tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63173172011-04-21T23:17:16.615-05:00The Meaning of Lifethe meandering path to finding reality in a big chaosAbbyLinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06086887490198558242noreply@blogger.comBlogger721100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317317.post-1138748967485954482006-01-31T17:07:00.000-06:002006-01-31T17:09:27.506-06:00P.S. By the wayRing sizes:Left Handpinky 2ring finger 3.75middle 5index 4.75thumb 5Right Handthumb 5.75Index 5.5middle 5.75ring 4.5pinky 2.25AbbyLinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06086887490198558242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317317.post-1136698324927329062006-01-07T23:09:00.000-06:002006-01-07T23:32:04.976-06:00BeautyI've learned to see my own beauty, after years of being told that it did not exist. It was a painful and slow process, but I finally caved, cried, and came to break through the years of bitterness and hurt to see what others see, that I am pretty. I put up such a wall sometimes though, trying so hard to be overly attractive, and don't see the simple beauty in the unmade-up me. This week has AbbyLinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06086887490198558242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317317.post-1131554192248409532005-11-09T10:29:00.000-06:002005-11-09T10:36:32.263-06:00GraceNOUN:1. Seemingly effortless beauty or charm of movement, form, or proportion.2. A characteristic or quality pleasing for its charm or refinement.3. A sense of fitness or propriety.4. A disposition to be generous or helpful; goodwill.5. Mercy; clemency.6. A favor rendered by one who need not do so; indulgence.7. A temporary immunity or exemption; a reprieve.8. Graces Greek & Roman Mythology ThreeAbbyLinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06086887490198558242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317317.post-1121990676574898972005-07-21T18:58:00.000-05:002005-07-21T19:04:36.576-05:00FaithIn the midst of a frusterating day of work I found myself debating between simply trusting God to provide for me, as Moses and the Isrealites did in the desert or to follow the adage "God helps those who help themselves". I quickly remembered, though, that if that adage was true, Ishmael would be the father of Jacob (Isreal) rather than Isaac fathering Jacob. So for now, I will try to trust in AbbyLinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06086887490198558242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317317.post-1121990330386304292005-07-21T18:40:00.000-05:002005-07-21T18:58:50.390-05:00Formula for LoveThe key to truely loving a person is to strive to love everyone. God, being love, loves everyone, not just those who deserve it, and thus when we have a love for all we can better love those whom we want to love - at all times.AbbyLinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06086887490198558242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317317.post-1120870174076602012005-07-08T19:41:00.000-05:002005-07-08T19:49:34.083-05:00My Prayer ApologiaI'm learning so much about prayer right now, in a depth that I never knew existed to prayer life. Prayer has always been hard for me, I'd be done so quickly, and not really know how to be in constant prayer. I did not know what do say, what to ask, or more importantly HOW to ask. For if one merely knows HOW to ask, we may not even need to know what to ask. So here I am, struggling to learn, my AbbyLinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06086887490198558242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317317.post-1118182231374736292005-06-07T17:02:00.000-05:002005-06-07T17:10:31.380-05:00Falling for SomeoneThough falling in love is 100% God's orchastration (minus the stuff we mess up) I have decided during the past week or so that falling for someone else is about 70% ego and 30% entertainment. To explain more fully, what do we like better about the opposite sex than their attraction to us? Which just comes back to our own love of ourselves - our ego. And when that starts to bore us, this new AbbyLinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06086887490198558242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317317.post-1113199781380361712005-04-11T01:09:00.000-05:002005-04-11T01:25:09.213-05:00My Safe Place*thinks of that place where tv and guys and clothes and all those other distractions do not exist, that place where God is, waiting for me to come and chat*That is the place that I need to go to more often, and rarely ever find myself. Instead I'm rather play games, or talk to those boys I need to avoid, or shop for those clothes I do not need. I come away from it feeling like my day has been AbbyLinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06086887490198558242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317317.post-1111811662273282002005-03-25T22:30:00.000-06:002005-03-25T22:34:22.276-06:00Life VerseI've never really been able to choose a life verse, but more and more I am finding that the verse that guides me is Philippians 4:8. Everytime I need guidance in how to act or think, I come back to this one. It is what shapes my personality, and what helps me to be the woman that I know God wants me to be."Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is AbbyLinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06086887490198558242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317317.post-1111811365660975272005-03-25T22:17:00.000-06:002005-03-25T22:29:25.663-06:00The Sweetest RomanceI find so often that I am keeping my eyes open for Prince Charming. I dream of meeting him, running so many senarios through my mind of how I'll meet him, and how much he'll adore me. On the other hand, I remember that I need to be concentrating on The One who already has my love story written, and I come back to just leaning on Him, trusting Him, and remembering that He knows so much better AbbyLinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06086887490198558242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317317.post-1109713049299579892005-03-01T15:36:00.000-06:002005-03-01T15:37:29.300-06:00The L WordStrange how no one feels that it is shameful anymore to slip up and say the 'f' word. No one even refers to it like that, they merely say it. But suddenly the word "Love" has become taboo instead. It is refered to as "the L word", the emphasize it's status of ortrosism in society, and to avoid saying the word love altogether. Does the word "love" have power? And if so, what is that power, AbbyLinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06086887490198558242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317317.post-1109281386151557362005-02-24T14:12:00.000-06:002005-02-24T15:43:06.153-06:00A Different PerspectiveComing from a strong Biblical background I have a solid grasp of the doctrine that I believe. I did not, however, have a firm grasp of how this plays out in the actual world. I had studied and learned the law - the regulations - the way things are supposed to work in a perfect world. I do not live in a perfect world. I live in a sinful world. A world more sinful than I had guessed, but AbbyLinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06086887490198558242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317317.post-1103732497624591932004-12-22T10:07:00.000-06:002004-12-22T10:21:37.623-06:00After a long abscenceMy posting has lagged lately. Being busy leads to less posting, not because I don't have time, but mostly becuase my thoughts become very unclear due to the lack of thinking time, thus confusion has been the main state of mind for quite some time. But this morning as I look out my window at the snow, at an early enough hour of the day for traffic to not be a huge problem, the world looks AbbyLinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06086887490198558242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317317.post-1098479645293866652004-10-22T16:13:00.000-05:002004-10-22T16:14:05.293-05:00what love isI got this forward from a friend, and it was so great, I had to share it.
This question, "What does love mean?" was asked of a group of 4 to 8
year olds. The answers gotten were broader and deeper than anyone
could have imagined.
See what you think
When my grandma got arthritis, she couldn't bend over and paint her
toenails anymore. So my grandpa does it for her now all the time,
even when AbbyLinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06086887490198558242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317317.post-1097864372776882262004-10-15T13:13:00.000-05:002004-10-15T13:19:32.776-05:00LoveSo many people question the meaning of love, and some do not question it enough. I saw a t-shirt a couple of weeks ago that said something like "Sweetheart: noun, one who is revered for their qualities often considered to be one of a kind" and although that looked into meanings a little further than we often do, I think we still fall far short of the meaning of love. We are told in the Bible AbbyLinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06086887490198558242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317317.post-1088700141166398812004-07-01T11:16:00.000-05:002004-07-01T11:43:01.196-05:00New Decision to makeBeen a while, but that has only given me more time to define my life-goals, or at least some goals for the coming year. I have decided that I need to get more Bible study time into my routine. Also, I have finished college and need something to fill my study-void. I will have a job, but after that what will I do with myself in my free time? I have decided to start studying up on the Bible AbbyLinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06086887490198558242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317317.post-1086306539997127272004-06-03T18:15:00.000-05:002004-06-03T18:49:30.776-05:00Getting to know MEDirections:
1. Copy this whole list into your journal.
2. Bold the things that are true.
01.I am perfectly content to sit by myself for hours listening to the same songs over and over again.
02. I'm a loud person.
03. I would love to do country line dancing.
04. I don't really care about...anything.
05. I love fall
06. Driving aimlessly while blasting music is therapeutic.
07. My friends mean AbbyLinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06086887490198558242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317317.post-1085151127929928882004-05-21T09:45:00.000-05:002004-05-21T09:52:07.930-05:00Thankful thoughts: I love the smell of...I love the smell of.....
