Random Tidbit

I just noticed that when signing my name I actually skip a letter in my last name.

Wow.

Random.


Don't ask me how I discovered it - you'll most likely laugh a little too much at me...okay...I guess you can ask...just ask nicely...

Obsessed...maybe...

Most people who either know me or read my blog regularly know that I am a fan of the show 24. Okay...maybe thats an understatement. I am a HUGE fan of 24 - some might even say obsessed! The world stops around me for 24! There are actual rules in place at my house during the viewing of 24 (which I must say some people, whose names I will not mention, have been trying to break those rules lately...) What can I say, I LOVE 24! And let me tell you last night's episode is a prime example of exactly why I love this show!

**For those of you who haven't watched it yet and have TiVo'd it or taped it or are planning to watch in online, no worries. I will not give any part of the plot line away in the this post. **

But I have to say there are certain reactions that occur within me that are an excellent way to determine the intensity of the show. As the minutes and hours tick by on that tv clock I love so much the less time I spend in the seated position, the more squeals and yelps fly out of my mouth, and the more jaw dropping and arm pumping begin to occur.

Last night I actually lost track of the number of times I jumped out of my seat, the number of times I vocally expressed myself, and how many times I cheered at the tv. I spent the last 10 minutes standing in front of the tv - like being closer to the tv might possibly alter the events on the screen. If what has held true in the past few seasons, holds true yet again this season, I may well be on my way to a heart attack by the time the show ends...

Way to go 24! Another awesome night last night!

**and as a sidenote - for those of you who did watch it last night, I called it! I knew it! Hehehe**

Obsessed...maybe...

Most people who either know me or read my blog regularly know that I am a fan of the show 24. Okay...maybe thats an understatement. I am a HUGE fan of 24 - some might even say obsessed! The world stops around me for 24! There are actual rules in place at my house during the viewing of 24 (which I must say some people, whose names I will not mention, have been trying to break those rules lately...) What can I say, I LOVE 24! And let me tell you last night's episode is a prime example of exactly why I love this show!

**For those of you who haven't watched it yet and have TiVo'd it or taped it or are planning to watch in online, no worries. I will not give any part of the plot line away in the this post. **

But I have to say there are certain reactions that occur within me that are an excellent way to determine the intensity of the show. As the minutes and hours tick by on that tv clock I love so much the less time I spend in the seated position, the more squeals and yelps fly out of my mouth, and the more jaw dropping and arm pumping begin to occur.

Last night I actually lost track of the number of times I jumped out of my seat, the number of times I vocally expressed myself, and how many times I cheered at the tv. I spent the last 10 minutes standing in front of the tv - like being closer to the tv might possibly alter the events on the screen. If what has held true in the past few seasons, holds true yet again this season, I may well be on my way to a heart attack by the time the show ends...

Way to go 24! Another awesome night last night!

**and as a sidenote - for those of you who did watch it last night, I called it! I knew it! Hehehe**

Merry Christmas...oh...wait...I mean Happy Easter!

I swear Indiana has had some of the craziest weather I have ever experienced in my life lately! A week and a half ago it was 80 degrees outside and I was wearing capris and flip flops. And now its Easter Weekend and (are you sitting down??), its SNOWING! Not just little flakes. Here is what I saw when I looked out the window this morning:

It didn't exactly make me happy at 7:00 am on a Saturday morning....

I think God is slightly confused with His two biggest holidays...

???????

Why am I up?? It is nearly 1 a.m. and here I am, suddenly not tired anymore, playing around on the Internet.

Crazy how practically every night this week I have been wanting to go to bed or take a nap around 8 p.m. and then 11 hits and I am raring to go.

Good thing I have tomorrow off - maybe I can get myself back on track!

Bruchko

I just got done reading one of the most amazing, thought-provoking books I may have possibly ever read. While this may seem extreme to some of you (being that I am quite the reader), trust me. Read the book. I don't know if anyone could walk away from this book unchanged.

Not too long ago Rob was teaching on a Thursday night and had started telling the story of a young missionary in Colombia. He mentioned a book that was this man's story - a book he said was amazing. So naturally, I had to read it.

Maybe my new found favorite book hit me so hard because of my love for India and missions. Maybe it hit me so hard because it took me outside of my comfort zone. Maybe it hit me so hard because I yearn for the kind of trust and faith in God that this guy never seemed to lose. Maybe it hit me so hard because it was someone's story. Maybe it hit me so hard because it all started with a 19 year old. Maybe it hit me so hard because so many things hit home.

Read this book.

It's worth the time.

Just beware, it may open your eyes and change your life.

Here's a glimpse of Bruchko:

"Teenager Bruce Olson set out as a missionary with very little money, no support from a mission agency, and an intense desire to win an previously unreached tribe to Jesus Christ. He was was broke, starving, shot by arrows, tortured, had almost 5 or 6 almost lethal diseases, lived in filth, and only personally led one person to Christ among the tribe that he was called to share the gospel.

But God had called him there, and the result of the one person he led to Christ led to revolution of love among the Indian populations in Colombia. Then he spends his life among Motilone Indians that few white men had ever seen and even fewer had lived to tell about. How God used the simple ministry of this dedicated young Christian to eventually lead seventeen tribes to Jesus is one of the greatest missionary accounts of the century."

In dire need...of a vacation!

I do believe I have been suffering from what some people refer to as burnout. I have been craving a time to relax and just enjoy life and amazingly enough, I am getting two such weekends in this lovely month of April!

One of my friends is going to Chicago for a training next week for a few days and I get to "go along for the ride". It's sad how excited I am about being able to take a few good books that have been patiently waiting for me to crack them open and read them, be able to relax all day, hit the POOL! and the Fitness Center. Who needs activities when you just need some "ME" time.

Then only two short weeks after that I will be heading to Indy to visit my brother, sister-in-law and nephew! I haven't seen them in over a year! Yes, I know, you are wondering how that is possible when they live so close - well - when you don't trust your car, you tend not to travel far. So YAY for my mechanic who has said my car is in good working condition and I get to see my family!! Watch out for the pictures to come - you may be bombarded soon!!

Look out world, Jeanna's on her way to getting recharged!

April is shaping up to be a good month already!!