you underestimate my sneakiness!!!

Man i love being able to still be sneaky!

This next week is graduation. Last sunday night was a youthweekend here (to find out more go here ) but i am sad because i had to miss out on the CBC senior speeches. i feel out of touch with everything going on in Texas right now. The yearbooks came out and i am anxious to see it as i forget al of the photos i took for it. The sneakiness part was that we were able to purchase one of six of this certain designed corrie ten boom watches. My old youth pastor always spoke of wanting a watch but instead of purchasing one forhimself he bought one as a gift for his wife. So, being me, i decidedto get other's help in fullfilling his wish. Brent once said duringthe begining last summer "wisdom is knowingwhat time it is" we were studying proverbs and discovering wisdom. Ecc. also has the time statements that go along with it. I have been overjoyed lately as God has been showing me so much. Love you all!

-the misplaced texan!

Funny isn't it?

Funny how we don't view life as precious until it is gone. i just
found out this guy i knew is now dead. he tried to kill himself and i
guess it worked after spending a month is the hospital as a result.

When will this world ever learn?

You Guys

I just wanted to let you all know i truly appriciate all the comments and support. i am not sure if you know about www.holland2005.tk though or you can use www.holland2005.blogspot.com anyway, just want to make sure you are getting all info possible. i will only keep this post on here temporarily so write down the address! love you all.

HOME

So i'm starting to miss the idea of home...

Garden State has so many thoughts on the subject it really strikes close to my heart. I am starting to realize that i am here in Holland as well as the fact i will never have a home anymore. yes, i will live places and will be with my parents in Texas again but the ideal view of 'home' is something i can never again experience. my chance is up.

I'm starting to miss cbc and it's cool world within itself. i miss mexico, year end parties, and just having the ability to hang out at all times and places. I think i'm slightly scared about entering into this whole new world. i know i'll be fine, get an education, and make friends but i kinda just want to hold on to the ones i've already invested so much in and stay in my comfortable vortex. I'm torn in two ways..maybe more as i do enjoy it so much here in Holland and yet i don't want to become too involved because i too am leaving soon. That's the challange, raising leaders to continue once your gone. it is easy to start stuff here but the problem is finding people willing enough to follow something God has placed on their heart. I still can't shake the idea that i am done with marcus. when i get my yearbook maybe i will truly realize it. i'm done with cbc...i'm done with mid-school ministry. this time next year i will be in arizona adapting to a new lifestyle and place. A place of which i have never imagined myself going ever before. Before i left i thought Alabama or UNT. but never arizona. maybe that is what is so cool about God. He knows everything. he knew a LONG time ago that i will be going to Arizona. He knew i would be having these feelings and typing this now. God is above time. He knows and is all. I guess it just never gets old to hear about how awesome He is.

Quote

Everyone on this planet has a philosophy, theology, and worldview whether or not they realize it. Pablo Picasso once said, “Some painters transform the sun into a yellow spot, others transform the yellow spot into a sun.” The way one views the world as a whole is reflected by how one views the small everyday matters in life.

Some people start out with an ideal of what they want and then work to achieve it in life. This may appear in a want to acquire more in a sense of possessions, status or respect. Others choose to take the more leisurely way of life by starting out with something, such as the yellow spot, and then seeing what will become of it. The American Dream follows the first way of seeking to obtain a large house, kids, and just basically the peaceful “Leave it to Beaver” lifestyle of the new century.

The way more members of our generation tend to turn is in the second attitude. Youth these days tend to not care about anything. Religion, politics, and life are bound to go on and have the youth’s approval to do so unless it fringes on the same principle. Basically, the world is free to go on by itself until it no longer pleases the people who put it that way in the first place. People feel that if they are to be passionate about one thing, then they will have to be passionate about everything while this is not the case. Then, instead of choosing to be involved whole-heartedly by one thing, people choose to not care about anything at all.

It is impossible to categorize humanity into these two concepts as not only are people different, but also, so are the worldviews people hold as everyone has gone through different experiences in their lifetime. Because of this fact, it is also impossible to determine which is better in this world. While one may start out seeing the sun, another may just see it once crossing the finish line. So while I try to find the balance between the yellow spot and sun, I choose to admire all of the differences and mixtures that make up humanity in all of its aspects.

AHHHHHHH..i'm breathing with my heart here...

nope..not my quote but it is interesting eh?

Thank you all for the comments on my last post. since exceding 21 it is now my duty to write more. I am working on photos and hope you all enjoy. Nurge, there is something special for you in ariel's set.

www.hollandpics.tk

Why not?

"If you read this,
you must make a comment of a memory you have of me.
it can be anything you want,
it can be good or bad,
just so long as it happened.
then post this to your journal.
see what people remember about you."



This will remain until i get 21 comments...or at least until i get tired of it and decide to change my mind.

Serious now.

How do you explain that Allah is not the same as God to a girl claiming to be Christian and yet holding on to Muslim beliefs?

My bro and cuz

check out here for Justin and Joran's band site..more soon

Paradox

Ok, so the last question didn't flow so well.

What is another term for watering can in English?

Next in Line...

Why do ducks look so cool in the Dutch sun?

--not as cool as a platapus might i add.

Next Pregunta

Why is Ariel Hays so cool?

(because she is associated with a super uber-kool ninja is not an acceptable answer)

NEW INNOVATION

ok, since i don't have as much time to update both blogs...i want you guys to talk to one another.


Here is your question for amuzement:

If you were a crayon, what color would you be and why?

Clang clang clang goes the chain...

