so i really haven’t written in one of these weblogs aka “blogs” in quite a while so here goes:(could be a long one idk) So here’s my life right now, my ticket from the pits of hades is gone forever and im really really happy about that. just got my other check from school today which was totally God how i got it. so pvcc screwed up my address, they cut off the “62″ in 4602 E. Paradise Village Parkway North APT# D-262, so i never recieved any of the checks in the mail. fortunately, they called me so i picked it up last friday. and now i was wondering when the second one was going to come, so i randomly asked the fin aid office and they told me to ask the cashiers office.  so i asked them and they gave me the 2nd one! man that was so God, who knows when they would have called me to come get it. so now i have the money for my dad and i paid him today which feels amazing. and i checked out some car insurance companies, and right now i think i’m gonna go with Geico. they have really good discounts for full time college students. i did the whole quote process and i saved $146 with the discount. dang thats amazing. i thought about when im gonna ask to be a leader. some people think i already am, but i haven’t really “asked” pdan yet. idk i know it’s gonna be sometime before camp because i really wanna be a team leader/camp counselor this year. josh told me ricardo is the speaker. at first i was like, “oh dang that sucks” because I know him and have heard him speak before. pdan said ricardo is really good at speaking and preaching now, he was good before but i guess know he’s a lot better. so im excited for that, it should be a lot of fun this year, i’m also looking forward to senior trip, man it was soooooo chill last year. man, there’s like no restrictions or anything. i hope i can go.

Ah, in other news i got a job hanging out with these kids after school, making sure they do their homework and all that until their mom gets home. How I got this job was totally God. One Tuesday a few weeks ago, i asked Did if there was any way I can work at the church. He said he didn’t know, and I should ask Roy if there was any openings in the janitor department. I laughed and shook my head. Then he rememberd this lady, Dr. Maritza Irizarry, who needed someone to hang out with her kids till she got home. By the way, the mom is a doctor so she’s making really good money, hence $10/hour for me!!!! yeah that’s like $150-$200 a week which is pretty good, considering i dont have a job! haha. the problem right now is, she never answers her phone! i want to start as soon as possible but i need to talk to her again and get some keys, and directions to the house. oh yeah she wants me to drive her Navigator to pick up the two boys Edwin(14) and Freddie(10) from school everyday. dang. thats sick. haha I’m a babysitter! Moral of the story, God is good.

i need to read my bible more, like i read, just not as much as i used to. im a really bad procrastinator, and i push everything off till the last minute. like if i feel that i dont have to do something, my discipline sucks to get it done. im praying for the passion for reading the Bible more and christian books, which is something i lack right now. i really hope paiute goes well,  i hope we make a difference out there, and actually start discipling these kids man. idk y exactly,  but i didnt go to paiute this last friday. i sorta felt overwhelmed by the refuge, and i just wanted a day off. think about it. Saturday i was at church, sunday we had church, then we left to Havasu. we get back on thursday, and i hear, “drama tomorrow at 1. then paiute park at 4. oh yeah we need babysitters for the service too.” and i’m like, “dang, please give me a break. just a day to rest. please.” so i slept in, got my check, and hung out at az mills instead. i felt a little bad, but then i didnt. i figured i’ll probably be at most of the paiutes on fridays for now on, and idk i felt like my life was being controlled by the refuge. most of the time it is and i dont even know it, but it’s good, i just wanted a break. and the pathetic thing about all of this was that i ended up going to church that night anyway for the good friday service haha. that video was sick, “oooohh, sundays’ a comin’!!!” i liked it.:) oh yeah the faulkners’ cousins from canada. they were cool. they were also at az mills, i like meeting new cool/chill people, especially from different country. we talked a lot about how we talk, and how they do. it’s crazy the things i learned about canada. kinda makes me wanna live there.

