Just the way you are

Published at August 25, 2010 in Songs. 0 Comments

by Bruno Mars (cover by AHMIR)

Oh her eyes, her eyes
Make the stars look like they’re not shining
Her hair, her hair
Falls perfectly without her trying

She’s so beautiful
And I tell her every day

Yeah I know, I know
When I compliment her
She wont believe me
And its so, its so
Sad to think she don’t see what I see

But every time she asks me do I look okay
I say

When I see your face
There’s not a thing that I would change
Cause you’re amazing
Just the way you are
And when you smile,
The whole world stops and stares for awhile
Cause girl you’re amazing
Just the way you are

Her nails, her nails
I could kiss them all day if she’d let me
Her laugh, her laugh
She hates but I think its so sexy

She’s so beautiful
And I tell her every day

Oh you know, you know, you know
I’d never ask you to change
If perfect is what you’re searching for
Then just stay the same

So don’t even bother asking
If you look okay
You know I say

When I see your face
There’s not a thing that I would change
Cause you’re amazing
Just the way you are
And when you smile,
The whole world stops and stares for awhile
Cause girl you’re amazing
Just the way you are

The way you are
The way you are
Girl you’re amazing
Just the way you are

When I see your face
There’s not a thing that I would change
Cause you’re amazing
Just the way you are
And when you smile,
The whole world stops and stares for awhile
Cause girl you’re amazing
Just the way you are

Twenty-Four

Published at July 31, 2010 in Songs. 0 Comments

by Switchfoot

Twenty-four oceans
Twenty-four skies
Twenty-four failures
And twenty-four tries
Twenty-four finds me
In twenty-fourth place
With twenty-four drop outs
At the end of the day

Life is not what I thought it was
Twenty-four hours ago
Still I’m singing ‘Spirit,
take me up in arms with You’
And I’m not who I thought I was
Twenty-four hours ago
Still I’m singing ‘Spirit,
take me up in arms with You’

There’s twenty-four reasons
To admit that I’m wrong
With all my excuses
Still twenty-four strong

See, I’m not copping out
Not copping out
Not copping out
When you’re raising the dead in me

Oh, oh
I am the second man
Oh, oh
I am the second man now
Oh, I am the second man now
And you’re raising these…

Twenty-four voices
With twenty-four hearts
All of my symphonies
In twenty-four parts
But I want to be one today
Centered and true
I’m singing ‘Spirit take me up in arms with You’
You’re raising the dead in me

Oh, oh
I am the second man
Oh, oh
I am the second man now
Oh
I am the second man now
And you’re raising the dead in me
Yeah

I wanna see miracles
To see the world change
Wrestled the angel for more than a name
For more than a feeling
For more than a cause
I’m singing ‘Spirit, take me up in arms with You’
And you’re raising the dead in me

Twenty-four oceans
With twenty-four hearts
All of my symphonies
With twenty-four parts
Life is not what I thought it was
Twenty-four hours ago
Still I’m singing ‘Spirit,
take me up in arms with You’
I’m not copping out
Not copping out

Let go

Published at July 25, 2010 in Uncategorized. 0 Comments

10 thousand faults

Published at July 12, 2010 in Quotes. 0 Comments

He who grows in grace remembers that he is but dust, and therefore does not expect his fellow Christians to be anything more. He overlooks ten thousand of their faults, because he knows his God overlooks twenty thousand in his own case. He does not expect perfection in the creature, and, therefore, he is not disappointed when he does not find it.
-Charles Spurgeon

Update

Published at July 11, 2010 in That's life. 0 Comments

This term has been flying by…I finished my 6 week placement in mid June and then went straight back into classes. I’m in school til the end of July..after which I’ll have a month off in August to take a break.

What a year it’s been… I often catch myself complaining about how tired I am and how busy my life is. School isn’t easy, but I have to remind myself that it is a blessing to have the opportunity to study and that it wouldn’t be worth it if it was easy.

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About a week ago, I received a letter from OSAP saying that there is a discrepancy in my application. I had checked the box that says I don’t own any vehicles. However, when OSAP ran my driver’s license through the system, it said I own the RAV4 we bought last October. Because my family wanted the 500$ “new grad” incentive, I became the co-owner of the car with my mom…Even though I didn’t pay for the car, it became my “asset”. Because of this moment of greed, I now am unable to apply for OSAP, and will not be eligible for a bursary or UTAPS. It seemed like such an easy decision to make in October to go for the 500$ discount, but what we didn’t know were the long-term consequences. I cannot take my name off as co-owner unless I sell the car to a third party (which we’re not going to do).

I was so upset when I learned about the bind I got myself in. It’s a tough lesson to swallow, but some choices we make have unfortunate and lasting consequences. Thankfully, I have a dad who is always willing to help me financially. As much as I want to be independent and shoulder my own financial burdens, I need to suck up my pride and be willing to receive his charity (in the original definition of the word, it means love). Further, dad reminded me that whatever can be fixed with money isn’t really a problem.

Anyways, the bigger issue is also remembering Jehovah Jireh…God is the provider of all things. I have never lacked anything in the past, so why should I worry? I need to continually trust that He will provide for me what I need, when I need it.