Holly’s Blog

Destress before the test….

Dave was on Google today, making it laugh, of course.

I insisted Dave post one of them on his blog although here are a few I couldn’t resist:

A guy ran into a bar… OUCH!

One guy walked into a bar, the other one ducked.

Ok, I found this great place: saynotocrack.com

You gotta check it out, Now. I can’t guarantee it’s total G rating (kids, only surf iwth parents!) but everything I’ve seen looks ok. And HILARIOUS!!!

This will make you think twice about tresspassing: 1. Sounds scary, I should definitely NOT tresspass. Twice: Wow, I really want to see those frogs!

Ok, You HAVE to check out the pranks…

Crushed by my disgrace

You’ve brought me to this place

Where You are,

And now I truly see

What the cross has done for me,

And I know just where I stand

I’m secure within Your hand

So secure within Your hand!

I’m secure Your hand.

Now surrounded by Your grace

You wil lead me to the place

Where you are.

Though the depths should cover me

I shall always truly see

The love you have for me

Oh, what love you have for me!

Although apparently BJ is perfectly content to do these all on his own, hehe, I’ll TRY to put forth an effort. However, I’m not bound by conventional norms! Here’s last saturday’s.

Seven Things I Need To Do This Weekend:

1. Study for Boards.

2. Wash my hair.  Thrilling isn’t it?

3. Cook dessert for home church.

4. Talk to my friend who DID pass boards this week.

5. Talk to my other friend who is taking it the morning I am.

6. Pray for undeserved mercy and grace from God to pass boards :D.

7. Study the Word and enjoy my few days off of work before the test.

Happy Birthday to my big Bro!

I found a common, though oddly appropriate, birthday quote just for you:

“I’m at an age when my back goes out more than I do”

Hehehe, Love Ya!!!

Some more birthday thoughts:

There are three hundred and sixty-four days when you might get un-birthday presents … and only one for birthday presents, you know.

Did that title catch your attention? Don’t worry, not a work, just on the way to and from it.

Okay, so, never in, what, 7-8 years of driving, have I ever hit an animal. Not even the Kamikazi squirrels, of which we had a ton in Indian Mound. Ask Amber, I even swerved to miss, what turned out to be, a rat crossing the road once. Well, that was the past.

Tuesday night I was coming home from work at about 8:45, not by my usual route. You know, just changing things up a bit with that wild hope that is seated deep in all of us, that some route will be magically quicker than another. (which it most certainly wasn’t by the way) Anyway, driving along Flannery, you know the woodsy part with no street lights. And here is where I can sympathize with Jordi. My headlights aren’t the best either, usually the headlights of the car behind me reach further than mine. (sad isn’t it?) Anyway, an armadillo ambles out onto the road in front of me. He came out on hte right side of the road heading left. There weren’t any cars around so I veered over into the left lane. Apparently not far or fast enough though. Bummer. I think he “lost his head” and sped up. Sorry, I couldn’t resist. Anyway, animals certainly don’t make as big of a bump as you think they would. Odd. Armadillos must be squishier than they look. Ok moving on…

Thursday morning, 5:55 am, heading down Hwy 16 by my house. Trying to mind my own business, going about 55 (the speed limit), no actually about 58. BECAUSE a truck had come up behind me and was tailgating me. I mean, give me a break; we’re in the middle of nowhere at 0555 in the morning! Anyway, so he does pass me. Just as he does, however, a fluffy raccoon RUNS across the road. I mean, he was in full gallop. I have a freeze frame of him stuck in my mind with those little legs out full tilt. So the truck was just coming around me so I couldn’t do anything but peg the poor little guy.

So ends the woeful saga of the hit and run driver. Because, no, I didn’t remain at the scene until the authorities arrived or give my statement. Nor did I go back and check for a pulse or begin CPR until the EMS arrived.

And can you believe, I had just washed my car Monday. The first time since late this fall.

But what can pearls of wisdom can be gleaned from these unfortunate accidents? #1. ALWAYS look both ways before crossing the street. #2. Never go head to head with a car, the car always wins. #3. Get out of my way, I’m a NURSE!

I went ahead and ordered 10 concert tickets. 2 for me (myself and Wes), 2 for the Wards, 1-2 for BJ (Jacob?), 1 for Jamie, 1 for Korie, 1 for Cindy Verett, leaving the need to order some more for the Jacksons who needed 4? and Breigh? I got tired of trying to reach everyone by phone. Not a phone person, you know… Anyway, there ARE still tickets left, the crazy online thing would show “this number of tickets unavailable in any seating” when I put in a request for more than 12 tickets. But there are plenty of seats left, just on different rows, etc.

I love coming home from work. There are still sane people that live in this world. It’s good to know some days. I think I need some ruby red slippers at work sometimes.

We ought to go ahead and order today or tomorrow. Some of the concerts have been selling out. (although Baton Rouge is probably a low point of the tour :D)

The second wave of the First Great Awakening had crested in the vicinity, and Edwards was seeing both the good and bad fallout of revival. He saw spiritual dangers lurking everywhere. In the next year, as he preached his famous series on The Religious Affections, he would become the most careful analyst and student of human hearts that had been wakened in the revival. What he saw in those hearts was mixed. 

So in this sermon, “Keeping the Presence of God,” his aim was to stir up awakened Christians to be vigilant that their exuberance not become pride. He exhorted them to give themselves to watchfulness and prayer so as to remain broken and humble and happy in the good work of God in their lives. 

Oh, how different is the path of Christian maturity pointed out by Edwards and the path most Christians walk today. There is a kind of cavalier attitude toward our security today. There is little trembling. Little vigilance and earnestness and caution and watchfulness over our souls. There is a kind of casual, slack, careless attitude toward the possibility that we might make shipwreck of our faith and fail to lay hold on eternal life. We have the notion that security is a kind of mechanical, automatic thing. We prayed once to receive Jesus. We are safe and there is not place for “working our your salvation with fear and trembling” (Philippians 2:12). That is not what Edwards sees in the Bible. 

Therefore he pleads with his people, and I plead with you, to “keep the presence of God.” It is not automatic. Edwards’ text is 2 Chronicles 15:1-2 which contains the words, “The Lord is with you while you are with him. If you seek him, he will be found by you, but if you forsake him, he will forsake you.” Since we do not want God to forsake us, we must be watchful over our souls lest we forsake him. It is true that God will never forsake his own children. But the proof that we are his children is that he works in us the vigilance not to forsake him. God’s not forsaking us is the work he does in us to keep us from forsaking him (Philippians 2:12-13).

Ok, so maybe you are wondering, “what’s going on with Holly?” Well… I think I’m in the need of some serious spiritual overhauling. Quite frankly, I don’t think I’ve ate enough carpet lately (or the last year in general). I need to spend some time on my face. Thank God that He can still shake me to my core, yet still be so loving. Amazing.