November 29, 2011

The wind is bustling a winter chill that seeps deep into the bones today. Great day to stay inside and write papers. Last night was a great accomplishment of 2 papers totaling 6 pages. But ALAS! the 20 page paper is still incomplete. In grade school, if turned in as such it would attain a big I...in college, a fat red F luckily though, I still have a few more evenings to write and edit. I just need to escape the grasp that writer's block has on me.

3 days of class left.
2 days of finals! thankfully this is spread out over 2 weeks!

I have: 1 comprehensive report, 1 20 page paper, 1 exam, 2 presentations.


Random tidbits: I shaved my legs a day early...no shave november girls can participate too! although after that experience I don't think I will ever again.

Luke 15:7 "I tell you that in the same way there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who do not need to repent."

My Uncle asked for forgiveness today. After 10 years of surrounding him in prayer. God is due praise because only he can love us enough to give us his grace that forgives sins, washing us white as snow, rendering us children of God.


Praise God, from Whom all blessings flow;
Praise Him, all creatures here below;
Praise Him above, ye Heavenly Host;
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.

Distracted

Everything bad seems to come in 3s doesn't it, or is it just me? As of right now there are only two events in my life that consume my mind. The first is my best friend's mother-in-law who has just had her second surgery to stop a brain aneurysm, and actually had part of a blood vein removed. Luckily she isn't paralyzed like the doctors expected would be the result. She is also due for open heart surgery here soon. The second is my uncle. When I was in high school he had one of his legs amputated and we recently just heard that he is in the hospital needing the other leg removed as well. At 60 some years of age he will be bed bound for the rest of his life. My heart aches for them. My uncle doesn't know the Lord so it's that much scarier not knowing what is going to happen, but I press on, resting in the grace of God.

I'm still 8 pages away from being done with my paper. I guess I will use it as an escape today, to keep the thoughts in my mind and the pain in my heart at bay.

To my readers out there, where ever you are....plz pray.

Paper Challenge update

Last time I left having Total Pages: 20 Days to work: 5 Pages Completed: 4 Pages Left: 16. Thanksgiving was a complete failure on all fronts, in a comatose state of turkey noms I worked that evening in a very inactive hotel, mostly playing Angry Birds and texting random ppl. Friday came and past. I spent 2 hours standing in line at JoAnn's to purchase fabric for my brother's Christmas present. My love for babies and elderly women grew more as two beautiful older gals allowed me to put my 6 fabric bolts in their cart. Between them and the 7 month old babe and his momma in front of me I learned WAY more about nursing and breast milk than a 22 year old single woman should ever known...but at least I know what to expect 5 years from now right!? Last night ended with more work, however this time, I was greeted with 30 garbage cans that needed to be emptied, toilets scrubbed, towels washed and folded. I still managed to play a few rounds of Angry Birds and contemplate the next section of my paper. Today is Saturday, I spent most of the day surrounded in my research, laptop plugged in and the urge to compose a brilliant literary piece worthy of an A, however, little has been accomplished today. Angry Birds and texting my lil sis and dear friend/classmate. So where does this leave me? Shockingly....I have 8 pages to left to fill with knowledge! Maybe tomorrow I will find a quaint coffee shop or library type setting, where Christmas movies don't feed my procrastination and caffeine jolts my spirits and fingers to do everything a lot faster.

Okay folks,
I will get back to you soon. This weeks hold a lot of craziness so this weeks Challenge is to be in bed by 10:30pm every night and drink 1 nalgene bottle of water everyday.

The Challenge

If I remember to do this, regardless of the fact that no one reads my blog, I'm going to try to do various challenges from eat, cooking, exercising, adventuring....every week starting today.

One of the tasks required to graduate is a lovely 20 page research based paper on the laws and policies of the United States. My topic specifically is Welfare and Adoption comparing the systems of the US and Ghana, ultimately to determine which leaves a child better off. I have had all semester to work on this beast, and I have gotten a lot tackled but alas! it's staring me in the eyes and with the deadline chasing my tail, it's time I conquer. So the challenge today, or this Thanksgiving weekend is to finish my paper for dad to edit.

Total Pages: 20 Days to work: 5
Pages Completed: 4
Pages Left: 16


I will update on Sunday.

the day after tomorrow....is the future.

In 4 weeks I say goodbye to my student status and hello to the world where Spring Break, Winter Break and Summer Vacation are all things of the past. I have no jobs lined up, I have no plans that are pressing. All I have are 2 plane tickets taking me to Alaska and bringing me home again where I hope to move out on my own and live a life worthy and not waste the time I have been given. I want to be purposeful not lackadaisical. Sometimes this seems like a child's dream, the perfect house, job, family. I don't want to settle for anything less than being sincere, loving, gracious, thankful and humble.