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Name: Danielle is my name.
Country: United States
State: California
Birthday: 2/27/1988
Gender: Female
Interests: Lost, friends, reading, writing, cooking, math, history, zombies, ninjas, poking things with sticks, random road trips, video games, reading, wearing glasses, rainy days, playing the piano, singing, drawing, running, coffee shops, reading, everything Ireland, movies, hot chocolate. Yeah, that's mostly it. And dinosaurs. And origami. And Thomas Jefferson.
Expertise: Making things into other things.
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Member Since:
1/14/2004
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| Eeeee! I got my dress for the wedding today!!! It will be ready December 15th, and it will be black. :) I am way excited!
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| Well, it has happened. I've been trying my hardest to fight it since the retreat, but am apparently powerless. It's amazing and scary at the same time. There are actual butterflies. I, and many others, have been praying about the situation, and even though I don't know yet where this is headed, oddly enough, I feel complete peace about it. Peace like I have never felt before. It's wonderful. :)
In other news, God willing, I am moving to Grass Valley in April. Very exciting!
I hope everyone's Thanksgiving and the weekend following was as incredible as mine. :)
"...Because maybe you're gonna be the one that saves me, and after all, you're my wonderwall." | | |
| Okay, so, since I promised a post about Tahoe, you are getting a post about Tahoe, and then some. I got super sick right after I got back and was not about to get out of bed to get water, let alone blog.
Just to recap: Tahoe was incredible. I have been thinking for two weeks of a way to describe it, and I just can't, which is another reason why I have been so slow to post about it. I went into it lost and struggling because of lack of fellowship and came out of it as a person I have never met before. The change in me is amazing, really. When I got there, I knew six people. Two were guys I had LAN'd with before, one had randomly shown up at my baptism, one was the pastor, and there were Jon and Jo. When I left, not only did I know everyone in the house, but I knew them on a deeper level... None of the connections I made with people were remotely superficial, and that in itself was incredible. The love was just overwhelming at times. As soon as I walked through the door, Jon saw me, catapulted himself over the couch, and gave me a huge hug. That was when I knew the weekend would be amazing.
I wish I could think of more to say about the weekend, because I feel like there is so much, but I can't put any of it into words. I feel closer to God now, even being alone here in Susanville, than I ever have before. I am happier, I have a better outlook on everything, and I am just really focused. People keep asking me if there is a boyfriend yet, and the answer, publicly, is no. I really want to spend some time by myself focusing on God and who He wants me to be and what He wants to do with my life, and I feel like a boyfriend would distract from that. I know all of you have heard the expression: "A woman's heart should be so close to God's, a man should have to seek Him to find her." That is what I want, and I don't feel like I am there yet. At this point all I am doing is praying to stay focused on God and let His will happen. I am in no hurry for anything anymore, because I know I will be alright. :)
Many people know that although I have spent a lot of time looking for a steady job, my heart has always stayed in missions, and the weekend did nothing but affirm that that is what I need to do, at least for a little while. It felt like through all of the support and love, things just fell into place, because I was able to really turn my thoughts off and just listen. When I am in Grass Valley, or even just around people from my church there, I finally feel like I am exactly where I should be. For the first time in my life, I know what to do, and it is liberating. The pastor and several members of the church there have been working to establish a missions school, and I want to be involved. Really, really involved. I have firmly decided to put my move to Louisville on the back burner and give Grass Valley at least six months, because while I feel that I will end up in Louisville for some reason unknown to me at the moment, this seems more important. I have a savings account going, and there is $400/month going into it, and God willing, this time next year, I will be settled in Grass Valley, or at least on my way there. I miss everyone every day, especially Jon and Jo, and I am lonely here, but I know that for now, it is where I need to be. I have a great job that allows me to save money for a future in missions, and what could be more of a blessing? I am headed to Grass Valley the weekend after Thanksgiving, and will even see Logan and Vanessa then, and I will be there for about 10 days in January for the wedding, so I really have a lot to look forward to. I can't wait to continue to tend relationships that have formed so recently, some not so recently, and continue to get to know the people I have fallen so deeply in love with.
More recent news:
My roommate, Ashley, and I are moving (again). It is a bigger house, closer to work, but cheaper by $200/month. Moving day is Wednesday... Ashley, my mom, and Dave are all off that day, and I am going to try to take PTO so I can help.
Learned that my haiku sweatshirt is an awesome conversation starter:
Haikus are easy
But sometimes they don't make sense
Refrigerator
Ashley and I went to my old Bible college stomping grounds for the weekend... Redding. :) Pictures are necessary. We did a lot of stuff in just 24 hours.
