Wednesday, September 30. 2009

Early work, drugs test, spanish class, lunch with Savannah, marriage test, a smidge of free time, discipleship with Mer, women's ministry kick-off night =)


This "To Do Soon" list looks over me from the wall as I sleep at night. It continues to stay longish. Every now and then I enjoy the privilege of checking or crossing something off.
Today was an amazing day... I found myself overflowing in the joy of the Lord instead of being so quick to base my moods on my circumstances. What a life of freedom it would be to learn to walk in that joy every day!

Promises

This afternoon I headed out to Yellow Branch Falls for some quiet time. God taught me a few meaningful things during those few hours, and showed me this passage which is so encouraging to me. Romans 8 is one of those parts of the Bible that we hear quoted a lot, but often don't realize how INCREDIBLE its truths really are if we apply them to our own daily lives. Here is it says that we are more than conquerors and that NOTHING, no matter how big or small, can separate us from his love. Praise Him! Don't skim it, read it and meditate on it, this is good stuff.

"What, then, shall we say in response to this? If God is for us, who can be against us? He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things? Who will bring any charge against those whom God has chosen? It is God who justifies. Who is he that condemns? Christ Jesus, who died—more than that, who was raised to life—is at the right hand of God and is also interceding for us. Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? As it is written: "For your sake we face death all day long;
we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered."
No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord."
Romans 8:31-39

Barista Banter

Slept through my allotted morning run time

Took a sign language test
Had the privilege of seeing Latte Martin smile for the first time
Watched my coworker accidentally called a woman "sir" and legit not realize
Chuckled as Mr. European pursed his lower lip while ordering, as usual
Reacted harshly when another coworker flirtatiously poked me, I don't think he'll be doing that again.
Finally deducted that my music teacher, lovely lady, talks like she has a fireball sitting on her tongue.
Went on an encouraging run with Aliece Wilson.
Concocted a tasty homemade vanilla latte before sitting down to rest.
Long thursday.

PhotoBlog Beginnings

Am I allowed to use pictures in this photoblog that I haven't taken? I'm not really sure what the current photoblog etiquette looks like. Either way, I would like to give credit for this photo to the lovely Anna Grace Watkins.

I have decided recently to start a photo blog: not necessarily because masses of people will run to their computers each evening to find out exactly how my day was, not even to record every moment of every day. Really, my motivations are unclear even to myself. But a few things I do know... I love to write, I love to take pictures, I love being able to go back through a journal or a history of something that reminds me of old times. Being reminded of those good memories, great laughs, or even the day to day routine that changes so much throughout life.

And this might be a long shot, but the more I realize how few great listeners there are in the world, the more I want to be one of them. Maybe writing and photographing life in an alternate internet reality could help to suppress that selfish desire to constantly talk about myself with everyone in my life, haha. Instead, I could listen. =)

Cheesy? Perhaps. But here I go anyway.