my heart is full of joy in the Lord! i have to share this:
i stand amazed in the presence
of jesus the nazarene
and wonder how he could love me
a sinner, condemned, unclean
o how marvelous, o how wonderful
and my song shall ever be:
o how marvelous, o how wonderful
is my savior's love for me!
-favorite hymn
where would i be
without you, without you
where would i be
without you
i will bow before the cross
cherish my redeemer's cost
there is nothing i can do
only stand amazed by you
mercy new with every day
wrapped up in your arms of grace
nothing more, you're all i need
your life is living in me
-chris tomlin
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
CAhahahahaha
elizabeth and i have been experimenting with variations of "BAhahahaha." we don't really like to use that phrase, so we're thinking of alternatives. i'll keep you posted on which one we choose. so far we like:
CAhahahaha
PAhahahaha
and
MAhahahaha
i've been reflecting on the past two years a LOT lately. what an unbelievable two years i have had. i have survived, is probably more like it. if you know my story then you'll know what i'm talking about. if you don't, maybe i'll share my story/testimony with you one day. either way, know that our God is bigger and more capable of redeeming and delivering than you can possibly imagine. i still feel the heaviness of loss and heartache and anger sometimes, and more so lately, i think, because so many people around me are getting engaged and married. when i get wrapped up in those thoughts, it's so easy to forget how far the Lord has brought me. this morning i was on my way out the door to work, i was locking the door, cereal and purse in hand, and the Lord just really impressed on my heart to go back in and sit down with Him for a few minutes. so i did. i turned to psalm 30 (because today is the 30th), and started reading. i was so humbled by the words i read:
I will extol You, O LORD, for You have lifted me up, and have not let my foes rejoice over me. 2 O LORD my God, I cried out to You, and You healed me. O LORD, You brought my soul up from the grave; You have kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit. Sing praise to the LORD, you saints of His, and give thanks at the remembrance of His holy name. For His anger is but for a moment, His favor is for life; weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning. (verses 1-5)
You have turned for me my mourning into dancing; You have put off my sackcloth and clothed me with gladness, to the end that my glory may sing praise to You and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks to You forever. (verses 11 and 12)
i never, ever want to forget the way i have seen Jesus work in my life. and i never want to forget that He STILL works in my life. healing is a proceses, and He is faithful to restore us in Him. i am so thankful for where i've been, no matter how hard, and where i am, and where He is leading me. i'm just so thankful.
CAhahahaha
PAhahahaha
and
MAhahahaha
i've been reflecting on the past two years a LOT lately. what an unbelievable two years i have had. i have survived, is probably more like it. if you know my story then you'll know what i'm talking about. if you don't, maybe i'll share my story/testimony with you one day. either way, know that our God is bigger and more capable of redeeming and delivering than you can possibly imagine. i still feel the heaviness of loss and heartache and anger sometimes, and more so lately, i think, because so many people around me are getting engaged and married. when i get wrapped up in those thoughts, it's so easy to forget how far the Lord has brought me. this morning i was on my way out the door to work, i was locking the door, cereal and purse in hand, and the Lord just really impressed on my heart to go back in and sit down with Him for a few minutes. so i did. i turned to psalm 30 (because today is the 30th), and started reading. i was so humbled by the words i read:
I will extol You, O LORD, for You have lifted me up, and have not let my foes rejoice over me. 2 O LORD my God, I cried out to You, and You healed me. O LORD, You brought my soul up from the grave; You have kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit. Sing praise to the LORD, you saints of His, and give thanks at the remembrance of His holy name. For His anger is but for a moment, His favor is for life; weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning. (verses 1-5)
You have turned for me my mourning into dancing; You have put off my sackcloth and clothed me with gladness, to the end that my glory may sing praise to You and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks to You forever. (verses 11 and 12)
i never, ever want to forget the way i have seen Jesus work in my life. and i never want to forget that He STILL works in my life. healing is a proceses, and He is faithful to restore us in Him. i am so thankful for where i've been, no matter how hard, and where i am, and where He is leading me. i'm just so thankful.