Crisp spring air
Sunshine
Tulips and Lilacs in May
Cookies fresh from the oven
Colgne on my pillows after a guy has been over to watch a movie
Chocolate cake
Strawberries and Pineapple
Dorm hallways (they bring back so many memories)
Brothers
Puppy breath
Crayons
Cooking Onions
(This post inspired by Lulu's Lines and Shadow Songs)
AbbyLinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06086887490198558242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317317.post-1084920276731625652004-05-18T17:40:00.000-05:002004-05-18T17:46:22.746-05:00ThankfulnessToday I am thankful for little things like:
-nail polish to make me feel pretty
-sunlight to make me feel cheery
-flipflops that make me feel taller
-music that makes me feel blessed (Jeremy Camp!)
-testimonies from friends that make me feel like I just got a hug from God
(The friend's testimony: Today I was at walmart looking for a certain sports magazine, and unknown to me there was a Bible AbbyLinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06086887490198558242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317317.post-1084908637891762052004-05-18T14:24:00.000-05:002004-05-18T14:31:56.543-05:00Sweet ThoughtsAnyone who says sunshine brings happiness has never danced in the rain. - Anon
My hopes are not always realised, but I always hope - Anon
I believe, because it is impossible. - Credo quia impossibile.
Hope is a waking dream. - Aristotle
Faith is daring the soul to go beyond what the eyes can see.AbbyLinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06086887490198558242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317317.post-1084479127771692142004-05-13T15:06:00.000-05:002004-05-13T15:12:07.770-05:00I discovered...I discovered
that I am
that I can
that I will be
that I am stronger
that I am persistant
that I am beautiful
that I can achieve more
that I can survive anything
that I can love unquestionably
that I will be individual
that I will be unusual
that I will be lofty things
I discovered
that I am
that I can
that I will be
(this post inspired by Lulu's Lines)AbbyLinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06086887490198558242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317317.post-1084475509641033152004-05-13T14:03:00.000-05:002004-05-13T14:12:52.186-05:00First FourDreams
Hope
Love
Aspirations
Clouds
(this post inspired by First Four)
AbbyLinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06086887490198558242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317317.post-1083982754478822832004-05-07T20:12:00.000-05:002004-05-07T21:23:43.153-05:00I could manageI could manage......
to move mountains
to control seas
to stop rivers
if I believe
For He has managed
to be a human
to die for us
to rise again
so we would believe.
(this post inspired by Lulu's Lines)AbbyLinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06086887490198558242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317317.post-1083606524436155882004-05-03T17:10:00.000-05:002004-05-03T17:33:29.483-05:00I waitedI waited...
for age
for maturity
for knowledge
for wisdom
for love
for a kind word
for a smile
for a laugh
for a hug
for a friendship
for you to make up your mind
for patience to develop
for spring to come
for growth occur
for my heart to heal
(This post inspired by Lulu's Lines)AbbyLinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06086887490198558242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317317.post-1083622005455749512004-05-03T17:02:00.000-05:002004-05-03T17:10:52.936-05:00New Stuffok, decided to take a bit of a new direction. I have added two new links under the bloggers. One is a new journal, connected to my Bible reading/devotions. It's mostly for me, but if you feel like taking a look at it, go ahead. Secondly I have added a link to christianchapel.com. It has a forum that I have started posting in, it's kinda like a huge blog. Check it out, they have all kinds ofAbbyLinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06086887490198558242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317317.post-1082311984565188612004-04-18T13:07:00.000-05:002004-04-18T13:17:06.763-05:00It's usually.....It's usually
so dreary when it rains,
but not in April.
April rains remind me of you,
of dancing to the radio,
of walking through the forest.
It's usually
so cold when it rains,
but not in April.
April rains are warm with memories,
of your arms around me,
of the lights on the river.
It's usually
so lonely when it rains,
but not in April.
