"Someone who inspires me" or Forrest Cammack
"Improbable"(Not best quality, but be fair. I'm still a begginner! My final pictures I haven't put up on my computer yet!)
Monday, December 28, 2009
More Kimberly Zerkel photography
"Someone who inspires me" or Forrest Cammack"Improbable"(Not best quality, but be fair. I'm still a begginner! My final pictures I haven't put up on my computer yet!)
Since I'll be out of town until the 3rd... update for Dec.!
*Finals week was frustrating, I'd sleep really long, and that would take up a lot of the time I planned to study... grr... plus make up work meh. Glad that's over.
*So far so good. I got a D and B so far for my grades, the other 3 haven't been posted but I'm sure I did ok. So I'm pretty sure the 3rd I'll be back to school. I am going to aim to work harder while still having some fun. Least I'll have more time since I don't have dark room needs next semester.
*I saw the Princess and the Frog twice, soooo worth it!
*I did a presentation for ASL (American sign language). I signed to Untitled hymn (come to Jesus) by Chris Rice. It wasn't bad despite I didn't practice much and was nervous! =D Just an fyi, ASL grammar is different. Example, we'd say, I went to visit my sister. An ASL signer would sign, I visit my sister I or something like that. There is a sign form where you can sign it in the form we speak called Perfect English Signing (PES), but ASL is the form deaf culture uses.
*I debated on the swing dance, but still went, having to find a ride last minute. I went with (in the car) Elise Bowder and Cory. We went to Chipole (yum one of the only Mex places I like), then to the dance. I went dateless for the first time. I danced with my best buds Scottie Porter, Adam Hunt (not best bud yet but I hope we become so), Forrest Cammack, Jay Miller and some others.
It was fun and I took lots of pictures. We then went to this cool ice cream place and I got loose leave tea and a banana split (couldn't eat it all tho). My tea pot was an elephant! The china there was legit!
* I went to the Home Alone movie ASC played as well as the Christmas celebration. I rode on the horse cart as well as hung with Jay. It always starts with a candlelit thing, and I was too late to grab a candle. A girl handed me hers and I was trying to fix the paper that catches the wax to keep it from getting burnt. Despite my efforts it caught on fire. Brad Higgins was next to me. I handed him the candle and said help! He put it out. My friend Brad is my hero!
*The Christmas concert was even better this year. I was sad not to be part of it this year... but the lightning, decor, and songs were as beautiful as always. They added dancers this year, and when the choir and band did Amazing Grace, a bagpiper with legit Scottish kilt came in playing with them. He did beautiful, it sounded so beathtaking adding it in!!!
*Dec. 30th early we are flying to California mainly to see the Rose bowl because we are fans od both the Oregon ducks and Ohio State buckeyes. My mom's family will join us. I will mainly be rooting for the ducks due to being born in the state. We will also go to Disney land for a night...
* Biggest update: MY OLDEST SISTER KRISTIN IS ENGAGED AS OF TWO DAYS AGO! So my sister's bf (now fiancé) took her to the beach for the weekend. Not too long after he got there he said, "I have another Christmas present for you." She was confused because it was the day after. It was wrapped in paper and masking tape so it took a while to open it. As she was close to, he knelt down. "I love you and want to spend the rest of my life with you. Will you marry me?" So everyone but me and Grandma knew because apparently we couldn't keep it a secret. Anyway, Saturday we were at Target hitting the after Christmas sale and she called Mom. Mom answered, Kristin saud, "What?" "You called me." "Oh. I'm engaged." Mom told us as she heard. I was almost in tears at Target. When Kristin told me they were going away, I guessed she might be getting proposed to though!
That's all for now (esp. since I can't figure out if there is anything else)
*So far so good. I got a D and B so far for my grades, the other 3 haven't been posted but I'm sure I did ok. So I'm pretty sure the 3rd I'll be back to school. I am going to aim to work harder while still having some fun. Least I'll have more time since I don't have dark room needs next semester.
*I saw the Princess and the Frog twice, soooo worth it!
*I did a presentation for ASL (American sign language). I signed to Untitled hymn (come to Jesus) by Chris Rice. It wasn't bad despite I didn't practice much and was nervous! =D Just an fyi, ASL grammar is different. Example, we'd say, I went to visit my sister. An ASL signer would sign, I visit my sister I or something like that. There is a sign form where you can sign it in the form we speak called Perfect English Signing (PES), but ASL is the form deaf culture uses.
*I debated on the swing dance, but still went, having to find a ride last minute. I went with (in the car) Elise Bowder and Cory. We went to Chipole (yum one of the only Mex places I like), then to the dance. I went dateless for the first time. I danced with my best buds Scottie Porter, Adam Hunt (not best bud yet but I hope we become so), Forrest Cammack, Jay Miller and some others.
It was fun and I took lots of pictures. We then went to this cool ice cream place and I got loose leave tea and a banana split (couldn't eat it all tho). My tea pot was an elephant! The china there was legit!
* I went to the Home Alone movie ASC played as well as the Christmas celebration. I rode on the horse cart as well as hung with Jay. It always starts with a candlelit thing, and I was too late to grab a candle. A girl handed me hers and I was trying to fix the paper that catches the wax to keep it from getting burnt. Despite my efforts it caught on fire. Brad Higgins was next to me. I handed him the candle and said help! He put it out. My friend Brad is my hero!
*The Christmas concert was even better this year. I was sad not to be part of it this year... but the lightning, decor, and songs were as beautiful as always. They added dancers this year, and when the choir and band did Amazing Grace, a bagpiper with legit Scottish kilt came in playing with them. He did beautiful, it sounded so beathtaking adding it in!!!
*Dec. 30th early we are flying to California mainly to see the Rose bowl because we are fans od both the Oregon ducks and Ohio State buckeyes. My mom's family will join us. I will mainly be rooting for the ducks due to being born in the state. We will also go to Disney land for a night...
* Biggest update: MY OLDEST SISTER KRISTIN IS ENGAGED AS OF TWO DAYS AGO! So my sister's bf (now fiancé) took her to the beach for the weekend. Not too long after he got there he said, "I have another Christmas present for you." She was confused because it was the day after. It was wrapped in paper and masking tape so it took a while to open it. As she was close to, he knelt down. "I love you and want to spend the rest of my life with you. Will you marry me?" So everyone but me and Grandma knew because apparently we couldn't keep it a secret. Anyway, Saturday we were at Target hitting the after Christmas sale and she called Mom. Mom answered, Kristin saud, "What?" "You called me." "Oh. I'm engaged." Mom told us as she heard. I was almost in tears at Target. When Kristin told me they were going away, I guessed she might be getting proposed to though!
That's all for now (esp. since I can't figure out if there is anything else)
Friday, December 4, 2009
Another month gone by...
