A Child of the King

Fun Times

2005-09-06T15:58:00.000-07:00

Wow, we're all here at the same time!

Isn't pink a pretty color?

The Joys of Traveling to School

2005-09-06T15:30:00.000-07:00

Karin has only been gone for one day, but she is already doing a great job of carrying on the tradition of having great traveling experiences on the way to PCC. Let me start by highlighting just a few of my adventures. My first trip to PCC started by all my luggage being stolen. On top of that we were traveling by car and had no air conditioning or radio/CD player for the whole trip (that can be especially trying when driving the width of Texas). The next year I took the train which was great fun for the first few hours, however, I was too cheap to get a sleeper compartment, so after three nights of sleeping in the same chair and numerous delays, it got a little old. Two other times I spent the night in the Atlanta airport as well as one night in the New Orleans airport, one day in the New Orleans greyhound station, and one night in the Mobile, Alabama greyhound station. I made several friends along the way including an actor on his way to LA to audition for ER, a steward on the train, a lady who taught me blackjack using coffee straws, a couple of truck drivers, and a highschool girl. After reaching my senior year, I realized that all of my various routes of travel really didn't save me as much money as I was sure they would, so I finally got smart and started booking direct tickets to Pensacola where the school was waiting to pick me up. Wow, that felt like traveling in luxury!

When Karin decided to go to PCC, I strongly advised flying directly to Pensacola, which she tried to do. All was going well until she missed her connecting flight and called home stranded in Memphis. She did a great job however, securing a free hotel room and vouchers for a nice dinner and breakfast in the morning. I have not heard from her since she's arrived, but I think I need to take lessons from her. She managed to come out of the situation with a good night sleep and wonderful meals. Somehow, I always got left with the airport floor, and my bag of packed snacks.

Our Conversation

2005-08-26T15:58:00.000-07:00

"Only let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel of Christ." - Phil 1:27

"The word 'conversation' does not merely mean our talk and converse with one another, but the whole course of our life and behaviour in the world. The Greek word signifies the actions and the privileges of citizenship: and thus we are commanded to let our actions, as citizens of the New Jerusalem, be such as becometh the gospel of Christ." - Charles H. Spurgeon

This verse and quote by Spurgeon have been a challenge to me to evaluate how I live my entire life. I fall so short so many times, but what a wonderful thing we have to strive toward.

It's time to state your opinion

2005-08-03T19:26:00.000-07:00

Recently, I have had several people give me a hard time about some of the things I own. I happen to like those things, and I am not planning on getting rid of any of my treasures. However, it's time for you to state your opinion on my AWESOME belongings. Be honest, but BE CAREFUL; my monkey has very sensitive feelings due to some pretty harsh criticism in the past.

My Fabulous Fossil Shades

My Cool Carpet Shoulder Bag

My Adorable Monkey

Beautiful View

2005-08-03T16:29:00.000-07:00

What would you do?

2005-07-29T18:05:00.000-07:00

An employer asked this question to 200 people he was interviewing. How would you answer?

It is a cold, dark, stormy night. You are driving down a lonely road. All of a sudden, you see three people standing on the side of the road. The first person is an old lady who is sick with pnuemonia, the second, is your best friend who once saved your life, the third is the man/woman of your dreams. You only have room for one more person in your car. Who would you take? What would you do?

There is no right or wrong answer. However, only one person interviewed gave the answer that got him the job.

Help Me Plan

2005-07-29T17:14:00.000-07:00

I'm going on a short vacation in October, and I would like all of you to help me plan it. (I'm not actually taking any time off of work, but we'll be gone for about a week)

I'm planning meeting up with a friend that I met in Bangladesh during the last week in October. She lives in Virginia, but we are planning on spending at least part of the time in Florida visiting my sister in Pensacola. Here are my questions:

1. Which city would be more interesting to fly into, Alanta or New Orleans?

2. Do you have any recommendations for things to do/see in either place?

3. Would it be more fun doing things in the city for a few days, or should we try to find something on the coast of Florida like snorkeling perhaps?

4. Are there any other places in the general vicinity that would be worth visiting? (we'll be renting a car)

5. What things to you do on vacations that make them more fun?

If anyone wants to plan another trip with me, let me know! I love planning trips and going new places. If I know in advance, I can have 14 days off of work without taking any time off (a nurse's schedule:-)

Welcome to Kati's Blog

2005-07-16T16:02:00.000-07:00

Hello, I am not sure who will be reading this blog, so I'll start out with simple introductions. My name is Kati. I recently returned to the US after spending 5 months abroad. Through a whirlwind of activity, I have now settled into a new city, a new apartment, and a new job; all with an old friend. I am blessed to have so many new adventures all at once, and I am equally blessed to share them all with one of my best friends. Over the course of a couple of years, my friend Tina and I convinced each other change jobs, share an apartment, and start an entirely new and exciting endevour. We are now nurses at Harborview Medical Center. Since that may not mean anything to many of you, let me try to explain...

Harborview is the county public hospital which services patients from Washington, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, and Alaska. It never turns anyone away, so as a result we get patients from every type of life. This provides wonderful experience, and allows us to encounter people and situations that we never would have elsewhere. Common diagnoses include: closed head injury due to assault, ejected from a motor vehicle, serious burns from meth lab explosion and so on and so forth. As I think about these people, the easy way out is to let my heart grow calloused, and to treat my work as just a job. However, I mind probes my heart with the questions, "What would Jesus do," and "How would Jesus care for these people?" I have to admit, that I often do not have as noble of an outlook, but I pray that I would be ever mindful of the opportunities that God places before me, and that my care would reflect Christ's love.

The following quote is a constant encouagement to me:

I am only one, but I am one,
I cannot do everything, but I can do something,
And what I can do, I should do,
And with the help of God, I will do.
-Ethan Hale