It's been a tearful week for a couple people I love. All I know is that God is good. I know that He is what satisfies-- not relationships, not school or careers or addictions.... only Him.
Life is chaos and there's a hum of victory that whispers in your ear to give you peace.
You know those weeks that drag on and on? This is one of them. Wednesday morning feels like a lifetime ago and I'm so glad that the weekend is finally here!
And to switch gears...
24 is amazing. Monday left me in such suspense and I can't freaking wait for the next episode. Lost premiere was on too but I didn't watch it. I watched the first three seasons and I guess I've moved on because it was too much to keep track of. Goodbye Lost, hello 24. Come on, Jack!
Friday, January 23, 2009
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
It's Cold Outside
There are five days left until A&M begins Spring classes. UGH.
The bad news is that CS is the lamest town I've ever lived in, the plus side is that with a return to school there is a return to friendships. I'm excited for deeper relationships with some really cool girls and continuing ones with my roommates. Thank God this is my last year in college, I'm starting to feel antsy for what's next.
Today I helped with an outreach that passes out free breakfast to any high schooler that wants it (it's finals week here)-- it was an early morning. I guess I need to start transitioning from 12 hour nights of sleep to the college appropriate of 4.
Tonight I'm going to Megan's with Colin to hang out and I'm really looking forward to it. It's cool how God opens up friends in places you would not have expected.
I hope this Spring brings growth and joy. I'm FINALLY an official senior!
The bad news is that CS is the lamest town I've ever lived in, the plus side is that with a return to school there is a return to friendships. I'm excited for deeper relationships with some really cool girls and continuing ones with my roommates. Thank God this is my last year in college, I'm starting to feel antsy for what's next.
Today I helped with an outreach that passes out free breakfast to any high schooler that wants it (it's finals week here)-- it was an early morning. I guess I need to start transitioning from 12 hour nights of sleep to the college appropriate of 4.
Tonight I'm going to Megan's with Colin to hang out and I'm really looking forward to it. It's cool how God opens up friends in places you would not have expected.
I hope this Spring brings growth and joy. I'm FINALLY an official senior!
Sunday, January 11, 2009
Sunday
I don't have the words,
I can't still the water, I can't calm a heart.
I have nothing to offer--
No promises, no life.
I can't solve your problems or even my own,
All I have is love and breath and hands to hold you.
Will You give me the words? Will you teach me Your promises?
I'm here and I'm Yours--
Use my skin, use my mouth and arms,
Use my ordinary for Your eternity.
I can't still the water, I can't calm a heart.
I have nothing to offer--
No promises, no life.
I can't solve your problems or even my own,
All I have is love and breath and hands to hold you.
Will You give me the words? Will you teach me Your promises?
I'm here and I'm Yours--
Use my skin, use my mouth and arms,
Use my ordinary for Your eternity.
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
"Risen"
Risen Magazine: What do you look for in a friend?
Billy Corgan: That they won't leave; they really won't leave. I can't say that about too many people. If someone could peer into our darkest recess, would they still love us?...
RM: How would you describe God?
BC: Well, I don't think they were kidding around when they talk about infinite and omnipotent and. . .
RM: When did your search begin?
BC: It's always been there. I think you sense a continuity in the universe but you don't know how to define it. In my particular case, I came to the conclusion that there's just too much going on to pretend that there's not some sort of consciousness holding this together. It's not just some weird Martian spore that landed on Earth a hundred million years ago. I think it's interesting; I've read some interviews with quantum physicists who say that when they got down to the sub-atomic level it gets even stranger. We're looking for order; we find divinity.
(excerpt from "Risen" volume 3 issue 4 -- December 2004; Chris Ahrens)
Does Billy Corgan believe Jesus is THE way? I don't know, but one has to appreciate his rawness and honesty. Out of all the "Risen" interviews I've read this is my favorite. I love the quote about friends looking into our darkest recesses and still loving us. I know he was talking about friendship but it makes me think about Godliness.
I'm not sure I could love like that outside of God. No thanks. I don't want that drama. Give me superficial, you can keep your reality.
But I see the Man that walked. . . that loved a leper, a whore, a murderer. Maybe there is something more than a give and take currency of friendship.
I have to remember that I am, as Billy Corgan phrased it, "a pain in the ass." I'm sick of cute friendship-- give me Love, tell me when I'm being a pain in the ass (but maybe with nicer words).
Billy Corgan: That they won't leave; they really won't leave. I can't say that about too many people. If someone could peer into our darkest recess, would they still love us?...
RM: How would you describe God?
BC: Well, I don't think they were kidding around when they talk about infinite and omnipotent and. . .
RM: When did your search begin?
BC: It's always been there. I think you sense a continuity in the universe but you don't know how to define it. In my particular case, I came to the conclusion that there's just too much going on to pretend that there's not some sort of consciousness holding this together. It's not just some weird Martian spore that landed on Earth a hundred million years ago. I think it's interesting; I've read some interviews with quantum physicists who say that when they got down to the sub-atomic level it gets even stranger. We're looking for order; we find divinity.
(excerpt from "Risen" volume 3 issue 4 -- December 2004; Chris Ahrens)
Does Billy Corgan believe Jesus is THE way? I don't know, but one has to appreciate his rawness and honesty. Out of all the "Risen" interviews I've read this is my favorite. I love the quote about friends looking into our darkest recesses and still loving us. I know he was talking about friendship but it makes me think about Godliness.
I'm not sure I could love like that outside of God. No thanks. I don't want that drama. Give me superficial, you can keep your reality.
But I see the Man that walked. . . that loved a leper, a whore, a murderer. Maybe there is something more than a give and take currency of friendship.
I have to remember that I am, as Billy Corgan phrased it, "a pain in the ass." I'm sick of cute friendship-- give me Love, tell me when I'm being a pain in the ass (but maybe with nicer words).
Monday, January 5, 2009
How is it Already 2009?
I've been on Christmas break for 3 weeks and I still have 2 more. YES.
Highlights of the break:
-Trip to Houston and Shane and Shane free concert
-Christmas Cookie Decorating Contest @ the Bates'
-Christmas with my family and my new Keurig Coffee Maker!!!
-Trip to Florida to see Grandparents
-New Years in Dallas with friends (and spending almost midnight in the La Quinta Inn Lobby because of check-in problems)
-Movies, movies, movies
-Food, food, food
-Being in a real city instead of College Station
This is my last Christmas break of college and I'm soaking it in, being as lazy as humanly possible, and not showering till noon.
Happy New Year!
Highlights of the break:
-Trip to Houston and Shane and Shane free concert
-Christmas Cookie Decorating Contest @ the Bates'
-Christmas with my family and my new Keurig Coffee Maker!!!
-Trip to Florida to see Grandparents
-New Years in Dallas with friends (and spending almost midnight in the La Quinta Inn Lobby because of check-in problems)
-Movies, movies, movies
-Food, food, food
-Being in a real city instead of College Station
This is my last Christmas break of college and I'm soaking it in, being as lazy as humanly possible, and not showering till noon.
Happy New Year!
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