postponing..

it is so easy to sit on the internet when you need to do work.

update..

so here's an update for those of you who aren't on my side of the pond!

not a whole lot going on.. but this tuesday was my birthday and it was awesome. my housemates put up signs and balloons and in the evening we went to chili's with some friends. my wonderful boyfriend, paul, got me a polaroid camera !!!!! wow.. i was so excited. (: [thanks love] and val, steph, and andrew got me a stuffed animal (a penguin that dances!! i named her shaquita, lucy for short).. both my sister and my parents sent me packages with loads of goodies in them. it was so lovely. steph even made me a cake!! just all around a good birthday. (:


been working more, seeing as it's the holiday season. i work at a shop called avoca. it's pretty cool. love working there but can get pretty tired after a full day of running around!

college is good. different this year, degree is a whole new ball game. just a lot of "this scholar says this" going on. boo. i would rather talk about what i think or how i feel, not what some dead guy thought 100 years ago.. but sure. ha... no i do like it for the most part. essays are a pain, but aren't they always?

going to church at a place called glenabbey which is really good. all the people there are so nice!!

hmm.. what else.. i went to the international Christmas market in belfast city centre tonight. it was so fun. got a few Christmas presents and ate a half of a kangaroo burger and half of a venessen burger with val. not bad.

yep. that's what i've been up to. (:

invisible children..

so tomorrow i am speaking at school for world focus. every tuesday students (well.. not all the students.. eh) meet for an hour and learn about a different country and what all is going on and then break up into groups and pray for different parts of the world. it's pretty cool. every week someone different leads and tomorrow i am leading it. i am going to speak about uganda and an organization called Invisible Children.

please check them out and let your heart be moved by their story. there is so much to be done to restore uganda. pray for them!!

the cross..

so this morning i have been listening to sermons about the cross, this series by francis chan. it has been pretty amazing to think about the truths of the events leading up to the cross. i ask you today to think about the kind of sacrifice that Jesus made. think about the fact that God had to watch His Son sweat blood in agony over what He had to do for us, while He pleaded in the garden that it could be done some other way. or remember the way He was sent from pilate to herod and back to pilate just being mocked and beaten over and over and although no fault was found, a murderer was set free instead of Him. Jesus knew this was coming. yet He did not back out. He knew that it was necessary for our redemption so He went through with it. be thankful. tell Him you are thankful and if only for a moment, COMPLETELY focus on the Creator who came to earth and died that you may have life.

this is beautiful.

i don't know what to do with a love like that.

PRAISE Him. with all that is in you. remember Him.