Since I was 14/15, I've had "episodes" every couple of months where I see words that aren't there, usually resulted in a headache and fatigue, and occasionally (like less than once a year) a seizure-like thing. We never did anything because we thought it was just because I read too much/stayed up too late, etc. After having a seizure and black-out on the night of the 16th that resulted in an ambulance ride and a night of waiting in the hospital, I was referred to a neurologist. Who told me this Wednesday I have epilepsy.
The whole time in the hospital waiting room, I was pretty calm. I prayed for the other people there, and talked to my dad, read my Bible. Waiting in the urgent neurology clinic was different. I was kind of nervous there. The thing about epilepsy is, if the seizures happen only once in a while, I won't know if they're gone for good. The doctor said sometimes there's no structural defect to see.
So now my life for the next 4 mos:
>Don't lean over balconies (broke that rule already on my porch to look at a rose. Fail.)
>Don't stand talking on the stairs.
>I could drown in the bathtub. (To get.....a life jacket?? :) )
>No swimming alone.
>Get a family doctor.
>Two tests (search after seizure):
# a sleep-deprived EEG - no caffeine after midnight before the test, no Zs until after - because all these seizures/episodes take place around sleep/waking - they want me stressed.
# an MRI. I've been thinking I'll play Third Day's "Tunnel" on my CD player before I leave, to get me in the right frame of mood. Whaddaya think? ;)
> See the neurologist again to go over test results, and get prescriptions which I have to take from now on. I asked not to go on meds until after the tests (makes sense to get pre-drug results)
I'm approaching this with a mixture of peace fear and humor, and I'd appreciate your prayers for me. I've already considered the possibility that maybe God wants me to have this for the rest of my life, and I can live with that. Please pray for my family, too; that they will have peace and not worry about me. Thanks so much in advance. I love you all.
God bless,
~Laura~
Saturday, June 26, 2010
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Quick Fix
Not even a bad cough would stop me from going to the Kortright Centre (http://www.kortright.org/) with the rest of my class. I was in Grade 4 or 5, and eventually I hacked so much a teacher gave me a Halls (bad taste, but it worked!) If you don't know what the Kortright Centre is, it's a conservation park/educational centre in Woodbridge, Ontario. The weird thing is, I can't remember for the life of me what we learned, but I do recall the souvenirs. Because what would a school trip be without goodies?
For me? A carving of a blue jay. My grandma had bird carvings in a shelf on her bathroom, and I wanted to start my own collection, just like hers. And for Adam, my then-7 year-old brother, an Elliot Moose book. Before he was a puppet AND cartoon show, and source of a stuck-in-your-head theme song, the cute stuffed moose was the subject of a series of children's books by Andrea Beck. The particular book I bought him was called Elliot's Emergency.
In the story, Elliot is running around, having fun, when all of a sudden, his leg catches on a nail and rips it open. Fearful of losing all his stuffing, he tries to fix the problem himself. His friends try all sorts of solutions, from glue to binder clips to string. Eventually, he becomes so frustrated when nothing works that he starts to cry. Beaverton (a beaver toy) hears him sobbing and asks him what's wrong. Elliot explains and Beaverton removes all the clutter and glue and just sews up the tear. Elliot is good as new.
I bet if you're reading this, you can relate to it. Have you been hurt by sudden circumstances beyond your control? Do you become frantic with fear for the future? Does the counsel of well-meaning friends leave you confused and let down? Are you ready to crash? Sometimes it's as simple as accepting that there are some things you just can't fix. But it goes beyond swallowing your pride. You must cough it up at the feet of Jesus instead. Because as hard as it is to admit you can't solve your problems alone, it's even harder to admit that other people can't solve it either. It's the next step on the road to wholeness.
For me? A carving of a blue jay. My grandma had bird carvings in a shelf on her bathroom, and I wanted to start my own collection, just like hers. And for Adam, my then-7 year-old brother, an Elliot Moose book. Before he was a puppet AND cartoon show, and source of a stuck-in-your-head theme song, the cute stuffed moose was the subject of a series of children's books by Andrea Beck. The particular book I bought him was called Elliot's Emergency.
