As many people around my area know, we have had some MAJOR rain and some MAJOR effects. Quite a bit of flooding has been going on. If you drove down by the park and soccer fields yesterday you would know how bad it got. I know many people weren't exactly excited to get all the rain and flooding, I know I wasn't exactly enthralled. With water leaking into the basement and having to use a shop vac to get it up wasn't exactly my idea of a good time. But, anyhow, back to my point.
Today as the rain continued to pour down for the probably the 30th hour straight, something happened. It started to SNOW! And I'm not just talking these little flurries or whatever, I'm talking BIG snow flakes! Thankfully we had a substitute today (yes, I was one of the "lucky" ones who got to go to school today) and she took us outside for a quick minute. As we got outside we realized it wasn't really snow, it was more like slush falling from the sky. It was the wettest snow I have ever felt. We all returned back into the classroom and continued our work. As I looked down at the red hooded sweatshirt I was wearing today I saw all of the rain/snow drops that were still clinging on. I began to wipe them away but stopped. One dropped looked a lot like blood. I checked my wrist, I wasn't bleeding. I then realized it was because my sweatshirt was red that it made it looked like blood. It reminded me of something. It reminded me of the blood that Jesus shed on the cross for our sins. It was so amazing to me how symbolic it all was. There I was covered in the "blood" of Jesus, and then I looked out the window and realized the whole reminder went one step further. It was snowing. Because I am I covered in the blood of Jesus Christ, I am washed as white as snow. It was just so awesome how even through all of this flooding and crazy weather, God was able to use it as an opportunity to teach me something through it. He used the whole thing as kind of a reminder of what this weekend is about. All of this flooding is so symbolic of Him washing away all of our impurities, all of our dirt, and sins. Then with my slushy snow and "blood" symbol. So, for all those affected by this is some way. Think of it as a blessing. As a message from God. I think He's just preparing us for Easter weekend in the most memorable way there is.
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Monday, March 17, 2008
Never Alone
Okay, so I thought I would go ahead and post this one-shot I wrote (In case you're wondering, a one-shot is a short story, very short, in fact, what you see written here is the entire story.) I wrote it awhile back. Hopefully you guys think it's alright.
Never Alone
A One-Shot
An icy, stinging rain poured down all around her. She pulled her coat tighter around her frail, thin body but it didn’t help. Nothing helped anymore. She had no one who cared about her and nowhere to go. She felt so helpless, so alone. She was one in a crowd of millions; she was invisible.
Her breath came out in short quick puffs. She watched as her breath formed quickly into a little cloud and just as quickly dissipate. Her whole body shook as she cried. Her tears were lost; mixed in with the rain running down her face. Her clothes felt heavy, her shoes sloshed with every step.
She stumbled and fell into the flooding streets. She didn’t even bother to exert any of the little energy she had left to pick herself up. She lay there shaking. Her entire body stung with cold biting at her. She felt panicked but relaxed at the same time. It would be over soon. She wasn’t in the physical condition to live much longer. Her eyelids grew heavy, and her head felt light. She slowly let her eyelids relax until her eyes were fully closed.
She felt herself drifting off when she heard a voice. At first she thought she had just dreamed it and ignored it. Then it came again. She felt someone’s hand on her shoulder. She gradually rolled over and saw a man looking at her.
“Why are you just laying here, Jessica?” He asked.
How does he know my name? She wondered. She didn’t respond but instead just looked up at Him puzzled.
He gently lifted her onto her feet.
“It’s going to be alright,” He said.
“Who are you?” She asked. The first words she had been able to speak since her encounter with this man.
He looked at her lovingly. “I know you better than you know yourself, Jessica. I was there the day you were born and every day since then. You are mine.”
Under normal circumstances she would have felt worried and frightened. For some reason though, she felt extremely calm and at peace.
“I love you Jessica,” He said. “I love you more than you know. I died for you.”
Suddenly Jessica was in awe. She knew who He was. He knew she had made the realization. He embraced her in a hug. She cried on His shoulder because she knew soon it really would be over. Her pain and suffering was about to cease and eternal life and joy was awaiting her.
“Just have faith and follow me,” He said. And she did.
Never Alone
A One-Shot
An icy, stinging rain poured down all around her. She pulled her coat tighter around her frail, thin body but it didn’t help. Nothing helped anymore. She had no one who cared about her and nowhere to go. She felt so helpless, so alone. She was one in a crowd of millions; she was invisible.
Her breath came out in short quick puffs. She watched as her breath formed quickly into a little cloud and just as quickly dissipate. Her whole body shook as she cried. Her tears were lost; mixed in with the rain running down her face. Her clothes felt heavy, her shoes sloshed with every step.
She stumbled and fell into the flooding streets. She didn’t even bother to exert any of the little energy she had left to pick herself up. She lay there shaking. Her entire body stung with cold biting at her. She felt panicked but relaxed at the same time. It would be over soon. She wasn’t in the physical condition to live much longer. Her eyelids grew heavy, and her head felt light. She slowly let her eyelids relax until her eyes were fully closed.
She felt herself drifting off when she heard a voice. At first she thought she had just dreamed it and ignored it. Then it came again. She felt someone’s hand on her shoulder. She gradually rolled over and saw a man looking at her.
“Why are you just laying here, Jessica?” He asked.
How does he know my name? She wondered. She didn’t respond but instead just looked up at Him puzzled.
He gently lifted her onto her feet.
“It’s going to be alright,” He said.
“Who are you?” She asked. The first words she had been able to speak since her encounter with this man.
He looked at her lovingly. “I know you better than you know yourself, Jessica. I was there the day you were born and every day since then. You are mine.”
Under normal circumstances she would have felt worried and frightened. For some reason though, she felt extremely calm and at peace.
“I love you Jessica,” He said. “I love you more than you know. I died for you.”
Suddenly Jessica was in awe. She knew who He was. He knew she had made the realization. He embraced her in a hug. She cried on His shoulder because she knew soon it really would be over. Her pain and suffering was about to cease and eternal life and joy was awaiting her.
“Just have faith and follow me,” He said. And she did.
Sunday, March 2, 2008
The Lake View
Me and a couple of my good friends went to the lake in FredTown...(i had no idea we had a lake...lol) and it was absolutely amazing!! It was so beautiful! And we got a good workout in the process!! I definitely recommend going down there sometime if you haven't been already.
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