Dreams

Something interesting and intriuging for me to ponder over in the past few days is this: I had a dream with scripture in it. Although I am not entirely sure yet what it all means, I do believe it means something. I think that God speaks to us or can, through our dreams.
The scripture is HOSEA 2 :20. This is the first time I have had a dream were when I woke up I knew I needed to look something up. The interesting thing is that underneath that scripture reference it said, The Lord's Word is Truth. In my dream I was supposed to speak on that topic with the scripture being my support. When I woke up to read it I found that it did indeed relate to me in a way I hadn't even realized I needed relating.

For those of you who don't know, Hosea was a prophet who was told by God to marry a promiscuous woman named Gomer. The book of Hosea is thought to be an allegory too about God's feelings about Israel at the time. The land had gone through a lot of kings all in a short period of time and most of the transitions involved a lot of bloodshed.
In Chapter 2 (I'd recommend reading it for yourself too in case I screw something up), God is talking about how horrible this woman Gomer is and how Hosea should basically throw her out. In the end though it is the change in Gomer (who symbolized Israel) that God wanted not her riddance. So, this brings me to 2:20 which follows a lot of descriptions of the place God will take in Gomer's life over the bad life she had before. "I will betroth you in faithfulness, and you will acknowledge the LORD. " Based on where I am and the dream, there are parts of this chapter including this verse that I think are related to both me personally and the family I work for. Everything before verse 20 I tend to think more of something related to me and verse 20-23 I think of my family.
If you find the time, give it a little read and pray for me. Pray for my clarity in gleaning what God would have me glean out of this passage, verse, and/or Book. Without dwelling on this scripture for two long I feel like God is telling me two basic things: He will fill me, and fulfill what I am longing for, AND Something about the fate of my family and how important it is that I am here. I also talked to Sarah about it who God had used this scripture to speak and heal her some a few years ago. She encouraged me to read the book, Redeeming Love, and so I think I will do that too.

Sipping Tea and Thinking

I am definitely thinking right now, but I am not sipping tea. I wish I were sipping on a chai tea latte (the only form that I enjoy) and sitting outside, but alas I am not.

Tonight I am going to a party at John and Kelly's. They are the hosts of the "Palatine table" I attend (basically a house group or cell group). The party is called BOO '07! I think I am going to make my face to say Boo with my mouth being the first O. My costume is... dah dah dah dah!!!! A Party in a Person!! This was inspired by dear Victoria, Sarah's youngest. She is two years old and is most definitely a party in a person. I am going to put streamers all over my body, wear a curly present ribbon in my hair, and put glitter all over!! It's going to be pretty sweet. Plus, there is an added bonus to my costume. I am also a Fairy!! I will be wearing wings. There's just nothing like being multifaceted on Halloween! At the party tonight we are playing DDR, which should be extra entertaining in our costumes!!

Things here have been going pretty smoothly. I am looking into a few options for living (place that is) right now, and one sounds particularly awesome. It's an opportunity for investment and building good credit. I am still very much in the beginning stages of research, but I will keep you all updated. I am pretty excited about it so far.

The kids are good. Samuel just turned 7 last Friday! It's crazy! A whole year has passed since I met him. When I met him he was just about to turn 6, so actually I've known him for three ages of his life! :) Leah has a little cold right now, but it doing well. She is very into testing to see how far she can push me, which isn't very much fun, but is definitely teaching me a lot.

Wondering

So last night I was reading through my posts from 2004. It's always fun for me to look back on my old entries. It's interesting because I get too feelings. I feel happy and reminicent of the good postings, and memories come flooding into my mind. On the sad or venting postings I really can't remember feeling the way that I did. I think when I am upset or unsure about how I feel about something writing really helps me defuse my feelings and figure things out. Either way I enjoy looking back.
While looking back I came across some comments from anonymous comments and laughed with confusion not knowing who they would be!!

Anyway if these are you, fess up! I wanna know who you are! It's been 3 years already! I can't take the mystery!! :) Here are the comments that I found particularly enjoyable:

Hey Lizzie!! So sorry to hear about your accident but much releived to hear you are okay. Its a good thing no one found you after the accident, took you home and pretended you were their dead spouse who deserted the military so you had to remain in hiding until a nice mofia man gave you a job to fly to Mexico where you saw your fiance from your former life, and made them cry but still didn't remember them. Tell everyone I say "Hi!" and I miss them and Chicago sucks so I'm coming back to Michigan in 2 months. Bye Liz!

Sorry to hear about your big blue cow. My personal opinion is that a big blue llama would definately become your friend and would treat your clean clothes respectfully...Anonymous at least to myself

Hope everyone is having a good day! I miss you guys!!

