Whoohoo!

It was my birthday on Friday. I'm now officially one year older. Woot for that! It was a really good day, actually. Actually, a really good weekend. We've had 24/7 prayer here at church - meaning that for an entire week, 24 hours per day, there has been someone at church praying. It's been really amazing and really, really rewarding. Friday night we had a volley (Worship service run by The Vatican) and then a sleepover. I was in the prayer room from 1am til about 2.30am. I got a little bit of sleep that night, then a couple of hours of sleep on Saturday afternoon and then had to work.

After that, headed into town to meet up with mates until about 1am, when I trained back to church to wait around until my 3am-5am prayer slot! It was the best, honestly. It started with a real "fear of God" moment. I'd been really lamenting the fact that I hadn't brought my guitar because I really, really like playing the guitar in the prayer room. I showed up at 3am and there's this guitar with the following note attached: "I brought this humble guitar with me to help in prayer and had a really strong sense that I should leave it for others. Feel free to use it." So I was like "okay God, you have my attention..." It's been a really awesome time. I've never felt closer to God. Some bad stuff has happened in the last few days, but I've really managed to deal with it with God. He's so much bigger than the absolute crap in your life. He can really make a difference.

Lots of music has been playing in the prayer room, and it happens that a Switchfoot song that's on the CD I got for my birthday has been playing and it's really meant a lot to me over the last few days.

/They tell you where you need to go
They tell you when you'll need to leave
They tell you what you need to know
They tell you who you need to be

But everything inside you knows
There's more than what you've heard
There's so much more than empty conversations
Filled with empty words

And you're on fire
When He's near you
You're on fire
When He speaks
You're on fire
Burning at these mysteries

Give me one more time around
Give me one more chance to see
Give me everything You are
Give me one more chance to be... (near You)

Cause everything inside me looks like
Everything I hate
You are the hope I have for change
You are the only chance I'll take
When I'm on fire
When You're near me
I'm on fire
When You speak
And I'm on fire
Burning at these mysteries
These mysteries...

I'm standing on the edge of me
I'm standing on the edge of everything I've never been before.
And i've been standing on the edge of me
Standing on the edge

And I'm on fire
When You're near me
I'm on fire
When You speak
I'm on fire
Burning at these mysteries...
these mysteries...
these mysteries
Ah you're the mystery
You're the mystery/
- Switchfoot, On Fire

It's been really, really crazy. I've really learnt a lot and I pray that I can hold on to this experience in the times when it's not so good, you know? I know there'll be struggles. I've come such a long way in the last year... but I didn't do it on my own. God, You rock the party.

ALP,
Rosie

Not really sure why I'm blogging... not much to say

Yeah, so we're on holiday next week. I suppose that could be exciting. Next Friday I become another year older. That could also be exciting. Tomorrow night I'm supposed to be going out with mates, but I'm not sure who's actually going to show up. People have been cancelling on me all day. I suppose I shouldn't be too upset and should actually realise that, hey, people have assignments and whatnot. Just coz I don't doesn't mean they don't. But, still, if no one shows up I'll probably be upset. I'm not really upset.... I'm not about to get all offended over people's lives being too busy to accomadate me. I mean, what kind of person what that make me? Someone I don't wanna be, that's for sure...

Aforementioned problem is still exactly that. I'm really at a loss as what to do about this, but I think that when it comes down to it I just have to get on with my life and try to forget about it. Thank goodness for holidays. Only problem: I now know where he works. I'll just have to avoid it like the plague (yeah, I'm not good at that... I'm not a stalker. I just occasionally act against my better judgement) - on verra ce qui va se passer.

Assignments for the break - woot! Well, kind of... actually, it shouldn't be too bad. I have a Spanish test tomorrow and that should be alright, all going well. Tonight I went to see a school production my friend was in (she was in the chorus). Oliver. Actually, turns out that I went to school with the girl who played Nancy. And I spent a little bit of time pondering the question "why were there no hot guys at my old college when there are so many at this one?" And hot guys that can sing, too - how many of those do you find? Well, they do exist... but man, there were a lot in that production. Apparently the guy who played Fagin (who I thought was exceptionally hot) is actually only a 6th former. That means he's too young for me, since I'm at varsity. Which is funny, coz he looks like he could be at varsity... you can never tell anymore. I don't understand it. There are a lot of really, really spunky guys at my mates school. It's not actually fair. Granted, there are hot guys at varsity. There are a lot of things at varsity. You can really find a lot of different things - something for everyone. It's kind of like university is a mini, intense version of the real world... something to ponder. I'll bet there's a metaphor there. But I need to go to bed, so I think we'll leave that for another day.

ALP,
Rosie

Deep thoughts... not really, no

Hey up,

Been awhile since I blogged. What's happened since my last update? Well, August, for one. Hello August! Nearly 2 weeks til my birthday - woot! I am going to have a fantastic birthday this year, through the power of positive thinking. Last two birthday sucked. But 2005 - this is my year! Woot for that! We're going to go out for dinner next week - as in a whole bunch of my friends and I. It should be peachy. We'll see who actually shows up.

Ball was fun, though hanging out watching movies afterwards was possibly funner. I have cool friends, I really do. Life's been weird lately. I've realised a lot of things - firstly, that French class is a lot more fun when I talk more in French. Secondly, that I've been away from Quebec longer than I was there and yet it still has a hold on me... it's really a life-changing experience. I've actually almost lost the Quebecois accent, though, unless I talk to a Quebecois. Which I did on Sunday - I'm a support co-ordinator for a Quebecoise and a Peruvian. How exciting, huh? It's really cool... JNB is supporting a guy from Spain. Irony, n'est-ce pas?

Anyway, I don't really have that much to say... well, yeah, I do, but I'm not sure how to say it and I'm busy looking up guitar chords anyway... so it'll have to wait. Adios!

ALP,
Rosie