December 29, 2007
· Filed under bloggy goodness
Well, the year’s drawing to a close, and I have a couple of year in review posts lined up. This is the first. A delightful meme from Kerri. The first line of the first actual post of every month. (SHE got engaged this year. Hmmph. Nothing quite so exciting here…)
Without further ado…
January: Well, 2006 is gone. To that, I say, good riddance.
February: In talking to the love of my life, Lara, I was thinking about friendships.
March: I love to pimp out good causes, and this is about as good as it gets.
April: Oh, school.
May: You are playing music on your iBook and it’s too loud.
June: There are moments when I come to terms with my own beauty.
July: Okay, so life at camp is “In-Tents” (intense) as we like to say here.
August: I’m down to my last week at Camp.
September: Explain to me please the hilarity of opening the dryer to find that a sweater has gotten hooked on the latch of the door, and therefore, for the first five minutes the dryer actually did run, spun wildly, stretching it irreversibly out of shape before bunching up enough to pop the door open.
October: With the pressure of having to post off, it seems as though the post ideas are flowing freely.
November: WaltzBoy and I are going out tonight. That’s exciting.
December: Advent Sunday is the beginning of the Advent Season.
December 6, 2007
· Filed under big girl life
Was a good year! Happy Birthday to ME!
Huzzah! Dinner with my dad, lots of celebrations planned with friends… Heck yes!
December 1, 2007
· Filed under jesus owns my soul
Advent Sunday is the beginning of the Advent Season. December 2nd. One day from now. Advent. Christmas. What’s it all mean? The word Advent comes from latin – “The Coming” and in this case… The coming of the Lord and our Savior. At the start of this advent, I’ve been thinking, reflecting, praying a lot lately. About a lot of things.
What does it mean to follow Christ? What does it mean to be a Christian? It’s interesting to me that people shy away from faith. Shy away from discussion. To speak up, to talk freely about faith… It’s taboo in the secular world. And I don’t understand why. Even here on this blog, discussions of religion, my thoughts on aspects of Christianity specifically, is usually met with an awkward silence. I’ve even gotten emails… “You’re not a Christian blog. I don’t read you to read some sermon.”
Huuuuuh.
The time of advent is a time of waiting. A time pregnant with hope and hesitancy and need. I am awaiting the coming of my Savior, the earthly incarnation of my Lord and King. I apologize that my faith, and the boldness with which I speak of it, offends some of you. If it turns you away, if it makes you not want to read: so be it.
I’ve been thinking a lot as I begin to prepare for this wait. About the way I live my life. About what I do with my time. About who I am. And I will not be silent as I wait.
He won’t allow it. Somehow, even though I’m stupid and depraved… He keeps breathing His spirit my way. And I can’t stay silent about that.
Blessings as advent begins. Come and wait with me; wait for Him.
