Well Spring Break is here and gone already. I spent the first week in Cannon Beach just relaxing and hanging out with the few that were still there. It was a great way for me to start of break. Next I got blessed with the chance to go home for a week, let me tell you that was a total God thing (quick story) I had been looking at tickets to see what I could afford to do over spring break and tickets to come home round-trip were averaging about $600 and I knew there was no way that I could just do that. My plans to stick around the coast started to come together, at least just the first week and as I thought more and more about it I figured I would be doing some couch hopping and wasn't looking forward to that. Well on Valentines day my mom texts me and say I got your tax return and you are getting almost $400 back. That weekend I got the thought to look at tickets to come home again and they were down to $180 one-way and I had miles to cover one way, so in the end I bought a ticket home for $180 and spent a week in Cannon Beach and week in Alaska.
While I was home I got the chance to have lunch with a dear friend that I have known since Kindergarten, have dinner with yet another dear friend that I have also known since Kindergarten, meet my dear friends little baby girl and spend about four hours chatting with her and her mom, I got to go to a treasured families home and see all there little (not so little) kids and meet the newest addition to their family and hear the stories of bringing him home from a village, so heart warming, I had lunch with yet another friend, and a yummy family dinner with all of my brothers and family friends.
I can't believe how fast break went and I am sad to be leaving, but so excited to get back to school and see everyone again. These next 8 weeks are gonna fly by so fast and once they are done only God knows when we will see each other again or if we will ever. I am almost done with Two years of Bible School.
Alaska here I come in May and ready to be back, Rainy Pass Lodge I hope you are ready for me. I am so excited to see what God has in store for me next.
Saturday, March 15, 2014
Monday, March 3, 2014
My Whole30 Challenge
I had a good friend share this with me. It is called the Whole30, a month devoted to eating whole raw foods for 30 days, no dairy, gluten, beans, sugars...just the fruits, veggies, some meats, and some nuts. When she first mentioned this to me and asked if I wanted to join I thought NO WAY! a) I was on a meal plan at school and had no control over what they were feeding me b) I didn't have the money or time to prep meals that I could eat. After she finished the Whole30 and I found out how much better she felt, after reading a lot about it on the website (http://whole30.com), reading other testimonies and also buying the book It Starts with Food to read it, I thought to myself, I have been feeling tired and want to feel better about myself and my body, I decided to do it!
So over Spring Break I started on the track to a healthier feeling me. I cooked all the dinners and breakfasts that I would need to eat once school started back up and froze them.
I am 3 full days in so far and I am feeling good and enjoying cooking meals and just eating healthier, no big changes yet but I am excited to see how I feel at the end of this. I will do my best to keep you updated on how I am doing and what I am eating.
Day One:
I was feeling a bit of a headache coming on and some flu like symptoms at the end of the day, but those went away with lots of water and a good nights rest.
Day Two:
Still some headaches here and there but nothing unbearable. I even went and had dinner with some friend and there was homemade pizza (my weakness) and salad, I said no to the pizza and YES TO THE SALAD.
Day Three:
Feeling fine. No headaches just the munchies which is where carrots, cucumbers, and strawberries came in handy for me.
Day Four:
Black coffee has never been my first option, but when you go out to coffee with a friend that is what you get and I drank it no problem...still not my favorite, but hey better than nothing...and watching them eat yummy coffee cake is a challenge, but I am strong and I have got this. A yummy salad with chicken, hard boiled egg, carrots, bell peppers, spinach, avocado and cucumber was just what I needed to fill me up.
I hope that I can inspire others to take on this challenge as well and that I can be successful in it.
Harriet Tubman
One of our assignments each term in the Second Year Program at Ecola is to write a 5-8 page Essay. Our first essay was a Biography and I write mine on Harriet Tubman. My overall grade was a Check, not to bad, I had one spelling error and then did not cite my work throughout the paper enough, but here it is if you are interested.
