Fun stuff...finally got my long forgotten password!

I wonder if anyone ever reads this....

Five awkward things about myself.

1. When I was little I used to eat worms for money.  Okay...I was like twelve, so I guess not that little.
2. I also used to eat the wrappers from my muffins, and occasionally still have the craving.  Should I go on one of those "I eat weird things please save me" shows?
3. I'd rather play in a swamp than a swimming pool.  Not because I dislike swimming pools...but because I like playing in mud.  Playing in the swamp with my best friend was how I spent my summers through fifth grade.  I do, however, LOVE the smell of swimming pools.  And bleach.
4. I have a really messed up back.  I'm not sure if it has any correlation...but I started noticing it when I fell off of the school bus when I was in elementary school.
5. When I was eight, I used to play sword fight with my little brother when our babysitter was watching us.  She told us to say a swear word that rhymes with "lastard" anytime one of us was hit, so I didn't know it was a bad word.  Days later, I was having a water balloon fight with my family, including aunts and uncles, and my dad hit me with a balloon.  I called him the word that rhymes with "lastard" in front of everyone, and didn't understand the gasps.  I'm still mortified about that.


Here's the things about the quirks people have.  You can get to know all the "normal" things about them.  When you keep digging and finally reach the quirkiness, you know you've found the good stuff.  Let's hope my future husband and family feels the same way....

;-)

Random thoughts I've been pondering

What a life.  Really.  One of my very best friends said to me yesterday, "You have the most "life ADHD" of anyone I know."  HA!  Isn't that the truth!? 

I've tried SO many things, and there have only been a couple of those things that I haven't enjoyed outrageously!  How blessed is that?!  I do change my mind a lot about things, but I guess I don't see that as a bad thing because I'm still headed somewhere.  In fact, in about 2 years or so, I will have three college degrees (Lord willing)!  I have met SO many people.  I have learned to adapt to diverse crowds.  I have friends in all sorts of places.  I love that about my life, and I wouldn't trade it for the straight and solid path.  My path has had lots of cracks, and a few giant potholes.  But God has brought me through all of it for a reason, and I believe He will use every bit of it!  So, thank you God for the broken and windy road. 

It would be easier to not change my mind about things...but I'm happy that things turned out this way.

On a completely seperate note...I've been thinking about unconditional love a lot lately.  I feel that the last several months of being broken down and in rough places (which I believe God brought me through for a reason), has deepened my heart to a new level.  I've realized lots of pride and selfishness in my love in the past, and God has been filling in those black holes with His love.  I find myself thinking about the ones I love with a renewed heart.  Thanks God. :)

I'm learning to be content, and God is doing all the rest for me. 

Loving you,
Alex.