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
that's a negative ghost rider
so far today this is all i have to report:
1. it smells like tuna in my office. why? i don't eat tuna. nobody in my office eats tuna. WEIRD.
2. it is absolutely gorgeous outside.
3. i am wearing jeans with heels, and my jeans are touching the ground. AMAZING. that never happens to me.
1. it smells like tuna in my office. why? i don't eat tuna. nobody in my office eats tuna. WEIRD.
2. it is absolutely gorgeous outside.
3. i am wearing jeans with heels, and my jeans are touching the ground. AMAZING. that never happens to me.
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
it's beginning to look a lot like christmas...
it's official: in one month i will begin listening to christmas music!! you have NO idea how happy this makes me! granted, elizabeth and i listened to it last weekend on the way to newspring, but that was just 2 songs, so that doesn't really count. the day after halloween, you better believe that "o holy night" and "so this is christmas" will be flooding the airways of my apartment, car, and office. and i couldn't be more excited. : )
so i need to take a minute to complain about the tragedy that is my inability to run. i've always liked to run (some days more than others), but i didn't start running regularly until 2 summers ago. since then, i run pretty consistently, 3 miles about 4 times a week. and no i do not run the entire way; but most of it. anyway. over this past summer, i started having HORRIBLE shin splints in my left leg. i don't mean 'ouch that kind of hurts,' i mean like when i would get home from running i would be in tears. so my daddy made me stop running for 2 weeks and ice my shin every night. and they went away. so what did i do? i started running again. and i started slow. i walked more than i ran, and i built back up. the SECOND i started running, they were back. eventually i just got ot the point where i would run until i literally couldn't even stand because not one, but BOTH shins were hurting so badly. lately, it's gotten to the point where even when i stop running, they don't feel better: they just hurt all the time. so i'm thinking that's not good. i think it has something to do with my shoes, because since middle school volleyball i've been an asics girl, but i got the nike running shoes with the ipod chip last february. that's a cute little feature and all, but the shoes suck. so i've just ordered new asics that are some kind of amazing technology, and i'm hoping that they fix my problem. until then, i'm stuck on the elliptical in my crummy nikes. ask me how excited about that i am...
this is a funny story: last night i was taking a bubble bath, because i was tired, i had a headache, and i just wanted to relax. so i fill the bathtub up with steaming hot water and lavender bath salts. there were bubbles eeeverywhere. so i'm in my bubble bath, eyes closed, relaxing, and all of a sudden there is a splash! bowden (my cocker spaniel puppy) had jumped into the bathtub!! it was hilarious! and my tub is really tall; it's one of those spa style ones, that's really deep. oh my word, i about died. it was great. so he came out all sudsy, dripping wet, and smelling like a girl. favorite puppy moment yet. : )
this week has gone by fast! i can't believe tomorrow is already wednesday. not that i'm complaining. i'm pretty excited about the weekend. i'm also pretty excited that i only work until 2 on thursday and that i get to wear jeans on friday (an occasion only reserved for moving day at united way). our office is moving to a temporary location while our new office is being renovated. my "office" for the next month will actually be a corner in a conference room at united way main. what fun.
only 7 minutes until i leaveeeeeee!!! accountability tonight. that makes my heart glad. : )
something i'm thinking on today:
so i need to take a minute to complain about the tragedy that is my inability to run. i've always liked to run (some days more than others), but i didn't start running regularly until 2 summers ago. since then, i run pretty consistently, 3 miles about 4 times a week. and no i do not run the entire way; but most of it. anyway. over this past summer, i started having HORRIBLE shin splints in my left leg. i don't mean 'ouch that kind of hurts,' i mean like when i would get home from running i would be in tears. so my daddy made me stop running for 2 weeks and ice my shin every night. and they went away. so what did i do? i started running again. and i started slow. i walked more than i ran, and i built back up. the SECOND i started running, they were back. eventually i just got ot the point where i would run until i literally couldn't even stand because not one, but BOTH shins were hurting so badly. lately, it's gotten to the point where even when i stop running, they don't feel better: they just hurt all the time. so i'm thinking that's not good. i think it has something to do with my shoes, because since middle school volleyball i've been an asics girl, but i got the nike running shoes with the ipod chip last february. that's a cute little feature and all, but the shoes suck. so i've just ordered new asics that are some kind of amazing technology, and i'm hoping that they fix my problem. until then, i'm stuck on the elliptical in my crummy nikes. ask me how excited about that i am...
