I know I've been blogging a lot lately, but I just can't bring myself to end this semester with "Snow Goose, Call of the Wild"- sets the bar too high for next year.
There's a lot happening tomorrow. For one, I'm flying to B.C. at 2:00pm with James Glenn Harskamp, where I will be spending the holidays. Woop woop!
This marks the first time in my life that I will not be home for Christmas, which makes both me, and my mom, a little sad. Not to worry though, with a little pre-planning, we were able to pull off our traditional family gourmet dinner last night, and it was spectacular. Sixteen of us around a table, only about half of us actually having a bit of a clue about tasty dishes (myself not included) and a lot of singing.
Gold. But I am excited to head out West.
It's now 1:00 am and whatever I thought was so pressing to blog about has left me, no doubt for a better writer. Good Riddance.
And good night.
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Thursday, December 11, 2008
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
three french hens
I want to start this blog with a big list of regrets
1) no pictures.
2) we did too many things and took too little pictures
3) the fact that I can hardly recall what we all did this semester because I have no pictures to jog my memory.
End of list of regrets
But here's a list of some good things I remember
1) Karaoke with our house
2) Purple van man
3) Sauble Beach!
4) dancing downtown
5) "what's new with you" England parties
6) free movies on demand thanks to Ally's LIES
7) Moppers!
8) Irish pubs
9) Sex jokes with the married friends
10) Wine and cheese party at the boy's house
11) Polka dot party
12) Under the Sea shabang
13) Tim's gig/ Allasaurus concert
14) Montanna's for drinks- just like old times
15) Waxing my legs with Robyn on the kitchen floor :) horrifying.
16) 'my heart will go on" on the Wii American Idol- (just for the record Robyn- I won. Nailed that last note)
17) LENNY! Our lobster prank that almost cost me my relationship
18) 2008 Tacky Sweater Christmas Party
19) Hike through Fall
20) Kuyper's Cafe: spellbound by Craig's genius
21) Zebra muscles ( that one was made up)
22) Firecracker prank on the boys front step.. gold.
23) GREAT meals with the house, and our adopted boys. (James, Ryan, Tim)
24) Sunday soup bonding hour. Priceless.
25) pillow fight in our underwears. aaaaaaaahahahhahhah
26) Trina took to sewing, cooking, mending, and cleaning house for pay. What a woman.
27) Robyn got a tattooooooooo!
28) suprise flowers from James (a personal highlight, in case you're interested)
29) cooking time with Robyn- always a reason to hit the "sauce" a little early :)
30) Half- made fort. I love forts.
31) BIG MAC AT 3 a.m, after forcing Trine to get up and drive us. Again, what a woman.
32) Getting woken up by James at 8 am, walking to Timmies for breakfast, and being there long enough to hit up lunch. Fantastic
33) Danielle's birthday. Which got a little out of hand, thanks to Ryan Geoffrey Gelense. But memorable nonetheless.
34) EXAM TIMES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
35) you know the list is too long when Exams make "memorable moments"
The end.
1) no pictures.
2) we did too many things and took too little pictures
3) the fact that I can hardly recall what we all did this semester because I have no pictures to jog my memory.
End of list of regrets
But here's a list of some good things I remember
1) Karaoke with our house
2) Purple van man
3) Sauble Beach!
4) dancing downtown
5) "what's new with you" England parties
6) free movies on demand thanks to Ally's LIES
7) Moppers!
8) Irish pubs
9) Sex jokes with the married friends
10) Wine and cheese party at the boy's house
11) Polka dot party
12) Under the Sea shabang
13) Tim's gig/ Allasaurus concert
14) Montanna's for drinks- just like old times
15) Waxing my legs with Robyn on the kitchen floor :) horrifying.
16) 'my heart will go on" on the Wii American Idol- (just for the record Robyn- I won. Nailed that last note)
17) LENNY! Our lobster prank that almost cost me my relationship
18) 2008 Tacky Sweater Christmas Party
19) Hike through Fall
20) Kuyper's Cafe: spellbound by Craig's genius
21) Zebra muscles ( that one was made up)
22) Firecracker prank on the boys front step.. gold.