April carries me back to you,
to days filled with AbbyLinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06086887490198558242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317317.post-1082311605207766692004-04-18T13:05:00.000-05:002004-04-18T13:10:47.483-05:00I'm Back!I'm back from my absence, nice to know I was missed. Hopefully I can get back to posting more often now, things have just been so busy! (I think we all can indentify with that) :)AbbyLinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06086887490198558242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317317.post-1082311452964094672004-04-18T13:02:00.000-05:002004-04-18T13:08:57.763-05:00Free AssociationVirginia:: Yes, there is a Santa Claus
Soft:: cuddly
Carol:: Christmas
Vanity:: roommates
Feminist:: Shaun
Alias:: the tv show
Coward:: -ly lion
Beer:: uck!
Chance:: Monopoly!
Honest:: the best policy
(This post inspired by Random Mutterings)AbbyLinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06086887490198558242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317317.post-1078461754568238772004-04-08T17:09:00.000-05:002004-05-03T17:13:45.750-05:00Free AssociationDogma:: Doctrine
Spirit:: Life
Voodoo:: Dolls
Demon:: Devil
Digital:: Camera
Ceremony:: Wedding
Research:: Papers :( blah
Career:: Scary
Film:: Classic Movie
(This post inspired by Unconscious Mutterings)
AbbyLinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06086887490198558242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317317.post-1081058124915495982004-04-03T23:51:00.000-06:002004-04-03T23:59:06.543-06:00Free AssociationPitbull:: cute
TD:: Tiny Dancer (Tim McGraw song)
Carter:: Jimmy
Japan:: Dragons
50:: dollars
Streak:: hair dye
Rifle:: bullets
Trap:: hunting
Easter:: Jesus
Mitt:: baseball
(This post inspired by Random Mutterings)
AbbyLinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06086887490198558242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317317.post-1080889849677688012004-04-02T01:06:00.000-06:002004-04-02T01:14:29.263-06:00Definition: ImpatientImpatient (adjective)
1. not patient : restless or short of temper especially under irritation, delay, or opposition
2 . prompted or marked by impatience
3. eagerly desirous : anxious
4. Not understanding of God's plan and more eager for what you can see as a possibility
5. How you feel when trying to write a paper that just isn't going fast enough
AbbyLinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06086887490198558242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317317.post-1080868333653204602004-04-01T18:05:00.000-06:002004-04-01T19:15:52.873-06:00Memories and my noseSmells bring back so many memories, I always realize that in the spring. The soft breeze brings the smell of new grass and rain. Certain smells bring back memories that you love -- leaves in the fall bring back memories of childhood. And others bring back painful memories -- spring breezes bring back friends left behind. I take a deep breath and close my eyes, wishing for those moments back AbbyLinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06086887490198558242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317317.post-1080197674708461192004-03-25T00:53:00.000-06:002004-03-25T00:58:02.686-06:00Crazy-RandomA friend send me this very interesting link. Not sure if there is a point, but check it out.AbbyLinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06086887490198558242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317317.post-1080152248261072192004-03-24T11:57:00.000-06:002004-03-24T12:20:56.110-06:00Definition: TurmoilNoun
1. an extremely confused or agitated confusion
Yeah... very confusedAbbyLinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06086887490198558242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317317.post-1080077388162781782004-03-23T15:25:00.000-06:002004-03-23T15:33:14.576-06:00Free Association 4Wife:: Husband
Criminal:: Evil
Campaign:: Mudslinging
Infection:: Wound
Portland:: Oregon
NASCAR:: Fast cars
IMAX:: Star Wars
Martian:: Marvin the
Nike:: Swoosh
Trial:: Criminal
(This post inspired by Random Mutterings)AbbyLinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06086887490198558242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317317.post-1079549647965887662004-03-17T12:38:00.000-06:002004-03-17T12:57:25.653-06:00Free Association x 4What are the first four things you think of when I say:
Terrorism
Destruction
Fear
God's Protection
Twin Towers
(This post inspired by First Four)AbbyLinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06086887490198558242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317317.post-1079374265748375452004-03-15T12:02:00.000-06:002004-03-15T12:14:21.263-06:00I try to.......I try to forget you
I try, but I fail.
Your memory haunts me
My efforts to forget are of no avail.
I gave you my heart
I gave, without reservation.
That was a mistake
Now my hurt has no limitation.
Now I attempt to move on
I attempt to be stable
But I can't forget my dreams
Of the flowers, and the veil.
