The Adventures of a saturday afternoon!

Did you know...

... A coffee at Jorien's place doesn't always turn out to be coffee..? today we have smoothies instead!
... traffic in Eindhoven can be quite a challenge..? i believe it was working against us today on our way to the Fontys Campus.
... the distance between the fontys/ TU campus and down town was a little longer that I thought?! it's a maze.. really...
... McD's in Eindhoven can be veeeery slow? Jorien had to wait 20 minutes for her burger.
... I always eat a Quarter Pounder at McD's? Guess what i had today ;)
... running shoes can be very expensive? O_o
... I can't find new sport pants!? help meee!
... we almost bought new sunglasses? some were actually kinda cool.. but we didn't find IT..
... we didn't have time to sit down for a drink in the sun cause we walked so much?!
... there was a note with 'One person only' on the door of the toilets? that made me laugh so hard.
... that place was very hygienic?
... we took the bus back to car.
... Jorien and I love to play Skillet VERY loud in the car. (and we're about the only ones of our friends that like skillet)
... I have no clue what else to write here..?
... so I'm done?!

You Will Survive

Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Happiness does not mean living without pain or hurt—not at all. True happiness is learning how to live one day at a time, in spite of sorrow and pain. It is learning how to rejoice in the Lord, no matter what has happened in the past.

You may feel rejected and abandoned. Your faith may be weak and you think you are down for the count. Sorrow, tears, pain, and emptiness may swallow you up at times, but God is still on the throne. He is still God!

Convince yourself that you will survive. You will come out of it and, live or die, you belong to the Lord. Life does go on and it will surprise you how much you can bear with God’s help.

You cannot help yourself or stop the pain, but our blessed Lord will come to you. He will place his loving hand under you and lift you up to sit again in heavenly places. He will deliver you from the fear of dying and he will reveal his endless love for you.

Look up! Encourage yourself in the Lord. When the fog surrounds you and you can’t see any way out of your dilemma, lie back in the arms of Jesus and simply trust him. He has to do it all! He wants your faith and your confidence. He wants you to cry aloud, “Jesus loves me! He is with me! He will not fail me! He is working it all out, right now! I will not be cast down! I will not be defeated! I will not be a victim of Satan! I will not lose my mind or my direction. God is on my side! I love him and he loves me!”

The bottom line is faith. And faith rests on this one absolute: “No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper…” (Isaiah 54:17).

by David Wilkerson

The Thief

Your eyes are full,
full of the future of us
The air changes as you look across
at me in that wondering way

It is as if
I knew you before we spoke
Do our hearts know something we don't?
Conspiring, converging
without giving us any say

You sing me to sleep,
talk down my walls
Look through my windows as I wait
You could be the thief
I give the key to

You're ruining me
with secrets and gestures and looks
With sonnets and second-hand books
Playing the chords in me
nobody knew how to play

You sing me to sleep,
talk down my walls
Look through my windows as I wait
You could be the thief
I give the key to

It fits in your hand like the water in rain
It unlocks our two different selves
and shows we are the same
Rather than wait 'til I
put me out for the taking
You're breaking
You're breaking into my heart
and I'm letting you

Your eyes are full,
full of the future of us