“He satisfies you with goodness; your youth is renewed like the eagle” (Psalm 103:5 ( Read more... )

Lately, I've been anxious and scattered in my thinking. My schedule seems to fill with unexpected items that clutter my mind and increase my anxiety for fear I'll forget to fulfill a commitment or not do it well. As always, I fear failure. I cringe when my imperfections are brought before my eyes through mistakes. And, I've realized, the rising ( Read more... )

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Did you watch the vice presidential debate tonight? Do you think Palin did well?

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Bring on the chocolate. So I have a legitimate reason to love dark chocolate. And perhaps this explains why most Swiss and German people are healthy and fit. Mmmmm.

1. Where is your cell phone? upstairs ( Read more... )

Who knew Jerome K. Jerome could be so profound, especially in a book entitled Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow?

Let us have done with vain regrets and longings for the days that never will be ours again. Our work lies in front, not behind us; and "Forward!" is our motto. Let us not sit with folded hands, gazing upon the past as if it were the ( Read more... )

As humans, we like to categorize. Compartmentalize. As Christians, we like to talk about “learning a lesson” and imagine filing it away in our cabinet of spiritual accomplishments. We say, “God taught me a lesson about patience.” Wouldn’t it be nice if we could check off that box, sign the paper, and file it away - finished forever? “Yep, I’ve ( Read more... )

This is the same test that we had all the girls in our dorm take for a dorm fellowship last year, and most of them were heard squealing "ewwww!" from the computer room when they reached the question about being "kissed unexpectedly." ;-) (We tried to find a test online that was related more to friendship and familial relationships, but this one was ( Read more... )