February 2012
6 posts
Beauty in Christ
There is just something so beautiful about sitting next to a person who is sad, when you’re sad too, and singing together to worship Jesus. We are no strangers to pain and suffering. The loss we feel is something that will always be sad, and will never truly go away. Our situations are different, and we react to the pain in different ways. There are no words to say in times like these. There...
“It’s so curious: one can resist tears and ‘behave’ very well in the hardest...”
– Colette (via myquotelibrary)
“Okay hey. I’ve got something to say to you man. I brake for birds. I rock a lot...”
– Jess, New Girl (via lifeandloveinlondon)
I am enough
So today was my third full day in the fourth grade classroom. These 30 children are precious, sassy, caring, hurting, a handful and in need of some serious love. I am so blessed to have this opportunity to pour out the love God has given me. But I will be honest and say it is quite overwhelming.
I wake up at 6am to be at the school at 7:15am where I spend the next seven and a half hours...
January 2012
21 posts
“God doesn’t tell you to do hard things so He can stand back and laugh and watch...”
– Joyce Meyer
Friendship
So this week I have been thinking and feeling…a lot. I guess it more started off with me feeling kind of crummy and led to me thinking to identify why I felt that way. Long story short I was led to think about what it really means to be a friend. So in my pondering I decided to look up some bible verses about friendship, and this is what I stumbled across:
“A friend loves at all...
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“Practically perfect people never permit sentiment to muddle their thinking.”
– Mary Poppins
“You can only control your own actions. Not other people’s reactions.”
– Emily Giffin (Something Blue)
I need to remind myself of this more often
“Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you. Be alert and of sober...”
– 1 Peter 5:7-11
“Be a child again. Flirt. Giggle. Dip your cookies in your milk. Take a nap. Say...”
– Max Lucado (When God Whispers Your Name)
Dad-isms: Things I've Learned So Far: If you are... →
dad-isms:
1. Accept nothing but a proper date the first few times you go out. I don’t care if it is a ballgame that costs $5. Ice cream on picnic tables or dessert at a coffee shop. Money has nothing to do with it. Intention is the key.
2. Go somewhere neutral. A club is not a date. Bumping and…
“I dont think that we’re meant to understand it all the time. I think that...”
– Nicholas Sparks (A Walk to Remember)
Give thanks in all circumstances
Long story short, I have had a bit of a challenging break. It seems that bad news has just piled up and that I’m never going to get a break. And I have grown so much because God has been teaching me to really lean on Him. But He is also teaching me that this too, shall pass. While I have gone through heartbreaking situations this week, I still have so many countless blessings. I live in a...
“Rather, as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: in great...”
– 2 Corinthians 6:4-10
December 2011
14 posts
“Even a beautiful God-scripted love story can never satisfy the way Jesus does....”
– Leslie Ludy
“A friend is someone who gives you total freedom to be yourself-and especially to...”
– Jim Morrison (via myquotelibrary)
“you might be better served — and, this is a crazy notion — if you...”
– Scrubs
“You is kind. You is smart. You is important.”
– The Help
“Hey there boy. Sorry it took me so long. I would have come sooner if I knew you...”
– Melanie (Sweet Home Alabama)
My wonderful cohort
So a few months ago, when i first starting taking classes with my cohort, I vented about it here. And while there were still a few girls that did get on my nerves a little bit, God really blessed me with some amazing friends. One of them I will be living with next year and others I feel comfortable talking about almost anything with. And I even got comfortable enough to let my true colors shine in...
November 2011
15 posts
“Those who look to Him are radiant; their faces are never covered with shame”
– Psalm 34:5
Home is where you feel loved
If this is true, Granville, Ohio has become a 3rd home to me. Two of my dad’s sisters live there now and it was my 2nd time spending Thanksgiving there. Although it’s in the North, it’s a very small rural town, one I’d expect in the South. If it weren’t for the weather I would love to live there one day. Although my two older cousins and three of the younger ones...
“When I say “I love you,” its not because I want you or because I can’t have you....”
– Joss Whedon (via quote-book)
Last Week's Offertory
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If you loved last week’s offertory (and I think we all did) you can download it from this link below. The singer was Robyn Eudy and the song is called ‘Robyn’s Offering.’
http://cl.ly/0i3t2O3Q0c3j1g3C2v0l
This is one of my oldest friends from my church back home. She has a voice of an angel.
“What a lovely surprise to finally discover how unlonely being alone can be.”
– Ellen Burstyn
“We’re so busy watching out for what’s just ahead of us that we don’t take time...”
– Calvin & Hobbes