may I never cease to find as much enjoyment with water toys as the handicapped kids with which I swam today
may I never lose the sense of excitement that floods over me at the thought of dressing up in costume for any occasion
may I never forget my first love...a bowl of cheerios in not just any bowl, but one with an animal drawn on the side
may I never decorate my room minus home made gifts from dearly loved ones and craft papery things
may I never lie about my age because its all relative...look at Noah for example and the multitude of others listed in the Bible that lived over the age of 200
may I never go through the stage of no naps again, especially on a rainy afternoon, or one involving football on tv
may I never ever grow up
Friday, October 26, 2007
Sunday, October 21, 2007
a balancing act
Let's talk about the reuniting of Zion and Dori...that's what it seemed like for sure as it had been so long since the two really bonded. Don't worry Lime Slurry was involved and whale talk was the common language used to communicate. Might I add that this dynamic duo practiced many skills here's just a few: burrito making, bike riding, cheesecake eating, ultimate frisbee throwin...and all that in just two days...yes, studying was done, that was probably the low point as it was a Saturday night at the Bucks and tres amigas (includes Roommate for Life) were the sole nerds who do that sort of thing on Sat. night in big city life...well I'll go with two nerds, b/c one was just reading for fun and doesn't have to study b/c she's a big girl and has a job.
What's that? Don't ask me, I was just commenting today on the anticipation I have for when I actually do have a "real" job and what it will be like...seems so long away.
But anyway, that pretty much sums up the weekend oh, I forgot to mention one hairy friend who resided with the ladies this weekend and annoyed them so much with a squeaking toy that after a couple tries the humans finally outsmarted the canine and managed to hide the obnoxious toy, which is still probably stuffed under the couch pillow in case anyone is wondering where a good place to hide is located.
Overall, I must say Dori thoroughly enjoyed the weekend of fun and had great talks of all walks of life with her buddy who truly is a blessing from God. So, the balancing act of life continues and was leaned back in a good direction this weekend. Dori still logs most miles in the school realm, but maybe that's where most of the weight is supposed to fall at this time...that's what breaks are for and weekends to rejuvenate, to have something to look forward to, to countdown towards. Yeah, it's a lot of work, yeah it's not gonna get any easier for a while, but I love it. I love the way I can teach others and share my expanding body of knowledge that will never be complete. I enjoy check-offs and learning skills my hands can feel and know and develop that are there all along, just gotta know what their looking for...amazing. Don't worry readers, all are welcome to be my practice subjects. Zion got her turn this weekend...who's next? The best roommate ever had her turn last weekend...it's payback for her for all the times she made me lie on the couch and examined my vitals.
But for now, this cat is off to explore the world of prayer...it's a good thing. Worth reading about, worth investing time in on a daily basis I do believe. Lot's of people need it, mainly Three in One are the only ones who hear it all and can interpret what the heart says and maybe the mind can not even formulate. It doesn't take much practice, but can always be improved upon, like any relationship takes time and energy and focus, but at times no focus, little purposeful energy...like those times with others when you can just be...
the pure moments of silence with the understood and no words floating around in the air to mess it up...yeah, that's what it's about, moments like that...
...times when only breathing is heard and maybe it's just your own breathing to know you are alive on the outside, but you know you are more than alive on the inside...
...the times you are overflowing like a sponge that can't hold all that's being poured into it and there's nothing you can do but enjoy the rush, and later learn to enjoy the squeeze, knowing you won't break b/c you spent the time soakin' in His presence, it is His love outpouring, it is HIM and only Him that will keep you soft and pliable and form you into the sensitiveness that He wants you to be.
ooohhh...good stuff as Flash would say.
Hey, shout out to Flash while I'm on it; it's been a while, but you are awesome and a huge encouragement and source of wisdom to me as well and I learn and experience this balancing act that is my life at this point, in this season as you so fondly refer to it:)
I just love everybody...thank you Jesus for the blessings of people in my life, I like people.
What's that? Don't ask me, I was just commenting today on the anticipation I have for when I actually do have a "real" job and what it will be like...seems so long away.
