california
loooonngggg way back home (2 hours of sleep)
facebook mobile circumvents dylan (:
ummm....chilled
dylan
dylan
preschool
dylan
dylan
chilled some more
double date with justin & emily!
dylan
18 hours!!
freak out
12 hours(:
dylan
school
weekend: dylan upward dylan homework
school
rocky mount
justin & emily again!
the office
dylan
started work for Greece
weekend (dylan, by default) (:
...to be continued...
Sunday, February 8, 2009
Thursday, January 1, 2009
Monday, December 29, 2008
from the 90210 (almost)
so i've been thinking a lot recently.....it's funny how things change.
like, you say that you're going to do this one thing and then, half-way through it, you realize that it's not what you wanted. this isn't really going to be a big update, but, looking back at my last entry, it's kinda funny to think how much has changed in my life.
i never thought my life would have turned out this way.
...it's SO much better!
and the best part? it's still not over yet.
even though i have absolutely no idea what's going on or what's going to happen next...it's kinda cool. it's like everyday's a surprise.
i like surprises :)
like, you say that you're going to do this one thing and then, half-way through it, you realize that it's not what you wanted. this isn't really going to be a big update, but, looking back at my last entry, it's kinda funny to think how much has changed in my life.
i never thought my life would have turned out this way.
...it's SO much better!
and the best part? it's still not over yet.
even though i have absolutely no idea what's going on or what's going to happen next...it's kinda cool. it's like everyday's a surprise.
i like surprises :)
Friday, November 14, 2008
stones in the desert and aspirations of paris
A lot has happened since my last update. Perhaps the most manifest to you, the reader, being the sudden name change of this blog. Here's the story behind that...
Joshua 3 is an account of Israel crossing the Jordan River into the land the Lord had promised their ancestors long ago. Because the waters of the Jordan were too deep for the peple (and the ark of the covenant) to cross, the Lord cut off the water so that "the waters which were flowing down from above stood and rose up in one heap" (Joshua 3:16). When all of Israel had crossed the Jordan River, the Lord commanded them to set up a memorial of stones so that, "when your children ask their fathers in time to come, saying, 'What are these stones?' then you shall inform your children, saying, 'Israel crossed this Jordan on dry ground.' For the LORD your God dried up the waters of the Jordan before you until you had crossed, just as the LORD your God had done to the Red Sea, which He dried up before us until we had crossed; that all the peoples of the earth may know that the hand of the LORD is mighty, so that you may fear the LORD your God forever" (Joshua 4:21-24).
So basically, I'm borrowing from the Israelites (well, God, technically...) the idea of erecting a memorial of the great things God has done in my life. While my memorial is not necessarily physical or made of stone, my hope is that it will testify to the amazing and wondrous things the Lord has done.
Now, to switch gears a bit, here's what's been going on in my life these past few weeks...
Last Saturday I went to the UNC v. Georgia Tech game with my friend Josh. It was a lot of fun...even though I didn't really know anything about football. Poor Josh tried his hardest to explain things to me. What can I say? I'm pretty much a lost cause. :)
I've been working at the Preschool @ the Creek a ton. I love those kids almost as though they were my own. And that's the cool thing about it...in some small sense, though I am single, they are my kids.
Amy Carmichael, single missionary to India and one of my heroes, often dealt with loneliness from lack of a mate.
As my favorite author Elisabeth Elliot writes, "The devil painted pictures of loneliness that were vivid to her years later. She turned to the Lord in desperation. 'What can I do, Lord? How can I go on to the end?' His answer: 'None of them that trust in Me shall be desolate' (Psalm 4:22). So she did not "handle" loneliness--she handed it to her Lord and trusted His Word. 'There is a secret discipline appointed for every man and woman whose life is lived for others,' she wrote. 'No one escapes that discipline, nor would wish to escape it; nor can any shelter from it. And just as we have seen the bud of a flower close round the treasure within, folding its secret up, petal by petal, so we have seen the soul that is chosen to serve, fold round its secret and hold it fast and cover it from the eys of man. The petals of the soul are silence.' Her commitment to obedience was unconditional. Finding that her singleness was the condition her Master had appointed for her, she received it with both hands, willing to renounce all rights for His sake, and, although she could not have imagined it at the time, for the sake of the children He would give her--a job she could not possibly have done if she had had a family of her own."
