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Name: Margaret
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Gender: Female
Interests: listening to music and art/sketching, working out at the gym, jogging
Expertise: teaching children, ages 7-8
Occupation: Education/training
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Member Since:
7/10/2003
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| I learned this weekend what it means to be filled with arrogance.
I was annoyed with this dude during sunday school for asking his questions. question after question, he just peggin them out there. I thought, "well, he's just trying to throw us off task. why doesn't he get it?" after many ppl had tried to answer his questions. but it wasn't until i talked with sooperman, did I get what I was supposed to learn here. I am like him. I was once like him, confused and lost, yet I wasn't so much as bold as he was to ask my questions. and now, being impatient and prideful, I thought I was better than him.
ugh, I was disgusted by my wrong when I finally recognized it. :/
I hope that I can find myself in this man, so that I can learn to love. Love him and others like him. | | |
| my car was rear-ended by a lady about two months ago. she was driving a gold GMC truck, and she wasn't looking. ever since then, the realization that i COULD be hit by another car has stayed with me. i fear for my life when i'm in the car and b's driving. not that he's a bad driver, as most of you probably think, he's actually quite safe. i'm just scared b/c i'm not the one driving. im even scared of the driver behind me getting too close. the lady who ran into me was looking down. we were in one of the two left turn lanes while the 2 right ones had the green to go. it doesn't happen all the time; it only happened this time, but still when i drive, i worry.
i realized that i also want to plan exactly when we'd like to have our first child. but who does that? God makes the babies, right? God determines when you get pregnant, when you go into labor (i was just at a baby shower this afternoon), when you die -- the end result of ALL things. so who am i to worry? who am i to fear?
it reminds me of that verse -- each day has enough trouble of its own and more than anything else, i cannot add another hour to my life by worrying. God cares for the birds and the lilies, surely He will protect and care for me when the time comes. :) heh, what a lesson! | | |
| i finally graduated on Thursday last week. PRAISE the LORD! I am done.
:)
here's a youtube video that b made:
youtube graduation
enjoy and
merry Christmas!
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| this time we're back from messiah!
and more ways than none, i was challenged during our retreat -- challenged to please the Lord FAR more with my life, encouraged to pray more, and even inspired to pray with a focus on praising God. too often do we treat God as a spare tire, a life preserver, a pill, particularly during times of trial. and i was challenged this weekend to get to know WHO GOD IS. His will is written in His word. read it, meditate on it, and "take action." not only that, but prayer plays a huge part in supporting the body of Christ and serving in unity. wow, what a time we had before heading out to china!
my aim is to please the Lord.
blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord; cursed is the man
who trusts in man. (i wonder what that is from?)
our speaker, rev. pearson, was 80 yrs old, which is what i initially thought was what made him so wise. both the english and the chinese speakers were extremely well-off in age, but were filled with God's wisdom. wow. pearson, who reminded me of mr. rogers only much older, was a man who exemplified a life of following Christ. his face was very obviously marked with joy and an overwhelming glow of peace. he and his wife testified to loving Jesus Christ and having everything beyond what the world could offer. they made it seem so simple and in actuality, i suppose, it is. love Him.
at times we will be alone, just you and God, who will stand for Him, but that's okay. (i don't think i've ever heard it put that way). glorify Him anyway. that is what we were made to do. you'll see, is what mrs. pearson said in her testimony.
i had an awesome time this weekend, but
my prayer is that God, our God who is sovereign and puts everything under His authority as His Word says, would use what He has taught me during this retreat as a kick start to something far greater in my life. that it would not be a spiritual, temporary high, as many retreats end up being. | | |
| we're back!
(and i'm switching back to this marglu acct as well...)
our week in london was excellent. :) it was much needed, but i found myself really missing the people back home!
we resided in a very nice hilton hotel right beside the london tower bridge, and had a heckava time trying to not spend too much money. london food and things were so extremely expensive; their one pound is double the value of our dollar. a very simple lunch would easily cost us a whopping $50-60.
but with the help of some awesome recommendations (foodwise) from becky, we thankfully had more than just fish and chips every night. there was this fantastic dim sum place on baker street...never have i had such high quality dim sum, in london no less! if you ever go to london, it's worth the extra trip!
the week off was really good for us though, prolly more needed for b than for me. we did a whole lot of walking all over london, taking the underground (their metro) and in our one-day in paris. (the eiffel tower, btw, is not all that impressive, for you, romantics; it only overlooks the city and it's packed full of ppl and a super long 2-hr wait). we also took time off to pray about our next steps as a couple as well. after being married a year, some part of me is extremely relieved that we (hopefully) won't --will not --be having a baby until after another year. being a mom means a lot goes on with your body, ya know? (not that i would know the first thing about pregnancy, but it's something that i'd suppose that you'd have to be mentally, spiritually, and emotionally prepared for)....
we'll post a few pics from our trip soon :)
as for china, i am heading out in less than a week, after our summer retreat, which sadly means i will be leaving b at home alone! :*( do keep him company :)
driving my car to the doctor's today for my physical, i felt a bit disheveled, and that was only for being away for a week. i'm expecting that i'll be in a bit of a daze when i'm back in 2.5 weeks after being out of the country again. i don't believe i envy ppl who travel frequently, unless that's your sort of thing.
anywhoo, enough rambling, as it may; it's time to hit the gym, dears
good day ;)
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