Mmmmm, Good!

The title is a quote from one of my pastor's songs. The lyrics of the lick of the song go something like:

You're Good
So Good
Mmmm, Good
Real Good


lol That is what I was thinking tonight: MY GOD IS GOOD! Although good seems a little less than fitting for the level of His wonderfulness in m life. God totally surprised me, tonight. He is so sweet, I could seriously cry. I won't though, I will just write about what happened tonight.

It has been a long time since, I first heard about this concert (TobyMac, Barlow Girl, Thousand Foot Krutch) I went to Victory Christian Center back in August and saw it in one of their bulletines. I told God that I really wanted to go to that concert. I asked Him if He would make a way that I could go. Later, I even confessed that I am going to get to that concert. This was a few weeks ago.

Then I thought I would not be able to go because of showcase, but it turned out that I was wrong on the dates. This past week, I called my mom and asked her to send me money for the concert. She sent me money, but it went into the wrong account. So I thought that I would not get to go again. But then when she did get the money switched to the right account, I found out that it was too late to get tickets from Victory's book store, where they were 17 without extra fees, and I did not have enough money to get two tickets, plus the extra fees. So then Sara was going to get the tickets. She had the money, and everything, but it was not to happen. The card did not work. So I was like, "Oh well, maybe we don't need to go to this concert." And Sara goes, "Well, I don't understand, but everything happens for a reason." So we decided we would get a blanket and sit outside of Victory and listen to the concert.

When we got there, Sara insisted that we walk around the building first, as to not look suspicious. Then we realized we had to stand in front of the church to hear the band. (Barlow girl was playing. They sing one of Sara's favorite songs) So Sara stood with her foot in the door, and I suggested that we just go on in. So we decided to go the bathroom. We kind of just walked through and out again. Then we sat down in two chairs outside the auditorium. We figured if they asked us to leave we would. Sara wanted to get a better look so she walked up a little bit from me. Then this lady wearing a white shirt came up to me and said, "Do you have a ticket?" I answered, "No ma'am." I was really scared she was going to tell us to go. But instead she said, "I have a ticket if you want it." And I told her, "Well, I am here with my friend." And she spread out two tickets and handed them to me. I was Sooooooo excited. I jumped up and said, "Oh my goodness! Thank you so much," and gave her a hug. Then I was like, "Hey Sara," and she turned around. And I waved the tickets, "We've got tickets!!!" It was amazing!

After Barlow girl, there was an intermission, and we got a chance to talk about it. Sara was saying how she had not understood why we could not get tickets, but now it made sense. She told me how she had been praying, and I told her how I had asked God to get me to that concert a long time ago. It amazes me. The way God does things. It really does. I am so grateful to be His kid. I have the best Father in the world.

Thank You Father
For Your Faithfullness
Thank You for answering prayer.
Thank You for being an awesome provider.
Thank You for being faithful
Even when I am not.
Thank You for wonderful friends,
friends who love and praise You,
For trees to fellowship under
For everything.
Thank you for reminding me tonight,
that You love me, and You care about
my needs and You care about my wants.
There are not words enough to describe
my gratitude, not just for concert tickets,
but for the what they represented. Your love
for me. Thank You for loving me. Thank You for calling
me Your own. Thank You for never ever taking it back.
I trust you Lord. Help me to trust You more.
You alone are my source.
I love you.

That's all I wanted to blog about right now. Peace and love to all my readers. God loves you. He loves us all. And His love is so sweet. Don't believe anyone that tells you any different. God is not an idea, or a nice thought. He is real, and you don't know anything about love, until you meet Him. That's all.

God bless,

Roz

Lastest Stuff

Today I spent my morning with the DTF (Drama/Television/Film Majors). We had a work day. I painted in the morning, and swept in the afternoon. It was fun, but unfortunately I did not get any pics or video. (Please forgive me.) After that, I had a smoothie with a friend, and then came to my room. I got in my bed to read some theater stuff, but then I said hi to a friend online, got sleepy, and took a nap. I woke up with an upset stomach, so I did not want any dinner. So now I am trying to think of something that will help my stomach. It is not happy.

In other news:

I was not sure if I was going to be able to be on the tech, but it turns out I will. I am pretty excited about getting to help with the production. Sarting on next Saturday and until October 7, I think, I will be spending a large portion of time in the Howard Auditorium. I am hoping to capture a few minutes of the fun when possible. :)

Speaking of which:

If you want to catch up on stuff here at ORU, check out my YouTube page. I put a link on this post. Anyway, pretty soon, I am going to do a tour of the campus with some of my friends. There are already some videos on the page that look kind of like I was doing a tour, but that was just me having. The actual tour will be much better. More details coming soon.

Well, that is all for now. I am going to go to store and get something for my stomach, and then I am going to get some work done.

