L C C F.

so yesterday was my last lccf as a laurier student. all i can is, wow. it is certainly something special, and i'm sooooo excited for them in terms of what's to come next year...and the year after that...and so on. God has been working in and through the people of lccf in both macro and micro levels, in terms of our growth as a community, and growth as unique individuals which make up our fellowship.

over the last four years i've learned over and over again that attaining a perfect community is impossible. lccf is not perfect; it's made up of a group of imperfect people so it will never be "perfect". there will always be struggles, and growing pains to deal with, but it is in our imperfections where true community is tested and developed, faith is strengthened, God's power is made perfect and as a result, people are transformed.

true community is not about perfect people coming together to form a perfect community. instead, i believe true community is about imperfect people coming together in love to help one another, live life together, and encourage each other to continue striving towards being like Jesus, the ultimate perfect being.

Love, Christ-centred, Community, Family...these are a few of the things i think of when i think of lccf - the fellowship comprised of people who, over the past four years, have been my community, my second family, and my home away from home.

LCCF winter retreat 2006 @ Camp Ganadoweh

thanks for all the memories, i love you guys. :)

two squished bugs, one grossed-out girl.

today i smushed two bugs. it was so grosssssssss. and now i'm going to share both stories with you!

bug story #1: "in the john"
so i was in the bathroom, when all of a sudden i saw a dark movement on my leg. i immediately started to freak out (silently so i wouldn't wake up any potential sleepers in the house because it was early), and hit and brushed off my leg. at that point this huge spider fell onto the floor (well, not HUGE, but big enough) so i promptly squished it with my slipper. then picked it up with toilet paper, threw it into the toilet and flushed.
bye bye spider.

bug story #2: "on my door"
i was walking into my room when all of a sudden i froze because there was this really wierd looking bug on it. it was kinda long, had long antennae and a few legs popping out of its body. *shudders* i almost dropped my juice on the floor, but somehow i managed to put it on my dresser. then i got some tissue, and was just about to smush the stupid thing and then it flinched. *AGHHH!* i gathered up my courage and promptly smushed it before i lost my nerve. i felt the guts explode out of its body. then i ran downstairs to the toilet, threw in the kleenex and flushed.
bye bye wierd bug on my door.

please let tomorrow be a bug free day. PLEASE. :P

"time to say goodbye to meeeee!"

heehee. this is what my client sang in our last music therapy session during the goodbye song. (the original lyrics go, "it's time to say goodbye [insert client name here]".) i was watching the video of our session as i was working on my session notes, and i couldn't help but laugh outloud.

i can't really go into any details due to confidentiality reasons, but believe you me, my client is truly a m a z i n g. :)

only two more sessions to go. i'm gonna miss them.

must. keep. swimming.

oh man, these next two weeks are going to be BRUTAL. so many things due, so many things left to complete. aghhhh. i made a to-do list for myself this week. it took up two post-its! hopefully i'll be able to stick to it. (haha. get it? post-it? stick?) man, i suck. :P

on a completely unrelated note: happy spring everyone! even though it's still freezing cold outside (sometimes it looks like it could be so warm...so deceiving!), i can see the tips of buds just waiting to pop out of the branches. :)

okay, back to work. bye!

weekend in the loo.

it's been a while since i've been able to spend a weekend up here in waterloo; i had almost forgotten how nice weekends up here actually are. :)

only two more weeks of class!

nation sharon's day

i have an announcement to make. *clears throat*

i dub today, march 10th, as national sharon's day! *cheering and applauding* :D

i'm thankful for the time i was able to spend today with spammie (aka "the other sharon"). in fact, it was so good we decided to make it an annual tradition, (hence the creation of national sharon's day.) heehee. from brunch, to the bus, to national sports, to mcdonald's...it was all good! thanks for the laughs and conversations throughout the day. pastey legs for life. BAH HAH. :P

...yay for sharons! :D

and now, a quote i really liked from women's cell yesterday. guys, listen up, this one's for you:

"Be very careful if you make a woman cry, because God counts her tears. The woman came out of a man's rib: Not from his feet to be walked on. Not from his head to be superior, but from the side to be equal. Under the arm to be protected, and next to the heart to be loved."

my biggest hurdle

letting go is something that is especially hard for me. it's an internal battle that no one sees from the outside, but one that i most definitely feel and know is real on the inside. it's too bad satan knows about this huge weakness of mine; he has used it to his advantage one too many times. aghh, he sucks and i hate him so much.

well, it's time to cut the strings connecting me to my load as i attempt to let go of it again. a part of me wants to hang on, but i know i can't. it's time to move on and resist the temptation of looking back.

goodbye load, you're no good for me.

Lord, continue to strengthen me so i can fight this...

cheeese. :D

incase anyone is interested, i've finally gotten around to uploading all my LCCF Winter retreat pics. looking through them makes me smile...such great times and memories. :)

For those who like typing in things and clicking around on their mouse my imagestation account is: jell-o108,
for those who like searching for things, the link to my imagestation is on the side-bar,
and for everyone else you can find my pictures here. enjoy! :)

march already?

wow. march. seems like yesterday was november.

i can feel the inevitable getting closer and closer. a huge blob of emotions has been circulating in my brain lately; excitement, nervousness, sadness, and anxiousness are among the emotions that have entered, exited or stayed put in this little emotional blob of mine...

1.5 months to go...let's make the most of the remainder of the school year, shall we? :)