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Hey y'all! Hope everyone is having a great time as summer is getting underway. I've heard alot of people are getting some vacation done already, heading to the beach, the mountains and all... lucky ducks... ;P* (j/k)

Well, life is going... well lets just say its going right now. One of the upsides to life is that I've started the new job at Barnes and Noble working in their cafe as a barista! Love it! So much fun... the people there are incredibly friendly and fun! I'm learning the routines and everything right now for the job... hopefully I'll learn them quickly and be an effective worker there! :)


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So, confession time: I'm absolutely OBSESSED with reading right now. Okay, I was kinda bad before I went to school and even during school but now that I'm on summer vacation (as well as working in a bookstore that encourages you to read as much of the books they have to help be a better bookseller) its gotten so much worse. On top of that, a new library has opened near our house so I have access to even more books! As of right now, I'm about to finish the Chronicles of Narnia and start into the Lord of the Rings series. After that, I'm thinking about checking out fantasy/fictional stuff... getting excited here! (Pardon my geekiness) :D


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Also, this plays some into my quiet time material. Right now, I'm reading Brennan Manning's "The Furious Longing of God" (and soon "Knowing God Intimately" by Joyce Meyer) which is playing a part in teaching me what I really believe God is trying to remind me: don't forget the basics! Sometimes, with everything coming at me and other people who have new and/or huge responsibilities, jobs, and lives while living in this world with its politics, economy, etc... one can definitely forget the basics of life: God, family, love and quite a few others. Right now I'm focusing on and digging deeper into an area of God I've really never bothered with much and just kinda took what people have told me or what I've heard here and there (but probably I was afraid to touch myself): that God is in love with me. That he is the lover of my soul and that he desires to have a relationship with me but not as a servant would have with their master or a child would have with their father but as two lovers would have with each other. Truly, this is going to be a doozie for me... ;)

Well, as of right now I'm counting down the weeks until I get to Toccoa and start my education program there (which happens to be about 8 weeks, give or take a day)... can't wait! I know God is going to do extraordinary things up there for me and with me! :D

Well, That's it for now... time for me to hit the sack and prepare for the week! Hope all of y'all have a great week and as Truman from the amazing movie, The Truman Show, says: "Good morning! And in case I don't see you: good afternoon, good evening and good night!" ;)

~Jeanne;)