Much Love,

Roz

Long time...Much to say

I honestly say this, I have been blogging in my head for days. But today, I really wanted to write about what has been going on in my life. It's almost like there is so much happening that I don't know exactly where to start. This could be a long one folks. lol I guess I will take it by category.

Update:
I am in school now. As you can tell, I have not done Praises A to Z in a while. My schedule got a little hectic, and I could not go for the second round. However, I still encourage others to try it at least once through. It was truly an exercise that blessed me and enriched my relationship with my Father, Comforter, Savior, and Friend.

School has been awesome! Extremely challenging in several areas, but overall an amazing new adventure. Some of things that have been on my mind to write about have to do with those challenges.

The Health Thing:

Here at ORU we have a required PE course. In the lab of the course, we have done a couple of preliminary test and activities to asscess our current level of fitness. I must admit my results bothered me a little bit. However, I have been bothered about my body before I saw the results. I have been horrified by how much weight I gained over the course of the last 8 months. I went into 2007 wearing a sizes 14 and 16, most of my clothes now are size 18 and 20. I think I have gained around 35 to 40 lbs.

But it's not just the weight that has been bothering me. I have had more trouble breathing since I have been here, than I have had in a long time. There is a lot of walking, a lot of stairs, a lot of steep slopes on this beautiful campus, and they have been hard. I understand that a lot of it has to do with the fact that I am exercising more now, just by all the extra walking, than I have in a really long time, especially with the extra weight.

Anyway, last night I talked to mom on my way back from the Derrek Luke talk, and she commented on my breathing as we walked. I made the comment that I was actually getting used to the whole not being able to breath well thing. I started to tell her what the latest PE test told me, basically my resting heart rate is too high, meaning my heart is have to work extra hard. (I'll come back to this later.)

Anyway, I talked to her all the way back to my room. Then when we finally got off the phone, I started to do my homework. I had a lot of math to do. So around 12:30 or so, I decided to make fresh coffee. I drank like to two cups, really feeling bad about the amount of sugar cubes I needed in the coffee to make it drinkable. Keep in mind, that for the most part coffee does not keep me awake. Sometimes it makes me sleepy, so I was basically drinking it because I love the taste of coffee.

Anyway, the two cups of coffee combined with the fact that I had had a lot of asthsma medicine (which speeds the heart rate) due to my various treks across campus, had my heart racing last night. My heart was beating so hard I could feel it in my chest. So I had finished my homework, and it was around 4:30 in the morning.

Part of me wanted to just stay up and go to class in a few hours, but my heart was beating so fast that I thought it better to lay down and rest, even if it was only for a few hours. So I did my nightly routine, set my alarm clock (cell) for the latest possible time I could and layed down. Let me back up a bit. When I went in to get ready for bed, I started to talk to God. The first thing I did was pray that God would multiply the little bit of sleep that I would get so that I would feel like I had a full nights sleep. I also finally had the sense to humble myself before Him, and ask for help with the whole health thing.

I repented for not being submitted in this area. So then I climbed into bed, but I didn't go to sleep right away. But God was talking to me, telling me that my heart was okay and to just rest. So I fell asleep, and I woke up like three minutes before my alarm was susposed to go off. I got ready for class, make up and all, and got to class early. I did not get sleepy all day! I still have not needed a nap! God is so good! I will go to bed early tonight though. Just because I know I need rest.

Oh, I don't want to forget this part. Today at chapel when Mrs. Luke talked about glorifying God in our bodies, that was for me. It might have been for someone else too, but I know God really ministered to me through it. He reminded me of things that I know to do and have been not been doing.

There are a few other things that I have been wanted to blog about, but alas it is time for supper. I will write more later.

In Christ with Love,

Roz

Close

You are close. My God, you are close. I am so grateful that when I need You I do not have to wonder where You are or whether You have time for me or not. You are always there for me when I need You. Thank you for knocking on the door of my life, and for staying closer to me than anyone else could. I am so grateful that You are close!

Beautiful

You are Beautifu! My God You are beautiful. If beauty is as beauty does, You are the ultimate example of beauty. You have created a beautiful world, from purple mountains to bright yellow tangs, You have filled the Earth and the whole universe with countless beautiful sights. Your word says that the feet of us who preach your gospel are beautiful. The beauty of our feet is only a reflection of the beauty of who You are! Thank You for being beautiful.

Astounding!

You are Astounding! My God you are Astounding! You go out of Your way to do more than I can ask or think, and I thank you for it! I am grateful for every draw dropping surpise you send my way. I am thankful for the way You love me. I am grateful for your mercy that is new every single morning. Praise You for being so astounding!

God is so GOOD!!!!

