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Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Embracing the Awkward Elevator Moments

8 Months without a post is too long.....

Elevators...
Always make for an Awkward Moment...

I have been in college for going on 3 years. I have taken many rides in the Library Elevator and experienced many awkward moments. It is a moment that every person can't avoid. After 2 1/2 years of riding in the same elevator almost daily, i have picked up on the cues of the inevitable awkward moments.

Fidgeting With Clothing/Bags
Messing With Phone
Texting/FAKE Texting

And the most famous of them all....

Staring at the Floor.

Occasionally you will have a unique ride. Sometimes you will have what I call Characters join you on your ride. These people either talk Extremely LOUD, or try to start a conversation with you to lighten up the awkward moment.

Embrace Your Next Awkward Elevator Moment
Nikki Boyd

Thursday, April 9, 2009

Embracing Faith...

So...
There is this thing called "The Ultimate Treasure Hunt." Its were a group of people get together and pray for about 5 min or so. During prayer you ask God to show you anything and everything he wants to. It can be things like colors, physical features of a person, places, words, etc. After praying you get together and see what everybody got. You then go to were the Lord tells you to and try to find people that fit the things God showed you and pray and minister to and for them.
Tonight at CCSA Prayer we got a group of 12 of us together who have been wanting to do this. At the beginning I was a little nervous that I wasn't going to get anything from God. After praying for about 10 min. we got together and I got the word Joy, Laughter, and i felt like someone was trapped in a box if not God was the one trapped in a Box. Kaleigh also got Box, and a guy Drew got laughs alot too. A lot of people got the colors yellow and red. The others got things like, flowers, yellow strips, yellow purse, the name Cindy, red cross, black rode w/ yellow strips, two people got hurt arm, gray shirt, fadded blue jeans, and Wall-Mart, T&C, and Baket Street. After talking about what everybody got and how similar a lot of stuff was I was AMAZED and ready to head out. We all got in Adrians Van and went to Wal-Mart by Chick-fil-a and 6 of us went to the T&C and 6 of us went into Wal-mart. When we walked into T&C there was a women who was caring a yellow purse we asked her if she needed any paryer and explained what we were doing, she said no, so we stepped outside. Adrian asked us where we felt like we should go or do. I turned and looked and saw the Wendy's sign and it is covered with the color yellow and red and i knew a lot of people got those colors. We headed over there and once we got to the door 3 people walked out and 2 of them were wearing yellow flowers pinned onto thier shirt so we explained to them what we were doing and asked them if there was anything they needed us to pary for, they also said no so we walked back to the car. Cole told us that maybe this is a time for God to just strengthen our Faith in him. I agreed becuase the fact that so many people had words that matched strengthended my faith, and the fact that we were finding people that matched these clues. We then walked into Wal-Mart to find the other group. As we were getting closer I looked at Porchea and could tell that God did something becuase she had an amazed shocked look on here face. She told us she didn't want to tell us untill we got outside so as were were walking out she leaned over to me and showed me here paper which said hurt arm, gray shirt, and fadded blue jeans. I looked to my right and there was a guy standing there wearing a gray shirt, fadded blue jeans, and a crippled left arm. WHAT!! I know it was crazy. We then went to Backer Street and of course its closed cuz its like 11:30 at night we walked around trying to see if our clues matched anything. Cole looked up at a sign and ran to his car to get his paper. He showed us what he had drawn on his paper during the prayer and it matched the sign beside Baker Street for Pizza Hut/ Wing Street, underneath the picture was a black rode with yellow strips that porchea got during the prayer. We looked up at the sign that told the time and it flashed the weather that had a red cross and then 73 degress F. There is Coles red cross he got. We were walking back to our car cuz no body was around and we decided that it was time to God and we were faithful and God had showed us so much already we were so thankful. As we were walking to our car another car pulled in and parked just so happens a girl that was with us knew the guy who pulled up. He was dropping off a friend whos car was parked at Baker Street. Adrian walked up to him being funny asking him if his name was Cindy, becuse she got that name during prayer, he said no but my mom's name is Cindy!!! AHHH crazy i know. We prayed over him for his mom. Come to find out he had lost instrest in the church and God and so it was amazing to be able to pray for him and his family. Kaleigh got loss of faith and we knew that was for each and everyone of us becuase we knew that tonight built our faith.
It's hard to explain but you just need to expierence for yourself, i know my faith has been strengthened.

