Scared in the Dark...

So I have always wondered this one thing. And I can't quite figure it out. When I was little I never liked to go in the dark.. but what little kid enjoys the dark? Not too many. But there is one place that scares me when it is dark unlike any other place. The church.

Why on earth would one of the scariest places be one of the safest and most uplifting places you could find yourself. This fear was reaffirmed to me on Sunday evening. I went to the church for a meeting at 8:45 p.m. As the meeting was closing and we were read to leave I noticed that no lights in the hall were on. Strange I though... Because they usually are on. I proceeded to run out of the church as fast as I could without looking back into the darkness. I felt as though someone was lurking behind me... not a pleasant feeling.

Note to self: Lights are good. =)

Second Chance

This morning I ran a 5K. Doesn't sound too impressive... but for me.. it most certainly is! I ran it with my two roommates Melissa and Kynzie. Melissa = avid runner. Kynzie = can be a runner. Madison = wishes to be a runner, but isn't.

Melissa darted off and Kynzie and I ran together. We did walk up the .28 mile hill that is steeper than all get out. But we ran the REST OF THE WAY!! WOOOOO!!!

Great accomplishment! The race was started for organ donation. What a way to contribute and get a great workout all at the same time.

Cute Old Man

As I sat in the student center at the university today, minding my own business, a kind and meek old man walked up to me. I heard him coming up behind me and I turned around to see him just smiling at me. He said as follows:

"You don't know me, and I don't know you. And you don't need to know me. But I just wanted to tell you that you look absolutely stunning today.... And you deserve a compliment."

As silly as this might sound, I can honestly say it was probably the nicest thing anyone has every said to me.

Today was just one of those days. Nothing seemed to be right. I was being entirely too hard on myself and entirely too over analytical about life in general. And I truly believe this was a tender mercy of the Lord. He knew I needed a slight pick-me-up... and He was right.

I will never forget this cute old man and the difference he made in my day!

Today was the first time I.....

Today was the first time in my 7,278 days of living on this planet that I tried......

Green Beens... I don't love you and I wouldn't pick you first, but I don't hate you.

iWant vs. iNeed

So lately I have been having the true desire to have an iPhone. But every time I start to think about it I realize that there are many more important things to spend $30 a month extra on instead of a cell phone... on account of I already have a completely functional cell phone.

Eventually the world will become an iPhone... So I figure I will just wait and let the iPhone take its course... sooner or later I will have one, but I'm in no rush.

iWant- an iPhone

iNeed- many other things.

Warm Fuzzies

There is nothing I love more than.....

Seeing a missionary in the airport waiting to:

1) Go out into the field and didicate their life for the next two years to serving the Lord.

2) See their family at the airport security gate.

I sometimes wonder though, do missionaries ever get sick of random people coming up to them in the airport and asking them the same 3 questions? Because I feel like that would get annoying to me. But I guess then again they have a different mentality than I. They are wholesome. They are prepared. They are the chosen. They are the Lord's protected and beloved sons who He trusts to share His word.

The Dark Knight

The sound of spinning wheels are sounding through the room.

Fans blowing to cool the dripping brow of those who occupy the seats.

A cloud of a desirous smell hits harder than a Mac Truck.

I cannot quite pinpoint when or where this musk is from.

Then... it comes.

:Flashback:

I am taken back to a day and time far from the present.

This scene is full of pompoms and a roaring crowds of restless fans.

One face stands out in the crowd.

Yes, it is He.

The one who wore, so proudly, his Polo shirt, Seven jeans, and Puma tennis shoes.

That morning he spritzed himself with that wondrous creation of a concoction.

:Reality:

As this Mac Truck continues to crush my sense of smell I slowly drift into the lull of my cycling.

I know this smell all too well.

Yes, it is the Dark Knight.

Ralph Lauren: Polo Black.