Sometimes I just get restless...
and I'm not really sure why.
Lately, I have been longing for adventure, particularly a big traveling excursion to Prague or Ireland or England or Ethiopia or California or Hawaii or Costa Rica or Switzerland or Italy or Mexico or anywhere...
There's something about new adventures that exhilirate me, invigorate me, simplify my life, re-focus my eyes on the Creator of adventure, and give me a time-out from life.
Maybe it has something to do with getting a new camera. And feeling overwhelmed with school. And cold, gray Michigan weather. And watching The Amazing Race.
Hmm...that's all.
Monday, November 30, 2009
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Happy Thanksgiving!
Today, I am so thankful for...
1. a warm, sunny November day
2. sitting at the Sparrows with my roommate
3. loving the city I live in
4. deep, lifelong friends
5. the end of the semester is in sight
6. hope
7. excitement for the future (student teaching, my best friend's upcoming wedding, my new adopted brother and sister coming home soon, upcoming trips, Christmas)
8. sweet memories
9. a coconut latte
10. sleeping in
11. my Honda
12. my family
13. creativity and inspiration
14. my job of babysitting six amazing kiddos
15. free clothes and warm boots
16. community
17. walking to breakfast in Eastown with friends
18. friends from all over the world
19. beauty all around me
20. grace
21. random Chicago trip tomorrow
22. good books
23. kids
24. Sleeping at Last and Over the Rhine music during homework
25. God's relentless love
1. a warm, sunny November day
2. sitting at the Sparrows with my roommate
3. loving the city I live in
4. deep, lifelong friends
5. the end of the semester is in sight
6. hope
7. excitement for the future (student teaching, my best friend's upcoming wedding, my new adopted brother and sister coming home soon, upcoming trips, Christmas)
8. sweet memories
9. a coconut latte
10. sleeping in
11. my Honda
12. my family
13. creativity and inspiration
14. my job of babysitting six amazing kiddos
15. free clothes and warm boots
16. community
17. walking to breakfast in Eastown with friends
18. friends from all over the world
19. beauty all around me
20. grace
21. random Chicago trip tomorrow
22. good books
23. kids
24. Sleeping at Last and Over the Rhine music during homework
25. God's relentless love
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Wow.
I am reading an incredible book right now called The Hole in our Gospel by Richard Stearns, the president of World Vision. Here's one part that hit me right to the heart...
"For I was hungry, while you had all you needed. I was thirsty, but you drank bottled water. I was a stranger, and you wanted me deported. I needed clothes, but you needed more clothes. I was sick, and you pointed out the behaviors that led to my sickness. I was in prison, and you said I was getting what I deserved..."
Sadly, I am guilty too. My life does not usually match up to Matthew 25:31-46
However, another thing I have been learning is that I must believe in God more than I believe in a cause. When my life is daily being transformed by the resurrection power of Jesus, I will have that power and strength to imitate God in this world.
"For I was hungry, while you had all you needed. I was thirsty, but you drank bottled water. I was a stranger, and you wanted me deported. I needed clothes, but you needed more clothes. I was sick, and you pointed out the behaviors that led to my sickness. I was in prison, and you said I was getting what I deserved..."
Sadly, I am guilty too. My life does not usually match up to Matthew 25:31-46
However, another thing I have been learning is that I must believe in God more than I believe in a cause. When my life is daily being transformed by the resurrection power of Jesus, I will have that power and strength to imitate God in this world.
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