Live the Quiet Moments

-
The only thing that could have made this more perfect would have been the Pride and Prejudice soundtrack playing in the background.











Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Fun Quiz Questions

-
Saw this on another blog that encouraged readers to repost and put in their own answers. So just to brighten the day, here is a little fun Q&A time: What is your favorite indulgence? Ice Cream and a Rom. Com. What is your favorite cocktail? Virgin Strawberry Daquiri The clothing item you can’t live without? This has been discussed with friends and we concluded though it may not always be our favorite, you can't live without undergarments... Your favorite current workout song? On Top of the World by Imagine Dragons What is your favorite way to sweat? Zuuuumba and Ice Skating! Your favorite new band?  All Sons & Daughters Your favorite color? Mint  Where did you grow up?  New York What is your favorite TV show? Ugly Betty Any embarrassing accidents?  plenty I'm sure What was your first job?  Page at the library What was the name of your first pet? Baby Whiskers... the hamster What’s the one thing you refuse to share? My pillow ...
Read more

Full Dependence

-
As I reflect on my graduate student experience coming to a close I have much to ponder. First, how quickly this has already come and gone and second, where am I headed next? It has certainly been a year of humbling, stretching, and breaking, but also one of discovery and independence and joy. While, like anyone, I can be prone to get stuck in pity parties when things are not going my way, today I am happy to say it's all been worth it. A life with our Father, Son, and Holy Spirit is enough. This is the message that God has been relentlessly working on my heart this year. I still don't fully get it, don't know if I ever will, but it has definitely been an overarching theme for my life in this particular last year.    He has been exposing my selfish tendencies, my prideful actions, and my sin in general. He has also reminded me of my great great need for Him and His unfailing grace. This morning we took communion at church and I thought about the deep deep desire I have to...
Read more

The Anguished Child

-
From October 2013: "I thought of what a good, personal, and loving God I serve - and this evening I feel like a misunderstood anguished child." Have you ever had a day like this?  This is almost my every day.  My sweet husband teased me once calling me "a woman in conflict."  I was defensive at the time and still don't want to own that as my identity.  As a daughter in Christ, I shouldn't!  Nevertheless, as a very real human on this earth, I am truly, always in conflict.   Paul states in Romans 7:15, "For I do not understand my own actions. For I do not do what I want, but I do the very thing I hate." (ESV) Our days are filled with joys and toils.  It is easy to go from one moment rejoicing and the next mourning.  We are fickle humans and while we rejoice in what is good, we carry out what is evil.  Let this rest on your hearts tonight.  While you may find yourself at the end of the day kicking and screaming at the Lord like an...
Read more