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| So, I've been sick pretty much all week. You know coughing up a lung
and what not... but because I've had bronchitis several times in the
past few months, I have some yummy cough syrup to help me sleep at
night. It's been helping me sleep as well as giving me some pretty
good dreams.
I love remembering my dreams. (The good ones
that is.) I've been having this amazing dream lately. Now, if you're
a boy and you're reading this, you might not understand it. But, if
you're a girl, hopefully you'll understand where I'm coming from. In
this dream I am married to this amazing, Godly guy. He loves me. I
love him. I trust him. (That's big!!) And he treats me like every
girl has ever wanted to be treated. And our marriage (now get this...
it's the best part of my dream!!) GLORIFIES GOD!! In my dream, I'm
aware of how our relationship is bringing us closer to our Saviour and
is shining a light that points to the Almighty. What an amazing
dream! I wake up happy. :) I know it is just a dream, but I pray
that one day this will be true. Otherwise, I don't want to be
married. I'm not going have a mediocre marriage! I refuse to settle
for anything less than truly glorifying God!
So girls... all
this to say... DON"T SETTLE! Don't play games! Not even in your
dating relationships! Find your identity in the only ONE who knows
you. He knows your deepest desires and needs and He miraculously
brings those together to fulfill HIS purpose in our lives. It's hard
though. I know it's hard. So, I'll encourage you over and over
again! We can encourage one another and in doing so, sharpen eachother
so that our lives may make a difference for our LORD.
I love you girls! (and you guys too:)
In other news: I'm moving to Thailand in June! YAY!
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| So, I filled this out on Myspace and thought, to be fair, I'd put it on here too. I really am TRYing to get better about xanga. But I'm not promising anything! :) 1. A is for age:
24
2. B is for beer of choice:
None
3. C is for career right now:
I wanna be an English teacher soon!
4.D is for your dog's name?
Poopoo face... or Desi
5. E is for essential item you use everyday:
Um... I'm pretty fond of my pillow
6. F is for favorite TV show at the moment:
Heroes
7. G is for favorite game:
Oh goodness... prolly Trivial Pursuit
8. H is for Home town:
Perryton
9. I is for instruments you play:
I play a mean recorder! I attempt to play the guitar. I've mastered one strum pattern... that's about it.
10. J is for favorite juice:
Jamba Juice. Does that count?
11. K is for whose butt you'd like to kick:
I'm a lover not a fighter.
12. L is for last place you ate:
Home... Alfredo pizza. Yum!
13. M is for marriage:
Yes please.
14. N is for your full name:
Shaela Janelle Manross
15. O is for overnight hospital stays:
Overnight... I think just one.
16. P is for people you were with today:
My 2 year old brats that I love and Sharla up here at the office.
17. Q is for quote:
"I called your boyfriend gay and he hit me with his purse."
18. R is for Biggest Regret:
I don't actually have any BIG regrets.
19. S is for status:
Amazingly happy... some people might say single
20. T is for time you woke up today?
6:15
21. U is for underwear you have on now
I'm not sure this post and I are that close yet.
22. V is for vegetable you love:
Fresh green beans & broccoli. Yum.
23. W is for worst habit:
I bite my nails. But it doesn't bother me. :)
24. X is for x-rays you've had:
What's the question? How many have I had? A lot. A lot. A lot.
25. Y is for yummy food you ate today:
All I've had today was a kaloche (is that how it's spelled?) at girls Bible Study this morning.
26. Z is for the zodiac sign:
Virgo. Not that I know what the significance of that is. | | |
| | Beauty? | "Beauty only gets attention but personality captures the heart." The problem is that without beauty you can't get the attention to capture the heart. So, for all those girls out there who are trying to capture the attention of some (stupid) guy, but are to this point still unsuccesful, just remember that you are not alone. Apparently there is a boat full of of us. Also remember that: "The LORD does not look at the things man looks at. Man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart." 1 Samuel 16:7 That is a comfort. It's a comfort that comes from a LOVE that I cannot begin to fathom. It's a LOVE that sacrificed on the cross. It's a LOVE that chose seperation from the Father so that I could spend eternity with HIM. Have you ever sat down and thought about that sacrifice? Christ had been in perfect communion with the Father from Eternity past. He had never experienced separation before. When He chose death, he chose separation. He chose LOVE! I think we must re-think beauty. Let's do it together. I challenge you to find beauty in someone. True beauty. Look through your Christ colored glasses and find beauty instead of ugliness in those around you. And, when you see it, tell them that they are beautiful. That is always great to hear! Hallelujah grace like rain falls down on me! |
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| Okay, so my mom tagged me to write 6 weird things about me. I was
commanded by her to post and everyone knows that you shouldn't tell
your momma no. So here it is. Enjoy!
* I've lived in Huntsville for like 6 months and people are just now starting to learn that my name is Shaela, not Cousin!
* My cousin and I like to come up with nicknames for each other, like
Sugar Butt and Schnookums. She's the best roommate ever!
* I'm addicted to TV on DVD. If a TV show is on DVD, I'll watch it.
* When I am almost asleep or just waking up, I rub my feet together. It's a comfort thing.
* I love linguistics. In my class I was the biggest dork.
When everyone else was talking, I was the one student who was
frantically working through the pages.
* Okay, so I can't think of a sixth one, so I'm gonna switch up the
rules a bit. If you read this and you think of one, message it to
me. There it is. Your mission should you chose to accept
it. :)
Kisses
Shaela
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| It's been forever since I updated... I know. But here is what has been on my mind as of late.
Relationships are a delicate thing aren't they?
I have been thinking about them a lot today. I was in the car for
about 5 and 1/2 hrs driving back from my mom and dad's house. It was
wonderful being home for the past week. I''ve had time with the
majority of my family. It was a sweet time of fellowship. I realized
on my drive back that I am so quick to think of the negative and very
rarely vocalize the positive. I am so thankful for my family. I am
thankful for my Saviour. I am thankful that He has chosen me and that
He holds on tight to me regardless of whatever circumstances are going
on in my life.
When I got home, Steph and I spent many hours
talking and laughing (of course). So here I sit at 5am still awake.
Pondering. I must say that Steph is the most amazing roommate that I
have ever had. Maybe it's that we share the same genes, but we work
well. Super well. If God doesn't want either of us to get married,
then I think we will be perfectly content living with each other for
the rest of our lives. She sent me this card years ago that said: "We
should go bowling in Canada. That way when we get old we can say...
remember the time we went bowling in Canada?" (basically that was
it... maybe not verbatim though) I can totally see us doing just
that. Sitting in our rockers, old and grey, and laughing (that's what
we do best, after all).
But, relationships are not just about
what we get out of them, are they? Our goal, as believers, is to be
Christ like. My goal in all my relationships should be to point to
Christ. When others see my relationship, be it friend, relative,
significant other, co-worker, or whatever, they should see Christ in
the way we speak and act. I should be showing the outside world Christ
in my relationships. I should also be showing the other person Christ
through the way I handle our relationship. Oh how I fail to do that!
It makes me so very sad. I pray that you, all those who should have
been recipients of that Christ like love, will forgive me for falling
short of that. My heart breaks that some of my relationships ended
without His love being portrayed. Not so much for me, but for them and
for those on the outside who are unable to see the great great love of
Christ in that failed friendship.
Relationships are delicate. I need to remember that. What
can I do for you? How can I pray for you? Please, let me
know!
Eph 4:29 "Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouth, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen."
Col
3:12-14 "Therefore, as God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved,
clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and
patience. Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may
have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. And over
all these virtues put on LOVE, which binds them all together in perfect unity."
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