To Everyone:
If you don't know by know that I have a new job, sorry I've been pretty busy lately. I know live in Monticello, IA. I work at Camp Courageous as a Counselor. I just started the job yesterday! It feels like it is Friday but it is only Tuesday and I have done SO many things here! I left Bayard, NE on Saturday and arrived here in Iowa on Sunday. It is 11 hours away from Bayard and I didn't really want to drive here in 1 day! I broke the trip down to two days. It was great traveling here and I had no troubles getting here! I moved into my dorm Sunday night. My room looks BARE and EMPTY!!! I get my own bathroom and my own room!! I have to share the kithen with the other people working here but that isn't so bad. Right now I am learning the rules of Camp Courageous and where everything is. I have basically meet everyone here except for the ones that are gone on the Nashville trip. I will have pictures up as soon as possible. Nothing really else is going on right now. I am just hoping that this opporunity will turn into a year round job and more!
Just for your information Camp Courageous is a camp for disablity people, from the ages 0 to 105. The camp goes year round and travels to different places. Right now there are two counselors on a trip to Nashville, TN. Any questions about the camp you can go to the website: www.campcoureagous.org/
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Saturday, February 21, 2009
Pray for America and Congressmen all around!!
"Heavenly Father,
We come before you today to ask your forgiveness and to seek your direction and guidance. We know Your Word says, 'Woe to those who call evil good,' but that is exactly what we have done. We have lost our spiritual equilibrium and reversed our values. We have exploited the poor and called it the lottery. We have rewarded laziness and called it welfare. We have killed our unborn and called it choice. We have shot abortionists and called it justifiable. We have neglected to discipline our children and called it building self esteem.. We have abused power and called it politics. We have coveted our neighbor's possessions and called it ambition. We have polluted the air with profanity and pornography and called it freedom of expression. We have ridiculed the time-honored values of our forefathers and called it enlightenment. Search us, Oh, God, and know our hearts today; cleanse us from every sin and set us free. Amen!" From Minister down in Kansas, opening up congress with a pray!
This was on Paul Harvey the other day and I was shocked and proud that somebody prayed that outloud and for the opening of the congress! This stroke a cord with me because it seems lately nobody really cares what happens to the world. Everybody wants to take the word GOD out of money, out of the courts, and out of the world. I know I won't let the happen. It is just weird that America was built for religious freedom but now if you are religious then that is wrong! I think everybody should look back in their history books and read why America was founded! I think if we don't start believing in GOD or letting Him lead us then something major will happen!!
We come before you today to ask your forgiveness and to seek your direction and guidance. We know Your Word says, 'Woe to those who call evil good,' but that is exactly what we have done. We have lost our spiritual equilibrium and reversed our values. We have exploited the poor and called it the lottery. We have rewarded laziness and called it welfare. We have killed our unborn and called it choice. We have shot abortionists and called it justifiable. We have neglected to discipline our children and called it building self esteem.. We have abused power and called it politics. We have coveted our neighbor's possessions and called it ambition. We have polluted the air with profanity and pornography and called it freedom of expression. We have ridiculed the time-honored values of our forefathers and called it enlightenment. Search us, Oh, God, and know our hearts today; cleanse us from every sin and set us free. Amen!" From Minister down in Kansas, opening up congress with a pray!
This was on Paul Harvey the other day and I was shocked and proud that somebody prayed that outloud and for the opening of the congress! This stroke a cord with me because it seems lately nobody really cares what happens to the world. Everybody wants to take the word GOD out of money, out of the courts, and out of the world. I know I won't let the happen. It is just weird that America was built for religious freedom but now if you are religious then that is wrong! I think everybody should look back in their history books and read why America was founded! I think if we don't start believing in GOD or letting Him lead us then something major will happen!!
Sunday, February 8, 2009
Fireproof
When the previews came out for the movie, "Fireproof". I knew that I wanted to see this movie. It did come out in theaters up here but I really didn't have time to go see it. So I waited until the movie came out and bought it. A friend of mine saw it and said that it was really good. She recommended it for my whole family to see it. Well today I finally had time to watch it. My mom and dad watched it with me.
This is one of the best movies I have seen in a long time! I loved it!! It is one of those movies that you just need to see. It is great for couples, married couples, and single people. It talk about Christ and the relationship that you need to have with Him before you can really have a relationship with another person. It also showed that one person believed in Christ and the other one saw how happy that person was and wanted to be as happy as them. I recommend this movie to everyone!!!
Anyways, what has been happening to me lately: I have been working, working, working, and have I mentioned working? Its work and then home. Home and then work. I'm not really complaining because the more hours I have the more money I have. The only problem is that I am getting really frustrated at work. I am getting frustrated with the people and the schedule! It just seems nobody really wants to work.
