Thanksgiving 'Hunger'

This year I'm really looking forward to Thanksgiving, for more then one reason. First off, the family, food and fellowship. That's an obvious one. It's nice to have Sarah home for the weekend and to just hang as a family.
However
This year marks the second annual camp out of BestBuy. I'm being ditched by my previous counterpart and one of my best friends is joining me. I am looking to buy a laptop, for personal use (Coding/Office/Internet Use) as well as for college.
I've had my eye on laptops for a while, but the Day After Thanksgiving Sale, also known as Black Friday has the deals of the deals.


I'm excited, but it's going to be freezing. Last year was -14degrees so I guess it can't be that bad.

OCC

Operation Christmas Child is quite the gig.

My family is in charge of it at Grace Church, and we we're the most involved we have ever been his year. We spent all the afternoon, and much of the last week, packing the shoe boxes


. . . Into cartons to be delivered to the processing center in Bloomington.

It took a long time, but is well worth it for the amount of joy it brings to the little kids who receive the presents. I'm also visiting the processing center on Tuesday with a group of friends at school to sort through the boxes and prepare them to go overseas. It'll be a good time.

For those of you who don't know about it, Operation Christmas Child is a program from Samaritans Purse. They collect collect shoe-boxes full of toys and hygiene items for kids in third world countries. These are kids who have never dreamed of getting a Christmas present, let alone a present of any kind. They knowledge of the joy those kids will experience is hear warming.

New Phone I want

Updated!

I'm doing well, just have little time to post. I'm very busy with school. Physics is the hardest thing for me. Not because of the difficulty of the class, but simply because of the teacher and his lack of teaching.

I find my class to be formulas and labs, with a seemingly lack of concrete knowledge. Not a major deal, I'll do the homework and hope I understand the major concepts. If I don't I can always go in for help. Bus Seminar is going well, I really enjoy it and am learning much about being business professional. So school is going alright. I'm glad the quarter is over next week. It'll be nice to have JAVA, a class I know I'll enjoy.

God is bigger then the boogie man

God is doing crazy things in my life right now.

All aspects of my relationships have been God ordained, I know that. Sometimes this is really hard to understand. Why would God virtually remove a person from my life who I care(d) about? That isn't for me to know, but I DO know that his will is perfect. As he takes people out of my life, he places others into it. I've made friends with people that I never thought I would.

He works is mysterious ways, nothing could be more true.
Although, when I think about it I think mysterious isn't the right word.

mys·te·ri·ous /mɪˈstɪəriəs/ –adjective
1. of obscure nature, meaning, origin, etc.; puzzling; inexplicable: a mysterious inscription on the ancient tomb.
Cited: Dictionary.com

No. Mysterious isn't how I would describe it. I think I would describe the Lord much differently. Although it can't simply be put into words, God is so much more then that. I think of Revelation 4:2-6

2 And instantly I was in the Spirit,[a] and I saw a throne in heaven and someone sitting on it. 3 The one sitting on the throne was as brilliant as gemstones—like jasper and carnelian. And the glow of an emerald circled his throne like a rainbow. 4 Twenty-four thrones surrounded him, and twenty-four elders sat on them. They were all clothed in white and had gold crowns on their heads. 5 From the throne came flashes of lightning and the rumble of thunder. And in front of the throne were seven torches with burning flames. This is the sevenfold Spirit[b] of God. 6 In front of the throne was a shiny sea of glass, sparkling like crystal.

In the center and around the throne were four living beings, each covered with eyes, front and back.

All this doesn't even come close to what the author (thought to be John) saw. No words could even come close to what God looks like, let alone how he is in all his majesty.

All this being said, I come to the realization of how completely uncontrollable my life is. No matter how much I think I am in complete control of my own life, down to the core I have none. He is in complete control and if I place my complete trust in Him, my life will be unimaginable. I pray that God would do just that, take complete control of every aspect in my life, and use it for what He deems worthy.

Broken and Fragmented

This week was really nice.
I had an average start, with a excellent "end." So far my weekend couldn't be better! Sleeping in late, and spending time with the Lord. What else could I ask for? I'm so glad I have what I do through my faith. He breaks me to my core, and tells me exactly what I need to hear. Amen!

My weekend is pretty full of nothing. Meaning, I have lots of things going on, but not a whole lot to do. Tomorrow (today) I am headed over to a visit family from church and help them with their computers. I love it.

I should start my own computer repair and maintenance company. I wouldn't be very successful though, because I don't like to charge people for my help. Only if I have to buy something do I make them pay. Why should they pay for something I happen to know a lot about, when they don't know anything about it? GeekSquad over prices everything.

In closing, I am hoping that you're having a good week and that you'll have an even better weekend! Go out and enjoy the nice fall weather.

God Bless.