*School's OK, lacking motivation, for the most part. However, if I don't do well in my classes this semester lets say these next two weeks here will be my last at GFU. I've heard it all, God's got a plan but I CANNOT LEAVE HERE. This is my home.
*I miss Women's chorale.
*Barracuda has been striking hard, couple weeks ago, caught 3 td passes, last night 2.
* I got a phone call during my show the other night from the Raptor. It made me smile a lot!
*I'm finally getting the dark room stuff down.
*Saw Transformers for the first time... LOVE IT! "Bumblebee stop lubricating on the guy!" Lol.
*Went to New Moon premiere, this time unlike last year not to Sherwood's, but Cameo, cool little theatre, and they played silent films while we waited... it was soooo worth it. And you'll never guess who gave me the money for my ticket....
*Willy visited. It was fun to have him over and catch up. It had been a month since he had come last to Fox.
*The light in my room has been acting funny, so I've been living in half darkness most of this week.
*I have found love... PUMPKIN PIE CHAIS FROM CHAPTERS!
*Had fun at home for Thanksgiving. Basically had dinner with my mom and dad (sisters and Grandma were out of town =( sad) and our physical therapy students, did homework, played gamecube, watched tv, went shopping black Friday and Daddy took me on a father daughter date to Christmas Carol 3d, good movie!
*Still deciding on whether or not to attend swing dance.
* Saw the latest Invisible children movie and did a radio about the cause in general.
*My show's podcasts from this year is up on itunes u!
There's probably more.. just can't remember...
*I miss Women's chorale.
*Barracuda has been striking hard, couple weeks ago, caught 3 td passes, last night 2.
* I got a phone call during my show the other night from the Raptor. It made me smile a lot!
*I'm finally getting the dark room stuff down.
*Saw Transformers for the first time... LOVE IT! "Bumblebee stop lubricating on the guy!" Lol.
*Went to New Moon premiere, this time unlike last year not to Sherwood's, but Cameo, cool little theatre, and they played silent films while we waited... it was soooo worth it. And you'll never guess who gave me the money for my ticket....
*Willy visited. It was fun to have him over and catch up. It had been a month since he had come last to Fox.
*The light in my room has been acting funny, so I've been living in half darkness most of this week.
*I have found love... PUMPKIN PIE CHAIS FROM CHAPTERS!
*Had fun at home for Thanksgiving. Basically had dinner with my mom and dad (sisters and Grandma were out of town =( sad) and our physical therapy students, did homework, played gamecube, watched tv, went shopping black Friday and Daddy took me on a father daughter date to Christmas Carol 3d, good movie!
*Still deciding on whether or not to attend swing dance.
* Saw the latest Invisible children movie and did a radio about the cause in general.
*My show's podcasts from this year is up on itunes u!
There's probably more.. just can't remember...
Monday, November 16, 2009
Kimberly Zerkel photography 2
"Those happy times"
"Leaf fight"
"Lazy afternoons.."
"Three friends!"
"Standing out"
"Two friends and a tree"
"His Brightness shines through"
"A window of Glass...."
Disclaimer: I know these could have been printed in better quality but, I just was having a tough time and had been in the dark room from 8:30-11:50 pm!
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Update
* My stress is relieved finally. I dropped Women's chorale and Christian Beliefs. I just wasn't doing so hot in WC and to be honest my Prof not so fond of. Christian beliefs I could have made a better effort but it was just too tough, and I'll have to take it again later. It'll be better the second time.
*I was a flapper for Halloween.
*Katie withdrew 2 Tues. ago. Things have been boring without her.
* I'm planning on becoming more involved in the cause Invisible Children. I'm talking about it on the show tonight and other such things. Was introduced to it in High School.
* Still jobless. The worship leader interview went well, but Pastor Willy Burns suggests I go to a service and we'll go from there.
*Been struggling with darkroom.
* I experienced a personal miracle. If you wanna know, find a private way of askin!
S'all for now unless I forgot it.
*I was a flapper for Halloween.
*Katie withdrew 2 Tues. ago. Things have been boring without her.
* I'm planning on becoming more involved in the cause Invisible Children. I'm talking about it on the show tonight and other such things. Was introduced to it in High School.
* Still jobless. The worship leader interview went well, but Pastor Willy Burns suggests I go to a service and we'll go from there.
*Been struggling with darkroom.
* I experienced a personal miracle. If you wanna know, find a private way of askin!
S'all for now unless I forgot it.
The threshold is smaller
(Disclaimer: Inspired by the George Fox Player's theme, you guys are wonderful!)
The door is open,
the choice is simple,
do I wait,
or do I leap?
Yet the choice is ne'er simple,
ne'er easy,
pushin' from all sides,
to go into the world,
yet my time has not come,
growth,
blooming,
blossoming,
takes time,
I reach for the door,
the handle shrinks,
I pull back my hand,
in fear,
cause I've yet to come,
threshold,
you grow small,
The door is open,
should I,
could I,
or even,
would I?
Is it my time?
Now?
Too many questions,
doubts,
hinder the quest,
expectations,
rising above call,
I'm not there yet,
I reach for the door,
the handle shrinks,
I pull back my hand,
in fear,
cause I've yet to come,
threshold,
you grow small,
Oh threshold,
you grow too small...
The door is open,
the choice is simple,
do I wait,
or do I leap?
Yet the choice is ne'er simple,
ne'er easy,
pushin' from all sides,
to go into the world,
yet my time has not come,
growth,
blooming,
blossoming,
takes time,
I reach for the door,
the handle shrinks,
I pull back my hand,
in fear,
cause I've yet to come,
threshold,
you grow small,
The door is open,
should I,
could I,
or even,
would I?
Is it my time?
Now?
Too many questions,
doubts,
hinder the quest,
expectations,
rising above call,
I'm not there yet,
I reach for the door,
the handle shrinks,
I pull back my hand,
in fear,
cause I've yet to come,
threshold,
you grow small,
Oh threshold,
you grow too small...
Saturday, October 17, 2009
I've been doing a lot of poems but no updates.
*I'm still jobless but applying for a paid internship as a worship leadership. I have an interview on Thursday at 3:30. I think it says on job connect $100 a week, quite a lot for one week for a college kid!!! I did apply for Foxhole but didn't get an interview as there were lots of applicants.
*Things have been kinda stressful as there was some drama (of which I was not cause of) now it's died down, and I'm failing a class. If I don't do well I can't come back to Fox. =( However my other classes are fine, I enjoy all of them. I'm loving learning to pray with my hands. I actually did for a friend, I prayed to God only in sign, then translated for him.
*I still miss my friends that aren't here anymore, but I got to see Petey (Jennifer Rae Peterson). Jen Cushmen is coming down in Nov.
