I’ll praise You in this storm And I will lift my hands For You are who You are No matter where I am Every tear I’ve cried You hold in Your hand You never left my side And though my heart is torn I will praise You in this storm (by Casting Crowns) The first time I heard this song, I started crying. It came to mind again as I have been digesting the news of the death of five…
Four Taylor students and one Taylor employee were welcomed Home yesterday in a fatal car crash off 69. Apparently a semi driver crossed the median into the southbound lane, and had a head-on collision with a van coming from Taylor’s Ft. Wayne campus. I am still in shock. I want to break into tears. I want to be at Taylor right now so I can give hugs. I wish somehow, everything could be okay. A lot of questions are running…
The other day I was told that I should keep my maiden name, or at least hyphenate, because I need to keep my cultural identity. Taking on a Hispanic last name when I marry will make me lose my English heritage. The name is really important. I have no intention of keeping my maiden name, mostly because I’m excited to share Paul’s name with him. The comment just made me think. What’s in a name? In modern-day United States, does…
They liked him, but decided to promote someone internally. I guess it’s positive feedback, but it still sucks. It’s hard not to get discouraged. I know a lot of things in my head: God provides; God will take care of us; it’s only his first interview; something else will come along. I know it all, but it’s hard to remember it as I’m looking at the numbers wondering what to do… I want to curl up and cry (thanks, hormones),…
So my computer is up and running, which is happy news. I was able to sit down today and catch up on blogs. Joanna wrote an interesting post today about Googling names when job searching. She talked about potential employers being able to find out things about her by Googling her name. I decided to see what Google had to say about me (and also future me, which yielded only 20 results). I found two interesting things; one, a Xanga…