QUESTION: I figured if I put this at the beginning maybe more people would read it. I'm curious about your opinions. Salvation is only through Jesus Christ alone, this we know from the Bible, but what about those people who have never heard the name of Jesus Christ? Do they have an automatic ticket to Hell because people like us didn't go and tell them or is there some way that God provides a way for them to hear outside of our influence? My tendency is to think that God commissioned us to 'go therefore into all the nations' and so it is our duty to obey and responsibility for disobeying. But let me know what you think..

Now you may continue to read at your leisure but if you have read this far you must respond to the above question otherwise Xanga will have failed me (although I realize xanga is a teensy bit out of date for most of my now graduated friends but I know some of you are still hanging on out there in xangaland)...

I think that I am going to try my hand at entering some of my recipes into contests through like the Taste of Home magazines.. It could be fun, first place wins like $500-600. Over the years I've seen some of the recipes that have won and I'm pretty sure some of my recipes can compare. Besides it could be fun to see my name in a magazine even if I didn't win a money prize. I used to want to write articles for magazines. I kind of still do but I have never gotten around to it. I used to write mini "articles" all the time for myself. It helps me put my thoughts together when I write it out. I have always been more capable of comprehending things when I write.

I started re-reading 'Let the Nations Be Glad' by John Piper (my Missions textbook) and I wanted to share a quote that I had previously underlined.
" We should be 'jealous' ... for the honour of his name -- troubled when it remains unknown, hurt when it is ignored, indignant when it is blasphemed. And all the time anxious and determined that it shall be given the honor and glory which are due to it."
This quote made me think of how I feel when someone talks badly about my family or someone I care about. I get upset about it and I want to defend them and I thought wow.. that is really part of how were supposed to feel about God. If someone bashes him or tells untruths about him we should get upset and try to set the records straight. Also the second part "troubled when it remains unknown" has been kind of hitting me recently. Just trying to figure out how I need to make that a priority.

Well a month and a half later I finally have a job offer that I'm going to accept. I think.. lol. Well I'll definitely accept one but I don't know which one. I had 4 interviews this week and last so far 2 job offers, 1 request for a second interview and 1 that I'm supposed to hear back from by Friday. Decisions..... Oh well at least I'll have a job.

Just moved into a new place. My boyfriend's cousin has a 3 bedroom house that she rents out the rooms in so now I live in a house with a yard for my doggies to play in. They are slowly getting the hang of the doggie door. Umm.. there really isn't much going on to talk about. Life is going pretty good. It's been kind of nice not having to work although I blew through all of my savings and now have to start over but that's ok. Well now I'm gonna go buy some food because I have no food at my new place. Let me know how you're doing and what you think of life after college.

Well I just found out that everyone has already graduated! What?! It doesn't seem like it could already be here. It makes me kind of sad but I am very happy for you all.  I finally had my last day at my old job on Wednesday and I am still looking for a new job. However, I have a very promising interview on Monday that I am hoping will turn into a full-time job.

In other news!!! I am very excited to say that I am going to be building myself a cabin on my parents property. The initial intent was to build it and rent it out as a recreational rental (for weekenders coming out to Pt. Mackenzie to fish, snowmachine, etc...). That plan has  changed a little in that I will now be living in it for an unknown period of time. And then after I move out I will then turn it into a rental. It is going to be very cute. A traditional A-Frame with a pretty large loft. The cabin will be 12 x 12, which is a little on the smaller side but with the loft it will be fine. Eventually there will be a good size deck on the front and a doggy door with stairs coming into the loft : D.  Yesterday I made my first purchase towards the cabin. I found a sink in the paper for $20 which was in great shape and then Mat and I went to Home Depot (where he knows the plumbing manager) and got a sink faucet selling for $190 at a wopping....... *drumroll* (wait for it wait for it) ..... TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS!!!! It is beautiful! Some day soon I will hopefully remember to take a picture of it and put it online sometime when I have access to internet. My new cabin will have cold water plumbed in through a garden hose but thats it. And no electricity, so it will be fun! I think it will be manageable though. And my dogs will love being able to run around without being on a leash. YAY!

Ok well thats enough for now I suppose. That's just an update on my life at the moment.