*The salsa dance was last night. My date was my good buddy Scottie Porter. We had a lot of fun and took lots of pictures. I also got the priviliage of dancing with Joey Bianco, Jay Miller and Chris Martin.
*Main event was superhero theme, we were the "Apartibles" after the Incredibles. We won third, I think PC... whatever that group was got first, and I think Co-Ed second.
*The 80's dance rocked. I finally got a 80's dance t-shirt, bright yellow with 80's dance on it followed by Pacman. (Wearing right now actually) The third place costume winners were two guys in sweats, 2nd girls dressed like Kiss, and Matthew David Dyrland-Marquis and friends as Packman and ghosts. There was a guy dressed like a bannana and Matt sprints around the quad while we're waiting to get in. Of course the ghosts followed. It was so funny!
* I'm doing horrible in Women's chorale, I almost dropped out. I've just been getting tired too quickly in class, not sure why. However I have stubborn friends who refuse to let me! =D
*My friends are amazing! They have been helping me and won't let me give up no matter how stressful this semester has been.
That's all for now I think!
*I'm still jobless but applying for a paid internship as a worship leadership. I have an interview on Thursday at 3:30. I think it says on job connect $100 a week, quite a lot for one week for a college kid!!! I did apply for Foxhole but didn't get an interview as there were lots of applicants.
*Things have been kinda stressful as there was some drama (of which I was not cause of) now it's died down, and I'm failing a class. If I don't do well I can't come back to Fox. =( However my other classes are fine, I enjoy all of them. I'm loving learning to pray with my hands. I actually did for a friend, I prayed to God only in sign, then translated for him.
*I still miss my friends that aren't here anymore, but I got to see Petey (Jennifer Rae Peterson). Jen Cushmen is coming down in Nov.
*The salsa dance was last night. My date was my good buddy Scottie Porter. We had a lot of fun and took lots of pictures. I also got the priviliage of dancing with Joey Bianco, Jay Miller and Chris Martin.
*Main event was superhero theme, we were the "Apartibles" after the Incredibles. We won third, I think PC... whatever that group was got first, and I think Co-Ed second.
*The 80's dance rocked. I finally got a 80's dance t-shirt, bright yellow with 80's dance on it followed by Pacman. (Wearing right now actually) The third place costume winners were two guys in sweats, 2nd girls dressed like Kiss, and Matthew David Dyrland-Marquis and friends as Packman and ghosts. There was a guy dressed like a bannana and Matt sprints around the quad while we're waiting to get in. Of course the ghosts followed. It was so funny!
* I'm doing horrible in Women's chorale, I almost dropped out. I've just been getting tired too quickly in class, not sure why. However I have stubborn friends who refuse to let me! =D
*My friends are amazing! They have been helping me and won't let me give up no matter how stressful this semester has been.
That's all for now I think!
Monday, October 12, 2009
Wrote like a month ago, Will you love me too?
You're a lost soul,
in the lonely world,
but you fail to see,
right next to you is me,
I've been there all this time,
while you've confided,
tears shine in your eyes,
as you look at me,
You cry on my shoulder,
because you know I care,
and you don't know where to go,
praying to find some peace,
cause it's a dark time,
and you wonder alone,
dreams like rain from the sky,
pouring down,
All your pain,
all your anger,
let go of it tonight,
feel the freedom,
the cool breeze under the night sky,
Take my hand,
and dance around with me,
lost in each other,
we don't have to hide,
because it's just you and me,
like we're the only two people here,
your hands in mine,
the stars above,
oh,
will you love me too?
in the lonely world,
but you fail to see,
right next to you is me,
I've been there all this time,
while you've confided,
tears shine in your eyes,
as you look at me,
You cry on my shoulder,
because you know I care,
and you don't know where to go,
praying to find some peace,
cause it's a dark time,
and you wonder alone,
dreams like rain from the sky,
pouring down,
All your pain,
all your anger,
let go of it tonight,
feel the freedom,
the cool breeze under the night sky,
Take my hand,
and dance around with me,
lost in each other,
we don't have to hide,
because it's just you and me,
like we're the only two people here,
your hands in mine,
the stars above,
oh,
will you love me too?
The torn label
Labels,
hanging all around,
the scars they leave,
the broken people left behind,
because behind the label everyone,
has scar,
Don't you mark me perfect,
just because I'm a Christian,
I'm just another person struggling too,
we're not all the same,
even in same faiths,
backgrounds,
races,
no one is exactly the same,
nor perfect,
I'm tired of being told,
I can't do it,
because of my labels,
I'm ripping it off,
cause I am what I am,
Ugly,
beautiful,
jock,
geek,
emo,
sticks and stones,
for those who are called them,
but on the tag,
few ever read person,
would it kill the world,
to walk in another's shoes,
to not sling arrows,
but seek the truth,
behind broken eyes,
broken lies,
I am who I am,
I say what I am,
God knows who I am,
I know what I am,
cause I'm ripping at label,
Nobody's perfect,
who ever says it is selling something,
believe in one another,
because we need to live the Truth,
not through abuse,
fight to win the day,
ignoring what the world wants,
and stick to who or what matters,
the ones who care,
judging,
condemning,
hurts just as bad as pain,
Jesus make me the better woman,
because you see me right,
not annoying,
or anything else,
but something beautiful,
like You see everyone else,
I am who I am,
I say what I am,
God knows who I am,
I know what I am,
cause I'm ripping at label!!!
hanging all around,
the scars they leave,
the broken people left behind,
because behind the label everyone,
has scar,
Don't you mark me perfect,
just because I'm a Christian,
I'm just another person struggling too,
we're not all the same,
even in same faiths,
backgrounds,
races,
no one is exactly the same,
nor perfect,
I'm tired of being told,
I can't do it,
because of my labels,
I'm ripping it off,
cause I am what I am,
Ugly,
beautiful,
jock,
geek,
emo,
sticks and stones,
for those who are called them,
but on the tag,
few ever read person,
would it kill the world,
to walk in another's shoes,
to not sling arrows,
but seek the truth,
behind broken eyes,
broken lies,
I am who I am,
I say what I am,
God knows who I am,
I know what I am,
cause I'm ripping at label,
Nobody's perfect,
who ever says it is selling something,
believe in one another,
because we need to live the Truth,
not through abuse,
fight to win the day,
ignoring what the world wants,
and stick to who or what matters,
the ones who care,
judging,
condemning,
hurts just as bad as pain,
Jesus make me the better woman,
because you see me right,
not annoying,
or anything else,
but something beautiful,
like You see everyone else,
I am who I am,
I say what I am,
God knows who I am,
I know what I am,
cause I'm ripping at label!!!
