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Name: Michelle
Birthday: 2/20/1982
Gender: Female
Interests: knowing Jesus and seeing people "get it"!!! Creative arts, traveling, good music, good friends, good food
Expertise: Uh, I'm starting to think this space should be left blank for me. I sure have my opinion on a lot of stuff though.
Occupation: Education/training
Industry: Education/Research
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Member Since:
6/10/2003
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| The last couple of days it's been raining hard in Dallas. In the safety of my 2000 two-door accord, I've been observing some of the people who are less fortunate. Some walk, others wait at a bus stop. Sometimes I want to stop and offer a ride. I wonder now why I don't. I have to say that I don't know why God allowed me to be a person with the conveniences and comforts of a car, food to eat every day, or a roof over my head. Many times I take these things for granted, but these days, I'm seeing how richly God has lavished these blessings on me...by His grace. And I am thankful.
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| I've realized that I use my blog to gripe a lot, and that's not really fun for anyone. So, in order to change things up a bit, I just want to share a couple of things I'm thankful for:
1) I'm thankful for friends (and bored people on the web) that care enough to read my aimless thoughts
2) I'm thankful that I have friends in general, people that know me and love me all the same
3) I'm thankful for the gift of hindsight. I can take a look back at who I was even five years ago and see how God has grown me and refined me, and that gives me hope not only for myself but for those around me.
4) I'm very thankful for God's provision. Although I go through financial nightmares and panic attacks, He always somehow provides, and that amazes me and humbles me at the same time. (example: last month, i had a huge credit card bill to pay off. I had no idea how I would get enough money on time, and I really didn't want to accrue finances charges on such a huge bill since I had missed a payment already. The night that I was supposed to send in my check, all the money came in, from the most unexpected places. It was truly a miracle, one that I didn't deserve, but one that I am SO thankful that I could witness).
5) I'm thankful that I have a supportive family, who (even though we want to scream and punch each other at times) always comes together and is supportive of one another through the ups and downs.
So that's just a bit. As I try to look at the brighter things in life, I don't neglect that which is broken and hurting in our world. But I do acknowledge that there are signs and wonders all around us that God is not out of control, and that He is still working towards something more, something perfect. And that is worth hoping for. Stay tuned for more...
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| I hate dealing with finances. It just seems that when it comes to currency, the big dogs will screw over the little guy just to save its own tail. I've been dealing with this wretched company called bookit.com for about a month now, and just when I thought all would be fixed, I can't seem to get my refund that they promised. Anyone have any suggestions of what to do?
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Yesterday I was in North Dallas getting into my car when I felt a large raindrop hit my face. I knew that there was rain in the forecast, but I was not prepared for what I heard when I turned on my car radio: A tornado warning issued for Dallas. Being from California, I had no idea what that meant, but I soon learned that there were spiraling winds coming through the Dallas area, with the possibility of hitting ground. When I heard this and saw how dark and low the clouds were above me, my heart stopped. I'd never seen a tornado before. I would have no idea what to do! So I quickly got to my destination, a hotel where my retreat was taking place, as the rain grew harder. I got inside just as the wind and the rain increased. A couple minutes later, the wind picked up and we started seeing trees blow around and around in a circular motion. The wind and rain was so thick, we couldn't even see five feet beyond the window. We waited in anticipation as we watched the progress of the storm on the news. It was frightening yet exciting.
We waited for about fifteen minutes. Then, just like that, the storm died down and the skies cleared. We did find out shortly that the tornado did hit ground in Fort Worth and did some major damage. It even took off the roofs of some houses! It appears, therefore, that I did infact escape my first potential tornado.
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| and I am SO hungry! Roomate C and I decided that we were going to start this cleansing diet, and we're supposed to drink this soup for seven days. The first day, it was just fruit and soup. The second day, it was vegetables and soup. Today, fruits, vegetables, and soup. Whoopedy Doodah! 
Roomate L is cooking a pizza in the oven right now. I swear, when this thing is over, I am going straight for a great big loaf of garlic bread and a pizza with lotsa meat on it. (And for those of you thinking that would just defeat the purpose of cleansing, how about I just stop the whole thing now...hmm, that doesn't sound so bad).
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