I've been busy today... and I'm switching blogs... so now I'll be at http://www.xanga.com/aluinn_aisling instead. I think it will be much better and easier to use on the whole... and also more fun for you 'cause you can post comments! ;-) So... farewell.

Ames girl, this is for you: I love you! I wish I could give you a hug right now. Thanks for sharing your conversation with me... I was just re-reading it and there's a lot in that. I commend you for doing the right thing. It may not always be the easy thing to do, but you know in the long run that you will be better for it. May God bless you and guide you in all you do! Always look to Him for your every need. :-) I know sometimes I sound like a broken record saying "I know, I understand" all the time... Thanks for being there. I'm also so thankful that God has provided you with a wonderful big brother to take care of you; I know he will do a good job. Isn't it wonderful how God knows just what we need most and has the most marvelous ways of sending it to us?! Tell your big bro hi for me, and give him a smile... I'm praying for you babe! :-)

Love you like a sister,
Kris

Oh it was fun! Mom -as she walked out the door to go run errands with Dad- said "why don't you make dinner tonight?" She suggested spaghetti... So I hopped onto my favorite cooking spot: www.epicurious.com and looked up spaghetti.... Gosh there are tons of recipes out there! ;-) I didn't want to just make any old spaghetti, so I found a recipe for Spaghetti Carbonara, and set to work. Sarah and I were in the kitchen fixing it, and it was nice working together. I had to chop this huge onion for it... and lets just say that by the time I was done, I was in agony! Onions are great, but I can't help getting emotional over them ok... I'm better now. ;-) Cooked the bacon, added the sun-dried tomatoes, mushrooms, olives, etc... yum! Then after the pasta was done you mixed eggs and cheese and cooked it too... and presto! Dinner was ready. :-D Complete with salad and bread and zucchini... Mom was happy, and so was I... and I didn't have to do the dishes in the bargain! Cooking is really starting to get fun for me. The hardest part is always just deciding what to make... I just need someone to tell me what to do, and then I'm all set. Perhaps I will be blessed to marry a guy who can do the planning...? Geoffrey kept complimenting me on dinner, and finally I suggested that he start learning to cook basic things... I told him a girl will always appreciate a guy who knows how to cook! ;-) So after he went to bed, Mom tells me that he wants to make dinner tomorrow night! Hey, if the guy wants to do it... I'm all for it. Sooo... I guess I'll have to wait and see what tomorrow evening brings.

Happy Wednesday to you! Wednesdays are often times pretty good for me. It's kind of nice to step back and evaluate how the week has gone so far and what I still need to do...I know I've made it half way through the week at least! :-) Oh, here is a praise!!! http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=31489 It is amazing and wonderful at the same time. I can't even imagine how thankful her family must be... It's also so amazing considering that most kidnappings end up with tragic results... WorldNetDaily is one of the best sources to go for news on the internet.

Hmmm... just thinking about my conversation with Ames. She was telling me of the situation Katie is in right now... I've never met her, but it is amazing how much one can still pray and love a person without ever actually meeting them. She's my sister in Christ and as such, I can think of her and pray for her... My heart aches for her so, yet I trust God is using this for her good.... even if she can't see it through the tears now. Won't you please pray for her too?

~Dear Lord, I pray for Katie right now. You know her heart better than anyone else, and what she is thinking and feeling at the moment. I pray that you would be with her through this time. I plead with you to comfort her, uphold her, strengthen her, and give her peace. Help her Father as only You can! May she know your love and rest in Your will for her life. I also pray for my friends who are courting right now... please guide them, bless them, and help them to trust in You. Thank you for the blessings you give in allowing your children to experience such joy through bringing them together. What an awesome God you are to have created us with the ability to think and feel so very much. May I never for get to thank and praise you continually for all that you do in my life and those arround me. Your Kingdom come, Your will be done on Earth as it is in Heaven, Amen!

Ahhh... Home from a long day at school. It's so nice to sit down and kick off my shoes and just glory in the fact of being home. It's also such an encouragement to know that I'm almost halfway through the semester already!!! Yay! :-) And Spring is definitely in the air... Oh it was a high of 65 today! It feels like Spring weather... and everything is starting to bloom and blossom... I took the prettiest picture of some flowering trees at the campus the other day... I think that is one of the most beautiful sites: a cherry tree in blossom... like a stately, elegant queen, crowned with a veil of snowy pink. :-) That's my "Anne" side coming out... I really must say that it is beautiful though!

There's a first time for everything, isn't there...? I have been toying with the idea of having a blog for a while, and finally just decided to go for it. I hope this will be an enjoyable endeavor, and a little bit of fun to all those who read it. Those who know me best know that I am pretty open with my thoughts and feelings, and I want this to be a place where I can say what is on my heart and mind. Sometimes it might be really thought provoking, or other times just plain nonsense. I guess that's the beauty of doing this! :-)