Registering

I just registered for one summer class. I was planning on taking two, but that's hard when there are only about three classes available.

I was either going to take speech or American government. I picked government since speech is the class I fear most.

I don't get student aid, so my parents are quite happy I'm only taking one class this summer.

Also, I got excited to sign up for fall courses. This fall I'll be taking more classes that seem fun (until half was through the semester anyway) like sociology and world religions. I'm already signed up for those two, and I'll be siging up for a couple more.

While I'm on the subject of my classes...the current courses I'm taking are going well. I'm really enjoying my English comp. class because my teacher is awesome. I'm not so sure about the rest of the class though, many of them seem to be struggling through it. I've handed papers out to be peer edited and got them back with no marks of anything wrong. Come on! I know there's always something wrong with each paper, so that's when I chase down my poor teacher and ask her to peer edit my paper herself. (I know what you're thinking Jay, I'm just a little scared you'll tear me apart with your mad editing skills).

Why forgiveness is important

There's someone close to me who has never been able to forgive the people who wronged him many years ago. Do you know what's happened to him? Besides becoming a narcissistic introvert (kidding)?

He's become bitter.

He couldn't bring himself to forgive in the beginning, the anger built up inside him until he wasn't able to forgive. Forgiveness practically doesn't exist to him.

When you forgive someone, you're not really saying, "oh that's ok, I don't mind that you punched me in the face..."

Forgiveness is meaningful and spiritual, and although it doesn't come easy, it's important.

I'll sum it up with these two quotes by one of my favorit authors, C.S Lewis.

"To be a Christian means to forgive the inexcusable, because God has forgiven the inexcusable in you."

and...

"Forgiveness does not mean excusing."

Or a more popular one by Alexander Pope.

"To err is human, to forgive, divine."

I'm back!

...back at work. I was so excited to get back to work that I layed my uniform out last night.

I was so tired by the time my shift got over though. Not working for a month kicked my butt. Not to mention there's something wrong with my eye. It's been brewing for a month, then yesterday after church it began to hurt so bad I couldn't stand it anymore. So I did what I always do when I'm not feeling well...I had my mom call Lois Mertes. She told me that it sounded like an infection. I went to the ER (yes it was hurting that bad) and they gave me some drops until I can get to the eye doctor on wednesday.

So I went to work with a seriously red eye thinking they might send me home...they didn't. I'm glad because I really need the money.

Easter!

I haven't painted eggs in a few years, I just haven't been into it. I used to love painting them, but then I grew out of it.

The other day I got the urge to color some eggs, so I sat there for hours painting eggs. I drew a lot of peeps and bunnies. Drawing on eggs is hard!