It feels like Saturday!

No alarm clock this morning.. God woke me up. And just in time for work.. I got there in a record 9 minutes, and was only 4 minutes late!! On the way I was given the gift of the sunrise in my rear view mirror. And peace set in.

For lunch: a visit with a friend, free food, & a lollipop while rocking in a chair.

The rest of the afternoon will consist of relaxation and creating.. I’m thinking an address book.

I feel that I have needed this Saturday for a while now. Praise God!

Six Days!

Less than one week away & the excitement is building!
On one hand, I am hesitant cause the friendships I have with a few close friends will begin to look different.
Two of them to be married.
Another, moving north.
But on the other hand, I am thrilled out of my brain and so excited to see how God is going to keep leading their lives!
My head knows that friend is moving out to live with a boy.
And my head knows that friend who was once so close will no longer be right there to laugh with and play Chess with.
My head also knows that getting a hold of each other for last minute, late night, games of Disk Golf will happen less often.
But my heart is okay.
The way it was was awesome and the adventures were grand.
And
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The memories are sweet but the future is bright; for all of us.
I am looking forward to that light!

Roommate Chronicals: Volume I, Issue I

The other night, or morning rather, I was awakened by Cat knocking my pencil jar to the floor so that she could have room to sprawl out on my desk. For whatever reason, I felt compelled to clean up the displaced pencils at that moment.
I drag myself from my bed, gently scold Cat, and then I hear a exasperated voice, “I just want to sleep on a couch cushion. That’s all I want..!”
Smile
My roomie was sleep talking again.. and her bed is perty comfty. I don’t know why she wants a couch cushion instead??!

Fourteen Days

Two weeks from now holds bitter sweet feelings for me.

On one hand, I am stoked cause the lives of a few close friends will be changed in amazing ways!!

Two of them to be married.

Another will be moving north to live life.

On the other hand, the selfish hand, change is hard.

My head knows that God is going to be with them and that the adventures he has ahead for each of them is going to be spectacular! But my heart is slow to catch on, & currently, I just feel that am going to miss the way it was, and the adventures we had.

The memories are sweet though.

I’m just bad at keeping up with friends.

I’m even worse at goodbyes.

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Don’t mind me; it's just one of those sentimental moods.

Be Healthy

The best thing a person can do for others is to first make sure that they themselves are wholly healthy.

People choose to be angry.

People are responsible for their own emotions.

In those moments it is my job, not to make them better, but instead illustrate how I trust God.

Yes, I may have to say no to others, I may have to draw the line and refuse to help someone. But taking care of people is not my job.

Loving God is my job, and if taking care of people is a byproduct of that love.

Then praise the Lord!

Until I can love God, I can’t love people.

But I know that that love for God will produce a health that is overflowing.

"You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother's eye.”

Matthew 7:5