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Name: Brenda
Birthday: 10/25/1984
Gender: Female
Interests: kingdom stuff, green stuff, engineering stuff, transportation stuff, future stuff, electronica stuff
Expertise: fluids
Occupation: Engineering, Tranportation Tec
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AIM:  mformouse
Member Since:
4/13/2003
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| DAHHHHH!!!! and AIIYAAAA!!!
are my words of the day almost everyday now..(cite mike for the "daahh"-ing)
I went to a career fair today with some promising, but not immediately promising leads. EPA mostly. He even pulled me aside to take a good look at my resume and write in my notepad about a contact i should look up. He even told me to talk to the other guy tabling for them. Then I found out that they're also looking for Life Cycle Analysts...which is what I do..sorta. Well my professor specializes in that...so I guess that's good. I found that out in the context that they were also looking into the environmental impacts of high speed rail! wow!
But we'll see..
I'm totally swamped with thesis stuff...although I would be lying if I said i spent 100% of my time doing it. I just get so frustrated sometimes that I need a mental break...check CNN every five minutes..facebook every 15 minutes...and xanga...right now..hahhaha
I'm scared I wont be able to finish this thesis by next Friday...the 13th!..well at least the first draft. But apparently my Professor is more confident in me then I am in me....:\
Joy of the Lord is my strength....I can do everything in Him who gives me strength...
hard to remember...but I must remember!
Father, I need to focus. Help me write today. Put the words in my fingers to type what I am supposed to communicate. What do these people need to know about what I've done...why is it important...
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work!!
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| This topic came up while I was researching on a different topic. I was looking through the new testament..and found the verse.
Paul wrote..
"So then, men ought to regard us as servants of Christ and as those entrusted with the secret things of God. Now it is required that those who have been given a trust must prove faithful. I care very little if I am judged by you or by any human court; indeed, I do not even judge myself. My conscience is clear, but that does not make me innocent. It is the Lord who judges me. Therefore, judge nothing before the appointed time; wait till the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of men's hearts. At that time each will receive his praise from God." 1 Corinthians 4:1-5 (emphasis is mine)
I think the topic of judgment is relatable to almost everyone. These first few books after Acts were the first things I read as someone curious of Christianity that really helped me understand and see how attractive and close this God was to the truth I knew in my heart.
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| Today I found out that my bike's rear wheel got stolen, after forgetting that I had parked it outside over the weekend. It's a nice road bike...I felt kinda stupid for doing that. When I got back home, I also got a bill from the Vacaville Ambulance people for $1059. Ship might cover that, but I won't know until I call on Wednesday. Next Quarter I don't have any funding secured to pay for my tuition..~3500. The job outlook doesn't look to great for after my graduation. High speed rail actually looks kinda scary when you think realistically about how it's going to be paid for.
But I'm happy. These all made me realize that the things in this life are so temporary. Treasures on this earth really will get robbed and stolen by thieves and robbers. What can I possibly hold onto to that won't fall away? I have hope in Heaven, and no one can take that away from me. Only I can choose to go the other way. God's in charge if I let him. and He knows best. Why would I have it any other way? Why?
I'm learning so much from Course 101. All the questions we have about life and our purpose can be answered by looking at what God's purpose in the beginning. To have a loving relationship with man. That purpose hasn't changed. Of course love entails allowing for the other party to have a way out, a choice, free will. Otherwise it would all be under force, which isn't very loving.
So what is all this career and personal gain business? No matter how much money we have, degrees, recommendation, or experience at some skill, what is it in the end? Does God judge you by that? No. He's wanted a relationship with us all this time. Sure, we were given different gifts, skin color, and gene sequences..but how does that change your relationship with God? Have we been listening? Have we stopped to see? to hear? to seek? Communication is essential in a relationship, and communication is two ways.
