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Name: Holly
Country: United States
State: Nebraska
Gender: Female
Interests: I love hanging out with my friends and family. I love listening to music. I love singing- ecspecially at church. I really enjoy reading my Bible. I love being outdoors when the weather is warm and inviting. I like to play tennis, go hiking, white water rafting, fishing, and bike rididng. I like animals of all kinds. I love talking to people and getting to know people better. I enjoy being spontaneous as much as possible. If I could be anywhere right now, I would go to the mountains.
Occupation: Student
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Member Since:
2/4/2004
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| TIME TO UPDATE THIS THING!
Hmmmm where to start----
I've been tutoring a little girl this semester named Zijada (sounds
like zee ha da). It's been fun meeting with her and working
one-on-one with her phonics. It has been rewarding to see how
much she has improved in her reading skills as a result of our time
together each week.
I recently was accepted into the teachers college- a HUGE relief to be
officially in the college. I am excited for next semester and the
pre-planned block of classes lined up for me. It will be nice not
having to sit down and figure out a schedule. For all of you
college kids you know what I am talking about! It's always kinda
been a big deal to figure out a schedule. I am gauranteed from
here on out to get the classes that I need- thats super awesome!
Soooo for those of you who don't know.... my sister got engaged and I
am blessed with being the maid of honor. Although, I will admit
its kind of stressing me out. I don't always deal well when
someone is constantly stressed out and looking to me to help make
things right. It kind of brings me down and makes me feel
discouraged. I'm trying to remain positive and excited- which I
really am both of those things....but when I let photographers and
flowers take away from the real purpose of all the planning its really
hard to be both positive and excited!
Small group has been amazing this semester! I love the group that
I am in. I feel super blessed to get to know them beyond the
surface and really see their hearts and what God is doing to mold
them. It's nice to have constant "girl" time every week.
Lauran has been a life saver the past few weeks- the girl is always on
the same page as me. We connect so well and we talk like we've
been friends for a really long time. A lot of my friends
here are great don't get me wrong- but she just "gets it" right
away. I have a hard time opening up to people for some reason and
its hard for me to get things out the way I want them and with Lauran
it just comes out the way I want it to- I'm so glad that we have gotten
to know each other so well this semester- its about time!
Jared is still amazing as always. I have had so much fun with him
lately. He speaks a lot of truth into my life which has been
great. He is another person that really sees me for who I
am. Some of the things that he has pointed out about me have
really stuck. I've learned a lot from him by just sharing life
together. Honestly, I find myself becomming more and more
attracted to him as time goes on by just getting to know his heart
better. He definately has a heart for God and a heart for others.
He is real and probably one of the most genuine people that I
know. When I am discouraged he lifts me up again. I guess
you know when you like someone because every time he comes over or I
get to see him somewhere- I get all excited inside. I admire him
and look up to him very much. I feel blessed that God has placed
someone in my life like Jared. He is one of my very best friends.
Fall break is only a couple days away- I am going with Berean College
Group to COLORADO! I can't wait to be out in the mountains in the
middle of nowhere celebrating God! I have to admit that I have
put off spending some quality time with God. I'm praying that
this retreat will shed light in areas that need to be revealed. I
am praying for my heart to be broken before God and I am praying for
vulnerability and honesty with others.
Well I will have to be sure to do some updating after the retreat- for
now i must get some sleep! Tommorow is a looooooooooooong day for
me! I need some sleepers! Night All!
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| SIGH~ In about an hour I will feel SO GOOD. I am FINALLY turning in my application for teachers college. It's amazing that I was able to get everything accomplished that I needed to. I definately have the gift of procrastination. I'm not sure that I will ever grow out of this either! It will feel good to have everything out of my hands. There will be nothing more to do but wait for a response.
Have any of you ever felt confused by yourself? I am certainly confusing myself lately. I just seem to be in all shades of grey lately. Nothing is simple or just pure black or white. I am constantly trying to figure out where I fit in different areas of life. It's a little discouraging, but I know that when I search for truth, God will give me answers. I just have to seek him out completely in all the areas of grey.
I am excited to see my father saturday! It will be so good to spend the whole day with him. He is coming to Omaha for business and staying an extra day so that I can see him. I really am my daddy's girl, and I truely miss spending quality time with him. It will be good to just talk and catch up on life. He has to meet someone quite special to me too AHEM.... JARED! It will be good to have Jared finally meet at least one of my parents.
I can hardly believe how quickly the school year is going already. I just know that this year will fly by- I am trying to hold on for the ride and enjoy every moment that I can.
I am excited to meet with my small group tonight- I love these girls. I know that God has brought EACH one of them into my group for a reason/purpose. I desire to get to know each one of them in a real way- beyond just the surface.
God is so GOOD. I have found myself thanking him constantly for all that He has blessed me with. There is just so much! I have had some wonderful quality time with Him this week, and I am feeling so close to HIM. It's amazing how calm he can make a storm if we reach out to Him. | | |
| Again- its taken me forever to update on here! Sorry!