Michelle Tingstrom
Paul Knoch
Biography-Harriet Tubman
November 20, 2013
According to the family lore Harriet was one of eleven children, but it is not known in which order she was born in regards to her brothers and sisters. While her mother was away from the home, Harriet was required to take care of a younger brother and an infant. This could possible lead to the idea that she was the eighth child born. As Harriet was growing up her parents where constantly sold in and out of slavery. Harriet grew accustomed to living in various environments. Due to the constant changing of the living conditions Harriet and her brothers and sisters where unable to live with each other on a regular basis.
The first time Harriet was sold as a slave she was five years old. She worked for a couple who had an infant. Her responsibilities included taking care of the needs of the infant. Harriet was so small that in order to hold the infant safely she had to sit on the floor. Additional responsibilities where domestic tasks throughout the day. She was constantly working from the moment she got up to the moment she went to sleep. Yet many nights she was required to cradle and rock the infant to sleep. The mistress did not go to comfort her own child, yet if the child was not comforted by Harriet, Harriet would be whipped for neglecting the infant. Harriet recalls
the horror of being whipped five times during the night, before breakfast.
At the age of twelve Harriet graduated from domestic labor. As she grew into her teen years she was sold to a farmer who had her doing backbreaking work, usually left for men. She was working in the fields and hoisting barrels of flour into carts. Due to being in the outdoors working she was often with a brother. She learned to enjoy the physical exertion. She also enjoyed working in the open fields.
While Harriet was a slave she acquired many different injuries that followed her throughout her life. As previously mentioned she often remembered being lashed five times before breakfast one morning and the scars that it left. The scars from this beating would be carried with her the rest of her life. When Harriet was a teen she experienced a severe injury. The farmer she worked for sent her to the store for supplies. As she was walking, she came across a slave who left the fields without asking. The slave’s overseer demanded that Harriet help retain him. She refused, leading the overseer to throw a two-pound weight at the runaway, however the weight missed the runaway and struck Harriet in the head. This injury was to cause Harriet to have seizures, severe headaches and narcoleptic episodes for the rest of her life.
In 1844 when Harriet was about 25 years old she married her first husband, John Tubman. John was a free African American. He did not share the same dream that Harriet had to escape slavery and go north. John and Harriet remain childless. Harriet carried the fear that if she married she would be separated from her husband if she where sold into slavery. When she finally escaped from slavery it was Harriet who left John behind. Harriet had no desire to divorce, so she remained married until his death. In 1867 she learned that John had been gunned down and was now a widow in the eyes of God. This opened the door for her to be remarried. In
the winter of 1867 she married a man named Nelson Davis.
Harriet escaped slavery in 1849. She had initially escaped with two of her brothers. She made sure that they returned safely back to the plantation due to their second thoughts of running away, these doubts placed the escape in jeopardy. Harriet would not return with her brothers and continued north alone. The safest way for Harriet to travel would be at night and rest during the day. She sought rest near hollowed-out trees, looking for nests of brown bats to keep the mosquitos away. Her journey was made mostly on foot and once in a while a wagon ride. The moment she crossed the line into the free state of Pennsylvania she had a great feeling of relief and awe. She later recalled, “When I found I had crossed that line, I looked at my hands to see if I was the same person. There was such a glory over everything: the sun came like gold over the fields, and I felt like I was in Heaven.” (Harriet Tubman Biographry)
When Harriet escaped she left everyone she loved behind, including her husband. Harriet tried to talk her family into going with her so that they could be free as a family, but they were not ready to try to escape as they knew the consequences which could come if they where to get caught.
Harriet took routes following the Underground Railroad to escape to freedom. The Underground Railroad was not actually under ground nor was it a real railroad. It was named from the activities of freeing slaves in secrecy and darkness. Railway terms were used by those involved in the system. The different routes were lines, places they stopped were stations, the ones who helped along the way were conducters and their charges were packages or freight.
In 1850 Harriet became an official Underground Railroad Conductor. She was now aquatinted with all of the routes into free territory. She had to take on oath of silence saying that
she would keep the Underground Railroad a secret. As an Underground Railroad Conductor she aided many friends and family members into freedom. Harriet was to make 19 trips to Maryland and helped 300 people to freedom.