In the story, Elliot is running around, having fun, when all of a sudden, his leg catches on a nail and rips it open. Fearful of losing all his stuffing, he tries to fix the problem himself. His friends try all sorts of solutions, from glue to binder clips to string. Eventually, he becomes so frustrated when nothing works that he starts to cry. Beaverton (a beaver toy) hears him sobbing and asks him what's wrong. Elliot explains and Beaverton removes all the clutter and glue and just sews up the tear. Elliot is good as new.
I bet if you're reading this, you can relate to it. Have you been hurt by sudden circumstances beyond your control? Do you become frantic with fear for the future? Does the counsel of well-meaning friends leave you confused and let down? Are you ready to crash? Sometimes it's as simple as accepting that there are some things you just can't fix. But it goes beyond swallowing your pride. You must cough it up at the feet of Jesus instead. Because as hard as it is to admit you can't solve your problems alone, it's even harder to admit that other people can't solve it either. It's the next step on the road to wholeness.
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Chess, Relationships and The Three Takes
Recently, I've been devouring all the Max Lucado books I can get my hands on. Kudos to the Mississauga Library System for stocking so many! (Although I don't really read the discussion questions, I just skim. Does that make me a bad person? :) )
On the up side, his books have sparked like-minded thoughts in me. That is to say, I've begun to see my whole life as one giant devotional. Things I hear, see, say or think about now suddenly reveal some truth, a sudden, "whoa!" that makes my brain stop in its tracks. I can't really explain it, and I don't ALWAYS see it, but after bombing my brain with allegories for the past 2 weeks or so, well, this is what I get.
I could almost write a mini-book about this particular one. Do your relationships look like a pro chess game? Because if they do, you have a problem. As it is the hallmark of good, bad, and ugly devotionals, I actually have a set of comparisons that go together. Let's call them the 3 Takes.
In a professional chess match, the players:
1) Take turns
2) Take time
3) Take each other down
Taking turns: One player cannot move until his opponent does, pushing the button on their side of the time clock to signify their turn is over. Do you ever say, "I reached out to you once, but I'm not going to do anything else until I see you respond."? (Yes.) Sometimes we have to keep pushing on, even when we don't see any results. Just keep loving. Just keep giving. Just keep serving. Just keep praying. Maybe this is a test. Are you in it for the long haul, or is this just a one-time thing?
Taking time: As far as I know, only the best (or the stupidest) players move their pieces in rapid-fire procession. Chess is awful boring to watch when the guy just sits there and sits there. Is he trying to make the best move possible or just procrastinating to psyche out his opponent? Especially if the move is so obvious it's ridiculous. (Or I would if I knew anything about chess beyond the fact that it's a close relative of checkers.) If you're sitting on a move that couldn't be more clear, I've got one question for you; why? It's like a guy who comes to a one-way-street and waits for somebody to build a crossroads. (been there, done that)
Take each other down: You're not playing to tie in chess. You're playing to win. But if you win, the other player must, by default, lose. Now obviously we can't all have what we want, but is victory always the name of your game? Do you always have to have the last word or the best idea? (Mea culpa....well, not always....) We can't all be right, but we win when we unite. We're supposed to build up, not tear down.
Besides Eph 4:29, can anyone think of good scripture examples for this?
On the up side, his books have sparked like-minded thoughts in me. That is to say, I've begun to see my whole life as one giant devotional. Things I hear, see, say or think about now suddenly reveal some truth, a sudden, "whoa!" that makes my brain stop in its tracks. I can't really explain it, and I don't ALWAYS see it, but after bombing my brain with allegories for the past 2 weeks or so, well, this is what I get.
I could almost write a mini-book about this particular one. Do your relationships look like a pro chess game? Because if they do, you have a problem. As it is the hallmark of good, bad, and ugly devotionals, I actually have a set of comparisons that go together. Let's call them the 3 Takes.
In a professional chess match, the players:
1) Take turns
2) Take time
3) Take each other down
Taking turns: One player cannot move until his opponent does, pushing the button on their side of the time clock to signify their turn is over. Do you ever say, "I reached out to you once, but I'm not going to do anything else until I see you respond."? (Yes.) Sometimes we have to keep pushing on, even when we don't see any results. Just keep loving. Just keep giving. Just keep serving. Just keep praying. Maybe this is a test. Are you in it for the long haul, or is this just a one-time thing?
