Tuesday, August 23, 2005

Amazing what you find when cleaning...

I was going through some papers today trying to get things in order before school is on again and I found this piece of paper:

At the opening of the Kansas State Senate Rev. Joe Wright was asked to pray. Below is an edited version of his prayer...

"Heavenly Father we ask Your forgiveness. We know Your Word says, 'Woe to those call evil good,' but that's exactly what we've done and we confess that:

We have ridiculed the absolute truth af Your Word and called it pluralism.
We have endorsed perversion and called it an alternative lifestyle.
We have exploited the poor and called it the lottery.
We have neglected the needy and called it self-reservation
We have killed our unborn and called it choice.
We have neglected to discipline our children and called it self-expression.
We have abused power and called it political savvy.
We have coveted our neighbour's possessions and called it ambition.
We have polluted the air with profanity and pornography and called it freedom of expression.
We have ridiculed the time-honoured values of our forefathers and called it enlightenment.

Search us, O God, know our hearts today; cleanse us from every sin and set us free in the Name of Your Son, the Living Saviour, Jesus Christ. Amen"

If that's not a powerful prayer I don't know what is! It got me thinking at least!

Sunday, August 21, 2005

Steps of faith...

So, I've been thinking a little bit about this today. Taking steps of fait, or maybe taking steps in faith... Choosing the right way... That's something I find hard sometimes - how do I know that I'm taking a step in the right direction? How do I know if this is what God wants for me? I know that these are questions I'll ask myself in countless situations in life. The good thing is that I can trust in God even when I can't see where to go or what direction to take. He'll correct me if He needs to ;o)

"In his heart a man plans his course, but the LORD determines his steps."
Proverbs 16:9

"A man's steps are directed by the LORD. How then can anyone understand his own way?"
Proverbs 20:24

I guess it's OK to be a little confused then ;o)

Worth getting hurt :oP

So, I went to the horse farm (Hestaleigan Laxnesi) yesterday to see if they'd pay for the hospitalvisit and the horse ride. I talked to the owner. He was the one who handed out the horses the other day and he remembered me. He was really nice and said that they'd pay for everything including gas, my pants (the got ripped), the horse ride AND I'd get a free horse ride not only for me but for a friend too! Isn't that just great?! I was really happy! So... it was worth getting hurt, haha!

Thursday, August 18, 2005

Kicked by a horse!!!

Hey there! Time for an update, don't you think?
So, let's start with the vacation in Lanzarote! It was amazing. We rented a car for 3 days and drove around the island and saw most of what there was to see there. We went to different parks including a waterpark. The waterpark was a bit of a dissappointment. It was small and not very clean. But we had fun anyway. Playing in the water taking different wateslides is great fun! I'm such a kid - I know! We also took a camel ride... man, that was such a laugh! One day we went diving. I was kinda nervous getting into the water cause I felt a little clostrophobic breathing under water wearing all that gear! But I got over it and had a great time under water :) We also did a little shopping :) What a surprise, huh? Other than that we just spent time by the pool, walking around town or along the beach. The surroundings were so beautiful and the hotel was luxurious! Walking along the sea in the evenings was so cosy and nice. Warm moonlit nights... sigh... It was almost perfect - only one thing missing... a boyfriend... Haha! Well, it would have been nice.
The two weeks at camp were fun too, but it was hard work. We woke the girls up in the middle of the night to do a survivor game, had none stop program from morning till night. It was a blast. The girls had fun and they also got a chance to learn a lot about God. We had biblestudies in the mornings and short talks at night plus we used games to teach them too. So the girls actually learned what it means to live a life with Jesus through games and fun as well. I think that's so great.

About the heading of this post... hehe! Let me tell you. Last Wednesday I went horseback riding with my friend Berglind who also worked at the camp. We went with this group of French tourists and a few Icelandic girls. I wasn't really off to a great beginning... the saddle was too lose so within five minutes my saddle started sliding and I sat on the side of the horse instead of ontop. I pulled and tried to stop but it just followed the other horses. Finally it stopped and just as it did I fell off cause I couldn't hold on anymore. After the saddle had been properly adjusted I got on again. Everything went well and we enjoyed our ride... until the horse in front of me got annoyed with my horse and kicked. Ofcourse it hit my shin in stead of my horse! The funny thing is that I didn't realise how bad it was cause I got numb right away. I just thought - Man, now I'll get a bruise! But I was wrong about that one - after about 5 minutes it really started to hurt and when we finally stopped to take a break I checked my leg. I got a nice cut down to the bone and had to have 3-4 stitches. What a fun horse ride! Adventurous to say the least.
Well, that's all for now. Take care.

Tuesday, August 02, 2005

Hi and bye!

Hey! So, I'm back from the best vacation ever! Had such a great time in Lanzarote with my family. Can't really write much about it now since I'm off to camp tomorrow and I still have some unpacking and repacking to do before that ;o) I'll be in Vindáshlíð for 2 weeks so until then I guess all I can say is: Adios amigos!
(I'll tell you about my vacation and my stay at the camp when I get back from there)
Take care and God bless!