I am so excited right now. I got a blessing today that I did not expect to get this soon. I say this soon, because I God told me to believe Him for a car for college, and I did. So I expected to get one, I just had no idea that it would be this soon. Right now I have a 2007 Mitshubishi Galant sitting out in the driveway! I am so grateful. I am grateful to God because He provided a way for me to get a car, and once again confirmed that He is with me on this return to school thing. lol I am also grateful to my mother for getting me the car. Praise God for that woman! I promise I have the most wonderful mother in the world! Anyway, I am all excited and praising God and reading about my new vehicle. I want to make sure that I know the maintanence schedule and all of that. :) Anyway, I just wanted to get this moment recorded. :)

In Other News, Praises A to Z will start back on Sunday the first. :) I really enjoyed the challenge. :) I am hoping some more people will try on their blogs too. We shall see.

In other news, my little sister has a B-day Tomorrow. Yay, Tina! We are waiting until Sunday for the party though. I am house sitting this weekend, and I won't be free to leave until tomorrow night. (The only reason why my car is sitting in the driveway! lol)

Anyway, that is all for now folks. I will give an update on my progress on the road to Oklahoma next time.

Much Love,

Roz

Zealous Advocate

You are a Zealous Advocate. My God, You are a Zealous Advocate. From the time Your most prized creation betrayed You, You started Your plan to redeem him. Chapter after chapter, book after book, verse after verse, throughout the old testament and into the new, You recorded Your plan as it unfolded. How great is Your love for me, that You would go through so much heartache, so many instances of waywardness among Your children, to send Your Son to die, so that I can truly live. If You are for me, it doesn't matter who is against me. I praise you for that from A to Z and beyond! You are worthy of all Praise! Thank you for being a Zealous Advocate!

Yoke-Destroyer!

You are my Yoke-Destroyer. My God, You are my Yoke-Destroyer! You don't just remove the yokes in my life you destroy them, permentally. Thank You for not leaving me in bondage. Thank You for a salvation that goes deeper than giving me a free ticket to heaven. I am excited about that too, but I am also excited for the abundant life that Jesus came to bring to me here. Thank You, Jesus! Thank You, Father! Glory to God for being a Yoke-Destroyer!

X-rayer

You are my X-rayer. My God, You are my X-rayer. You look deeper than anyone could ever look. You examine my heart. I can't hide anything from You, Lord. I don't want to. You know things about me that I don't know about myself, and I am grateful when you show me what I have inside. I love You for being my Xrayer!

Welcoming King

You are a Welcoming King. My God, You are a Welcoming King. You welcome home the backslider. You welcome the down and out, the up and out, and everyone in between into your Kingdom with one simple request. You only ask that we believe You. That we accept that You have already paid the price for the debt we could never afford. With open arms You welcome us. You beckon us. You knock on the doors of our hearts. You send Your servants out to invite us in. Thank You so much for being a Welcoming King.

Victory!

You are my Victory! My God, You are My Victory! I want to learn to rest more in more in this truth. In Christ, I have Victory over sin. In Christ, I have Victory over despair! Thank You for providinig a way of triumph over every test that comes my way. You have been faithful to lead me to victory over and over again. I am so glad that I can trust You are my Banner of Victory!

Unprecedented!

You are Unprecedented. My God, You are Unprecedented! God above all, the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End, before there was a heaven and an Earth there was You. You are bigger than I know, and I will spend eternity learning that fact over and over again. I am excited to call You my Daddy! I am grateful that You have my back. I am thankful that without You nothing was made. Thank you for being unprecedented.

The Truth!

You are the Truth! My God, You are the Truth! In fact, you are the father of all that is true. You could not lie if you tried, because You opperate in such a high level of integrity that everything You say is the truth. Even though you saw the darkness, You called out the light. Light nor darkness had a choice. Light had to come. I love you for that. You can't always count on people, Father. Because people, even well-meaning and well-intentioned people, fall short. You never do. You have never fallen short on anything that You have promised me. You have proven Your word to be true! Thank you for the Truth!

Solution

You are my Solution. My God, You are my Solution. Doesn't matter what the problem is, how big or how small. I have learned that the answer is in You. I thank You for being the solution to every delima that I will ever face. Thank You for giving me Your Word as my Guide. Thank You for allowing me the privillage of bringing my problems, short comings, needs, wants, and anything I can think of to Your throne. It is truly a privilage to have a personal relationship with the One who wrote the manual for my life, the One who made me and knows me better than I ever could. Thank You for being my Solution.

Restorer!

You are my Restorer. My God, You are my Restorer! You restore years; You restore relationships. You restore life to all of us who call on Your name. You take great pleasure in snatching up what others have written off as hopeless, and making its greatness shine forth as a testament of who You are. Bless You, Lord. You Restore.

Quieter

You are my quieter. My God, You are my quieter. With a sweet whisper You quiet my soul. When life and circumstances would threaten to overcome me with worry, Your steadfast love prevents my spirit from stepping into fear. Thank You for quieting my soul. Hallelujah!