Thursday, October 1, 2009
"Art and roseTuesday, September 15, 2009
Scream (Let it out)
I pretend to be something I'm not just for you,
hide the hurt you've put me through,
I long to scream,
you can't stop talking about it,
leaving promises dry,
I long to scream,
SCREAM
Because I've wasted time lying to myself,
holding it all in,
trying to just survive instead of livin',
swallowing your lies,
foolish me,
now drowning in your misery,
my tears fell,
as the clock strikes,
trust a broken song,
I used to sing,
now I long to
SCREAM,
Because it seemed so easy not to speak,
but in the end silence isn't golden,
cause it rips and tears the inside of me,
I know perfection is far,
but can you blame me for trying,
because you are,
fighting and not winning,
but surrender is so damn easy,
and it begs,
SCREAM
AH,
SCREAM,
You crave to break free,
SCREAM,
won't come out because the setting is wrong,
LET IT OUT!
*Disclaimer don't cuss usually but tonight...*
hide the hurt you've put me through,
I long to scream,
you can't stop talking about it,
leaving promises dry,
I long to scream,
SCREAM
Because I've wasted time lying to myself,
holding it all in,
trying to just survive instead of livin',
swallowing your lies,
foolish me,
now drowning in your misery,
my tears fell,
as the clock strikes,
trust a broken song,
I used to sing,
now I long to
SCREAM,
Because it seemed so easy not to speak,
but in the end silence isn't golden,
cause it rips and tears the inside of me,
I know perfection is far,
but can you blame me for trying,
because you are,
fighting and not winning,
but surrender is so damn easy,
and it begs,
SCREAM
AH,
SCREAM,
You crave to break free,
SCREAM,
won't come out because the setting is wrong,
LET IT OUT!
*Disclaimer don't cuss usually but tonight...*
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
As school starts
Basically, school has been up and down, two days in.
*I am rooming with Katie Jones-Lucero and Sharay. They are awesome and cheer me up when upset and love my enthusiasm.
*I'm excited about all my classes: Christian Foundations, Understanding Jazz, Women's chorale, General Psychology, Christian Beliefs, Photography 1, and American Sign language 101. High points so far: Listening to a few examples of different eras of Jazz, a not bad text for CF, and singing again, watching a silly veggietales song at the end of gen psych, discussing what Theology is, a silly joke told by Irv, not having to end up buying the expensive photography book, and learning to sign the alphabet and numbers 0-10.
*Forrest Cammack has been such a blessing.
*I miss Steve, Willy, Melissa, Oscar, Heather and a few others who aren't here no more, they helped make Fox Fox. Fortunately Willy came to the hoedown, and I heard from Smo yesterday and hope to recieve a letter from him. Willy lives in Clackamas, so he's gonna be around as much as possible.
*I am out of the job. I considered a new job near the end of last year, but didn't want to fill another app out, and they changed the schedule around because of the reconstructed dining area. I was not fired, but these factors let me not have a position for the year. So I'm now jobless and on the hunt. Oh well all I did was wipe counters it seems and that was boring. I was and is still considering working at Foxhole, but it's only one night for a certain amount of time, and I need more hours. So prayers please.
Well that's all for now!
*I am rooming with Katie Jones-Lucero and Sharay. They are awesome and cheer me up when upset and love my enthusiasm.
*I'm excited about all my classes: Christian Foundations, Understanding Jazz, Women's chorale, General Psychology, Christian Beliefs, Photography 1, and American Sign language 101. High points so far: Listening to a few examples of different eras of Jazz, a not bad text for CF, and singing again, watching a silly veggietales song at the end of gen psych, discussing what Theology is, a silly joke told by Irv, not having to end up buying the expensive photography book, and learning to sign the alphabet and numbers 0-10.
*Forrest Cammack has been such a blessing.
*I miss Steve, Willy, Melissa, Oscar, Heather and a few others who aren't here no more, they helped make Fox Fox. Fortunately Willy came to the hoedown, and I heard from Smo yesterday and hope to recieve a letter from him. Willy lives in Clackamas, so he's gonna be around as much as possible.
*I am out of the job. I considered a new job near the end of last year, but didn't want to fill another app out, and they changed the schedule around because of the reconstructed dining area. I was not fired, but these factors let me not have a position for the year. So I'm now jobless and on the hunt. Oh well all I did was wipe counters it seems and that was boring. I was and is still considering working at Foxhole, but it's only one night for a certain amount of time, and I need more hours. So prayers please.
Well that's all for now!
Saturday, August 15, 2009
As summer starts to come to close...
I'm way too ready to go back to Fox. I'm bored out of my mind and spending way too much time with Grandma (well, maybe not enough, but just enough to drive me insane). Plus I have few friends here and they are always busy, and can't drive. Stupid permit test...gr... And all my good Rogue River buddies, aren't... tears.. there anymore... (Cliff is a RR but we're not close lol).
Pros:
*Last Saturday Jen Cushman, Alex Post and Kirsten came to Medford and surprised me! My whole family BUT me was in on it. Lol. We went to Red Robin, had Cold Stone, and came to my house, looked at the horses, taught everyone but Kirsten (she knew already) to do archery, and hung out. They even had me dust off my sax and play it!!!
*Heather was coming through Medford and stopped at my place, we gave Skip a peppermint (He loves vistors because we have to feed him peppermints so he'd smile for the guests), ate dinner, made a silly fb video, listened to music, watched funny youtube vids, and watched a little Jeff Dunham.
*Today I had to entertain some kids with Spongebob, our horses (Skip wouldn't smile even with the treat) and many other things while their daddy worked on my Dad's Rhino. They were polite, but the two year old was very needy. Still wore me out. I'm not into Spongebob, so I gave them my Spongebob pillow and drink cup from Universal studios.
* Tomorrow morning I get an opportunity for more experience as a future youth minister (Reverend Zerkel, nice ring to it huh?) by helping at Sunday school tomorrow.
*I have done the children's moment in a service at church, and the kids loved it, they told me so!!! It was about listening to God. I had 4 items: a heart, an ipod, a cell phone and an ear. I asked them which item lets them truly listen to God. First service the guess was ear and heart. They were right on the heart, I told them that opening our hearts is the best way, because the ear is too easily distracted, and the other stuff doesn't help either. Lol, second service ipod. I said true you can put Christian music on there, but that wasn't it. It was fun =D!
* Steven Mortinson and I are planning on doing a joint project, aka my poetry his photography! We're making it into a book with 15 of my pieces and Steve's photography that fits each. It's called, by Steve's suggestion, Me, Myself and Kim, although, lol, that sounds selfish to me, cause it isn't just my book. Steve, new title? Lol. Draft is sent to Steven, now we need photos and edits, then Steve will use a program to see it published! All his idea!
