God’s Wheel

GOD says to me with a kind
of smile, “Hey how would you like
to be God awhile And steer the world?”
“Okay,” says I, “I’ll give it a try.

Where do I set?
How much do I get?
What time is lunch?
When can I quit?”

“Gimme back that wheel,” says GOD.
“I don’t think you’re quite ready YET.”

>>I came across this Shel Silverstein poem earlier today, and it made me smile.  It made me smile because it reminded me that everything is in God’s hands.  Things may not be working out right now the way we had planned, but I can smile because I’m not steering that wheel.  All I can do right now is pray and know that my God is much bigger than any problems that may arise.  God has blessed me in ways I do not deserve, and for that I am thankful.

So often we find ourselves fighting for control over our lives.  Things may not be going the way we planned, relationships may be falling apart, jobs may not be working out, but we should always remember that we cannot do anything on our own.  He is mightier and more powerful than anything and anyone.

I recently had a conversation with a friend who basically said that he was shutting everyone out.  He told me he doesn’t trust anyone, doesn’t love anyone, doesn’t need anyone, and certainly does not need pitty from anyone.  It made me sad to think that I can’t help him.  I never did anything to hurt him (at least I don’t think I did), but however he was hurt or betrayed, it was enough to make him think that he needs to put a guard up.  If you know me, I do not like seeing my friends hurt.  I’d like to be there for them, even if it means sitting in silence.  It has been bugging me these last few days, but the best I can do right now is pray for him.  Hopefully he will come to realize that there are people who still care about and love him.

Things have also been rough in my family.  My dad was let go from his job because he was too expensive to keep around.  How ridiculous is it that if you don’t have any experience, you can’t get a job, and if you have too much experience, you can’t keep a job?  So right now we’re both fighting, trying to find jobs so that we can keep on living.  I know…us and the rest of the country too…but the best I can do right now is pray.  I know everything will be alright eventually.

Let’s just hope that I can always be reminded of this poem…because I don’t think I will ever be ready to steer that wheel…

My New Niece

My oldest sister just gave birth to her first baby on March 3.  Her name is Layla Claire Atha weighing in at 4lbs. 12oz and 19in long!  Yeah, she’s really tiny, but she’s perfectly normal…just needs some meat on her bones.   : )

It was a long long labor, which ended in an emergency c section that took 5 minutes.  All in all, everyting is fine now.  They had to admit the baby to the NICU for observtion and to help her gain some weight.  Since she was under 5 pounds, they did this as a precaution.  She isn’t a premie or sick or anything actually “bad”, but they want to make sure that she can be on her own.  She had been in an incubator on oxygen and hooked up to an I.V. for a few days, but was finally taken off of all that and put in a crib by Saturday.  Which is what we wanted!  So yay!

My sister was able to go home on Saturday night as well, but the baby needed to stay in the hospital a few more days.  They’ve given the baby some tests and what not, and so far they’ve all been good.  There is a slight chance that the baby will be able to come home today, but we’re not sure yet.  One nurse says yes, and another says no.  It’s a bit frustrating, and giving us false hopes, but I’m sure it’ll be soon now.  I can’t wait to hold her and see her outside of the hospital!

Anyway, that’s pretty much it.  Now we’re just playing the waiting game.  For now, here’s a picture for your enjoyment!

DIE HARD!!!

SO GOOD!!!!!!!!!!!

Well, they all are.

The fourth is the most epic of all!

DIE HARD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Music Mondays

I’ve been listening to this artist a lot lately.  I’m not particularly huge on any form of CCM (Contemporary Christian Music), but this is one of the few artist that I do like and always go back to.  I was introduced to him a few years ago by a friend of mine and ever since I have loved listening to his music.  It’s honest, sounds great, and I can listen to it for whatever mood I’m in.

Phil Wickham

I had the pleasure of going to a concert he was in about a year ago with some friends at the Wiltern in L.A.  It was amazing.  I also had the pleasure of meeting him after the concert.  He is an amazing person and is very personable. He isn’t your typical CCM artist you might expect, with all the sterotypical cheesiness that comes along with it.  He’s got this rock quality mixed in with hymn like melodies.  I love rock and I love hymns, so both put together is fine by me! The only CD I have of his is “Cannons”, but it’s filled with a variety of songs. Some compare him to singing like Bono. Personally, I like the rock feel he brings.  In each one of his songs, he glorifies God. It is rather uplifting to hear some of his songs and be reminded of the beauty of God and His greatness.  Like I said, I am usually into CCM kind of stuff, but this I do like.  I’d encourage you to give him a try.  Just listen to the music and let it take you away.

Check out his myspace page here.  Enjoy!

Urban Dictionary

My friend did this and I thought it was pretty funny.  I looked  up a few things about me at urbandictionary.com, so here they are.