Protector

You are my Protector. My God, You are my Protector. When I declare that You are my refuge and my fortress, I don't say it out of tradition, I say it because You have proven it true over and over in my life. Thank you for always being here to protect me. Thank you for giving your angels charge over me. Thank You for the peace I find in your presense. I love you for being my protector.

Omnipotent!

You are omnipotent. My God, You are omnipotent. Omni-potent. All powerful. You have power over all. Only You set one on a hill and bring down another. You are so powerful that you open doors that no man can shut. You shut doors that no man can open. Through Your might power you raised my Savior from the dead, and gave all dominion to Him. Your power has healed me! Your power has redeemed me; Your power keeps me. Glory to God. I rejoice that you are Omnipotent.

Nissi!

You are my Nissi! My God, You are my Jehovah Nissi! You are my banner of victory. And I thank You because I know that as long as I continue to trust Your guidance, victory is always mine. Thank you for being my all! Thank you for being my banner! Thank you for being Jehovah Nissi!

MENDER!

You are my mender! My God, You are my Mender! Everytime something or someone breaks my heart, You are faithful to mend it. Thank you, God! You are an awesome Mender!

Limitless-Love

You are Limitless-Love! My God You are Limitless-Love! Patient, kind, everlasting, Love, that's You! Your Word Declares that You are Love! Your actions declare that You Are Love! Thank you for Your Limitless, love.

King!

You are my King! My God, You are my King! You put Your kingdom in my Spirit, and wrote Your laws on my heart. You lead me with grace,
Guidance, justice, and peace. You are my King, but not the kind that
lives on a hill far away from his people. You allow me to come and lay at Your throne. I'm grateful that You are my King!

Justifier!

You are a Justifier! My God, You are a Justifier! When you call me righteous
despite all my flaws, sins, and imperfections, no devil in Hell can argue- and win! You vouch for me simply because I accepted the priceless gift
Of Your love. I am covered under Your blood! Bless You for Justifying me!

Inspiring!

You are Inspiring! My God, You are Inspiring!You Inspire me with Your poetry,You Inspire me with Your prose! Your artwork is more beautiful Than any painter could capture! When You speak, my heart races! Your thoughts fuel my creativity. I crave Your inspiration!

Holy!

You are Holy! My God, you are Holy! Holy as in set apart, above all! Holy as in like no other! Holy as in eternity is not long enough to discover every aspect of Your glory! I must call You holy!

Gregarious!

You are Gregarious! My God, You are gregarious! You delight in the Praises of Your children so much that you can't help but join us as we lift Your name. I love the way You meet me when I praise. You delight me with Your presence, as I cry holy,Worthy, glory to Your name! I'm glad Your gregarious!

Faithful

FAITHFUL, FAITHFUL, FAITHFUL! My God You are Faithful! You are faithful when I praise You,And You are faithful when I don't! Your faithfulness has saved me more Times than I can count. I have never and will never have to worry aboutYou not being here. You are the one constant person that I can always turn to.Always! Hallelujah! You are Faithful.

Exceeding!

You are Exceeding! My God, You are Exceeding! Anything I think You are, You prove that You are more! Over and over again, You go above and beyond my understanding of Your greatness, your mercy, Your love! Thank You for exceeding!

Designer!

You're a Designer!My God, what a Designer!Your precision is perfect in everything YouMake. From the position of the planets toThe number of cells in my body, You have A purpose and a plan for everything and everyoneThat is manifested at Your word.I love You, my Designer!

Covenant-Conscious!

You are Covenant-Conscious!
My God, You are Covenant-Conscious!
You who do not have to be bound by anything
Choose to stick to Your Word and keep Your promises,
And though Your Word alone seals any deal,
You've signed Your Covenant with Blood.
I salute You for Your Covenant!

Boundless

You are boundless! My God, You are boundless! Worthy of honor, You stand outside of time,Knowing all, being everywhere,Filling all the heavens and the earthWith You. I honor You for being boundless.

Awesome

You are AWESOME! My God, You are awesome! Worthy of awe, You amaze me With everything from Your kindness to Your infinite wisdom, To Your wonderful creation. I am in awe of You.

Are You Sleeping?

Obviously, I am not. :) I just finished another issue of The Encourager, and I wrote an article in it about the importance of proper rest. It seems that not getting enough rest, even when you are young, (I'm still young, right?) can cause problems. Thank God for grace! Still, I am going to have to decide to do better, and take myself to bed. Did I mention that I have to be up at about five thirty to go out of town in the morning. :( I really did not want to stay up this late. Hmmm.... is that hard to believe considering the fact that I am blogging right now instead of getting ready for bed? Well, I just wanted to write a quick note. Rejoice with me. Are you rejoicing? That's better. Well, the rejoicing is because my shots are all done as of Monday this week. Well, for two to four months anyway. :) After that I have to get the third Hep B. After that I am hopefully done for a long time. I did not realize I should be rubbing alchohol on my shoulders after all those shots, and consequently both my arms are sore. Well, I must make haste unto my chambers now to layeth down mine head. I canst tarry here any longer. Much ado, to you and you and you. Auf Wiedersehen, Goodnight! La chica es muy loca, pero no quiero duerme mas.