But anyway, that pretty much sums up the weekend oh, I forgot to mention one hairy friend who resided with the ladies this weekend and annoyed them so much with a squeaking toy that after a couple tries the humans finally outsmarted the canine and managed to hide the obnoxious toy, which is still probably stuffed under the couch pillow in case anyone is wondering where a good place to hide is located.
Overall, I must say Dori thoroughly enjoyed the weekend of fun and had great talks of all walks of life with her buddy who truly is a blessing from God. So, the balancing act of life continues and was leaned back in a good direction this weekend. Dori still logs most miles in the school realm, but maybe that's where most of the weight is supposed to fall at this time...that's what breaks are for and weekends to rejuvenate, to have something to look forward to, to countdown towards. Yeah, it's a lot of work, yeah it's not gonna get any easier for a while, but I love it. I love the way I can teach others and share my expanding body of knowledge that will never be complete. I enjoy check-offs and learning skills my hands can feel and know and develop that are there all along, just gotta know what their looking for...amazing. Don't worry readers, all are welcome to be my practice subjects. Zion got her turn this weekend...who's next? The best roommate ever had her turn last weekend...it's payback for her for all the times she made me lie on the couch and examined my vitals.
But for now, this cat is off to explore the world of prayer...it's a good thing. Worth reading about, worth investing time in on a daily basis I do believe. Lot's of people need it, mainly Three in One are the only ones who hear it all and can interpret what the heart says and maybe the mind can not even formulate. It doesn't take much practice, but can always be improved upon, like any relationship takes time and energy and focus, but at times no focus, little purposeful energy...like those times with others when you can just be...
the pure moments of silence with the understood and no words floating around in the air to mess it up...yeah, that's what it's about, moments like that...
...times when only breathing is heard and maybe it's just your own breathing to know you are alive on the outside, but you know you are more than alive on the inside...
...the times you are overflowing like a sponge that can't hold all that's being poured into it and there's nothing you can do but enjoy the rush, and later learn to enjoy the squeeze, knowing you won't break b/c you spent the time soakin' in His presence, it is His love outpouring, it is HIM and only Him that will keep you soft and pliable and form you into the sensitiveness that He wants you to be.
ooohhh...good stuff as Flash would say.
Hey, shout out to Flash while I'm on it; it's been a while, but you are awesome and a huge encouragement and source of wisdom to me as well and I learn and experience this balancing act that is my life at this point, in this season as you so fondly refer to it:)
I just love everybody...thank you Jesus for the blessings of people in my life, I like people.
Saturday, October 13, 2007
Fall and Hope
Ahhh...it tis fall, the air has the cool crisp feel, especially when one leaps out of bed in the morning. Such a greeting is refreshing the first time each year...but let's be honest, by day three you want to see how effective it would be to attempt and put on your sweats in bed so as to trap the heat with you until you can manage your way to the warm shower and then there is the challenge of getting out of the shower and into your clothes as fast and as dry and warm as possible, let's just say I'm still working out all the kinks in that process. And to tell the truth, I just grit my teeth down on the ol' retainer in the morning and live with the goosebumps and hairy legs (and yes mother I still believe that goosebumps makes your leg hair get longer) that result from the cold transfer from bed to shower to clothing.
Ahhh...but back to the cool crisp refreshing fall air that is a joy to run in and makes it all the more better to work up a sweat b/c you know your working hard if you can get your shirt soaked clear through as opposed to four days before when you just had to sit outside and the same results came about, or you can be blessed like me and have a perpetual sweat ring going on in the armpit (axillary) region and be darn proud of it!
But yes...fall, a beautiful time of year. Everything starts to change...the leaves turn orange, yellow, red, brown...the neighbors put out hideous halloween decorations...the classroom obtains a fragrance of coffee every morning as the sleepy darkness is fought off with cups of caffeine (starbucks brew compliments of our very own starbucks barista)...fall brings a sense of hope.
Hope that the seasons will continue as planned, hope that the winter will be beautiful and nice and relatively short, hope that Christmas break will come soon, hope that it will be a welcomed time of year and reunions will be secured with family and friends.