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Me and my loco life
I'm doing good, for the most part. Jobless, bored 90% of the time, trying to figure out my rooming sitch and life, almost considered not coming back to Fox, but I was dumb cause I love it there and I know God wants me there. Struggles with being in the middle of relationship issues, everyone counting on me, and taking my drivers permit test for the 7th time Thurs. Plus my good buddy is transferring schools, I'll miss him a lot but he's gonna do fine in God's calling. No acting crazy while flying and crashing k? Lol. I've been staying somewhat active, walking almost every day and it's beautiful cause we live in a farm area next to Harry and David's orchards, with lots of flowers around our house and roses coming into our driveway, love LOVE roses. I have also ice skated the last two Tuesdays, and have improved a lot, (I have skated be4, been a while), and today grew to adore it!
I like home, but I can't wait to return to Fox. I feel so at home there, weird, but I've grown there much more than at home it seems.
I have also made two slide shows. One for all my Fox friends I have pictures of unless I forgot I had pics of them, and one for my buddy who's leaving for Michigan missionary aviation school, but will post another time too because it's taking a while to load!! I hope you enjoy. I made another all Fox friends for those who got left out and will post it soon!
I like home, but I can't wait to return to Fox. I feel so at home there, weird, but I've grown there much more than at home it seems.
I have also made two slide shows. One for all my Fox friends I have pictures of unless I forgot I had pics of them, and one for my buddy who's leaving for Michigan missionary aviation school, but will post another time too because it's taking a while to load!! I hope you enjoy. I made another all Fox friends for those who got left out and will post it soon!
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Fork in the road analogy
Imagine: You’re on a path of your life, and reach a fork in the road. On the left, the path of sadness, pain, hurt, anger, shame, and on the right, the path of redemption, love, compassion, and hope. Ashamed at your past, sins and hurt, or ones you’re creating, you are so tempted to go down the left path. You feel you are not worthy, and start to head down that path, feeling it is you, your mistakes consume. God is sadden at your choice, and tries hard to gently lead you to the other path. He speaks, strong and gentle of voice, saying, “My child, nothing you do will lessen or strengthen my love for you, come to Me.”
But, so unworthy we feel, so we ignore it, still believing He loves us, but not worthy of it. While we sin and aren’t the best, God sent Jesus down to clean us, because He loved us enough. He is at the end of the right path, arms open, smiling wide, full of pride and happiness in His loving eyes, saying, “You have pleased Me My child.” Running to Him, He embraces you, and His love surrounds.
My friends, family, loved ones, never forget, God’s Hesed, Hebrew for steadfast love for you, and the right path, tread it, for God wants you to come to Him, even through shame, anger, tragedy, and feelings of worthlessness. I know you all will go to heaven, because His love is beyond our comprehension, but He loves us equally.
God bless,
Kim
But, so unworthy we feel, so we ignore it, still believing He loves us, but not worthy of it. While we sin and aren’t the best, God sent Jesus down to clean us, because He loved us enough. He is at the end of the right path, arms open, smiling wide, full of pride and happiness in His loving eyes, saying, “You have pleased Me My child.” Running to Him, He embraces you, and His love surrounds.
My friends, family, loved ones, never forget, God’s Hesed, Hebrew for steadfast love for you, and the right path, tread it, for God wants you to come to Him, even through shame, anger, tragedy, and feelings of worthlessness. I know you all will go to heaven, because His love is beyond our comprehension, but He loves us equally.
God bless,
Kim
Sunday, March 15, 2009
Uncollected thoughts
I ask the question
why abuse the mission,
to say the Word,
to spread You through every life,
broken at Your feet,
I ask "Why?",
our world is so focused on image,
not heart,
why can't the world see me?
See me like You?
Have we become so blind?
The speck is big,
no eye-cleaner removes the stain,
He's trying to rub it off,
but we spill again,
the humble are silent,
the arrogant are loud,
why are we so blind?
Compassion fades,
dark thoughts shroud,
can't we reach for others,
society's outcasts,
they are wise beyond appearence,
insight,
lost to the ages,
Where have we gone?
We've turned away,
I admit no perfection,
beyond reflection,
do we even know what love is?
Can we be the judge?
No!
No!
No!
He is love,
with such depth,
none can imitate,
Speak again,
speak and let it come to pass,
words of redemption,
the world refuses to hear,
Speak again,
LET ME LET GO!
Echoes,
of words,
rebounding,
waken our hearts,
open our eyes,
to see You!
why abuse the mission,
to say the Word,
to spread You through every life,
broken at Your feet,
I ask "Why?",
our world is so focused on image,
not heart,
why can't the world see me?
See me like You?
Have we become so blind?
The speck is big,
no eye-cleaner removes the stain,
He's trying to rub it off,
but we spill again,
the humble are silent,
the arrogant are loud,
why are we so blind?
Compassion fades,
dark thoughts shroud,
can't we reach for others,
society's outcasts,
they are wise beyond appearence,
insight,
lost to the ages,
Where have we gone?
We've turned away,
I admit no perfection,
beyond reflection,
do we even know what love is?
Can we be the judge?
No!
No!
No!
He is love,
with such depth,
none can imitate,
Speak again,
speak and let it come to pass,
words of redemption,
the world refuses to hear,
Speak again,
LET ME LET GO!
Echoes,
of words,
rebounding,
waken our hearts,
open our eyes,
to see You!
Friday, February 13, 2009
New Semester, new times
*Hamlet video was a success, teacher loved it and cast had a blast!
*I threw a fun Valentines day party, man can Steve and Alex shake it!!! Dance boys, dance! Good food, good movie, good company, good times!
*I'm improving in Ultimate frisbee, catching passes, throwing, in fact last Thursday I caught my first touchdown pass!!!!!! I'm also starting to have a large amount of energy, guess it's because I'm starting to be positive and my team is constantly kickin' butt! Barracuda strikes, teeth of steel!!!
* Work is getting slightly better, my team leader on Fridays knows I love to serve!!!
* Classes are good and easy, though poetry can be a pain.
* I'm making new friends and growing closer to those I am friends with already!
*I did a coin drive for Shriners, and made quite a lot, but I've had a hard time getting to get the downlow on getting them the money, will let you know the amount when plausible.
*I've been writing and recording songs!
*I saw the awesome Alex Post perform in Portland ( he rocked yo!) and open mike thing at some person's house, impactful night, for more info message me!
*Alex and I are working on a hip-hop song that has an eye-opening message!!!
*I got to play chutes and ladders with my good friends Katelyn and Justin!!!
*God says I'm going through my major spiritual transformation, and I'm changing for the better.