Taking time: As far as I know, only the best (or the stupidest) players move their pieces in rapid-fire procession. Chess is awful boring to watch when the guy just sits there and sits there. Is he trying to make the best move possible or just procrastinating to psyche out his opponent? Especially if the move is so obvious it's ridiculous. (Or I would if I knew anything about chess beyond the fact that it's a close relative of checkers.) If you're sitting on a move that couldn't be more clear, I've got one question for you; why? It's like a guy who comes to a one-way-street and waits for somebody to build a crossroads. (been there, done that)
Take each other down: You're not playing to tie in chess. You're playing to win. But if you win, the other player must, by default, lose. Now obviously we can't all have what we want, but is victory always the name of your game? Do you always have to have the last word or the best idea? (Mea culpa....well, not always....) We can't all be right, but we win when we unite. We're supposed to build up, not tear down.
Besides Eph 4:29, can anyone think of good scripture examples for this?
Saturday, April 3, 2010
Trust; Dancing or Piano?
I've been going to a church since Valentine's Day. It was the first time I'd ever set foot in a church, EVER. Sound strange? Anyhow, I wanted to share with you a thought I had one Sunday.
I was sitting on one of the benches (they have padded seats - nice!) and was watching Pastor Jeff play the piano. Because it's a grand piano, the size of the instrument blocked him out almost entirely, in my line of sight. So all I saw was a guy's head moving around. The thought struck me that anybody who couldn't hear the piano music would think he was just dancing. I had to laugh to myself.
And then I realized something.
"Hey, that's like God's work in our lives."
Do you ever have times in your life where it seems like God is being silly? An "Okay, what'd You do that for? It doesn't make sense." moment? When we don't listen for God's voice or trust His ways, a lot of the things He does in our lives can seem pointless or perplexing. It's like God's putting together a puzzle and He won't give us the picture on the box. But He doesn't need the picture. See, He's omniscient, omnipotent, and a whole bunch of other omni-things we're not.
8 "For my thoughts are not your thoughts,
neither are your ways my ways,"
declares the LORD.
9 "As the heavens are higher than the earth,
so are my ways higher than your ways
and my thoughts than your thoughts.
10 As the rain and the snow
come down from heaven,
and do not return to it
without watering the earth
and making it bud and flourish,
so that it yields seed for the sower and bread for the eater,
11 so is my word that goes out from my mouth:
It will not return to me empty,
but will accomplish what I desire
and achieve the purpose for which I sent it. (Isaiah 55:8-11 NIV)
And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. (Romans 8:28 NIV)
As you do not know the path of the wind, or how the body is formed in a mother's womb, so you cannot understand the work of God, the Maker of all things.
(Ecclesiastes 11:5 NIV)
Everything that God does in your life, be it "duh!" or clear as mud, is for a reason. Moreover, it will ALWAYS produce a result. God's Word will NEVER be fruitless. Maybe the music will take some time getting to your ears, but you'll hear it, my friend. And trust me, it will be beautiful. :)
I was sitting on one of the benches (they have padded seats - nice!) and was watching Pastor Jeff play the piano. Because it's a grand piano, the size of the instrument blocked him out almost entirely, in my line of sight. So all I saw was a guy's head moving around. The thought struck me that anybody who couldn't hear the piano music would think he was just dancing. I had to laugh to myself.
And then I realized something.
"Hey, that's like God's work in our lives."
Do you ever have times in your life where it seems like God is being silly? An "Okay, what'd You do that for? It doesn't make sense." moment? When we don't listen for God's voice or trust His ways, a lot of the things He does in our lives can seem pointless or perplexing. It's like God's putting together a puzzle and He won't give us the picture on the box. But He doesn't need the picture. See, He's omniscient, omnipotent, and a whole bunch of other omni-things we're not.
8 "For my thoughts are not your thoughts,
neither are your ways my ways,"
declares the LORD.
9 "As the heavens are higher than the earth,
so are my ways higher than your ways
and my thoughts than your thoughts.
10 As the rain and the snow
come down from heaven,
and do not return to it
without watering the earth
and making it bud and flourish,
so that it yields seed for the sower and bread for the eater,
11 so is my word that goes out from my mouth:
It will not return to me empty,
but will accomplish what I desire
and achieve the purpose for which I sent it. (Isaiah 55:8-11 NIV)
And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. (Romans 8:28 NIV)
As you do not know the path of the wind, or how the body is formed in a mother's womb, so you cannot understand the work of God, the Maker of all things.
