Almost

I’m so excited that it is almost summer!¬† I am discovering that as the semester draws to a close I want to do less and less school work.¬† I can’t wait until I can do some reading that doesn’t have to do with schoolwork.

I have two weeks left (actually 7 days) and 6 more projects to do.¬† I feel like I have been turning in projects all semester!¬† I guess that’s how college is suppose to be – and endless list of things to do.

I’m avoiding homework right now.¬† I should be working on my paper for Creation v. Evolution.¬† I’m writing it on eugenics and am finding it very interesting.¬† Galton, the father of eugenics, was Charles Darwin’s cousin!¬† Anyways, my paper is basically how Darwinian thought leads to eugenics and eventually genocide.

Got to get back to my homework.¬† Like I said I can’t wait for summer!

“I feel like an Apple!”

For those of you that know me really well, you know that there are times when I tell you “I feel like an apple!”¬† And it is so true!¬† About a week and half ago I gave myself a lovely bruise on my knee… I wasn’t even doing anything stupid!¬† Well, needless to say, I still have a bruise!

Almost three years ago I discovered that I had celiac disease.¬† I don’t think I can put into words how I felt.¬† There are so many adjectives! …scared, frightened, shocked… okay so they all have the same general meaning.¬† I couldn’t imagine what my life would be like. I knew that there was no cure, just a way to prevent the symptoms… but that didn’t set my mind at ease.¬† I wrestled with God for the longest time.¬† “How dare He give this to me!”¬† I thought.¬† “God, please take it away!” was my plea.

God taught me so much those first few months!¬† I learned that He is always in control – even where my health is concerned.¬† I taught me that He is able to provide my daily bread… a really ironic thing to consider.

Sometimes I still feel like an apple, and there are days when I get really sick.  But it is on those days that God reminds me to place my trust in Him and rely on His strength.. not mine.

So, what is the purpose of this post…

Don’t feel sorry for me, please!¬† God has used this to bring me closer to him.

Second, don’t worry if you accidentally asked me if I want cookies, spaghetti, or anything like that… I won’t be offended.

Early Mornings

I promised that I would inform my readers of my school life (or at least my schedule) so let’s begin.

As I wrote a few weeks ago, I took The Life of Christ and have a paper due in March.

Monday morning from 7:30 to 10:30 I have History of Civ II with Pastor Dorsey. I have a paper due for this class.

Tuesday from 7:30-9:30 and from 10:30 -11:30 I have Physical Science with Pastor Dorsey.¬†(9:30-10:30 is chapel).¬† I’m supposed to have a paper… but he hasn’t told us about it yet.

Wednesday from 7:30-10:30 Doctrines IV with Pastor Dorsey; and 10:30-12:30 is Creation v. Evolution with Dr. Cantrell. We are theoretical going to have a paper for Doctrines… hopefully he will forget . However, I¬†do have a paper for Cantrell’s class.

Thursday from 7:30-8:30 I have Teaching Methods and Educational Psychology with Dr. Gordon.  These two classes are directive study and I have approximately 7 projects for Methods and 4 for psychology.  Three of each of the projects are book reports.  Also on Thursday is chapel which is at the same time as it is on Tuesday.

Friday I get a break from my early classes and have no classes… it is so wonderful not to be up at 6a.m.

From 21 to 37 and 3 in 1 day

This past week I had the opportunity to sit in class for approximately 25 hours. ¬† I was taking the winter interim which was “Life of Christ.”¬† Pastor Kirkland was my teacher… and let me just say he did an awesome job.¬† When I got to class Monday morning I ¬†realized that I was going to be the only girl in the class.¬† Our homework was to read all four Gospels during the week¬†and write a research¬†paper (thankfully it‚Äôs not due until March).¬† I am kind of excited about writing this paper.¬† It is an 8 pg paper comparing and contrasting Jesus to any religious leader.¬† I have decided to do my paper on Mother Teresa.¬† Although this was only a one week long class I still had to take a mid-term and a final.¬† My mid-term was an essay, so I’m not sure how I did on that.¬† My final was a typical Kirkland test… I only missed three questions.¬†

Alright now that I have discussed my academic life, I am going to discuss my work life.¬† After a wonderful 3.5 week vacation I went back to work on Monday.¬† My second person didn’t show up… so I found a replacement. Course when you get someone to close who does not normally close you end up staying at work later than you would like.¬† The schedule for the next week (Jan 7-13) was already up ¬†so I wrote down when I was supposed to work.¬† Somehow I ended up having Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday off leaving me with only 21 hours of work.¬† On Tuesday I get called in two hours early and when I get to work and glance at the schedule… 29 hours.¬† I was now scheduled for Monday.¬† Thursday morning I am sitting in class, I glanced down at my phone and noticed that my manager texted me…. she wanted me to work Saturday.¬† So there you have it.¬† 37 hours.¬† But wait that is not the end of my story.

So today was supposed to be one of my days off, but I ended up covering another person’s shift.¬† Well around 1 pm my manager texts me and says that the store is out of spinach and that I need to pick some up on my way to work.¬† Well, she had already called South Pomona and they didn’t have any so I needed to call La Verne and see if they had some we could borrow.¬† Well, I called La Verne and they didn’t have any, so I called Claremont and they didn’t have any to spare either; next I called San Dimas… they had some.¬† So I hastily got ready for work and drove to San Dimas and picked up spinach.¬† I got to work and… well… it was work.¬† But still my story is not done….¬† My third person was there when I arrived, and my second was supposed to get there at 5.¬† As the day goes on I notice that we are in danger of running out of napkins, so I call South Pomona and arrange to pick it up later that evening.¬† Around 4 I get a phone call from my second saying she was going to be a little late.¬† My Second got to work around 6 and as soon at possible I ran my errand to yet another Subway.¬† So there you have it: from 21 to 37 and 3 in 1 day

Care-Bears Challenge

all the girls in the dorm have their counterpart in a care-bear… can you figure out which one.

here are our names in case you don’t remember

Natalie
Monica
Jireh
Hannah
and… yours truly…. Ruth

Care-Bear Names
green: Oopsy Bear
pink: Cheer Bear
yellow: Funshine Bear
purple: Share Bear
blue: Grumpy Bear

if you go to this link it will give you a discription of each one of the five bears
http://www.agkidzone.com/meet_carebears.action

 

Good Luck and Have Fun

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