September 30, 2009 || 12:15 AM
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Well, I officially hate Opera. I used to like it well enough, but it just deleted my entire post for no apparent reason.
Firefox rules, no matter how many times the new version crashes. At least it hasn't done stupid stuff like this.
Bah.
Anyhow, I've been gone for a while, and this is a little update to let you know why. I can't access the Internet at home, and haven't been able to for around a week. The reason is simple: the DNS is down. No, I don't know why. The problem is, I assume, at the ISP's end, but I don't really know, and I can't do anything about it since it's not my account (I connect to my landlady's son's computer wirelessly, with his permission, of course). So it's been a waiting game, and a bit of an irritating one, at that.
Right now I'm at a hotel for an away trip (working in Edmunston today and tomorrow), in case you're wondering how it is that I'm able to post right now. It's really late, though, so it's about time I signed off, after one more announcement.
I FINALLY GOT A DIGITAL CAMERA!!!!
Oh yeah, that's right. Finally, after years of wanting, I have one, thanks to my Dad's early Christmas present (sent me money, I bought to camera myself). A 10MP Canon which I got on sale for $150. There was another camera I liked more, but it was sold out, and I was too impatient to wait for more to come in. Anyway, my boss assures me that Canon is the better name (the other was a Fujifilm), so that's cool. Sometime, I'll post some of my photos on here. =D I took a few on the way up here, of course!
Well, hopefully I'll be back soon!
Ah! How could I forget? Well, thankfully, I remembered. I have some requests for prayer I'd like to make!
- Please pray for my niece, Faith. There are two lumps on her neck. The doctor assured my sister that it was just glands, but she is worried nonetheless, and is insisting on more tests (blood work, etc.) being done to be sure. Please remember her in your prayers.
- Also, please pray for my friend, Kathleen. She is a recent convert (technically, she was a Catholic before, but she was never really a Christian). She's been suffering a lot (for one thing, her husband is against her new faith), and she's still lacking understanding about some very important issues (such as her choice of entertainment... vampire movies, rock music...). The devil has been really beating on her, so please, keep her in your prayers as well.
Thank you, everyone! ♥
September 14, 2009 || 05:00 PM
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I haven't been doing so well with my self-discipline in both the area of staying up/sleeping in late, and in maintaining regularity with Eye of Faith. Sigh.
Making some adjustments. Not really going to lay out my plans yet. They are a bit sketchy, even in my own mind. But, I have faith and confidence that the LORD knows what He's doing, and He will work things out. I just need to learn how to rely on Him more. :)
I highly recommend the following website: Justified Walk. :)
Teach me to walk on Your ways, O LORD...
♫ How Good is Perfect - Frank Phillips (sermon)
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September 8, 2009 || 09:30 AM || favorite
Inspirational
This is one of my all time favourite poems! I hope you find it a blessing as well. =)
We always seem to find the time
To grumble and complain,
To think of all our troubles,
Our sorrows and our pain.
Yet if we would but stop and think,
I'm sure we would be glad
If we counted all the troubles
That we never had.
The loved ones we still have with us;
Our house that didn't burn;
Our automobile that wasn't wrecked;
The money we still earn.
When we're counting all our blessings
God gives us by His grace,
Let's think today of all the trials
We were not asked to face.
© Ramona K. Cecil
September 4, 2009 || 08:00 AM || favorite
Inspirational
I found this one at Mercy in Jesus, a site I only just discovered yesterday. (Watch out—the page has background music!)
The cheerful girl with bouncy golden curls was almost five. Waiting with her mother at the checkout stand, she saw them: a circle of glistening white pearls in a pink foil box. "Oh please, Mommy. Can I have them? Please, Mommy, please!"
Quickly the mother checked the back of the little foil box and then looked back into the pleading blue eyes of her little girl's upturned face. "A dollar ninety-five. That's almost $2.00. If you really want them, I'll think of some extra chores for you and in no time you can save enough money to buy them for yourself. Your birthday's only a week away and you might get another crisp dollar bill from Grandma."
As soon as Jenny got home, she emptied her penny bank and counted out 17 pennies. After dinner, she did more than her share of chores and she went to the neighbor and asked Mrs. McJames if she could pick dandelions for ten cents. On her birthday, Grandma did give her
another new dollar bill and at last she had enough money to buy the necklace.
Jenny loved her pearls. They made her feel dressed up and grown up. She wore them everywhere—Sunday school, kindergarten, even to bed. The only time she took them off was when she went swimming or had a bubble bath. Mother said if they got wet, they might turn her
neck green.
Jenny had a very loving daddy and every night when she was ready for bed, he would stop whatever he was doing and come upstairs to read her a story. One night when he finished the story, he asked Jenny,
"Do you love me?"
"Oh yes, Daddy. You know that I love you."
"Then give me your pearls."
"Oh, Daddy, not my pearls. But you can have Princess—the white
horse from my collection. The one with the pink tail. Remember, Daddy? The one you gave me. She's my favorite."
"That's okay, Honey. Daddy loves you. Good night." And he brushed her cheek with a kiss.
About a week later, after the story time, Jenny's daddy asked again,
"Do you love me?"
"Daddy, you know I love you."
"Then give me your pearls."
"Oh Daddy, not my pearls. But you can have my baby doll. The brand new one I got for my birthday. She is so beautiful and you can have the yellow blanket that matches her sleeper."
"That's okay. Sleep well. God bless you, little one. Daddy loves you." And as always, he brushed her cheek with a gentle kiss.
A few nights later when her daddy came in, Jenny was sitting on her bed with her legs crossed Indian-style. As he came close, he noticed her chin was trembling and one silent tear rolled down her cheek.
"What is it, Jenny? What's the matter?"
Jenny didn't say anything but lifted her little hand up to her daddy. And when she opened it, there was her little pearl necklace. With a little quiver, she finally said,
"Here, Daddy. It's for you."
With tears gathering in his own eyes, Jenny's kind daddy reached out with one hand to take the dime-store necklace, and with the other hand he reached into his pocket and pulled out a blue velvet case with a strand of genuine pearls and gave them to Jenny. He had had them all the time. He was just waiting for her to give up the dime-store stuff so he could give her genuine treasure.
So like our Heavenly Father.
What are you holding on to?
Alanna Kierstead Christian. 
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