day after Yellowstone

Yesterday we went to Yellowstone, and had a full day seeing many sights and many woodland creatures. We also stopped by Old Faithful to see the geyser go off. I did get to see it this trip. Not only that, Jody and I wandered around on the trails and saw some even cooler geysers, like the beehive and the castle. I posted pictures of our day to the wedding blog, although none with geysers in them. This picture was taken by my father of Old Faithful.

Bozeman MT

I am enjoying a lovely visit here in Montana, spending time with family and friends. It is nice to come in June, when it is still green but not still cold. Jody and I are staying with my parents. Today we are planning a trip to Yellowstone National Park- should be a fun day. Jody has never been to Yellowstone before. The last time I was there was the summer of 2002 (I think it was 2002) when working at Clydehurst Christian Ranch as an assistant cook. Each weekend the staff was taken somewhere fun- one time it was Yellowstone. It rained alot that day, and we didn't end up seeing Old Faithful. Today, who knows?

spring term is over

I took three classes this term, and each one of them was excellent; in content, in teaching, and in the chosen readings. This term has been my favorite. I have added a link to this site to Apling Word Web, this was my final project for my applied linguistics class- and it was very fun to work on. The poetry class I took this term helped me out immesurably in the linguistics class, and I am very glad that I took it.
Not too long now, and I will be all done with my linguistics degree...

Don't worry, pray

At Southwest Bible church this last sunday, Pastor Scott preached on Philippians 4:6&7 'Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.' His message was straitforward: pray about everything, wherever life is building up nervous energy, turn that energy toward prayer. He said also, 'when we are most tempted to worry, we are least able to afford it.' And he gave five reasons to not worry, but pray instead:
1) because God said to
2) because God cares
3) because God can do something about it
4) because we can't do anything about it
5) because it glorifies God
Reason one relates to obedience, two to trust, three and four to wisdom, and five to worship. One last thought from the sermon: There was a sign on the old Alaska Highway before it was paved 'pick your rut carefully- you'll be in it the next 200 miles' Our habits are like that, and we can choose to get into the habit of fretting, or we can choose to get into the habit of praying.
This was a very encouraging message for me. If you would like to hear it yourself, go to www.swbible.org

the willamette

Hello, all! Here is a picture of my fiance, Jody, and I- taken down by the Willamette River during the AAA conference on spirituality this year. We had some good weather, and a good chance to hang out with the international speakers. Lua took this picture and e-mailed it to me from home.

class nearly over- new plans

This term is nearly over, and just over the last couple of days a new plan has emerged- to work full time over the summer and then go part time during the school year, and graduate in the spring of 07 instead of the fall 06. When the details are settled, I will drop out of summer school, and start job-hunting in a serious manner. Of course there is always the temp agency, and they did find me a job at college housing northwest when I left Safeway. That is worth looking into. This is a big change in plans, but I think that it will work out better this way.