I apologize for dropping off the face of the earth for the first half of the semester.  Between new classes, a new job, a new boyfriend, and a new church and all the old stuff I kept I've been struggling trying to balance it all.

Classes are Exegesis of Genesis (really interesting class, memorizing 20ish hebrew words every week with a 1200 word ( Read more... )

Summer Whirlwind
So this summer has been a bit of a whirlwind.  But like that's anything new for me.  I started the summer with a trip to Missouri to see my parents, and to Oklahoma to celebrate my grandparents 62nd Anniversary and have a family reunion.  Then ( Read more... )

Until this weekend those were just nice sounding words.  This weekend I read them in a completely different light.  I've moved into a new category, now I am one of those "who mourns".  I got the call Thursday that my mom's dad had gone HOME.  On the flights Friday morning I just immersed myself in Scripture, finding comfort in its familarity and ( Read more... )

So I realize I said I'd be back after Lent was over, which was months ago.  Unfortuantely a combination of no inspiration and no time got in the way.

It's hard to belive I've been at Asbury for two years now.  I'm half-way done, and I hardly recognize the 21 year old girl that started here in August 2006.  I'm excited to see what these last two ( Read more... )

Lent begins this Wednesday.  And I'm doing something new for this season in the church calendar.  In addition to giving up refined sugar (sodas and all desserts) I am giving up blogging.  I realize I spend wayyyy tooo much time on the internet not really accomplishing much.  So during this season I am going to use the time that I usually spend ( Read more... )

This Advent season has found my mind flickering back to the idea of the Incarnation any time it is unoccupied by some other train of thought. At first I suspected it was part of my need to understand everything, completely. That if I understood the Incarnation I would have gained control over one of the great Mysteries of God and that would make be ( Read more... )

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Thankful for my Blessings

Yes I realize I blogged less than 30 minutes ago. But I realized that I was whining and ungrateful so I'm going to list my blessings, it may change nothing but my attitude, but that may be the only thing needing changed.

- I'm thankful I have a God who loves me unconditionally, who sacrificed everything to redeem me. 
- I' ( Read more... )

 So the fact that I've blogged twice since this semester started should give you an idea of how it's gone.... (yes this is a rant).  I've spent most of this Thanksgiving Break/Reading week recovering, instead of doing all the work I should do (luckily I have enough done that I shouldn't be insane, just standard crazy,  for the last 3 weeks of the ( Read more... )

In honor of the Advent-Christmas-Epiphany Season that is approaching here is a song I wrote.

Infant Lullaby (very soft and tender)

Mary (alto)

Tonight my child sleeps
the first of many dreams
for in my arms I cradle
the holy Son of God

Joseph (tenor)

Tonight our child sleeps
this child of my heart
and in these strong arms I hold
the very hope of Man.

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