This past Sunday I learned that if He loves us, then he's trying to communicate to us on our level, just as adults communicate with kid talk with kids. Otherwise, how could they possibly understand us? Our lofty speech would be meaningless to them and just confuse them. We'd probably get a paper plane in our face before we know it. I wonder where my level is...how is He speaking to me...aha..I guess today was a good example. God you are Great. I really do have hope in Heaven. I just hope those who don't yet, will soon.
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| Read this article...while biased...tells the extreme sides of what might happen if Prop 8 doesn't pass. (i.e. keep same-sex marriage)
http://www.massresistance.org/docs/marriage/effects_of_ssm.html
THEN..will the following make sense.
I wrote this as a letter to a friend who wrote me an email after I posted the link on my gchat away message.
It is as follows...minus names, the address of the letter, or references to people:
I think that article really got me thinking about the consequences of accepting gay marriage as a "social norm". (I think that would confuse kids about what should and shouldn't be in terms of sexual orientation. Then would you think homosexuality is nature or nurture? I guess if it really is nature...then there's nothing to worry about...but somehow that doesn't make me less uneasy.) So many people say there's nothing wrong with same sex marriage because it doesn't hurt anybody. But I don't think I'd want my kids to entertain any ideas of how same sex couples share intimacy. Then the thought of forcing acceptance of this (i.e. imposing this belief) might lead to explicit sexual education same sex relationships...kinda scares me, at least that's what I get from the article. Ok..so maybe California might be different..but how?
I was also thinking about how people argue that shouldn't we prevent two people who love each other very much from getting married. Ok, but really that doesn't, and I think, shouldn't apply to everyone. What about incest? What about polygamy? Those are relationship between two (or more) people that love each other...maybe even in the deepest sense. Sure incest may copulate genetically unhealthy children, but what if incest didn't produce children. I think we all have a sense that this is wrong, and unnatural, in a very gross way. And polygamy, although accepted in other religions, is also fundamentally wrong. And what's to say that it is fundamentally wrong? Just a feeling? A line needs to be drawn somewhere. Natural? Right? Wrong? The law may draw the line for us, but laws are inevitably decided by humans.
What scares me about this whole controversy is that tolerance has become intolerance. What happened in Massachusetts, at least from what this article mentioned, shows that people were "forcing their beliefs" on people who didn't believe that belief...that same-sex marriage is ok. That's why I was so scared to put up that link, leading me to include a "disclaimer" that says "i'm gonna get alot of crap about this". haha. People who are for prop 8 are scared to come out and express their beliefs...ironically...fearing discrimination.
Notes on legislation:
Yes, we should give any people, homosexual, heterosexual, or even just close friends the right to make decisions on behalf of their partners in terms of hospital visitations and life insurance,etc.. if they wish to share their lives together that way. But that doesn't have to be done via marriage. Legislation can be changed for things like that for domestic partnerships. Then it just comes down to the word "marriage".
That's how I feel about this situation..and about the article.
It's just funny how it comes down to personal beliefs, and how strongly you feel about them. And it's interesting that the government would have control over the some of the "right and wrong" in our lives, such as stealing, rape, or murder. If we agree on some..and not others, what makes the distinction? Is there really a gray area...i.e. if one person does something they think is right, someone else will think it's wrong...even in the case of murder (or execution of serial killer)..so...where is the line? I believe there is a right answer.
Regardless, this does not mean that we should treat homosexuals any less of a person. We are called to love our neighbors as ourselves, but what does that love entail? A friend who offers drugs, no matter how nicely or however much the other friend wants it, is no friend at all. "Love does not delight in evil, but rejoices with the truth."-1 Corinthians 13:6..so..again..what is evil?..right and wrong..
-Brenda
The education code that requires aspects of marriage to be taught:
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/displaycode?section=edc&group=51001-52000&file=51890-51891
(note: "responsibilities of marriage" is a very broad term...who's to say what is and isn't a responsibility in marriage is)
edit:
Something I thought was something worth thinking about. A comment from a news article on the subject:
"God didn't create gay people. He gave everyone free will."
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