what is it about googling old friends that is sooo fun?
but how to begin that email is always difficult.
Monday, August 28, 2006
Monday, August 21, 2006
Dagget Lake
We spent the weekend with Mike's aunt and uncle, mom and dad, and sis and fiance. Fun in the sun...lots of boating and hanging out. Glad to be home though.
Wednesday, August 16, 2006
Leadership Conference...
I recently attended the Willow Creek Summit Leadership Conference at Eagle Brook Church in Lino Lakes. I was only able to attend Thursday all day and Friday morning, due to Burnsy's wedding. It was interesting and challenging, and really got me thinking about a lot of stuff.
Where am I in the lifecycle of a leader? I'd like to think that I am more than just passion. Am I? Do I have truly have the skills to do what I think I am doing? I hope so! I would like to think that I have the skills and the passion, and that I am training up other leaders. It was hard to hear Bill Hybels say that people in their 20s only have the passion. Why am I so defensive that I have more? Is it because I worked hard for my education and to be commissioned?
Do I cheat the church or do I cheat my family? I think I am pretty good about being responsible with my time. I work a lot, yes, but I am home alot as well. And Mike is sooo busy that we don't have a ton of time together so I think we value it even more when we are together. I also love my job, which makes it easier to work a lot. Why don't people think that life can be balanced? I know it won't be balanced all of the time, but sometimes it does feel right.
What is the deal with people still thinking men are more important than women. One of the speakers I really enjoyed, but the think that I will most remember is that he said husbands love your wives and wives submit to your husbands. What is that all about? I'm not fine with other faiths thinking that nor am I fine with hearing that. I am a strong, independent young woman who has learned to stand up for herself. Being repeatedly told that I am "just" a women or that I should submit to my husband (hopefully) won't affect me. But maybe it will. Psychology states that if you hear something over and over and over again you may come to believe it. I do not want to. I want to be a positive female role model for young women and men. But I do believe that we need more female role models in powerful roles at the church. And as speakers. I need to get over this fear of speaking and develop a presentation that is strong, effective, and motiviating to others in youth ministry.
and now, i'm going to go zone out in front of the tv, eat some rice, and wait for laguna beach to premiere. the producers was a horrible movie, don't waste your time with it.
Where am I in the lifecycle of a leader? I'd like to think that I am more than just passion. Am I? Do I have truly have the skills to do what I think I am doing? I hope so! I would like to think that I have the skills and the passion, and that I am training up other leaders. It was hard to hear Bill Hybels say that people in their 20s only have the passion. Why am I so defensive that I have more? Is it because I worked hard for my education and to be commissioned?
Do I cheat the church or do I cheat my family? I think I am pretty good about being responsible with my time. I work a lot, yes, but I am home alot as well. And Mike is sooo busy that we don't have a ton of time together so I think we value it even more when we are together. I also love my job, which makes it easier to work a lot. Why don't people think that life can be balanced? I know it won't be balanced all of the time, but sometimes it does feel right.
What is the deal with people still thinking men are more important than women. One of the speakers I really enjoyed, but the think that I will most remember is that he said husbands love your wives and wives submit to your husbands. What is that all about? I'm not fine with other faiths thinking that nor am I fine with hearing that. I am a strong, independent young woman who has learned to stand up for herself. Being repeatedly told that I am "just" a women or that I should submit to my husband (hopefully) won't affect me. But maybe it will. Psychology states that if you hear something over and over and over again you may come to believe it. I do not want to. I want to be a positive female role model for young women and men. But I do believe that we need more female role models in powerful roles at the church. And as speakers. I need to get over this fear of speaking and develop a presentation that is strong, effective, and motiviating to others in youth ministry.
and now, i'm going to go zone out in front of the tv, eat some rice, and wait for laguna beach to premiere. the producers was a horrible movie, don't waste your time with it.
Friday, August 04, 2006
i am simply appalled by this story.
here it is...it is by Bob Von Sternberg and Chao Xoing, Star Tribune
A family of five Minnesota Zoo meerkats destroyed after a girl was bitten did not have rabies after all, a zoo official said today.
The 9-year-old girl, who has not been identified, was bitten Wednesday when she reached her hand into the animals' exhibit.
The meerkats -- two mates and their three offspring born this spring -- had been vaccinated for rabies but were killed because the girl's parents didn't want her to have to undergo a series of rabies shots, said zoo collections manager Tony Fisher.
State health department rules mandate that exotic animals must be tested for rabies if a bite victim is not treated, said department spokesman Doug Schultz. "And the only way to test the animal is to put it down," he said.
Zoo spokeswoman Kelly Lessard said the animals' destruction was necessary "even though we were 99 percent sure they didn't have rabies. We had to protect the child."
Meerkats are a highly social relative of the mongoose and are native to the African desert. They were popularized in the Disney animated movie "The Lion King" and have been on display at the zoo for about four years.
Pam Bennett-Wallberg, who runs what she calls "a retirement home" for meerkats in the California desert, said the animals "are not at all aggressive. People go into our enclosure all the time, and never in 20 years has anyone been bitten."
Although meerkats are known to carry rabies in the wild, they are routinely vaccinated against the disease when placed in captivity, she said.
"This is a tragedy, one of the saddest things I've heard of in a long time," said Bennett-Wallberg, who attended the grand opening of the Minnesota Zoo meerkat exhibit in 2001.
A 1994 study of meerkats found that only 10 documented cases of rabies-infected meerkats attacking humans or domestic animals in the previous decade.
The girl had climbed atop 3 feet of rock work and reached over a 4-foot glass barrier Wednesday afternoon when she was bitten, said zoo collections manager Tony Fisher said. The rock work is designed to allow kids to climb up for a better view, he said.
