Semester Wrap-Up

Just wanted to ask for prayer for me as the semester wraps up! As usual, the last few weeks are crazy busy. Just to give you an idea this is what the rest of the semester looks like:

Wednesday (Today) – Japan’s Modern Revolution paper on Emergence of Modern Political Parties in the 1880s (5 pgs)
Thursday – Religion/Culture in America Exam
Friday – Rome Paper #5 on Augustus (2 pgs)
Monday – Fiction Comparative Analysis paper (6-8 pgs)
Tuesday – Teaching Fellows portfolio due
Thursday – Religion/Culture in America paper on Contemporary Christian Music’s artists crossing over into secular radio (10-12 pgs)
Friday – Rome Paper #6 due (2 pgs)
Finals begin and run until May 6th
So if you think about it, please pray for my sanity & ability to stay stress-free!

...and Carolina thinks A’s are easy to come by…. HA! Did you read that article? Geez – I’d just like to talk about that real quick:
Could it be because Carolina is getting record numbers of applications and therefore accepting more and more higher achieving scholars? Could it be because Carolina continues to recruit top faculty? I for one am not on the receiving end of all A’s (THAT would be nice for all the hard work I put in for all these classes! And, as far as I know, my brilliant friends aren’t either – in my circle of friends we have 3 high school valedictorians and the rest of us were in the top 10 PEOPLE, not percent – and we aren’t receiving all A’s here at Carolina) And finally, I’ve actually been on the losing end of the bell curve – meaning, more than once, when I made a straight out B+ (etc.) on an exam, due to the “curve,” I ended up with a C+…. So yeah… no A’s there...Just sayin… :) I don't know where they are getting their information!

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Also, I put up the new verse for this week – this is the 4th one, do you remember them all?

What's wrong with being "just" a woman?

In a discussion about gender in my religion class today, I was appalled by people’s views on women in religion. But before I start my rant, please know that though UNC is a liberal university, I think that many people here are “bandwagon” liberals. I think that many people here are afraid to speak out against the grain, which I find SO interesting since everyone thinks that being “liberal” is going against the grain. Anyhooo….

It is no secret that I want to get married young, build a home, and have children. I want to be a wife, a mother, a nurturer, and a homemaker. My priority will not be my career, though I plan to have one as a teacher. And that is okay. Sure, I go to a prestigious university and plan to graduate with a masters degree in 2011 and while I will be proud of my accomplishments, they won’t define me. I want to enter a covenant of marriage, and dare I say it, submit to my husband out of love and respect – just as the church does to Christ. What’s that? “Submit?” you ask, “but that’s not PC!” (Oh the horror! – insert sarcasm)

Why yes, I believe in submitting to my husband out of love and respect, because on the other side of the equation, he will honor me with his sacrifices out of love and respect. Oh, what? It’s mutual? YEAH! Have you read all of Ephesians 5? The rest of it says:

“Husbands, love your wives just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her.. Husbands should love their wives as their own bodies. Man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one.” verses 25, 28, 31

So, my husband will make sacrifices for me out of love and respect, just as Christ does for the church. My husband will love me as he loves himself because we shall be one. Not 2 unequal parts of a whole – but one whole. We will love, honor, and respect each other – it’s a mutual thing!

Sorry, I got a bit off track there… but back to original rant…

Did you know there is such a thing as a “politically correct” bible? There is! All the places that once said Father (as in “Our father in Heaven”) have been changed to either Father-Mother or God. All the places that said “Son of Man,” now say “the Human One.” Even though I want to laugh at such ridiculousness, it really frustrates me. Seriously? Women and men are different! We were both made in God’s image (Genesis 1:27) and we are both fearfully and wonderfully made (Psalm 139:14). God didn’t just create men and women with different parts and of different names without a reason. It was intentional. It is okay to be different from men – men aren’t better than women, therefore, being different from men doesn’t make women any less better.

So, get over your need to be politically correct lest you offend someone. The sheer fact that you think that when something is not politically correct it might offend women, is offensive in itself.

My Redeemer Lives!

Glory to God! Happy Resurrection Sunday!

“He is not here; he has risen, just as he said.” - Matthew 28:6

I had a wonderful weekend at the river with Parker’s side of the family. Unfortunately, we totally missed the Sunrise Service on the river – apparently, they decided to make it a “First Light” service and we watched the sunrise on the way back to the river house. Nonetheless, it was beautiful. I loved spending time with Abi and Cody!

Oh, funny story! Yesterday, Abi and I were putting together a big ABC floor puzzle and after we finished it, we were pointing at and saying each letter. I’d point and she’d say the letter and it went something like this: A, B, C, D, E, F, G [Good job Abi!], H, I, J, K [right!], L, ‘em-nen-en-a’ Haha! Duh, “M” is totally short for “em-nen-en-a.” I mean, that is how the song goes… haha!

Yesterday, Abi played in her pool (brr!) and Cody fished on the pier. Candice and Jacob cleaned fish (yuck!). Last night Candice, Jacob, Martha Lynn, Preston, Parker, and I played Taboo – I regret to say the boys won :(

Here are a few pics from the weekend… (Look at that precious curly blonde hair!)

Anyways, I read Mckmama’s post today and just wanted to comment. She is SO right – Truth is not relative. Truth is truth. I don’t buy into the whole “I can believe what works for me and you can believe what works for you” thing. There is only one truth. Politically correctness, open-mindedness, tolerance, etc. – psh posh. If what I believe to be true is Christ died for my sins and was risen from the dead, and someone else believes that there is no God and no eternal life, only one can be true. I’ll take my chances. I know that my Redeemer lives!