(This post inspired by Lulu's Lines)AbbyLinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06086887490198558242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317317.post-1079373684545767562004-03-15T11:51:00.000-06:002004-03-15T12:04:40.170-06:00Free Association 3Old Navy:: Clearance, I love old navy clearance....
Out:: in, out, in, I can go out, I can go in, I can go out, I can go in...
Indecent:: bathing suits!
UPN:: United Postal Neptunes... hmm.. wonder what it really stands for
Pupil:: teacher
Toothpaste:: minty fresh, oh, and I believe in mouthwash.. mm.. you sexy thang
1999:: Clinton
Passion:: the movie
Social security:: number...
Cliff:: hanger!
AbbyLinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06086887490198558242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317317.post-1078683230369500522004-03-07T12:13:00.000-06:002004-03-07T12:16:54.903-06:00Free AssociationDogma:: Doctrine
Spirit:: Life
Voodoo:: Dolls
Demon:: Devil
Digital:: Camera
Ceremony:: Wedding
Research:: Papers :( blah
Career:: Scary
Film:: Classic Movie
(This post inspired by Unconscious Mutterings)AbbyLinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06086887490198558242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317317.post-1078213161610477452004-03-02T01:35:00.000-06:002004-03-02T01:42:18.280-06:00Definition: BrokennessBroken (adjective)
1) Shattered
2) Having gaps or breaks: interrupted, disrupted
3) Subdued, crushed
4) Bankrupt
5) Me without you
6) The state I need to be in before God can start healing me again and putting me back together in a more perfect way, so that my life will again be whole.
7) The place in which I rely on God the most, and the place I want to be the least, until I am so hurt (like nowAbbyLinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06086887490198558242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317317.post-1078212865559235322004-03-02T01:34:00.000-06:002004-03-02T01:37:22.296-06:00Where I amToday I went to the Christian bookstore. I need to start a new phase in my life. I was looking for books on brokenness and how to be more in love with God, more content with where he has you. I know in my heart that I will get married someday, so the books for people who may never get married just didn't apply to me. The only other books they had were on how to find the perfect guy but right AbbyLinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06086887490198558242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317317.post-1078036752521673522004-02-29T00:32:00.000-06:002004-02-29T00:43:11.576-06:00Free AssociationHollywood:: Movie Stars
Censor:: controversy
Nascar:: Dave and Aaron :)
Lube:: Jiffy (lol)
Mortgage:: Responsibility
Freedom:: Fun
Champion:: Breakfast!
Reality TV:: stupid
New York:: My dream city
Tease:: ME!
(This post inspired by Unconscious Mutterings)AbbyLinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06086887490198558242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317317.post-1078007905026473572004-02-28T14:49:00.000-06:002004-02-29T00:48:22.110-06:00Quote: HappinessThe secret of happiness is to admire without desiring.
-- Francis H. Bradley
HA! There's an unattainable goal. :) But it is true, the times that I have been able to be happy for someone else without wanting it for myself, I've been able to be quite happy. Rejoicing with others is a blessing for sure -- and it's really great when others can rejoice with you, because that means YOU are the AbbyLinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06086887490198558242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317317.post-1077849593970688682004-02-26T17:55:00.000-06:002004-02-29T00:47:59.140-06:00Quote: Educated MindIt is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.
-- Aristotle
This is a crucial point for being in college! I guess I am truly educated because I can listen to a lot of nonsense.
(this post based off of the meme "in other words")AbbyLinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06086887490198558242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317317.post-1077661861294581922004-02-25T15:41:00.000-06:002004-02-25T15:44:20.733-06:00Line: If I can onlyIf I can only.......
Get over this feeling
Move on in my life
And just keep on coping.
If I can only.......
Forget what has happened
Leave memories behind
And just keep on breathing.
If I can only........
Burn away what is left
Extinguish the flames
And just keep on being.
I have to keep leaving,
Force every breath I take,
Cope with every memory,
If I can only......
