Random Ramblings

Monday, November 17, 2008 0 comments

Well, this may be a blessing to you, but I don't know if it will be for me :) I read a couple of blogs and I saw this questionaire on Anne's blog and since I haven't had something in particular to write in awhile I would post this and you can learn a very tiny bit of information about me :)
If you want to check out Anne's blog you can see it at http://annehammond.blogspot.com/

Okay, Here it goes. In case you can't figure this out, the ones in bold are true and the ones that aren't then that means they are not true. If your still confused, I honestly don't have any more information to help ya out, sorry :) lol

1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band

4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland/world
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang/played a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
 
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill

24. Built a snow fort 
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping - in my unsaved days
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run

32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie - Does my own count :)
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching - Boring
63. Gotten flowers for no reason - I always have a reason :)
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Made a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee


Those were the most random questions, I have no idea who came up with this list, anyhow.  Feel free to copy the list if you want. Have a Good Night!
BenH

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Get an Earfull

Thursday, November 13, 2008 0 comments

My bud has returned... Okay, to be more specific my earbuds have returned :) I thought for sure I must have misplaced my earbuds and left them at some other place though I couldn't for the life of me remember where. I did pray about it, but they I couldn't find them for about 3 or 4 days so I pretty much gave up hope of ever finding them. I really didn't want to fork over $30 bucks for a new pair, so I resolved that I was going to be headless for awhile. Headsetless that is.

BUT, the blessing is that while my brother Titus was trying to help me work on a project he went to grab something and he found my headset tucked away. I still don't know how they got there. I am just so thrilled that I got them back now!!! I'm enjoying listening to some music right now as I type this bloggy up on my phony. I am smiley :)

Have a Wonderful Night Everyone!!!
BenH


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Paul Washer really has some pointed messages of truth. I just saw this one recently and had to share it with the rest of you. I hope it is a challenge and encouragment to you all. 

BenH


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Berm the Blessing

Sunday, November 9, 2008 0 comments

My friend Nat video taped a new Thai friend of mine (Berm) while he was singing in Thailand and I just heard it now and I thought the song and his singing was awesome. I had to share it with the rest of you. I love to hear people who sing from their heart and sing it out loud for everyone to hear. I hope that you will find it a blessing, I'm definitely blessed :) Have a Good Night!


BenH

(Berm is the third from the left)

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The Big #100!!!!

Saturday, November 8, 2008 1 comments

It's the time to celebrate again, I have reached my #100 blog. I honestly never thought I would get this far. It took me awhile to start my blog at first because I do not like to start projects that I may not finish, it really annoys me. I'm so glad that I've been able to keep up with posting, I've found it quite fun to hear that other people actually enjoy hearing what I write about. It makes me  HAPPY =) ! I try to be cheerful as much as I can and when I get down, I have to remind myself to smile again. It makes a world of difference when I look at the bright things God has done for me.



I just checked the statistics of the current stats of the population of China. There are 1,330,044,605 people!!!! Okay, your probably like wow that was random, well, your right


Oh, actually I looked that statistic up because I couldn't believe how many people voted this past election. The popular vote just kept getting higher and higher for both canidates. I found that that America has about 303 million people, and I knew China had the most, but wow I was really amazed by how large it truly was.

Well everyone, I must go to bed.... Last night there was a rat in my house, and unfortunately it is still alive. Last night I laid in bed and listned to it run around on the kitchen floor above my head longing for the beautiful sound of **SNAP** ..................... hehe. That sound never came, so tonight my dad upgraded to two traps. Since our house is still under construction there are so many places that a little varmit could easily wiggle it's way in :(

Have a Good Night and Thanks for Reading!
Benjamin

P.S. It gave us a good opportunity to get rid of some moldy cheese, lol... My opinion is that, hey MacDonalds gives us bad fast food, why should we give our mice any better "fastfood" =) haha



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Bens Birthday Blessing Blog Post :)

