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Name: Lindsay
Birthday: 3/21/1989
Gender: Female
Interests: Hmm...what am I interested in? Oh, lots of things. I'm interested in Jesus...matter of fact, I'm VERY interested in Him! ;) I'm interested in singing, music, movies...hanging out with my wonderful friends...I love game nights, by the way...I love being with my family and cousins...I'd say that is basically me in a nutshell.
Expertise: I am an expert at answering telephones for my work. I know what you're thinking, doesn't take a lot of technique or labor, right? You are wrong, my friend. It took training. Lots of training. (Kind of...;) Other than that...not really sure what I could put as an "expertise." I LOVE talking with people, and I really enjoy getting to know new people too.
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MSN: Lindsay32107
Member Since:
9/20/2005
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| I went and saw "Little Shop of Horrors" last night at the Civic with a group from HU. Mrs. Sauder was able to get us free tickets ... definitely a blessing. We all really enjoyed the show! The set was great, there were many awesome aspects of the production ... all together, it was pretty well-done. I just finished reading my book, "The White Knight" by Robert Morris. I found it while exploring in the library. It's amazing! It's inspiring to find Christian-fiction. The morals of the story are quite admirable, and it really makes you respect the story more. Well, at least me personally (and at least in this book specifically). It's all about honor, bravery, forgiveness, brokeness, love, freedom, and the successful search for truth. SO good. And, it's centered around WWII. I love the '40s! I got my worldview essay back today. I love to write, but it's not what I'm going to school for. I'm a very communicative person, though, so I always enjoy writing papers. I was a little nervous ... the paper was supposed to compare and contrast my views with the views from an ancient civilization ... and the Lord knows that history isn't exactly my strong subject or my favorite subject. Plus, my teacher is very critical, or so he made himself sound that way. I was pleasantly surprised to receive an A-. That'll do! I think my personal achievement varies in different classes. I'm a horrible test taker. However, sometimes in a specific class, if I get a B+ on a test, I'm totally fine. But, in other subjects, if I get an A-, I get mad. I suppose I just apply myself more to the subjects that are important to me and are seemingly more beneficial to what I like and to what I'll be studying. I'm still adjusting ;) I hear it only gets easier as it gets harder. That makes no sense ... but, I'm getting the idea of that, for certain. Kirsten is in Chicago this weekend (I almost went with her, but my better judgement was to stay and study for 2 exams Monday ... plus, my middle school/high school mentor will be here in the morning and I haven't talked to her in at least a good year.) Anyway, while she's away, I need to find things to busy myself with during today. We normally spend our Fridays together in between classes ... but she's gone. I think I'll clean, then get a head start on studying. See you all in a few weeks! In Him. Lindsay Rae | | |
| Guess where my title comes from? Yes, that's right. Lyrics from the new song that I'm writing. Enjoy those words, my friends, for they are the only ones getting released as of now. The song is about 90% done (lyrically) and the lyrics are always up for change, so we'll see. My title is from one of my favorite lines--those I'll keep. I'm so glad that despite all of my work lately, music has made it to the higher part of my list. I focused so much on stress and school-work that I forgot to love music. How is that possible? It shouldn't be, and trust me, it took a toll on my happiness. However, I made the Jazz-a-belles (girls version of treblemakers) and my dad is bringing my recording studio to HU so I can mess around with that ... I'm so excited ;)
I sure am loving my roommate right now. We have gotten so incredibly close (closer than we'd already been before we came here). Seriously, she makes me laugh in a way which no one can ... our humor together is priceless. We decided, however, that the girls on our floor probably find us odd. Our walls are paper thin--you can hear a tiny sneeze, or quite voices without any straint. Her and I get extremely loud and I will admit ... because of our love of movies such as "Pride and Prejudice," etc, we like to use British accents. We are positive that people hear us. Plus, we belt Christmas songs, Broadway music ... you name it--I love it ;)
I have had hardly any work this week--it's been wonderful. School is still frustrating at times. I do not like gen eds what-so-ever ... the only class that I truly enjoy is my psych. class. It keeps me focused on pushing forward ... once I'm through with this general stuff, I can jump into what I really want to be doing ... nursing (and performance, of course). I really look forward to both.