*I stupidly pulled an all-nighter
*I have a sensor that monitors my blood sugars 24/7 and it's a pain and wakes me up, but it's sooooo worth it!!! =D
*I have my first choir concert of the semester Friday!!! Yes, I dropped french, and now I'm also in voice class, and it's helping me grow vocal wise and confidence wise!!! I love it, I'm learning two solo pieces, "Sunrise, Sunset" from Fiddler on the Roof, and "The Wizard and I" from Wicked the musical!
*I am attending Mr. Bruin, and excited for the fact that Shriners is the charity!!!
*I got my first beautiful Valentines day rose from a good friend!!! =D
*I threw a fun Valentines day party, man can Steve and Alex shake it!!! Dance boys, dance! Good food, good movie, good company, good times!
*I'm improving in Ultimate frisbee, catching passes, throwing, in fact last Thursday I caught my first touchdown pass!!!!!! I'm also starting to have a large amount of energy, guess it's because I'm starting to be positive and my team is constantly kickin' butt! Barracuda strikes, teeth of steel!!!
* Work is getting slightly better, my team leader on Fridays knows I love to serve!!!
* Classes are good and easy, though poetry can be a pain.
* I'm making new friends and growing closer to those I am friends with already!
*I did a coin drive for Shriners, and made quite a lot, but I've had a hard time getting to get the downlow on getting them the money, will let you know the amount when plausible.
*I've been writing and recording songs!
*I saw the awesome Alex Post perform in Portland ( he rocked yo!) and open mike thing at some person's house, impactful night, for more info message me!
*Alex and I are working on a hip-hop song that has an eye-opening message!!!
*I got to play chutes and ladders with my good friends Katelyn and Justin!!!
*God says I'm going through my major spiritual transformation, and I'm changing for the better.
*I stupidly pulled an all-nighter
*I have a sensor that monitors my blood sugars 24/7 and it's a pain and wakes me up, but it's sooooo worth it!!! =D
*I have my first choir concert of the semester Friday!!! Yes, I dropped french, and now I'm also in voice class, and it's helping me grow vocal wise and confidence wise!!! I love it, I'm learning two solo pieces, "Sunrise, Sunset" from Fiddler on the Roof, and "The Wizard and I" from Wicked the musical!
*I am attending Mr. Bruin, and excited for the fact that Shriners is the charity!!!
*I got my first beautiful Valentines day rose from a good friend!!! =D
Sunday, February 8, 2009
Mirror on the inside revised
I thought I'd turn this into hip-hop style, and felt it should be longer, enjoy! Tell me whatcha think!
Beauty is vain,
beauty is pain,
I don't want to be the social norm,
I just want to be reborn,
through Christ filled with grace,
He who saved the human race,
I'm more than a pretty face,
Humanity can't tell me,
who I'm meant and need to be,
can't you look beyond skin,
and find other's beauty within,
I defy all boundaries,
God gives me these remedies,
You can't tell me 'cause I'm a girl I can't preach,
'cause God's word I'll still teach,
It's my calling,
every day I'll falling,
for my glorious Lord above,
His love exceeding your low conceptions of love,
I'm strong in Him who saved us through pain,
to bring His sweet healing rain,
To Him I'm His beautiful bride,
it's all about the beauty on the inside,
God judges the human heart,
and from us He'll never depart,
we girls got more that our looks,
don't judge on cover of books.
Beauty is vain,
beauty is pain.
Beauty is vain,
beauty is pain,
I don't want to be the social norm,
I just want to be reborn,
through Christ filled with grace,
He who saved the human race,
I'm more than a pretty face,
Humanity can't tell me,
who I'm meant and need to be,
can't you look beyond skin,
and find other's beauty within,
I defy all boundaries,
God gives me these remedies,
You can't tell me 'cause I'm a girl I can't preach,
'cause God's word I'll still teach,
It's my calling,
every day I'll falling,
for my glorious Lord above,
His love exceeding your low conceptions of love,
I'm strong in Him who saved us through pain,
to bring His sweet healing rain,
To Him I'm His beautiful bride,
it's all about the beauty on the inside,
God judges the human heart,
and from us He'll never depart,
we girls got more that our looks,
don't judge on cover of books.
Beauty is vain,
beauty is pain.
Friday, January 30, 2009
Dancing with God (My child) *my best song yet!*
Oooooh oooooh, oooh ooh,
V1:
I was so alone, swallowed up in sadness, then the heavens part, and a strong yet beautiful voice, calls to me, a sweeping sensation, "Let me stitch back the broken pieces of your heart, trust in Me.." Then He says..
Chorus:
Dance with Me My child, let Me hold you close and your fears slip away, dance with Me in eternal motion, someday I’ll give you a man to love, but forever we'll dance and I’ll lead, dance with me My child
V2:
I hesitantly join Him for I’m scared to death, but He smiles at me with one so beautiful, He takes my hands, holds me close, I’m not afraid, His warm and gentle touch heals my broken soul, for He asks,
Chorus
V3:
Now God’s leading me and He can lead you too, just join the dance, I’m dancing, with God
Chorus 2x
Dancing with God, Dancing with God, Dance with Me, My child!
V1:
I was so alone, swallowed up in sadness, then the heavens part, and a strong yet beautiful voice, calls to me, a sweeping sensation, "Let me stitch back the broken pieces of your heart, trust in Me.." Then He says..
Chorus:
Dance with Me My child, let Me hold you close and your fears slip away, dance with Me in eternal motion, someday I’ll give you a man to love, but forever we'll dance and I’ll lead, dance with me My child
V2:
I hesitantly join Him for I’m scared to death, but He smiles at me with one so beautiful, He takes my hands, holds me close, I’m not afraid, His warm and gentle touch heals my broken soul, for He asks,
Chorus
V3:
Now God’s leading me and He can lead you too, just join the dance, I’m dancing, with God
Chorus 2x
Dancing with God, Dancing with God, Dance with Me, My child!
Saturday, January 24, 2009
Crying to the skies
I tire of the endless,
pointless violence,
hatred,
prejudice,
racism,
I weep,
watching the pain,
the suffering of my brothers,
sisters,
in Christ,
but what can I do,
but hope?
I'm behind the glass,
reaching out for them,
but I can't,
what can I do,
but hope?
Blood,
words,
knives,
guns,
bombs,
war,
ceasing love,
ever hate and violence,
what ever happened to peace?
Jesus bring us home,
save this world,
Your children,
for we're crying to the skies,
I feel for them,
but what can one girl do,
but hope?
How does one bring hope,
to others,
as Gandhi sagely said,
"Be the change you wish to see in the world",
in a world entering into more and more darkness,
what can I do,
but hope?
I pray,
with despair,
craving sweet,
needed change,
crying,
yes,
sobbing,
crying to the skies!
pointless violence,
hatred,
prejudice,
racism,
I weep,
watching the pain,
the suffering of my brothers,
sisters,
in Christ,
but what can I do,
but hope?
