Goodbye beautiful, sad, happy, blog. I love you! But it's time to get a new one for fall.
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Bye blog! P.S. Every Day is so Worth It!
Goodbye beautiful, sad, happy, blog. I love you! But it's time to get a new one for fall.
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When I see your face, there's not a thing that I would change.
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So, if you ask any of my friends, they'll tell you I'm a speed demon in my PT Cruiser. Although this is inaccurate (I think), I do speed sometimes. Okay, a lot of the time. But it's usually only 5 miles an hour or maybe 10 on big roads.
But today, I was driving to work, speeding along as usual, and God said to me, "Phoebe, you need to stop speeding."
And I said, "Now? Okay."
"No, always."
"Lord, if I stop speeding, I won't get places on time. I'm always late anyway, can't you just keep the cops away?"
But he just kept saying, "stop speeding, trust me."
So, I really have no great revelation to share. Nothing supernatural really happened today as a result of my not speeding. Except for one thing, I got every where early. Like, earlier than I do when I speed.
Weird, huh? :)
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So I'm gonna be switching over to my new blog, but I haven't yet mentioned all the people who make Every Day Worth It. Let me make a quick list of a few more people:
Sisters and Keno- So, you pick on me all the time. And you fight with me. AND you run around upstairs when I'm trying to sleep. But you make me laugh like no one else can. You're so funny and you= lovee.
Owen- You make me so happy! I've been missing out on another little brother for way too long. You care way more than some people whom I've known for years ever will.
Bridgette- So, we don't talk very much anymore. And I miss it. I'm sad that we don't hang out too much anymore, but I'm glad you're happy.
There's more, but it's time for my nap. :) Sleeep. <3
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So, I'm putting up my new blog on Friday or Saturday. Sometime then. :D Now I can finally post something that makes me sad without being picked on haha. I know. I know.
But Every Day really has been Worth It!
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Sometimes, I get jealous of those girls who have boyfriends, or boys that they don't call boyfriends. Basically, anyone who has someone to hold hands with, kiss, hold and love. Like, I've never had that. And sometimes, I want it. Sometimes, I wish I was the girl who had every guy she wanted.
But guess what? I'm not completely perfect, but I get to tell my husband "I've never held hands with anyone but you, I've never kissed anyone but you, I've never been in love with anyone but you". I don't have to worry if he ever asks about the other boys I've dated, because I haven't dated any. I haven't even done stuff that should only fall under the realm of "dating", although preferably engagement or marriage.
So with that, Dear Husband, wherever you are, realize that I can't wait to marry you. I can't wait to stop being jealous. I can't wait to come home to you and I'm so happy that you'll be the only one. :)
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Everybody has them. Some people have little ones, barely noticeable even to themselves. But everybody's got them. And you know what everybody else likes to do? They love to talk about them. It's true. It seems like my problems are so much bigger than the average Joe's. My problems are more important than Kate's. My problems are the biggest freaking problems in the world!
That's our attitude. And it doesn't matter if we like talking about them, exactly. I have plenty of friends that just don't talk about their problems. But some still forget to have compassion on the others that are also hurting.
This makes no sense! Shall we, having dealt with the things we dealt with, continue with a hard heart through the rest of life? I hope not!
"My dear brothers, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry." (James 1:19)
People, I know you have scars. And I know they're not strong, sometimes they break open and bleed again, but let's have some compassion. Be sensitive.
Be love.
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The door was opened. The stupid broken key still isn't out as far as I know, but the door is open.
My best friend is home.
I guess I'm not getting in trouble for that unintentional act. Yet.
I got my three abstracts done.
Becoming is tomorrow.
I'm starting to do this happiness thing again.
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Why? Really? Really, the day had to get that much worse? I was already having a hard time.
Today, I get to work. The front desk person doesn't open up until 7:45, when I'm supposed to be opening the pool at 7:30 to get it ready for when it actually opens at 8:00. So I'm late getting in the building and opening the pool. The pool cover is heavy and it won't go on the roller right. I can't figure out the stupid lane lines because they've broken so many times that the yellow and red ones will only fit in one spot in the pool. So aggravating. Next, someone tries to get into the pool when I'm not even out there and I have to run back to the pool.
Then, to top it all off, while I was trying to get into the office, the key breaks in the lock. I tried for half an hour to get it out, but it's not coming out, it's completely stuck and the office is still locked. This is bad, considering there's a birthday party at the pool today and all the birthday party stuff is in there. It's not like I thought to myself "oh, let me break the key in the lock! Mwahahaha!" I try really, really hard to do my job and let everything run smoothly and I work hard. I really do. I follow the rules, I don't leave the deck during my shift, I'm honest on my timesheet, I try not to talk too much, I try to scan. I try so hard. But everything goes wrong.
I honestly don't know what they're going to do with me. I already called my boss, and she didn't sound too mad, so maybe I'm over reacting. I don't know.
