23 February 2006

05 February 2006

GOD

In the words of Brian...
Honestly, sometimes I feel so stupid when I write about God on mymy sites, like I'm expected to or something. "Oh, there goes that Alicia kid writing about God again so that other people will be tricked into thinking she's a good Christian that has it all together."

But God deserves to be written about. There aren't many things God doesn't deserve. And in the past few days He has been reminding me why I have faith in Him. Faithfulness is an attribute that God and God alone truly has. Phone calls, messages, smiles... it's not always through reading and praying that we see His character. When everything else in life sucks and you're just sinking and sinking and sinking and you're so close to drowning, God will not always just scoop you out. Sometimes He waits painfully nearby, saying, "Have faith, son. Trust me." It is at that place of brokenness that you can truly understand the peace that passes understanding.
I may not have it all together and it may sound cheesy and lame, but lately I have been learning the only things truly worth learning.

new dvd's thanks to Immanuel and Katy!

Lost is soooo addicitng! but i still recommend it!

03 February 2006

new concept

Thought of the day: ____________

30 January 2006

muppets

is anyone else freaked out by the muppets' captain vegtable saying he eats lots of vegtables..isn't that cannabalism of sorts?

29 January 2006

on my mind...

"cast your cares on the LORD and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous fall."
Psalm 55:22

good thing to keep in mind..always.

24 January 2006

YOGI!

i love yogi berra!



It ain't over till it's over.
This is like deja vu all over again.
You better cut the pizza in four pieces because I'm not hungry enough to eat six.
When you come to a fork in the road, take it.
The future ain't what it used to be.
A nickel ain't worth a dime anymore.
It's tough to make predictions, especially about the future.
I knew I was going to take the wrong train, so I left early.
Baseball is ninety percent mental. The other half is physical.
Nobody goes there anymore because it's too crowded.
I don't know (if they were men or women fans running naked across the field). They had bags over their heads.
You've got to be very careful if you don't know where you are going because you might not get there.
I don't want to make the wrong mistake.
If people don't want to come out to the ballpark, how are you going to stop them?
In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is.
Interviewer - "Why, you're a fatalist !" - Yogi Berra - "You mean I save postage stamps? Not me."
Little League baseball is a very good thing because it keeps the parents off the streets.
Mrs. Lindsay - "You certainly look cool." - Yogi Berra - "Thanks, you don't look so hot yourself."
I'm not going to buy my kids an encyclopedia. Let them walk to school like I did.
"That ain't the way to spell my name."--After he got a check that read 'Pay to bearer'.
How can you hit and think at the same time?
You can observe a lot just by watchin'
Always go to other people's funerals; otherwise, they won't go to yours.
Never answer an anonymous letter.
We made too many wrong mistakes.
When asked what time it is: "Do you mean now?"
For a spring training drill, Yogi instructed his players to: "Pair off in threes."
Reporter: "What would you do if you found a million dollars?" Yogi: "If the guy was poor, I'd give it back."
I usually take a two hour nap from one to four.
You can observe a lot just by watching.
You give 100% in the first half of the game, and if that isn't enough, in the second half you give what's left.
I never said most of the things I said.

17 January 2006

Right Here by Jeremy Camp

All the world is watchingall the world does careEven when the world weighs on my shoulder nowthese feelings I can bearBecause I know, thatYou're hereeverywhere I go I knowYou're not far awayYou're right here,You're right hereAll these thoughts I've wastedall these thoughts I've fearedEven when these thoughts are fadedI still know thatYou hear so I can rest my hope in YouEverywhere I go I know You're not far awayYou're right here, You're right hereThe many times that I have felt alonethe many times that I have felt the world wascrashing down upon meYou always stood here by my sideYou were always thereEverywhere I go I know You're not far away.You're right here, You're right here"

14 January 2006

spell check

so this is what i at first typed in my holland support letter!

"They bike around with vacant stairs content with work, dinner, building a family, and then dying one day with no hope of anything more. " haha..stairs instead of stares! oh well

07 January 2006

My Phobia of Mustard and Pickles...

is killing me!

So i woke up relatively arly this morning and tuned into the Maury show. I have to say it was pretty much my most enjoyable tv watching experiance this new year besides beauty and the geek! There were five women all of whom were terrified by various things. One of which was scared of mustard..i mean come on! But the other was terrified of pickles! Geez! It was hilarious...fake or not i don't care! they bring out this gigantic plate of pickles and she looses a shoe running to dive behind some guy for cover. That didn't work so well so as she scambles to run towards the back door she lost her other shoe and began to have a panic attack! She was a waitress and if a coustomer asked for a pickle she would tell them they were out!
The balloon phobia lady ran when she heard a balloon popping on the moniter. She tried to run out the back as Maury was trying to warn, "i wouldn't do that." 2.3 seconds later you hear an even louder scream as she apparently ran right into the room they had the balloons stored in! Man oh man! Anyhoo..they all got their phobias solved..another success for Maury...way to go man!

