Okay, so I have my last test of the year on Wednesday. It is not a final, although it is the final test for this class. I needed to study for it like all day...some how I ended up like this. My body was just so beat, I dunno. I hardly watch T.V. too, so this was strange, but check it out. Yes, but once I got my head on straight, I knew I had to get down and dirty with the study stuff. So, after work I headed to school to get my study on. But.....on my way there I remembered that my friend Chris got a new apartment, and I told him on the ski trip that I would stop by and check it out. Well, I did just that. It is a really nice apartment. Maybe slightly overpriced, but nice none the less. And guess what...I stayed there till about 11:15PM, and didn't actually make it to school to study. DANG!! I guess tomorrow will just have to be a cram session.
School is ending very well though. I got my ENGLISH papers back, all of which were A's! It was great, I was so happy. I got a 99% on my final OLS paper. Umm, I just got really good graded this semester. I just have to finish off my OLS class on a high note. My final test is on Wednesday @ 9:00AM, but I will be ready after I cram hardcore tomorrow. FER SHIZZLE!!
I'm 21, have a huge heart, and am extremely single. Why, I say why am I so single??
After I caught up on some much needed sleep till about 12:30 or 1, I got myself around, took Matt to the movies, and then cleaned my dad's van. Once it got around time for me to go to Dave church, I got in the shower, and headed off to where I needed to be. There was a big surprise at Dave church a.k.a. Life Light Ministries. Well, when I was ohhh a freshmen or maybe not quite a freshmen, I went on a missions trip to Mexico. The Mexican leader person who helped get things done and took care of a lot of the logistics, well his name was Alberto. In the picture with Dave, the guy sitting to his left is Alberto. It was awesome tonight because I got to hear from Daves heart, as well as Alberto's. I remember Alberto's wife from the trip. She made the most amazing food. Well, I found out tonight that she died of liver cancer in late 2005. I heard Alberto speak over dinner about how it impacted his ministry, and how God used something unexplainably horrible to further the kingdom of Christ.
Tonight was so awesome because we laid hands on each other, and prayed for each individual. God just spoke through the hearts of everyone who was there. I love this life I live. I screw up and I can always do better. But this life I live, even when it is at it's worse, is something I am so happy for. The worst day of my life in Christ, is far better than the best day of my life away from Christ. I am falling on my knees tonight before I go to bed for some specific prayer requests. My friend Britt asked if I would pray for her while she studies for a HUGE test tomorrow. One that will decide if all these years of hard work and what not paid off in nursing school. I guess it is super duper important. She has her test @ 2:15.
I am praying for Alberto as he makes the very long trip back to Mexico.
I am praying for myself, that I may become a better servant for Christ.
I am asking forgiveness for my shortcomings, and asking Christ to show me how I need to improve areas of my life that I still stumble in.
This is what it looked like when we arrived to BOYNE. It was rocking, and there was so much snow I couldn't hardly believe it. We skied hard all day, and it was amazing. It felt so good to get on the hills.When we were done for the day, we headed to my friend Garry's house. Well, it was more of a cabin, actually it was completely a cabin. It wasn't 4 star accomodations, but worked perfectly well. I was forever grateful for Garry and his roomies to put us up for the evening. 7 guys in a tiny cabin would be overwhelming for most people, but they did it.
We decided that BOYNE didn't have the right stuff that we wanted to SKI. Some of the guys wanted to really hit up some terrain stuff. BOYNE, just didn't have enough open yet. So, for the second day of sking, we went to Crystal Mountain. We had to drive for about 1 1/2 hours to get to Crystal, and on the way there, we stopped in Traverse City (the city I lived in for about a year when I was going to school up in Michigan). We stopped at a MC Donalds that was right accross the street from the Grate Lakes Maritime Academy.
It was almost a strange feeling to see the old city and school. Brought back a lot of memories, and what not. The picture above sure does show how much snow they get up there in Michigan. The picture above shows the GLMA building. Behind it is the 225 foot training ship, State of Michigan. I didn't get a chance to take a photo of it, because of time. When we got to Crystal Mountain, it was such a perfect day of ski/snowboarding. Everyone was happy, everyone got a long. Now here is a video taken while we were at BOYNE. It shows how much fun I was having, and I think it portrays the connection between my friends and I. Sorry for those of you who can not watch YouTube videos. :-( It was just so much easier to upload it this way.
We drove home then.This is Jeremy. He was the driver for the trip. It was my dad's van, but I am not allowed to drive my parents vehicles. When I was 18, I had to sign a paper from their insurance company that said I would not touch their vehicles. So, Jeremy said he would do the driving.This is what it looked like most of the way home. It was crazy icy, and we plugged right on through. That was my SKI trip. It was totally fun, and I am extremely glad I went on it. I felt it was much....not needed, but possibly deserved. After all the hard work I put in at school this semester, it was nice to take a break.
Today when I got home from work/school I started packing. Double and sometimes maybe even triple checking to make sure everything was in it's proper place. I am sure I will stay warm, and be good to go. I am so extremely excited to go to BOYNE tomorrow. ~CLICK HERE~ to see the park I will be going to. It is going to be awesome!!! I am so excited to use my new skis and hang out with my friends. Super pumped!!!
