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Name: Virginia
Birthday: 3/8/1985
Gender: Female
Interests: Randomness.
Expertise: Well, lets see. I am very good at missing my siblings when they are not at home.
I am also quite good at making people laugh at my ATTEMPTS to be funny.
Occupation: Student
Industry: Studying
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Member Since:
5/10/2004
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| Hello Friends. 
I once again sit down at the keyboard to write about my life. I've been married to the love of my life for 4 months now and I can truly see God's goodness shine down on our marriage. We are blessed. Joel got an excellent job up in Michigan and we moved just 3 weeks ago. I think I might have more time to write now, and time to dwell on God's blessings. Life isn't bliss though. You know, sometimes it is hard to dwell on the blessings in life when there is a dark cloud trying desperately to be the priority. But prayer, positive thinking, and dwelling on "whatever is good and lovely" sure does put everything into perspective. God made us and He made our lives for his glory. There are some friends here that are going through a very hard time and they've had Christian friends turn their backs on them. I just don't understand how Christians can be so un-Christian. God has taught us to love and forgive and be sincere. Anyway, I just really feel for this group of friends. I guess it just makes you long all the more for heaven. That's what my mom used to always tell me, and you know? it's true. But life truly is good - because God is in control, and I wouldn't want it any other way. Anyway, I just wanted to tell y'all that before I start talking about all the good things in life. Keep praying for the new Pendleton Family. We ARE happy, but we always need prayer.
(Oh, and married life? I totally recommend it! ... especially if you can find a guy like mine!)
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| Time to think. Time to write. I seem to have lost both… or at least, both at the same time. I always have a million things going through my head and I’ve been wanting some quiet time to just jot them down. … and to share them with whoever reads these words.
I am getting married in just a few short weeks. I used to think I would never hear myself say those words. I used to think that “bliss” was never part of my future. I feel it though, I feel bliss… and I think it is just around the corner. However, I know that this so called “bliss” might not be a genuine thing. And you know what? I think that’s a good thing. I am going to love my husband. And, to tell you the truth, I’m going to love him in a deeper kind of love than “sheer bliss.” (Who knows, bliss could be blind anyway)
I received a book in the mail from a friend today… a wedding present. (Wow, it is *SO* hard to believe I am getting WEDDING presents!) (thanks, Lori)
As I was flipping through the book I noticed that the theme was “What if marriage was to make us holy more than to make us happy?” I think the book is precisely right. Kind of like what I was saying: Do you marry for bliss - or for something deeper?
Oh how I long to marry Joel. I know that it will be happiness, but I also know that we will have human sin nature and we are not perfect on this side of heaven. I am going to upset Joel, and maybe (although it’s hard to see), he will upset me. I guess this gives us both a chance to be more Christ-like with each other in forgiving and being gracious to each other. You know what? Bring it on.
I’ve faced some hardships over the last few months, and to a point it’s put a damper on my happy “bliss” feeling. But, as for my love for Joel… it’s only made that love deeper. I really have become closer friends with my beloved Joel. I am ever learning more and more how to cling to Christ and His word. And you know what I’ve learned? Counting your blessings does a lot for a person.  It’s the only way you can stay connected to God’s genuine love that is true happiness.
I am getting married in 27 days. 
I am cleaning my apartment that I will be living in. (with my new husband!) 
My dear Joel was laid off from his job, but in just one week he got an even better job.
My man has a good job.
I have a family who loves me.
I have a lot to do for the wedding. 
I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength. 
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| Student teaching has taken a lot out of me, and time after time I’ve been looked down on from others in the school cooperation like I don’t understand and that I can’t teach children.
But today after school in the library, I had a totally different experience:
I was in the public library in the children’s section looking for valentines books. Little did I realize that all of them were right behind me the whole time I was looking on the computer. I wrote down addresses and then went to different shelves and couldn’t figure out why they were not on the shelves! Then I realized that they had all been pulled to be put in a Valentines section just for the holiday.
Well, the whole time I had been looking, there had been a young girl and her father at the valentine’s section looking for a book. The young girl was looking for “just the right book” and she had been looking for quite some time and the father was eager to help. They had spent time reading over titles while the father kept suggesting ones. It made me smile. So, once it dawned on me that I shouldn’t be running all over the children’s section to look for valentine’s books (because there were all pulled and place in this section), I started to look at this tiny section of books along with the father and daughter. (So imagine, 3 people looking over a very small amount of books.) I tried not to frighten the girl into thinking that I would get the book that she would want; after all, she had been there for quite some time. So, as I was looking the father became tired (or cramped, we’ll never know), and sat down asking - almost pleading, for his child to find the book. I will have to say, though, that his patience was very good.
As I was looking I pulled out a book, flipped through it, and it seemed just right for this young girl so suggested it to her. She was a little amazed that I would just pull out a book and hand it to her, but she looked at it, and sure enough, she liked it. In fact, she liked it enough that she promptly turned around and told her dad she had got a book she liked and was ready to go. (How that made my heart sing!) I’m sure the father was a little bit stunned that I just, with one glance, could find her a book after they had been looking for quite some time. I realized then that I really know children, and I can connect to them - no matter what adults in the “education world” tell me. Here was a girl I could just instantly help. Say what you may, but I truly know kids.
I was VERY thankful for this little "moment of sunny happiness" amongst my rainy day.
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| Dear Xanga,
I am sorry that you have been so neglected. I guess that's what happens when people get busy.... they don't take time for the "small important" things in life. You see, I've been so busy with school, teaching, working, playing music, training dogs, and talking to friends and my fiance, that other quiet things like reading a book, doing crafts, and xangaing gets put on eternal hold.  okay, now that's sad. My "Priority list" is pretty much what rules me these days. If a library book is due THAT is what I worry myself about for the day, if a school assignment is due that week/day THAT is what I do.... and if I have to be at work by a certain time... yeah, you guessed it, THAT's what I do.
Lots of rambling, I know. But you know? That's what I'm good at.  I'm good at that when I am "spacing" just thinking, or running around like a lunatic on caffeine. Teehee. Yes, Rambling Randomness Rocks! AHA! Alliteration! oh score.
Well, I just HAD to post, because I will no longer post anymore this year. Yes, 'tis true.
Goodbye ol' xanga.... ... until next year (or until I have TIME next year... yeah... 'bout that.... you could hear from me as early as March)
Rock on y'all!!!
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I'm engaged to the love of my life.... Joel Pendleton.
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