MY NAME: Pauline

A random woman (plain jane) you know from some place who keeps popping up every where you go. you later find out you can no longer get her out of your head let alone live without her.

*i’m going crazy over Pauline! i keep seeing her everywhere. on the subway, at the mall, in magazines…

MY AGE: 23 =

The greatest number of all time.Reasons why: It is…

1. a prime number, as are 2 and 3.
2. Michael Jordan’s number.
3. the NBA record for most consecutive points scored by a single player in a game, done by none other than Michael Jordan.
4. the number of chromosomes in a human sperm or egg.
5. the angle between the earth’s magnetic and rotational axis.
6. the Tropic of Cancer at 23 degrees N Latitude.
7. the Tropic of Capricorn at 23 degrees S Latitude.
8. a .com and the page is very cryptic.
9. the most quoted Psalm in the bible (“The Lord is my shepherd…”
10. the number of people executed in “A Tale of Two Cities”
11. the smallest number of people for which there is at least a 50% chance that two will share the same birthday.
12. the standard TCP/IP port for Telnet.
13. one of the “Lost” numbers on the television show….also the sum of two of the other numbers (8 & 15)and the solution to 42-15-4=23, all of which are also Lost numbers.
14. the number of times Caesar was stabbed in Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar.
15. has been prominently featured in the following: Serendipity, Futurama, Star Wars A New Hope, Monty Python The Life of Brian, Seinfeld, The Big Lebowski, The Matrix Reloaded, and Die Hard III among MANY MANY other movies.
16. the number of flavors Dr. Pepper claims to be a blend of.
17. the number of distinct orientations of Tetris pieces.
18. the sum of U2, the greatest band ever. U is the 21st letter of the alphabet.
19. the number of letters in the latin alphabet.
20. the number of the Illuminati.
21. the letter W in the english alphabet, a letter with 2 points down and 3 points up.
22. the smallest number of integer sided boxes that tile a box such that no two boxes share a common length.
23. the only US president to serve between nonconsecutive terms of another president (23rd president Benjamin Harrison serving between Grover Cleveland’s terms).

*Michael Jordan IS number 23. Be like Mike.

ONE OF MY FRIENDS: Corinne

1. To be of comfort, or sympathy.

*I need a Corinne hug!

WHAT SHOULD I BE DOING RIGHT NOW: Sleeping

A mystical kind of magic which sens you to an alternate plane of existence in which the magical gremlins give you pro plus

*I was sleeping when I heard a large crash

FAVORITE COLOR: Blue

The hue of the portion of the visible spectrum lying between green and indigo, evoked in a human observer by radiant energy with wavelengths of approximately 420 to 490 nanometers.

*The sky is blue

BIRTH CITY: Glendale

The city of Glendale is located in Southern California. It is the third largest city in Los Angeles County, after LA and Long Beach. Here are some facts about Glendale…

Many celebrities were layed to rest in Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, including Walt Disney, Nat King Cole and Sammy Davis, Jr.

The Baskin-Robbins chain of ice cream parlours started in Glendale in 1945.

The southern campus of Steven Speilburg, Jeffrey Katzenburg, and David Geffen’s DreamWorks SKG is located in Glendale.

In early 2005, 11 people died south of downtown Glendale in a Metrolink train crash.

Celebrities from Glendale include Paul Walker, John Wayne, and Edward Furlong.

*I just gave you a few facts about Glendale without making fun of any Armenians. Amazing, right? Stop hating, because the truth is we’re proud of our multiculturalism. Many Persians, Filipinos, Arabs, and Latinos also live in Glendale. We’re all trying to realize “The American Dream” here, so why can’t we all just get along?

BIRTH MONTH: September

A month with a nice temperature and everything but its when school starts

*Uh oh it’s almost September…no more summer vacation

LAST PERSON I TALKED TO: Dan

A man of unusual humor, consistently finding strange, and lewd comments amusing and/or entertaining in a way as to provoke violent and uncontrolled outbursts of laughter.

*The Dan could not control him his mirth as he viewed the movie “Old School’s” lewd comedy.

A NICKNAME: Chile

A country that’s expected to become the dominant republic of south america at the year 2010, when it becomes 200 years old.

Limits at north with Peru, at north-east with Bolivia, at east with Argentina, at the west with the pacific ocean.

The pacific ocean is now and will be in the future the main gate for south america to the asian economy, using the ports Valparaiso and San Antonio to send and receive products to/from asia and the rest of the world.

The climate is different in the country: at the north is the Atacama’s Dessert (the most dry in the world, where the NASA tests the mars devices, nad where the main telescopy is set on)….the center of the country has a mediterranean climate, the south has a rainy, the austral a cold one…and the antartic…is ice.

*Who won the gold medal tennis in Athens 2004??

ehhmmm… CHILE!!!