I'm behind the glass,
reaching out for them,
but I can't,
what can I do,
but hope?
Blood,
words,
knives,
guns,
bombs,
war,
ceasing love,
ever hate and violence,
what ever happened to peace?
Jesus bring us home,
save this world,
Your children,
for we're crying to the skies,
I feel for them,
but what can one girl do,
but hope?
How does one bring hope,
to others,
as Gandhi sagely said,
"Be the change you wish to see in the world",
in a world entering into more and more darkness,
what can I do,
but hope?
I pray,
with despair,
craving sweet,
needed change,
crying,
yes,
sobbing,
crying to the skies!
Monday, January 19, 2009
To celebrate MLK day, here's "I have a dream" by the man himself
I am happy to join with you today in what will go down in history as the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation.
Five score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand today, signed the Emancipation Proclamation. This momentous decree came as a great beacon light of hope to millions of Negro slaves who had been seared in the flames of withering injustice. It came as a joyous daybreak to end the long night of their captivity.
But one hundred years later, the Negro still is not free. One hundred years later, the life of the Negro is still sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination. One hundred years later, the Negro lives on a lonely island of poverty in the midst of a vast ocean of material prosperity. One hundred years later, the Negro is still languishing in the corners of American society and finds himself an exile in his own land. So we have come here today to dramatize a shameful condition.
Martin Luther King, Jr., delivering his 'I Have a Dream' speech from the steps of Lincoln Memorial. (photo: National Park Service)
In a sense we have come to our nation's capital to cash a check. When the architects of our republic wrote the magnificent words of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, they were signing a promissory note to which every American was to fall heir. This note was a promise that all men, yes, black men as well as white men, would be guaranteed the unalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
It is obvious today that America has defaulted on this promissory note insofar as her citizens of color are concerned. Instead of honoring this sacred obligation, America has given the Negro people a bad check, a check which has come back marked "insufficient funds." But we refuse to believe that the bank of justice is bankrupt. We refuse to believe that there are insufficient funds in the great vaults of opportunity of this nation. So we have come to cash this check — a check that will give us upon demand the riches of freedom and the security of justice. We have also come to this hallowed spot to remind America of the fierce urgency of now. This is no time to engage in the luxury of cooling off or to take the tranquilizing drug of gradualism. Now is the time to make real the promises of democracy. Now is the time to rise from the dark and desolate valley of segregation to the sunlit path of racial justice. Now is the time to lift our nation from the quick sands of racial injustice to the solid rock of brotherhood. Now is the time to make justice a reality for all of God's children.
It would be fatal for the nation to overlook the urgency of the moment. This sweltering summer of the Negro's legitimate discontent will not pass until there is an invigorating autumn of freedom and equality. Nineteen sixty-three is not an end, but a beginning. Those who hope that the Negro needed to blow off steam and will now be content will have a rude awakening if the nation returns to business as usual. There will be neither rest nor tranquility in America until the Negro is granted his citizenship rights. The whirlwinds of revolt will continue to shake the foundations of our nation until the bright day of justice emerges.
But there is something that I must say to my people who stand on the warm threshold which leads into the palace of justice. In the process of gaining our rightful place we must not be guilty of wrongful deeds. Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom by drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred.
We must forever conduct our struggle on the high plane of dignity and discipline. We must not allow our creative protest to degenerate into physical violence. Again and again we must rise to the majestic heights of meeting physical force with soul force. The marvelous new militancy which has engulfed the Negro community must not lead us to a distrust of all white people, for many of our white brothers, as evidenced by their presence here today, have come to realize that their destiny is tied up with our destiny. They have come to realize that their freedom is inextricably bound to our freedom. We cannot walk alone.
As we walk, we must make the pledge that we shall always march ahead. We cannot turn back. There are those who are asking the devotees of civil rights, "When will you be satisfied?" We can never be satisfied as long as the Negro is the victim of the unspeakable horrors of police brutality. We can never be satisfied, as long as our bodies, heavy with the fatigue of travel, cannot gain lodging in the motels of the highways and the hotels of the cities. We cannot be satisfied as long as the Negro's basic mobility is from a smaller ghetto to a larger one. We can never be satisfied as long as our children are stripped of their selfhood and robbed of their dignity by signs stating "For Whites Only". We cannot be satisfied as long as a Negro in Mississippi cannot vote and a Negro in New York believes he has nothing for which to vote. No, no, we are not satisfied, and we will not be satisfied until justice rolls down like waters and righteousness like a mighty stream.
I am not unmindful that some of you have come here out of great trials and tribulations. Some of you have come fresh from narrow jail cells. Some of you have come from areas where your quest for freedom left you battered by the storms of persecution and staggered by the winds of police brutality. You have been the veterans of creative suffering. Continue to work with the faith that unearned suffering is redemptive.
Go back to Mississippi, go back to Alabama, go back to South Carolina, go back to Georgia, go back to Louisiana, go back to the slums and ghettos of our northern cities, knowing that somehow this situation can and will be changed. Let us not wallow in the valley of despair.
I say to you today, my friends, so even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream.
I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: "We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal."
I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood.
I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi, a state sweltering with the heat of injustice, sweltering with the heat of oppression, will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice.
I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.
I have a dream today.
I have a dream that one day, down in Alabama, with its vicious racists, with its governor having his lips dripping with the words of interposition and nullification; one day right there in Alabama, little black boys and black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls as sisters and brothers.
I have a dream today.
I have a dream that one day every valley shall be exalted, every hill and mountain shall be made low, the rough places will be made plain, and the crooked places will be made straight, and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together.
This is our hope. This is the faith that I go back to the South with. With this faith we will be able to hew out of the mountain of despair a stone of hope. With this faith we will be able to transform the jangling discords of our nation into a beautiful symphony of brotherhood. With this faith we will be able to work together, to pray together, to struggle together, to go to jail together, to stand up for freedom together, knowing that we will be free one day.
This will be the day when all of God's children will be able to sing with a new meaning, "My country, 'tis of thee, sweet land of liberty, of thee I sing. Land where my fathers died, land of the pilgrim's pride, from every mountainside, let freedom ring."
And if America is to be a great nation this must become true. So let freedom ring from the prodigious hilltops of New Hampshire. Let freedom ring from the mighty mountains of New York. Let freedom ring from the heightening Alleghenies of Pennsylvania!
Let freedom ring from the snowcapped Rockies of Colorado!
Let freedom ring from the curvaceous slopes of California!
But not only that; let freedom ring from Stone Mountain of Georgia!
Let freedom ring from Lookout Mountain of Tennessee!
