Have you ever felt SO connected to a song that it puts your heart at rest? Something so simple as singing to God can ease the soul and remind us that He has everything under control. Here is a song that I have been continually amazed with the last few months that I have shared with many people and led a 4th grade class in devotion and they led me in prayer my last day to these words:

“Your Love Is Strong” by Jon Foreman (lead singer of Switchfoot)

Heavenly Father
You always amaze me
Let Your Kingdom come
In my world and in my life
You give me the food I need
To live through the day
And forgive me as I forgive
The people that wronged me
Lead me far from temptation
Deliver me from the evil one

I look out the window
The birds are composing
Not a note is out of tune
Or out of place
I walk to the meadow
And stare at the flowers
Better dressed than any girl
On her wedding day

So why should I worry?
Why do I freak out?
God knows what I need
You know what I need

Chorus (3x):
Your love is
Your love is
Your love is strong

The Kingdom of the heavens
Is now advancing
Invade my heart
Invade this broken town
The Kingdom of the heavens
Is buried treasure
Would you sell yourself
To buy the one you’ve found?

Two things You told me
That You are strong
And You love me
Yes, You love me

(Chorus 3x)

Our God in heaven
Hallowed be
Thy Name above all names
Your Kingdom come
Your Will be done
On Earth as it is in heaven
Give us today our daily bread
Forgive us weary sinners
Keep us far away from our vices
And deliver us from these prisons

If you are overwhelmed by the hubbub of school already, I suggest you find out what’s most important… It can easily be stressful and overwhelming with all that needs to be done for classes/graduation - but if I have learned ONE THING over the last 5 years at Concordia, I have learned it is most important to ENJOY LIFE before homework.  It sounds incredibly irresponsible, but in order for me to function with a clear mind, I NEED to get off-campus and explore.  I need to have that free time with friends or by myself.  

It seems all I’ve been doing lately is riding my bicycle instead of doing homework! - Tim can fend for that one!!!  … but I have realized that it is most important that your life is in order before you can begin to focus on the little tasks of life such as homework.  So don’t get too stressed out - things will fall in place if your priorities are in line.  

ENJOY IT!!! 

Philippians 3:13-14

Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus. 

For all you faithful readers, if any of you are still left, I apologize for my lengthy hiatus. A lot has been going on in my life, all of which is good, so there’s no need to worry. I haven’t posted since September, but it feels like a few weeks, tops. Some big things have happened, most notably the CSP Women’s Volleyball team winning the National Championship. Let me tell you the story of that…

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Not to worry, I have returned.
The end of the semester (last year) was a fun swirl of busy-ness. Now I’m adjusting to the spring semester 2008.

It’s SUPER TUESDAY (have you/will you caucus?)!!!

I don’t want to make this extremely long (because I have some homework to attend to), but I’ll give a bit of a breakdown of what my semester entails.

CLASSES
Fiction Writing
Playwriting
Directing
Theatre History I
Lighting and Sound Design
Dance
Choir

(Okay, so I have a lot of classes, but I truly love them all)

OTHER STUFF
News editing for “The Sword”
Acting in “Seascape” and “Pirates of Penzance”
Vox 9 Vocal Jazz Ensemble
Paying my rent every month

Am I in over my head? Not quite, but I’m sure I’ll be flirting with that possibility throughout this semester.

I’m really starting to get sick of the snow and winter.

QUESTION:
Anyone seen any good movies lately?

hello all!  i’m finally settled in boston and getting acquainted with the area.  the traffic here is crazy, so i’m glad i’m in walking distance of most everything.  classes haven’t started yet, which is nice.  tuesday is the big day!  we had orientation this past thursday and friday including a rather difficult theory placement exam.  eek!  we’ll see how i did on that.  i’ll let you know… (more…)

Today marks the first day of senior year. Needless to say, it’s been pretty easy so far. I know things will change, especially in Philosophy, but overall it should be fairly painless. (more…)

it’s been such a long time!  too long, i fear.  much has happened since i last posted, and rather than try to recap everything in detail, i shall give a brief overview.

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–Opening Weekend of Oklahoma! was this past weekend. It went well. I think the cast was a little miffed by the lower numbers the first two nights, but they were very enthusiastic. I’ll take that over a huge quiet crowd. I gotta work on the dream sequence a little bit before Wednesday’s show. (more…)

Well, it’s America’s 231st birthday, and I’m sitting at Panera using their free Wi-fi. The past few weeks have flown by because of work, graduation parties, a bout with a cold, playing music, and enjoying all that summer has to offer. (more…)

I had a blast this past weekend in the great city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. I took a roadtrip with my good friend Jamie to see a high school classmate and enjoy the festivities of the world’s largest concert series - Summerfest. We toured the city, spent some time on the Lake Michigan beach, and enjoyed the shows. We got to see Fuel, Sugarland, T-Pain, Sum 41, The Fray, Chris Brown, The Goo Goo Dolls, Lifehouse, Sara Evans, Ciara, Big & Rich, Ludacris, and O.A.R. all perform on the three days we were there. (more…)