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Name: Mary Alyssa
Location: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Birthday: 11/15/1985
Gender: Female
Interests: I am interested in most things. I am generally not interested in things that I don't enjoy.
Expertise: Being really random
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AIM:  Doatsie85
Member Since:
12/14/2004
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| this year I also...
- started working at a spa. I really enjoy working here and the people are great. It has been wonderful to share my faith in the coming of the Messiah as Jesus to several people. And those several people have shared with me the dynamics of their lives as well. It has been a blessing to be respected for my beliefs and be given a sense of freedom to share them. The benefits of working at the club have been a plus too:)
- This year has been great for friendships too. I have made some great unexpected friends and strengthened some already great friendships too. My monday night dinner friends have encouraged me in so many ways and i love them. My thursday night card playing friends have been a huge blessing cuz they make me laugh and scream:) You Denny's people have made me realize not all seminary people are creepy;) My car-pool to church friends have taught me patience:) It has really been great to know both of you better, you guys are awesome. My Biblical Studies friends have opened my eyes to the depth of knowing God and have made me laugh a ton, cant wait to see what we come up with this next semester. My friend who came over to get help with homework from my roomie has just been great, way to go pastor nick (I still think thats weird). My next door neighbor (aka stizz) has always kept me on my toes. She is wonderful and sometimes I really dont understand how we can be in the same room and still be sane and other times I really dont understand how we are so much alike, I love you my Stizzle! My recently engaged Ms. Keddie soon to be Ng:) It amazes me how much you have taught me. I dont know what I would do without you and Ben is the luckiest guy in the whole world (oh shoot!). My roomie has been um... well... without sounded a little weird... the best thing to come in my life. She has taught me about strength, faith, love, PATIENCE, friendship, and how to be a good student. The past three years I have done most of my growing up thanks to her. I love ya Babe;) My Harvest peeps. What would I do without YOU! I cherish all of you so much and it has not even been a whole year that I have known any of you. Like I said before God put me at Harvest for a reason and much of that is because of the friendships I have made with all of you. You all have blessed my life greatly!!
I think that is all for this year. I love all of you and I am so glad to have you in my life.
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| This past year has been full of crazy times, some good and some not so good. And everything single thing has worked out to the glory of the One who has saved me. The following are highlites of 2006:
-The day 2006 started I was in India and everyone knows how that has changed my life.
-I got my wisdom teeth out and it was great (kinda). The best part was waking up the nest morning with chocolate shake all on the front of my shirt which told me I was drooling my shake all over the place the night before:)
-My grandpa died. This is the first close relative of mine to die. It made life seem so precious:(
-I began interning at Harvest Bible Chapel of Crystal Lake. During my summer internship I helped plan Sunday youth group and teach Sunday school. I also helped plan and lead a mission trip to Mississippi. I feel I played a minor role in all of this but it has made a huge impact on my life. While working in the church I was pushed to strive for more of Christ through Christ. For the first time I began to see the gifts God has given me to be in ministry. I have met so many people who see God at work in me and I have been encourage more than ever to stay in ministry. By the end of the summer I decided to stay with Harvest and for the time being make it my home church. I dont know where God will lead me next but for now I know God has me in this church for many reasons.
- I got an apartment:) It has been hard living in a cube for a home but Katie and I have made it some way or another.
-I began my journey as a Biblical Studies student. It has been a rough ride but I think I might make it. I do not think like a theologian and I feel I am having a hard time keeping up.
- I decided to not return to India:( yet... Right before school I was determined to go to India again. The day I moved into my apartment I began to feel that maybe I shouldnt go. If any of you have followed my blogs you know that I struggled with this decision for a long time. I finally listen to all the people around me and decided not to go. It turns out the trip was cancelled anyways because of flooding. And now I am looking forward to the chance of going in January 2008.
i got distracted.... to be continued
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| I was just reading through my past posts and I came across one that sounded pretty desperate. The beginning of this past summer was very hard for me. I was having to deal with my past face to face, literally, and I didnt think I would make it. I was seeking guidance and I really wanted a mentor. I still think that would be amazing but I see that God didnt give me someone to lean on because he worked it out without the help of humans. He worked on my heart and I am mostly healed. He is still working on me through some amazing situations and it has been eye opening. I love how he doesnt give me what I want. So, for those of you who remember my cry for help dont worry because God did help, just not in the way I thought I needed.
I am writing a paper on discipleship and what Jesus has to say about it and it is very shocking. Every minute of writing this paper I am amazed how far most churches are from what Christ says. But I praise God because although we do things wrong he still works and makes passionate followers. I was never discipled but He placed people and situations in my life that almost makes up for it. I am now to a point where I am taking control of my walk and will hopefully soon begin making disciples. I know I have had some impact on some lives to maybe try a little harder to know what God's love means. But I am pretty sure I have never made a disciple. I am still kind of in my training stage and not yet at a time where I can devote myself to discipleing, but in God's time he will bring that in my life. | | |
| It's official... I am 21! Not that it makes that big of a difference. Today was a crazy day though. I haven't talked to my Mom since august and thus have lost contact with my Step-dad. Its my mom that the issue is concerning not Bill. But anyway... Bill called me to wish me a happy birthday. I wasn't expecting to hear from my mom so i ruled out my step-dad. But he did call me which was so nice. I talked to him for only a few minutes but every minute i was crying my eyes out. He said my mom tried to call me last week but I didn't answer. I never got the call so I'm not sure if my phone was off or what. My mom for the most part seemed to have written off her children. Which has been a weird experience. But I guess she tried calling me and my step-dad told me that I should call her. It will be very strange to talk to her again after such a long period of time. It makes me nervous thinking about it. I was actually shaking earlier thinking about this whole thing from beginning to end. And if I think about it too hard I cant help but to cry. I tried to call her tonight but I only got her voicemail and she hasn't called me back. And I dent think she will call me back at least tonight. I hope not anyway. I am getting tired and I dent know if I could handle a situation like that right now.
Besides that my birthday has been a cool experience. I am grateful for the birthday wishes I got today. I wish we were just as nice to everyone on any other day. I feel like on someones birthday people show what the Body should look like anyway. People give to show they care, they take time to wish you a good day, there are smiles and hugs to go around, and people are individually acknowledged for who God made them to be.
Thank you Jesus for unexplainable, unforgettable, endless love!
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| best sunday ever... chillin with my 10 and 4 year old sisters jammin to NSYNC. | | |
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