Black Friday Madness

So, I've done shopping on so called Black Friday before...but it's never been quite so sketchy as it was today! I fit Walmart this morning at 4:45...just in time for those 5 am sales. Now, call me selfish, but I didn't buy a single Christmas gift. I needed a vacuum, a hand mixer, and a set of Rubbermaid containers for my future apartment...all of which I got for about $50. A-mazing.

But, can I just say that all of Anderson's crazies hang out there at about the same time? So, Ashley and I were looking for these vacuum cleaners and hadn't seen anyone in the store with one. Finally, we saw a lady down the greeting card aisle with one standing next to her. We thought, perfect, we can ask her...until we saw her sniffing her electronic of some kind. It was the creepiest thing I have ever seen. Now, I'm not going to lie...I thought briefly that she might not notice if I took her vacuum cleaner, but then thought the better of it.

Any who, I think the amount of "loot" I took home made the early morning worth it.

"I love these hills!"

So, I went on a little road trip with my suitemate Ashley's family a couple of weekends ago. Her family is fun because they just start driving and then decide where to go. I woke up at a rest stop, read the sign and said "How did we get to Tennessee?!" Once we were in Gatlinburg (the best tourist trap, ever!) I looked around and said "It's really pretty up here with all these hills." Her whole family "busted out" laughing and said they were mountains. I'm just saying...get bigger mountains. :)

Oh, Election Day

I swear, if I hear one more Christian say that this means Jesus is coming back...

If you don't like it, pray for him...and you might want to read this (Rom 13:1-7):

1Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God. 2Consequently, he who rebels against the authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves. 3For rulers hold no terror for those who do right, but for those who do wrong. Do you want to be free from fear of the one in authority? Then do what is right and he will commend you. 4For he is God's servant to do you good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword for nothing. He is God's servant, an agent of wrath to bring punishment on the wrongdoer. 5Therefore, it is necessary to submit to the authorities, not only because of possible punishment but also because of conscience. 6This is also why you pay taxes, for the authorities are God's servants, who give their full time to governing. 7Give everyone what you owe him: If you owe taxes, pay taxes; if revenue, then revenue; if respect, then respect; if honor, then honor.

Just sayin'.

Okay, okay...I'm blogging

Well, I guess I'm jumping on this whole blogging thing...a little late, I guess, but nonetheless, I'm on it. For those of you who will actually read this, I guess I should apologize in advance, because I don't feel like I have a whole lot to tell the whole world. So, enjoy this if you can. :)

I'm working on a Bible study by Beth Moore right now called Believing God. One of the things you go through in the current lesson is looking at where God's been at all along in your life. She has you split your life into fifths and then asks questions for you to really think about that are exposing to me that...wow, God really has been after my heart since before I had one! When she first introduced this idea, I really wasn't sure what I'd say for age four and under. I have thought about this before, and I definitely see how God put believing friends in my life early on, which caused me to know Who to run to when I finally became weary of trying to do it on my own.

Anyways, I was so excited as I started thinking through all of this...because God is so faithful. I read that verse in Psalm 139 about being formed in utter seclusion but God watching you. It struck me...God has promised me repeatedly that he would never leave or forsake me...and look at that--he kept his promise even before I was born. He didn't even leave me on my own in my mother's womb. I didn't even know I needed him, but He was there. Wow. That is about all that is occupying my mind, needless to say. Tough to wrap your mind around.

I'm also so impressed with how careful and well planned God's plan has always been. I'm seeing that He had a place for me in His family even though I lacked a "spiritual heritage" and how he so uniquely set that up to happen. I shouldn't be His, but I praise Him that I am!

On a lighter note, I've had a ridiculous amount of energy this weekend, which has resulted in an exceptionally good attitude...a rarity for dry sense of humor kind of girl like me. :) All I'm saying is that having snacks while you watch a movie at the theatre...that you didn't sneak in...is so much fun. I had forgotten. Secret Life of the Bees is an incredible movie. I can't imagine how the book could be any better. That would be out of control. Ashley says I leaped like a gazelle when we ran on Saturday morning. And, I swear the chicken I ate in the cafeteria today was moist, flavorful, and feather-free...a rarity. And the i-pod's playing Joshua Radin, so it's a good day.

See why I named it my "blah"g. Sorry. :)