It just kills me when I can work 14 days in a row and a co-worker complains about working three days in a row! I am just sick and tired of nobody really working as a team! When I first started working there it seemed like a team effort and now, it doesn't even feel like a team. Nobody volunteers to work for another person. There is so much drama there!! It feels like junior high again! I just wish that we had people who will work!
I think that is all that is happening right now!! I talk later!!!
This is one of the best movies I have seen in a long time! I loved it!! It is one of those movies that you just need to see. It is great for couples, married couples, and single people. It talk about Christ and the relationship that you need to have with Him before you can really have a relationship with another person. It also showed that one person believed in Christ and the other one saw how happy that person was and wanted to be as happy as them. I recommend this movie to everyone!!!
Anyways, what has been happening to me lately: I have been working, working, working, and have I mentioned working? Its work and then home. Home and then work. I'm not really complaining because the more hours I have the more money I have. The only problem is that I am getting really frustrated at work. I am getting frustrated with the people and the schedule! It just seems nobody really wants to work.
It just kills me when I can work 14 days in a row and a co-worker complains about working three days in a row! I am just sick and tired of nobody really working as a team! When I first started working there it seemed like a team effort and now, it doesn't even feel like a team. Nobody volunteers to work for another person. There is so much drama there!! It feels like junior high again! I just wish that we had people who will work!
I think that is all that is happening right now!! I talk later!!!
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
The Big Chill
Have any of you guys or gals seen the movie, "The Big Chill"? It was an okay movie but it got me thinking. The movie was basically about life, death, friends, family, love, past, present, and future. During the movie music was used to show their emotions or how the scene needed to play out. It made me think of how I or we use music to mark our history.
For example, my first love. Everytime I hear the song, "99.9% Sure". I think about who I used to love. Or if I listen to the song, "You're So Vain" I think of a guy who broke up with me because he wanted everything to be about him. Then I listen to "Butterfly Kisses" and that is my dad and my song.
We all have songs that mean something to us. We put music into our lives. It is is there to mark a great day, happy day, sad day, or just a great memory!
Th movie "Big Chill" made me think of all of my friends, family, life and death. In the movie there is this scene where they are cleaning up supper and a great song just came on. They all start to dance to it. I have friends and family members that would do that in a heart beat. I know I dance and sing along with music!
Music is there to heal us, make us believe in love, helps us get over a broken heart, let us vent, and just be there.
The movie also talked about life and death. The whole movie is really about a friend killed himself and all of his college friends got back together for the funeral. It showed that they all moved along but took each day for granted. After the funeral it made life more precious. Not really life but friends and family.
I know in today's world it is hard to realize that family and friends are more important then a lot of things. But without them you really wouldn't have anyone. You need your family and friends with you. You may not get along with your family but they are there for you, when you need them! Not every family is great but I want everyone to realize that there is family and friends out there for you!
Seeing this movie tonight made me just think about family and friends. It also made me think that music is in my life and in a lot of other people's life too! I think the movie made me more appeciate of my friends, family, and music. Music is there for so many reasons. It doesn't matter what kind of music you like or listen to because it will always be there for you!
I want you to just take a few minutes and think of moments where music has helped you out. Where it made a memory for you! Everybody can think of at least one song or some tune that helped them out. Not even helping them out but just making a memory for you!
I will leave you with one of my favorite songs that I will always like and always listen to ....
Luey Armstrong, "What a Wonderful World"
Monday, December 22, 2008
Just babbling
At the end of this week, I am celebrating Christmas with my family. My mom's side of family is celebrating Christmas this Saturday. TRUTHFULLY, I have been trying to get of going. Its not that I really don't like my family its just .... complicated.
I could start at the begining but the begining was great! Even the middle was okay. Its just the present that I really don't like! Am I the only one that feels this way? Okay I made a promise to myself that I would be honest on my blog, so here it goes.
The real reason why I don't want to go this Saturday is because I feel like everybody is judging me. That I don't fit in. I know I shouldn't feel this way or anything but I do. And I don't really know how to fix it! I don't think my parents would understand why I really wouldn't like to go. They would think I am just making up an excuse to not be there.
It just feels weird being there. Everybody is looking at me! I'm not married, not dating, haven't finished college, working at a low-paying job, and is pretty pitful! In my mom's side of family you really have to be someone to fit in. It feels all my life that I have really never fit in on that side. Well not even on my dad's side. Sometimes it seems that I don't even fit in anywhere. I can remember a time when I was in 4-H. I just won in rabbit. It seemed that it really didn't matter to some people. Don't get me wrong my parents were proud of me and my grandma. Its just some other people in my family were like, "Good job on whatever you did". Even when I got my state and american degree.
