_a poem for RPI_

The ratio as a number is very good, you see;
for attention, dating, and a free meal;
There are three of you to every one of me;
But it's the opposite ratio I'd rather steal.

I love my guy friends, I really do;
but don't push the friendship please;
Uncomplicated friendships, I have only a few;
And I really never want to lose these;

If a girl says 'hi,' say 'hello' back,
It's what normal people are supposed to do;
But don't confuse a conversation for reason to attack;
A smile doesn't mean she likes you;

Most of us here, we have enough creepers,
I can't fit my count on two hands,
And as time goes on, it only gets worse,
No matter how hard I try, the number only expands

We're not saying we deserve so much attention,
It's not that we're trying to be proud,
We just don't understand the abundant affection,
That happens whenever all these crazy guys are around.

Commenting on every Facebook status we create,
is not a good way to stay under the radar.
We know every one of them isn't that great.
And we don't care as much who you virtually are.

I'm sure you're probably a really sweet guy,
just let us get to know you as such.
But when you come on too strong we just say goodbye
Because excessive attention is just much too much

Give us a chance to just have you as a friend
Believe me, your patience is virtuous
Maybe we'll even like you in the end
But until then, please don't press.

So there is one song that has continually been at the back of my head all this year. I don't always have it stuck in my head, but I find myself singing it the most often at the early hours when I'm walking back from studio or alone in my room. I think some of the reason is because it's one of the few songs I know all the lyrics to, beginning to end (it's short). But I also love the lyrics, and much of it reveals so much to what is going on in my life, what I've been learning, what God has been doing.


He is jealous for me/
Loves like a hurricane/ I am a tree/
Bending beneath the weight of his wind and mercy/
When all of a sudden/
I am unaware of these afflictions eclipsed by glory/
And I realise just how beautiful You are/
And how great Your affections are for me/

And oh, how He loves us so/
Oh how He loves us/
How He loves us all/

Yeah, He loves us/
Whoa! how He loves us/
Whoa! how He loves us/
Whoa! how He loves/
Yeah, He loves us/
Whoa! how He loves us/
Whoa! how He loves us/
Whoa! how He loves/

We are His portion and He is our prize/
Drawn to redemption by the grace in His eyes/
If grace is an ocean, we’re all sinking/
So Heaven meets earth like a sloppy wet kiss/
And my heart turns violently inside of my chest/
I don’t have time to maintain these regrets/
When I think about, the way…

He loves us/
Whoa! how He loves us/
Whoa! how He loves us/
Oh how He loves/
Yeah / He loves us/
Whoa! how He loves us/
Whoa! how He loves us/
Whoa! how He loves/

_girl's night out_

At the end of the semester I'm really bad at posting anything in any regular consistency. But I'm working on it :)

Last night I got the chance to hang out with a bunch of girls for a Campus Crusade/Real Life girl's night. It was so awesome. so incredibly awesome. Now, it wasn't that crazy  - there were no fireworks, or live concerts... but it was just plain old good amazing fellowship with other girls/women seeking after God. It was so beautiful to see. I didn't know many people at first, but I loved meeting each and every girl. I might not even get to see them before the end of the semester, and consequently not until next year, but I love them a lot. I loved that we could just be honest, and transparent with one another. Nothing was off-limits. It was just.. very real and down to earth. And God-honoring. Of course there was laughter and pizza and cupcakes and awesome food and games.. but above all there was a joy that radiated from everywhere in that house. My heart felt so nourished and fed and encouraged by last night, even though it was much too short. I'm so excited to get to know these girls and to see what God does in their lives. Each girl is so incredibly beautiful. Yes, they were each beautiful on the outside, but their hearts that just searched and longed for God was the most gorgeous thing I've seen in a very long time.

thankful for simple things

I've decided that I'm turning into an old lady. Why? Well, in the past few days I have:

• used at least 10 coupons at the grocery store (which ended up knocking $20 off my bill!)
• decided that spending money for fancy coffee was stupid, so I figured out how to make an almond-mocha   cafe au lait from scratch. 
• bought dried chickpeas instead of canned and soaked and cooked them... (hey, it provided about 5 or 6 cans worth for the price of 2!)
• got my day made by first getting a new oven (!!!!!!!!) and then by getting a coupon for FREE yogurt in the mail

Yes, I think I'm becoming old. I make my own yogurt and almost always refuse to make anything not from scratch. I feel ridiculous, but I'm happy about it :) 

So today I will especially enjoy the amazing weather and the fellowship of the Passover Seder we'll have with our New Tribe (Bible Study). This past week - and even past few weeks, have been a little crazy, confusing, and stress-inducing. But I've had a great peace about it all, and a progressively-increasing joy through it all. 

new oven?

So last night was an interesting night. to be sure.

First, I went on a wild goose chase that involved a late night run to the 24hr Walmart, copious amounts of Jell-O, and unfortunately returning back to my dorm quite late. But upon returning, as I was getting ready for bed I heard yelling boys, running boys, shattering glass, and then more running and yelling. Obviously, I was confused.

The explanation I was given? We were getting a new oven.

Yes, college boys find it necessary to demolish the old to make way for the new. This process involved an air cannon directed point blank at the front of the oven. No one was hurt, thankfully. But the oven ...has seen better days. I'm just hoping the new one actually comes today. As of now, the glass is gone, the shelf is bent, the light is shattered, and the thick metal in the back is now dented and punctured. Oh college...

new month. new blog. new templates!

Ok so I may be going blog crazy, but I've finally been refueled to start writing again...after going about a month without it. So I'm a month behind in writing, if not reading, through the Bible. But I realized I had lost the joy I had gained so much of by writing. I will still be writing through my adventures of reading through the Bible in a year, but I realized I really needed an outlet to write about the everyday stuff that happens. Sometimes there are little things that I would absolutely love to write about and share, but in a Bible-reading-based blog, I felt I didn't have that opportunity.

So this will be my blog of the everyday. It will not necessarily be posted every day, but it will be what I would love to share about just life in general. ... which will probably get much more exciting as I make my way to Italia next semester :)

much love,
~angie