man school is crazy. i missed to go to havasu, and at first i thought all was good, but today i found out it wasn’t. yeah in my college carreer class, if i miss one more im dropped. and i have to go to this special meeting with my teacher to talk about some chapter i missed. idk i’ll do whatever to stay and get good grades. i have a scholarship, and im NOT gonna screw it up. God blessed me with it, and im not gonna sabatoge it by being lazy. i need to do my homework now, but it’s due on wednesday(math) and next monday(the college suc. one) i gotta stay on it. theres only 6 weeks left! and since i only have 3 classes 2 times a week now, theres only like 12 days of school left! and since my jazz class ended, i only have english 101 on tuesdays and thursdays from 12-1:15. man i love college. yeah speaking of future, lately i’ve really wanted to know what God wanted me to do with my life, and something crazy happened. The prophetess lady with the red hair who goes to our church came up to me. yeah she told me she saw me singing, and she’s been praying for me for like a week now. God told her to tell me that sometime in my life, im going to be doing something with Ethyopian Jews. she asked me if i thought about Israel lately, and I said I did think about it once the week before. She was kinda in awe of God, because she asked God to put me in her path if she’s supposed to tell me. and right then at church i come walking out in front of her. i was looking for the lady im supposed to babysit for, she was nowwhere to be found. then i decided to look in the sanctuary and thats where the prophetess lady started talking to me. I was like, “wow. God is crazy.” i was a little confused a first, but hey whatever God wants i pray that i’ll listen. well that was a lot. i think im gonna read and go to bed. u guys should tell me whats going on in your lives too! if it’s long make a blog post and tell me so i can read it

k so i finally paid off my ticket from hell and I agreed with my dad about being able to get one his cars once it’s paid off and i get the money to get it registered. so two months later(now)  I have the money and the ticket is paid off. but guess what? yeah he decides that he wants me to pay $500 dollars for the car now, to teach me a lesson or something. The only lesson im learning is how to be a jerk to your son. I was really upset and me and my bro argued but he made his decision. now im ok but seriously when will all this crap end so i can just drive? Like idk what God is trying to show me? on the bright side i’ll be making some money picking kids up from school and hanging out(aka babysitting). so yeah thats about it. my dad is really messed up. any advice will help

hey is here is the compare and contrast paper i wrote for english 101. everything might not be completely true, but ya know i needed to take up space.

Eric Reece Jr.

English 101 1336

Compare/Contrast

February 28, 2008

In life, friends or mentors are very influential to the outcome of someone’s life. Whether it is positive or negative, friends definitely affect how one views the world. Sean and Uche are two guys, from completely different backgrounds who have come together to become best friends. And even though Sean and Uche are similar in many ways, their differences lie in where and how they were raised, their personalities, and how they view the world around them.

Sean was born in the middle of Texas, and his parents were both drug addicts. His father left him and his mother for drugs when Sean was young. Sean grew up very poor, sometimes barely eating because his mother spent their money on drugs. And because of his parents’ preoccupation with drugs, he was not raised very strictly or with much attention at all. He later lived with father again for a while, because his mother was sent to prison for about 5 years for cocaine related issues. When she finally got out of prison, she packed up her and Sean’s belongings and moved to Arizona with Sean’s aunt and uncle. Despite this rough childhood, Sean never tried drugs or became wedged in this destructive lifestyle.

Uche on the other hand, was born in Nigeria, a country in Africa. His father was in the military, so his family was very well off financially. And because of his father’s military background, Uche was raised very strictly and sometimes harsh. When young Uche did sometime bad, he would have to take a branch off a small tree and bring it to his father. After that, his father would heat the branch up in an oven, and beat him with it. His father later died in a war when Uche was still young, and because of this Uche’s mother decided to move the family to the United States, and they ended up in Arizona. In Arizona, Uche started going to public school, and later became a full legal United States citizen.

Sean has a very loud, hyper-active, and zealous personality. Sean is a leader in this writer’s youth group, and he will not hesitate to correct at a moments’ notice. In a room full of people, Sean can easily yell above any other person to get his point across. Sean is very fast in everything he does, whether it’s walking or working on a new project at the church he works at. He loves to play sports, and he is a very intense competitor in basketball, football, and baseball. Sean is also a very zealous Christian full of passion, and even though he does not condemn anyone to hell, he will not hesitate to share the gospel of Christ to anyone in his path.

On the contrary, Uche has a very laid-back, compassionate, and humble personality. Uche is also a leader in this writer’s youth group, and he is very calm and compassionate when correcting and encouraging. He can sit in one place for hours and just chill and hang out with friends or by himself. And even though he is a very quiet person, he is not shy or stuck-up. He smiles and laughs a lot, being a person you want to be around. He also plays sports, but he is very humble and is very slow to get mad or yell at a fellow player or referee. He will always show compassion and sincerity in every situation, believing that love of God leads people to repentance.