05 January 2006

GEFELICITEERD!

to mattias for asking in Holland and Maggie agreeing to marry him!
to Erin and Chaz whose engagement photos i just took!
To matt and liz
to jess and her boy
to alan and brittany...
and to anyone else i forgot!
looks like my scheduale is flooded with Engagement photo shoots soon!

24 December 2005

Seasonal

So..i am kinda bummed that i didn't make it to the Christmass Eve sevice with my family. Long story. Anyways.i enjoyed the Portugese Black Death and had my last day of work with Santa today...hope i get a check soon! Merry Christmas everyone. Enjoy this time and savor it.

23 December 2005

So i find myslef doing things i used to and thought i left behind. Not bad or illegal things..mopre actions and mental. stupid silly licia.

19 December 2005

HA!

"you're momma is SO fat....it takes two trains and a bus just to get on her good side!"

18 December 2005

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photo coming soon

15 December 2005

Major prayer request

A lot of us know Devon...keep him in mind


We are medivacing Devon to Miami tomorrow, Thursday, a.m. He has been sickfor 2 weeks with malaria and typhoid fever. He was getting better, then hetook a turn for the worse over the last 2 days, but especially today,
down after 2 hours of covering him in ice water cloths. As I write this, heis at the clinic, under the supervision of an American missionary doctor,getting a 2 unit blood transfusion. The blood used is from Dan and fromanother missionary who passed the health screening.A medivac plane has been approved by our insurance company and we arecurrently waiting for news as to whether or not it can come directly here toCayes or to Port. We are hoping one parent, me, can fly with him. Dan andDawn will follow us via American Airlines. We have a flight scheduled for 7a.m. tomorrow to go to Port, so the medivac plane can meet us here in Cayesor in Port.The medivac plane would take us to Miami then via helicopter or ambulance toMiami\'s Jackson Memorial Hospital, where infectious disease specialists andhemotologists will meet us (hopefully!). They are thinking that he hashemoragic anemia or resistant malaria - the first case of it\'s kind inHaiti. The tests here are limited, but enough to tell us that Devon isvery, very seriously ill. Dan\'s parents, Herb and Shirley Shoemaker, willbe meeting us at the hospital tomorrow.When he first got sick, he was outback at a sister church. He most likelycontracted it at the previous sister church, 2 weeks earlier. One of ourHaitian staff, Antoine, also got malaria and typhoid there. One of ourmechanics got typhoid only. As far as we know, no one from the US churchhas gotten sick.There are many uncertain things in front of us. Of course our greatestconcern is Devon, the timing of getting him to the states and in the care ofspecialists, finding the correct diagnosis, etc.Dan and I were just in Ft. Myers for RMI\'s board meetings. Devon\'sdiagnosis was made while we were gone. The missionaries here rallied around",1]
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Wednesday. His fever spiked to 105 this evening. We were able to get itdown after 2 hours of covering him in ice water cloths. As I write this, heis at the clinic, under the supervision of an American missionary doctor,getting a 2 unit blood transfusion. The blood used is from Dan and fromanother missionary who passed the health screening.A medivac plane has been approved by our insurance company and we arecurrently waiting for news as to whether or not it can come directly here toCayes or to Port. We are hoping one parent, me, can fly with him. Dan andDawn will follow us via American Airlines. We have a flight scheduled for 7a.m. tomorrow to go to Port, so the medivac plane can meet us here in Cayesor in Port.The medivac plane would take us to Miami then via helicopter or ambulance toMiami's Jackson Memorial Hospital, where infectious disease specialists andhemotologists will meet us (hopefully!). They are thinking that he hashemoragic anemia or resistant malaria - the first case of it's kind inHaiti. The tests here are limited, but enough to tell us that Devon isvery, very seriously ill. Dan's parents, Herb and Shirley Shoemaker, willbe meeting us at the hospital tomorrow.When he first got sick, he was outback at a sister church. He most likelycontracted it at the previous sister church, 2 weeks earlier. One of ourHaitian staff, Antoine, also got malaria and typhoid there. One of ourmechanics got typhoid only. As far as we know, no one from the US churchhas gotten sick.There are many uncertain things in front of us. Of course our greatestconcern is Devon, the timing of getting him to the states and in the care ofspecialists, finding the correct diagnosis, etc.Dan and I were just in Ft. Myers for RMI's board meetings. Devon'sdiagnosis was made while we were gone. The missionaries here rallied around
returned from the states LAST NIGHT!!! So he is just turning around,repacking his suitcases and going right back out. We are, of course, veryconcerned about the finances for this emergency. We are already undersupported right now and this will really, really stretch us thin!So this is a plea for concerted, special prayer for Devon and all of us. Weneed God\'s strength and provision.Please pass this on to all who know us and could pray!Thank you,Debbie

14 December 2005

A Christmas Paradox

KAT: i believed in santa claus
KAT: and then found out he wasn't real
KAT: and promptly bawled my eyes out
KAT: but i turned out okay

but is it right to tell these kids about Santa and aid in comforting them to sit on this old guy's lap? i think that is why this year i am pushing the 'action' shots of a high five or he kid looking at Santa. He is more of a concept anyway. Oh well, story of my life: deception! Off to work again tomorrow!