During her years with the Underground Railroad she claimed that there where two things that sustained her. One being the pistol she carried at there side and the other being God. She wouldn’t hesitate to use the pistol for self defense, but it was more of a symbol instructing slaves and making it clear that “dead Negroes tell no tales.” (Harriet Tubman) The timid ones found courage in her presence. She affirmed her faith in God with this statement, “I always tole God, I’m twine to hole stiddy on to you, an’ you’ve got to me throu.” (Harriet Tubman)
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Paul Knoch
Biography-Harriet Tubman
November 20, 2013
The Life of Harriet Tubman
Harriet Tubman was born into slavery. She was born in Dorchester County, Maryland. The exact year of her birth is unknown. She is thought to have been born between 1820 and 1825. Her parents gave her the name Araminta Harriet Ross.According to the family lore Harriet was one of eleven children, but it is not known in which order she was born in regards to her brothers and sisters. While her mother was away from the home, Harriet was required to take care of a younger brother and an infant. This could possible lead to the idea that she was the eighth child born. As Harriet was growing up her parents where constantly sold in and out of slavery. Harriet grew accustomed to living in various environments. Due to the constant changing of the living conditions Harriet and her brothers and sisters where unable to live with each other on a regular basis.
The first time Harriet was sold as a slave she was five years old. She worked for a couple who had an infant. Her responsibilities included taking care of the needs of the infant. Harriet was so small that in order to hold the infant safely she had to sit on the floor. Additional responsibilities where domestic tasks throughout the day. She was constantly working from the moment she got up to the moment she went to sleep. Yet many nights she was required to cradle and rock the infant to sleep. The mistress did not go to comfort her own child, yet if the child was not comforted by Harriet, Harriet would be whipped for neglecting the infant. Harriet recalls
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At the age of twelve Harriet graduated from domestic labor. As she grew into her teen years she was sold to a farmer who had her doing backbreaking work, usually left for men. She was working in the fields and hoisting barrels of flour into carts. Due to being in the outdoors working she was often with a brother. She learned to enjoy the physical exertion. She also enjoyed working in the open fields.
While Harriet was a slave she acquired many different injuries that followed her throughout her life. As previously mentioned she often remembered being lashed five times before breakfast one morning and the scars that it left. The scars from this beating would be carried with her the rest of her life. When Harriet was a teen she experienced a severe injury. The farmer she worked for sent her to the store for supplies. As she was walking, she came across a slave who left the fields without asking. The slave’s overseer demanded that Harriet help retain him. She refused, leading the overseer to throw a two-pound weight at the runaway, however the weight missed the runaway and struck Harriet in the head. This injury was to cause Harriet to have seizures, severe headaches and narcoleptic episodes for the rest of her life.
In 1844 when Harriet was about 25 years old she married her first husband, John Tubman. John was a free African American. He did not share the same dream that Harriet had to escape slavery and go north. John and Harriet remain childless. Harriet carried the fear that if she married she would be separated from her husband if she where sold into slavery. When she finally escaped from slavery it was Harriet who left John behind. Harriet had no desire to divorce, so she remained married until his death. In 1867 she learned that John had been gunned down and was now a widow in the eyes of God. This opened the door for her to be remarried. In
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Harriet escaped slavery in 1849. She had initially escaped with two of her brothers. She made sure that they returned safely back to the plantation due to their second thoughts of running away, these doubts placed the escape in jeopardy. Harriet would not return with her brothers and continued north alone. The safest way for Harriet to travel would be at night and rest during the day. She sought rest near hollowed-out trees, looking for nests of brown bats to keep the mosquitos away. Her journey was made mostly on foot and once in a while a wagon ride. The moment she crossed the line into the free state of Pennsylvania she had a great feeling of relief and awe. She later recalled, “When I found I had crossed that line, I looked at my hands to see if I was the same person. There was such a glory over everything: the sun came like gold over the fields, and I felt like I was in Heaven.” (Harriet Tubman Biographry)
When Harriet escaped she left everyone she loved behind, including her husband. Harriet tried to talk her family into going with her so that they could be free as a family, but they were not ready to try to escape as they knew the consequences which could come if they where to get caught.