I quote all that to say this: although Amy Carmichael was physically childless, she had many (spiritual) children. Not to compare myself to the greatness of Amy Carmichael, but that's sort of how I feel about the preschoolers (and even middle school girls) I teach. I feel as though they are, in some way, my spiritual children--that God has appointed me, of all people, for whatever reason, to teach and instruct them in the ways of the Lord. This has become so apparent to me within the past few weeks. It is quite convicting and I have not taken this responsibility seriously enough.
Speaking of singleness, I love it. I know that it goes against the mainstream--and especially at Southeastern, where young couples are meeting and getting married in a matter of months. Let me be clear: I know that God has appointed it to me to be single for this season of my life. I don't know how long the season shall be, whether it will last for a few months, a few years, or, to be quite frank, for the rest of my life. And really...it doesn't matter to me. Honestly. I could never have the hopes of attaining a godly man's attention for the rest of my life and still be so incredibly happy and peaceful. Because my identity is not in some guy. No matter how cute or sweet or godly he may be. On the other hand, I do hope to become a wife and mother some day. Yet, I desire all the more that God's will be reflected in my life. I want what He wants. Single or married.
And God has blessed me beyond measure with lots of strong, godly men at Southeastern. They have truly become my brothers. They look out for me and protect me. They open doors for me and pray for me (and with me) and hang out with me and joke with me. They are incredible.
And now...big news.
I'm going back to Greece this summer! :D :D :D :D
Pastor Dave has been kind enough to ask me to be his office assistant for International World Changers (thank-you sooooo much!) and the Tichenors invited me to stay with them for a month or so afterward. I almost cried when I read their message. By all means, it was quite random, but they said that I had been on their hearts and they felt that God had given me a heart for Greece (He most definitely has!) and wanted to know if I wanted to come stay with them and get plugged in. Umm...yes! So, I've been in contact with them and we've begun to make preparations concerning that.
I. am. so. excited!!!
I cannot wait to see them again! I am so going to cry! Especially when I see Katie! I miss her a lot!
Speaking of international travels, I went to a missions meeting today at school for my degree. I learned about my international semester, which I will be doing the spring semester of my Junior year, Lord willing. I'll be packing up and moving overseas for a semester and partnering with the International Mission Board in spreading the Gospel of Jesus Christ to unreached people groups...most likely in the Southeast Asia area. We will most likely be serving a people group who has never heard of the name of Jesus. Now that is humbling. Even though it's about two years away, I ask for your prayers now. Pray that God would work out all the details--for school to run smoothly so that I can go, for the teams to be assembled, for the hearts of the people that we will serve. God is so good.
And, speaking of school, I'm taking eighteen hours next semester. I'll be taking Old Testament Intro II with Dr. McKenzie (he's awesome!), History of Ideas II with Gravely (also awesome), Western Civ II, English Comp II, Intro to Computers (how exciting! haha), and Biblical Counseling with Dr. Cat! (I'm really excited about that one!)
I'm also looking forward to assistant coaching girls' fifth and sixth grade Upward basketball at Richland Creek again this year! I cannot wait to see how God works through that! He has really given me a passion for reaching both children and middle school girls!
So I'll be busy in the coming months...enough to keep me out of trouble ;). I know a lot of people are concerned about me taking on too much, but, with the Lord's strength, I can do it (Philippians 4:13 "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me"). I'm not so concerned with "burn-out," either because, as Dr. Cat says, burn-out is disobedience to the will of God. When you're burned out you've taken on something God has not called you to do. I have prayed about my classes and my schedule and I believe that this is the direction God wants me to take. However, if I do become "burned out," I'll have to reconsider what I believe to be God's will--perhaps I over-looked something? But, I'm not going to worry about it now. To God be the glory.
