I have a theory ( Read more... )

Do our lives matter ( Read more... )

It may sound cliche, but in view of the history of the world a human life is truly a vapor. Even more so in light of eternity. We are born on this Earth and we live here for such a short time in comparison to how long this planet has existed. And what is life on Earth in comparison to eternity? It makes me think about what I am doing with my life ( Read more... )

Time and time again, God has gently reminded me that he is right there with me when I am broken and beaten, on my knees letting the tears stream forth as my wounded heart screams in pain. As I cry He is right there with me on His knees, His hand on my shoulder, His eyes looking into mine sharing my tears and my pain. Only, His tears and pain come ( Read more... )

What if instead of waiting to be our idealized selves, we just accepted ourselves as the beautiful and broken beings that we are, beings that need to let Love permeate our beings and heal our wounded hearts?

Here's the thing with my life. If it is not focused entirely around God, I have a tendency to fall to pieces. The past month or so I've let myself get wrapped up in school work and I had forgotten what was really important. Last Thursday at Crusade I realized I had been living from Thursday night to Thursday night, being the "YEAH God!" girl at CRU ( Read more... )

For a long time I didn't quite understand some of the lyrics to the worship song "Blessed Be Your Name." I love the song, but the lyrics at the end repeat the lines "You give and take away." After that there is a line that says "My heart will choose to say, Lord blessed be Your name." When I first heard the song the lyrics puzzled me, but as I grew ( Read more... )

Laying on the ground, the cool feel of the brick path pressing against my skin, camera held to my eyes as I try to capture just a small piece of the beauty of this world I felt so at peace with the world and so joyful as I reveled in doing what I love. The smell of earth and grass and leaves filled my nostrils as I took in the overwhelming beauty ( Read more... )

So. Chris and I spent the past hour or so talking about the summer project reunion. SO EXCITED AAAH! It is in less than a month. Granted, not everyone will be able to come and that makes me very sad. But many wonderful people will be there, so that makes me quite happy. AAAay, I am so pumped ( Read more... )

Ready set go, I'm going to write about stuff ( Read more... )