Greek Show tonight! Finally, our weeks & weeks of work & preparation are coming to the climax & culmination-performance in front of pretty much the entire school community. Phew! I'd love to win, but it won't matter if we don't [much] because that's not what life is about.

I have a job interview Monday. W00t!

Waiting to see what financial aid will give me & if I'll be able to come back in the fall...

Looking forward to summer and *hopefully* going to Texas!! [[gas prices STOP going up!!]]

Wondering, waiting, and wishing for things yet to pass...that about describes my life right now.

I got new friends from PetSmart yesterday. Three cherry barbs (small fish), one bright red male and two brownish females. They are so cute! And so shy! Maybe they'll come out soon.

because I never do these

9 lasts:
Last dollar spent: Well, I went grocery shopping the other day…it was more than a dollar though...
Last cigarette: Ewww.
Last beverage: Water…drinking it right now actually.
Last movie: hmm King Kong & Lara Croft: Tomb Raider were on the other night.
Last phone call: Daddy.
Last bubble bath: Hmm when I was 5?
Last time you cried: Don’t remember…it’s been a while.
Last thing you ate: Macaroni & cheese…yay for processed foods [[not]].
Last real kiss: It’s been a while…somewhere in the vicinity of 22 ½ years to be exact.

8 have you evers.
Have you ever dated a best friend: Have I ever dated, you mean? No.
Have you ever skinny dipped: I am not an exhibitionist, thank you.
Have you ever kissed somebody and regretted it: See #9 under “9 lasts”
Have you ever lost someone you loved: My aunt Melissa died of cancer a few years ago.
Have you ever been dumped: into a swimming pool? Yes, and I hated it.
Have you ever been drunk and threw up: Never had alcohol. Never saw a reason to try it.
Have you ever ran away: From little kids in Mexico & Panama, yes. It’s called “Perro, perro, gato.”
Have you ever wanted someone u thought u couldnt have then found out they liked you: See number 1 under this section.

5 states you've been to. North Carolina (duh), Tennessee, TEXAS!!!, Louisiana, Florida, Alabama…I’ve got the whole southeast U.S. pretty well covered, actually.

6 things you've done today: Overslept, checked email, cleaned up, ate, drank, woke my sister up.

5 of your favorite things in no order: Purple&pink, Asia, God, people, Phi Mu

4 people you can tell [almost] anything to: Snowball, Krysti, Tina, Mom&Dad

3 things that make you smile. Children’s laughter, funny animals, great conversations

2 things you want to do before you die. Save the world. Serve Jesus.

1 one thing you can't live with out: God.

my mom

just made an A in her Federal Taxation II class.

Yeah, she's pretty much a genius.

:)

the world goes on and on

Two nights ago at school, in center campus, a Christian singer named Jessie Campbell gave a concert. Half the songs she sang are songs I learned at Teen Mania, and it made me a little bit homesick, or nostalgic, or something along those lines. I miss people who talk about God as though He's their best friend. I miss conversations revolving around God, faith, the Bible, etc. I miss that every week, sometimes every day (as happened at the end of my intern year) you could have an amazing conversation at dinner, in the dorms, or just about anywhere else. I miss sharing my heart. I do not, however, miss the demon ants. ;-)

I have six weeks left in school, then exams. I am trying not to think about the amount of work I need to get done between now and then.

BattleCry is this weekend, and I do not have the funds to go. I'm disappointed, but am making plans to go out to Texas again this summer. THAT would be amazing. I'm not able to go on a mission trip (at least, I don't think so), but...

I'm planning to go to the United Arab Emirates. In January. On a school trip. How amazing is that? We'll do all sorts of amazing things-visiting a mosque, learn about Islam from the imams (religious leaders), visit the U.S. Embassy, meet Christians living there (with the opportunity to discuss their experience living in a Muslim nation), visit museums and landmarks, a bazaar, a rural village and even an overnight "desert safari" including a stay in a Bedouin camp. WOW! Wow wow wow wow wow... And the cost, while not set in stone yet, is very affordable, especially with nine months to gather the money. I am so, so, so unbelievably excited about this trip! What an opportunity-to learn about Islam from the leaders themselves...oh, wow! *happysigh*

How are you, friends? I haven't heard from most of you in a while. That means you should drop me a line hello!

Blessings and peace to you.

Bethany

It's been a while...