this is a funny story: last night i was taking a bubble bath, because i was tired, i had a headache, and i just wanted to relax. so i fill the bathtub up with steaming hot water and lavender bath salts. there were bubbles eeeverywhere. so i'm in my bubble bath, eyes closed, relaxing, and all of a sudden there is a splash! bowden (my cocker spaniel puppy) had jumped into the bathtub!! it was hilarious! and my tub is really tall; it's one of those spa style ones, that's really deep. oh my word, i about died. it was great. so he came out all sudsy, dripping wet, and smelling like a girl. favorite puppy moment yet. : )
this week has gone by fast! i can't believe tomorrow is already wednesday. not that i'm complaining. i'm pretty excited about the weekend. i'm also pretty excited that i only work until 2 on thursday and that i get to wear jeans on friday (an occasion only reserved for moving day at united way). our office is moving to a temporary location while our new office is being renovated. my "office" for the next month will actually be a corner in a conference room at united way main. what fun.
only 7 minutes until i leaveeeeeee!!! accountability tonight. that makes my heart glad. : )
something i'm thinking on today:
"the knowledge of God is very far from the love of Him."
-blaise pascal
Monday, September 22, 2008
there is a harmony in autumn...
after all of my friends have started blogs (and i've made fun of them all for it), i've given in and have started my own blog. mainly, i think, because sometimes i get bored at work. and because, let's face it, my life is SO exciting! so. my first blog ever:
happy fall! this is my absolute favorite time of year. don't get me wrong, i love summer. i love sunburn and tan lines and the beach and MY BIRTHDAY and fireworks and all of that, but there is something so romantic and magical about the fall. i love the colors and the smells and the events and the clothes and everything, literally everything, about the season. and i think the stars (which i'm pretty sure God created just for me) are the most beautiful on cold, autumn nights.
the past 2 months have been a whirlwind of moving, getting settled, starting work, meeting new people, going back and forth to clemson every weekend, and slowly accepting the fact that i am a grown-up. i love life right now. there is so much change and so much transition and so much to let go of and so much to embrace, but i wouldn't change any of it. i think the Lord really uses these times of change to gently break me. i'm resistant to change, although i like to think i embrace it, but the Lord is always gracious to show me that what i thought was the best time in my life, was only a glimpse into what He has in store for what's to come. that's enough to make me excited for the rest of my life. it's hard to balance that thought with living one day at a time, but like everything else i'm learning, the Father is patient.
happy fall! this is my absolute favorite time of year. don't get me wrong, i love summer. i love sunburn and tan lines and the beach and MY BIRTHDAY and fireworks and all of that, but there is something so romantic and magical about the fall. i love the colors and the smells and the events and the clothes and everything, literally everything, about the season. and i think the stars (which i'm pretty sure God created just for me) are the most beautiful on cold, autumn nights.
the past 2 months have been a whirlwind of moving, getting settled, starting work, meeting new people, going back and forth to clemson every weekend, and slowly accepting the fact that i am a grown-up. i love life right now. there is so much change and so much transition and so much to let go of and so much to embrace, but i wouldn't change any of it. i think the Lord really uses these times of change to gently break me. i'm resistant to change, although i like to think i embrace it, but the Lord is always gracious to show me that what i thought was the best time in my life, was only a glimpse into what He has in store for what's to come. that's enough to make me excited for the rest of my life. it's hard to balance that thought with living one day at a time, but like everything else i'm learning, the Father is patient.
"there is a harmony in autumn, and a luster in its sky which, through the summer, is not heard or seen, as if it could not be, as if it had not been."
-percey bysshe shelley
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