(Ecclesiastes 11:5 NIV)
Everything that God does in your life, be it "duh!" or clear as mud, is for a reason. Moreover, it will ALWAYS produce a result. God's Word will NEVER be fruitless. Maybe the music will take some time getting to your ears, but you'll hear it, my friend. And trust me, it will be beautiful. :)
Friday, March 12, 2010
Proxy (lyric I wrote today!)
Whew! Haven't posted for a while. Just to keep this blog active, I'm going to post the lyric I wrote today. I hope it blesses you! :D
Proxy
You wore my prison stripes
My dunce cap was Your crown
Humiliation once
Reserved for me alone
Bridge:
Your heart of mercy proved
Your love before my eyes
For You became the very thing
That You despised
Chorus:
You were sin on the cross
You were sin for all the lost
Jesus, our merciful proxy
You were sin on the tree
You were sin to rescue me
Jesus, my beautiful proxy
You stood in at my trial
My sentence was Your own
I can't conceive of the
Compassion that You've shown
Bridge
Chorus
You forgave the ones
Who nailed You there
You forgave the ones
Who hadn't heard
You forgave the ones
Who weren't yet born
Jesus You chose to
Love us first
Chorus x 2
My proxy, You stood in for me
My proxy, You stood in for me
Monday, January 25, 2010
It's right behind you!
The pigeon bobbed along in its funny way through the Price Chopper parking lot, right past my dad's van. Because I happen to like pigeons, I walked up to it. Apparently used to people approaching it, the bird didn't zoom away, but rather just made its way a little faster away from me. Eventually, it joined a group of other pigeons near the sidewalk.
I saw a man waiting for the bus, leaning up against the glass shelter, just at the doorway. He was eating some chips out of a small bag. When he noticed the pigeons, he started tossing some of the chips to them. They ran after the morsels and snapped them up.
One of the chips the man tossed landed on the back of a pigeon. The bird didn't seem to notice, though. He just kept right on chasing each subsequent chip, never knowing that he already had one. Now I'm one of those people who sees a piece of conspicuous lint on somebody's clothes and gets annoyed. I wanted to go over to that pigeon and knock the chip right off its back!
Do you feel like that sometimes? Missing out on God, whom you can't see, and chasing after all the things you can see? If you can't find God, turn around and look. He's right behind you!
I saw a man waiting for the bus, leaning up against the glass shelter, just at the doorway. He was eating some chips out of a small bag. When he noticed the pigeons, he started tossing some of the chips to them. They ran after the morsels and snapped them up.
One of the chips the man tossed landed on the back of a pigeon. The bird didn't seem to notice, though. He just kept right on chasing each subsequent chip, never knowing that he already had one. Now I'm one of those people who sees a piece of conspicuous lint on somebody's clothes and gets annoyed. I wanted to go over to that pigeon and knock the chip right off its back!
Do you feel like that sometimes? Missing out on God, whom you can't see, and chasing after all the things you can see? If you can't find God, turn around and look. He's right behind you!
Monday, January 11, 2010
Challenged by Grace
I don't have any photos for this, Grace, but I'll give it a whirl.....
What is your favorite candy?
Red striped peppermints :)
What kind of music do you listen to?
Any Christian music EXCEPT all-screaming-no-singing.
How do you deal with boredom?
Playing PS3 NHL10 (if my brothers aren't using the game), listening to music.
What is your least favorite pop?
Root beer.
What do you plan on doing tomorrow?
Grocery shopping and Internet.
Favorite color?
I have too many. :)
What time of day do you have the most energy?
Favorite soup?
What are you looking forward to?
What's your life verse in the Bible?
Tell a clean joke.
What song is stuck in your head right now?
What is your favorite candy?
Red striped peppermints :)
What kind of music do you listen to?
Any Christian music EXCEPT all-screaming-no-singing.
How do you deal with boredom?
Playing PS3 NHL10 (if my brothers aren't using the game), listening to music.
What is your least favorite pop?
Root beer.
What do you plan on doing tomorrow?
Grocery shopping and Internet.
Favorite color?
I have too many. :)
What time of day do you have the most energy?
Favorite soup?
What are you looking forward to?
What's your life verse in the Bible?
Tell a clean joke.
What song is stuck in your head right now?
Monday, January 4, 2010
Christmas Dirt
One day after the play button on my MP3 player got stuck, I get a new 8GB player for Christmas! God knows what we need before we do. You might say I don't need it, but it helps with CMR work. The new one also plays video and FM radio. Sweet!