I know one of the problems is that I can't keep my mouth shut. I do wish that my family would be able to speak about everything that has happened. Nobody really talks about the "Elephant in the room". It has never really happened. I think maybe if we spoke about the "elephant" I would feel so much better.
I know I am not perfect in this world and I will never be. Its just that I wish that .........
Anyways enough about me going on and on about stupid things. I hope you guys and gals have a WONDERFUL Christmas! Remember that is the day Jesus the Christ was born. Don't forget the real reason why we celebrate Christmas. Also I thought I would mention it is the Season for Giving. Give whatever you can. It is better to give then to recieve!!!!
Merry Christmas
Elisha
I could start at the begining but the begining was great! Even the middle was okay. Its just the present that I really don't like! Am I the only one that feels this way? Okay I made a promise to myself that I would be honest on my blog, so here it goes.
The real reason why I don't want to go this Saturday is because I feel like everybody is judging me. That I don't fit in. I know I shouldn't feel this way or anything but I do. And I don't really know how to fix it! I don't think my parents would understand why I really wouldn't like to go. They would think I am just making up an excuse to not be there.
It just feels weird being there. Everybody is looking at me! I'm not married, not dating, haven't finished college, working at a low-paying job, and is pretty pitful! In my mom's side of family you really have to be someone to fit in. It feels all my life that I have really never fit in on that side. Well not even on my dad's side. Sometimes it seems that I don't even fit in anywhere. I can remember a time when I was in 4-H. I just won in rabbit. It seemed that it really didn't matter to some people. Don't get me wrong my parents were proud of me and my grandma. Its just some other people in my family were like, "Good job on whatever you did". Even when I got my state and american degree.
I know one of the problems is that I can't keep my mouth shut. I do wish that my family would be able to speak about everything that has happened. Nobody really talks about the "Elephant in the room". It has never really happened. I think maybe if we spoke about the "elephant" I would feel so much better.
I know I am not perfect in this world and I will never be. Its just that I wish that .........
Anyways enough about me going on and on about stupid things. I hope you guys and gals have a WONDERFUL Christmas! Remember that is the day Jesus the Christ was born. Don't forget the real reason why we celebrate Christmas. Also I thought I would mention it is the Season for Giving. Give whatever you can. It is better to give then to recieve!!!!
Merry Christmas
Elisha
Ponder ...
Love ... LOVE ... love .... L O V E
Anyway you spell it, it still reads "love".
Soulmate ... SOULMATE .... soulmate ... S O U L M A T E
Anyway you spell it, it still reads "soulmate".
Is there true love out there? Are we really suppose to meet our soulmate? Is soulmate true? What does soulmate really mean? Why do we try to find our soulmate?
These questions have been going through my head A LOT lately! The reason why is:
Lately a lot of my family members and friends have been teasing me about joining "eharmony" or "match.com" because I am single.
Truthfully, I have been thinking about being single a lot! It is weird. I am 24 years old and I am single and living with my parents. My worst nightmare has came true! I am actually that one person who can't make her own life. I feel like I am, umm that I am not really living. I mean look at me, REALLY look at me. I work at subway and go home. I really do not do anything else. I have basically given up on life and "soulmates". I used to believe in soulmates. Part of me still does but another part me is like "Hello, Elisha, wake up! Your 24 now almost 25 and you don't even have a guy." Then another part of me is like, "Well maybe if you get your life together then maybe you will meet your soulmate." I don't know anymore.
When I start thinking that I am single, I start thinking what my old Pastor Matt Dupeire said once, "God knows our plans". Well sometimes I would like to get clued in with his plans for me. I feel that everyone in my life is dating, engaged, married, pregnant, have kids, have somebody. Me .... I have nobody. I mean, YES I do have my family and friends. But what do you do when your friends have dates on the weekends, your family all has somebody with them or is TOO young to think about dating.
I used to believe that we all had soulmates. Different kind of soulmates that we would meet during our lives. There are the soulmates that are your friends and the soulmates that will be with you forever. I know I have met some soulmate friends. I know that God put some people in my life when I needed them and some people in there that became my best friends! I also know that God showed me how to love somebody with my whole heart. I also know that God will be there for me whenever I need somebody to cry to or just talk. Its just hard to look around and see a lot of people with families and somebody who they care for.
I don't know if I am fine with being single for the REST of my life but I do know that I am okay being single now. Don't get me wrong, some Friday nights when I get off work and I see a boy and girl getting ready to go out. I get jealous. Who single person doesn't? I just know that there is somebody out there for me. I just have to keep looking. Also praying to God to see what he has plans for me.
Always,
Ellie Madden
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