Zoo staff members were notified soon after the incident. The exhibit was closed until crews can lower the rock work to prevent anyone else from reaching over the glass, Fisher said.
A second group of meerkats will be moved from an indoor exhibit to the outdoor one when the modifications are complete, a process that should takje a week or two, Lessard said.
The entire family of meerkats was destroyed because it is unknown which one bit the girl, Fisher said, adding there is little to no chance that the animals carried the disease.
Meerkats are curious, bold animals, traits that make them highly popular at zoos, Fisher said, but they are still wild. "We handle them with thick leather gloves," he said. "They're not pets."
Incidents of visitors trying to pet animals or even scaling barriers for a closer view are not uncommon, he said.
end of the story, my opinion follows:
okay, i'm sorry, but sometime you do need to simply blame the parents. come on folks, this is pretty ridiculous. to kill 5 innocent animals that thousands of people were enjoying because your daughter did something stupid seems pretty selfish to me. what kind of lesson did she learn from this? i hope the parents learned something.
I was able to see the meerkats last week when I was at the zoo...but I feel for everyone that didn't get to see them because of this family.
what happened to thinking about your actions and the affects your actions have on others?
A family of five Minnesota Zoo meerkats destroyed after a girl was bitten did not have rabies after all, a zoo official said today.
The 9-year-old girl, who has not been identified, was bitten Wednesday when she reached her hand into the animals' exhibit.
The meerkats -- two mates and their three offspring born this spring -- had been vaccinated for rabies but were killed because the girl's parents didn't want her to have to undergo a series of rabies shots, said zoo collections manager Tony Fisher.
State health department rules mandate that exotic animals must be tested for rabies if a bite victim is not treated, said department spokesman Doug Schultz. "And the only way to test the animal is to put it down," he said.
Zoo spokeswoman Kelly Lessard said the animals' destruction was necessary "even though we were 99 percent sure they didn't have rabies. We had to protect the child."
Meerkats are a highly social relative of the mongoose and are native to the African desert. They were popularized in the Disney animated movie "The Lion King" and have been on display at the zoo for about four years.
Pam Bennett-Wallberg, who runs what she calls "a retirement home" for meerkats in the California desert, said the animals "are not at all aggressive. People go into our enclosure all the time, and never in 20 years has anyone been bitten."
Although meerkats are known to carry rabies in the wild, they are routinely vaccinated against the disease when placed in captivity, she said.
"This is a tragedy, one of the saddest things I've heard of in a long time," said Bennett-Wallberg, who attended the grand opening of the Minnesota Zoo meerkat exhibit in 2001.
A 1994 study of meerkats found that only 10 documented cases of rabies-infected meerkats attacking humans or domestic animals in the previous decade.
The girl had climbed atop 3 feet of rock work and reached over a 4-foot glass barrier Wednesday afternoon when she was bitten, said zoo collections manager Tony Fisher said. The rock work is designed to allow kids to climb up for a better view, he said.
Zoo staff members were notified soon after the incident. The exhibit was closed until crews can lower the rock work to prevent anyone else from reaching over the glass, Fisher said.
A second group of meerkats will be moved from an indoor exhibit to the outdoor one when the modifications are complete, a process that should takje a week or two, Lessard said.
The entire family of meerkats was destroyed because it is unknown which one bit the girl, Fisher said, adding there is little to no chance that the animals carried the disease.
Meerkats are curious, bold animals, traits that make them highly popular at zoos, Fisher said, but they are still wild. "We handle them with thick leather gloves," he said. "They're not pets."
Incidents of visitors trying to pet animals or even scaling barriers for a closer view are not uncommon, he said.
end of the story, my opinion follows:
okay, i'm sorry, but sometime you do need to simply blame the parents. come on folks, this is pretty ridiculous. to kill 5 innocent animals that thousands of people were enjoying because your daughter did something stupid seems pretty selfish to me. what kind of lesson did she learn from this? i hope the parents learned something.
I was able to see the meerkats last week when I was at the zoo...but I feel for everyone that didn't get to see them because of this family.
what happened to thinking about your actions and the affects your actions have on others?
Tuesday, August 01, 2006
from movie time to no time
so it has been a busy week and it is only tuesday. wow. i'm tired already and the week continues to be busy! yesterday was crazy at work...i just wanted to get the slideshow done and it refused to burn. it would get to 79% complete and then quit. So finally this morning Todd offered me his computer...which meant I had to start over, again, and that I had basically wasted the past two weeks of my life. But, on the positive side, I was done and it was burned in about 2 hours. So I am using his computer Sunday morning to finish the other slideshow as well. I'm not even going to really think about it till then.
I was at work by 8 am this morning, then home at 1 for a meeting and to be here for the arrival of our stuff for national night out. We had a nice party...about 70 people from our neighborhood. It absolutely poured, which was a bummer. But, it was fun and we have a ton of food left over.
Tomorrow I am bringing lunch to Mike and coworkers. Then off to St Peter to say hello, than to Mankato to get the girls. We are staying here tomorrow night because Mike leaves super early Thursday for detroit. We are going to swim at his folks house Thursday morning, then i have to bring the girls back and go to one of Lauren's wedding showers.
Busy busy busy.
it finally cooled down, which is nice.
I was at work by 8 am this morning, then home at 1 for a meeting and to be here for the arrival of our stuff for national night out. We had a nice party...about 70 people from our neighborhood. It absolutely poured, which was a bummer. But, it was fun and we have a ton of food left over.
Tomorrow I am bringing lunch to Mike and coworkers. Then off to St Peter to say hello, than to Mankato to get the girls. We are staying here tomorrow night because Mike leaves super early Thursday for detroit. We are going to swim at his folks house Thursday morning, then i have to bring the girls back and go to one of Lauren's wedding showers.
Busy busy busy.
it finally cooled down, which is nice.
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