My Imagination Betrayed Me!!

Oh my goodness. Have you ever been tricked by your own imagination? It happened to me this morning, and I was so annoyed. You see when I took my morning nap, I had a dream. It seemed that I was at my church, but we must have been in a new church building because it seemed the bigger. Anyway, something was going on, not unusal at all, and I was rushing around helping out and doing various things. Then I heard my name, it startled me at first, but then I realized that the voice was coming from my phone. It was a guy with an Ausie or NZ accent, and I knew him. It was a friend of mine that I had met online. This was not the first time that we had talked. So I tried to talk to him, but he was breaking up. So I say, "Hey, I am trying to get some things done and you are breaking up, so I need to call you back later." Then he says, "No wait! Are you in a building?" And I said, "Yeah,", and he asked if I could go outside so that we could talk. He really needed to talk to me for a minute. So he sounded like he had something he really needed to talk about, so I walked outside the church. Then I said, "So what's up?" And he said, "Let's go." The next thing I know the thick black guy (dark skinned, kinda short) and this thin white guy (blonde hair a little taller than the black guy but still short) kidnapped me. What is up with that! How am I going to fall for a kidknapping in my own dream concocted from my own imagination. It was rather weird. It might even be weird that I was so annoyed by it. I mean when the shorter guy came toward me with the rope, in my dream, I said, "Oh, you've got to be kidding me." Then I look over and see the blonde dude. I instantly woke myself up, thinking, I refuse to find out what happens next in this one. Now I am curious though. Maybe the next time I go to sleep I can pick up where I left off. (Sometimes I can, if I want to.)

I guess I should explain a little bit about myself. My imagination is truly enormous. It's a blessing, and it's...well, truly it is just a blessing. Thank You, Father. ;) See I dream movies, not dreams. Sometimes I dream action packed blockbusters. I really enjoy dreaming, usually. I have never dreamed a dream with such a twist as that one though. Being kidnapped by an online friend really shocked me. lol Anyway, as I think about it some more, I am thinking, if developed it might turn into a good novel or screen play. :)Okay, I am happy with my imagination again. Sometimes it is just good to blog things out, I guess. :) Hmm...I am kind of looking forward to bedtime tonight.

In other news, I am not going to be able to get all of the financial aid offered to me, so I am going to be short. Hopefully enough scholarships will come through to cover the rest. I know I am going one way or another.

Oh and for a sinus update. Last week was completely awful for me. Every night my head hurt so bad that I woke up every thirty minutes or so because of the pain. It was horrible. So I finally broke down and paid the 58.98 for the decongestant. It is much better now. My sinus are actually draining. Which is much better than being stuck in my head. I get all excited about it. The more they drain the less they hurt me. :)

I still, unfortunately, have two shots to take before I can send off my immunizations. I wanted to get them today. I am waiting for a check for the paper, though, so I don't know if I will make it or not.

Oh, in about two weeks, I am getting my digi cam. I am excited about that. I think I may have it in time to enter a video contest. (school money) Even if I don't get it in time for that, I already have plans for it.

Well, that is about all I have to blog about at the moment.

Much Love,

Roz

I speak English! :)

I'm posting this mainly to have something to blog about. But I think the results are pretty self explanatory. :)

Roz

Your Linguistic Profile:

65% General American English

15% Yankee

10% Dixie

5% Midwestern

0% Upper Midwestern

WhatKind of American English Do You Speak?

Should I have to work so hard?...

Well, I would have been here sooner...Really I would have. I tried to blog yesterday, but I could not get in. Today the only way I got in was by signing in through the post comment page. I could not sign in from the main page.

Anyway, I am here now. Time for some "Road to Oklahoma" information. I finally started my immunizations. I only have the Hep B left, and I hope to take my first one next week. Then I will have to wait a month. Which would put me at early May for my second shot. My third one will probably be in July, right before school starts, but I think I am going to send over my immunization records after the May shot, and just let them know that there is another on the way. That is if I take any Hep B. shots. For some reason, I can't get one here because I am over 18. If the other clinic says the same thing, I am going to ask the people at the school if a person over 18 is required to have them. It may be that because of my age I don't need one. Anyway, I will have to wait until Monday to find out.

I have started a new thing, that is working well for me so far. It is a "To Do" Book. I am using it to keep track with the ten million things that I need to be doing, and so far I am getting a lot more accomplished since I started using it. I also use the book to keep track of which scholarships I am applying for. I am doing quite a few with essays, so I need to sit down and plan a time to write them. I started one, and I like the way I started it, but now I need to go and research the topic. :) I did recieve my entire student financial packet. There were four loans on it, and it still did not cover my total expenses. There is another 1000 or so unaccounted for. So I a hoping to get some of these scholarships.

