Emjays

My blog wouldn't work yesterday sooo....I'll recap.

Im done with my photo project finally! wahoooo---just have to present it on Monday! Other than finishing that I took a lovely siesta by the pool and then went on a hike through the Mooloolah Forest. Let me tell you--it was practically a river--but for some reason we hiked through it anyway. Poor Nikes--they're soaked.

Today however was spent much differently. Having no assignments leaves me free to goof off. So naturally I headed to Mooloolaba and spent some hours at Emjays. It was lovely, I took my Bible and journal and read through Philippians. It may be a short chapter, but it is full of good stuff. I'm still not through it.

Let me paint a picture of my wonderful afternoon:
--I was sunk into a big cozy chair with an ocean view, watching sailboats.
--I was sipping on some chocolatey-deliciousness
--Palm trees swaying
--And I'm hanging out with God

Schweet Dawg.

So I'll share some highlights:
I can't not write this verse down when I read it:
"I eagerly expect and hope that I will in no way be ashamed, but will have sufficient courage so that now as always Christ will be exalted in my body, whether by life or by death, for to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain." -Phil 1: 20-21

"Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves. Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others." -Phil 2: 3-4

---I like that because if you really think about it, if everyone cared for everybody else more than themselves, then there would be no need for selfishness because your needs would be cared for by others. If a blonde like me can have revelations like that, then there most certainly is a God who put them in my brain.

Then this verse just makes me read it over and over and over...

"Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus:
         Who being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped,..."

Pause...

Okay moving on..

"...but made Himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself --and became obedient to death-- even on a cross! Therefore God exalted Him to the highest place and gave Him the name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth, and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father." -Phil 2:5-11

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"Rejoice in the Lord always, I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God which goes beyond all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus." -Phil 4:4-7

"I can do everything through Him who gives me strength." -Phil 4:13
k sorry this got really long---didn't mean to write the whole book down...I just couldnt stop once I started. I"m gonna go finish reading it, make dinner, then settle down for the evening and watch movies. For once I'm not blogging at 12am..feels nice.



ann and mel got sappy hands from this random plant..



ann the biologist showing us one of Australia's only carnivorous plants...

i almost fell---check out my skid yo!

The trail/River of Mooloolah Forest

oops ---forgot to rotate...move your head

this black swan was not very fond of us :)

stormy Mooloolaba today.

I just watched a video about the movie Soul Surfer---I realllllly need to see this movie...I was hesitant b/c I'd love to go surfing once more before I head home---and a shark attack story will probably freak me out for good. However, it's a must see.