Slurpys!

Today was amusing. I met a new person today named Hiedi - i don't know how to spell it though. I met her in choir and we were talking about Ginnie Owens, Nichole Nordam, Hillsongs ect... she didn't know tehilah but i can forgive her cuz tehiliah is in toronto and well we are in Winnipeg... anyways so that was good times. Then during my spare I went with my friend Jana and bought a SLURPY!!! I've never had a slurpy before and aparently Winnipeg is the slurpy capital of canada - i didn't know there was such thing but there is. So that was that. School was quite good today. Tomorow they have this thing called Solid Rock during lunch ; it's like a christian group at school. I think i'll check it out!
Dandy!

There is somthing better!

this is what I don't understand;
a guy in school today was telling a story about how drunk he got so much that he didn't remember his name- people laughed...how is that funny?
another guy said he could'nt wait till he turned 18 do he could legually drink- people laughed....how is that funny
A girl was walking down the hall saying she didn't eat in 5 days... her friends congradulated her.....and people laughed ....how is that funny.

These three things want to make me cry. I feel so sad for these people. sad because they can't find anything else to live for. Why do people laugh at someting so sad. This world is so messed up. I wish people knew there was somthing better out there......

Volenteering at the soup kitchen

Last night I went to one of the churches down town and helped out at a soup kitchen. It was an awsome experence. Never in my life have I seen soooo many homeless people and I have also never seen people so greatful. After we served the people their meal, we went and talked to them. I talked to an old man named George. He had lots of stories. He told meabout his pin collection and train tracks, his uncle who was a famous piano tuner "back in the day" ect. It was great. Then I went on street ministry. I went downtown to do this in Newfoudland a few times. But the conditions here were completly diffrent and much worse. We gave homeless peoplehot chocolate and then we went in the allies and such. We didn't see verry many people there, but we saw some of the peoples "homes". It was crazy the conditions were so bad, it blew me away.
I am so glad I went to go help out though, and I can't wait to do it again in two weeks!

the will of God

Will of God
I’m tired of living in this world of sin
Tired of living in this game we’re in
Been to town and now I’m back again tired of living for the lust of men
And the world may think I’m crazy when I don’t run with them
But it’s just plain idolatry, when God can’t have all of me

I want to live for the will of God
Oh Lord, I want to follow
With all of my mind, all my heart and all my soul
I want to follow you Oh Lord

How much time will I keep wasting?
How much cheap wine will I keep tasting?
Been to church and now I’m back again
Tired of living for the pride of me
And the world may think I’m crazy when I don’t run with them
But it’s just plain idolatry when God can’t have all of me

the Lion King

I think this is my new favorite disney movie
but only because of one part...
Mufassa says this to simba whem is he running away from his probems

"Simba remember who you are" said Mufassa. " You are my son and the one true king. You must take your place in the circle of life"

That line is awsome! So stand up! Remember who you are, and take your place in the circle of life!!!!!!!!!

This song is AMAZING!

this is a song by Swichfoot...the lyrics are awsome!

I've got a wound that doesn't heal,
Burning out again, burning out again
I'm not sure which of me is real,
I'm alone again, burning out again
My hope runs underneath it all the day that I'll be home
It won't be long,
I belong somewhere past this setting sun
Finally free, finally strong,
Somewhere back where I belong.

They're selling shares of me again,
I'm not buying, it I'm not buying it
My wound goes deeper than the skin,
There's no hiding it, so i'm not trying it
My hope runs underneath it all the day that I'll be home
It won't be long,

I belong somewhere past this setting sun
Finally free, finally strong,Somewhere back where I belong .
Finally back where we belong
Finally Free It's gonna take you to the setting sun
Lets the weak say I am strong and it won't be long
Let the right say I was wrong and it won't be long
Let us find where we belong, beyond this setting sun
Beyond this setting sun

It won't be long,I belong somewhere past this setting sun
Finally free,
finally strong,
Somewhere back where I belong.

Courage!

"Courage is not the absence of fear, rather choosing something is more important than fear"

"Courage is not sucess, but it is doing something you believe in knowing you may fail"

The two quotes I wrote down are about courage and what they are. When you have courage it does not allways mean you will be sucessful in what you do and it does not mean you will not be afraid, it just means you have decided that what you need to do (or being called to do) is more inportant than the fear that can hold us back!

One of my new favorite bible verses is Joshua 1:6 I command you- be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or discouraged. For the Lord your God is with you whereever you go.