I watch the Hills. A lot. LC had her chance to go to Paris. She gave it up to spend the summer with her boyfriend Jason (yeah, he's a jerk). They soon broke up and she said that she regretted not going to Paris, often wondering what could have been. I have resolved that I won't be like her. I'm not going to pass up my chance to go to "Paris." I'm not going to let a boy or anyone else, for that matter, dictate what I do and what I don't do. As Jim Elliot once said, "Live to the hilt every situation that you believe to be the will of God!"
So, I realize that this has been a beastly post. And, if you're still reading...thanks. I'm out...to dream of Paris.
Joshua 3 is an account of Israel crossing the Jordan River into the land the Lord had promised their ancestors long ago. Because the waters of the Jordan were too deep for the peple (and the ark of the covenant) to cross, the Lord cut off the water so that "the waters which were flowing down from above stood and rose up in one heap" (Joshua 3:16). When all of Israel had crossed the Jordan River, the Lord commanded them to set up a memorial of stones so that, "when your children ask their fathers in time to come, saying, 'What are these stones?' then you shall inform your children, saying, 'Israel crossed this Jordan on dry ground.' For the LORD your God dried up the waters of the Jordan before you until you had crossed, just as the LORD your God had done to the Red Sea, which He dried up before us until we had crossed; that all the peoples of the earth may know that the hand of the LORD is mighty, so that you may fear the LORD your God forever" (Joshua 4:21-24).
So basically, I'm borrowing from the Israelites (well, God, technically...) the idea of erecting a memorial of the great things God has done in my life. While my memorial is not necessarily physical or made of stone, my hope is that it will testify to the amazing and wondrous things the Lord has done.
Now, to switch gears a bit, here's what's been going on in my life these past few weeks...
Last Saturday I went to the UNC v. Georgia Tech game with my friend Josh. It was a lot of fun...even though I didn't really know anything about football. Poor Josh tried his hardest to explain things to me. What can I say? I'm pretty much a lost cause. :)
I've been working at the Preschool @ the Creek a ton. I love those kids almost as though they were my own. And that's the cool thing about it...in some small sense, though I am single, they are my kids.
Amy Carmichael, single missionary to India and one of my heroes, often dealt with loneliness from lack of a mate.
As my favorite author Elisabeth Elliot writes, "The devil painted pictures of loneliness that were vivid to her years later. She turned to the Lord in desperation. 'What can I do, Lord? How can I go on to the end?' His answer: 'None of them that trust in Me shall be desolate' (Psalm 4:22). So she did not "handle" loneliness--she handed it to her Lord and trusted His Word. 'There is a secret discipline appointed for every man and woman whose life is lived for others,' she wrote. 'No one escapes that discipline, nor would wish to escape it; nor can any shelter from it. And just as we have seen the bud of a flower close round the treasure within, folding its secret up, petal by petal, so we have seen the soul that is chosen to serve, fold round its secret and hold it fast and cover it from the eys of man. The petals of the soul are silence.' Her commitment to obedience was unconditional. Finding that her singleness was the condition her Master had appointed for her, she received it with both hands, willing to renounce all rights for His sake, and, although she could not have imagined it at the time, for the sake of the children He would give her--a job she could not possibly have done if she had had a family of her own."
I quote all that to say this: although Amy Carmichael was physically childless, she had many (spiritual) children. Not to compare myself to the greatness of Amy Carmichael, but that's sort of how I feel about the preschoolers (and even middle school girls) I teach. I feel as though they are, in some way, my spiritual children--that God has appointed me, of all people, for whatever reason, to teach and instruct them in the ways of the Lord. This has become so apparent to me within the past few weeks. It is quite convicting and I have not taken this responsibility seriously enough.
