“I am what I eat!”

In my family food is more than just nourishment to our bodies, it’s heeling to our souls. I’m not trying to say that we overeat or love food to an excessive extent, but rather I say this because food is what brings our family together; it makes us whole. As time passes, our lives seem to become more occupied with work and things outside the family; we begin loose connection and bonding with those who matter most. When my family comes together it’s always for dinner. Sitting at my mother’s table we are linked once again. We talk and laugh while enjoying a wonderful meal. It’s not about what type of food it was or even if it tasted right; food brings my family closer together. When getting together now, it makes me remember when I was young. My parents made my brother and I eat with them up until we had jobs in high school. They felt that dinner with everyone was important to stay together; in order to remain connected as a family. I am so glad for what they did; they were not simply feeding us dinner, but instilling values and traditions that made us feel complete and whole as a family. In the future when I begin to raise a family, I will also insist on having dinner as a family; I must maintain tradition.

"Christian Churches are Communities"

-What makes this group a community? What holds the group together?
-A church consists of a congregation of people that are there for the sole purpose to be connected to “the body of Christ.” Each person is there to support one another in their journey to become closer to God. The faith each person holds helps hold the church together. There are no people that are greater than another, for they are all equal in the eyes of God.

-What interests, needs, and values do these people share?
-The church as a place to worship their God. The people that attend value the word of God and the messages it brings. There is a way of life that each person aspires to be. The church takes care of its members in any time of need. If there is something needed for a specific family or member such as food, clothing or counseling, the church provides care. A church is a family, brothers and sisters in Christ, they are there for each other at all times in their relationship with God. A church is full of many different people so there are always different activities occurring! There are classes, meetings and special events planned for all ages to attend. There is so much more to church than a simple service every Sunday; it’s a place that brings people together.

-What tensions or differences work against the cohesion of this community?
-All churches and communities in general will have problems such as gossip and separation. No person is perfect; there will be dysfunctional aspects to every community. The church frowns upon acts that cause problems because the church is meant to have positive influences that impact its members. Society itself influences the members as well. When the members obtain ideas and influences from society, it can cause issues such as people questioning their faith; thus causing problems in the church community.

-How do you fit in this group? What makes this community one you want to be apart of?
-I feel that I fit into this community simply because I have the same beliefs and desire to be apart of it. I believe that I need to go to church in order to stay on the right path in my relationship with my God. I am actively involved with my church and love to be apart of all the activities. I want to be apart of a group of people that are there to support me in my walk with God. Everyone is supportive in whatever you do and is understanding and not judgmental. I belong there!

My Wallet!

When randomly discovering another person’s wallet, what assumptions would you conclude? Can a wallet itself clearly map out your personality? I feel that delving into a wallet is quite an absurd way to obtain information about one’s personality. Yes, you can find out some of interesting information, but it would be rather vague. For example, you can find out that a person has a membership to a movie rental store but you can’t possibly know what genre of movies is actually preferred by the person. I feel that your wallet my cover the hard evidence, but doesn’t provide the details. However, what assumptions would be made if my wallet were under close inspection of another? When examining my wallet I do notice some things that would be of particular significance. I maintain an almost perfect checkbook. I make sure that it is always balanced and will spend a great deal of time researching the problem if I am even more than a cent off! I’m sure you could assume that from my book lies someone who enjoys keeping track of her personal expenses… Not to mention low on cash, I prefer card transactions. I have an asb card, which clearly suggests that I am currently a student. I have a gym membership, which may suggest that I am into physical fitness or that I am trying to get back to a healthy state. Inside my wallet is a driver’s license. On that drivers license is my overall description… maybe add a few pounds and a inch to get a more accurate description… Regardless, my driver’s license can tell a lot. My address is clearly listed as well as my birthrate and that I need corrective lenses to be able to drive. I have pictures of my family and friends, but mainly pictures of my boyfriend. From that one may be able to assume that I am very family orientated and love my boyfriend, with is a true and accurate assumption; however there are aspects of my life that are not available for anyone to see. There is no way to indicate my special interests or passions in life; my personality or usual tendencies. I feel that there are numerous aspects of my life that my wallet fails to point out. I feel that my wallet gives an overall feel that I am stingy with money, obsessed with working out, and my life consists of my family and boyfriend. However my life is much different. It is full of happiness and passion for life. There is so much more to me as an individual. I have thoughts, feelings, and aspirations. I plan on becoming a registered nurse; I want my life to be meaningful to others as well as my own. My wallet fails to mention how much happiness I receive when for one day all that I do is quilt. It fails to mention how passionate I am about my religion and faith. That without church my life would be meaningless. There’s nothing that indicates I love romance novels, or that I adore movies that are “chick flicks” and cry no matter the times I’ve watched. There are so many assumptions that one can make over one’s wallet, but until you meet the person you can’t prove them to be true… after all even though it’s on my driver’s license I really don’t weigh 130!

Test Message

This is my test message! let's hope it works!