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| It's been awhile, but I have been thinking about how I need to at least post more pictures for you, Noni! I changed the colors, and here's some picture from the past couple months.
Other than that, my dream is coming true...I just bought my tickets to Europe! I leave August 26th.
Well hopefully I will post some pictures soon. Any suggestions on my title? Hmmm...is boring I know but I didn't want to come up with anything else at the moment.
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| Just some times with Eliot and Lux...(look closely- Eliot busted his lip and its a good scab now:)
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| This is from Spurgeon's Mornings and Evenings devotional.
Morning, July 24th.
“Stand still, and see the salvation of the Lord.”
These words contain God’s command to the believer
when he is reduced to great straits and brought into extraordinary
difficulties. He cannot retreat; he cannot go forward; he is shut up on
the right hand and on the left; what is he now to do? The Master’s word
to him is, “Stand still.” It will be well for him if at such times he
listens only to his Master’s word, for other and evil advisers come
with their suggestions. Despair whispers, “Lie down and die;
give it all up.” But God would have us put on a cheerful courage, and
even in our worst times, rejoice in his love and faithfulness. Cowardice
says, “Retreat; go back to the worldling’s way of action; you cannot
play the Christian’s part, it is too difficult. Relinquish your
principles.” But, however much Satan may urge this course upon you, you
cannot follow it if you are a child of God. His divine fiat has bid
thee go from strength to strength, and so thou shalt, and neither death
nor hell shall turn thee from thy course. What, if for a while thou art
called to stand still, yet this is but to renew thy strength for some
greater advance in due time. Precipitancy cries, “do something. Stir yourself; to stand still and wait, is sheer idleness.” We must be doing something at once—we must do it so we think—instead of looking to the Lord, who will not only do something but will do everything. Presumption
boasts, “If the sea be before you, march into it and expect a miracle.”
But Faith listens neither to Presumption, nor to Despair, nor to
Cowardice, nor to Precipitancy, but it hears God say, “Stand still,”
and immovable as a rock it stands. “Stand still;”—keep the
posture of an upright man, ready for action, expecting further orders,
cheerfully and patiently awaiting the directing voice; and it will not
be long ere God shall say to you, as distinctly as Moses said it to the
people of Israel, “Go forward.”
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I graduated!!!! Yea! I only got pictures with my roommates, because I
barely saw my family as I walked up to receive my diploma, in my
1400orwhatever person graduation. Needless to say it was large, and so
I just took pictures in my robe when I got home with my roomies. But we
had a smashing party for Annie and I after graduation. Mom and Dad and
Annie's parents threw us a wonderful Hawaiian luau. It was good
weather and lots of family and friends. So now I am done, and what a
joy it is:)!
The day after graduation I left for Boise (6
hours south) and started Real Estate Salesperson Classes Monday, May 14th,
morning. I am finished with my first module and passed my test with a
93%! Amazing, basically the first "A" I have had all year. HA! But I am
really enjoying it. I am class all day, but I am actually really
interested! For the family who hasn't heard about this yet, I am going
into real estate:)! I got a wonderful job opportunity through a Real
Estate Broker in my church. It was the type of situation that was very
obviously God-directed. It just kind of all fell in my lap and he told
me he thought I could and should do real estate and all my family said
I should too, and I thought why not. :) Anyhow, turns out I really like
it! It's so weird, how do you never know that you might be interested
in something, and the only reason you fall into it is because someone
puts it on a platter for you. So, overall, I feel very blessed.
In
relation to that, I have been thinking alot about how God did not have
to create the world in a way that we affect each other, He didn't have
to creat friendship or family, but He did. I am continually
amazed at what a blessing it is in and of itself that we do affect each
other. He uses others to bless me, to encourage me, and to help me
figure myself out. This is one of those instances. Six weeks before I
graduated I had no idea what I would be doing afterwards, but I knew
that God would make it obvious, and through Mr. Browning(my boss), and
my family and my roommates, He did! Otherwise, I would have never known that I even cared about subordination agreements, or property liens, or what the difference is between real property and real estate.
Hope all is well.
s.
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