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Name: Tim
Country: United States
State: Wisconsin
Metro: Madison
Birthday: 11/20/1984
Gender: Male
Interests: God, Friends, Running, Emergency Response, Nursing, Eating Good Food, Flying, Snowboarding, and a ton more!
Expertise: I'm a pretty good pilot (if i do say so myself).
Some would say i'm an expert cheesecake and fudge maker...the jury's still out.
I'm an expert at making people laugh. My goal is to make one person a day laugh, but my personal best is about 500. Okay, so i was in a school play, The Beverly Hillbillies, and i was Jed Clampet, but still
Occupation: Student
Industry: Medical
Message: message meEmail: email me
Website: visit my website
AIM:  a10tim
MSN: tjstru@hotmail.com
Yahoo:  tstruska@sbcglobal.net
Member Since:
2/25/2005
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|  I saw this sign hanging upside down (the top bolt had fallen out) and couldn't resist taking a fun picture. Notice the shorts... It's been in the 40's almost every day here for a week or so. Tonight and tomorrow we're supposed to get somewhere between 3 and 7 inches of snow, depending on who you trust to predict weather for you. Welcome home, spring! Am I the only one that thought the Vernal Equinox was on the 21st of March? Or is this because of the Leap Year? One among you who is a scholar may want to weigh in on that.
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| I've finally come to the place where I had to admit aloud to myself through tears that I simply can not do it. I can't do emotions, relationships, school, work, family, everything on my own. I NEED God. I HAVE to rely on Him. God is SO amazing and SO sufficient and I wish I had reached this point so long ago. I've wasted so much time being apathetic and just content to be a mediocre Christian. I've been content to settle for whatever happened and not ever put myself in a place where my Self could be broken and remolded by God. It's amazingly painful, but at the same time unbelieveably peaceful. On one hand, my emotions are chaotic and on a roller coaster between love, anger, helplessness, jealousy, and joy. On the other hand, my spirit seems to be like a peaceful person sitting on a chair in the middle of a tornado, oblivious to the chaos around him. I don't even understand it. Isaiah 26:3 has meant so much to me recently. If I rely on God, He truly DOES give His peace. Also Philippians 2:6,7 have been inspiring. God's peace is truly inexplicable. There's no way to express it. God is amazing... | | |
| Got home from class today and noticed something that made me think. Just right then and there it put me in a contemplative mood. Here's what I saw: 
Call me crazy, but this welcome mat got me thinking. It's getting to the point where it's worn out. It's been around as long as I can remember (which is roughly 20 years or so of conscious memory) and has always been at the front door of the house. I got all sentimental inside when I looked at the worn out welcome mat. I thought about a number of things, but one stood out to me. My parents have always made my house a place where anyone was welcome. Maybe it's a little too Hallmark-ish, but I think a worn out welcome mat might just be a sign of a hospitable home. I think back on all the people (easily in the hundreds) who have crossed the threshold of our house to stay for a meal, a party, a week, or maybe longer. I'm not trying to brag too much on my parents, but this is all evidence of their attitude towards God's blessings. Growing up we didn't have a lot of "stuff" but we always had enough to eat and a warm place to sleep, which is more than can be said for about a half of the world's population. My parents never approached the stuff of life with a greedy attitude. Whenever we had extra of anything, it was always given to someone who needed it more than we did. If there was an extra face at the table for any reason, there was always another plate set with no mention of cost or extra work. I remember more than once hearing my mom say something to the effect of, "The first time you visit, you're guests, the second time, friends; anything after that and you're family. I guess the way to sum this all up is I know I want to be that kind of person. I want my home to be a place where guests are family and there's always an extra seat at the table for them. I want a home with a worn out welcome mat. | | |
| I wish: 1. I knew exactly what God wanted. 2. I had the courage to do it. 3. I made better choices. 4. I didn't feel spiritually inadequate. 5. I wasn't complacent. 6. My friends were passionate about their relationship with God. 7. I was passionate about my relationship with God. 8. I could convince others of my convictions. 9. Everyone agreed on what the Bible says about stuff like: salvation, homosexuality, church practice, alcohol consumption, etc. 10. I was done with school already. 11. I could be be spiritually and psychosocially mature without the growing pains. 12. I could help more people in the world who are hurting. 13. I could make everyone smile. 14. I didn't dissapoint those who count on me. 15. I could run faster. 16. I could understand Cell and Molecular Biology. 17. I could sit down and just DO HOMEWORK! 18. Stop thinking of so many things that need improvement in my life. 19. See myself the way God sees me. 20. Be less selfish. | | |
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Pearl Harbor
By Martin Tillman, David Campbell, Gavin Greenaway, Heitor Pereira, Tim Pierce, Johnny Mori, Michael Fisher, Julia Migenes, Bruce Fowler
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Okay, no time now for a "real" post. It's about ten minutes after 1am and I have to work at 6am tomorrow. Here's the links for three photo albums from my trip to Indonesia. Enjoy...if they work: Album 1 http://mbbc.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2002477&l=ecbfd&id=161300032 Album 2 http://mbbc.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2002508&l=44643&id=161300032 Album 3 http://mbbc.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2002551&l=5ea04&id=161300032 | | |
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