Things are running pretty smooth at the moment. I am actually
sitting at work- by the way did you all know that I have a new
job? I work at ALTC computer labs on campus. I mostly work
on east campus but I also spend a little time working on city
campus. It is so nice to have a job where you can sit and do
homework, not have to drive 20 minutes to get there, and get paid more
than 7 dollars an hour! Im lucky to have an awesome friend who
got me the job (thanks Erin)! It's definatley been a stress
relief from my last job! The nanny thing just wasn't working out
for me!
Jared is still.....amazing! I just grow more and more fond of
him. He can always brings a smile to my face. I feel like I
have not only a boyfriend but a whole family! His family has been
just as amazing. I went shopping with his mom last sunday, and I
must say, it was definately my highlight of the weekend. It was
great to talk to her and hear her perspectives on a lot of different
things. She has certainly raised a very smart, funny, charming,
and caring young man! I continue to enjoy every moment of our
time together and keep looking forward to all that is to come!
Last weekend I also got to see and spend time with Erin and Nicole who
I hadn't really seen in a long time. It was so good to have
"girl" talk because it had been so long. I've missed those long
deep conversations that we so easily took for granted last year while
we all lived in the same building. I love both of those girls so
much!
Another highlight so far this school year would be Berean College
Group! I lead a random group of people last week and it was
AWESOME! It was 'real' conversation with 'real' people who really
wanted to grow in their walk with God. It's when you talk to
others about God and you love on others that you really start to see
more clearly the very heart of God. I do believe deep in my bones
that God is good! I am so looking forward to getting plugged into
my regular group, and I am feeling excited about getting to lead a
group!
My RA job.....is going better than I had imagined. I have been
staying positive and making better goals for myself. I tended to
make expectations much too high last year and I was continusely
dissapointed. There are a couple girls who I already have
developed a "soft" spot for and I am looking forward to getting to know
all of them better. Tonight I am having the first floor
government meeting in my room! I hope that I can really get the
girls excited about government and then continue to make it fun
throughout the whole year!
Although there seems to be a lot on my plate I have so much in my life
right now that keeps me going! God continues to bless me even
when I am looking in other directions! How special to be pursued
by my heavenly father!
Well, I think thats enough for now! Peace All!
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| It's been a super long time since I last wrote an entry- its definately
time to do a little updating. I had a wonderful summer and I am
sad that in just two short days I will be starting classes again.
I'm just starting to feel ready for all the RA stuff that is coming for
yet another school year. It's overwhelming again, but not nearly
as bad as it was last year. I am super excited about my new staff
this year. We have spent a lot of time bonding and getting to
know one another- this has really helped build a community already in
the hall. Each person just seems to bring something unique to the
group.
The week before I moved in for training I was able to go with Jared to
Minnesota- which was sooooo much fun. I had a fantabulous time
with him and his friend Ryan and Ryan's girlfriend Tara. We spent
a lot of time out on the lake doing water sports. One day we went
on a bike ride. Went to a casino one night- I learned that I am
not a big fan, there are too many weird old (drunk) men running
around. Poor Tara had this old guy following her around- not such
a pleasant experience. It was fun getting to spend so much time
with Jared- I really felt that we got to know each other even
better. I am so lucky to have him in my life. Jared just
seems to know how to meet my needs and the way he cares for me is
something I've never really experienced before.
ok so here are the highlights from the trip.....
Going out and looking at the stars with Jared and the rest of the gang
that was there. We were out sitting on the dock and all of a
sudden we heard this big BANG BANG BANG! We were all confused and
wondered what the sound was from. Since it was pitch black out we
couldn't see anything, so we called out, "who is out there" and there
was a very long pause until finally someone calls out, "I fell"
It turns out Tara's brother Isaic fell from this retaining wall into a
trashcan. He got pretty scraped up- but we were all laughing
soooo hard at what happened.
Fishing one day. We weren't having a whole lot of luck
(ecspecially me) out in the lake trying to catch fish so after a couple
hours we decided to take the boat closer to the dock and fish over
there. We had much better luck at the dock and it turns out
that Ryan catches this really good sized bass. It took quite a
few hands to get the hook out of its mouth because the little guy was
strong. Unfortunately though as Ryan was putting the fish onto
the string so that we could keep it, he dropped the line of fish off
the side of the boat and the bass began swimming with the string of
fish still attached. Ryan jumped into the lake and was trying to
get the fish back- but he didn't have any luck. So we all went
out swimming and came back and sure enough we did find the line of
fish- but that stupid bass had escaped!
Another highlight would be a trip out to this sand bar in the middle of
a really big lake (its only been two weeks but I can't remember what
the names of these places are). It was fun riding in the boat
because the water was a little rough that day- we got really wet, but
it was fun because the ride was a little rough. It was sorta like
being on a ride at an amusement park. It was just a fun day
overall.
Oh and probably my last favorite highlight would be the wonderful games
of spoons that we had- let's just say we got a little competitive- I
even knocked over furniture!!! Good times good times.......
Those are the top highlights that I can think of at the moment.
Right now Jared is in California visiting Landon his good friend.
He absolutely loves it down there- I can't wait until he gets back and
i can see his pictures and hear more about it- that and I really want
to see JARED!!! He has only been gone a week- but its been a
really long week without him here!
Well, I shall write more at another time. I am super tired and ready to hit the sack! Nighty night everyone!
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