Sean sees the world as his giant playground, never backing down to any challenge that comes before him. He recently grew out his hair despite his friends and family telling him it looks bad and he should cut it. In fact, Sean went as far as putting his hair into dreadlocks that now go down his back! When someone tells Sean that he cannot do something, he strives all the more to do it and prove the world wrong. Despite his somewhat rebellious attitude, Sean sees the world as a dying place in need of a God how can to save them. He has a passion for reaching and feeding the poor and homeless, going downtown every week to help them out. He sees this as his calling, to help as many people as possible, and in the process not care what other people think of him.

In contrast, Uche views the world as him just being a lowly part, always putting others before himself. Uche, even though his views on the world are somewhat similar to Sean’s, his outlook on certain subjects contrast those of Sean. In speaking in the terms of hair, Uche quickly shaved his insanely amazing afro (in this writer’s opinion) for his job working as a pastor. He rarely argues with anyone, believing that everyone is entitled to their own opinion. He has no problem being the bigger man in any situation, whether it is with a friend or a stranger in traffic who just cut him off. He believes that everybody needs love, and that true pure love can only come from God, who is the creator of all things. He gives everyone and anyone a second chance when they mess up, and he is always there to show mercy to his family and friends.

The point of this paper was to show how friends, who can be completely different, can come together to become best friends. They both have a large influence on this writer’s life, pushing and encouraging him to be a better person. They are always there for this writer, whether it is joking around or having a serious discussion. And even though Sean and Uche are different, they also have many similarities. They are both in their early 20s, and both of them recently got married to their lovely wives. They both work at a church here in Arizona, and they have traveled together on various occasions. Uche and Sean play sports together; in fact they play on the same team. This paper was to show that no matter the age, race, or personal attributes, anyone can be a role model and has an impact in someone else’s life.

wow its literally been months since i have blogged on this thing. its weird i keep getting comments from these random companies, i just deleted a bunch of them. Im doing good college is alright, i have to essays to do in the next few days, and i have math stuff to do. math kinda sucks not gonna lie, but it’s all good! man, i feel pretty good. i randomly did push-ups today like out of nowhere it was weird. spam messages are really weird. ill just leave it at that. God is amazing, always blessing us whether we know it or not. just by waking up and having a functional body is a blessing we get all the time. I love God, pray that I wont procrastinate in reading the bible because it’s very important. but yeah whats going on everyone? i wanna know whats happening in peoples lives. haha hit me up! k peace

yeah i haven’t  been on in a while for a few reasons. computer broken, haven’t felt like it lately, forgot, idk. i’m at church right now, early for the christmas eve service tonight. pretty bored and tired i feel so lazy and it really doesn’t feel like christmas eve i don’t know why. maybe because i’m older and it is not that big of a deal anymore. it’s weird but yeah MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!! eve?

definitely better than last year. God is good.

yeah so i got back from the victorville trip last night(it was really really amazing like dang). but yeah i get a text from nannette saying i heard you got fired. and i’m like huh? i took this week off like a month ago. but i guess there was a miscommunication with my boss and me idk but i guess i’m fired for missing work even though i didn’t even think i was scheduled. my fault for not checking/confirming? their fault for being unorganized and stupid. so yeah thats life i guess wow

God is still good.

i’m just posting to post haven’t posted in a while but yeah pretty good weekend. kinda down earlier today but ya know i’m better now. buddy bell was amazing that guy is really funny! tonights service was really good dang and now i’m gonna get this cd set thing it’s gonna be cool. God is mighty(i rarely use that word) and really spectacular. nice k peace out

listen to this it’s a call in to a radio station from this 12 year old boy named logan. this kid is so wise listen to this:

http://www.ksbj.org/eblogs/morningShow/wp-content/uploads

/2007/10/logan-calf-story.mp3

i was on myspace just now and kristen put up a bulletin that was titled, “i don’t know how to feel”, and it said this:

“candace is having her baby on the one months anniversary of matt’s death.

RIP<3″

i then replied to her this:

“thats crazy huh? that as we go through this life we sometimes experience death and at the same time new life. And through it all God is still good. u gotta realize that everything happens for a reason whether we see it or not God has a plan. i might not know how u feel losing someone so close to you, but i do know that God is awesome and amazing no matter how we feel or what we think.”

i think it’s pretty crazy how God works. like we don’t even understand fully His ways. don’t think that u can control God or predict what He’s gonna do because He is God and He’ll do whatever He wants.