This may seem totally random to you, but I am very excited about school. :) Most of the time anyway. I did not realize how excited I was until I recieved my schedule. :) If this tells you anything, I immediately typed it up by day, so I could get a good look at what my days will be like. Then I got on google earth, and accessed my route to classes everyday. It seems that even though for part of the day I have a nice break, it would be better for me to plan to hangout somewhere near the buildings where my classes will be. I will explain when I post the schedule. I would post it here today, but I don't have it handy right now. I may later though. :) I also went on Myspace and checked out the grades on some of my professors. Most of mine had pretty decent grades. I did notice something about some of the PE teachers (I looked at all of them becuase I am not sure who I will have yet.). A student complained about recieving a failing grade because they had a breathing problem and could not pass the field test. This seems unfair to me. But I don't know all the details either. I looked at the Spring 07 (they have not posted fall yet) sylabus for the HPEP class and they said the field test is worth 40% of the grade. That is a large percentage. I think when I took it in high school, I passed though. I always walked it, which is allowed. And with my age, I get more time to walk it than some. :) lol :) Anyway, I will just take some benedryl and walk on. lol More later, gotta run.

DFW and other tidbits

Saturday we took Daja to the airport. I made a vow to write about the sadistic designers of the DFW. Oh my goodness, I was so annoyed. You see I had to "tinkle". So I went into the air port and was excited to see a sign pointing ahead that read Restrooms. However, I was a little jaded when I found that there were twenty such signs. I had to walk about a mile to get to the actual restroom. Is that mean or what? It would seem that they would put rest rooms ever so often, instead of having that long stretch of arrows promising relief soon. Anyway, thank God I made it.

I finally broke down and went to the doctor. It seems that I weigh an astronomical amount now. Thank God I am joining a gym. That is not why I went though. I went because I had taken about 58 IB Profien the week before (From Tuesday to Wednesday). I was in serious pain (sinus pain). They gave me an antibiotic for the infection and some pain meds for the pain, and a decongestant. Since then I have been much better. I have not had to take the pain pills much, because the anti-biotic and the decongestant are working much better than Tylonel Sinus. :)

Anyway, that is all for now. I think I am going to write my (future) honey tonight. No, you can't read what I write my honey. I made that blog private, only he can read it. :)

Much love,

Roz

She's back :)

Hey everyone out there. Long time between 41 and 42. :) I wanted to make sure I got some in this month. If I can post a few times each month that would be a big improvement. :) So what has been going on with me? Well, I have been busy beyond busy. This weekend for example: Overall I have to finish putting the newsletter together. Friday night: I am reading my children's book and speaking about my experiences as a writer. Then when I leave there, I have to go to singles meeting. Saturday: I am going to a "Abraham Lincoln Dinner" at the country club. Sunday I have church, I probably have children's church. Not sure about that, but it is highly likely. Sunday night I am on program as Maya Angelou. I have been practicing getting into character, so I am talking with a deep voice these days. :) So you see, I am splurging with my time to even sit here and ramble about my time. lol :)

Right now I am reading a Perry Stone book called Unleashing the Beast. It is pretty interesting. I have not had a chance to work on the play. I am still recovering from week before last's three days of no sleep marrathon, and now I think it is time to do it again. On a positive note, I was told by a new member to our journalism team that he did not notice one error in the last issue (that's what I was working on for those three days.) That blessed me. :) Oh, and I am doing the church website again. That is fun. Things are going pretty smoothly for the most part. I should be done in a few more weeks, I think.

I am still looking for more scholarships and grants. I have not heard from my school yet, so I am not sure what else they are offering.

Anyway, that is all for now.

Love ya bunches,

Roz

41 and climbling!

This is my 41st post on ROR! That is how I will be abreviating the blog name. :) Yes, clever, I know. :) lol Anyway, I am really getting excited about seeing the number of blogs I've written rise. I see progress! :) Today was a good day for the most part, but I have some more work to do at Ms. Cherry's office after church tonight, weather permitting.

I saw some sleet today on my way home from work, but it did not last long. It is cold enough to stick if we do get any accumilation. It is pretty chilly! I wish I could tell you the temp, but my KLSA weather thingy is not working anymore, and I refuse to put weather bug on my computer. So I have no current temp to relay to you at this time. I doubt if we have gotten above 40 today, if that helps any. :)

I wish I had some exciting tid-bit to share today, but I really don't. Except for the fact that this is my 41st blog. :) I don't guess I should hit you with too much excitment. The 41st blog alone is probably plenty to shout about! lol I have a lot of work to do, and not enough time to do it. I am tempted to skip church tonight; but nope, God first. I will go tonight, if the roads permit. Well, I better get off of here for now.