"Numb from her toes down..."

I have 3 things that are totally unrelated and since I cannot come up with a nifty way to connect them, I'll just have to be unoriginal and scatter-brained. So without further ado...

I have GREAT NEWS! My mom had her 3 month checkup scan and everything remains stable! No changes = no cancer! Woot woot! Praise God! We are thrilled, but not surprised, for He is the Great Physician!

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I'm home for the day hanging out with mom and doing some stuff on my never ending To Do List. Tomorrow, Parker and I are heading to the river for the weekend with his WHOLE family - Preston, Martha Lynn, and the kids, Candice, Jacob, Ms. Lydia, & Mr. Jack. I'm SO excited to see Cody and Abi ("the kids") I haven't seen them in FOREVER! We're going to a sunrise service on Easter morning, which I've never done before so I'm pretty excited.

"And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand: and they bowed the knee before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews! And they spit upon him, and took the reed, and smote him on the head. And after that they had mocked him, they took the robe off from him, and put his own raiment on him, and led him away to crucify him. And they crucified him, and parted his garments, casting lots: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet." Matthew 27:28-31, 35

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Totally unrelated - but I came across this and thought it was hilarious! Actual sentences found in a patient's medical charts (as posted by my friend Chelsea - Thanks Chels!)

• Patient has chest pain if she lies on her left side for over a year.
• On the second day the knee was better, and on the third day it disappeared.
• The patient is tearful and crying constantly. She also appears to be depressed.
• The patient has been depressed since she began seeing me in 1993.
• Discharge status: Alive but without permission.
• The patient refused autopsy.
• The patient has no previous history of suicides.
• She is numb from her toes down.
• While in ER, she was examined, X-rated and sent home.
• The skin was moist and dry.
• Occasional, constant, infrequent headaches.
• Patient was alert and unresponsive.
• Rectal examination revealed a normal size thyroid.
• She stated that she had been constipated for most of her life, until she got a divorce.
• The lab test indicated abnormal lover function.
• Skin: somewhat pale but present.
• Patient has two teenage children, but no other abnormalities.

Hope you got a kick out of these!

God bless!

PS. I did update the verse for Bible Verse Wednesday (yes, I did it on Wednesday night late, but on Wednesday...) I love this verse!

Nothin' finer

Last night was the most memorable I’ve had since coming to Carolina! It was so much fun! Since words cannot express the “aweseomeness” of it all… I have a couple of pictures for you!

Katherine and I went to the UNC basketball museum before the game... Look at all these ACC Championships...

However, I noticed a couple of things need to be updated ;-) hehe

But, it never hurts to talk a little smack...

...especially when you can back it up!

You can click on the letter to enlarge the picture, but it says:

Dear Michael [Jordan],

I am sorry to hear that you no longer have an interest in learning more about Duke University, however I do want you to know that my staff and I wish you the very best in your college career. You are a fine young man and you should make an immediate impact on whatever you choose.

Take care, and best of luck.

Sincerely,

Mike Krzyzweski

[Go ahead... you know you want to laugh! Haha!]

On to my childhood favorite basketball player's jersey - Eric Montross, 00!

The group of girls at the Dome - giving a "We Miss You" shoutout to Erin (in Botswana) and Roman (at home sick). Love you girls!

Looks like we'll be adding another one soon... YEAH!

And one more thing to express the greatness of the evening - the following is a video taken towards the end of the 1st half. Mind you, it was this loud throughout the whole game. Fans cheered non-stop. It was the loudest I've ever heard it in the Dome. Without seeing the game, you would've never thought we were winning by 20 at the time. It was a blast and I'll never forget it! (Don't forget to pause the music at the bottom, and you might want to turn your volume down a bit before pressing play.)

And in case you were wondering - I was on Franklin after the 2009 Championship Game. And I did get up and go to my 9:30 am class... only because I knew that there "could be nothin' finer than to be at Carolina in the morning..." after winning the national championship!

Cue - "Hark the sound of Tar Heel voices, ringing clear and true. Singing Carolina's praises, shouting NCU (NCU!). Hail to the brightest star of all, clear its radiance shines. Carolina priceless gem, receive all praises thine... I'M A TAR HEEL BORN, I'M A TAR HEEL BRED, AND WHEN I DIE I'M A TAR HEEL DEAD. SO IT'S RAH RAH CAROLINA-LINA, RAH RAH CAROLINA-LINA, RAH RAH CAROLINA-LINA, GO TO HELL DUKE RAH RAH RAH!"

Redemption

Way too tired to do a full out post tonight... but I will leave you with this!

Go Heels!!!! WHOOOO WHOOO 2009 National Champions!!! Yeah!

Four Chairs

I have had this video for quite some time, and recently watched it again. "Four Chairs" is a message by Adrian Despres, who is on the staff at Kingdom Building Ministries. His message is very moving, but I must warn you... he is quite corny. If you watch any of it - watch from 29:15 to the end. I pray that it speaks to you too! Don't forget to pause the music at the bottom!

the 4 chairs

Also - I updated the Bible Verse for this week on Wednesday - so I hope you join me in arming yourself with God's word!!

God Bless! Enjoy this beautiful weekend!!!! Go Heels!