Speaking of singleness, I love it. I know that it goes against the mainstream--and especially at Southeastern, where young couples are meeting and getting married in a matter of months. Let me be clear: I know that God has appointed it to me to be single for this season of my life. I don't know how long the season shall be, whether it will last for a few months, a few years, or, to be quite frank, for the rest of my life. And really...it doesn't matter to me. Honestly. I could never have the hopes of attaining a godly man's attention for the rest of my life and still be so incredibly happy and peaceful. Because my identity is not in some guy. No matter how cute or sweet or godly he may be. On the other hand, I do hope to become a wife and mother some day. Yet, I desire all the more that God's will be reflected in my life. I want what He wants. Single or married.
And God has blessed me beyond measure with lots of strong, godly men at Southeastern. They have truly become my brothers. They look out for me and protect me. They open doors for me and pray for me (and with me) and hang out with me and joke with me. They are incredible.
And now...big news.
I'm going back to Greece this summer! :D :D :D :D
Pastor Dave has been kind enough to ask me to be his office assistant for International World Changers (thank-you sooooo much!) and the Tichenors invited me to stay with them for a month or so afterward. I almost cried when I read their message. By all means, it was quite random, but they said that I had been on their hearts and they felt that God had given me a heart for Greece (He most definitely has!) and wanted to know if I wanted to come stay with them and get plugged in. Umm...yes! So, I've been in contact with them and we've begun to make preparations concerning that.
I. am. so. excited!!!
I cannot wait to see them again! I am so going to cry! Especially when I see Katie! I miss her a lot!
Speaking of international travels, I went to a missions meeting today at school for my degree. I learned about my international semester, which I will be doing the spring semester of my Junior year, Lord willing. I'll be packing up and moving overseas for a semester and partnering with the International Mission Board in spreading the Gospel of Jesus Christ to unreached people groups...most likely in the Southeast Asia area. We will most likely be serving a people group who has never heard of the name of Jesus. Now that is humbling. Even though it's about two years away, I ask for your prayers now. Pray that God would work out all the details--for school to run smoothly so that I can go, for the teams to be assembled, for the hearts of the people that we will serve. God is so good.
And, speaking of school, I'm taking eighteen hours next semester. I'll be taking Old Testament Intro II with Dr. McKenzie (he's awesome!), History of Ideas II with Gravely (also awesome), Western Civ II, English Comp II, Intro to Computers (how exciting! haha), and Biblical Counseling with Dr. Cat! (I'm really excited about that one!)
I'm also looking forward to assistant coaching girls' fifth and sixth grade Upward basketball at Richland Creek again this year! I cannot wait to see how God works through that! He has really given me a passion for reaching both children and middle school girls!
So I'll be busy in the coming months...enough to keep me out of trouble ;). I know a lot of people are concerned about me taking on too much, but, with the Lord's strength, I can do it (Philippians 4:13 "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me"). I'm not so concerned with "burn-out," either because, as Dr. Cat says, burn-out is disobedience to the will of God. When you're burned out you've taken on something God has not called you to do. I have prayed about my classes and my schedule and I believe that this is the direction God wants me to take. However, if I do become "burned out," I'll have to reconsider what I believe to be God's will--perhaps I over-looked something? But, I'm not going to worry about it now. To God be the glory.
I watch the Hills. A lot. LC had her chance to go to Paris. She gave it up to spend the summer with her boyfriend Jason (yeah, he's a jerk). They soon broke up and she said that she regretted not going to Paris, often wondering what could have been. I have resolved that I won't be like her. I'm not going to pass up my chance to go to "Paris." I'm not going to let a boy or anyone else, for that matter, dictate what I do and what I don't do. As Jim Elliot once said, "Live to the hilt every situation that you believe to be the will of God!"
