A poet, too

My computer battery is going to die in about two minutes. I wanted to post a link here that has really been a blessing to me. Pastor John Piper has really been a blessing to me as a minister and author. Most recently, I've discovered that he is a brilliant poet. My favorite are the ones he writes for his family members. I don't know him personally, but I do enjoy reading his blog and website. It is desiringgod.com

Here is a link to some of his poetry: http://www.desiringgod.org/ResourceLibrary/Poems/ByDate/

How does one learn to be a poet?

Boston and the death of SKYBUS (RIP)

The strangest thing happened to me this weekend. I got up at 3am on Friday morning to head to the airport in Greensboro and flew on a nice little airline called (or formally known as, like Prince) Skybus. It is known for having a few seats on each flight for only $10. They were really friendly and clean, but if you wanted anything you had to buy it. Water, food, etc. To check a bag was $10. We made a few jokes about it, but appreciated the airline because we got to go to Boston for so cheap. (Well an HOUR outside of Boston...) Anyway, the point of the story is that on the way to the place we were staying that night I got an email from Skybus that said,

"We regret to inform you that Skybus Airlines will cease all ope
rations effective 12:00 a.m. Saturday, April 5. As a result, your Skybus flight has been cancelled."

That was one of the strangest things that has ever happened to me. I think the email makes it even more dramatic. Imagine traveling somewhere and your method home just disappears... haha...a bit eerie. I've flown many times, even a few times on smaller-ish airlines such as AIRTRAN!! and I have never had an airline bail on me while I was en route.

Obviously, we still had to get home, somehow. So, four of us (Matt, Rahshun, Whitney, and I) had to either buy a really expensive ticket home or find another way to get home. So... after debating trains, Hummers, and buses, we decided to rent a car and drive. Justin Phillips canceled his flight and drove home with us. (Making it 3 people in the back seat!! Thank you, Justin.) I think the drive home ended up being a total of 18 hours including a few hour stop in NYC. The sad thing was that Matt was the only one who could legally drive because of the age restrictions on rental cars. So he drove the whole time.

It was a fun ride though, for the most part (hummm, or at least for some of it). We got to stop in NYC and we saw Lindsay, Lydia, Suzie, and fam as well as Josh and his friend. It was pretty cool just "stopping by" Manhattan. What a cool city. We left Manhattan around midnight and started our journey. I think we paid around $30 in tolls! The ride to NYC was bearable and even a little fun, maybe because it was during my peak hours of 6pm-12am, but the rest of the trip was difficult. During my tiredest moments, it seemed impossible to get comfortable and it also seemed like the
person beside me wasn't interested in going to sleep. ;) (I love you Whit.) She did make an excellent and most complying pillow, though, and for that I am thankful!

You may (or may not) be wondering what each of these pictures is all about, so I will explain, numbering them 1-8.
1.Whitney and I taking pictures with a rubber fish in Boston.
2.Eric and Ashley from NYC. They came for a day of the outreach. They are precious, I love them!
3.The best picture of "Boston" I got. Sad, I know. Funny story behind that, but I will spare you.
4.One of the campus ministers in Boston and our most gracious host, Jennie, and I.

5.Eric, Ashley, and I at a Luau at Princeton?... We ended up deciding to go there for dinner Saturday night to meet people and make friends. The food was genuinely Hawaiian--Spam included. It was DELICIOUS. When do I really get to go to Hawaii?
6.On the drive home. I called front seat to NY. The rest of the ride I was in the back. At least in the back seat you don't have to stay awake!!
7.At a pizza shop in NYC, I decided to drink out of the pitcher of water after I looked in my own water cup and saw an array of food particles. Maybe they were mine? maybe not. But even if they were, this seemed like the better option.
8.The tablecloth at the Luau was paper and the center pieces were pineapples with crayons in the green part. This was my picture.

My next post will have to be about my birthday or something.. it is worth a story since I spent it with 3 other adults and FIVE children under the age of 5. :)

Before my I go, I really enjoyed reading everyones responses to my last post. I think you all had fun too ;)...this post's question is this: What's the longest road trip you've ever been on?


Until we meet again...
Lindsay

Jung and Super Mario

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Greetings. Sa wa de ka. Zdrastfotsye. Namaste. Ne how. Guten Tag. G'day. Hola. Ciao. How de bodi. Bonjour.

That was pretty good---it was the best I could do. Let me know if you think of more.

I felt so compelled to blog. I don't know what to blog about. My birthday is in 2 weeks...I think I want to ask for a book on how to blog...and blog good. Who doesn't want to be good at what they do...even if it is blogging?

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What's on my mind...I guess I'll talk about Myers-Briggs...
I think for the past year or so now I have been completely obsessed with Myers-Briggs or Jung personally types. I am an "ENFP"...

How to parent an ENFP:
-be patient with their endless questions; encourage their curiosity and fantasies
...
How to love an ENFP: (take notes!!!! --- totally JK!!)
-appreciate my creativity, curiosity, and uniqueness
-tell me how much I mean to you and be patient with my need to process how I feel privately before sharing it with you
-Re-establish harmony quickly
-support my need to try new experiences and maintain my many friendships
-try not to force decisions too quickly, or bug me about being messy.
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Carreers for ENFPs...
career counselor, actor, inventor, child welfare counselor, etc.

It's so interesting to see the results of my family and friends that have taken this. My mom and two of my friends are all INFPs...my mom's mom is my exact opposite...Tiffany is exactly the same as me. I don't know why I even like this stuff, but I do. Maybe it's because I'm an ENFP, I like to figure you out and this is one way. Take the quiz, take your four letter results and find them here. I bet it describes you so well! If you end up taking it, leave me a comment and let me know what you are. ;)

In other news... I am headed to Boston Friday morning (waking up around 2:30am!!!!!!!!!!!!) to bring the Gospel to Boston University. I'm pretty excited about that. God has also been providing the money... $10 here, $15 there, $25 here, and then another $100! Praise the Lord! It doesn't cover it all yet, but it is so neat to see how God works. :) Also that He would take little ol me and send me to Intellectual University.

I just spent the last few hours in my room with my brother. He brought his laptop and Gameboy and got on my top bunk and I was on the bottom. They are in an "L" shape, so it's easy to communicate. We had a nice time. My two dogs like to get up there and snuggle and sleep so there's a picture of Opie and Scott. He is becoming more and more of a close friend and not just someone I fight with and throw things at... ;) I am grateful for that!

We watched the youtube video of the guy playing the Super Mario Brothers songs on the piano. We used to love to play that game and during the holidays at my mom's house, we still play it. GOOD TIMES!

These pictures are all from tonight, before my brother's laptop battery died and we were entertaining ourselves with youtube. Has anyone ever been to Godtube?? I haven't...

I turn 21 in two weeks! Woohoo!!! I had the coolest idea for a party, but I don't know if I can pull it off. My connections aren't working out as planned. That's another blog for another day ;).

I'm going to go to bed now, since it's 3am. I don't know what time I will post this since my internet is not working, but yes...it is 3am. Why am I a night owl? Goodnight...<3