As for music, I got the following CDs:
Relient K: "Five score and seven years ago" and "Forget and not slow down"
Daughtry: "Daughtry" and "Leave This Town"
Selah's "You Deliver Me"
Natalie Grant's "Awaken"
Skillet's "Awake"
Jars of Clay's "The long Fall Back to Earth"
Another highlight? A Bible verse daily calendar.
Remember how I told you about that set of headphones I bought? The cheap ones that were too small? They came in a plastic case that winds the cord around and protects the buds. The case fits my new headphones! (Small example of working all things together for good.)
I'm still jobless, and still churchless. Wish neither was so.
God bless!
As for music, I got the following CDs:
Relient K: "Five score and seven years ago" and "Forget and not slow down"
Daughtry: "Daughtry" and "Leave This Town"
Selah's "You Deliver Me"
Natalie Grant's "Awaken"
Skillet's "Awake"
Jars of Clay's "The long Fall Back to Earth"
Another highlight? A Bible verse daily calendar.
Remember how I told you about that set of headphones I bought? The cheap ones that were too small? They came in a plastic case that winds the cord around and protects the buds. The case fits my new headphones! (Small example of working all things together for good.)
I'm still jobless, and still churchless. Wish neither was so.
God bless!
Thursday, December 3, 2009
Cough, cough
Well, I've been sick. Still am. But I'm getting over it. That's not the reason why I haven't blogged in a while. That's because I haven't had anything to write about. I won a Jeremy Camp t-shirt recently, and have been Christmas shopping for my family.
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Sweet Seconds of Prayer
Recently, I prayed for the stupidest thing.
After buying a cheap Nextar MP3 player from XS Cargo (great store with low prices), I took it out of the plastic baggie and tried out the earbuds. Somewhere along the way, I lost said earbuds. The whole time I was retracing my steps saying, "C'mon God, why? This is so stupid! I don't get it! It's not weird, just STUPID!" After realizing I was stupid, I figured I'd buy another set of earbuds from the dollar store. Then I do stupid thing #2: I try them in the player AFTER I leave the store and find out, much to my dismay, that the jack is too small. Stupid, stupid, stupid. Stupid me for praying about something so trivial. And yet....
Hi. I'm Laura Chambers, and I have PrayDD. That's right. Prayer Deficit Disorder. I pray every day, but unless something affects me greatly (like the earbuds[?!]), I can't really stay in a prayer for more than seconds. Maybe it's because I'm talking to God and not a person right in front of me who can say "Not so fast, Laura!" and grab my attention and force me to stay in one place and listen. And then sometimes, seconds are all I have, because I have to set the table, or answer a question somebody asks me. Plus there's the awkward, "What are you doing?" or barge-into-my-room-unannounced moments. I'd love to say, "Praying; can you leave until I'm finished/give me a minute?" But no.
That's why I like to go home from the library alone, with God, my MP3 player, and the weather, beautiful or lousy. But even then, I'd rather sing. I say to myself, "I connect better through music than speaking prayer. It feels more natural." Or am I selfish?
I also have a bad habit of praying for someone once and forgetting it later. Or feeling guilty over praying for Christian celebrity tweeps and forgetting my other friends. Or not being able to pray for EVERYONE without feeling like it's too easy, a blanket solution where I say I care for everyone but is it really no one?
But then I'm reminded God prefers quality over quantity, every time:
""And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men. I tell you the truth, they have received their reward in full. But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words. Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him." (Matthew 6:5-8)
So it can be an hour or seconds, but if I mean it, God loves it. (By the way, the headphones I already had work with the player!!! Though it's a battery eater.)
After buying a cheap Nextar MP3 player from XS Cargo (great store with low prices), I took it out of the plastic baggie and tried out the earbuds. Somewhere along the way, I lost said earbuds. The whole time I was retracing my steps saying, "C'mon God, why? This is so stupid! I don't get it! It's not weird, just STUPID!" After realizing I was stupid, I figured I'd buy another set of earbuds from the dollar store. Then I do stupid thing #2: I try them in the player AFTER I leave the store and find out, much to my dismay, that the jack is too small. Stupid, stupid, stupid. Stupid me for praying about something so trivial. And yet....
