good tunes

Music, specifically lyrics, cut to my heart pretty quick. Can't seem to get the OneRepublic cd off the iPod playlist--I love these guys' music. Current favorite track is "Prodigal." Simple but great lyrics, in my humble opinion.

so ashamed, so ashamed,

but I need You so,

and You wait for me,

yes, You wait for me.

Been blown away by God's faithfulness recently. Between some good tunes, great friends, and Psalms 18, 86, and 103, I'm wrestling with the gospel in a real, radical way. It's scary as hell some days, hard as crap on others, but on the whole, I wouldn't trade it for anything else on this earth. His pursuit of my heart in the midst of my busyness and complacency is astounding.

absolutely hilarious

worth a listen

Do you know where your heart is?

Do you think you can find it?

Or did you trade it for something

Somewhere better just to have it?

Most days, I can only give an answer for the last question. An honest yes, at best.

Check out OneRepublic's cd. Worth the download. Or the free burn...whichever you prefer :)

let me make my own pattern

in a way, I need a change
from this burnout scene
another time, another town,
another everything
-"shattered," O.A.R.

50 minutes in the life of a 5 year old

I'm currently in graduate school working on a Master's in speech-language pathology. As part of our program, we have clinical practicum in our on-campus clinic. This semester, I'm working with a 5 year old little boy, and I can't help but laugh about some of the things he says to me. Here's a peak into some of our conversations...

(scene: sitting on the floor, attempting to read "Where the Wild Things Are")
boy: "are you a woman?"
me: "yes, I am."
boy: "am I a woman?"
me: "no, you're a boy."
boy: "am I hot?"
me: "I don't know, are you feeling hot right now?"
boy: "hot...ha...hot....ha....am I H?"

(scene: playing Spill the Beans, and the boy hauled off and knocked the whole barrel of beans over)
me: "uh oh, why did you do that?"
boy, looking me straight in the eye: "yes."


Nothing like the candor of a 5 year old.

operational definitions

restless (adj.):
1. marked by lack of quiet, repose, or rest
2. unquiet or uneasy, as a person, the mind, or heart

anticipation (n.):
1. expectation with confidence of fulfillment
2. intuition, foreknowledge, hope

Restless, uneasy, constant mental motion, yet hopeful and anticipatory, eagerly awaiting the day of His return.

Romans 8:18-19, 22-24
"I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us. The creation waits in eager expectation for the sons of God to be revealed...We know that the whole creation has been groaning as in the pains of childbirth right up to the present time. Not only so, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies. For in this hope we were saved. But hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what he already has?"

blog virgin

I'm new to this...do all blogs start with a "why I started to blog post"?

If so, here's my reason: I'm not sure. Maybe to see what all the hype is about? I do enjoy reading other people's blogs, so maybe it's a subconscious peer pressure type thing.

We'll see how it goes.