About a week ago I decided that I wanted to take a break from Facebook. There are a few heart-reasons for this, and I would like to explain my goals for the time away. First, in the course of a few days, I read two blog posts that got my mind spinning. One was Preparing My […]
Lately I find myself a bit surprised… Could it be I am enjoying the tasks God has called me to? The home He has given me? The life I didn’t choose? My favorite days are ones that feel full and blessed, and I am happy and fulfilled (mostly…I still have my pregnancy mood-swings and achey […]
A 2011 Reading List A Tale of Two Cities | Charles Dickens. A Christmas gift! Already begun reading…Dickens amazes me. The Voyage of the Dawn Treader | C.S. Lewis Weight of Glory | C.S. Lewis God’s Polished Arrow | Michael McMullen. A biography of W.C. Burns written by a professor from MBTS. Have already read […]
Happy New Year, friends! I am thankful for the new and fresh. A fresh start, a new year! I am praising the Lord for his faithfulness in my life in 2010 and anticipating a year of growth in faith and life in 2011. Over the last few days I have been prayerfully considering a couple […]
no, i’m not pregnant. this morning i dropped three of my five classes. now i’ll be taking six credit hours instead of fifteen. why? thats a good question. and its why i decided to write this post…to remind myself when i am wondering! 1 – we have too much stress in our lives right now. […]
All of my assignments for the semester are written in my new planner. I had a wonderful afternoon paging through my syllabi, writing down important dates and reading about papers and projects due in the coming months. How exhilarating to feel like a student again! …Out for coffee with my laptop and a stack of […]
Listened to a great sermon the other day by Mark Driscoll: http://www.marshillchurch.org/media/doctrine/stewardship-god-gives
I read this fantastic quote on a coffee cup today: “I used to feel so alone in the city. All those gazillions of people and then me, on the outside. Because how do you meet a new person? I was very stumped by this for many years. And then I realized you just say, “Hi.” […]
How to prioritize? Life is busy and hectic – I don’t see that changing anytime soon. I am sure that this is not a condition unique to my own life. So much to do, so many responsibilities. I hate feeling burnt out spiritually, especially when it is my own fault for not spending time with […]