So, I realize that this has been a beastly post. And, if you're still reading...thanks. I'm out...to dream of Paris.
Saturday, November 1, 2008
"i mean, if you hear a creepy noise coming from a dark room just ignore it!"
so normally, i'm not a big halloween person. i'm not really sure why. i guess dressing up and purposely trying to scare myself never really appealed to me growing up. but this halloween was incredible!!
i went with my favorite twins sam & savannah (they are so cute! and i love them very much!) over to their friend brad's apartment to watch scary movies and eat junk food (which was absolutely amazing!).
the first movie we watched was "stay alive," which wasn't too bad...but it did freak me out enough to make me nervous about going upstairs by myself to go to the bathroom (not gonna lie haha). by the time we were like a third of the way through our second movie "the covenant," jackie & olivia dropped in! (yeah, i love them too!)
brad, savannah & chris peaced out for a while to drop in on another party (the rest of us were too lazy to get off of the couch) so sam, jackie, olivia & i scrunched on the couch to watch "one missed call." so creepy moment: we were all joking about one of our cell phones suddenly ringing and scaring us (because the movie is about dead people calling your cell phone and leaving you a voicemail, which is you talking as you die) and like halfway through the movie dylan called and we all SCREAMED. it creeped us out so bad. haha i guess it was "perfect" timing.
when the rest of the crew came back (they scared us by opening the door haha), we finished out the night by watching "the amityville horror" (so creepy!), "sleepy hallow,"...and, finally, "monster's inc." by the time we left, it was 5:30 am...way past curfew...whoops!
i crashed in sam & vannah's room...mostly because i was creeped out and knew they would protect me in the event a psycho murderer tried to kill me...or i received one missed call...yeah...not too pleasant...haha.
we slept until like 12 this morning...and i'm still very tired! good thing daylight savings is upon us! woohoo for an extra hour of precious sleep! i'm out!
i went with my favorite twins sam & savannah (they are so cute! and i love them very much!) over to their friend brad's apartment to watch scary movies and eat junk food (which was absolutely amazing!).
the first movie we watched was "stay alive," which wasn't too bad...but it did freak me out enough to make me nervous about going upstairs by myself to go to the bathroom (not gonna lie haha). by the time we were like a third of the way through our second movie "the covenant," jackie & olivia dropped in! (yeah, i love them too!)
brad, savannah & chris peaced out for a while to drop in on another party (the rest of us were too lazy to get off of the couch) so sam, jackie, olivia & i scrunched on the couch to watch "one missed call." so creepy moment: we were all joking about one of our cell phones suddenly ringing and scaring us (because the movie is about dead people calling your cell phone and leaving you a voicemail, which is you talking as you die) and like halfway through the movie dylan called and we all SCREAMED. it creeped us out so bad. haha i guess it was "perfect" timing.
when the rest of the crew came back (they scared us by opening the door haha), we finished out the night by watching "the amityville horror" (so creepy!), "sleepy hallow,"...and, finally, "monster's inc." by the time we left, it was 5:30 am...way past curfew...whoops!
i crashed in sam & vannah's room...mostly because i was creeped out and knew they would protect me in the event a psycho murderer tried to kill me...or i received one missed call...yeah...not too pleasant...haha.
we slept until like 12 this morning...and i'm still very tired! good thing daylight savings is upon us! woohoo for an extra hour of precious sleep! i'm out!