Love ya bunches!

Roz

Saturday

I know you are wondering how I ever came up with such a brilliant title as the day of the week that I am posting. lol Yeah, I know...Anyway, today has been pretty good. I have been able to actually get back to writing on the play, which really blesses me. I have some things to finish for the church newsletter though, and I have not worked on those at all. I have to pray alot about it, because all the inspiration I had for the stories seems to have gone elsewhere. I am sure the stories are there, I just need to spend some extra time with Daddy God to prime the pump, so to speak. There is a little girl standing beside me, asking me if I am almost finished every few minutes. Now she is asking me to erase the sentence eluding to her. lol Now she is threatening not to be my friend. She is a really cute kid though. I know she loves me. I love her too. :) So anyway, as you can tell, I am feeling the pressure not to be longwinded with this entry. I quess I will write more later.

God Bless and Goodnight!

Everyone have a great time at church tomorrow!

Good Word!

This is from The Message Bible.


Heb 12:1:
Do you see what this means--all these pioneers who blazed the way, all these veterans cheering us on? It means we'd better get on with it. Strip down, start running--and never quit! No extra spiritual fat, no parasitic sins.

Heb 12:2:
Keep your eyes on Jesus, who both began and finished this race we're in. Study how he did it. Because he never lost sight of where he was headed--that exhilarating finish in and with God--he could put up with anything along the way: cross, shame, whatever. And now he's there, in the place of honor, right alongside God.

Heb 12:3:
When you find yourselves flagging in your faith, go over that story again, item by item, that long litany of hostility he plowed through. That will shoot adrenaline into your souls!

Heb 12:4:
In this all-out match against sin, others have suffered far worse than you, to say nothing of what Jesus went through--all that bloodshed!

Heb 12:5:
So don't feel sorry for yourselves. Or have you forgotten how good parents treat children, and that God regards you as his children? My dear child, don't shrug off God's discipline, but don't be crushed by it either.

Heb 12:6:
It's the child he loves that he disciplines; the child he embraces, he also corrects.

Heb 12:7:
God is educating you; that's why you must never drop out. He's treating you as dear children. This trouble you're in isn't punishment; it's training,

Heb 12:8:
the normal experience of children. Only irresponsible parents leave children to fend for themselves. Would you prefer an irresponsible God?

Heb 12:9:
We respect our own parents for training and not spoiling us, so why not embrace God's training so we can truly live?

Heb 12:10:
While we were children, our parents did what seemed best to them. But God is doing what is best for us, training us to live God's holy best.

Heb 12:11:
At the time, discipline isn't much fun. It always feels like it's going against the grain. Later, of course, it pays off handsomely, for it's the well-trained who find themselves mature in their relationship with God.

Heb 12:12:
So don't sit around on your hands! No more dragging your feet!

Heb 12:13:
Clear the path for long-distance runners so no one will trip and fall, so no one will step in a hole and sprain an ankle. Help each other out. And run for it!

Heb 12:14:
Work at getting along with each other and with God. Otherwise you'll never get so much as a glimpse of God.

Heb 12:15:
Make sure no one gets left out of God's generosity. Keep a sharp eye out for weeds of bitter discontent. A thistle or two gone to seed can ruin a whole garden in no time.

Heb 12:16:
Watch out for the Esau syndrome: trading away God's lifelong gift in order to satisfy a short-term appetite.

Heb 12:17:
You well know how Esau later regretted that impulsive act and wanted God's blessing--but by then it was too late, tears or no tears.

Heb 12:18:
Unlike your ancestors, you didn't come to Mount Sinai--all that volcanic blaze and earthshaking rumble--

Heb 12:19:
to hear God speak. The earsplitting words and soul-shaking message terrified them and they begged him to stop.
Heb 12:20:
When they heard the words--"If an animal touches the Mountain, it's as good as dead"--they were afraid to move.

Heb 12:21:
Even Moses was terrified.

Heb 12:22:
No, that's not your experience at all. You've come to Mount Zion, the city where the living God resides. The invisible Jerusalem is populated by throngs of festive angels

Heb 12:23:
and Christian citizens. It is the city where God is Judge, with judgments that make us just.

Heb 12:24:
You've come to Jesus, who presents us with a new covenant, a fresh charter from God. He is the Mediator of this covenant. The murder of Jesus, unlike Abel's--a homicide that cried out for vengeance--became a proclamation of grace.

Heb 12:25:
So don't turn a deaf ear to these gracious words. If those who ignored earthly warnings didn't get away with it, what will happen to us if we turn our backs on heavenly warnings?

Powerful stuff. :)



Love ya,

Roz

The Late Night Posting...