Hi. I'm Laura Chambers, and I have PrayDD. That's right. Prayer Deficit Disorder. I pray every day, but unless something affects me greatly (like the earbuds[?!]), I can't really stay in a prayer for more than seconds. Maybe it's because I'm talking to God and not a person right in front of me who can say "Not so fast, Laura!" and grab my attention and force me to stay in one place and listen. And then sometimes, seconds are all I have, because I have to set the table, or answer a question somebody asks me. Plus there's the awkward, "What are you doing?" or barge-into-my-room-unannounced moments. I'd love to say, "Praying; can you leave until I'm finished/give me a minute?" But no.
That's why I like to go home from the library alone, with God, my MP3 player, and the weather, beautiful or lousy. But even then, I'd rather sing. I say to myself, "I connect better through music than speaking prayer. It feels more natural." Or am I selfish?
I also have a bad habit of praying for someone once and forgetting it later. Or feeling guilty over praying for Christian celebrity tweeps and forgetting my other friends. Or not being able to pray for EVERYONE without feeling like it's too easy, a blanket solution where I say I care for everyone but is it really no one?
But then I'm reminded God prefers quality over quantity, every time:
""And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men. I tell you the truth, they have received their reward in full. But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words. Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him." (Matthew 6:5-8)
So it can be an hour or seconds, but if I mean it, God loves it. (By the way, the headphones I already had work with the player!!! Though it's a battery eater.)
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Winnings from Twitter
Okay, so instead of "Everything is Different" I got the Newsboys sneak peek EP and 2 "GO" stickers. Which was 4th prize, not 3rd. Dunno why.
But that's not where it ends. I won an autographed copy of Group 1 Crew's "Ordinary Dreamers" from @therevolvetour for being the 5th or maybe only person to tell them the names of the band members. And yesterday I won a copy of "Shades Of Blue" from @KarenKingsbury. I never used to win things and now every other week I win. (NOT complaining!!!!)
Seriously Twitter is awesome for winning stuff.
But that's not where it ends. I won an autographed copy of Group 1 Crew's "Ordinary Dreamers" from @therevolvetour for being the 5th or maybe only person to tell them the names of the band members. And yesterday I won a copy of "Shades Of Blue" from @KarenKingsbury. I never used to win things and now every other week I win. (NOT complaining!!!!)
Seriously Twitter is awesome for winning stuff.
Monday, October 19, 2009
MMM....dip. MMM....music. MMM....snake??!
And now, my famous chip dip recipe!
1 heaping tablespoon of Kraft Light Miracle whip per person
Kraft Zesty Italian Dressing
Green onion, chopped*
1 teaspoon of Cheez Whiz*
1 teaspoon of buttermilk*
*Optional
Directions: Mix the above. Dip. Yum. :)
It's INSANELY good!!! However, if you're taking part in Casting Pounds, you'll probably want to pass. :)
As for the prize win, I won 3rd prize in the past week's InPop Records' "Fun Friday Freebie" on Twitter. So that means I'm getting a copy of Shane and Shane's newest, Everything Is Different. I was actually kinda hoping I'd win the Superchi[k] CD instead, but oh well. :D I never won anything until I got a Twitter account so thanks InPop and thanks Twitter! :D
I should've left for home half an hour ago.
Oh, I got one more thing for you; I was at the grocery store last week and saw a sign that cracked me up;
"Whole Dried Cranberries: Great Healthy Snake For The Whole Family" Now, I don't know about you, but I don't care if the snake was on his last legs! (which they don't have, BTW)
1 heaping tablespoon of Kraft Light Miracle whip per person
Kraft Zesty Italian Dressing
Green onion, chopped*
1 teaspoon of Cheez Whiz*
1 teaspoon of buttermilk*
*Optional
Directions: Mix the above. Dip. Yum. :)
It's INSANELY good!!! However, if you're taking part in Casting Pounds, you'll probably want to pass. :)
As for the prize win, I won 3rd prize in the past week's InPop Records' "Fun Friday Freebie" on Twitter. So that means I'm getting a copy of Shane and Shane's newest, Everything Is Different. I was actually kinda hoping I'd win the Superchi[k] CD instead, but oh well. :D I never won anything until I got a Twitter account so thanks InPop and thanks Twitter! :D
I should've left for home half an hour ago.
