So I was inspired to write this post by a few things…
First, my lil cousin called me today to tell me that her birthday is on monday… Like I needed the reminder LOL
- Dec 8, 1989 6.2 lbs
- @ age 4 or 5
- c/o 2007 Beautifully growed up @ 17 years old
She’s turning 19, about to go into the airforce, and trying to go to school. Makes me so proud LOL… my lil one is growing up LOL
Second, my bff (Jill) Angela wrote a blog about how she felt old and she’s only like 6 months older than me
Lastly, while reading TheNorEaster’s blog today I was brought attention to somethings about my maturity that I’d like to blog about
So I’m 22 years old… I don’t feel 22 at all. Sometimes I feel 5 other times I feel 15… All the time, I feel like a little kid.. not a 22 year old adult. I think alot is accredited to the fact that I am still in school, still live at home with my mother, and do not have a job. Maybe also because many people have told me that I needed to grow up.
Lately though I have been finding myself feeling more mature and interested in things that I didn’t even understand as a child. These mostly deal with the parallels of television and movies to the concepts and things of God and religion. A few that come to mind are Star Trek, Lord of the Rings, Chronicles of Narnia, and Harry Potter. These 4 things used to bore me to death… I had no interest in them at all. If Star Trek was on the television I’d be sleep in 5 seconds. I had no desired to watch any of the Lord of the Rings, Chronicles, or Harry Potter movies before… even as recently as a year ago. I watched Lord of the Rings the other day and found it quite intriguing. I also might probably go see that new Star Trek Movie in 2009 thanks to the wonderful trailers of Noreaster. I saw parallels of things of God and think I might actually enjoy it. I think we all know that one person who can pull out a message about Jesus from anywhere… LOL Like this one awesome guy named Bret had this great evangelism talk from this utterly ridiculous youtube video called Charlie the Unicorn goes to Candy Mountain.
I digress… LOL anywho I bring that up because I know am being able to see Jesus in everyday things and I think its awesome and a reflection of maturity and my relationship with God… And yet still not an indication that I’m OLD! 🙂
1 Corinthians 13:11-12
When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child; but when I became a man, I put away childish things. For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I shall know just as I also am known.
Oh yeah… and if you enjoyed that last video… how about Charlie the Unicorn Part 2
2008 2 December at 15:36
Your lil cousin is a beautiful girl, Ashley. Tell her I said “Happy Birthday!” On Monday, of course.
I remember not being interested in things when I was younger that I am interested in now. But, of course, I was always interested in STAR TREK.
Always.
You know what’s really funny? When I was younger, people said I looked my cousin. Even my father couldn’t tell us apart. But now that I’m older, people say I look–and sound–just like my father.
Hmmm…I wonder if my cousin can tell us apart…?
2008 2 December at 22:45
What!? He can see evangelism in Charlie the Unicorn? That man obviously doesn’t know much about Christianity. Ok, jk, but seriously, where does he see it?
Wow you are into those weird movies. I never was, but now that I’m old, perhaps I am too. I should try to watch them again…nah!
2008 2 December at 23:02
Yeah I didn’t think I was either… its a new thing with me Lol… more recently like this month or something LOL
2008 3 December at 09:23
I see the evangelism for sure. I don’t think that I’d use it as a main basis for a talk though.
“YAY, Let’s go to Candy Mountain, Charlie!”
It seemed like more of a satire on evangelists more than anything else. I too feel old and, depending on the day, more or less mature.
2008 3 December at 09:54
Very cool Ashley. I always find it pretty exciting when I find God growing an interest in me that hasn’t been there before. Of course, I’m baffled by the interest in Star Trek. I never could get into it…now Star Wars on the other hand…that’s a different story. 🙂