“There are but two lessons for Christians to learn: the one is, to enjoy God in everything; the other is, to enjoy everything in God.” —Charles Simeon
“It is doubtful whether God can bless a man greatly until He has hurt him deeply.” —A.W. Tozer
“The will of God is never exactly what you expect it to be. It may seem to be much worse, but in the end it’s going to be a lot better and a lot bigger.” —Elisabeth Elliot
“God does not promise any of us happiness as we define happiness. We are called to faithfulness, and it is in obedience to God in difficult situations that the great spiritual victories are won.” —James Montgomery Boice
“The greatest of faults is to be conscious of none.” —Thomas Carlyle
“Unless we fix certain hours in the day for prayer, it easily slips from our memory.” —John Calvin
“It is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey His will, to be grateful for His benefits, and humbly to implore His protection and favor.” —George Washington
“We must never rest until everything inside us worships God.” —A.W. Tozer
23 September 2014
14 September 2014
Reset
“Today, we will not let the enemy win. Today, you argued and you whined and you rose from bed late. Yesterday, your chores were done with grumbling and half-hearted attempts at finishing.”
“Why are you here on this earth?”
“Why are YOU part of THIS family?”
“We will restart this day with praise and adoration from our lips. We will put aside our grumbling and complaining and reset our hearts to focus on what is really important.”
“We are not here for a halfhearted attempt at living life.”
“ALL for God’s glory. Even on the weekends. Even when it is hard to live with others and more importantly, with ourselves.”
http://www.septembermccarthy.com/2014/09/grumble-the-weekend-away-or-give-your-heart-a-re-set/
29 December 2013
Winter Break
New favorite verse -- Jude 1:2
New favorite pretty-verse-print blog: http://www.frenchpressmornings.com/p/encouraging-wednesdays.html
Drinking just-barely-sweet milk tea and cuddling under blankets on cold winter nights = lovely.
Rediscovered my love of King Arthur stories this winter break. I sped-read through Gerald Morris's The Squire's Tale series in four days. Good for high ideals, sweet romance, snarky humor, heartracing adventures, and deep friendship. Fun lighthearted reading from the kid's section in the local library.
Also, who knew that so many books could be read online for free via the library's digital ebook collection? =D
Coming back to CBCHC is odd: older, kinda more mature, looked up to (in a different way) by kiddos I'd loved and taken care of when they were littler (now they're as big or bigger than me!), honorary aunties/uncles wanting to catch up. It's easy to revert back to who I was back in hs... and yet, I'm not the same. Main difference being that I learned for myself who Jesus is while away, and I can't be who I was anymore. But it's tempting to pretend and slip on that old good-girl self.
Also noticed that most all of my non-church friends here in EC are guys.
And I really like petting dogs. so so so much fun.
Love-interest drama. (side note: I'm much better at talking other ppl through things than I am at applying good relationship-concepts to myself >.<)
Family drama. Different from before. So many nuances to dysfunction. God of reconciliation, help!
Looking forward to going back to Houston on Sat. Miss HCC/GNC/CEF/Houston folks a whole bunch.
New favorite pretty-verse-print blog: http://www.frenchpressmornings.com/p/encouraging-wednesdays.html
Drinking just-barely-sweet milk tea and cuddling under blankets on cold winter nights = lovely.
Rediscovered my love of King Arthur stories this winter break. I sped-read through Gerald Morris's The Squire's Tale series in four days. Good for high ideals, sweet romance, snarky humor, heartracing adventures, and deep friendship. Fun lighthearted reading from the kid's section in the local library.
Also, who knew that so many books could be read online for free via the library's digital ebook collection? =D
Coming back to CBCHC is odd: older, kinda more mature, looked up to (in a different way) by kiddos I'd loved and taken care of when they were littler (now they're as big or bigger than me!), honorary aunties/uncles wanting to catch up. It's easy to revert back to who I was back in hs... and yet, I'm not the same. Main difference being that I learned for myself who Jesus is while away, and I can't be who I was anymore. But it's tempting to pretend and slip on that old good-girl self.
Also noticed that most all of my non-church friends here in EC are guys.
And I really like petting dogs. so so so much fun.
Love-interest drama. (side note: I'm much better at talking other ppl through things than I am at applying good relationship-concepts to myself >.<)
Family drama. Different from before. So many nuances to dysfunction. God of reconciliation, help!
Looking forward to going back to Houston on Sat. Miss HCC/GNC/CEF/Houston folks a whole bunch.
01 November 2013
Snippets
Turn your eyes upon Jesus,
Look full in His wonderful face,
And the things of earth will grow strangely dim,
In the light of His glory and grace.
Heb 12:1-2
Brene Brown's I thought it was just me is a lovely book. Read it overnight. About shame and women and how do we process and how do we built resilience to shame. Really good. Lots of self-examination, and learning more nuanced vocabulary for describing feelings of inner turmoil and reaching out to give/receive empathy.
New definition for courage. ordinary courage (a heart word) "to speak one's mind by telling all one's heart" -- Contrast two kinds of courage: St George (slay the dragon) vs St Martha (befriend/tame the dragon). how do I deal with fear, shame, uncertainty, aloneness, guilt, worry?
I like super-fine-tip pens. so so much. Especially when the ink flows out smoothly, not in dribbles and drops.
Pumpkin is so good! And today is the day! to stock up on candy... =D
Not goodbye, but see you later.
Look full in His wonderful face,
And the things of earth will grow strangely dim,
In the light of His glory and grace.
Heb 12:1-2
Brene Brown's I thought it was just me is a lovely book. Read it overnight. About shame and women and how do we process and how do we built resilience to shame. Really good. Lots of self-examination, and learning more nuanced vocabulary for describing feelings of inner turmoil and reaching out to give/receive empathy.
New definition for courage. ordinary courage (a heart word) "to speak one's mind by telling all one's heart" -- Contrast two kinds of courage: St George (slay the dragon) vs St Martha (befriend/tame the dragon). how do I deal with fear, shame, uncertainty, aloneness, guilt, worry?
I like super-fine-tip pens. so so much. Especially when the ink flows out smoothly, not in dribbles and drops.
Pumpkin is so good! And today is the day! to stock up on candy... =D
Not goodbye, but see you later.
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