I did it again....

3:59 am -- I stayed up til' at least 4 am...... I didn't do this on purpose...but I am really really not sleepy! I wish I could go to sleep. Another semester of grad school starts today....WHUPIE!

I can't wait til' I finish with school! I think I'll throw myself a party when I'm done.......

Lightbulb! That'll be part of my motivation. As soon as I speak to my advisor and get a more tentative graduation date (i have one in my head....but the University has to agree with me in order for this thing to work!) I'll start planning my own graduation party.....cake and all..hehehehehehe! I'm excited just thinking about it.

Place, Time, Year? But most impt...the guest of honor will be ME...and of course I'll salute all of the folks that put up with me while I tortured myself with Grad School.

I tell ya'- I wish there one only one level of education after high school...that being college of course...but I wish the limit was getting a Bachelor's in something.....Degrees are overrated....You can attend a university and get the same degree as someone and still know less than the other person does. Degrees are just another way for the gov't to get rich.....They pay imaginery(sp) money to schools....the schools end up paying them their imaginery(sp) money back and the vicious cycle continues.....and who's caught in the middle......the students and their parents......unless we are filthy rich.....or have a "good job" we end up paying the gov't and/or school back in loans. The system is horrible........and it has nothing to do with race or one culture keeping another down (at least I don't see it in what I am currently talking about) When it comes to colleges/universities and loans we are all treated the same......WE ALL OWE 'EM regardless of our skin color....there's no way of getting around it

OK, I'm off my soapbox, but I'm still not sleepy. I think I'll go try to read something....I was going to read my bible....but I know that once I start reading I'll nod off and I don't want to be conciously disrespectful! I'll try to read something along the lines of spirituality so that my mind won't be filled with wacky stuff before I slumber.

Lord....Thank you for keeping me in the midst of my environment. Thank you for sending people my way that would be able to give me encouraging words daily. I truly appreciate your love for me and my brothers and sisters. I love You Lord! Continue to humble me and strengthen me to deal with whatever you have planned for me. I now understand that I am going through everything I am because you want me to me more like Jesus. WOW....thanks! I feel SO honored that you think that much of me....that you would pay that much attention to me and my every move. Thanks for planning out my life! WOW, YOU are AWESOME!
Amen ~your humble child~

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4:19 am -- God put in my spirit a way for me to stay committed to reading His word as well as discipling/sharing with others. I am going to start posting my daily devotionals/daily bible readings on his blog. I am still a babe in the Word but the best I can, with the help of God of course...I'll try to break down the readings. WOW, I am exicted. It's amazing how we forget that we are responsible for bringing others to Christ...e remember all of the other stuff about religion and church....but we ... well I tend to forget about saving souls sometimes. I feel like we get caught up in everything else that goes along with religion and forget the real reason! Thank you Lord....for speaking to my heart! If only one person ever reads this and is positively influenced by it....God, your work has been done! Thanks for using me. I pray that you continue to bless me so that I may bless your people! In Jesus' name, AMEN

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4:24 -- I will start my exercise routine on Jan. 23....I signed up for the National Body Challenge ( www.discovery.com/health ) Free membership at Bally's from 1/15/05 - 3/12/05. Plus personalized meal schedules from ediets.com. I don't need to lose weight, I just need to tone up everything and flatten my tummy. After much trial and error, I've learned that it makes a great deal of sense to take care of the body that God has so graciously given us.

Man, I have hiccups....when I finally got a little tired...I get hiccups.....what are hiccups the result of? I have always wondered that....I'll find out and post it back here. I'm off to drink some water and hold my breath (I gotta get rid of these hiccups some kinda way!)
~goodnight.....well....goodday (It's 4:33 am) !