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Name: Amanda
Country: United States
State: Michigan
Metro: St. Joseph
Birthday: 5/17/1987
Gender: Female
Interests: Singing!!! swimming, reading(but not when I have to.), playing piano, listening to music, aww...well i guess you could say i am a music junky.
Expertise: Singing...this is the part of me that is most fun except that of being a Christian because that is what truly defines me!!! I also enjoy working with younger children and spending time at home with my family.
Occupation: Student
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AIM:  tykster6
Member Since:
8/28/2005
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| So it has been forever since I actually took the time to update this thing and I figured that if you still read this thing you might be interested in how I am actually doing! I am currently living in St. Joseph, MI for anyone that didn't know and I am having a pretty good summer. I am working at a tuxedo shop and also as a waitress at Berrien Hills Golf Club. The waitressing is fun, but in all reality the restaurant isn't doing that great and management right now is going through some changes. We just got a new chef and frankly the restaurant is having some trouble. So work is all right, but it is hard to get excited about it anymore. As for family, this summer has presented some different opportunities to get to know my family, but it has been pretty difficult moving into a house where everyone has adjusted and I have not....I am slowly, but it takes time. Friend wise this summer I haven't really had the chance to meet many people and as I was talking to someone very wise he told me that I was someone who liked being known....he was right. So this summer has been difficult in that aspect because I am not known here and my family is. I have no roots here so it is hard to start again. But before this starts looking like a pity me blog there have been some really happy times this summer. One of my best guy friends at UE moved up here this summer and I have been able to hang out with him. Also I went to be a camp counselor at my old church camp....Beulah. I was visited by Hal Hamilton ( my old youth pastor) and I have been able to have some really good times with my family...including a DMB concert tomorrow in Chicago with Chris. So my summer has beena little difficult, but I have learned alot. Oh and before I forget I am dating am amazing guy who I can definitely see a future with. He is everything that I have ever hoped for and he is more than anybody deserves. I have been dating him since 10-10-06 and I have only had the pleasure of seeing him for 3 months of that....so I am missing him....but I know if it is God's plan, then we can do this and he will help us through this period of separation (by distance I mean). So in short God has carried me thorugh and I have learned a lot about how attitude really has a profound affect on how our lives are and if we make glorifying God our main priority and not being self-centered, then life will be 10x better. So there is my summer wrapped up in a not so short paragraph. Hope that this gives you all a little insight on your old friend who seems so distant at times. you are all in my heart and in my thoughts. I love all of you who read this!
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| Hey everybody! So it has been a while so here is a brief update..... I have been in England this semester and I am now back in Michigan! It is great to be back.....but I miss my England too! Austin ( the wonderful guy from Denver that I am dating) is here and we are getting to celebrate my birthday together!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!!!!! Also I am currently working as a waitress at Berrien Hills Country Club and at The Tux Shop. Gotta make the money somehow! I guess I could go into how God has moved in my life lately ( because it has been amazing....believe me....I have learned SO much about love and grace and everything).......in the last 7 months but I think that should wait because this is supposed to be quick! :) So I miss you all and am glad that I got to see some of you recently! Have a blessed day and know that I love you!!! In Christ, Amanda | | |
| Hey check out my video at the bottom of the page! It is of a friend and I at the Talent show....can you guess what we did????...........think about it.....what do I do all the time!.....SING!!!!! Come and listen to "Save Tonight" by Eagle Eye Cherry and "Wait for Me" by Rebecca St. James. Or if you would prefer you can just log onto this site and it is there as well..... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4st7CPr0WA Hope you guys like it....just let me know what you think!
Amanda Jo
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|  | Currently Watching
Fight Club (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)
By Edward Norton, Brad Pitt, Meat Loaf, Helena Bonham Carter, Zach Grenier, Richmond Arquette, David Andrews, George Maguire, Eugenie Bondurant, Christina Cabot, Sydney 'Big Dawg' Colston, Rachel Singer, Christie Cronenweth, Tim De Zarn, Ezra Buzzington, Dierdre Downing-Jackson, Bob Stephenson (II), Charlie Dell, Rob Lanza, David Lee Smith
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So I can't even believe how awesome God is! Because I am over here I am learning how to love others that I love and miss so much more because they are distant from me! Also, Austin told me something the other day that I keep smiling about! He said.........We are far apart right now, but you will always be right by my heart. That is part of the wonder of a relationship with God. We are far apart from eternity in heaven with God, but because of His Spirit, we are so close; we are soooooooooooooo blessed to be able to provide that kind of a living picture for the world to see........I can;t agree enough! God is far from us physically,bu tHe is close to us in heart! His love for us is really a picture of how our love for others should be! What an awesome parallelism! I can't even start to describe how awesome God is! I also had a chance to talk to some friends about a situation in my life and discover the depth of love in friendships that I have! Basically God is blowing me away and I am just soaking it all in! I also got to reflect once again on the fact that I was so lucky to have grown up with so many awesome adults that poured SO much into me and two awesome parents that had and are having a profound effect on my life! I can't even begin to describe how lucky I feel when I reflect on all that God has blessed me with! I LOVE life right now!!! Thanks to all of you that have impacted my life in some way...basically that is everybody that reads this!!! I love you all and can't imagine my life without you in it!!!
Amanda Jo
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| Dear ALL,
I am finally going to write on here...can you believe it?!?! Anyway I guess there is alot to cover in the past 3 months! Here goes...
So for all that don't know...I am in England this semester studying. I am attending Harlaxton College (UE's British campus). I love it here and there are so many fun stories and great pictures so far. I have been to York, Lincoln, London, Grantham, and I was supposed to go to Germany and Austria last week, but the flight was cancelled because 2.5 inches of snow (they don't know how to deal with this much snow here in England...practically it shuts done the country.) So there is the update on my travels.
I have also tons of good times out on the townand just around the castle...go check out picture (google images: Harlaxton). This is practically a dream come true. The place is beautiful and every day (especially when there is sun) I am reminded how awesome God is.
Being away has been hard but it has helped me grow. I have constantly had to lean on God because I have been lonely. There are a lot of times that I wish I could have a hug from my Daddy, Mommy, Chris, SJ, Ryan, or Austin! Although all of these people have constantly let me know how much I am loved. The other day i was talking to my family and they were about to eat, they made it like I was there and prayed the famous "Teich dinner prayer".....God is good, God is great, let us thank Him for our food, By His hands we all are fed, Thank you God for our daily bread!....I made me ball my eyes out with joy! I miss the small things yah know...even though there is so much to doa nd see...I just wish that the ones I love most were here to share it with me! But because I have no family here and no one that was my "best friend", I have had to learn to depend on God when I need someone! I think that is something that I learned a lot about last year, but God is just reteaching and reinforcing what I have learned. I have also learned a lot about love and how much He really cares. Even though sometimes we feel as if there is no one there and God isn't even there...He surprises us and answers our prayers! I was told recently that maybe the reason I had to go through what I did was because God wanted to teach me how to depend on Him even more...even though I thought I was an abiding person....God can't grow us when we are on the mountain tops, he has to grow us when we are down...He lifts us up!
Well...I could go forever but I won't because my life can be crazy and I don't think ya'll want to hear about everything. Love you guys and would love to hear from you even if it is just a message!
Cheers! Amanda Jo
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