I Could Pretend

As I lie on my couch, winding down for the night I thought of you.
I looked out my window and your face came to mind, and I considered the fact that I would like to be lying next to you; all cuddly and warm.

I could pretend that you were here, sitting by my side, loving on me, and making me laugh. You, saying everything without saying anything at all.

I could pretend that we were listening to music, staying up way too late; me wishing it would never end.

As I looked up at the purple hue that the light pollution provides, I am somehow comforted to know that we sleep under the same sky eventhough it seems that we are worlds apart; you doing your thing and me doing mine.
I never forgot, nor will I ever forget the times we had together. It all seems so mushed together, like it was so long ago and only yesterday all at once.

I could pretend that we are together. It's early morning and one of us is usually totally out of it, sleepy-eyed yet sweet. We would eat breakfast together and everything would be perfect. I would take in every moment just as precious as a breath of clean country air.

I could pretend that we are on the couch together, lying spoon-style, wrapped up in eachother. I would feel your heat and heart beat and you would inhale my smell and nuzzle your nose into my neck and kiss my head. How beautiful that would be.

When I look out into the sky tonite, against the black trees I see you and wish you were here or I were there.

I could pretend you are with me, but nothing is as good as the real thing.

Missing you today, as always. I love you friend.

Enneagram

So I took this personality test today called an enneagram. it was very helpful and insightful into my personality. It only took me 10 minutes to answer the questions! i would reccommend taking this test if you haven't already. I have found the results to be frighteningly accurate. It is even a bit scary to see my fears right out there... made me even slighty defensive, so i know it's right! ha ha!! Anyway, take the test, it's fun and interesting!! And you can look up my type when you're done to find out all my secrets!

Main Type	Overall Self

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Enneagram Test Results Type 1 Perfectionism 58% Type 2 Helpfulness 78% Type 3 Image Focus 14% Type 4 Hypersensitivity 50% Type 5 Detachment 14% Type 6 Anxiety 62% Type 7 Adventurousness 50% Type 8 Aggressiveness 26% Type 9 Calmness 58% Your main type is 2 Your variant is social

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When you are done taking the test go to www.9types.com. It has graphs and charts and descriptions to help better understand the results.

Things I like to do

I felt like writing something, but I wasn't really sure what to write. So, I decided i'd be random!

This post was inspired by a song called I like hubcaps by Brak-- you can see his inspiring song here-- http://youtube.com/watch?v=xTBWwajwTZ0

GHOST SPACE lyrics

Here are some things that I like to do...

• going for walks in the woods and going off the path to follow an interesting trail
• riding my bike, especially with friends
• riding trains
• moose traks ice cream, and double choc. brownies
• my grandparents
• playing softball
• going to new restaurants
• looking at pictures
• playing guitar
• singing
• dancing, and ddring
• playing video games
• swimming!
• talking on the phone and leaving long messages on voicemail
• playing on the computer
• puddle splashing
• cuddling and kissing and hugging
• tickle scratches and massages
• going to the movies
• NAPPING!!
• learning new things-- especially about people
• listening to music
• buying presents
• doing dishes
• cooking when I have a reason
• being silly

Stuff that I like...

• animals-- cats, dogs, dolphins, whales, hedgehogs, pigs, llamas, bunnies, fish, etc.
• shoes
• socks
• perfume
• candles
• pictures and artwork
• gadgets
• utensils
• pillows and blankeys
• Chia Tea Latte

more specific favorites:

• I love going for walks with a friend and talking and discovering. I like going on walks alone and pretending I am a naturalist; listening for sights and sounds, identifying plants and animals... I like the woods.
• I love sitting on the couch with a friend and cuddling up close to watch a movie, or just to sit and enjoy eachother.
• My favorite food is dill pickles, although I am now beginning to enjoy garlic stuffed olives. And I also enjoy yellow peppers from subway.
• I love buying a new pair of shoes and putting them on with just the right outfit.
• I enjoy so much to have my back scratched (on my skin)... ooo goose bumps!
• I like trying to cook new things and then having them turn out.
• My favorite thing to do with down time is watch a tv episode or two, followed by a nap and/or guitar.
• I LOVE sitting with people who are jamming on guitar or piano and just listening, letting the music envelope me like a blanket of peace.
• I like reading intense books; most likely true stories or memoirs, as well as youth novels and childrens story books.
• I love turning up my music and dancing around my living room, pretending I know how to do ballet or pretending I can shake my booty like a pro. What a show people would get if they peeked in my window.
• I enjoy going down to the beach at work and letting the wind hit my face, sinking my feet into the sand, and breathing in the almost clean air, imagining I am someplace else.

I wish I could say I like pinapple upside-down cake, but I don't... I am still wondering though, why it is upside-down!!

That's all for now folks, there will be more of my freakishness to come soon!

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