Sounds like the title of a scary story, huh? lol Anyway, it is really late, and I am blogging just because I wanna. I watch Anne of Green Gables and Anne of Avonlea tonight. We started watching around 5:30 and stopped around 1:30 AM. Needless to say, I did not get any writing done so far today. Unless you count this. Actually this can't count for two good reasons. One the today I was referring to was Sunday, and at 2:28 AM, it is now Monday. Two, this writing is just for the benefit of me and the people who enjoy reading my ramblings. Real writing would constitute finishing another article for the paper or another scene of the play. No I am not finished, which is laughable because I have all but written the rest of the play in my head. I simply have not found the time to stop and write it down. Yeah... I know... I really should have finished it by now. I will do better.

In other news, one of my dearest friends just wrote me that she is about to have a baby. :) I am so excited. I want to write her back, but I won't until tomorrow night probably. :)

Anyway, church was awesome today. It seemed like every song during praise and worship ministered to me. It was like God spent the whole morning kissing me and telling me over and over again that He is mightier than any fiery dart of the enemy. :) The sermon was awesome too. I can tell that God is working in me, because I went through the majority of the day not dwelling on the thing that happened last night. The upset...yeah I know...but that is about all that I am willing to say about it. Anyway, it did not consume my thoughts today. Instead the thoughts that consumed me were: I love God and I love. I am serious, during church today the enemy tried to get me to thinking negatively again about this current ordeal, and before I knew it, I stopped the thoughts with a simple whisper: I love. I want to write more about this, but not tonight. I need to be sensible. :) I really need to get some sleep.


Goodnight and God bless

In Christ,

Roz

He surely goes before me...

Believe it or not, I tried hard to get this entry in on Friday night, but I wanted to include a mp3 of the new song that God gave me. It took me forever to get that done, so I did not get it posted. I do think it is funny that this song is the very thing that I need to hear right now. I had a bit of a upset earlier tonight (yesterday really, it is almost 4 AM. Lord help me at church in the morning. Anyway, as I was sitting and listening to Pastor on Wednesday night this song came up in my spirit.

I don't have to worry

'bout what tomorrow will bring.

I won't have anxiety

'cause I know Christ is King

You see my father sees me

And He knows what I need

His provision is perfect

And from His table I'll feed.

All I have is the chorus so far, although I think after tonight, I will surely be hearing a verse or two shortly. :) I love God! I love people too. I hate principalities with a passion, but if its war they want I am more than ready to fight. :) Anyway, if you click on the first line you can hear the tune of the song. That is how I heard it in spirit. I really need to finish ironing so that I can go to sleep. So I will write more later.

Yeah, I know. :)

Love in Christ

Roz

PS. Jen you made me smile tonight (your message on the myspace blog) when I really needed it. You are an awesome friend. :) Love ya, bunches!

First Post of the New Year

Okay, this is my first 2007 post, and only 11 days into the New Year. Not so bad, huh? Anyway, tonight I have a meeting at the church. I don't think it will last all that long though. After the meeting, I will be going over to my friend, Ms. Cherry's house. I am helping her with her hair tonight. What? Of course I think you are interested in my schedule, why else would I bother enlightening you. lol :)

Anyway, here is a scholarship update. I found three more that I want to apply for. One of them is a "pay everything and pay you to study" scholarship. I really want that one. This is the year of total prosperity and the open door! So I say it's mine. :)

A happy Note: I tried on one of my favorite suits, and I can still wear it. (applause pause)I think it is too short for my church's current dress code though. Ironically, I think it is long enough for ORU's current dress code (1 1/4 inch above the middle of the knee). (So long as I sit down very carefully.) So I think I will be saving that one for college. Hopefully I will loose some more weight before August.

Which brings me to another thing to mention. I am going to join a gym. I am excited about it. I want to take some toning and Karate classes. That will be fun. :) I don't think I can wear my karate suit anymore though. I think I will do the toning and maybe some kick boxing until I can. Kickboxing sounds like fun to me. :) I would do pilates, but they said pilates/yoga, and I am not interested in Yoga.

I finished reading one of my Christmas novels a couple of weeks ago. It was Ted Dekker and Frank Peretti's novel: House. There has already been a movie made about the book. It was pretty good. I enjoyed it quite a bit. Overall it had the same premise as The Oath by Frank Peretti, but I liked The Oath a lot better than this book. It was very well done though. I was sufficiently suspensified. lol I made that up all by myself.

I should be able to come very close to actually finishing the play this weekend. I am really excited about that. I am going to get it typed up as soon as possible, I still may be able to cast before the month is out. The first half of the play is awesome. I love the last scene a whole lot. It is cool :) I can't wait to get it cast so that I can see it performed. :)

This weekend I hope to get a chance to record the first episode of my web show: The Paper Mouth Twins. :) I wrote it a while ago, but I have not had a chance to record it. When I do this one is definately going on You Tube! :) I may post it from You Tube to hear too. For my interested fans who don't go to You Tube. :)

That is all for now. More later. Yeah I know...

Much Love,

Roz