A Song I Heard on the RADio Tonight

as sung by Joan Baez

called

God is God
(written by Steve Earle,)

goes as such:



I believe in prophecy
Some folks see things not everybody can see
And once in a while they pass the secret along to you and me
And I believe in miracles
Something sacred burning in every bush and tree
We can all learn to sing the songs the angels sing

Yes, I believe in God
And God ain't me

I've traveled around the world
Stood on mighty mountains and gazed across the wilderness
Never seen a line in the sand or a diamond in the dust
And as our fate unfurls
Every day that passes I'm sure about a little bit less
Even my money keeps telling me it's God I need to trust

And I believe in God
But God ain't us

God of my little understanding don't care what name I call
Whether or not I believe doesn't matter at all

I receive the blessings
That every day on earth's another chance to get it right
Let this little light of mine shine and rage against the night
Just another lesson
Maybe someone's watching and wondering what I got
Maybe this is why I'm here on earth and maybe not

But I believe in God
And God is God

Fun Fact #8

Bento is one of the neatest ideas this... and that! side of Japan.



"Bentō (弁当 or べんとう, Bentō?) is a single-portion takeout or home-packed meal common in Japanese cuisine. A traditional bento consists of rice, fish or meat, and one or more pickled or cooked vegetables as a side dish." - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bento



I never realized the habitual tendency to play with my food could ever be so justified!

Fun Fact #7

In my earlier years, I really fancied a tree frog as a pet. You have to feed them bugs, though, and I just couldn't bring myself to sacrifice so many innocent lives. Oh well!

I've got to just trust God.
Do my best, and trust God.
What more can we do?


This is going to be a great fall.

Fun Fact #6

A running plan is officially in the works! Dad gave me a watch for tracking my progress but I have to say I couldn't help but feel like I was forsaking my inner hippie as each little hook of Velcro latched into place.
But that's okay, because I'm excited about this running thang.

:)

Fun Fact #5

Favorite smells:

Rain in the desert


Vanilla... It's just so warm and comfy and home-y :)


Johnson's softlotion

(the purple kind!)

Fall


Dolce & Gabbana's Light Blue


Dirt

Fun Fact #4

I would also REALLY like to visit Canada!



and see the Aurora Borealis



and have this quarter's French knowledge at-the-ready for keeping up with the Francophonic regions of the country.

Fun Fact #3

I came without wisdom teeth.

Fun Fact #2

There is

a place in my heart

for sugary cereals.

Fun Fact #1

One of these days, I would really like to visit Vermont.

Well

I've got a lot to think about. Or, that is to say, there is just a lot on my mind these days. It is very refreshing to have the time to do some thinking, but honestly I feel that the subject of all my thoughts lately has been my own life. Fortunately God has graced me to remain considerate of others and aware of what's going on around me, but still I feel as though lately I've been too hung-up on thoughts about me. And these thoughts always focus around the same topic: what am I supposed to do with my life? Already this post has had 12 references to either me, myself, or I (15, now) and I(16!) can't help but feel guilty for that, somewhat selfish perhaps.
But still, I want so badly to know.
I want to know how best to serve God with this life He has given me. I want to have figured this out so that I can stop thinking about myself and the specifics about my life so that I can focus my thoughts on others first, and serving them the way He wants.

But then again, maybe those are the specifics.

Maybe the thing to do is to stop working on coming up with an efficient little plan for what to study and when to go where (it obviously has not proven helpful so far, besides to finally come to this conclusion)
and start finding peace in serving Him regardless of a plan.

This is where God has me right now.
The very best I can do is continue to pray about all this and trust that He's working on His own arrangements, and will clue me in here and there when the time is right.

Glad to have figured that out!

Gloria y gracias a Dios.

- Ashley :)

Wow

stormy day
Sufjan is whispering in my ear
God is tugging at my heart
it is all so very intense

remarkable.

Cool!

http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/COUNTRIES/LACEXT/0,,contentMDK:20018960~menuPK:258569~pagePK:2865106~piPK:2865128~theSitePK:258554,00.html

While searching UNM's list of degrees and programs, I meandered on over to the 'art education' side of town... just for fun :). There, I saw under the Master's Degree heading, the class "Art for at risk youth."

Kinda grabbed my heart a little!

cool.