b-day thoughts

well my birthday is coming up and thess times when you think about what god has given you and what has happened in the past year. let me tell you I am amazed at what god has done in this 31 year of my life. as I look at 32 to i just take a deep breath and say god bring it on. with him. no matter what i feel. good, bad, happy or sad it is in his will. i may be a sinner but i am a child of god. he is awsome . God has brought me to mosic. which has been an awsome jounry. i have some wounderful friends. i complain that i may not have "close friends" but that is really a lie. i sometimes chose to be a butt head and not talk to peopel . i can honeslty think of about 10 peopel if i need to talk i could bend ther ear. I have a wounderfu job. three young men who can be a pain but are more of a blessing. to qoute Ke'arus. ( image your best little black boy souther draw, with a bit of a lur, yea and really lound) "Mr. Glover , I love you" with that big head and big eyes. just makes me smile. I have a fantastic, fantasic family. a mom and dad who love jesus with everything they have. i love watching my folks worship. and two sisters who are growing up in to beautiful wemon of god. I am so blessed. I am a creater that just raises my hands. even with all my imperfections my perfect god is so good. just makes me want to sing... LALALA

I was made in gods likness with his hands. I was given the gift of life. I was given parents who raised me right. I was given friends from the day i can remeber who pointed me to the cross. I have had oppertonities no one eles has had to shine gods glory. that i jsut smile. and you know what. he anit done yet. that is what is even more exciting. He anit done yet. He is going to use me in ways that i can even try to imagen. Cause he ways are nto my ways. hey just to day i got in a disciosion with one of the teachers about god. and last week i got to share my testimony of singles with another teacher. and i am pray and asking ke arus mom to come to church with kearus and his sitster. that are god things. and all other amazing things

valenties day wo ho

this man who gave his life to up hold what he belived is now celebrated every year if you know it or not . wow how god works. read and see what you think

There are varying opinions as to the origin of Valentine's Day. Some experts state that it originated from St. Valentine, a Roman who was martyred for refusing to give up Christianity. He died on February 14, 269 A.D., the same day that had been devoted to love lotteries. Legend also says that St. Valentine left a farewell note for the jailer's daughter, who had become his friend, and signed it "From Your Valentine". Other aspects of the story say that Saint Valentine served as a priest at the temple during the reign of Emperor Claudius. Claudius then had Valentine jailed for defying him. In 496 A.D. Pope Gelasius set aside February 14 to honour St. Valentine.
Gradually, February 14 became the date for exchanging love messages and St. Valentine became the patron saint of lovers. The date was marked by sending poems and simple gifts such as flowers. There was often a social gathering or a ball.
In the United States, Miss Esther Howland is given credit for sending the first valentine cards. Commercial valentines were introduced in the 1800's and now the date is very commercialised. The town of Loveland, Colorado, does a large post office business around February 14. The spirit of good continues as valentines are sent out with sentimental verses and children exchange valentine cards at school.
Valentine's Day started in the time of the Roman Empire. In ancient Rome, February 14th was a holiday to honour Juno. Juno was the Queen of the Roman Gods and Goddesses. The Romans also knew her as the Goddess of women and marriage. The following day, February 15th, began the Feast of Lupercalia.
The lives of young boys and girls were strictly separate. However, one of the customs of the young people was name drawing. On the eve of the festival of Lupercalia the names of Roman girls were written on slips of paper and placed into jars. Each young man would draw a girl's name from the jar and would then be partners for the duration of the festival with the girl whom he chose. Sometimes the pairing of the children lasted an entire year, and often, they would fall in love and would later marry.
Under the rule of Emperor Claudius II Rome was involved in many bloody and unpopular campaigns. Claudius the Cruel was having a difficult time getting soldiers to join his military leagues. He believed that the reason was that roman men did not want to leave their loves or families. As a result, Claudius cancelled all marriages and engagements in Rome. The good Saint Valentine was a priest at Rome in the days of Claudius II. He and Saint Marius aided the Christian martyrs and secretly married couples, and for this kind deed Saint Valentine was apprehended and dragged before the Prefect of Rome, who condemned him to be beaten to death with clubs and to have his head cut off. He suffered martyrdom on the 14th day of February, about the year 270. At that time it was the custom in Rome, a very ancient custom, indeed, to celebrate in the month of February the Lupercalia, feasts in honour of a heathen god. On these occasions, amidst a variety of pagan ceremonies, the names of young women were placed in a box, from which they were drawn by the men as chance directed.
The pastors of the early Christian Church in Rome endeavoured to do away with the pagan element in these feasts by substituting the names of saints for those of maidens. And as the Lupercalia began about the middle of February, the pastors appear to have chosen Saint Valentine's Day for the celebration of this new feast.

what a week

this has been a tough week. with my foot hurt i have been realy kind of stuck with my family. this boot is one of the worst things i have ever worn. I go out by myself but it is hard. takes me a while to get around. also i have been a little n the depressed side. just blah, i guess it is my falut really thaqt i do not make alot of friends but it has been hard not having simpathy but at the same time just being all mocho and saying everythings cool. i think this week will be better . i am going to get some rest. so thaqt is cool well talk to you later