Soooore throat + Sicklyness = day off

And I like having a day off.

I really really like my new job. I like helping people figure out what they need and showing them how freaking cool Apple stuff is! Also, I am a nerd.

But having the day to do not much at all is really nice. I'm in my yoga pants and free sweatshirt from the chiropractor, and now I'm backing up ALL my Europe pictures onto DVDs (until I can get an external hard drive, that is), and it will be nice to free up my computer so I can do more fun things on it and it won't hate me because I have ten thousand pictures on it (literally).

I think Jesus is really really funny. Yesterday I read two passages in Matthew. In one of them, Jesus looks for a fig on a fig tree because he's hungry. When he can't find one, he says, "may you never bear fruit again," and the tree shrivels up. In the next passage, the pharisees ask him, "from whom do you get your authority?" and Jesus says, "Who do you think I get it from?" Realizing they can't win, they just answer, "We don't know." Jesus essentially replies, "Well if you don't know, I'm not gonna tell you." I just think that's funny.

My roomie and I have had great conversations lately about diversity and acceptance and reaching people who need help. Really good stuff that doesn't get talked about/thought about enough.

I need to put more thought into my thoughts. My mind is too shallow WAY too much of the time. Time to deepen it a lot.

With love and F.r.i.e.n.d.s,
Megan

I visited EmJay this weekend. I loved hanging out in Greensboro. I kind of really wish Chapel Hill was more like Greensboro... more artsy and laid-back instead of so preppy-ish. I still love my Chapel Hill, OF COURSE. But I really liked hanging out in Greensboro. I think it reminds me of Carrboro, so maybe I will spend s'more time there. And at Jack Sprat instead of Starbucks.

I need to read WAY more. I have so many books on my list but so few that get read, and when they do... it is slowly.

I am so fickle about everything. I want to paint and decorate things, and I want to make music and just travel and talk to people and HELP them. Oh my goodness, I love helping people. I want my home one day to be a refuge for others. I journaled about that in Italy for a couple of hours.

I need Jesus to fill me up. I feel like I always dry out when I try to do these things on my own. I can't help anybody if it's just me being full of me. I can't even help myself, for goodness' sake. I have so many things to get right with Him, so much discipline to develop.

Discipliiiine. Discipline means getting things done and doing things of importance instead of sitting on facebook for hours of my life. And getting up in the morning and doing my quiet time. And actively praying for people.

Yeah.

With love and yoga pants,
Megan

1. I started training at the Apple store today. I REALLY like helping people, and it is so much fun, and I love the products. How exciting.
2. My first photo ran in the paper today. It sucks and is kind of boring, but that is ok.
3. I did a lot of things today, but am still alive.
4. IT'S SNOWINGGGGG ;LSKDFJLKDFLSKDJFLKDJLJKDFS
5. I hope I don't have my midterm at 8 a.m. Do you know how FANTASTIC that would be?!?
6. But I still need to go study. Bye, blogspot.

with love and steak,
Megan

God's been teaching me a lot about prayer lately... about not just asking Him for guidance regarding my future or relationship or things of that nature. But just talking with Him. And I've been really hypocritical of that lately. It's really kind of embarrassing to start praying again after I've been so slack in that area... because you're talking to God, who you know you've neglected. And He knows you've neglected Him too. It's kind of humiliating, honestly. Just because I'm praying scripture and trying to wrap my mind around who He is. It's a lot to take in, I suppose, and I feel like a fraud sometimes when I talk to God. Sometimes it's really hard for me to believe He loves me as much as He does.

I have a polisci paper due tomorrow. Good thing I haven't started yet. Oops.

Also, I really like The DTH so far. It's kind of stressful/hard to get pics in the paper, but a good experience so far.
So now, off to dawdle and watch Super Tuesdayness and pretend to get my paper done.

With love, yogurt and federalism,
Megan