So I will try to be strong and I will have courage because God has placed me here for a reason, and he is with me, and what He wants me to do is more important than anything holding me back.

GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

Oh my.... I am quite argravated. I am at spare and the teacher won't let me send an e-mail because I might be saying something mean. I am clearly not and I need to send that e-mail!
AHHHHHHHHHHH

How to make God laugh

Life is weird... I'm so confused right now. I heard a really intresting thing yesterday... How do you make God laugh?..... Make plans. That made me think. I really need to stop planning everything and just trust in God. Because his plans are better than anything I can come up with and within time he will show them to me. In a song part of it goes.... I'm just a bird without a penny to my name - IT may sound obserd but I have no plans beyond today. UM yeah I can't spell. But the point I'm attempting to get at is that i need to stop trying to figure everything out and stop planning everything out, because God allreay has it all figured out and he has planed my whole life too. So I just need to trust in him and follow what ever path he puts in front of me and follow him with everything I have . He knows whats best so his plan is much better to follow than mine. yeah thats all for now!

Road to Emmaus

This is yet again another song by Jason Upton. I am thinking he has made his way into my top 5 favorite artists. His lyrics are soooooo powerful.

Road to Emmaus


Have you ever said goodbye to a hero?
Have you ever had to lay away your dreams?
Have you ever been so lonely that a stranger is your best friend?
then you’ll know what I mean

So this is our highway to heaven
our American dream
the two fools on the road to emmaus
well they might as well be you and me

Have you ever been angry at your country?
Have you ever been angry at your God?
Have you ever been so angry that you can’t see what you’ve got right in front of you?

Have you ever been distracted by the homeless?
Have you ever thrown your dollar with disgust?
Have you ever thought the great commission’s just too great a cost?
Have you ever played the fool?

Jump!

"You never know how high you can fly, untill you jump into the sky"

This is a quote I read earlier and I really like it! I have a tendency to seccond guess myself in what I can do. It seems so much more simple to hide behind fear. If you don't jump. you can't fall. But that goes both ways... if you don't jump you can't fly either. So I have no reason not to try. One thing that I am trying to do is try things without worrying if I will mess up or make a fool of my self. And I am sure I will look dumb somtimes but of well! I'll just get up and try again. IF I don't jump I can't fly! And I would much rather spend my time in the sky than on the ground wondering What if.. I love the song "Get up" by Superchic...I posted the lyrics earlier you should read them! They are awsome!
It's really late...so hopefully some of that made sense!

Prarie Sky

I don't know if thats how you spell prarie but what ever! Right now I am a tad bit on the stressed side. When ever I am doing somthing life is grand but the seccond I am not occupied I start to realise things. I realise that life will never be the same anymore and then I get angry cuz people have told me that they would allways be there no matter what and it turns out there not. It's as simple as that (if your reading thing sorry for my crumby attitude). I have been here for a week and I am allready tired of people lying and saying one thing and doing the other I am also sick of people being anti-social and locking them selves in a bubble. The only thing I have to comfort me is the sky. The sky here is beautiful. Today unfortuantally I had to go to school early cuz mom needed to leave earlier for work. But the good thing one I saw the sky first thing in the morning. It was beautiful. The sky doesn't end ever and the sun shines so bright. It's enough to get rid of any cranky-ness in me. I am so greatfull for the sky. Infact I am in school right now and it is my free period and I have been kinda moody today so after I do my bio homework for next period I think I'll go outside and sit in the field at my school and look at the sky then I'll takle the next thing on my agenda- bio. Right now I am just taking one step at a time hopeing that I am walking in the right direction.

Burning in the Sky

Burning in the Sky

You’ve stayed too long upon this mountain
Its time you journey to the sea
Sometimes to trust in your false comfort Is easier than trusting me
Some men only believe in what their eyes can see
Some men only believe in what their minds conceive

But believing’s like conceiving
This child that we’re receiving
A gift beyond our reason
Its more of what we need,
and less of what we knowIt calls not to our mind, but cries out to our soul

That mountain’s burning in the sky
To the heart of heaven
Without the fire we’ll never fly
To the heart of heaven
Can you hear God’s holy cry
From the heart of heaven
Lay it all down
Lay it all down
Lay it all down
For the heart of heaven

This is another really good song by Jason Upton. I first heard this song at camp. The part that stuck out to me most is the part in the begining that says...
"Sometimes to trust in your false comfort Is easier than trusting me