Let freedom ring from every hill and molehill of Mississippi. From every mountainside, let freedom ring.
And when this happens, when we allow freedom to ring, when we let it ring from every village and every hamlet, from every state and every city, we will be able to speed up that day when all of God's children, black men and white men, Jews and Gentiles, Protestants and Catholics, will be able to join hands and sing in the words of the old Negro spiritual, "Free at last! free at last! thank God Almighty, we are free at last!"
http://www.usconstitution.net/dream.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbUtL_0vAJk
Five score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand today, signed the Emancipation Proclamation. This momentous decree came as a great beacon light of hope to millions of Negro slaves who had been seared in the flames of withering injustice. It came as a joyous daybreak to end the long night of their captivity.
But one hundred years later, the Negro still is not free. One hundred years later, the life of the Negro is still sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination. One hundred years later, the Negro lives on a lonely island of poverty in the midst of a vast ocean of material prosperity. One hundred years later, the Negro is still languishing in the corners of American society and finds himself an exile in his own land. So we have come here today to dramatize a shameful condition.
Martin Luther King, Jr., delivering his 'I Have a Dream' speech from the steps of Lincoln Memorial. (photo: National Park Service)
In a sense we have come to our nation's capital to cash a check. When the architects of our republic wrote the magnificent words of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, they were signing a promissory note to which every American was to fall heir. This note was a promise that all men, yes, black men as well as white men, would be guaranteed the unalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
It is obvious today that America has defaulted on this promissory note insofar as her citizens of color are concerned. Instead of honoring this sacred obligation, America has given the Negro people a bad check, a check which has come back marked "insufficient funds." But we refuse to believe that the bank of justice is bankrupt. We refuse to believe that there are insufficient funds in the great vaults of opportunity of this nation. So we have come to cash this check — a check that will give us upon demand the riches of freedom and the security of justice. We have also come to this hallowed spot to remind America of the fierce urgency of now. This is no time to engage in the luxury of cooling off or to take the tranquilizing drug of gradualism. Now is the time to make real the promises of democracy. Now is the time to rise from the dark and desolate valley of segregation to the sunlit path of racial justice. Now is the time to lift our nation from the quick sands of racial injustice to the solid rock of brotherhood. Now is the time to make justice a reality for all of God's children.
It would be fatal for the nation to overlook the urgency of the moment. This sweltering summer of the Negro's legitimate discontent will not pass until there is an invigorating autumn of freedom and equality. Nineteen sixty-three is not an end, but a beginning. Those who hope that the Negro needed to blow off steam and will now be content will have a rude awakening if the nation returns to business as usual. There will be neither rest nor tranquility in America until the Negro is granted his citizenship rights. The whirlwinds of revolt will continue to shake the foundations of our nation until the bright day of justice emerges.
But there is something that I must say to my people who stand on the warm threshold which leads into the palace of justice. In the process of gaining our rightful place we must not be guilty of wrongful deeds. Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom by drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred.
We must forever conduct our struggle on the high plane of dignity and discipline. We must not allow our creative protest to degenerate into physical violence. Again and again we must rise to the majestic heights of meeting physical force with soul force. The marvelous new militancy which has engulfed the Negro community must not lead us to a distrust of all white people, for many of our white brothers, as evidenced by their presence here today, have come to realize that their destiny is tied up with our destiny. They have come to realize that their freedom is inextricably bound to our freedom. We cannot walk alone.
As we walk, we must make the pledge that we shall always march ahead. We cannot turn back. There are those who are asking the devotees of civil rights, "When will you be satisfied?" We can never be satisfied as long as the Negro is the victim of the unspeakable horrors of police brutality. We can never be satisfied, as long as our bodies, heavy with the fatigue of travel, cannot gain lodging in the motels of the highways and the hotels of the cities. We cannot be satisfied as long as the Negro's basic mobility is from a smaller ghetto to a larger one. We can never be satisfied as long as our children are stripped of their selfhood and robbed of their dignity by signs stating "For Whites Only". We cannot be satisfied as long as a Negro in Mississippi cannot vote and a Negro in New York believes he has nothing for which to vote. No, no, we are not satisfied, and we will not be satisfied until justice rolls down like waters and righteousness like a mighty stream.
I am not unmindful that some of you have come here out of great trials and tribulations. Some of you have come fresh from narrow jail cells. Some of you have come from areas where your quest for freedom left you battered by the storms of persecution and staggered by the winds of police brutality. You have been the veterans of creative suffering. Continue to work with the faith that unearned suffering is redemptive.
Go back to Mississippi, go back to Alabama, go back to South Carolina, go back to Georgia, go back to Louisiana, go back to the slums and ghettos of our northern cities, knowing that somehow this situation can and will be changed. Let us not wallow in the valley of despair.
I say to you today, my friends, so even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream.
I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: "We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal."
I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood.
I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi, a state sweltering with the heat of injustice, sweltering with the heat of oppression, will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice.
I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.
I have a dream today.
I have a dream that one day, down in Alabama, with its vicious racists, with its governor having his lips dripping with the words of interposition and nullification; one day right there in Alabama, little black boys and black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls as sisters and brothers.
I have a dream today.
I have a dream that one day every valley shall be exalted, every hill and mountain shall be made low, the rough places will be made plain, and the crooked places will be made straight, and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together.
This is our hope. This is the faith that I go back to the South with. With this faith we will be able to hew out of the mountain of despair a stone of hope. With this faith we will be able to transform the jangling discords of our nation into a beautiful symphony of brotherhood. With this faith we will be able to work together, to pray together, to struggle together, to go to jail together, to stand up for freedom together, knowing that we will be free one day.
This will be the day when all of God's children will be able to sing with a new meaning, "My country, 'tis of thee, sweet land of liberty, of thee I sing. Land where my fathers died, land of the pilgrim's pride, from every mountainside, let freedom ring."
And if America is to be a great nation this must become true. So let freedom ring from the prodigious hilltops of New Hampshire. Let freedom ring from the mighty mountains of New York. Let freedom ring from the heightening Alleghenies of Pennsylvania!
Let freedom ring from the snowcapped Rockies of Colorado!
Let freedom ring from the curvaceous slopes of California!
But not only that; let freedom ring from Stone Mountain of Georgia!
Let freedom ring from Lookout Mountain of Tennessee!
Let freedom ring from every hill and molehill of Mississippi. From every mountainside, let freedom ring.
And when this happens, when we allow freedom to ring, when we let it ring from every village and every hamlet, from every state and every city, we will be able to speed up that day when all of God's children, black men and white men, Jews and Gentiles, Protestants and Catholics, will be able to join hands and sing in the words of the old Negro spiritual, "Free at last! free at last! thank God Almighty, we are free at last!"
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