Monday, September 28, 2009

a change in perspective.

 
'Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.'  < Proverbs 13:12 >
 
deferred (adjective): witheld for or until a stated time
 
"One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to enquire in his temple."  < Psalm 27:4 >
 
 

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

a study in sleep deprivation

.... that was my life for the past 2 weeks. thus, i have been quite the infrequent blogger! i really want to step up my game and blog at least twice a week. then perhaps thrice a week! i need to exercise my writing muscles, ya know.
 
:: i attended Youth Alive in Burbank/Buena Park, CA and i'm still awed that a two day event could be so power-packed! yes, God's spirit is alive and well in SoCal! :) it's always great to meet up with friends and to finally meet blogging friends! Sis. Kathy McElhaney - you are  a wonderful person and you've been such an encouragement to me through your blog. it was an honor to meet you!
 
:: the sleep deprivation also caused some lack-of-sleep induced funny moments with my dear friends, shelly dianne and bekki leigh!  can't wait for the next road trip ;)
tip: i don't recommend doing the YMCA move in downtown Burbank with a cup full of soda in your hand.
 
:: my friends had our sort of annual camping trip on labor day weekend! we didn't go last year so i can't really call it "annual". such fun! i shall post pictures sometime this week also.
 
:: pray for my laptop, friends. i think he was depressed that he had to leave california. i attempted to turn it on after arriving in dallas on sunday night and it refused to stay on for longer than one second. it was also emitting a wonderful burnt plastic smell.  oh, and my warranty expired in april.
 
 

Saturday, September 12, 2009

Yayyyyyy..............

Whooooo Hoooooooo!

Youth Alive!

Whooooo Hoooooooo!

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

"all the world's a stage....

.... and all the men and women merely players"
 
it's morning and my mind is floating around crazily, as usual.
 
 
i am reflecting on Life. i've been doing a lot of Life Reflection recently. 
 
 
i am in the audience, viewing a play on the stage called Life.  the story has been relatively mundane for quite some time. it wasn't too difficult to predict the lines before the actors said them. 
 
 
it was just That effortless.
 
 
but now, it seems that it's all been shaken up and turned upside down. what kind of play is this!?! what kind of playwright is He, to have such a dramatic climax? why does it seem that all the actors have lost their minds?
 
 
 i must say that through this "act" in the play, i've gotten to hang out in the audience mostly. i'm definitely not complaining about that! the recent twists and turns in the play only affect me indirectly.... and they are all rather bewildering to me.
 
but you know what? there's a lyric that says, "Do I really want a God that I can understand?" . hmmmmmmmmm...... after  first hearing this and chewing on it, i realized that i would not want to serve a God who could be easily reasoned out. He knows what in the world that He is doing in the lives of those around me.
 He holds the script and pen.
 
"I hold the world but as the world, Gratiano; A stage where every man must play a part"