Ha ha

Jess discovered today that Mike Pilivachi is in the dictionary:

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Mike+Pilavachi

Mike Pilivachi
Coolest of cool, Mike Pilavachi is a popular Christian evangelist seen generally in Soul Survivor wearing the coolest Nigerian kaftans a man can buy.Mike Pilavachi's faith inspires so many, it makes one jump for joy!
Source: Stephen W. Thomas, West Sussex, May 28, 2005

How entertaining. I typed my own name in, but it wasn't there - Helen is though: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Helen

I've looked up some fellow bloggers too

Keith was funny:
Keith

Keith is a female name, derived from the french word "fairy", meaning 'small winged legendary being' or 'male homosexual'.

Source: Jnen., Jan 6, 2005

It also said that he was good with computers - so not true!

Bouttell was undefined :(

Louise Wood was majorly rude

There were some lovely ones for Laura:
Laura

a brilliant person who is good at everything she wants to be good at, but as a kind person, she will step down to let another have the spotlight

Source: zebedah, Jan 1, 2005

Tuma is a little too rude to put on here - sorry Mark, but Grace was lovely
Grace
Beauty, sunrises, singing birds, blossoming flowers. All those things that remind us why life is worth living.
Heaven on earth. A star to light your life.
Source: JonGraceLover, Heaven, Aug 5, 2005

I was also entertained to discover that 'Cracknell is a disease:

Cracknell
A disease contracted by youths which turns them into highly mischevious pranksters.

Poor kid. . . He's got Cracknell's

Source: Joe D, Jul 2, 2003

Bible Reading

I'm really struggling to read my Bible at the moment.

Two big reasons 1.) I've just got out of the habit and 2.) My essays (and playing solitaire endlessly) seem to take up so much of my time.

Therefore, at Mark T's suggestion I'm going to read my Bible and post my findings on here.

I would like you all to bug me if I don't post anything.

My aim is to post something at least once a week - ideally I'd like to post something every other day - and I might manage that to begin with while I'm excited about it - but it may tail off.

So yeah, please please bug me. This is important.

I want to rebuild my neglected relationship with the Big Guy.

Woahhhh!

Massive conversation with her today!!! Massive, massive, massive!

God is amazing

*speechless*

P.S.

p.s. to the last post - it works.

I told the devil to go away in Jesus name and that he wasn't welcome in my housemate's heart and she's just come in and we've discussed sex and Christianity, and she explained how she's learnt about Christianity - in the forum of Catholics, Anglicans and Jehovah's Witnesses at school. She was inquisitive and interested.

there is power in prayer and Jesus' name...

Fresh Look

Isn't in interesting how being given a tiny nuget of information can help you see many things in a different way.

Last weekend I went on the Christian Union weekend and the speaker was talking about how our non-Christian friends hearts are often hardened to the truth, and that no matter how much we argue with them about God, they won't see His love because the devil has shut them off from it. It's only when we pray for the Holy Spirit to come in and minister to them, that their hearts can be opened.
He compared it to an egg inside a mother. No matter how much we talk to that egg and try and pursuade it to come alive, it won't. It takes the seed from the father to come in, to bring it life.

So our friends our spiritually dead. We need to ask the Holy Spirit to come in and make them alive.

So yeah, I've just listened to Tim Hughes' 'You' and bits of it stood out to me that relate to this that I hadn't heard in that way before:

"Love can melt the hardest heart
Your words can bring the dead to life
Nothing is impossible for You"

So I'd better get praying!

Good Shopping

Basically, York sucks when it comes to shopping.

Yes it's a lovely place, and has great historical places of interest and has lovely little quaint shopping streets, but...

I'm a student!

I have little money.

Therefore York is pants because it is all touristified (new word from me - please add to your dictionaries) and expensive.

Annoying piece of information I discovered this week - Primark has bought all of the Littlewooods stores. Wonderful, York had a Littlewoods store and Primark is great for a student budget.

But ooooh no. Primark has sold the York store to New Look because it's not big enough. We've already got two New Looks!!!!!!

What is going on in York?!

It's already taken them two years to build H & M and they haven't finished yet! I'm going (gone) mad!

Assignments

Why oh why oh why do I have 9 more assignments (ranging from 1500-2500 words) to finish before the end of this semester?!!!

I know they're not massive, but they're not small either, and the amount of research that needs to be done for each one is crazy.

See ya later Maurice!

I just wanted to spare a moment for Maurice today as he died at about 7.45 this morning.

I have known him for as long as I can remember and have many happy memories of him. He was always a cheerful and loving face to see at church and visit.

So yeah, looking forward to seeing ya later mate.

Emergent Versions of songs

Nicked this off a post on the NYFC forum. Apparently it's for those of us who are emergent.

Shout to the Lord (Angry) Original
(Lyrics: Marcus Curnow 2005)

Why Jesus? Why favour
Those who do not like you?
All of my years I cry bitter tears
I wonder where’s your mighty love?

No comfort, No shelter
Where is the refuge and strength?
Let every breath, all that I am
Never cease to question You

Shout to/(at) the Lord
All the Earth, let us bring
Powerlessness, tragedy
Rail at the King
Mountains fall down
And the seas will roar
Hear the sound of the pain

I long to see the work
Of your hand
Forever I’ll seek you
Seek to understand
Nothing to hold
But the promise I have
In you


I really like it. I often change the words of songs I sing if they're not quite what I need to sing at that particular moment. I made a suggestion once that we should have songs with the same tunes etc, but different lyrics, and at church you sing both together depending on which one you want to sing, depending on where you are with God.