Harriet took routes following the Underground Railroad to escape to freedom. The Underground Railroad was not actually under ground nor was it a real railroad. It was named from the activities of freeing slaves in secrecy and darkness. Railway terms were used by those involved in the system. The different routes were lines, places they stopped were stations, the ones who helped along the way were conducters and their charges were packages or freight.
In 1850 Harriet became an official Underground Railroad Conductor. She was now aquatinted with all of the routes into free territory. She had to take on oath of silence saying that
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During her years with the Underground Railroad she claimed that there where two things that sustained her. One being the pistol she carried at there side and the other being God. She wouldn’t hesitate to use the pistol for self defense, but it was more of a symbol instructing slaves and making it clear that “dead Negroes tell no tales.” (Harriet Tubman) The timid ones found courage in her presence. She affirmed her faith in God with this statement, “I always tole God, I’m twine to hole stiddy on to you, an’ you’ve got to me throu.” (Harriet Tubman)
Harriet said herself “On my Underground Railroad I never run my train off the track and I never lost a passenger.” (Harriet Tubman-Leading Slaves into Freedom) That was something that most conductors could not say themselves. Her true passion in life was helping those who where in slavery to find their way to freedom.
When the war ended in 1869 Harriet remarried a man by the name of Nelson Davis. They lived a wonderful life and where married for 19 years when at that time Nelson died.
Once the war ended Harriet retired from the Underground Railroad. She had been part of the Railroad for eight years. After retiring she created a home, not only for her family memebers, but for those who had been forgotten or abandoned. Her charitable endeavors became a symbol for reformers, and her accomplishments showed the proof of individual dreams shaping a reality.
Harriet’s life came to an end in 1913 due to pneumonia. She was buried with military honors honors at Fort Hill Cemetery in Auburn, New York . Her tombstone simply reads
“Servant of God, Well Done.”
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To this day Harriet is widely known and respected for the courage and compassion she
showed during her life. She became an American icon after her death. Harriet’s life continues to inspire generations of Americans, who advocate for their civil rights, with her bravery and bold actions. In honor of Harriet Tubman there have been many schools throughout the United States named after her. Two institutions that serve as monuments to her life are the Harriet Tubman Home in Auburn, New York and the Harriet Tubman Museum in Cambridge, Maryland.
Works Cited
Clinton, Catherine. Harriet Tubman: The Road to Freedom. Boston, MA: Little, Brown, 2004. Print.
"Harriet Tubman - Leading Slaves into Freedom." Harriet Tubman - Leading Slaves into Freedom. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Nov. 2013.
"Harriet Tubman Biography." Bio.com. A&E Networks Television, n.d. Web. 23 Nov. 2013.
"Harriet Tubman." History.com. A&E Television Networks, n.d. Web. 21 Nov. 2013.
"Harriet Tubman Timeline." Harriet Tubman Timeline. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Nov. 2013.
"Underground Railroad." History.com. A&E Television Networks, n.d. Web. 21 Nov. 2013.
Devotion...
So as a Second Year at Ecola Bible School one of our requirements is to prepare and give a morning Devotion to the First Year Class. We have to opportunity to prepare and present it to the Second Year Class during First term and then during Second and Third Term each student picks a morning and presents their devotion. I know that there were some people who wanted to know what I did mine on. So here you go.
Does God give you more than you can handle?
I gave the class a brief description of my life growing up and what First Year was like at Ecola. I continued to talk on how hard Second Year at Ecola has been for me and the things that I have been giving up to God to help me through, I have not had to rely on Him so much.
I read a piece of an article to the class:
A part that really stuck out to me was "When we become aware that life will give us more than we can handle we find a promise: God is faithful to meet us in the mess and the pain." (Hidalgo, Michael "Yes, God Will Give You More Than You Can Handle." 10 September 2013)
Read the whole article at: http://www.relevantmagazine.com/god/yes-god-will-give-you-more-you-can-handle#vvHiIg8L33MPY4IF.99
I also gave them some of the verses that have comforted me through the hard times.