I feel like taking a baseball bat and hitting something with it right now. I'm so mad at myself and ugh, this day isn't even halfway over and I'm already so frustrated I could cry.
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So something I've been thinking about today is how hard it is to fall away from something so beautiful, but how much harder is it to have that beautiful thing ripped away from you? Sometimes, it seems like God gives us so much, but then he takes it away. The Bible even says in Job 1:21 "...The Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord".
But wait? Blessed be the name of the Lord? Did Job really say that? That is exactly the attitude we should have toward the things that seem like they are ripped away so cruelly. Still, we will praise the Lord, because he gives and takes away. God has a reason for everything that happens. And look at what eventually happened to Job! He was later given in abundance and more what was taken from him. He ended up with more than he had in the first place!
"But I trust in your unfailing love; my heart rejoices in your salvation." (Psalm 13:5)
Don't forget to trust in His unfailing love. Bless the name of the Lord, even when it seems like everything is being taken away. He gives so much more than he will ever take. What are the things of this world when one day we will receive eternal life and heaven?
(Also remember that Job's losses weren't God's doing, but rather satan's. Just thought I'd clear that up!)
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Today I was listening to the song "This is a call" by Thousand Foot Krutch. No matter where I am in my life, that song always gets me. Even if I'm so unspeakably happy, like I was today, it can still move me to tears. The first stanza and chorus goes as follows:
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All my plans keep falling through. All my plans depend on you, depend on you to help them grow.
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This is exactly how I felt today up in the guard chair in the indoor pool. I don't really get why I get all the shifts in the indoor pool and none in the outdoor pool. It's probably because at the pool, seniority rules, and I am one of the "newer" guards there, although I've been working there about a year now.
Anyway, what I really want to rant about is that ONE person who loves to come swim in the indoor pool, right when you're about to do something interesting. (Hosing, doing the board, sweeping, and other stuff). Like, really? You have the whole outdoor pool, you have to come to the indoor pool?
If you are not, and have never been, a lifeguard, you cannot understand my hatred for that patron. Now, they're doing nothing wrong, they just innocently don't know how much I hate watching one person swim laps. They are so blissfully unaware of all the mayhem I wish on their life.
Word of advice: If you come to my pool, you better not be the only one in it. :)
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So I thought it would be interesting (for me, maybe not for you) to make a list of things I am legitimately afraid of. These are in descending order, and I will give reasons for them after each one, if I'm comfortable revealing them.
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Okay, so I Lifeguard at the YMCA and recently noticed that on the new YMCA website, it's now being called "The Y", with the letters ymca in smaller font beside. I'm confused? Like, hasn't it been the YMCA (Young Men's Christian Association) for it's entire existence? Are even the "Christian" associations trying to take God out of everything? Are we doing this just so people of other religions are "comfortable"?
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One of the things I recently went through was trying to decide whether or not to give up on a friendship. It was a legitimate idea for me, although I did reject it.
One of the reasons I rejected it is Tom. I was sitting next to him and I just suddenly said "I feel like giving up. Should I give up?" And he said, "who is one person who never gave up?" Of course, the only answer was Jesus and he said "right, and so you can't either."
"You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised." Hebrews 10:36
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No Will or Patrick today. :( I miss them already.
Here's a happier thought: If we live, we live to the Lord; and if we die, we die to the Lord. So, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord. Romans 14:8
I'm so happy today. I wish everyone in the world was happy.
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So, it has recently come to my attention that I kinda over use the phrase "it's all good". For those of you nodding your heads and wishing I would stop saying that all the time, I'm afraid I can't apologize.
See, it is all good, if you have Christ! "He has made everything beautiful in it's time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men; yet they cannot fathom what God has done from beginning to end." (Eph. 3:11) See how good that is! Now granted, stuff still hurts. Life loves to throw those loopholes to make you stumble and question the goodness of God. Sometimes you feel like being done. Like, just quitting. What's the point if nothing seems good? But it is all good in Christ.
"And we know that all things work together for good, for them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose." Romans 8:28
"I will lie down and sleep in peace, for you alone oh Lord, make me dwell in safety." Psalm 4:8
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Oh my lanta, it's August already! Approximately 16 days until I start my new blog. :)
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Will: "So you're gonna be out here with me!"
Me: "No, I'm in the indoor pool."
Will: "Oh. You suck."
Will: (About a patron) "He probably would've suffocated you if he tried to hug you."
Me: "I would've called Jake to get him off."
Will: "What? Why not me?"
Patrick: "So.. is there anything new?"
Me: "You mean in the 19 hours since you last asked? No."
Patrick: "Pssst. We're making you do all the work because you make a run for icees without telling us."
Patrick: "You need some help with the lane lines?"
Me: "Sure!"
Patrick: "I'll go get Erica, then."
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Me: "What if there's an unawesome Phoebe out there?"
Tom: "There isn't one."
:) I love him.