12 December 2005

Defying Gravity

"Defying Gravity"
music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz
(Copyright by Stephen Schwartz. Used with permission.)
GLINDAWhy couldn’t you have stayed calm, for once! Instead of flying off the handle -- !
I hope you're happyI hope you're happy nowI hope you're happy how you'veHurt your cause foreverI hope you think you're clever
ELPHABAI hope you're happyI hope you're happy tooI hope you're proud how you wouldGrovel in submissionTo feed your own ambition
GLINDA & ELPHABASo though I can't imagine howI hope you're happyRight now
GLINDAElphie, listen to me. Just say you're sorry!
You can still be with The WizardWhat you've worked and waited forYou can have all you ever wanted -
ELPHABAI knowBut I don't want it - No!I can't want it anymore
Something has changed within meSomething is not the sameI'm through with playing byThe rules of someone else's gameToo late for second-guessingToo late to go back to sleepIt's time to trust my instinctsClose my eyesAnd leap...
It's time to try defying gravityI think I'll try defying gravityAnd you can't pull me down
GLINDACan't I make you understandYou're having delusions of grandeur?
ELPHABAI'm through accepting limitsCuz someone says they're soSome things I cannot changeBut till I try I'll never knowToo long I've been afraid ofLosing love I guess I've lostWell if that's loveIt comes at much too high a cost
I'd sooner buy defying gravityKiss me goodbye, I'm defying gravityAnd you can't pull me down!
Glinda, come with me. Think of what we could do - together!
UnlimitedTogether we're unlimitedTogether we'll be the greatest team There's ever been - Glinda!Dreams the way we planned 'em
GLINDAIf we work in tandem
GLINDA & ELPHABAThere's no fight we cannot winJust you and I, defying gravityWith you and I defying gravity
ELPHABAThey'll never bring us down!
Well, are you coming?
(GLINDA decides to stay behind.)
GLINDAI hope you're happyI hope your happy now that your choosing this -
ELPHABAYou too--I hope it brings you bliss
GLINDA & ELPHABAI really hope you get itAnd you don't live to regret itI hope you're happy in the endI hope you're happy my friend
ELPHABASo if you care to find meLook to the Western sky!As someone told me latelyEveryone deserves the chance to flyAnd if I'm flying soloAt least I'm flying freeTo those who ground meTake a message back from me!
Tell them how I am defying gravityI'm flying high, defying gravityAnd soon I'll match them in renownAnd nobody in all of OzNo Wizard that there is or wasIs ever gonna bring me down!!
GLINDAI hope you're happy
CITIZENS OF OZLook at herShe's wickedGet her!!
ELPHABABring me down!
CITIZENS OF OZNo one mourns the wickedSo we got to bring her -
ELPHABAAhhhh!
CITIZENS OF OZ--Down!

i cannot tell you how much i am stoked for this Broadway! Hooray for Wicked! Buy the soundtrack! just look at these lyrics! man oh man!

07 December 2005

You can't hide your lying eyes..and your smile is a thin disguise

"53. The one person who can't hide things from me:
ALicia is a bad liar."

so this is what my friend typed today..i know i should be glad i cannot lie anymore...but in some ways it is scary to lose your old identity. To not be able to do everything you once could. I can't suprise people or hold pranks to the extent i used to. I can't tell people i'm ok when i am really not. Ariel, Alexa, Jean, and Katy have broken this. Oh man.

edit: 8.08pm..mattias..you kinda stink too! hoi maggie!

05 December 2005

Alice Cooper could not have said it better!

School's out forever!!!

well, not quite, but it is fast approaching. I am officially done with English as of this morning and recieved an A!!! Tomorrow marks the end of drawing 101 and i take my math final but i still have to write a paper for in there. I had quite a pleasent evening hanging out with j-ra, terry and andrea. we played xbox, watched alias, and are currently listening to brian regan! i can't wait for new years at the russell's! hmm, i can't sleep..the dorms are still too hot. So i have no roommate until i get back next semester. christa's parents are out of town so she is commuting for the week. Ok, off to quote Briopq4 before bed! night allemaal!

28 November 2005

Vengeance is a lazy form of grief -The Interpreter

Back at home in Arizona...SOOOO tired!