In Memory Of

Yesturday, Patrick Swayze died at the age of 57. The legendry actor who was in films such as "Dirty Dancing," "Ghost" and "Roadhouse," to name a few, died from pancreatic cancer. I must admit, "Dirty Dancing" is one of my favorite movies. When I heard he died, I had a moment where I thought I might cry. It was brief, but it was there. The thing was, I expected to see thousands of Facebook messages about his passing. There were none. I thought I might hear a discussion about this in one of my classes. There were none, although Kanye did get one humorous mention. The only time I heard anything about it was on the news that morning and when I got to work. I think I saw two articles about it, both of which were very good. I know he was battling cancer, and his death wasn't too surprising, but didn't he deserve more recognition than this. The world stopped when Michael Jackson died. Swayze played in memorable movies, which will be watched for years to come. "Dirty Dancing," released 22 years ago, created a sequel in 2002 and I grew up watching "Ghost." I believe he deserves more than what we've given him.
Thanks Patrick Swayze. For everything.

Evolution?

Today I was in Drugs and Behavior. The lesson covered the nueron, which is this little complex thing in the nervous system that sends signals to the brain to make you sense things. I'm actually paying attention because it was interesting. With every slide, it made me remember how amazing God is that He paid attention to these little details which make the nueron work and then make me, and my fellow humans, work. How can anyone deny God created us if there are these little detail? How is evolution possible? Then my professor explains these nuerons are surrounded by salt water and since we are made mostly of salt water, we must have evolved from some salt water creature. I looked at her like she was stupid, sorry to say it, because that just didn't make any sense to me. First of all, what did that have to do with the lesson. Secondly, how can you spend an entire lesson explaining this little complex piece of the body and then say we evolved from something. Part of me wanted to raise my hand and say hey, can you explain this...I'm confused. That whole evolution thing does not make sense. Needless to say, I had a hard time focusing after that.

Future!

The future is uncertain. In a couple of months I am graduating and have no idea where I'm going. The possibilities are endless. The only thing I have to figure out is where does God want me. He hasn't let me down so far. Maybe in a couple of weeks I might interview for an internship with Southern Living. What doors could that open? I know He must also have plans for me in sound because I enjoy that way too much. And every week I get better at it. I've learned if I spend time praying about it, things go much more smoothly. I still need to work on trusting. But back to my future, I wonder if I am going to become an amazing reporter. Dad told me yesturday he knew I was going places, but right now I'm nervous about leaving. If it's God's will, than so be it. Doesn't make me any less nervous. Hear I am, still praying about it. Here's to the future, which is oh so big and uncertain.