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I don’t have anything to write about, but for some reason unbeknownst to me I feel compelled to post anyway.

That is all.

Thomas and I are both home sick today. That wasn’t the original plan. Thomas went in to work this morning, but came home early. I was on my way to lessons when my coolant light came on. I decided that was a sign that I should stay home today and proceeded to cancel all my lessons for the day. I really don’t need to infect my students anyway. At least we can both get some rest today.

Granted my birthday was back in April, but yesterday I got the greatest birthday present ever from my sweet husband. Sad thing is, I think probably only three of you (that I can think of) will actually appreciate the sheer greatness of this gift. Thomas bought me Rubin and Ed on DVD (so I no longer have to watch my bootleg VHS that is slightly damaged and has horrible sound) AND a signed copy of the script! I am now officially the biggest geek ever. Yes, I realize that few of you have even heard of Rubin and Ed. If you want to watch it, tell me, since I now can watch it any time I want without having to worry about wearing out the tape. But I warn you…it’s going to be one of the weirdest movies you’ve ever seen, and you’ll either love it or you’ll hate it.

Needless to say, I love it!!!

My website has FINALLY been resurrected! I’ll try to make an actual post tomorrow. In the meantime, thanks to Thomas for finding the problem and fixing it.

“Is not my word like fire,” declares the LORD, “and like a hammer that breaks a rock in pieces? Therefore,” declares the LORD, “I am against the prophets who steal from one another words supposedly from me. Yes,” declares the LORD, ” I am against the prophets who wag their own tongues and yet declare, ‘The LORD declares.’ Indeed, I am against those who prophesy false dreams,” declares the LORD. “They tell them and lead my people astray with their reckless lies, yet I did not send or appoint them. They do not benefit these people in the least,” declares the LORD. -Jeremiah 23:29-32

“From the least to the greatest,
all are greedy for gain;
prophets and priests alike,
all practice deceit.
They dress the wound of my people
as though it were not serious.
‘Peace, peace,’ they say,
when there is no peace.
Are they ashamed of their loathsome conduct?
No, they have no shame at all;
they do not even know how to blush.
So they will fall among the fallen;
they will be brought down when I punish them,” says the LORD.
-Jeremiah 6:13-15

Not an hour ago I was seething. I was livid. Outraged, appalled, sickened, disgusted. I was flipping around on the TV and came to Benny Hinn’s show. (For those of you who don’t know, Benny Hinn is a usually heretical prosperity teacher who holds healing conferences and, from what I can see, swindles people out of their money all, to my dismay, in the name of Jesus.) I would normally have rapidly changed the channel, but something, maybe morbid curiosity, made me stay put. He had some guy on his show named Mike Murdock who made Benny Hinn look like a saint. The man told this “story” about how he used to be dirt poor, but felt led to give $1,000 to some ministry and from that day forward the money just came pouring in. Random people just felt led to shower him with lavish gifts…cars, jewelry, large checks. Then he told his viewers to “plant a seed” and send him $1,000, then sit back and watch the blessings roll in. (my stomach turned) Even if they didn’t have all the money right now. (gag reflex) And remember, if you don’t have any money, a “seed” can still be planted on a credit card. (a little vomit in my throat)

As a Christian, I would like to go on the record as saying that nothing this man said is remotely biblical. God would never ask you to go into credit card debt in order to give money to some televangelist. The “evangelist” part of that word is false anyway, because there isn’t a trace of the gospel in most of their messages. Contrary to what they say, God does not need your money. God does not require you to pay up before He will hear your prayers. Blessings cannot be bought. So don’t be deceived. People who speak such things claim to represent God, but they don’t. They claim to speak the word of God, but if you’ve read the Bible at all you can see that they don’t.

Here’s a video a friend posted on her blog. It very powerfully addresses exactly what I was speaking about.

I’ve decided I want a maid. Not full time though. Just to come once and get everything completely spotless. Then I think I could maintain it. But the daunting task of getting the house completely clean and in order is a bit overwhelming. I know what needs to be done, but have no idea where to start. I’m going to try my best to get a lot done tonight…just one room at a time.

Today I’m so tired. We, or at least I, try so hard to get to bed early, but there’s always so much to do. I’m just exhausted. I keep thinking things are going to calm down, but they never quite seem to. I guess I am less busy than I was a month ago. I should be thankful for that.

Alrighty…time to finish cleaning the kitchen. Wish me luck!

Warning: There’s no telling what’s going to be written about today, and what is will probably be annoyingly random.

Had lunch with Sara today. Hadn’t seen her since my wedding. It was awesome.

Bought tickets to see Chess with Heather. Hope the actual story is as good as the music. Either way, I can’t wait to see Heather.

Helping with music for VBS this week. Might be helping the kids worship leader make a CD of kids songs. Pretty excited about that.

SO GLAD we’re finally having Bible study again tonight. It’s been three weeks and I’ve been having major withdrawals. Plus, we’re starting to talk about finances tonight…a very appropriate topic for newlyweds.

Quick rant: Why do places insist on using Ticketmaster as the only means of acquiring tickets to their events? What a rip off! Why should anyone have to pay $2.50 to print off their own tickets at home? And what the #%!(^*#%# is a convenience charge? I didn’t think it was very convenient. Ticketmaster should die.

I need sleep. And chocolate. Hmmmm……

Anyone want to go swimming?

Wishing everyone a happy Independence Day!

And in other pretty much unrelated news…

It has recently been brought to my attention (thanks to Google Analytics) that the vast majority of the visitors to this site are still using Internet Explorer. Unfortunately, this site doesn’t display properly in IE (thank you Microsoft for your unwillingness to follow standards). So if you want to see what my site (and countless others) are actually supposed to look like, you should visit http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/ and download Firefox (for free). You’ll thank me…or at least you won’t think I don’t know how to make a working website anymore.

Lessons have been incredibly slow this week and I’ve had all this crazy free time on my hands during the day. The sad thing is I don’t feel that I’ve accomplished much, if anything. I need to empty the dishwasher. I have a mountain of laundry to do. I need to do my reading for the day. I need to call the health insurance guy back again (long and not fun story).

Wedding number…um…let me count…5 of the year is this Saturday, and I’m a bridesmaid. A bridesmaid who will be wearing a strapless dress on Saturday evening. I have a weird tan line on my upper back from way back in May…possibly even April…so I thought I’d even things out with some fake tan spray. The results weren’t terrible, all things considered, since I didn’t wake up orange this morning. I do, however, have a clearly defined line between my ankles and my feet, and the tan line I was trying to blend in on my back is somehow still completely visible. But at least I don’t look like an over-sized oompa loompa.

Looking forward to July. Looking forward to a month with almost no plans. Looking forward to actually having time to spend with my husband and going out on a couple of dates. Looking forward to sleeping in on Saturdays.

It may actually feel like summer then.

I was fully intending on writing a post with a little more substance today, but I don’t think it’s going to happen. I’ve just been so silly and happy this week, and for no particular reason. This week has actually been incredibly busy and I’ve been dealing with a few hard things, but I’m still so happy. Not complaining…don’t worry.