ellen5e.com » school http://ellen5e.com Blogging about my 5 E's Wed, 04 Jan 2012 06:40:43 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Reconnecting http://ellen5e.com/p/reconnecting/ http://ellen5e.com/p/reconnecting/#comments Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:25:58 +0000 ellen5e http://ellen5e.com/?p=382 I have been enjoying one of the great benefits of social media lately. That is, reconnecting. I have rediscovered old high school classmates and neighbors. Once I find one, then they have a couple more that they have to suggest and the “friends” list grows.PuzzlePiecesScatteredTranslucent

This demonstrates to me not only the power of today’s social media and the world wide web, but also how much of an impact just one person can have. As my friends list continues to grow I am not out to place additional names on some list for the sake of numbers. Rather, I am amazed at the number of people who have touched my life or shared my life with me in some way.

It is not just the world wide web that connects us… No… it was far before computers were even invented that we were connected. God the Father intended for us to go out into the world and share our lives with one another. We make an impact where we are and with whom we are surrounded. That is why I like to think of myself as a “Walmart Missionary”… I will use the opportunity of standing in a shopping line to say hello to a total stranger and share a piece of life with them. Oh how marvelous it is when we are talking about the joys of living and walking in the ways of the Lord!

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]]> http://ellen5e.com/p/reconnecting/feed/ 0 What A Day I Had! http://ellen5e.com/p/what-a-day-i-had/ http://ellen5e.com/p/what-a-day-i-had/#comments Thu, 01 Nov 2007 06:58:00 +0000 ellen5e http://ellen5e.com/p/what-a-day-i-had/ This was just one of those days. . . I had a HUGE school project that I had planned on getting done … but my home computer has operating system problems. Then there were the financial concerns that keep the gears grinding in my problem-solving brain. After finding the hole in the fence through which the dog snuck out for a brief excursion, I finally got out of the house, although later than I wanted. I was somewhat surprised that the computer lab at the college was empty when I arrived. Then I found out why. Apparently, about half an hour before I arrived there was a big power surge that took out the internet network, the boiler wasn’t working and I think the air circulation was also temporarily down. WOW! At least those lights didn’t all go down as I logged onto the computer or else I just might have taken it personally. So I had to go back home to endure the ever-spinning circle thing as I impatiently waited for dial up page turns. There were numerous interruptions, phone calls and unexpected events that seemed to swallow up the time in chunks. It was one of those days where I felt like I’d been working forever and not getting much done. You know, the hours seemed to drag with the amount of effort I put in, yet the time flew when it came to evaluating how much more I had NOT gotten finished. I DID make good progress on my school project, but not as much as I’d planned. That was oh, so disappointing. Yet, as I write this blog before retiring for the night… er… morning, I have the verse from Jeremiah reverberating in my head . “I know the plans I have for you,” God had control all the while. It was my focusing on my own timeline that was the source of the frustration.
Now, I am going to trust that same God to protect me from beating myself up for not getting that project into my teacher before I get to sleep. Hopefully, He will reward me with a sound couple hours of sleep that will prepare me for a better tomorrow. One in which I have wisely already surrendered to His Lordship. Peace to you.

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