Monday, March 31, 2008

Scrambled Thoughts

There are so many things I could write about... and some I will write about in the next few days.. or weeks.. But here are a few things that are just sticking out like a sore thumb right now (that's the saying, isn't it?)

-Sam and I are doing a fundraiser to raise money to help Casa de Esperanza pay for medical bills they have acquired to help save Izzy's life. Go here to learn about Isabell and also what you can do to help.

-I'm turning sixteen in thirteen days. Not like I'm counting or anything.

-My grandma has this annoying bear that sings 'Sunshine, Lollipops and Rainbows' by Lesley Gore. I made it my ringtone.. it drives everyone mad. It got stuck in my head, but it's lifted my spirits the past few days. Funny how a dumb song can do that, huh?

-I'm going to Honduras for a month soon .. In sixty-seven days, to be exact. Some days I can't wait to be there again. I can't wait to love on the kids again and to see some of my kids after a year of missing them so much. Other days.. I can wait just a little longer.

- July 3rd is going to be one tough day. Leaving my best friend (and now sister) in a foreign country for a few months is not fun at all.

-More friends have moved away from me in the past nine months than ever before in my life.

-When one of those friends that has recently moved away surprises you and visits you at school, it really does make life a little better. Especially when they'll be there for the next four days.

-Distance sucks. The End. Whether it's the distance across the bridge, Indiana, Massachusetts, Honduras, or anywhere else. It stinks.

-I always talk as someone who looks forward to change. To see what God will throw at me to work with next. But today I don't want anything to change. Maybe tomorrow.

- I'm extremely nervous/afraid/anxious about the next few months.

-Hearing the words 'I love you' never gets old. I think that's why I say it to people as much as I do. I don't want them to forget it.

-Knowing people support you when you make big decisions is such a blessing.

-Getting huge hugs are just about as good as someone telling you they love you. I'm quite a fan of long hugs.

-Enjoy the time you get to spend with loved ones.

-God really does have a greater plan for each person on this earth. Far greater than I'll ever know.

-Don't ignore where God is calling you to go, or who He's calling you to be.


Much Love


Monday, March 17, 2008

Things I Learned Today

Sorry for the lack of posting. Lots on my mind that someday I hope to get around to typing up, but tonight it's just not happening. ;)

So, here are some things I learned today..

1. Confrontation has become a great thing for me. You should try it sometime.
2. Parallel parking is, in fact, the devil's handiwork. It drives me mad. Oh, and the brave one who is attempting to teach me. My loving, patient father. It drives him mad, as well.
3.Allergies suck... or whatever is making my eyes randomly sting and water uncontrollably.
4. When a friend comes and eats lunch with you, it makes your day ten times better.
5. Having free periods really are all they're cracked up to be.
6. Podiums are extremely good hiding places when trying to get away from a stalker.
7. People shouldn't pinch others on St. Patrick's Day even if they aren't wearing green. What if they can't afford a green shirt? Come on. ;)
8. I like it when my sister comes home and plays guitar hero with me.
9. The fact that my sister is letting me borrow her car for the driver's test that I'm taking in a little less than a month reminds me how much she trusts me.. or my driving anyway.
10. Spaghetti never gets old. I eat it until my belly is plump.. though I do regret it later.


Seriously, I'll post something better than this later.. :)

Much Love

Sunday, March 16, 2008

My Fortune

Nagging never gets a person anywhere.
;)

Thursday, March 13, 2008

Woman Stuck On Toilet For Two Years

I came across this in the newspaper today. Quite.. interesting.. Enjoy.

Authorities in the US are trying to establish what caused a 35-year-old woman to sit on her boyfriend's toilet for so long her skin grafted to the seat.

Kansas woman Pam Babcock had to be prised off the toilet at her boyfriend Kory McFarren's house after allegedly sitting there for two years.

She was only moved when McFarren called 911 on February 27 and told police there was "something wrong" with his girlfriend.

Ness County Sheriff Bryan Whipple told AP there was no indication Babcock had been restrained against her will.

"She was not glued. She was not tied. She was just physically stuck by her body," Whipple said.

McFarren told police he had asked Babcock every day to please come out of the bathroom, but her reply was always: "Maybe tomorrow."

He also said he brought her food and water every day.

Police found Babcock clothed and sitting on the toilet with her pants lowered to mid-thigh level.

"We pried the toilet seat off with a pry bar and the seat went with her to the hospital," Whipple said.

"The hospital removed it."

Ontario's City News website is reporting that McFarren may face charges in relation to the case.

Questions are being asked about why the 36-year-old antique store worker didn't raise the alarm earlier.

But he insists the situation developed slowly and he had come to believe his girlfriend's behaviour wasn't strange.

"It just kind of happened one day; she went in and had been in there a little while, the next time it was a little longer. Then she got it in her head she was going to stay - like it was a safe place for her," he said.

McFarren insisted Babcock hadn't spent the entire two years on the toilet, claiming that until late January she was taking baths and changing her clothes regularly.

He says he panicked and finally called for help two weeks ago when Babcock appeared groggy after spending as much as a month sitting on the toilet.

McFarren says Babcock developed a phobia about leaving the bathroom which stemmed from beatings she received in her childhood.

But despite his professions that he was caring for his partner of 16 years, authorities have indicated they are considering charging him with mistreatment of a dependent adult.

Babcock's legs atrophied (suffered muscle wastage) as a result of her sitting on the toilet for so long and it's not known if she will ever walk again.