Please Help!

The Government of Sudan has ordered the closure of humanitarian aid programs in Darfur as well as North and East Sudan.

This decision puts the lives of millions of men, women, and children who depend on humanitarian aid for survival at risk.

Join me and call on the international community to urge the Government of Sudan to reconsider this deplorable decision and ensure the delivery of lifesaving aid to vulnerable Sudanese people. Visit www.theIRC.org/aidsudan and make your voice heard now.

After you take action, please help spread the word by clicking here.

Thank you.

-The International Rescue Committee

Please, please, please sign the petition at the very least!  Sudan desperately needs humanitarian aid, and our prayers!  Thank you in advance!

For more information, the following links are from the BBC News Website:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7924982.stm (About the issuing of the arrest warrant)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7921311.stm (Confessions of a Sudanese deserter)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3496731.stm (Q&A about the Darfur Conflict, updated this morning)

One month to go!

Yesterday, a dear friend of mine pointed out to me that the two of us only have one month of university left.  One month.  And that blew me away.

At first, I was thrilled!  Only one more month of my B.A. studies?  Wooohoo!

And today I find myself back where I was before.  Not that I can't see the finish line any more.  My friend's point made me look up and see that (no more head-down anymore!).  But in light of my impending graduation, I find myself worrying even more.

I am having a very hard time believing that my plan for the next few years may not be God's plan for my next few years.

I want to get into JET.

Maybe God doesn't have that in store for me.

I want to become a teacher.

Maybe God doesn't have that in store for me.

I want to live in New Zealand (still).

Maybe God doesn't have that in store for me.

The list is longer, but I am just barely clinging to the promises God has given me.   And yet, I just reminded another friend (not the one above) that the plans God has for us, although they may not be our plans, these plans give us HOPE and a FUTURE.  And right now, that is what I am holding onto.

Today

Today I am thankful for warm sunshine, dry grass and barefeet.

Things Guys Should NEVER Say/Do to Girls

All of the following are true stories.

Each has been said to, or done to either me, or another girl that I know personally.

-"Your purse looks like a diaper bag."

-"Can we sit on your coat?  Mine is nicer."

-"Guess what!  I'm not wearing any underwear!"

-"Would you share a Love Boat with me?"

-"Please pray for a girlfriend for me."

-"Just so you know, I'm saving for a ring." (On the SECOND date!)

-"The well is dry" with an 'eyebrow-wiggle'. (This was in regards to finding a woman to date)

-"Are you kidding me?! I'm waaaaaaaay skinnier than BOTH of you!!"

-Discuss sexual fantasies in front of a girl (even if you consider her to be 'one of the guys')

-Refer to a girl as 'one of the guys' (especially to her face)

-Draw a girl's attention to your comic strip underwear on purpose

-Rate the hotness of other girls in front a girl

-Discuss bodily functions

-Discuss what happens in the men's bathroom in front of/with a girl

True stories.  And truly, don't do them!

How to Know You Have a Crush on Someone

-you see them, and go out of your way for an interaction with them

-you can't seem to find the courage to speak with them beyond the 'hey' usual

-your heart beats faster

-your face turns pink

-your body temperature rises

-your glasses fog up

That is why contact lenses are so much better.  Now I know.