Rough & Tough.

Today was UUUggghhh. I am PMSing, which in my case means that my hormones have an influence on my moods. I find it really easy to be pessimistic. So this is my list of bitterness:
My shin hurts because I hit off a ladder I was climbing and trying not to fall.
I was late to my computer class by an hour, because I over slept.
I was late to Pysh101, mainly because there was no parking anywhere so I parked in their grass... suckahs.
I have acting tomorrow at 2 and I am coming to hate that class and a test in my Business 121 class.
Today has not been a day from hell because that would imply that God was absent and He wasn't. God was by myside, when I was unwilling to listen. He was there when I was tailgating that one car.

And then there is my boyfriend. He is pretty awesome! I love him! He makes me smile!

That is my rant. Good evening!

S.R. Macke

Affect. Effect. Love.

   It's super crazy how much an impact you won't make on the masses, which is why we should focus on the persons. The person you sit next to in class, your co-worker who gets on your nerves, or the person who lives across the hall, down the street, or maybe even room with. The people that you interact with daily are the people who need to be affected the most. I never knew the difference between the two (effect and affect).
   I thought they were interchangeable. When I think in terms of reality they are very different. What I mean by this is we affect people, we are not an effect. TO affect someone is 'to act on' or 'to impress the mind'. TO be an effect is to be produced. We should be loving people not being the one seeking love. <-- I know that statement seems crazy, but if you are truly made a new creation in Christ then you are whole in Him. By being made a new creation our mental focus changes from self to others. So today, when you go about your daily life think about how you affect people.

ef·fect

 
[ih-fekt] 
–noun
1.      something that is produced by an agency or cause; result;consequence: Exposure to the  sun had the effect oftoughening his skin.
2.      power to produce results; efficacy; force; validity; influence:His protest had no effect.

af·fect

¹  [v. uh-fekt; n. af-ekt] –verb (used with object)

1.

to act on; produce an effect or change in: Cold weather affected the crops.

2.

to impress the mind or move the feelings of: The music affected him deeply.

Peace!

S.R. Macke

Back up off.

I am going to jump into this one. 

I get to frustrated when people over exaggerate stories or experiences that were negative. My dog Benny lives with my mom now, but before that he lived with my dad. Every time my mom's household talks about Benny's old life they make it sound like it was torture! That pisses me off! It wasn't Back the fuck off my dad! 

I understand that things didn't work, but that doesn't give you any kind of license to bash him, his lifestyle or anything to do with him. I don't how to handle this situation well. 

Lord,
Please soften my heart and change my mom's heart toward my dad. I need you to make me not angry! I need you to help me. I can't do this! 

Amen. 

S.R. Macke