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I finished my term paper yesterday. :) Then I found out it wasn't due for another two weeks. I could've spent all that time on my sociology test instead, but it's okay. At least it's done. Now as soon as I get some lunch in me, I will beast that sociology test.
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I'm scared.
I'm scared to leave my friends, my best friends, the boy I like, my youth pastor, my church, my home, my family, my life...
Because what if I make new best friends, what if I meet another boy and have to decide (horror), what if I like the pastor over there better, what if I don't want to come back home?
Ay... At least it's a year away. :)
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So I love this song called Smile by Uncle Kracker. Whenever I'm down, one of my good friends either sings it to me, writes it down on a piece of paper, or messages a section of it to me. Cheers me up all the time.
Another song that makes me feel awesome is the song When You Come Home by Mark Shultz. I don't actually know why, it's kind of a sad song in a way. But I love it. I can't find a good version of it on youtube, though. Which makes me sad.
My Wish by Rascal Flatts is amazing. Another song I turn to when I'm feeling bad. Such an encouraging, sweet, happy song.
Ay, the song Arise My Love is so powerful. Our church does a performance to that song every year on Easter, which is incredible. Gives me chills. For real, it's amazing. I actually try not to listen to that song during the year, haha, so it can be special for Easter.
Also, I simply adore the song I Can Only Imagine by MercyMe. I'm not a big MercyMe fan. That song is actually one of the two I like by MercyMe, but I love it. The beautiful piano, the lyrics, everything.
Finally, I like the first part of the song My Jesus by Todd Agnew. As it goes on, I like it less and less just because of the music and the repetitiveness, but the beginning makes you think.
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So I've noticed that if I don't take a nap before going to school every day, I almost fall asleep on the road. Make fun of me all you want, but I'm not kidding. I was literally slapping myself to wake up on Tuesday and I had to lay down in my car when I finally got to school for a ten minute nap before I went to my class. It was crazy.
I hate feeling like I'm gonna die, which I really do feel like when I drive that tired, so I'm going to take a nap now. <3
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So today I have a test which I have barely studied for. I have a take-home test that's due on Monday which is supposed to take me about three hours. I have a term paper due next Thursday which I don't even have a topic for. I have another quarterly paper due next Thursday, as well as three abstracts due by August 16, which I haven't even thought about at all.
Thank you, Lord, for having Cattie cover for me today. 'Cause I don't know how I'm going to get it all done.
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I actually highly disagree with this statement. Just because someone makes you cry doesn't mean that they aren't worth it. Maybe it just means that they are so worth it that it makes you cry when everything looks like it's falling apart.
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Ah, my lovely patrons sometimes make my day, are sometimes creepy, and sometimes are just silly.
Patron: "Well, hello there you beautiful little thing, you."
Patron: "Know what the best thing about swimming laps in here is? The scenery."
Me: "Oh. That's not weird at all."
Will and Jake: "Ahahaha!"
Patron: "The water is too cold! What's the temperature?"
Me: "83, degrees, ma'am."
Patron: "Well, it feels like 63!"
Me: "Ma'am, this pool is closed."
Patron: "This pool?"
Me: "Yes, ma'am."
Patron: "Well, I'm just going to do my water walking."
Me: "No, you can't. This pool is closed."
Patron: "So I can't swim in here?"
Me: *sigh* "Miss Bonny, help!"
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I'm getting ready to make a new blog for the new school year, considering how many posts I have on here. I don't know what it's going to be called yet, and it won't be that much different than this one, except I hope a bit happier, but it will probably be up mid-late August. As soon as I think of a name. :)
When I make a new one, I probably won't be posting on this one anymore, so I will post a link to the new one on this blog.
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"You're too young to have problems."
"This isn't real life."
"You're not ready for the real world yet."
So something that really kind of bothers me is when people say things like the above. Adults seem to have a fondness for saying things like that, and granted, I will probably be saying them when I'm older. But I hope I remember just how hard it was to be a teenager.
Because this is the time of your life when you find out who you are. This is when you're forming the foundation of who you will be for the rest of your life, and it is freaking hard. When we were little, half the girls wanted to be ballerinas, and half the boys wanted to be firefighters. Now that we're growing up, we realize that can't happen for everyone, and that everyone is different. But we hate being different. We want to conform to society and fit in with all the other teens, while also trying to find ourselves.
This obviously doesn't work. Therefore, this is one of the most frustrating times of (gasp!) life! And yes, its real life. Its a part of real life, you have to go through this stage that may seem meaningless later on to become the person who scoffs at the problems of teenagers. Its the real world, for our age! We may not be paying a mortgage or climbing the corporate ladder or trying to feed many hungry mouths, but this is the real world for our age.
One thing that would be helpful for teens to remember would be that they don't have to be like the rest of the world! Broken hearts and drama doesn't have to be "real life". Although, I have little room to talk, have you been reading my blog? So don't follow my example, please please please. Instead, remember Romans 12:2, and transform your life into a thing of beauty, that you won't look back and regret in later years.
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