(This post inspired by AbbyLinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06086887490198558242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317317.post-1077347398911725292004-02-21T00:59:00.000-06:002004-02-21T01:12:42.246-06:00Hebrews 4A few observations from my Bible reading tonight:
"His works were finished from the foundation of the world" (Hebrews 4:3) -- Time is not a concept that can contain God. He is beyond the constraints of time. Though it is hard for me to understand this, it is said throughout His word. Beyond that, though, God's intention to have His son die on the cross for our sins was from the beginning. HeAbbyLinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06086887490198558242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317317.post-1077311354537344202004-02-20T15:06:00.000-06:002004-02-20T15:14:48.356-06:00Quote: LatenessI have noticed that the people who are late are often so much jollier than the people who have to wait for them.
-- E. V. Lucas
Patience if not a virtue, the only other thing it could be is a myth!
(this post based off of the meme "in other words")AbbyLinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06086887490198558242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317317.post-1077177350406993202004-02-19T01:53:00.000-06:002004-02-19T01:58:31.216-06:00Definition double: Incessant IncertitudeIncessant (adjective)
1) continuing or flowing without interuption
Incertitude (noun)
1) Uncertainty, doubt, indecision
2) Insecurity, Instability
Sometimes I feel like my life is in a state of incessant incertitude...AbbyLinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06086887490198558242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317317.post-1077176767089175092004-02-19T01:43:00.000-06:002004-02-19T01:48:47.403-06:00Definition: AmativeThis definition was posted on Blister's to Bliss. Carolina, the author of that blog, posted it for Valentine's Day, and I feel it is totally appropriate... too bad I was behind in reading her blog or I could have had this up sooner...
Amative (adjective)
1) Indicative of loveAbbyLinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06086887490198558242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317317.post-1077046426712185392004-02-17T13:31:00.000-06:002004-02-20T15:15:39.593-06:00Quote: HappinessIf only we'd stop trying to be happy we'd have a pretty good time.
-- Edith Wharton
Seeking to be happy only emphasizes the point that you are not happy. However, in seeking other things you can attain happiness. For example, in seeking God you can find contentment, and in helping others you can receive quite a joy.
(this post based off of the meme "in other words")AbbyLinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06086887490198558242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317317.post-1076972350887903042004-02-16T16:27:00.000-06:002004-02-16T17:01:48.403-06:00Bad DaysLately I had a couple of depressing occurances, mixed in with plenty of good, but I guess I tend to focus on the bad stuff at times. But an even more effective way of getting myself out of the dumps is to find the humor in situations.
Here's an example: Shark Attack
Now I just need to find the humor in mine...AbbyLinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06086887490198558242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317317.post-1076604220310400752004-02-12T09:39:00.000-06:002004-02-20T15:16:02.326-06:00Quote: LoveLove is the difficult realization that something other than oneself is real.
-- Iris Murdoch (1919 - 1999)
Love is a difficult thing to understand, but this quote does have some truth to it. It is strange how you realize that the things of fairy tales actually come true, and that you can be Cinderella or Sleeping Beauty, like you always wanted to be. Prince Charming will come, and the birds AbbyLinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06086887490198558242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317317.post-1076567672427981622004-02-12T00:24:00.000-06:002004-02-12T16:56:00.950-06:00Definition: HumilityMy friend Anemone posted about humility today, so I decided to make it the definition for today.
Humility (noun)
1. The quality or state of being humble
Humble (adjective)
1. Low, humble
2. Not proud or haughty
3. Not pretentious: unassuming
4. Insignificant
synonyms: meek, modest, lowly
The Bible describes humility as a quality to be desired. It requires a lack of self, a higher esteem for AbbyLinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06086887490198558242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317317.post-1076566809349133032004-02-11T20:26:00.000-06:002004-02-12T00:22:40.076-06:00A changeI realized today that I have changed quite a bit since last year. I've become more loving than before -- compassionate. Last year I found myself being hateful and angry toward others in my life. I was scared and timid, and when I found someone to protect me I ended up being controled instead. I was not recieving love, merely intimidation and in turn I did not know how to show love to others.AbbyLinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06086887490198558242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317317.post-1076280136178726892004-02-08T15:41:00.000-06:002004-02-08T16:44:42.186-06:00In ConfusionEver been positive in the diretion your life was headed, how things were going to go, only to the next week have a totally different direction that you are just as positive about? Is it strange to have a complete U-turn and be so sure of things? or is it perfectly normal, and I just think it's strange? AbbyLinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06086887490198558242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317317.post-1076273050412710262004-02-08T12:34:00.000-06:002004-02-20T15:16:24.513-06:00Quote: ReadingEducation... has produced a vast population able to read but unable to distinguish what is worth reading.