Thursday, October 23, 2008
oh the places you'll go!
two nights ago i couldn't sleep. i guess i just had a lot on my mind.
so at 2 am, i read this poem from dr. seuss.
i wanted to post it because it's kind of matching up with my life now and it encouraged me in some small way.
even though i'm still in wake forest, God has taken me so many "places" these past few weeks, teaching me some pretty difficult, yet incredibly wonderful lessons.
but right now i think i'm in "the waiting place," waiting for...well, to be honest, i don't know exactly what i'm waiting for. but the point is that i am waiting. i'm waiting on God to show me my "next move" (well, not so much detail to me exactly what that next move is...but more like to tell me where to step when i need to; not like i need to know beforehand...if that makes any sense haha besides...this not knowing what's going to happen before it happens...it's kinda cool. it's like a surprise! haha).
i have no clue what God's doing or why certain things have turned out the way they have, but, the cool thing is...i don't have to understand. i don't need to understand. i probably don't want to understand haha. all i have to do is just simply trust Him. He knows what He's doing. but in the meantime, God is teaching me so much and, although it's hard sometimes, He's growing me in ways i never could have dreamed of.
i may be in "the waiting place" now, but i don't think i've ever been so content in my entire life. i'm waiting on God, but i'm absolutely loving every minute of it. He has truly captured my heart all over again.
anyway, here's the poem. i hope it encourages you like it did me.
later days.
Congratulations!
Today is your day. You’re off to Great Places! You’re off and away!
You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose.
You’re on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the guy who’ll decide where to go.
You’ll look up and down streets. Look ‘em over with care. About some you will say, “I don’t choose to go there.”
With your head full of brains and your shoes full of feet, you’re too smart to go down any not-so-good street.
And you may not find any you’ll want to go down. In that case, of course, you’ll head straight out of town.
It’s opener there in the wide open air.
Out there things can happen and frequently do to people as brainy and footsy as you.
And when things start to happen, don’t worry. Don’t stew. Just go right along. You’ll start happening too.
OH! THE PLACES YOU’LL GO!
You’ll be on your way up! You’ll be seeing great sights!
You’ll join the high fliers who soar to high heights.
You won’t lag behind, because you’ll have the speed.
You’ll pass the whole gang and you’ll soon take the lead.
Wherever you fly, you’ll be the best of the best.
Wherever you go, you will top all the rest.
Except when you don’t...
Because, sometimes, you won’t.
I’m sorry to say so but, sadly, it’s true and hang-ups can happen to you.
You can get all hung upin a prickle-ly perch.
And your gang will fly on. You’ll be left in a Lurch. You’ll come down from the Lurch with an unpleasant bump.
And the chances are, then,that you’ll be in a Slump.
And when you’re in a Slump, you’re not in for much fun.
Un-slumping yourself is not easily done.
You will come to a place where the streets are not marked.
Some windows are lighted. But mostly they’re darked.
A place you could sprain both your elbow and chin!
Do you dare to stay out? Do you dare to go in?
How much can you lose? How much can you win?
And IF you go in, should you turn left or right…or right-and-three-quarters?
Or, maybe, not quite? Or go around back and sneak in from behind?
Simple it’s not, I’m afraid you will find, for a mind-maker-upper to make up his mind.
You can get so confused that you’ll start to race down long wiggled roads at a break-necking pace and grind on for miles across weirdish wild space, headed, I fear, toward a most useless place.
The Waiting Place……for people just waiting.
Waiting for a train to go or a bus to come, or a plane to go or the mail to come, or the rain to go or the phone to ring, or the snow to snow or waiting around for a Yes or a No or waiting for their hair to grow.
Everyone is just waiting. Waiting for the fish to bite or waiting for wind to fly a kite or waiting around for Friday night or waiting, perhaps, for their Uncle Jake or a pot to boil, or a Better Break or a sting of pearls, or a pair of pants or a wig with curls, or Another Chance.
Everyone is just waiting.....
NO!
That’s not for you! Somehow you’ll escape all that waiting and staying.
You’ll find the bright places where Boom Bands are playing.
With banner flip-flapping, once more you’ll ride high!
Ready for anything under the sky. Ready because you’re that kind of a guy!
Oh, the places you’ll go! There is fun to be done!
There are points to be scored. There are games to be won.
And the magical things you can do with that ball will make you the winning-est winner of all.
Fame!
You’ll be famous as famous can be, with the whole wide world watching you win on TV.
