a lack of personal history...

I love how it ranges in the 50's all afternoon and then snows 5 inces at midnight... the weather just needs to make up its mind. goodness.

I have come to realize, through studying the Polish culture in my class, that American's have little pride for our history. Its kind of sad, really. Yes, we all know about the satue of liberty. but without having watched national treasuer recently, I would not have remembered that there were two, or that it was built in france, or anythink else about it. But we heard of story of when one teacher was in Poland [back in the day] she was walking around with someone [who was a math major] and he knew all the history to all the statues and historical markers everywhere they went. the Poles learn all of Polish history at their mothers knees. Americans just dont have it. and its saddd.


I signed up to help with a program at the church I have recently begun to attend. the church is Freedom Fellowship Church. I like it alot.
twice a year, they run a program called More Than Conquerors. It is a program they have set up for single mom's. they provide them with free child care, a "life lesson" and a "god lesson" each week. They also provide each of the ladies small papmering treats and at the end of each class, they give them a sack of groceries. I am needing 15 hours of community service for my Intro to Social Work class, and I thought that this would be a perfect chance. I get to work with the nursery. Patty [the lady incharge of setting everything up] told me that they were going to pay me... now this creates a problem. Community service doesnt = cash. haha. So after i work my 15 hours [which will take 6 weeks] I will then be able to get paid. [for 6 weeks!]

funnn stuff!

I am also trying out a new church on Sunday. Its called Generation Next. A few friends of mine from the Nav go there, and they all really like it.

Renewal conference is comming up! [Renewal is the Navigators Conference- much like a midwinter- for the southwest conference. We will be staying at the Raddison in Dallas-ish. We will have large group times and workshops on Saturday. ROADTRIP! The Nav has 2 fifteen passenger vans. We have named the blue one the hoopdee, and the gold one (even though the guys dont aprove) the golden goddess. its going to be lots of fun, and I am really excited.]

Hope all is well with everyone else.
Hope y'all are keeping warm!