Embracing Life
Nikki

Embracing the friendships around you...

OMG,
Latley the Lord has showed me so much and given me a thankful heart about the friends i have. I love that God has blessed me with Friends that love me and care for me, but not only that but also care about my Relationship with the Lord. They are the friends that will tell me what I don't want to hear. They are the friends that PUSH me even in the hardest of hard times. They are the friends that will stand beside me during my trials. They are the friends that care about my eternity. They are the friends that Love...

I love you guys more than you know!!
Embracing Life
Nikki


Friends

Thursday, March 5, 2009

Embracing the Duuu Moments

So i was leaving my Math 1341 class this morning and our notebook that we have for the class is a 3in Ring Binder. Very HUGE and A Lot of Papers!! Well when i got to my car i sat my Notebook on the hood of my car so i could scavenge for my keys in my purse. Yes, you have probablly guessed it. I left it on the hood of my car! I realized it AFTER i had already drove to a different parking lot at the University. I raced back the way i came Praying to find it. Well i did find the Notebook, just not in tackt. I ran around like a chicken with my head cut off for like 15 min trying to retrieve all the papers. I still don't know if i have them all or not, but i'm praying!! It is something i look back on and Laugh. There is no reason to get mad, cuz i cant turn back time.
If I had to sum up my personality in one story, I would have to pick this one!! HaHa!!

Embracing Life
Nikki


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Sunday, March 1, 2009

Embracing being Modest

Sooo, me and Kaleigh went to Target today just to look around. When we walked in we noticed that their new line of Swimsuits were out. We started to scavenge through the many Bikinis in searh for a cute Tankini that acttually covers the body. We both found one that we decided to try on. To our, not so much suprise, they didn't cover. Who would have thought? We looked at the Plus size bathing suits, and What Do You Know that acttully covered. I hate how fashion designers think all girls want to flaunt thier bodies. There are still some girls out there that want to dress modest and care about the purity of thier brother's hearts. When we got home we decided to look for "Modest Bathing suits" online. It took us a while to find some good sites but we did. Of course the tankini tops that acttually cover the belly and top part of the body were anywhere from $35 to $50. Ohhh the price we will pay for modesty. If any of you girls that still care about your brothers in Christ and their hearts here are some sites you can check out for a good modest bathing suit.

Embracing Life
Nikki

http://www.hapari.com/
http://www.diviinemodestee.com/
http://www.limericki.com/
http://www.alloy.com/ *Alloy has some long tankinis but bewear cuz im not sure how they will fit.*

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Embracing the FuNnY Moments...

Ok so tonight after service we ONCE AGAIN went to WhatABurger! Well tonight was a FUNNY night. Thersea an Tony came and you have to know that Thersea is a person that if im around her and she starts laughing i start laughing and well, it never ends. In one of our Oh So Deep converstations about Childhood memories a couple sitting not to far away from us caught our attention. The man reached into his sack and grabbed the hamburger out and started opening an closing the two buns to the hamburger as if the hamburger was acttually talking. It was as if he was trying to impress his girlfriend. It was one of those things that you couldnt jsut giggle about an move on. It was a chain reaction laugh. Theresa, then me, then Tony, then Liz, then Kellen, then Kim her sister Kaleigh William and Jonisa. Not only did it stop there the man continued by treating his girlfriend as if she was a 1 yr. old needing help being feed and taking his onion ring and pretending it was a train or airplane.
You may read this and not laugh at all. What can i say? It may just be one of those have to be there moments.

Embracing Life
Nikki

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Embracing the Down Times

So it's been a while now hasn't it. Just to keep you updated I have been sick for the past three or four days. I HATE being sick. Sometimes i would rather just roll over dead. While I was at the peak of my sickness, my friend Kaleigh said something to me that got my attention. She said, "Could you imagine being this sick everyday and having to go through Kimo-therapy?" I cringed at the thought. I couldn't even imagine taking how i felt, multiplying it by 10, then having to go through Kimo. I don't even want to know. I was once told when you find yourself sick and in pain, think about ones who are sicker than you and in more pain and pray for them. I believe when God listens to our prayers he not only listens but analizes too. He looks to see if you are praying a selfish or a selfless prayer. To be praying for others while you are doubled over in pain and throwing up every time you turn around, gives God a sence and pride and joy in his children while they are praying these selfless prayers.

Embracing Life
Nikki


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