Oh, I got one more thing for you; I was at the grocery store last week and saw a sign that cracked me up;
"Whole Dried Cranberries: Great Healthy Snake For The Whole Family" Now, I don't know about you, but I don't care if the snake was on his last legs! (which they don't have, BTW)
Thursday, October 15, 2009
I write lyrics!
Hey all you FOTGHITC fans!!!! (Well, shout out to the 2 of you, anyway. :) ) Read the title of this blog post. My blog here gets imported onto my fan page notes. That's right. I have a Facebook fan page. I'm so special. :wink: But that's not all that makes its way into said notes.
Anyhoo, if you like to read lyrics that (as of yet) have no music composed to them, check out this page! I write all different genres (surprising most of all me) and have been on a writing streak since Aug 24 2008. (yay discipline!!!!)
http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/pages/Laura-Cynthia-Chambers/139339605505?ref=ts
Anyhoo, if you like to read lyrics that (as of yet) have no music composed to them, check out this page! I write all different genres (surprising most of all me) and have been on a writing streak since Aug 24 2008. (yay discipline!!!!)
http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/pages/Laura-Cynthia-Chambers/139339605505?ref=ts
Zechariah and Mary Seem To Have Switched Reactions
Zechariah had been a priest for decades. He'd been studying for it since he was a young man. Basically, he'd made a paying career out of following God. (Sweet.) You'd think a guy like that would be pretty close to God, right? You know, the PUSH (pray until something happens) type who wouldn't let anybody mess around with his faith. Rock-solid. Like this (picture my two index fingers hooked around eachother.) The kind of guy who sees a miracle, is in awe and yet still manages to say, "Doesn't surprise me." Amazing, yes. Ridiculous, no. Get the picture?
Yet when the angel tells him that he and his wife will have a son, Zechariah doesn't fall down on his knees and say, "I believe it! Praise God!!!" He doesn't rush out of the temple to the marketplace for a rattle and booties. He doesn't even remember the story of Abraham and Sarah. He says, "How can this be? My wife is old and infertile. I am old. Impossible." This man who'd made it his life's work to know God doesn't believe the angel's message. And for that he goes temporarily mute.
Mary was a betrothed teenage virgin. She'd been raised to be a good Jewish girl, her destiny to be a wife and mother. Being young and inexperienced in life, with a faith taught from birth, you'd expect she was just beginning to seek a personal relationship with God that wasn't built solely upon other's shoulders. She heard the stories of God's miracles in the past as Zachariah had, but I doubt she was the equivalent of a Jewish nun.
Still, she also receives a visit from an angel who says that she's going to conceive and bear a child. She asks also how it would be since she is a virgin. Now the angel cuts Mary some slack because after all, she is a young girl, not an old priest. However, once the angel assures Mary that she will conceive divinely, that's enough for her. She just accepts it like that. Could you? Seriously, one day you're just going through life getting ready to be married, and all of a sudden, "It's gonna be a boy!" She believed it the minute she understood how it would happen. Now how's that for faith? Pretty awesome that it can come from the unlikeliest person.
Yet when the angel tells him that he and his wife will have a son, Zechariah doesn't fall down on his knees and say, "I believe it! Praise God!!!" He doesn't rush out of the temple to the marketplace for a rattle and booties. He doesn't even remember the story of Abraham and Sarah. He says, "How can this be? My wife is old and infertile. I am old. Impossible." This man who'd made it his life's work to know God doesn't believe the angel's message. And for that he goes temporarily mute.
Mary was a betrothed teenage virgin. She'd been raised to be a good Jewish girl, her destiny to be a wife and mother. Being young and inexperienced in life, with a faith taught from birth, you'd expect she was just beginning to seek a personal relationship with God that wasn't built solely upon other's shoulders. She heard the stories of God's miracles in the past as Zachariah had, but I doubt she was the equivalent of a Jewish nun.
Still, she also receives a visit from an angel who says that she's going to conceive and bear a child. She asks also how it would be since she is a virgin. Now the angel cuts Mary some slack because after all, she is a young girl, not an old priest. However, once the angel assures Mary that she will conceive divinely, that's enough for her. She just accepts it like that. Could you? Seriously, one day you're just going through life getting ready to be married, and all of a sudden, "It's gonna be a boy!" She believed it the minute she understood how it would happen. Now how's that for faith? Pretty awesome that it can come from the unlikeliest person.
