An Army of Locusts

A few posts ago, I promised this passage, so here it is!

 Blow the trumpet in Zion;
   sound the alarm on my holy hill.
   Let all who live in the land tremble,
   for the day of the LORD is coming.
It is close at hand—
 ² a day of darkness and gloom,
   a day of clouds and blackness.
Like dawn spreading across the mountains
   a large and mighty army comes,
such as never was in ancient times
   nor ever will be in ages to come.
 ³ Before them fire devours,
   behind them a flame blazes.
Before them the land is like the garden of Eden,
   behind them, a desert waste—
   nothing escapes them.
⁴ They have the appearance of horses;
   they gallop along like cavalry.
⁵ With a noise like that of chariots
   they leap over the mountaintops,
like a crackling fire consuming stubble,
   like a mighty army drawn up for battle.
 ⁶ At the sight of them, nations are in anguish;
   every face turns pale.
⁷ They charge like warriors;
   they scale walls like soldiers.
They all march in line,
   not swerving from their course.
⁸ They do not jostle each other;
   each marches straight ahead.
They plunge through defenses
   without breaking ranks.
⁹ They rush upon the city;
   they run along the wall.
They climb into the houses;
   like thieves they enter through the windows.
 ¹⁰ Before them the earth shakes,
   the heavens tremble,
the sun and moon are darkened,
   and the stars no longer shine.
¹¹ The LORD thunders
   at the head of his army;
his forces are beyond number,
   and mighty is the army that obeys his command.
The day of the LORD is great;
   it is dreadful.
   Who can endure it?

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Since I returned from the wonderful world of Lake Ellen last Tuesday (the 16th I think it was..), I have yet to spend a full day at home.  While this is good in the sense that I'm keeping busy, it would be nice to have a day where I don't have to be going somewhere or coming home from somewhere.  Unless its camp, I'll go to camp any day.  So long as I never have to come back, that is.  Well, maybe to visit.  But anyways, its been busy.  I've spent the last few days at Trout Lake, near Minocqua WI, camping with family and friends.  Its always fun- georgeous sunsets, campfires, walks to the beach to stargaze, and of course lots of laughs and games and great food.

Now that I'm home, I'm gonna have to figure out an attack plan on how to see all the people I haven't seen since May or June.  At least I can accomplish a few at church tomorrow.  I haven't been to church in over a month, which I know, its absurd.  And I haven't been to MY church since May!  Or Youth Group, which has changed names apparently?  Still don't know what I'm going to do about that- not the name change part, the going to youth group part.  They are having it twice a week, so not only will I have to pick a day, I'll have to make it fit into my schedule and probably have to pay for gas (bleh!).  Gas is gross.  Oh well.

Oh hey, did I mention we have kittens? Four of them, super cute.  Two tabby, one tabby with white feet, and one really cool tabby and black and white one.  Hope they all make it.  They are super popular, so if you order one now, I'll give you a deal and you can have it twice as free than if you order when they are ready to go!  CRAZY DEAL RIGHT!?!?!?!  This offer won't last long, so be the first in your home to get one!  They're cute!  They're tiny!  They're what every home needs!

Peter the Purple People-Eater

HIP HIP HOORAY!!!!!  Today, I finally finally FINALLY got my liscense!!!  First try, no fails on my record, WOOT WOOT!!!!!  I also got a Debit Card, which is supposed to come in the mail within a week.  Oh, random side fact of information that is interesting but unimportant:  someone blew up my mailbox.  Yep, stuck firecrackers in it on the 4th of July and KAPOWWWW blew it up.  Along with my netflix disk which I totally forgot I'm supposed to be on their site telling them about it, thanks for reminding me!  Back to previous conversation...topic...stuff.  Along with liscense and Debit Card, I am also in charge of carrying around a cellphone (I know, oh the responsibility) which does not have texting YET but soon will.   AND to add to the list of fortunate events, I will be buying our car.
Our car, MY car, is a seven, almost eight year old plum colored Impala.  I have decided to name him Peter, the Purple People-Eater.  Most peaople (notice I spelt People wrong, cuz I keep trying to spell in peAople, and decided to leave it and then mention it here) hear that and say "wait, its purple, doesn't that make it a girl?" but no it doesn't, because puprle is a royal color, and girls are crabby.
Okay, I'm nearly falling alseep as I right this.  Not cuz its boring.  Just cuz I'm super tired.  I don't know why, maybe because I didn't sleep well and had to get up  at eight today.  Who knows.  Either way, this is the end.  There is no more.  Zilch.  Nada. None.  Nil. Nix. Bye.

Life According to Mer with Paul's Help

FINALLY!!!!! I finally got my Road Test Scheduled!  so by September, I will hopefully have my license!  Yayyy!!!!!  Should be interesting, seeing as I haven't driven all summer, but I'm sure it will be fine.  Then I'll just need a job and a car and a boyfriend.  Jk about the boyfriend, I don't need one of those.  So there are lots of things I'm excited for.  Road Test.  Skillet Concert in November.  So even though there are two weeks of camp left, and I don't wanna go home because I love it here, I kinda wanna go home.  Not too much.  Its more that I want to stay, but I'm okay with going home.

Oh!  We went to a Rodeo last weekend, and I rode a mechanical bull, which was harder than I had expected, but I stayed on for a minute and some.  that was cool.  it was pretty interesting, but I wish there had been more speed games.  Oh well.  Life goes on.

Sorry I haven't posted.  I know, i know, I say that all the time.  But I've been sooooo busy.  Working, sleeping, chilling.  Or right now I'm sitting in the staff lounge writing this and listening to Grant sing 321 Penguins.  We had a veggie Tale marathon party thing too which I pretty much missed except for the Applepies one...I Can be Your Friend (la la la la).  Exciting Stuff.

My my look at the time.  I gotta go.  hasta lavista.