Jumping in head first

Oh my. Things are finally starting up here. school is kicking and all that jazz. I'm finally getting involved in stuff and just when I'm ready to jump head first in a bunch of stuff I'm starting to get really nervous. I'm helping out with one of the kids clubs at one of the churches down town and the majority of the kids are really poor. The church I'm going to really like the idea that I am willing to help out with things. As you know (that is if you read the other entries) I'm playing piano for the kids choir. Yeah i havn't done that before so it's kinda scarrry. I'm also playing piccolo in band at school. Again somthing I'm not used to. so yeah I'm kinda nervous of all the new things I'm doing. But on my new Cd "Trusting the angles" by Jason Upton -by the way everyone should get this cd. Theres a part of the song that really stuck out to me.

I know there’s a reason there’s rhyme
For every season there’s a sign
I know there’s a message God has just for us
Cause somehow as we grow
We lose what we were told

So yeah what I'm kinda noticing and trying to grasp I guess. Is that scense ever I have allways been told to trust God with everything. This seems really easy in consept but is somtimes really hard to put into practice. But I need to keep trusting and give God my fears about this place. Because there is a reason God put me here and a reasom I am trying all these new things. I'm I'm pretty sure that once I over come these frears and start trusting fully I will really enjoy my self.
Anywho thats it for now!
-Jenn

Free!

Free

Turning molehills into mountains,
Making big deals out of small ones,
Bearing gifts as if they're burdens,This is how it's been.

Fear of coming out of my shell,
Too many things I can't do too well,
Afraid I'll try real hard and I'll fail -This is how it's been.
Till the day you pounded on my heart's door,
And you shouted joyfully,"You're not a slave anymore"

You're free to dance-Forget about your two left feet
And you're free to sing-Even joyful noise is music to me
and you're free to love,
Cause I've given you My love,
and it's made you free
I have set you free

My mind finds hard to believe
That You became humanity
and changed the course of history,
Because You loved me so.
And my heart cannot understand
Why You'd accept me as I am,
But You say You've always had a plan,
And that's all I need to know.
So when I am consumed by what the world will say,
It's then You're singing to me,
As you remove my chains

You're free to dance-Forget about your two left feet
And you're free to sing-Even joyful noise is music to me
and you're free to love,
Cause I've given you My love,
and it's made you free,

Free from worry,
free from envy and denial
Free to live, free to give, free to smile



I love this song sooooooo much! It reminds me that God doesn't look at us like the world does and becausse of that we are free! Free to step out and try new things because we are free of the worlds jugement!

First Day

Today was my first day of school of Winnipeg. It was HUGE. for those of you in NL it's likt twice the size of Heart. It's massive. I think I'm gonna like it though. I allready got smushed into the music program. I'm in band and choir all ready. And get this the band teacher is from Newfoundland! She is crazy friendly and it will rock. Plus the band here goes on a trip every year. So that will be fun. After school I went to a girl named Lisa's house. I met her at camp it was good times. I'm really happy that school is starting cuz I won't just be sitting around my house doing nothing. I also got sucked into doing stuff at church to...not that I mind! I'm playing piano for the singing company- Lisa is incharge of that. I'll be cheating with handy chord sheets though. Yeah but things are finally starting to get into place and I think I'll like it here. How ever and am verry verry pleased to know that I will be visiting dear old Newfoundland during Easter! So tomorow classes start- today I just kinda figured everything out. But tomorw I have Choir , Band, Spanish, Lunch, spair and Bio. so it'll be fun hopefully I'll have decent teachers!

Get up!

This is the best song EVER! Not being afraid to fall because it means you tried and trying is the important part. And when you fall, get up and try again!

Get Up- Superchic

i'm not afraid to fall
it means i climbed up high
to fall is not to fail you fail when you don't try
i'm not afraid to falli might just learn to fly
and i will spread these wings of mine

if i get up i might fall back down again
so lets get up c'mon
if i get up i might fall back down again
we get up anyway
if i get up i might fall back down again
so lets get up c'mon
if i get up i might fall back down again
and i might fall back down again
and we'll just jump and see
even if its the 20th time
we'll just jump and see if we can fly

i'm not afraid to fall and here i told you so
don't want to rock the boat
but i just had to know
just a greener side
or can i touch the skybut either way i will try

i'm not afraid to fall and here i told you so
don't want to rock the boat
but i just had to knowjust a greener side
or can i touch the sky
but either way i will try