Monday, October 5, 2009
Interview with Paige Armstrong!!
Hey, if you've been reading my reviews lately you know I just did one of Paige Armstrong's album Wake Up. Recently, I did an interview via e-mail with Paige, and you can read it on my webpage!!! Paige's story is an AMAZING testimony of how she made lemonade from a very sour lemon.
http://lacynlyrics.weebly.com/hownow.html
http://lacynlyrics.weebly.com/hownow.html
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
A little devo, a little fun-o
I was flipping through my Bible this morning, and came upon a verse in Isaiah (7:9). Well, actually it was the second part of the verse that I noticed. "If you are not firm in faith, you will not be firm at all."
Hands up, how many of you have trouble making decisions? Keeping promises? I'm no exception. I say I'll be home from the library at 1:00 pm, but it's 5:00 pm and I'm still chatting on Twitter. If there's nobody online I want to talk to, I just stall until something happens. Not fair to my family. I know it, too.
It never occurred to me until today that maybe the problem is my faith. If I can't even keep a promise to be home early, how can I keep promises to God about my life? Why am I more eager to impress and fit in with people I'll never meet this side of heaven than my own family? I can say it's because I never had much of a social life in school, and now my only friends are online.
But so what?
What bites is I'll probably do it again today.
Don't make my mistake. The closer you are to God, the easier it'll be to stand firm in everything you do. Whether it's an issue of morality or deciding what you'll do with the rest of your life, be faithful and firm.
Now, onto the fun! It's no secret that I want a guitar. I must've entered 5+ contests where I could win one, electric or acoustic (though for now I'd prefer acoustic!) Anyhoo, I got to thinking, "what are some funny ways you could get a guitar for free?"
Actually, it didn't start that way. I had this image of a guy going fly fishing with a pick for bait (works best if you're looking for a BASS! LOL). Then, I thought of compiling a whole list.
>Leaving sheet music under your pillow for the Guitar Fairy
>Standing outside a music store, begging and whining like a dog.
>Go to the city limits and hold up a sign, "Guitar or Bust"
So, what are some goofy ways you'd try to snag a free guitar? I'm probably not gonna try any of them (gee, that'd make a great video for Youtube though!!!) but I'd love to hear your thoughts.
Hands up, how many of you have trouble making decisions? Keeping promises? I'm no exception. I say I'll be home from the library at 1:00 pm, but it's 5:00 pm and I'm still chatting on Twitter. If there's nobody online I want to talk to, I just stall until something happens. Not fair to my family. I know it, too.
It never occurred to me until today that maybe the problem is my faith. If I can't even keep a promise to be home early, how can I keep promises to God about my life? Why am I more eager to impress and fit in with people I'll never meet this side of heaven than my own family? I can say it's because I never had much of a social life in school, and now my only friends are online.
But so what?
What bites is I'll probably do it again today.
Don't make my mistake. The closer you are to God, the easier it'll be to stand firm in everything you do. Whether it's an issue of morality or deciding what you'll do with the rest of your life, be faithful and firm.
Now, onto the fun! It's no secret that I want a guitar. I must've entered 5+ contests where I could win one, electric or acoustic (though for now I'd prefer acoustic!) Anyhoo, I got to thinking, "what are some funny ways you could get a guitar for free?"
Actually, it didn't start that way. I had this image of a guy going fly fishing with a pick for bait (works best if you're looking for a BASS! LOL). Then, I thought of compiling a whole list.
>Leaving sheet music under your pillow for the Guitar Fairy
>Standing outside a music store, begging and whining like a dog.
>Go to the city limits and hold up a sign, "Guitar or Bust"
So, what are some goofy ways you'd try to snag a free guitar? I'm probably not gonna try any of them (gee, that'd make a great video for Youtube though!!!) but I'd love to hear your thoughts.
Monday, September 28, 2009
Didn't see this coming, but wow....
Hey fanatics, I'm coming to you semi-live from where I always am online. First of all I'm totally stunned cuz I didn't even see this blog idea coming. But I'm psyched! :D Cuz now I get to bore you with my randomness and opinions....(well not really!!) Sometimes I think I'm still a little kid, but I also write lyrics that have me thnking "this is not me-it's all God!"
So first of all thanks Jay and Aaron for putting this together. :) And always God. :D
So first of all thanks Jay and Aaron for putting this together. :) And always God. :D
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