...Except when they don’t.
Because, sometimes, they won’t.
I’m afraid that some times you’ll play lonely games too.
Games you can’t win ’cause you’ll play against you.
All Alone!
Whether you like it or not, alone will be something you’ll be quite a lot.
And when you’re alone, there’s a very good chance you’ll meet things that scare you right out of your pants.
There are some, down the road between hither and yon, that can scare you so much you won’t want to go on.
But on you will go though the weather be foul, on you will go though your enemies prowl.
On you will gothough the Hakken-Kraks howl, onward up many a frightening creek, though your arms may get sore and your sneakers may leak.
On and on you will hike and I know you’ll hike far and face up to your problems whatever they are.
You’ll get mixed up, of course,as you already know.
You’ll get mixed up with many strange birds as you go.
So be sure when you step, step with care and great tact and remember that Life’s a Great Balancing Act.
Just never forget to be dexterous and deft.
And never mix up your right foot with your left.
And will you succeed? Yes! You will, indeed! (98 and 3/4 percent guaranteed.)
KID, YOU’LL MOVE MOUNTAINS! So…be your name Buxbaum or Bixby or Brayor Mordecai Ali Van Allen O’Shea, you’re off to Great Places!
Today is your day!
Your mountain is waiting.
So…get on your way!
Dr. Seuss
so at 2 am, i read this poem from dr. seuss.
i wanted to post it because it's kind of matching up with my life now and it encouraged me in some small way.
even though i'm still in wake forest, God has taken me so many "places" these past few weeks, teaching me some pretty difficult, yet incredibly wonderful lessons.
but right now i think i'm in "the waiting place," waiting for...well, to be honest, i don't know exactly what i'm waiting for. but the point is that i am waiting. i'm waiting on God to show me my "next move" (well, not so much detail to me exactly what that next move is...but more like to tell me where to step when i need to; not like i need to know beforehand...if that makes any sense haha besides...this not knowing what's going to happen before it happens...it's kinda cool. it's like a surprise! haha).
i have no clue what God's doing or why certain things have turned out the way they have, but, the cool thing is...i don't have to understand. i don't need to understand. i probably don't want to understand haha. all i have to do is just simply trust Him. He knows what He's doing. but in the meantime, God is teaching me so much and, although it's hard sometimes, He's growing me in ways i never could have dreamed of.
i may be in "the waiting place" now, but i don't think i've ever been so content in my entire life. i'm waiting on God, but i'm absolutely loving every minute of it. He has truly captured my heart all over again.
anyway, here's the poem. i hope it encourages you like it did me.
later days.
Congratulations!
Today is your day. You’re off to Great Places! You’re off and away!
You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose.
You’re on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the guy who’ll decide where to go.
You’ll look up and down streets. Look ‘em over with care. About some you will say, “I don’t choose to go there.”
With your head full of brains and your shoes full of feet, you’re too smart to go down any not-so-good street.
And you may not find any you’ll want to go down. In that case, of course, you’ll head straight out of town.
It’s opener there in the wide open air.
Out there things can happen and frequently do to people as brainy and footsy as you.
And when things start to happen, don’t worry. Don’t stew. Just go right along. You’ll start happening too.
OH! THE PLACES YOU’LL GO!
You’ll be on your way up! You’ll be seeing great sights!
You’ll join the high fliers who soar to high heights.
You won’t lag behind, because you’ll have the speed.
You’ll pass the whole gang and you’ll soon take the lead.
Wherever you fly, you’ll be the best of the best.
Wherever you go, you will top all the rest.
Except when you don’t...
Because, sometimes, you won’t.
I’m sorry to say so but, sadly, it’s true and hang-ups can happen to you.
You can get all hung upin a prickle-ly perch.
And your gang will fly on. You’ll be left in a Lurch. You’ll come down from the Lurch with an unpleasant bump.
And the chances are, then,that you’ll be in a Slump.
