fasting and pranks

So I've been fasting facebook (sorta) and myspace for lent. i go on fb to check up on my leadership group, but i've kind of strayed away from doing that b/c they've learned to contact me through campus e-mail. but with all of this free time, i've been able to get more done and reflect on some of the things that break God's heart in my life. I am realizing that although I don't have the classic "Christian-home and born into a church", I am doing just fine. For a while, this has been my crutch or something... but God's doing a great work in me that's only just begun.

last night, my suitemates, a friend, and i pranked one of our friends. we put orange dots around his room (i put some in his coat pockets and in random spots around his room). needless to say, we were caught in the act (i think that was the best part)... we frantically fled his room when we heard them in the next room over saying that they were going to come in... honestly, it was the funniest moment that i wouldn't trade up for a while...

EU is also doing the 24-hours of prayer again. i got to go for about an hour last night, which was nice, but i kept falling asleep because it was so dark in there and the music being played was so soft

so today, i'm working on HW and doing some reading. tonight, the floor is going to an 80s arcade, so i'm excited about that.

classes cancelled

So today, classes are cancelled... i was supposed to have a test today, stats, and some work in policy. it's good to have this day off, but i don't think i'm getting my money's worth out of an education here.... i think i'm losing about $100 for classes being cancelled. but oh well. i guess i can use this time to be productive and get my application done for practicum. i just need to complete a final sheet thing of where i want to go.

i'll be productive today

heavy-laden

My biggest gripe today was in chapel when the speaker demonstrated the power of racism in the 1950s. he had all the minority students stand up in front of everyone and relocate to the back of the chapel. i was among them and i dunno.. it spoke more volumes to me than probably a lot of other people. the girls on my floor didn't really show much, which i didn't know how to react. to me, it felt like they didn't care that i had to move seats.. maybe they thought it was funny to them? i don't know...

i'm feeling a bit critical of myself lately... there are reasons that i'll just ask you to pray for me.

the weekend should be good.

*sigh

ice cream run!

today was kind of a down day where i realized some ugly things about me. i pretty much felt sorry for myself. the funny thing was that i wasn't alone in that thought. so several girls and i planned our getaway to the local lake and scream our guts out. so four of us piled in a car and attempted to drive out. the lake was too far so we went to mcdonald's instead and picked up free ice cream cones.... then we drove to another mcdonald's on glenstone and picked up more free ice cream. we thought it'd be a good idea to try the other mcd's around springfield, but after three other unsucessful attempts, we gave up and headed back to campus.

my day was productive, but... *sigh

pray for me.

catch up time!

so i haven't written in this thing since mlk, jr. day. sorry about that.

what's happened since then. sadly, i have to look at my planner to figure out what my life's been about... not really much except applying for practicum. i think i'm gonna go into medical social work.

oh yah, couple weeks ago, i cooked dinner for a bunch of friends. as much as i'd like to cook regularly for a lot of ppl, i don't think my finances would support that. but i love blessing those who bless me :)

i got to play frisbee with one of the girls that lives across me. megan. she is such a wonderful person! speaking of frisbees, i got one from the practicum fair after talking to a person for what seemed like 20 min (the frisbee was on my mind!)

today's fat tuesday.... or at least the end of it. i thought about fasting chocolate again. and then i thought i should fast facebook. that's where i felt the most conviction. but i technically couldn't fast it ALL the time b/c that's how i communicate with my small group for leadership. maybe i could fast several days out of the week of fb and just do it a day or two... while i'm at that, i should add myspace to the pile. a friend told me that fasting really reveals a person's true character... and reliance on God.

spiritually, i feel like i'm really growing... i'm much happier at ET than i was at hope (last semester) i'm not saying that hope was a bad church or anything (because it's really a wonderful church) but i think God's put me at this church for a reason... for what, i don't know yet... but i'm happy there. i'm thinking about trying out the afternoon service b/c i think the morning service is too crowded, but i have to find a way there... please pray w/ me about that.

check out my blog on the eu website. i've included some pictures that i'm too lazy to put up here, but for the sake of being interesting, here:

micah jones and i at work before our moments in the snow!