View of Lassen Peak from a turnout on Highway 44.
Me being me.
I am legitimately thrilled about my purple Converse. I have had them for three weeks now and I still want to hug them every day.
Ashley's first bite of the most amazing burrito on the planet. That face says "pure bliss," people.
Getting my septum jewelry changed. My piercer encouraged me to rock the spike look every day. LOL
In front of the fountain that didn't work, at the Holiday Inn that was too expensive.
Very excited to find a sign with the word "poop" on it. I'm an adult!
Sundial Bridge
View of Lake Shasta from the entrance to Shasta Caverns. Isn't God's creation a truly incredible sight?
New tattoo for me!
The quote is from my favorite book, The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath. The whole quote is: "I took a deep breath and listened to the old brag of my heart. I am, I am, I am." If you haven't read that book, I must insist that you do. It's really incredible.
Alright, that is my update for now. It's 11 PM, and I have to get up in 6 hours and treadmill it up, so I am off to bed. I love you guys!
"Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God." Philippians 4:6
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| "It was He who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers, to prepare God's people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up until we all reach unity in the faith and knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ." -Ephesians 4:11-13
Tahoe was amazing. Amazing. It was one of the most intense experiences of my life. I went into it excited to be there, and happy to see everyone, new faces and old friends, but I never expected anything like what it was. I went into it discouraged, and spiritually alone, and came out of it completely in love, and with a huge family, closer than I could ever hope for. After everything that I learned and experienced, the passage that opens this post stood out to me the most. I will have to write a more detailed post on it tomorrow or Thursday, because there is way too much to say about the weekend for me to say it tonight and I need to sleep soon... I just wanted to get my pictures up.
(Don't mind me looking terrible in a couple of them... Odds are pretty good that I was crying.)
Leland! He is so wonderful... I just want to hug him all the time! He was one of the three people at my baptism in March, and I didn't even know his name then, had just met him literally minutes before, and when I was about to be baptized, I looked out at Leland standing next to Logan and Vanessa, two of my very best friends, and he looked as excited for me as they did. That is love in Christ, people. :)
The pastor, and my brother in Christ, Eli, next to him Britney, and Daniel. They are all so amazing, it's a little ridiculous.
My friend Amber... She and I had been friends before this, in a very detached way. After last weekend, I see that there is so much to her that I didn't realize was even there.
Eli! :)
This is my friend Jo. She is one of the most incredible, compassionate, beautiful people I have ever met. She encourages me and makes me feel so good about my walk with God. I just love her. That is really all there is to it.
Daniel. Let me tell you a little about Daniel: He has the most unique perspective on everything. I didn't know him very well before last weekend, and I still feel like I don't, because I feel like there is so much there to know. But just sitting there, listening to his thoughts, really opened my mind. It challenged me, and it led me to draw conclusions that I never would have drawn on my own, and I love that. He also has this awesome energy about him that, for someone I don't know very well, is very encouraging, and it just makes me so happy to see his enthusiasm. :)
Our study for the weekend was Ephesians... We went on this super intense hike up the side of a mountain, and then broke into groups and sat at the top and read and just enjoyed the view from up there. Here are some pictures from the hike:
Jo and Kayla, my beautiful reading buddies:
Meee...
Trailhead... We went to Cascade Falls. Daniel: "I'm gonna go get desolated!" Joe (hike leader): "On your own time!"
This is Jon. Jon is one of my original Grass Valley friends, aside from Daniel, he is the only one who was at the Advance over the weekend... Logan and Vanessa introduced us in January. Jon is... Jon. You really have to know him. He is encouraging, and inspiring, and I love him so much. He's just an incredible person. I had a chance to spend some real time with him this weekend, and we joke around a lot... It's our thing. We bonded because we have a very similar sense of humor, but between all of the joking and laughing, there is so much encouragement. Jon is one of those people who, when they look at you, speak to you, or just generally hang out with you, you feel so incredibly loved.
Jon and Jo :)
Tara... She planned and prepared meals for 26 people without missing a beat, or getting stressed out. She is amazing, and beautiful inside and out.
Ashley and Britney... I had never met these girls before the weekend, only seen them around church, and may I just say that I have been missing out, because they ooze awesome!
The group, minus one missing person, who was hiding upstairs:
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| Lake Tahoe tomorrow!!! Heard from my friend Jon last night, who told me that there is a huge group going, heard from my pastor tonight, who confirmed this, saying, "Oh, about 24 or so."
I can't wait!!! Pictures to follow next week sometime!
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