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Name: Emily
Birthday: 7/11/1985
Interests: Jesus!! friends, roommates!, Harvest Bible Chapel, David Crowder Band, interior design, reality TV, movies, music, laughing...
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| so it's clearly been awhile because i've been busy - but also because i'm not even sure if and who looks at this anymore - so if you are reading...enjoy.
Tonight in my quiet time...I thought about the word expectation. I have often found myself in a heap of troubles with this word as it pertains mostly to relationships...but with other things too (like job hunting for instance). I dream, and build up my expectations...more often then I should sometimes. So tonight I looked up verses on expectations and came across Luke 2:7 - which to me seemed rather odd that my concordance said it related to expectations. It reads "...and [Mary] gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths
and placed him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the
inn." So I started to think about this (after first questioning if I had the right verse, and then if there was a typo  ) and here are my thoughts. Mary probably expected the son of God would be born in such a lavish place and she would have people waiting on her every minute (like the image of people fanning her and feeding grapes - unless that only happens with potiphor or someone)...but she probably didn't expect to be giving birth in a barn, and then laying her son (from God) in a manger. But yet it was God's plan this is where they would stay, and this is how the birth of Jesus would happen - and it's oh-so-important because it shows that Jesus started to live a humble life from birth - he was certainly given no special treatment - and this is how we can relate and Jesus can say "I understand - I've been there before!" (not to imply we were all born in mangers - but I hope you are "pickin' up what I'm putting down" kinda thing). If Mary trusted her expectations so heavily she may not have recogized Jesus as the son of God - just a thought - I don't really know Mary so I could be totally wrong. But anyways I just kinda recognized that we shouldn't build up our dreams and ideas and expectations because you can be let down and then loose trust in God's sovereign hand of righteousness and good works. That is my conclusion. Let go of your plans, let go even of your dreams. However, I will carefully say let go of your dreams because I do think it's important to have some direction and seek what you want to do - but don't be disappointed when God calls you elsewhere or wants you to focus on something else. Amen. 
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You Have Captured God's Heart
by Max Lucado
Just look at the gifts he has given you: He has sent his angels to
care
for you, his Holy Spirit to dwell in you, his church to encourage
you,
and his word to guide you. You have privileges only a
fiancée
could have. Anytime you speak, he listens; make a request and he
responds.
He will never let you be tempted too much or stumble too far. Let a
tear
appear on your cheek, and he is there to wipe it. Let a love sonnet
appear
on your lips, and he is there to hear it. As much as you want to
see
him, he wants to see you more.
He is building a house for you. And with every swing of the hammer
and
cut of the saw, he’s dreaming of the day he carries you over
the
threshold. “There are many rooms in my Father’s
house;
I would not tell you this if it were not true. I am going there to
prepare
a place for you. After I go and prepare a place for you, I will
come
back and take you to be with me so that you may be where I
am” (John
14:2–3).
You have been chosen by Christ. You are released from your old life
in
your old house, and he has claimed you as his beloved. “Then
where
is he?” you might ask. “Why hasn’t he
come?”
There is only one answer. His bride is not ready. She is still
being
prepared.
 Engaged people are obsessed with
preparation. The right dress. The right
weight. The right hair and the right tux. They want everything to
be
right. Why? So their fiancée will marry them? No. Just the
opposite.
They want to look their best because their fiancée
is marrying
them.
The same is true for us. We want to look our best for Christ. We
want
our hearts to be pure and our thoughts to be clean. We want our
faces
to shine with grace and our eyes to sparkle with love. We want to
be
prepared.
Why? In hopes that he will love us? No. Just the opposite. Because
he
already does.
You are spoken for. You are engaged, set apart, called out, a holy
bride.
Forbidden waters hold nothing for you. You have been chosen for his
castle.
Don’t settle for one-night stands in the arms of a
stranger.
Be obsessed with your wedding date. Guard against forgetfulness. Be
intolerant
of memory lapses. Write yourself notes. Memorize verses. Do
whatever
you need to do to remember. “Aim at what is in heaven . .
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Think only about the things in heaven” (Col.
3:1–2). You are engaged
to royalty, and your Prince is coming to take you home.
From When
Christ Comes
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| soo....work has ended and it was a so-so week at work...but other than work it was AMAZING!!! Thursday night was quite the highlight of my break! I mentioned how Kristin was going to come down to Chicago and meet me to try and get tickets (front row!) to Wicked...well she very-much-so-unfortunately got sick and my poor little friend was not able to come!  But I was still itching to try as I wanted to do something extra fun in Chicago since I was there every day! So I called my mom up and asked if she would want to come if I won tickets...which she said yes and would catch a train downtown to meet up with me. So I went and there were only supposed to be 20 tickets offered for the first 2 rows...but they doubled the tickets and the second 20 were for limited view seats along the sides of the theater - but still pretty good seats. Anyways - I WON TICKETS FOR FRONT ROW BABY!!!!!!  So i called my mom and she couldnt believe it...but she came and we sat right in front watching the play and it was so amazing!!!!!!! Every person on that stage had such amazing skills acting and such....but I must say Glinda and Alphaba weren't as good as Kristin Chenoweth and Idina Menzel (on the cd atleast)! But I had such a hard time refraining from singing....anyways if you are ever in Chicago on a weeknight GO and try to win because it's soooo worth it! I should say I did end up paying $25 for each ticket....but still worth it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So that was my long story...and I was glowing. My mom seemed to enjoy...but not nearly as much as I did 
In other news....whoa to the new AIM 6.0! Kinda excited about it.
In more news.... Happy Belated Birthday to Alyson and Melinda!!!!
In more other news...I have no idea how I'm going to get back to school in all this weather - but I should atleast start packing.
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| it's official...i'll be working downtown Chicago over winter break!!! I'm so excited It'll definitely be a great trial time to make sure I like commuting and working in such a design firm...and it'll be pretty with the Christmas lights and such (although cold but that's okay because I have awesome snow boots and a NEW winter coat!)! Nervousness hasn't really set in yet...but in time it will - unfortunately - but I'm so blessed with these experiences I've had with internships! Although I wish I could have some time off and just be at home with my family all day...but I can't pass on this great opportunity! EXCITEMENT!! i shall celebrate tonight with a nap and 3 hours of TV! (Top Model, PROJECT RUNWAY, and Top Chef!!!!)
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