God has (and always is, it's just a matter of me choosing to see it) been so good to me lately. I constantly forget how crazy I am as a human ... and His willingness to just grab me and pull me through is definitely incomparable. I have definitely looked forward to and have really enjoyed my quiet time lately. I forget how important and crucial it is to daily get to know Him better. It really changes me. He is faithful.
Well, I'm going to do some homework. I'm going to see a free show this Thursday at the Civic ... "Little Shop of Horrors" ... so I'm going to catch up on work now.
In Him,
Linds | | |
| It's so true. Jesus is so faithful and I am so unfaithful. I see His faithfulness...I live His faithfulness...yet, I still have trouble just surrendering and trusting.
"There is only one thing God wants of us, and that is our unconditional surrender."
--Oswald Chambers
Really? This has been reiterated to me on a very consistent basis just these past few days. Life is really beating on me right now. "Back off, life." Well, maybe it's not "life's" fault...I just don't like decisions. I'm dealing with rethinking my major right now. It's probably pretty typical of most freshman students in college. I want to pursue what I'm doing (nursing), but I want to be singing and acting so badly right now that it's really tearing me apart. I have to make the decision...no, I need to make the decision, but I also need to let God guide me rather than trying to find all the logic and sense of it myself. Singing and acting is what I love to do. It's my passion. It's just hard to decide. But...somehow, in the midst of all that I have to do this week, I feel like God is giving me some strength to at least want to get up in the mornings and fulfill my daily tasks. He wants me to get up, surrender to Him, and live. I guess I could do that. I want to do that. I just need some guidance. He'll give it, in His time.
Leaving my fear beside the road,
Lindsay Rae | | |
| I love how my title is a reference from my childhood favorite movie, "The Labyrinth" . . . although, I wouldn't recommend it to anyone. I don't know why I liked it, but I did. Now that I've watched it as an adult, it sort of creeps me out. But, my joy as a child comes up again and it's no more than a guilty pleasure these days. You'll have that, right? I'm home this weekend. I never thought I'd be so ready or excited to come home, but alas, I was. I'm actually (and this is a great thing) hoping and praying that this break lasts. I'm not really ready to go back to HU yet. I love it, absolutely, but I needed a break. I'm kind of sad, actually. Not sad to go back. Sad that I feel like I've lost my place. HU isn't my home (despite the fact that I "live" there). Home doesn't really feel like "home" anymore. I mean, it does, and to walk in and lay in my bed and sit on my families coach was awesome and comforting . . . but at the same time, it's somehow completely different. Maybe God's just preparing my heart to finally grow up and become a bit more independant. I'm not entirely sure. I can't really define it either. But, I kind of feel lost. Like, I'm in a Labyrinth . . . thus my title. But, it's good to know, regardless, that God is in the center. He's leading me, and I trust that I'll learn to adjust. Anyway, it was great to see most of you at church this morning. Hopefully I'll see all of you again, really soon. Lindsay | | |
| Ahh...rest. Where does that even fit into my life anymore?
I'll tell you...it's fits in today. I have NOT been getting a sufficient amount of sleep. I've been sick for a while. My stomach is always in knots (thank you, stress) and my eyelids are like bricks. I'm sure I'm a sight right now. So, today, I made the conscious decision to skip my 1 o'clock class and just nap. I haven't had time for a nap. I need a nap. A long one. When I have had free-time, I've busied myself with reading a book that I discovered in our library. It's called "A White Knight" (and I know it should be underlined, but for some reason, the underline key isn't showing up above, so I had to use quotes. bother.) It's about WWII. Excellence. Anyway, I'm really ready for my fall break. It can't come soon enough. I do love it here, though. I just think it'll probably take me--oh, a good 4 years to really adjust to my study habits. Thus is college. And thus is me. ;)
Today?
-Class at 8
-Breakfast in the DC with some friends (I broke a plate. Last time I had breakfast, I accidentally gulped a cup of waffle batter because I thought it was a smoothie. Maybe it's a sign that I should avoid the DC in the morning...)
-Laundry
-Cleaning ;)
-Nap
-Reading
-Harmony Unplugged Concert
-Relaxing
-Quiet time with Jesus
Sounds good to me.
See you next weekend.
Lindsay Rae | | |
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