lasse
3) Food: Peanuts
4) Stealing a Watch
5) You with paint on you after painting the Comfort Station
6) Red
7) Do you go home any more?

Schleef:
1) Schleef you have sudden predictable bursts of loudness.
2) Song: Ron the Toad Movie: Anchor Man
3) Food: Cottage Cheese
4) Time Capsule Bell
5) '03 Jr. Staff X-mas Party
6) Orange
7) What do you not like about your job? And what do you like?

Amy Moldy:
1) Remember when I tried to find your house? and that one Cross Meet?
2) Song: TheMe Songs Movie: Camp DVD's
3) Food: Pinapple
4) That one time on the internet about that guy.
5) Jr. Staff Week of '04 but I can't say exactly. Please don't shoot me.
6) Blue
7) What's up besides school and the leg update?

Alex(Allie):
1) You seem to live by your own set of rules.
2) Song: You and Me Movie: Hitch
3) Food: Strawberries
4) Dating Book
5) A Teen Retreat
6) Maroon
7) What's up instead of Community College? Like to replace it.

Bethany:
1) You look great in almost all pictures.
2) Song: Galatians 5:6b Movie: Harry Potter
3) Food: Blueberries
4) Seeing me at MLC Cafeteria- yep need memories
5) I think I remember you back in '04. Mmhmm I'll keep thinking as to details.
6) Light Blue
7) What are your future plans?

Lamb:
1) Try not to throw eggs.
2) Song: At a Time Like This Movie: Veggie Tales
3) Food: Eggs and paste
4) We won't mention that here.
5) Egg Olympics
6) Faded Red/Maroon
7) How're the pet mice?

Friends

2005-11-29T21:08:00.000-08:00

So I've decided to talk about all you guys and reflect. So leave your name and I will do all that stuff:
1)Random
2)Song/Movie
3)Food
4)You and Me
5)Memory
6)Color
7)?

2005-11-25T21:05:00.000-08:00

PUT AN XIN WHAT YOU'VE DONE & BOLD WHAT YOU WANT TO DO

( ) been in love
( ) been dumped
( ) shoplifted
( ) been fired
( ) been in a fist fight

( ) snuck out of parent's house
(X) had feelings for someone who didn't have them back
( ) been arrested
( ) made out with a stranger
( ) gone on a blind date

(X) lied to a friend
( ) had a crush on a teacher
() skipped school
() been to Canada
( ) been to Mexico

() been on a plane
( ) thrown up in a bar
() eaten Sushi
( ) been snowboarding
( ) met someone on myspace

( ) been moshing at a concert
(x) taken painkillers
(x) love someone right now
(x) laid on your back and watched cloud shapes go by
(x) made a snow angel

(x) had a tea party
(x) built a sand castle
(x) gone puddle jumping
(x) played dress up
(x) jumped into a pile of leaves

(x) gone sledding
(x) cheated while playing a game
(x) been lonely
() fallen asleep at work/school
( ) used a fake ID

(x) watched the sun set
( ) felt an earthquake
(x) touched a snake
(x) been tickled
( ) been robbed

( ) robbed someone
(x) been misunderstood
(x) pet a reindeer/goat
(x) won a contest
( ) been suspended from school

() had detention
() been in a car accident
() have/had braces
( ) eaten a whole pint of ice cream in one night
(x) had deja vu

( ) danced in the moonlight
(x) hated the way you looked
(x) witnessed a crime
(x) questioned your heart
() been obsessed with post-it notes

(x) squished barefoot through the mud
(x) been lost
(x) been to the opposite side of the country
(x) swam in the ocean
(x) felt like dying

(x) cried yourself to sleep
(x) played cops and robbers
(x) Recently colored with crayons/colored pencils/markers
(x) sung karaoke
() paid for a meal with only coins

(x) done something you told yourself you wouldn't
() made prank phone calls
(X) laughed until some kind of beverage came out of your nose
(x) caught a snowflake on your tongue
( ) kissed in the rain

() written a letter to Santa Claus
( ) been kissed under a mistletoe
( ) watched the sun set with someone you care about
(x) blown bubbles
( ) made a bonfire on the beach

( ) crashed a party
( ) have traveled more than 5 days with a car full of people
(x) gone rollerskating/blading
(x) had a wish come true
( ) humped a monkey

() worn pearls
() jumped off a bridge...into water
( ) ate cat food
( ) told a complete stranger you loved them
(X) sang in the shower

() have a little black dress
( ) had a dream that you married someone
( ) glued your hand to something
( ) got your tounge stuck to a pole
( ) kissed a fish

(x) worn the opposite sex's clothes
(x) sat on a roof top
(x) screamed at the top of your lungs
( ) done a one-handed cartwheel
( ) talked on the phone for more than 6 hours

(x) stayed up all night
(X) pick and ate an apple right off the tree
(x) climbed a tree
(x) had a tree house
(X) are scared to watch scary movies alone

( ) believe in ghosts
( ) have more than 30 pairs of shoes
(x) worn a really ugly outfit to school
( ) gone streaking
( ) played ding-dong-ditch

(x) played chicken fight
(x) been pushed into a pool/body of water with all your clothes on
( ) been told you're hot by a complete stranger
( ) broken a bone
(x) been easily amused

(x) caught a fish then ate it
(x) caught a butterfly
(x) laughed so hard you cried
( ) cried so hard you laughed
( ) mooned/flashed someone

( ) had someone moon/flash you
( ) cheated on a test
(x) forgotten someone's name
( ) French braided someones hair
(X) gone skinny dippin in a pool

( ) been kicked out of your house

Harry Potter

2005-11-21T21:04:00.000-08:00

On Friday I went to Mankato to see Harry Potter and arived at about 5 and they were sold out until the 7 o'clock show. So we went to that one instead of the other 15 that they had for that day. Afterwards we went to Holly's house and played Super Mario Bros 3 and Life.