I stopped posting on here, first because I got busy, then because I had no desire for a Gmail account...but I missed the blog eventually so I broke down and got a Gmail account. Yeesh.

Too much to report on since my last post on here...so I'll just start fresh.

I should be doing anatomy lab diagrams right now. Instead I'm playing with this site, trying to figure it out.

I have too many aquariums, according to my mother. I have found fishkeeping to be a fun and enjoyable hobby.

I'm a crafty girl. I've got probably four giant Rubber-maid tubs worth of cloth, beads, thread, wire, buttons, paint, brushes, rubber cement, magazine pictures, stickers, scrapbooking materials and more just waiting to be used. Yep, I'm a crafty girl. Too bad my time management needs improving...

I'm still humble. (If you know me, you'll find this entertaining. If you don't, sorry, you probably won't get it).

I cleaned my room. Like, really, really, that's-carpet-I-see clean (and if you've seen my room, you realize what an accomplishment this is). Then I promptly cluttered it up. Right now I see a basket of clean laundry waiting patiently to be folded, a box of craft things to be put away, shoes on the other side of the basket waiting to go in my shoe rack, a messy desk and dresser, and dirty laundry waiting for me to get around to it. Did I mention my time-management skills need improving?

I have a monstrous mystery snail in the tank on my bookshelf. Seriously, s/he's about the size of a golf ball. A purple golf ball that eats algae.

My walls have finally been decorated with lots of my artwork, pictures, postcards, etc. (as opposed to them decorating my floor...).

I love blue poster putty. It rocks.

I love purple, pink, and yellow, in that order.

I've realized the pointlessness of this post and have decided to draw it to a conclusion. Until next time-

I remember

Five years ago...I remember what I was doing, who first told me about the attacks, how things seemed to unfold, how I was frightened, angry, and confused...I was fifteen, a sophomore in high school. I remember the palpable change in the atmosphere at my school. I remember...God. Even though I wasn't seriously following him at the time, I remember. I remember the heartbreak of our nation, the strength we found somewhere deep within ourselves-that we didn't know we had. I remember the unity. I remember being so glad it was President Bush and not Gore in charge of kicking the bad guys' butts. I remember so much.

Life has changed. We've moved on. Things have improved-and gotten worse. Our world is a volatile, violent place right now. Peace will never come for everyone, because there is an enemy who stalks us, seeking our destruction. But perhaps...perhaps we could make peace with the neighbor we've fought with, or the relative we've feuded with, or the former best-friend whom we haven't spoken to in two years. Perhaps, instead of exploding the next time someone cuts us off in traffic, we could take a deep breath and let it out slowly-because it's not that big of a deal. And perhaps, most importantly, we could make peace within our own hearts. And the only way to do that is God. Peace begins within. If their is no inner peace, there can be no true outer peace. We wonder why these militants are so willing to die to make sure others die-it's because they do not have the peace and the love of God within their hearts. They're filling their inner void with something they believe has meaning-because Satan has woven a web of deciet over their eyes and they have been darkened. They need the one true God. Allah will never bring peace.

Father, I pray...for what? I don't know. The Muslims. They think they know you, they think they serve you...but all they do is worship false things. Their lives are expended on things that have no eternal value. I pray they'd see that you don't care if they kneel to pray five times daily, you only care what the condition of their hearts is. I pray they'd see the futility of religious rituals and cry out for You. Their hearts are thirsty, Lord, and if only their devoted hearts could be turned to you. I pray the veil that hides your beauty from them would fall and be broken, shattered, turned ultimately to dust and ashes...and I pray that they would see your face. For that is the only way they'll believe and see and know the truth. Amen.

I love school

I'm three weeks into school. I still feel as though I ought to be doing a bit more work, but that might change since I start having my first tests next week. I absolutely love it. Taking two years off after high school was the absolute best thing I could have done. I enjoy all of my classes, and heck, I even like homework! I just love learning, I reckon. My mom starts back to school today! She's nervous, but I tell her she'll be fine. I know she will be. Anyone who can raise a kid like me can handle school just fine!

Peace

Bethany

It's always a little awkward

Posting on a new blog for the first time...once I figure this out and get the hang of it, it'll be alrighty-o. First week of college is over and for that I am glad. I do look forward to this semester, and hope it'll get a little more challenging than it's been this week. lol. Not too challenging, though!

May the grace of our Lord be with you,

Bethany