Just a regular ol' Friday morning..
Saturday, October 30, 2010
McAngus burger!!!
"what kind of face would a hamburger make?" -Ellen
Once upon a time, my roommate was a hamburger...a McAngus burger to be exact :)
Once upon a time, my roommate was a hamburger...a McAngus burger to be exact :)
reexamining worth
My finger on the pulse of reality
a depth too great to embrace
barren emptiness without definition
spoken only in the language of the soul
Tears wrung out of a fragile heart
as bricks stacked high dissolve
laying bare emotion for scrutiny
freeing layers of comfortable fear
A gentle hand holds steady
the sign post, the mirror, the light
as love and wisdom fill where
confusion and fear have reigned
A battle rages, balance the prize,
for a delicate line that bewilders reason
and a wholeness that eludes
even the brightest mind
A bottomless pool seemed shallow
in the presence of blinded eyes
profound weight kept distant
bears heavy on the heart
Liberation taunts, promising much
with familiar bondage close behind
Love's definition precarious
on the edge of shame and loss
Despair shouts at the top of its lungs
while hope whispers softly
audible against the chaos
not yet tangible beyond the wall
Grace upon grace bestowed around
unfathomable streams of love
support and clarity filter through dusty lenses
where worth is reexamined at long last
a depth too great to embrace
barren emptiness without definition
spoken only in the language of the soul
Tears wrung out of a fragile heart
as bricks stacked high dissolve
laying bare emotion for scrutiny
freeing layers of comfortable fear
A gentle hand holds steady
the sign post, the mirror, the light
as love and wisdom fill where
confusion and fear have reigned
A battle rages, balance the prize,
for a delicate line that bewilders reason
and a wholeness that eludes
even the brightest mind
A bottomless pool seemed shallow
in the presence of blinded eyes
profound weight kept distant
bears heavy on the heart
Liberation taunts, promising much
with familiar bondage close behind
Love's definition precarious
on the edge of shame and loss
Despair shouts at the top of its lungs
while hope whispers softly
audible against the chaos
not yet tangible beyond the wall
Grace upon grace bestowed around
unfathomable streams of love
support and clarity filter through dusty lenses
where worth is reexamined at long last
Saturday, October 16, 2010
family time
I've been spending a lot of time being an aunt to some pretty sweet little kiddos who are steadily stealing more and more of my heart the more I get to know their little hearts and personalities...I never knew how much I could love Saturday morning soccer games, slimy halfway chewed cheez-its, empty capri sun pouches, wrestling complete with grassy hair, infinitely interesting kiddie conversation, post-nap cuddling, Mcdonalds playplace, silly bands, kid catechism songs, superhero talk, hugs and kisses that just say "I'm glad you're around," and my sweet camera that lets me capture their awesomeness on film :)
Hashimoto the great
Drodgen the wonderful
Camilley, my best friend (and the cutest little princess in the universe)
Hashimoto the great
Drodgen the wonderful
Camilley, my best friend (and the cutest little princess in the universe)
Thursday, September 30, 2010
laid bare
I stole this from a friend's blog yesterday. It's her talking about Hebrews 4 and I loved it when I just read her explanation but when I read the scripture alongside her thoughts, it was mind-blowing...amazing how the Word of God can be revolutionary every time you read it...praise Him for that!
so, Hebrews 4:
"The writer opens up with a command to keep striving, to be diligent so that we will enter into the coming rest of God eternally. But then in v 12-13 he goes on to tell us how we go about doing that. All that came to my mind while reading these verses I have read like a billion times was, the Holy Spirit is like a skilled surgeon with the scalpel of the Holy Spirit. I think the writer is saying that we are diligent, alert, careful to enter into His rest by constantly laying ourselves out, wide open, under the care of the Holy Spirit. It all sounds so medical… He will pierce us, probe us, divide what is right from what is wrong, what is health from what is death, do biopsies on our motivations and thoughts, etc… We will basically be laid open and bare before God, completely seen and naked (v 13). Sounds pretty harsh and hard; we will see our weaknesses, our sins, all the places where our motives and thoughts are crooked and impure (v14)… OUCH. But then the writer who seems to know how uncomfortable and shameful and embarrassing that exposure process/ surgery of the Word will be, spends the next verses (v 15 and 16) comforting us, encouraging us to find hope, strength, confidence, health in the Great High Priest who stands in our stead as our substitute and now our faithful prayer warrior!
All this reminded me of one of my favorite parts of T.S. Eliot poem called Four Quartets.
The wounded surgeon plies the steel / that questions the distempered part / Beneath the bleeding hands we feel / the sharp compassion of the healer’s art / resolving the enigma of the fever chart."
I'm humbled and thankful that in a season where I feel like I am being "laid bare" before the Lord, I know that I am not alone but that I am loved and fought for by a sweet Savior who knows me better than I know myself..
so, Hebrews 4:
"The writer opens up with a command to keep striving, to be diligent so that we will enter into the coming rest of God eternally. But then in v 12-13 he goes on to tell us how we go about doing that. All that came to my mind while reading these verses I have read like a billion times was, the Holy Spirit is like a skilled surgeon with the scalpel of the Holy Spirit. I think the writer is saying that we are diligent, alert, careful to enter into His rest by constantly laying ourselves out, wide open, under the care of the Holy Spirit. It all sounds so medical… He will pierce us, probe us, divide what is right from what is wrong, what is health from what is death, do biopsies on our motivations and thoughts, etc… We will basically be laid open and bare before God, completely seen and naked (v 13). Sounds pretty harsh and hard; we will see our weaknesses, our sins, all the places where our motives and thoughts are crooked and impure (v14)… OUCH. But then the writer who seems to know how uncomfortable and shameful and embarrassing that exposure process/ surgery of the Word will be, spends the next verses (v 15 and 16) comforting us, encouraging us to find hope, strength, confidence, health in the Great High Priest who stands in our stead as our substitute and now our faithful prayer warrior!
All this reminded me of one of my favorite parts of T.S. Eliot poem called Four Quartets.
The wounded surgeon plies the steel / that questions the distempered part / Beneath the bleeding hands we feel / the sharp compassion of the healer’s art / resolving the enigma of the fever chart."
I'm humbled and thankful that in a season where I feel like I am being "laid bare" before the Lord, I know that I am not alone but that I am loved and fought for by a sweet Savior who knows me better than I know myself..
Thursday, September 23, 2010
I&O day 4 - super awesome fountain!
Choosing pictures from today is going to be super difficult because I took a million...the boys were precious today and we played in a fountain, which fyi, makes for an awesome photo shoot :) I'm sure gonna miss these sweet boys when I don't get to spend my days with them...good thing we live right down the road from each other!
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
I&O day 3 Aquarium Day!
these are all out of order but they're so fun! we had a blast at the Aquarium today! My favorite phrase of the day from Joshua was "what's dat urchin doin'?"...you had to be there :)
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