-- G. M. Trevelyan, English Social History (1942)
How true. Though much that has been written is worth the read, there are still quite a bit of reading material that has no value at all. Most of my professors seem to be quite effective at choosing the material that is NOT worth reading.
AbbyLinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06086887490198558242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317317.post-1076029073066334462004-02-05T18:06:00.000-06:002004-02-20T15:17:06.700-06:00Quote: TruthIt is always the best policy to speak the truth--unless, of course, you are an exceptionally good liar.
-- Jerome K. Jerome
Truth has beauty, it is refreshing. Even when it may hurt, it has the padding of at least being honest. However, lies cause hurt, guilt and often come back to haunt you when the wrong person hears it. Truth is not just the best policy, it is the most pleasant option AbbyLinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06086887490198558242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317317.post-1076009424826094272004-02-05T13:24:00.000-06:002004-02-05T13:32:46.640-06:00DreamsSomnambulism (noun)
1. performance of motor ats (as walking) during sleep
2. an abnormal condition of sleep characterised by this
Found this interestesting word in the dictionary, and got to thinking about it.
Do you ever wonder if you do or say anything during your sleep? I'm quite certain that I don't (afterall, I have roommates who would be SURE to tell me if I did)! But I do dream quite aAbbyLinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06086887490198558242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317317.post-1075832886821655572004-02-03T12:18:00.000-06:002004-02-03T12:30:25.840-06:00SongSong (noun)
1. Vocal music, also a composition of words and music
2. Poetic Composition
3. A distintive or characteristic sound (as of a bird)
4. The basis of the feeling I have deep inside
5. The physcial evidence/display of my feelings, especially when deeply saddened or exuberant
6. Something that drives me through my dayAbbyLinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06086887490198558242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317317.post-1075704634985664222004-02-02T00:38:00.000-06:002004-02-05T19:13:00.623-06:00SerenitySerene (adjective)
1. Clear
2. Quiet, calm
Synonyms: tranquil, peaceful, placid
God has placed a peace on this evening for me and my roommates. One of my roommates is asleep on my bed, I have worship music on, and all the conflicts of the day have worn away. The current state of the apartment is definately serene. What a blessing! A blanket of love and peace has settled down upon us. I AbbyLinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06086887490198558242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317317.post-1075615675562852732004-01-31T23:02:00.000-06:002004-02-01T00:11:12.170-06:00Several Definitions Pertaining to TodayThese definitions strong together, as you may see, in the process of thought I have gone through today.
Void (adjective)
1. Unoccupied, vacant
2. Containing nothing:empty
3. Lacking, devoid
(noun)
1. Empty space, emptiness, vacuum
2. A feeling of want or hollowness
3. To be deficient, need
4. God-Shaped Hole (see Audio Adrenaline or Plumb)
(verb)
1. To make or leave empty; vacate, leave
2. "AbbyLinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06086887490198558242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317317.post-1075611713377492432004-01-31T22:57:00.000-06:002004-01-31T23:04:09.140-06:00DecisionI love definitions. Dictionaries are wonderful things! But a dictionary only provides part of definition, the rest of a definition is made up of our own understanding, experiences, and revelations. I have decided to often include definitions of words that relate to my life. I invite anyone who read these definitions to include in the comments section their own definition of those words, or (AbbyLinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06086887490198558242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317317.post-1075315129355531932004-01-28T12:30:00.000-06:002004-01-28T12:40:59.903-06:00Great DayI feel like my posts are mostly all happy to the point of sickening others, but oh well, it's how I feel today. How'd I get here? Let me tell you:
1) Yesterday I watched a movie with a good guy friend. It was a dumb movie, but it was with him, so I didn't care what it was. We laughed together, and hearing his laugh, seeing his smile, after he's been so sad lately, it was beautiful.
2) AbbyLinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06086887490198558242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317317.post-1075138194768150032004-01-26T11:24:00.000-06:002004-01-27T23:32:20.966-06:00FriendshipFriend (noun)
1. One attached to another by respect or affection
2. Acquaintance
3. One who is not hostile
4. A friend loves at all times (Proverbs 17:17)
Jon, thanks for being a real friend.AbbyLinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06086887490198558242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317317.post-1075020251668382262004-01-25T02:36:00.000-06:002004-01-25T02:46:17.450-06:00LoveIt is easy to love when you are recieving love, but is it justified to give up on love when you are not recieving it in return? I say no. For love is more than what we see on the surface. Love has faith as a foundation. Love thinks not of itself, not for one's own pleasure. Love is not a condition that changes. Love takes great understanding. Love is forgiveness. Love may be blind, but itAbbyLinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06086887490198558242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317317.post-1074903793816909502004-01-23T17:48:00.000-06:002004-01-23T18:25:18.030-06:00Why?How is it that one day I can be so happy and content, and the next day, without anything changing, I am unhappy, discontent, and frusterated? I suppose it is due to letting impatience steal my joy away. (Psalm 51:12 -- restore to me the joy of your salvation and sustain me with a willing spirit) Why do I even allow that to happen? (Ephesians 4:27 -- do not give the devil an opportunity) I dwellAbbyLinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06086887490198558242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317317.post-1074667610952324402004-01-21T00:42:00.000-06:002004-01-21T00:48:51.263-06:00God-HugAfter a crazy-awful weekend where nothing seemed to go right, I got the wonderful opportunity today to hang out with some friends. Not just any friends, but two of the most important people in my life. Being with them just gives me a feeling of utter peace, of joy, of being where I belong. It's the feeling I was trying to describe before. I now describe the feeling as that of a God-hug. Any AbbyLinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06086887490198558242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317317.post-1074406226990467552004-01-18T00:05:00.000-06:002004-01-18T00:44:10.590-06:00the good side of emotionsEvery felt perfectly happy? Just perfectly happy. Content. Joy that washes all else aside. Peace that definately passes your every understanding. Happy to the point where your smiling muscles hurt the next day, but you can't stop smiling. So happy that you don't remember anything else but the present. No worries of the future, no regrets from the past. Just a "God is great," wonderful, AbbyLinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06086887490198558242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317317.post-1074320112756839702004-01-17T00:07:00.000-06:002004-01-17T00:17:07.826-06:00EmotionsEmotions -- they can be so nice sometimes, but at others they just take over, and no matter what you do, you can't bring them back to reality. They don't listen to logic or reason. They are some of the most unruly things I've ever experienced! And worse, they are part of me, ME, who I SHOULD be able to control. But I can't.
Right now I am upset, stressed, and very confused. I feel torn. AbbyLinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06086887490198558242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317317.post-1074059932508249802004-01-13T23:53:00.000-06:002004-01-14T00:01:01.670-06:00Taking For GrantedI recently discovered that I have a tendency to wish for things gone by, to my own detriment, because I end up living in the past until the present becomes the past and I wish for it back. Though there are things, places, and people from the past that I still enjoy now and again, I hope I can bring my outlook back to the present. I want to realize the blessings I have now, rather than only AbbyLinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06086887490198558242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317317.post-107394142524105342004-01-12T14:54:00.000-06:002004-01-12T15:04:06.493-06:00Becoming a woman of my ownAs this blog is a record of how I am striving to find myself again, I want to record one very important decision I recently made.
You know how it is, you agree to do something with a friend, and last minute, they pull out, sometimes without even informing you. And you probably declined doing something else just so you could do the first thing. I have made the decision that I don't let other AbbyLinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06086887490198558242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317317.post-1073882386808822762004-01-11T22:30:00.000-06:002004-01-12T15:07:40.116-06:00Out of the VoidI'm not much for journaling, but lately I have felt more like expressing my thoughts into actual recorded words.
Tonight, while listening to the radio I heard Micheal W. Smith's song "Missing Person."
"...There was a boy who had the faith to move a mountain
And like a child he would believe without a reason
Without a trace he disappeared into the void and
I've been searching for that missingAbbyLinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06086887490198558242noreply@blogger.com