WHEN IT’S 60 DEGREES OUTSIDE
And then I hear a snow storm is coming on Thursday:
Month: March 2014
READING THE BIBLE WITH PURPOSE
What it’s supposed to look like:
What it ends up looking like:
Sunsets are like chicken nuggets
G:
I’ve decided sunsets are like chicken nuggets. No two ever look the same.
I’d like to consider myself a “sunset chaser,” if you will. I’ve been chasing sunsets over the ocean like storm chasers stalk tornadoes in a field in Kansas.
And you blessed the socks right off me when I finally saw the sun set over the Pacific Ocean (because the sun setting in bays over the Atlantic just doesn’t count).
Somewhere between creating day and night you decided to create this amazing transition between the two. And no two sunsets are ever the same. You just keep me guessing. And keep me chasing the new, the different, the beautiful.
Kudos, G. Kudos.
In awe, your child,
m
WHEN MY LAST SINGLE FRIEND FROM COLLEGE GETS ENGAGED
THE PARTY INVITE PERSONALITY TEST
You know you’re an introvert if you’re like:
You know you’re extrovert if you’re like:
You know you’re borderline if you’re like:
4 Ways We’re Wishing Our Lives Away as Single Christians
I used to have this recurring dream where I’m traveling on a high-speed train in a foreign country and I’m suddenly captivated by scenery previously unknown. I reach for my camera, zoom in, and it won’t focus.
And the moment passes by.
And I’m left banging my hand against my pillow while simultaneously slumber-swearing.
As single Christians, I don’t even think we make it to the slumber-swearing part. We’re too busy anxiously awaiting our arrival at the next stop to even take the time to get out our cameras and focus in on what’s currently outside our window.
And the moments pass us by.
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WHEN A PRESBYTERIAN SUDDENLY REALIZES THE CHURCH HE WAS VISITING IS CHARISMATIC
WHEN I’M ON A PLANE AND SUDDENLY HEAR MEOWING COMING FROM BEHIND MY SEAT
And it’s like:
And I’m like:
Sometimes, the boar doesn’t need a haircut
G:
It’s March already?! It feels like just yesterday we were celebrating your Son’s birthday.
It seems as if the older I get the faster time flies—as if we’re picking up speed the closer we get to the finish line.
Since I’ve been gone in Seattle for more than a week for work, my blog clearly showed the effects of my busyness. In my efforts to juggle so many things in seemingly so little time, I always end up dropping at least one ball somewhere (at least I’m not juggling chainsaws).
While at this work conference, there were hundreds of tables where people from schools or literary journals had fun and interesting freebies. My coworkers stumbled upon a table that gave away tarot card readings. Of course I don’t believe in it, but I was on a mission to get as many awesome freebies as possible.
I walked up to the table and picked this card:
The guy at the table stared at it for 15 seconds and declared:
“Clearly, this is a man trying to give a boar a haircut.”
Clearly, this tarot card reading was directly applicable to my life.
I felt the excitement go out of me like helium from a popped balloon.
He went on to say: “This man is trying to do the impossible. You have to allow yourself to be realistic. Sometimes you can’t do everything. Don’t try to do the impossible. Sometimes, the boar doesn’t need a haircut.”
Even though this guy made up all this stuff up on the spot, it reminded me that I can’t do everything.
Clearly, I need help.
For all the things I need to do and can’t avoid, for all the balls I need to keep juggling, I’m thankful You give me the strength to accomplish it all when I focus on You (Philippians 4:13).
And then sometimes, there are those balls that can and should be dropped. Sometimes I try to tackle the impossible, when it’s not in Your best for me. Thanks for giving me discernment to drop the ball.
Because sometimes, the boar doesn’t need a haircut.
Your child,
m
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