James 1:2-8:
"Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials fof various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing. If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him. But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind. For that person must not suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord; he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways."
Philippians 4:13
"I can do all things through him who strengthens me."
Jeremiah 29:11-14a
"For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope. Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will hear you. You will seek me and find me, when you seek me awith all your heart. I will be found by you, declares the Lord"
Psalm 18:1-3
"I love you, O Lord, my strength.
The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer,
my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge,
my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
I call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised,
and I am saved from my enemies."
Psalm 40:1-3
"I waited patiently for the Lord;
he inclined to me and heard my cry.
He drew me up from the pit of destruction,
out of the miry bog,
and set my feet upon a rock,
making my steps secure.
He put a new song in my mouth,
a song of praise to our God.
Many will see and fear,
and put their trust in the Lord."
1 Peter 1:6-7
"In this you rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials, so that the tested genuineness of your faith—more precious than gold that perishes though it is tested by fire—may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ."
Lastly I played a song that I heard this summer:
The beauty in His creation
Does God give you more than you can handle?
- My answer is yes, if you are trying to handle the situation on your own without seeking God for His help through the situation.
I gave the class a brief description of my life growing up and what First Year was like at Ecola. I continued to talk on how hard Second Year at Ecola has been for me and the things that I have been giving up to God to help me through, I have not had to rely on Him so much.
I read a piece of an article to the class:
A part that really stuck out to me was "When we become aware that life will give us more than we can handle we find a promise: God is faithful to meet us in the mess and the pain." (Hidalgo, Michael "Yes, God Will Give You More Than You Can Handle." 10 September 2013)
Read the whole article at: http://www.relevantmagazine.com/god/yes-god-will-give-you-more-you-can-handle#vvHiIg8L33MPY4IF.99
I also gave them some of the verses that have comforted me through the hard times.
James 1:2-8:
"Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials fof various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing. If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him. But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind. For that person must not suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord; he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways."
Philippians 4:13
"I can do all things through him who strengthens me."
Jeremiah 29:11-14a
"For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope. Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will hear you. You will seek me and find me, when you seek me awith all your heart. I will be found by you, declares the Lord"
Psalm 18:1-3
"I love you, O Lord, my strength.
The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer,
my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge,
my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
I call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised,
and I am saved from my enemies."
Psalm 40:1-3
"I waited patiently for the Lord;
he inclined to me and heard my cry.
He drew me up from the pit of destruction,
out of the miry bog,
and set my feet upon a rock,
making my steps secure.
He put a new song in my mouth,
a song of praise to our God.
Many will see and fear,
and put their trust in the Lord."
1 Peter 1:6-7
"In this you rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials, so that the tested genuineness of your faith—more precious than gold that perishes though it is tested by fire—may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ."
Lastly I played a song that I heard this summer:
There is A God- Trent Willmon
(www.cowboylyrics.com)
Try and put your arms around
the 100 year old tree
Climb up on a horse
and let it run full speed
Take a look out at the world from 30,000 feet
on your next flight
Watch a flock of birds
against the morning sun
Close your eyes and listen
to the river run
Catch a firefly in your hand
or a raindrop on your tongue
That's right
Chorus:
There is a God
There is a God
There is a God
How much proof do you need?
Plant a seed and see
what comes out of the ground
Find the heartbeat on your baby's ultrasound
In a few years hear it laughing,
and don't it sound like a song?
Stop and think about
what you don't understand
Things like life and love
and how the world began
Hear the doctor say he can't explain it,
but the cancer is gone
Chorus:
There is a God
There is a God
There is a God
How much proof do you need?
Bridge:
Science says it's all just circumstance
That this whole world is just an accident
But if you want to shoot that theory down,
just take a look around
Oh just look around
Now there is a God
There is a God
Oh there is a God,
How much proof do you need?
Now, There is a God.
If you would like to listen to the Devotion I do have it on recording, I just can not download it on here. So just ask and I can email it to you.
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