My Birthday!!

So yesterday was my birthday. I started by sleeping in a bit, and then spending some time alone with God at Quarry Hill. After that I went to Famous Daves for lunch (my fave). Then off to Dunn Bros. and back home. At night my friends and I all met up at the Green Mill and partied. It was a blast! Afterward Joanna and I rented a movie (Firewall) and watched it at my house. Mike Culver stopped over as well.

Things that I learned or surprised me:

The amount of people that sent me e-mails and cards. I truly am loved and blessed!
I noticed some beautiful wild flowers at Quarry Hill. I noticed how when the wind blew they bent over easily, but then went back to their previous shape. I wondered how they could do that and noticed their sturdy, even rough stalk. God allowed that stalk to get hardened and weathered over time, and now the wind doesn't phase it. huh.
I saw one flowering stalk that just had blossems coming out of EVERYWHERE. It was like it couldn't WAIT to bring forth new life! This is how I want to be. I want buds and blossoms to cover every inch of my life, each one more eager than the next to show forth it's glory!
At Quarry Hill, there is a wall of limestone that you can pick apart and look for fossils. I stood there looking at it and just was amazed. Here were layers of sediment deposited during Noah's flood that have been waiting for 4-5000 years just so that I could come over and pick little pieces of it off the wall. I felt honored for some reason.
I want to give. Giving brings life to my soul.
I've got some awesome friends! The Zimmermans, Joanna, Rose, Mike, Marcus, Matt, Matt, on and on... I'm absolutely blessed!!!
I'm looking forward to the day when I am a multi-millionaire and can spend much of my time supporting ministries that God lays on my heart.
Joanna ROCKS!!! :-)

I finally actually bought my Peru ticket!!! Yay!! Maccu Picchu here I come!!

I see God in the wind.

I've been struggling a slight bit lately with what I perceive as a lack of purpose. Really, I know this is just a result of not spending enough time just relaxing in the Lord's presence. Life isn't about what we do anyway. It's about spending time with Jesus, and about other people. Yay God!

Finally ditched Outlook Express in favor of Thunderbird. I like it better. I couldn't "uncompact" my messages in Outlook and it was driving me fricking nuts!!! Thunderbird has a KILLER junk mail filter!!

Try Pepsi Jazz Black Cherry French Vanilla. Diet Heaven!

I think that is all of my random thoughts for now. I'm going to sit here on my deck and enjoy the wind.