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Whyyyyy do people act like college is 4-year pass to sin at their own content….Eww I’m so ready to be DONE !!!!!
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A saint’s life is in the hands of God like a bow and arrow in the hands of an archer. God is aiming at something the saint cannot see, but our Lord continues to stretch and strain, and every once in a while the saint says, “I can’t take any more.” Yet God pays no attention; He goes on stretching until His purpose is in sight, and then, He lets the arrow fly!
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God's love letter to woman
When I created the heavens and the earth, I spoke them into being. When I created Adam, I formed him and breathed life into his nostrils. But you Eve, I fashioned after I breathed the breath of life into Adam because your nostrils are too delicate. I allowed a deep sleep to come over him so I could patiently and perfectly fashion you. Adam was put to sleep so that he could not interfere with the creativity.
From one bone, I fashioned you. I chose the rib, which protects his heart and lungs and supports him, as you are meant to do. Around this one bone I shaped you, I modeled you; I created you perfectly and beautifully.
Your characteristics are as the rib: strong, yet delicate and fragile. You provide protection for the most delicate organ in Adam, his heart. His heart is the center of his being; his lungs hold the breath of life. The ribcage will allow itself to be broken before it will allow damage to the heart. Support Adam as the ribcage supports the body.
You were not taken from his feet, to be under him, nor were you taken for his head, to be above him. You were taken from his side, to stand by him and to be held close to his side.
You are my perfect angel… you are my beautiful little girl. You have grown to be a splendid woman of excellence, and my eyes fill when I see the virtues in your heart. Your eyes… don’t change them. Your lips, how lovely when they part in prayer. Your nose, so perfect in form. Your hands, so gentle to touch. I have caressed your face in your deepest sleep. I have held your heart close to mine.
Of all that lives and breathes, you are most like me. Adam walked with me in the cool of the day, yet he was lonely. He could not see me nor touch me. He could only feel me. So everything I wanted Adam to share and experience with me, I fashioned in you; My holiness, My strength, My purity, My love, My protection, and support. You are special because you are an extension of me.
Adam represents my image, Eve my emotions. Together, you represent the totality of God.
So Adam, treat Eve well. Love her; respect her, for she is fragile. In hurting her, you hurt me. What you do to her, you do to me. In crushing her, you only damage your own heart; the heart of your Father and the heart of her Father.
Eve, support Adam. In humility, show him the power of emotion I have given you. In gentle quietness, show your strength. In love, show him that you are the rib that protects his inner self.
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“Eve was not taken out of Adam’s head to top him, nor out of his feet to be trampled on by him. But God took Eve from Adam’s side to be equal with him, from under his arm to be protected by him, and from near his heart to be loved by him.”
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If you haven’t realized it by now, you will realize soon enough that a lot of people out there tiptoe through their lives, unsure of who they are or what they want, blindly following the dictates of society, never truly finding themselves or their calling, until they arrive quietly at their death.
I refuse to tiptoe through life and arrive quietly at my death. I decided a long time ago that I would not be one of those guys. That no matter how much effort or pain or sacrifice it took, I refused to settle. I refused to not actively take part in my life, instead of just going with the flow and finding myself in a place where I looked up and thought “I am so unhappy with my life. How did I get here?”
But here’s the thing: It is very easy to get there without realizing how you got there. Maybe our culture does a poor job of making its youth understand that getting life right is very hard. It requires a lot of skills to be a success. More than anything, it demands that you be two things: determined to find a path to your personal success, and courageous enough to take it, despite the consequences. Think to yourself: How many people do you know that you can really describe that way? Not many.
That’s the bad news. The good news is that it’s a choice. Success truly is a choice. Every single day, with every single action and every single decision, you pick your own path. Do you read something that educates you instead of watching your tenth Seinfeld re-run? That’s a choice. Do you go to the gym like you want to, or do you just drink a Diet Coke and sit on the sofa? That’s a choice. Do you go start writing like you’ve always said you wanted to, or do you just put it off for another day? That is a choice. Every day you make hundreds of these choices, and when you are 40 and look up to find yourself in a shitty life that you don’t like, you have no one to blame but yourself.
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God doesn’t give you the people you want. He gives you the people you need. To hurt you, to love you, to teach you, to break you, to turn you into the person you’re supposed to be.
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Stay committed to your decisions, but stay flexible in your approach.
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Skillet Nachos →
1 tablespoon olive or vegetable oil
1 medium green bell pepper, chopped (1 cup)
1 small zucchini, chopped (1 cup)
1 cup Old El Paso® Thick ‘n Chunky salsa
1 cup chili beans in sauce (from 15-ounce can)
4 ounces tortilla chips
1 1/2 cups shredded Monterey Jack cheese (6 ounces)
Sliced ripe olives, if desired
1. In 12-inch skillet, heat oil over high heat. Add bell pepper and zucchini; cook and stir about 2 minutes or until vegetables are crisp-tender. Stir in 1/2 cup of the salsa and the beans; cook until hot. Remove mixture from skillet.
2. Wipe skillet clean. Arrange tortilla chips in single layer in skillet. Spoon vegetable mixture onto chips. Sprinkle with cheese.
3. Cover and cook over medium-high heat about 5 minutes or until cheese is melted. Sprinkle with olives. Serve with remaining 1/2 cup salsa.
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