We meet again...
For those who are very observant, you may have noticed that the timestamp on this blog is a little past 6am. This is not because I got up early. Rather, I just got back from playing Starfarers of Catan... oh yeah. The drop-in center thing here started at 6:00pm last night. We talked for a while, catching up with each other from the previous week, and played a couple of games. Then the Xboxs got set up, and some played a little bit of that. I went outside and played frisbee with a frisbee that lights up and looks exactly like Scotts... except it also changed colors. So after a little game of 'Tips', we headed back in when a Halo 2 LAN party was starting up. It was time for my skills to shine.
Although I only won about half the games, I felt pretty pleased with myself since there were about 7 other experienced players as well. We played Halo 2 until 1am, and then most people went home. I stayed there, waiting for a ride. There were about 4 of us remaining, when we decided to play Starfarers. We got pizza and pop (someone else treated), and then we gamed it up in the evening. There were still a couple of natives that stuck around after the drop-in center, so they played as well. It was the longest Starfarers game of my life. Who's ever heard of a 1 hour game turning into a 5 hour game?! In our defense, we were pretty tired, and we were possibly a little sluggish on our turns.
So that's last night and this morning, and now I feel an urge to post something. I think it's a good thing that we give regular updates on ourselves, whether good, bad, boring, or revolutionary. I hope this update doesn't come across as boring... but if it does, I'm sure there's some people who are bored enough to enjoy an update on myself rather than nothing. Remember, it's always better to post something than nothing.
Well, what can I say. Yesterday was a little interesting. I almost hit a deer... which wouldn't be too strange except that it was downtown (think Duncan near the mall). Then I had another run-in with wildlife as a seagull attacked a pigeon, and the pigeon was flying furiously at my mom's office window, trying to get through and away from the seagull. When I finally came up with a method to catch it, it flew away and returned two hours later attacking my mom's boss as he tried to get in the office. Kinda strange.
I also completed $3500 worth of scholarships yesterday (good chance I'll get some money there), and asked for support from my church for Camp Qwanoes. If there was any doubt (and I think there was a lot before), I no longer have any doubt that God will completely provide for me these coming years.
What else can I tell you guys? I REALLY miss all of you a lot... not just saying that. And it really is everyone too. So here's a suggestion: BLOG!! The less you blog, the more I miss you, and the more I miss you, the longer I write in my own posts to try to encourage you to post. Just kidding about that last part, but honestly, I'd really like to know where all of you are at, and how better to pray for you.
Well, since I'm encouraging others to post prayer requests/praises, maybe I should do some of that as well. Praise God for his goodness!!! Not only his goodness, but his mercy, his love, his forgiveness... Praise God!! He has helped me when I struggled with the ways of this world; He has reminded me that I am not the judge, and that I was once so far from the truth. He's given me a love for the church, a love for the lost, a love for the poor, and even a love for the hypocrites. He's given me opportunities to spread His message of love and of justice, which is the good news. I'm so overcome with joy right now!!
He has helped me share my experiences with my family, no matter how skeptical they are of Kaleo. He has taken away my doubt, my worriness, my pride and my always-judging heart. He has replaced these things with faith, courage, humbleness, and an always-loving heart. He's given me friends, and helped me build a 'Kaleo' community.
I have so much to be thankful for, I can't even think of any prayer requests. Here's one: Pray that these blessings will keep coming... nevermind, that's still praise because his blessings will never stop coming! Pray for those who are having difficulty seeing God's blessings right now, whether it is because of trial or tempation, or Satan or the world, or our own selfish plans.
I can't get this song out of my head... Sweet Mercies. We sung it a few times, and the chorus just says "Let your mercy fall from heaven, Sweet mercies flow from heaven, New mercies for today, Shower them down Lord as we pray." That's all I'm seeing right now: sweet mercies. So that's how I'm doing. I'll try not to wait so long before my next post. Bye for now!
Although I only won about half the games, I felt pretty pleased with myself since there were about 7 other experienced players as well. We played Halo 2 until 1am, and then most people went home. I stayed there, waiting for a ride. There were about 4 of us remaining, when we decided to play Starfarers. We got pizza and pop (someone else treated), and then we gamed it up in the evening. There were still a couple of natives that stuck around after the drop-in center, so they played as well. It was the longest Starfarers game of my life. Who's ever heard of a 1 hour game turning into a 5 hour game?! In our defense, we were pretty tired, and we were possibly a little sluggish on our turns.
So that's last night and this morning, and now I feel an urge to post something. I think it's a good thing that we give regular updates on ourselves, whether good, bad, boring, or revolutionary. I hope this update doesn't come across as boring... but if it does, I'm sure there's some people who are bored enough to enjoy an update on myself rather than nothing. Remember, it's always better to post something than nothing.
Well, what can I say. Yesterday was a little interesting. I almost hit a deer... which wouldn't be too strange except that it was downtown (think Duncan near the mall). Then I had another run-in with wildlife as a seagull attacked a pigeon, and the pigeon was flying furiously at my mom's office window, trying to get through and away from the seagull. When I finally came up with a method to catch it, it flew away and returned two hours later attacking my mom's boss as he tried to get in the office. Kinda strange.
I also completed $3500 worth of scholarships yesterday (good chance I'll get some money there), and asked for support from my church for Camp Qwanoes. If there was any doubt (and I think there was a lot before), I no longer have any doubt that God will completely provide for me these coming years.
What else can I tell you guys? I REALLY miss all of you a lot... not just saying that. And it really is everyone too. So here's a suggestion: BLOG!! The less you blog, the more I miss you, and the more I miss you, the longer I write in my own posts to try to encourage you to post. Just kidding about that last part, but honestly, I'd really like to know where all of you are at, and how better to pray for you.
Well, since I'm encouraging others to post prayer requests/praises, maybe I should do some of that as well. Praise God for his goodness!!! Not only his goodness, but his mercy, his love, his forgiveness... Praise God!! He has helped me when I struggled with the ways of this world; He has reminded me that I am not the judge, and that I was once so far from the truth. He's given me a love for the church, a love for the lost, a love for the poor, and even a love for the hypocrites. He's given me opportunities to spread His message of love and of justice, which is the good news. I'm so overcome with joy right now!!
He has helped me share my experiences with my family, no matter how skeptical they are of Kaleo. He has taken away my doubt, my worriness, my pride and my always-judging heart. He has replaced these things with faith, courage, humbleness, and an always-loving heart. He's given me friends, and helped me build a 'Kaleo' community.
I have so much to be thankful for, I can't even think of any prayer requests. Here's one: Pray that these blessings will keep coming... nevermind, that's still praise because his blessings will never stop coming! Pray for those who are having difficulty seeing God's blessings right now, whether it is because of trial or tempation, or Satan or the world, or our own selfish plans.
I can't get this song out of my head... Sweet Mercies. We sung it a few times, and the chorus just says "Let your mercy fall from heaven, Sweet mercies flow from heaven, New mercies for today, Shower them down Lord as we pray." That's all I'm seeing right now: sweet mercies. So that's how I'm doing. I'll try not to wait so long before my next post. Bye for now!
posted by Jamaicamon777 at 5/27/2006 06:07:00 a.m.
1 Comments:
Peace and mercy is a sweet thing man. And JOY, WOWZERS, i can 1000% relate! once its on you, it always in you, keep it up man.
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