Looks like there is a greater chance of getting real coffee in Afghanistan than Lincoln, IL. What next?!? Seriously what I would do for medium single single right about now...

General ready to take Tim Hortons boss to Afghanistan for coffee OTTAWA (CP)

The country's top soldier is prepared to personally escort the boss of Tim Hortons to visit Canadian troops in Afghanistan if it will help get a Tim's running over there.Gen. Rick Hillier says his soldiers in Kandahar keep pestering him about when they might see one of the iconic coffee shops open.Soldiers' fondness for the chain's coffee and pastries is legendary.American troops in Afghanistan have access to fast food from Pizza Hut and Burger King, but the Canadians can't get fresh Timbits.Hillier says it would be a big morale-booster to have a coffee shop in Kandahar."I invite the CEO of Tim Hortons to come with me to Afghanistan and see the powerful implications that would come from that."The company said in a statement that it's working with the Forces on having its products available in Afghanistan."We are excited about the possibility, and have a great relationship with the Forces," the statement said."We understand how our service personnel feel about their Tim's and we, with the Canadian Forces, are seeing what we can do to bring a little taste of home to those serving overseas."Copyright © 2006 Canadian Press

16 Ways to Maintain a Healthy Level of Insanity
(Because all my other attempts at achieving sanity have failed lately; these are some of the character traits I am considering…)

16. At lunch time, sit in you car with sunglasses on and point a hair dryer at the passing cars, see if they slow down

15. Page yourself over the intercom, don’t disguise your voice.

14. Every time someone asks you to do something respond with “do you want fries with that?”

13. Put your garbage can on your desk and label it “In”

12. Put decaf in the coffee maker at work for three weeks. After everyone has gotten over their caffeine addiction, switch to Espresso.

11. Finish all your sentences with “in accordance with the prophesy…”

10. Don’t use punctuation.

9. As often as possible, skip rather than walk.

8. Order diet water whenever you go out to eat-with a serious face.

7. Sing along at the Opera.

6. Go to a poetry recital and ask why the poems don’t rhyme.

5. Put mosquito netting around your workspace and play tropical sounds all day.

4. Five days in advance, tell your friends you can’t go to their part because your not in the mood.

3. Have you friends call you by your wrestling name, Rock Bottom.

2. When leaving the zoo, start running towards the parking lot, yelling “run for your lives, they’re loose!!”

1. When money comes out of the ATM, scream “I won!-I won!”

This is a great way for waste at least 7 minutes of your life, if your anything like me it may take longer. I can't believe I actually did this and even worse that I'm still wasting time, encouraging others to waste time and writing a blog about it. It’s a puzzle and you're not done till you hear the clapping.

http://www.brl.ntt.co.jp/people/hara/fly.swf

This photo was taken August 1, 2005 by Canadian photographer Finbarr O'Reilly in northwestern Niger. These are the frail fingers of a one-year child as he/she waits with their mother for food from a relief-aid organization. O'Reilly won World Press Photo of the Year Award of 2005 for this shot.

Awaken!


This past weekend I helped organize and run a high school girls retreat. We had over 200 girls on campus from all over the mid-west. I was freaking because our numbers were about twice what we expected, everything had to be reordered and reconfigured. It was a lot of work, especially last minute but I have to say every ounce of effort was worth it . The idea of the weekend was to awaken girls minds and souls to the reality of God as an active and vital part of their being. The message of hope through brokeness was presented in workshops, make-up application and pedicures. This surely isn't the traditional method of spreading the gospel but it works. My heart is heavy for these girls. They came from all different backgrounds but shared the same thing in common: complete brokenness. From abusive relationship to feeling like the ugly unwanted child their stories awoken me to the reality of the untold and the ministry that needs to take place before these girls continue the only cycle they know.
We serve a BIG and mighty God...