Jun 30th, 2005 Posted in miscellaneous | Comments Off
Oh, I love you dear with sweet abandon,
I am yours, will you be mine?
Where I go, will you follow?
Can I have your heart ’til the end of time?
Breathe my breath and drink my kisses,
See the myst’ry through my hands.
Come away, we’ll walk on water.
Leave your footprints in the sand.
With all that I am, I surrender,
My hearts in your hands and laid open.
Oh, be my life! Be my love! Be my shelter,
Cover me, oh, cover me…
Oh, I love you dear with sweet abandon,
I am yours, will you be mine?
Where I go, will you follow?
Can I have your heart ’til the end of time?
Breathe my breath and drink my kisses,
See the myst’ry through my hands.
Come away, we’ll walk on water.
Leave your footprints in the sand.
I’ve been wooed and romanced by your splendor,
Enraptured I’m weak with your wonder,
Oh, be my life! Be my love! Make me over,
Wash over me, wash over me…
Oh, You love me dear with sweet abandon.
I am Yours and You are mine.
Where You go, I will follow,
You can have my heart ’til the end of time.
Breathe Your breath and drink Your kisses,
‘Cause I see the myst’ry through Your hands,
Oh, come away we’ll walk on water,
And I’ll leave my footprints in the sand,
And I’ll leave my footprints in the sand…
Oh, I love you dear with sweet abandon,
I am yours, will you be mine?
Where I go, will you follow?
Can I have your heart ’til the end of time?
Breathe my breath and drink my kisses,
See the myst’ry through my hands.
Come away, we’ll walk on water.
Leave your footprints in the sand,
Leave your footprints in the sand,
Leave your footprints in the sand…
Jun 30th, 2005 Posted in miscellaneous | Comments Off
*ugh* Darn horseflies!
They are eating me alive!! They have completely ruined my morning walks, and me getting up at the crack of dawn doesn’t seem to deter them 
Mom even went on the walk with me today, and by the time we reached a mile, we had killed at least a dozen and they were swarming around our heads 
So I think I’m going to resign myself to using the Gazelle, at least until their season is over 
Jun 28th, 2005 Posted in furkids | Comments Off
Hamster Health:
Occasionally a hamster may get a sticky eye where the eyelids are fused together and older hamsters may be prone to ’sticky eyes’. This is often because a hamster may have something it its eye such as a piece of dust or it could be because the hamster’s cage is placed in a draught or could be a symptom of a cold or allergy. The closed eye should be wiped with a small piece of cotton wool soaked in luke warm water. This is usually sufficient to open the eye but if not the eyelids can gently be pulled apart.
If a hamster has recurring problems with runny or sticky eyes or the eye appears cloudy the hamster could have an eye infection. This can be treated by mixing half a cup of sterile (boiled and cooled) water with a teaspoon of boric acid powder (available from a chemist or pharmacy) and using an eye dropper to bathe the eye twice or three times a day. If the hamster does not show improvement within a couple of days veterinary advice should be sought as antibiotics may help.
Poor Napster’s begun to have this problem. You should have seen the look he gave me when I had to wipe his eye yesterday…
A mom’s gotta do what a mom’s gotta do.
Jun 28th, 2005 Posted in miscellaneous | Comments Off
Mmmm…nothing like a 3-mile walk and a fruit smoothie to make you feel alive 
15 days 
I’ve got almost everything I need, except for a flashlight, towel, camera batteries, and Airborne. My sleeping bag came this week, the probiotics and Pau D’ Arco are on their way, and I’ve gone shopping and purchased any remaining items (toiletries, etc.). I was even able to find a nice bathing suit last night at Kohls. So, with the exception of the aforementioned items, all I have to do is pack 
.
I have started up on various recommended supplements for immune boosting, and I feel great! I’m also excercising, eating better, and sleeping more, so that may be helping too 
.
But aside from the physical preperations, there is also the spiritual preparation. Not just reading my Bible and assigned book, but making an effort every day, throughout the day, to pray for the trip. To pray for the hearts and minds of the team members, to pray for the country of Ethiopia, and to pray against the kinds of spiritual attacks we’re already seeing.
I am so excited for this trip. I believe God is going to do amazing things.
Now, if you’ll excuse me, mom and I have the house to ourselves and a chick flick 
Jun 26th, 2005 Posted in miscellaneous | Comments Off
Be still, my soul: the Lord is on thy side.
Bear patiently the cross of grief or pain.
Leave to thy God to order and provide;
In every change, He faithful will remain.
Be still, my soul: thy best, thy heavenly Friend
Through thorny ways leads to a joyful end.
Be still, my soul: thy God doth undertake
To guide the future, as He has the past.
Thy hope, thy confidence let nothing shake;
All now mysterious shall be bright at last.
Be still, my soul: the waves and winds still know
His voice Who ruled them while He dwelt below.
Be still, my soul: when dearest friends depart,
And all is darkened in the vale of tears,
Then shalt thou better know His love, His heart,
Who comes to soothe thy sorrow and thy fears.
Be still, my soul: thy Jesus can repay
From His own fullness all He takes away.
Be still, my soul: the hour is hastening on
When we shall be forever with the Lord.
When disappointment, grief and fear are gone,
Sorrow forgot, love’s purest joys restored.
Be still, my soul: when change and tears are past
All safe and blessèd we shall meet at last.
Be still, my soul: begin the song of praise
On earth, be leaving, to Thy Lord on high;
Acknowledge Him in all thy words and ways,
So shall He view thee with a well pleased eye.
Be still, my soul: the Sun of life divine
Through passing clouds shall but more brightly shine.