23) GREAT meals with the house, and our adopted boys. (James, Ryan, Tim)
24) Sunday soup bonding hour. Priceless.
25) pillow fight in our underwears. aaaaaaaahahahhahhah
26) Trina took to sewing, cooking, mending, and cleaning house for pay. What a woman.
27) Robyn got a tattooooooooo!
28) suprise flowers from James (a personal highlight, in case you're interested)
29) cooking time with Robyn- always a reason to hit the "sauce" a little early :)
30) Half- made fort. I love forts.
31) BIG MAC AT 3 a.m, after forcing Trine to get up and drive us. Again, what a woman.
32) Getting woken up by James at 8 am, walking to Timmies for breakfast, and being there long enough to hit up lunch. Fantastic
33) Danielle's birthday. Which got a little out of hand, thanks to Ryan Geoffrey Gelense. But memorable nonetheless.
34) EXAM TIMES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
35) you know the list is too long when Exams make "memorable moments"
The end.
Monday, December 8, 2008
keeps me sharp
"I believe in Christianity as I believe the sun has risen: not only because I see it, but that I see everything by it"- C.S. Lewis.
Brilliant.
I'm in the middle of exams, and I am noticing something that I find fascinating. In all my classes- Ref Theo, Human Sexuality, Creative writing, Tolkien and Lewis, even Enviro 101-- the "christian myth" plays out.
I didn't say this was groundbreaking.
I simply said it was fascinating.
Of course, this is what a Christian university sets out to do, but it has only just begun to sink in that it's working. I am convinced.
I can hardly read anything anymore (let alone James' evolution textbook) without seeing God's fingerprints. He's in everything I read- whether the author is Christian, Jewish, or Atheist.
Lewis says,
"[God is] basic Fact or Actuality, the most concrete thing there is...too definite for the unavoidable vagueness of language and the source of all other facthood"
I find this a refreshing reminder when education tries to get the upper hand in the "fact" department. I also find it particularly helpful in an environment where subjectivity swirls around campus like it owns the place.
The truth is that there is a reality that goes beyond all predicate, a doctrine of objective value.
This is what governs our instincts, what provides the basis for our approval or disapproval of whatever it is we approve or disapprove of in the classroom.
It all points to an objective order, a Creator that has designed this world, a God who goes far above and beyond us and our limited faculties.
It amazes me that despite the diversity of topics my classes deal with, not one of these are exempt from that focal point of the gospel story. It is all-pervasive. It is the stone that sharpens my mind, keeps me alert, makes me ever aware of the story I am living in.
And now I should study.
Brilliant.
I'm in the middle of exams, and I am noticing something that I find fascinating. In all my classes- Ref Theo, Human Sexuality, Creative writing, Tolkien and Lewis, even Enviro 101-- the "christian myth" plays out.
I didn't say this was groundbreaking.
I simply said it was fascinating.
Of course, this is what a Christian university sets out to do, but it has only just begun to sink in that it's working. I am convinced.
I can hardly read anything anymore (let alone James' evolution textbook) without seeing God's fingerprints. He's in everything I read- whether the author is Christian, Jewish, or Atheist.
Lewis says,
"[God is] basic Fact or Actuality, the most concrete thing there is...too definite for the unavoidable vagueness of language and the source of all other facthood"
I find this a refreshing reminder when education tries to get the upper hand in the "fact" department. I also find it particularly helpful in an environment where subjectivity swirls around campus like it owns the place.
The truth is that there is a reality that goes beyond all predicate, a doctrine of objective value.
This is what governs our instincts, what provides the basis for our approval or disapproval of whatever it is we approve or disapprove of in the classroom.
It all points to an objective order, a Creator that has designed this world, a God who goes far above and beyond us and our limited faculties.
It amazes me that despite the diversity of topics my classes deal with, not one of these are exempt from that focal point of the gospel story. It is all-pervasive. It is the stone that sharpens my mind, keeps me alert, makes me ever aware of the story I am living in.
And now I should study.
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