Thursday, November 6, 2008 1 comments

This blog seems to contain a lot of B's in it :) As some of you know, yesterday was my birthday. Though the day was pretty much the same as usual, I had some time with my family at the end of the day which was fun. My family is great, we have a lot of good times together. My little brother, Hudson, is hilarious, he cracks me up so many times. When we got back from church we all gathered in the living room and I was going to open the presents they got for me. Hudson was SO excited for me to open the presents, he had already been counting them previously that afternoon and he knew there was exactly eleven. Three of the presents were from him. After opening the gift from my sisters which was a nice maroon shirt/fleece I decided to open Hudsons. I started opening the first little thing and he quickly said, "don't let Nina see, Nina don't look". Nina looked at him confused and Hudson then said, "I got you the same thing for Christmas." :) It turned out to be a magnet that he had got from Commerce Bank when he had gone on his field trip the other day for school. :) I started opening his next gift. As I was opening it he told me that it was hard for him to decide which one to pick for me. I finally opened the gift and found....... A book from his book shelf. :) Hudson has bookshelf in his bedroom which has a lot of the books that I read when I was young. So he decided to get one of those books off the shelf and wrap it, the second package was also a book. He got me Christopher Columbus, and Ben Hur. He quickly pointed out the reason why he had to pick the book Ben Hur :). I think you can figure it out. 


Despite Hudson's frugality with his gifts, he is a very giving person and I know he honestly meant to be thoughtful by wrapping the books for me. That showed even more when I opened his card. Inside his note he had tucked two dollars inside. I asked him how he got two dollars, because normally he just has a pile of coins in his room which he has scrounged up. :) He told me that he bargained with mom that if he read a certain amount of pages he could get two dollars, and if you know little boys (Like Hudson), the last thing they want to do is read. :) I thought that was so sweet that he did something he doesn't really like to do in order to get two dollars and give both to me. We all gave Hudson a hug for that :)

I had a great day, my family is awesome :)
I've attached a picture of my sweet little brother and his two books and two dollars he gave me. I let him return the two books to his shelf :P

Benjamin



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Thai Toothpaste

Wednesday, November 5, 2008 0 comments

When I was in Thailand I forgot my toothbrush and toothpaste when I
went on the 5 day excursion out of Bangkok. So I ended up purchasing
new ones at a 7/11. It's one of the few items I brought back that has
Thai writing on it, but don't worry my Thai friends. I won't forget
y'all after I finish it all up :)

Hey Berm, I didn't know you designed toothbrushes :). It's a reminder
for me to pray for you whenever I see the name "Berman" on the brush :)

Have a Great Day Everyone in Bloggy World!

BenH

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Can I Be Thankful for Busy Days?

Monday, November 3, 2008 0 comments

Today was simply exhausting. My cell kept ringing when I didn't want it to and I had so much Bible Institute homework to catch up on since I was Thailand. I was getting quite discouraged, and the thought kept running through my mind, "How can you be thankful for this?" 


Ya know, there are going to be days like this, the problem was pretty much my fault :). But, while I was discouraged I began to just talk to God and share to him my discouragment and I asked Him to help me and it is amazing how the Lord can calmn our soul. Though I felt overwhelmed by the amount of projects going on I knew that God was in control. Actually as I write this blog now I am listening to the CD, "Only by His Grace" and the song which just turned on is called, "The Secret Place" and it talks about finding God's grace and strength when we seek His face. Talk about a fitting song. 

I'm just so thankful for the Grace and Peace which the Lord gives, I guarentee you that no worldly video or physicology or any junk in the world will relieve you more than knowing that you are God's child and He cares for you. I think sometimes crazy days like mine today is necessary to cause us to not get angry, but look to the Lord and rely on Him. :) 

From what I can tell right now it looks like tomorrow is going to be a crazy day, so hopefully I can learn to schedule my time better and look to the Lord for guidance :)

Back to the question, "Can I Be Thankful for Busy Days?"... I think so, as long as those days draw you closer to the Lord and you don't rely on worldly methods you will LOVE the LORD even more. I pray that I will love the Lord more every day. 

Have a Wonderful Day Friends!
Benjamin

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