Would probably sound awful!

Helen needs...

Saw this on Heather Cracknell's blog...

Basically you type in your name followed by 'needs' into google and see what comes up.
They're really odd but funny too!

Helen needs a bigger apartment
Helen needs a bassist
Helen needs to be cool and sassy
Helen needs to be an inside dog, with a family that will allow her to jump oncouches, sleep in the bed and be basically underfoot all day
Helen needs to call forhelp to break up a party
Helen needs to do some growing up herself
Helen needs effervescent refreshments
Helen needs the new owner at 325 Crestwood Terrace to shut up a minute
Helen needs to forget all that has happened in the past ten years
Helen needs your Help
Helen needs to be real
Helen needs it
Helen needs a cookie
Helen needs help, and friends,and so decides to take the plunge and join the local Garden Club
Helen needs a nursing home now?
Helen needs to take a nap

Baptism

Well it's a definte!

I am getting Baptised at the morning service on the 29th January 2006 at Norwich Central Baptist Church.

You are all so very welcome!

HOME

I am coming home next weekend :D

This morning I thought I would just be home for Friday-Monday.

Then I got an email informing me that my lecture on Tuesday is not on. So I arranged to swap my work shift (Mon night) with someone, thus allowing me to stay until Tuesday.

Then I got a phone call an hour or so ago saying that I'm not mentoring this Wednesday as they've not found me a 'victim' yet. (kind of sucks from a 'i need a placement' point of view!) They said that they'd be in touch in the next few weeks. So I inquired as to whether I'd be needed next week and they said no!

So now I shall be in Norwich Friday eve until Wednesday late afternoon probably!

Any requests to see me/meet up are warmly welcomed ;)

Now is the time...

... for us to shine. Shine with the face of Christ divine. (Delirious? & Matt Redman)k

This morning I went to The Groves Pentecostal Church. I was told that I have a beautiful face that shines with the spirit of God and that I have a beautiful and powerful singing voice.

How nice.

Anyway. The Groves is the area of York that I live in. I discovered The Groves Pentecostal Church on this website. I thought I'd check it out as it's barely a minute from my house. They meet in an upper room above the Spar shop. The door was shut when I got there and I thought I was going into a store room! I thought I'd set off an alarm - it was a bit scary.

There are about 30 people in the church. We sang about 20 different songs, all a bit old, but all sung with amazing enthusiasm and joy. The preach was a bit dull - but potentially cuz I didn't get much sleep last night. Everyone was really friendly - especially as I was hard to miss. I was welcomed during the notices by name and everyone clapped me. lol

Afterwards a lady came and talked to me. She'd had a number of struggles in her life but now feels amazingly free and happy. I found out later that she's 80, I thought she was 60!! She was lovely though and hugged me goodbye. I was dragged away to play with a little girl for ages! I found this a bit odd, but quite nice - she obviously trusted me to play. We made some duplo people have a tea party. I think everyone in the church spoke to me at some point! Two old ladies absolutely loved my jumper that says 'survivor' on the back, and my tshirt that says 'loved'.

It all felt a bit odd, but I shall go again in a fortnight.

Lou and Helen's Shopping Trip

Yesterday, Lou and I had fun trying on dresses to get inspiration for the Reality Ball (www.reality-norwich.com) and just for fun!

Essays

Why is it that when we know we've got essays to do, we spend all day reading, sleeping and playing solitaire endlessly. And then feel guilty for not doing anything, and therefore feel bad and so therefore read, sleep and play some more?

Skirt!

This is me looking half asleep in one of my new skirts
- may post the other one with it tomorrow.

What do you think?

Tag

I was tagged by Chris so here is the 5th line of my 25th blog:

"I have 8 cards and 3 presents sitting waiting for me in my room."

I tag Paul and Heather Cracknell and Dad

*There seems to be a lot of people confused about this - basically, if you're tagged, you find the 25th blog you made (or post as I call them) and then the 5th line of that blog - and you quote it - then you can tag other people ;)*

Be My Everything

EVERYTHING

God in my living
There in my breathing
God in my waking
God in my sleeping
__________
God in my resting
There in my working
God in my thinking
God in my speaking

Be my everything
Be my everything
Be my everything
Be my everything

God in my hoping
There in my dreaming
God in my watching
God in my waiting

God in my laughing
There in my weeping
God in my hurting
God in my healing

Christ in me
Christ in me
Christ in me the hope of glory

You are everything

Christ in me
Christ in me
Christ in me the hope of glory

Be my everything

If you haven't guess already - I love this song. We sang it at Soul Survivor and Momentum

You can download it here http://www.passionforyourname.com/newsong.html
There's a bit that says AUDIO at the bottom.

What are we paying for?

I've just come back from the third pointless seminar in Difference and Helping that I've had this semester (out of three) and I'm wondering what we're paying for.

They've spent the last few weeks talking about an assignment they want us to do, but how we can't do it, and wondering what we could do instead. This week I got there to find a note on the board from the tutor saying she was at a meeting and would join us in 45mins. In that time we had to go and do some research on Government policies for inclusion/exclusion. We then came back and discussed it for 45mins. I can't say I actually learnt anything other than it's hard to find the website when you're not given the address. It was all stuff she could have emailed and asked us to do in preparation for the seminar.

It's just a bit frustrating to be paying all this money to go to uni and for it to be pointless and useless!

Anyone else had similar encounters?

Hair Dryer

I've just discovered the most random use for my hair dryer (which I hardly ever use anyway!)

It blows up my cool airbed (that's more like a mattress) in record time!