And when you’re in a Slump, you’re not in for much fun.
Un-slumping yourself is not easily done.
You will come to a place where the streets are not marked.
Some windows are lighted. But mostly they’re darked.
A place you could sprain both your elbow and chin!
Do you dare to stay out? Do you dare to go in?
How much can you lose? How much can you win?
And IF you go in, should you turn left or right…or right-and-three-quarters?
Or, maybe, not quite? Or go around back and sneak in from behind?
Simple it’s not, I’m afraid you will find, for a mind-maker-upper to make up his mind.
You can get so confused that you’ll start to race down long wiggled roads at a break-necking pace and grind on for miles across weirdish wild space, headed, I fear, toward a most useless place.
The Waiting Place……for people just waiting.
Waiting for a train to go or a bus to come, or a plane to go or the mail to come, or the rain to go or the phone to ring, or the snow to snow or waiting around for a Yes or a No or waiting for their hair to grow.
Everyone is just waiting. Waiting for the fish to bite or waiting for wind to fly a kite or waiting around for Friday night or waiting, perhaps, for their Uncle Jake or a pot to boil, or a Better Break or a sting of pearls, or a pair of pants or a wig with curls, or Another Chance.
Everyone is just waiting.....
NO!
That’s not for you! Somehow you’ll escape all that waiting and staying.
You’ll find the bright places where Boom Bands are playing.
With banner flip-flapping, once more you’ll ride high!
Ready for anything under the sky. Ready because you’re that kind of a guy!
Oh, the places you’ll go! There is fun to be done!
There are points to be scored. There are games to be won.
And the magical things you can do with that ball will make you the winning-est winner of all.
Fame!
You’ll be famous as famous can be, with the whole wide world watching you win on TV.
...Except when they don’t.
Because, sometimes, they won’t.
I’m afraid that some times you’ll play lonely games too.
Games you can’t win ’cause you’ll play against you.
All Alone!
Whether you like it or not, alone will be something you’ll be quite a lot.
And when you’re alone, there’s a very good chance you’ll meet things that scare you right out of your pants.
There are some, down the road between hither and yon, that can scare you so much you won’t want to go on.
But on you will go though the weather be foul, on you will go though your enemies prowl.
On you will gothough the Hakken-Kraks howl, onward up many a frightening creek, though your arms may get sore and your sneakers may leak.
On and on you will hike and I know you’ll hike far and face up to your problems whatever they are.
You’ll get mixed up, of course,as you already know.
You’ll get mixed up with many strange birds as you go.
So be sure when you step, step with care and great tact and remember that Life’s a Great Balancing Act.
Just never forget to be dexterous and deft.
And never mix up your right foot with your left.
And will you succeed? Yes! You will, indeed! (98 and 3/4 percent guaranteed.)
KID, YOU’LL MOVE MOUNTAINS! So…be your name Buxbaum or Bixby or Brayor Mordecai Ali Van Allen O’Shea, you’re off to Great Places!
Today is your day!
Your mountain is waiting.
So…get on your way!
Dr. Seuss
Saturday, October 18, 2008
weekend!
finally! it's been a long week! so, i just wanted to update super fast because i have a coaches' meeting for upward b-ball at richland creek in a few minutes...
God's taught me a lot this week...a lot about life, people, relationships (not like romantic relationships or anything haha yeah right), PATIENCE, etc. anyway, it's all good :) although it's been a hard week, i'm glad that it happened, if nothing else just to teach me. i have a LOT to learn.
anyway...i gotta jet. i'll probably update later today...or maybe not. :) later!
God's taught me a lot this week...a lot about life, people, relationships (not like romantic relationships or anything haha yeah right), PATIENCE, etc. anyway, it's all good :) although it's been a hard week, i'm glad that it happened, if nothing else just to teach me. i have a LOT to learn.
anyway...i gotta jet. i'll probably update later today...or maybe not. :) later!
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