notable quotable

"Whatever we do, even if we are reading the Word or praying, we should stop for a few minutes- as often as possible- to praise God from the depths of our heart, to enjoy Him there in secret. Since we believe that God is always with us, no matter what we may be doing, why shouldn't we stop for awhile to adore Him, to praise Him, to petition Him, to offer Him our hearts, and to thank Him?

What could please God more than for us to worship Him in our spirits? These momentary retreats serve to free us from our selfishness, which can only exist in the world. In short, we cannot show our loyalty to God more than by renouncing our worldly selves as much as a thousand times a day to enjoy even a single moment with Him."
- brother Lawrence, The Practice of the Presence of God

deep, dark secret

if any of you go to refuge, then you probably know the Mom and Pops of Refuge. . .Paula and O.G.. They are awesome, and i think i can easily say we all love them and their contributions to HPC, they are pretty hardcore.

But there is a deep dark secret that Paula has that maybe some don't know about.

something quite funny, really. and you cant help but love her for it.

she might bust a cap on me for revealing this, but Tweez snapped this picture @ Salem's graduation party and i just couldn't help myself.


she always carries a piece of ribbon in her pocket and rubs it together, since she was a wee lass in the good ole days. . .not an old joke.

but there you go. you learn something new everyday!

I AM FINISHED!

can i tell you how nice it is to realize that i don't have to worry about school until August?!?

i finished my last exam in 10 minutes, just get it done. im so glad to be finished.
my grades aren't as good as i would like, but c'est la vie. i got a couple of Bs, oh well.
im just so happy to be done right now.
ahhhhh-maaaaaayyyy-zzziiinnngggg. needless to say, im pumped. don't get me wrong, i love school and i love learning. but it is definitely time for a much needed break, im pooped.

this summer should be really awesome. L.A., summer camp, workworkworking, the net, beach, hanging out with all my favorite enthralled girls, and all my snazzy friends. oh man its gonna be good.


(this is the picture that came up when i googled summertime. i know when i think summer, i think gnomes. . .right?)

a few pictures. . .

- we had a little surprise party for mr. ray


-heather and rachel made a really amazing cake. it had a flag for every country jarreds been to


- sarah and heather are really mature


- what a fruitcake


-sarah is a nerd. this is the best picture EVER


-some lovely ladies of entrhalled


- and we like to explode diet coke and mentos


-AND my hair has been chopped. ahhhhh. its so short! a nice change for the summer.

that is all.

let the finals begin!

tomorrow . . . is the beginning of finals. oh dreaded finals. im not pumped about taking them, but pumped about friday at say, oh 1:30ish when i shall be done with school until august.
can i get a whoop whoop?!

wahhhh

AND im chopping my hair off tomorrow. finalllyyyyyy


yes. its almost summer

pardon me while i vomit

heres part of an article
i read from the NY Times. its pretty disheartening...
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Abu Ibrahim considers his dead friends the lucky ones.
Four died in Iraq in 2005. Three more died this year, one with an explosives vest and another at the wheel of a bomb-laden truck, according to relatives and community leaders.
Abu Ibrahim, a lanky 24-year-old, was on the same mission when he left this bleak city north of Amman for Iraq last October. But he made it only as far as the border before he was arrested, and is now back home in a world he thought he had left for good — biding his time, he said, for another chance to hurl himself into martyrdom.“I am happy for them but I cry for myself because I couldn’t do it yet,” said Abu Ibrahim, who uses this name as a nom de guerre. "I want to spread the roots of God on this earth and free the land of occupiers. I don’t love anything in this world. What I care about is fighting."
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i DO NOT understand.

little miss laura

just case'n you were wondering i pretty much really really like this girl. her name is laura. if she had a blog. . . i would put a link here. but, alas. . .she doesnt. so i cannot.

BUT, i like her anyway, and laura-leah lunches, and her amazing heart. plus, shes going to NICARAGUA!

thats all.