It is going to be so much fun this weekend, I'm not even playing.
The next BLOG will probably be on top of a mountain/hill in Michigan. :o)
~for 12/10/08~ (YESTERDAY) Okay, this post was suppose to be for yesterday. That is why it is not completely official looking. Ya see I blogged form bed yesterday, and well I did not wait to hear the reply message. I passed out before it came. The reply message told me that the post was unsuccessful. DO'OH! No big deal though. I think this post will suffice.
Anyways, Today (referring to Yesterday), wow this could be confusing. Little do you know I do this all the time on the blogs that get posted and say, "WILL UPDATE TOMORROW." But today was a good day. I went to Snider (High School I do contact work at for Young Life), and talked/chilled with many kids. I found Nicky in C lunch, and we chatted it up a bit in the hall.I thought it was really good because Nick is honest with me. That makes a relationship with anyone so much easier, but especially with a high schooler, who has a tremendous amount of things going through their mind at any given second. Honesty makes a "real"relationship so much easier. Nick always seems to be honest with me, a little held back maybe, but honest none the less. After I left Snider, I had a small amount of time to kill. I went to school and studied a bit for my final test in OLS. Well, first I procrastinated as much as possible of course.
Went to work, and then....
CLUB today was the last one of the year/semester. It was good because at the end all of the leaders stood up and spoke a bit to the kids about a specific subject. I talked about prayer and how it has impacted my life and relationship with Christ. It was awesome, and I felt like the kids eyes were linked on me. They were 'hearing' what I was saying, not just listening. After CLUB got over, I went to my friend Bruce's house, where Joe (fellow YL leader in training, but only for temporary time b/c he is going into military) was also. Bruce is a long time friend, and Joe is a new friend. Joe knows Bruce because they work with each other.We nerded it up a bit playing video games and listening to Bruce's amazing stereo system. Bruce has always been a speaker and technology kind of guy. I went home and passed out. PASSED OUT!!
I know I have been presenting a lot of media, but I am just taken by these a bit I suppose. My grandmother forwarded me this little slideshow/music/picture/words presentation and although I don't usually watch these, I decided to give this one a try. It is called the Interview with God. ~CLICK HERE~ to check it out. I guess I know that media can be used for extreme negatives, I just super like seeing it used for GREAT POSITIVES!As for my day. Well, it was a HUGE accomplishment day today. I finished my Philosophy stuff. So, I am completely done with that class & I just feel free as a bird. It is such an amazing and awesome feeling. Yes and deed. I just need to get some gloves, and I am all set for SKI TRIP!!! SWEEET!!!
This is video number (#) 2. I hope you enjoyed the short little video called INVISIBLE that my friend Tom made. I posted it yesterday. My friend Ryan put this one together. The title, as it clearly states above is FACES. I love this one mostly because I am in it. Just kidding!! No, but seriously that is really why I like it so much. HA!! Got ya.....but seriously. I realized this too. Unless you are just infatuated with humans (like me), then this video might not be too cool to you. I know the greater majority of people in this video, so it kind of has extra meaning to me.
Today after I got out of work, I went and took care of some final gathering of items for SKI trip. I got some awesome ski goggles. They were having a huge sale at MC Sports that I hit up. The goggles are sweet!! Double layered for extra ~no fog~ protection. Check it out.Oh yes, I love it. I am going to rock that SKI hill on Friday. I am seriously getting excited like a little school girl. WHOOP WHOOP!!
After work, I went home early. I went home early because they are cutting hours. :-( It is frustrating, but God is bigger than my pay check, and I am at peace with that side of it. The part I am struggling with is the fact that I feel extremely unappreciated. That part does not feel good. I even put in extra hours (on my own time) to try to get my regular hours back (it's complicated), and still receive nothing for it. Well, not yet anyways. When I say receive, I mean receive my original hours back. That is my goal.
Then I went to BSF later in the evening. It was really good, and will be the last one until the first of the year when we start up again. I have a book I am going to read, and other things that will keep me spiritually active while BSF is not in session.
Then I went to the YMCA to work out. I felt it was time for a picture of me @ the YMCA. I'm just sorry I couldn't bring a picture of me flexing my muscles in all their glory. It was just too difficult trying to lift the weight and snap the picture at the same time.
UNSURE MIKEY
Ya know, sometimes I am so unsure of what I am suppose to do, it just drives me crazy. At times, I just have no clue what God wants me to do. On specific situations. There are things in my life, where I just throw my arms up, and question things. Not Truth, but things in life. Like, when I think I am doing right, excuse me, when I think I am doing Right, but there comes this mind-set of extreme unsureness. Well, what do you do then? Would it be better to do nothing that it would be to do something that you are extremely unsure about? This is plaguing me tonight as I fall asleep. Guarantee I will be thinking this as I enter into zzzZZZ Town.
It is a really nice apartment. Maybe slightly overpriced, but nice none the less. And guess what...I stayed there till about 11:15PM, and didn't actually make it to school to study. DANG!! I guess tomorrow will just have to be a cram session.