On Saturday I did homework all day and then played Apples to Apples and Battle of the Sexes.
You women do not know all of those French words.

Sunday was spent going to church. Work. And much more homework. I really did work hard on this homework and not just slack off.

Monday: Yes! I go home tomorrow!!!! I don't have any plans for Saturday. Maybe sleep. Well I worked hard on this huge map for tomorrow and must study it soon.
We had favorite hymn chapel tonight. I love it but my hymns never make it. Well ok I voted for 219 last time and it made it this time. And this time I voted for 13. But the bad part is this cold. Compline is later at 10. Yes, compline will be sweet before we leave for break.

Chrissy(This is what first came to my mind so it may not seem to fit):
1) That wasn't just between you and me, but don't worry about that. Didn't I see you outside of camp once? Turtles are brown and sweet on the inside.
2) Movie: Harry Potter; Song:The Duck Song
3) Food: Cottage Cheese
4) What's a pheasant? and "it's so dark, I can't see the road"; alas also shared with others; like hitting on me at the x-mas party with cheesy pick-ups
5) I think my first memory is the hitting on me.
6) rosey

Choral Fest

2005-11-13T00:46:00.000-08:00

Friday:
Yeah! I didn't have a single class because the high schoolers were using all the classrooms. Then I had to work in the cafeteria with the hordes of them eating. All while feeling like I was going to die. But that got better.
The pops concert was good. Micing was not the best. I will not be bias here or ofend anyone so I will not say more.
Saturday:
I worked again and had to go in early.
Then we had to practice twice the the highschoolers for our one song. They loved us so much that they clapped at the end for us. Yes, college students sing beautifly.
Sunday:
I went to church in Mankato to see Lakeside. I wish I could've saw WLA but had to way to get to that service. Again no more comments.
I now must sing in our horrible Choral Choir Robes for the Sacred Concert. This will be the first time that I have ever wore a choir robe. I so liked our Tuxes and Dresses better. I think they look more professional and formal. So Choral's robes are this ugly green and they have velcro.
Then I must read half a novel for tomorrow. Practice for my solo on Tuesday. Write a speech debate thing for Speech Class. And come up with and practice a song for Piano. Not going to be much fun. But it was a good weekend to see friends from Traveling Choir. We didn't get much time but it was still wonderful.
Have a happy week.

My Heart

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Not in order:
1) Be completely honest with me no matter what you have to say. I want the Brutal Honesty. I want to see into your mind and see what it is thinking. It'll help me improve.
2) Make it obvious how you feel about me. That's code for use words and tell me. Otherwise you are going to have to give me a long time and a ton of chances.
3) If you didn't give me a long embrace today something is wrong.
4) Send me a simple letter or card with a Bible passage or the says I miss you. Love,...
5) Tell me everything. I want to be able to help you with your problems. It will crush me if you never come to me. I'm sure I have wisdom to share that you haven't seen before.
6) This is most important!!!! Live your life for God. I come second not first. Make sure you understand what this means and are able to apply it to your love.

2005-11-07T17:00:00.000-08:00

Yes, that's it!

Work of Art

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I went the whole retreat and all I got was this one picture!
The Retreat was amazing. I'm so glad I went! Joel wrote this amazing song for it. Check Emily's blog for the refrain.
Some great moments:
Cups
Bible Studies, Life Support
Capture the Artwork
Cleaning up by the "Nature Pond"
Blind Painting:"Hat, hat, hat, hat, hat, ect."
"quotes"
Not being the only one to go to bed early with DewFest upon some of us.
British Bulldog: Sorry Kayla Stone
The Journey of Ali's shirt has not ended
Pizza Artwork
Pumkins: Bowls of Dew and Hebrew, Jesus, Fruit, ect.
Sculpting
Ben's songleading abilities
Friendships updated and strenghtened: Priceless

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Poetry Game! Weird

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Adamigl

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Adam

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Kayla Stone

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She is blind!

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Chrissy loves this game

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Blind Painting

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Stack them! Faster!

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New Game of Camp

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Isa's Grandchild's name is pronounced Mahkayla

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Hmm...

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Yes it's great!

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First Stack

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Top cup doesn't fit

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Sarah and Adamigl

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Adamigl

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Who took these?

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Austin

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Mike

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Emily

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Mike Gallun

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Austin Ziche

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Chrissy and Matt in the same colored clothes

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Starting to Fall