Have you ever seen a car so small it fits through a front door?

me either.
Things are going quite well over here in Holland. I love writting again! For the past year or so i just got tired of my Frost, Whitman, and Yeats and decided to put away my spirals or writting and song lyrics to which i never wrote a tune. Recently, i am enjoying writting again. I like the feel of a pen in my hand. I take interviews on the news and write my own stories about what i think the Dutch are saying if i could only understand them. I am writting lyrics to songs again. I am writting short stories and poetry and enjoying it again. It's not my job, it's my fun. My camera has been at my side still as well and i am beginning to enjoy getting back into that journalist mood. I don't miss school but i do miss yearbook class and assignments and what i consider goofing around while Herbst considers it work. It can't be work if you are enjoying it that much right?!? I can't wait to see how the book turned out. I am so excited to see it in May when i onvince someone to mail it to me. I don't feel like i am done with school though...just like a sumer vacation or something though but this is really it. No more prom, no more out-smarting Ms. Ervi, no more putting Herbst's chair in the ceiling tiles or sneaking into the cross country office by way of a ceiling tile to get the track scheduale to take photos at the next meet. No more softball games or group locker upstairs. No more Chick-fil-A mornings or lunches with Bat Girl illegally. This is really it...i hope it sinks in soon.

Pensamiento

I've got a lovely bunch of coconuts...

Ummm, i'm not really sure what to right. I sat down, fingers poised ready to seize the blog. to fill it with words to make you laugh, cry, and think. what more could there possibly be! The tapping of keyboards around me made me notice the lack of response from my own. Ok...insightfulness and advice. Here I go.

here I go....

sorry, I tried but that's all I got. Love you all.

"I laughed, I cried...it really moved me Bob." Larry the Cucumber

Raindrops keep fallin'on my head...

Advice: don't stare at people's lips when they are talking Dutch. It makes you want to laugh out loud.

So i've been thinking a lot lately about how i can be of more help around here. Things are moving SO SLOW! I read Heather's blog and all i could think of was how i so wish i could be there. for almost three years now i have wanted to lead the tues. night study. I wanted to give my senior speech and look people in the eyes as i told them what they really meant to me. All that changed 2 1/2 year ago when i met Ariel and Alexa Hays in Colorado. Abby Lorenc and I had talked prior to family camp about how excited we were going to be that we could talk to Peter about becoming missionaries. I didn't talk to Peter once on that trip. It's strange to see that if i hadn't injured my knee i would've been in a softball tournament that week. It's strange that i wanted to go on a boat trip with my friend but instead my parent's insisted that i go. But then again, i guess it isn't so strange because God's plan is so much larger than our own. I better go, school just let out. Loving and missing you all, SWAT

Embarrassment

Every see something that makes you want to stop and play with a platypus?

Hey guys, if you want a great laugh at the expense of one of our beloved Dutch folk(assassin), there is a picture of alexa here we need to let everyone know about. the responsibility lies with you Doctor.
CLICK HERE
just look at the random pictures and it is hard to miss. This should cheer you up Nurge!

With the Flip of a Coin...

A FRIEND OF MINE ONCE TOLD ME "ALWAYS GO LEFT WHEN GIVEN A CHOICE" GOOD ADVICE AS LONG AS NO POLE IS PRESENT I DO SO THINK>>>

SO TODAY I"M THINKING THAT AMANDA LYNN BRADLEY STILL OWES ME A STORY ABOUT A PLATAPUS!!! it's so weird thinking that right now all of you are in school and i am way over here. it's all too sureal and has yet to come true. or maybe my biking and directional skills simply wish that. i doubt any of you remember (because i didn't) but there was a video tour of both cbc and Marcus that we filmed back in Oct. for the Hays. I never would've thought that i, myself would come to cherish that video so much. I've been reassured that maybe for three months or so you and i will all be in touch but after that only time will tell. "wisdom is knowing what time it is"--do you all remember that?!? Anyways, i've just been in kind of a somber mood and missing all you guys. I'll give you my cell number and maybe you can give me a call sometime or since i lost all of your phone numbers on the list i had you may feel free to e-mail them back to me. Love you all, Adios for now. Sir Brooks..i'll see you down under with the enigma eh?

PICK ME!!!

check this out..dutch humor eh?
Click me!

A-HOI Matey

What if pirate ships could fly...would you jump on?

So in case you are just totally out of it, I am in Holland right now. Things are odd. I can't tell as to whether or not I am actually here yet. My house is far away so a lot of biking is involved. The one things I miss is all of you guys as well as all of my 8th graders. So here it goes...

LORD, I just wanna pray that al of the conversations go smoothly for your greater purpose as although some people had problems with my leaving they will be able to move on and serve you all the more. I pray they all know I miss them just as much if not more and love them so much wishing they seek your presence to be active in their lives. Protect all and comfort my heart.
Your bond-servant, Alicia

Latest Conclusion

So here are my thoughts...to take and cherish or trash

I just read everybody's latest blogs over Pine Cove and am still sad about not being able to go but at the same time it gives me comfort to know things are gonna be ok. If I had gone I wouldn't have gotten the opportunity to fellowship with the Village church and play the longest Ultimate Frisbee game in my life! (over 3 hours) Going to the Perspectives class yesterday was cool and so glad I decided to take it alone without friends last year. It's strange to me that by being out into a situation I didn't want to be in over 2 1/2 years ago sends me to Holland in two days! I am stoked about tonight as my cousin is going to Mid-school tues. night and may start going normally.

This morning I went shopping to find a few last minuate items. As I reentered the mall for the first time since working there, I saw a sign that broke my heart. Closing. My favorite store is going to be gone when I return. Prints Plus has so many memories for me. Running into friends, posters that inspire my work, and talking to the guy who works there on slow day by comparing Hinduism to Christianity. I'm sad about saying goodbyes so that's where I'll end this. Doei