What is this hope...well, I was hoping you'd ask that. I've been pondering it for about a week now. The term/idea/word was brought to my attention as a friend made a wonderful comment on it and I quote, "It seems like hell when you’re going through it but I’m a big fan of hope and hope tells me that there’s healing." Now healing from what...from whatever is on your plate right now...healing in sickness, stress, time, emotional, mental, physical, relationships, anything and everything that you are looking for an end in. aka healing in life as our end goal is all the same and centered around the same person/God/deity/place to be besides here on this changing earth. Now the Bible has a lot to say about hope, so much that I got as far as the first oh seven references to it and stopped there and that was just mostly in psalms and proverbs...basically, it says hope = life; hope in Lord= being blessed, renewed strength; hope in His unfailing love=Lord's delight; hope for future=won't be cut off
so that's what the Bible says here's my personal definition.
Hope is inner excitement, anticipation, and yearning. All that I call my hope is my looking to the future which is centered on Jesus. That's my hope, that's how I view hope, centered on Jesus...how would you explain hope to someone who is without? Hard question...have to go back to the seasons I spose...hope in a new day, hope in a new time...hope is so much easier with God.
whew, that's deep...enough of a break, though it is fall break. woohoo!
Ahhh...but back to the cool crisp refreshing fall air that is a joy to run in and makes it all the more better to work up a sweat b/c you know your working hard if you can get your shirt soaked clear through as opposed to four days before when you just had to sit outside and the same results came about, or you can be blessed like me and have a perpetual sweat ring going on in the armpit (axillary) region and be darn proud of it!
But yes...fall, a beautiful time of year. Everything starts to change...the leaves turn orange, yellow, red, brown...the neighbors put out hideous halloween decorations...the classroom obtains a fragrance of coffee every morning as the sleepy darkness is fought off with cups of caffeine (starbucks brew compliments of our very own starbucks barista)...fall brings a sense of hope.
Hope that the seasons will continue as planned, hope that the winter will be beautiful and nice and relatively short, hope that Christmas break will come soon, hope that it will be a welcomed time of year and reunions will be secured with family and friends.
What is this hope...well, I was hoping you'd ask that. I've been pondering it for about a week now. The term/idea/word was brought to my attention as a friend made a wonderful comment on it and I quote, "It seems like hell when you’re going through it but I’m a big fan of hope and hope tells me that there’s healing." Now healing from what...from whatever is on your plate right now...healing in sickness, stress, time, emotional, mental, physical, relationships, anything and everything that you are looking for an end in. aka healing in life as our end goal is all the same and centered around the same person/God/deity/place to be besides here on this changing earth. Now the Bible has a lot to say about hope, so much that I got as far as the first oh seven references to it and stopped there and that was just mostly in psalms and proverbs...basically, it says hope = life; hope in Lord= being blessed, renewed strength; hope in His unfailing love=Lord's delight; hope for future=won't be cut off
so that's what the Bible says here's my personal definition.
Hope is inner excitement, anticipation, and yearning. All that I call my hope is my looking to the future which is centered on Jesus. That's my hope, that's how I view hope, centered on Jesus...how would you explain hope to someone who is without? Hard question...have to go back to the seasons I spose...hope in a new day, hope in a new time...hope is so much easier with God.
whew, that's deep...enough of a break, though it is fall break. woohoo!
Sunday, October 7, 2007
Checking in, loud and clear!
Things I love...
- driving with the windows down, even when it's so hot your back is sweating and clothing is sticking to the seat.
- crankin the radio up at the same time and shouting along with Hillsong, "Take, Take, Take it all, Take, Take, Take it all! Jesus We're living for your name, we'll never be ashamed of you. Our praise and all we are today..Take, Take, Take it all...."
- Two words...1) Surface 2)Anatomy
- little cousins who grow up really fast and are fast little runners
- fulfilling the 13 hugs a day quota...especially when they're from friends one hasn't seen in months
- running in the hot October sun...yes, Hot October, Hot and Humid October sun
- calling Miss Flash, Miss Zion, Mr 'Ol Gray Mare (I know it's got gray in it...once again, you know who you are...) and being able to share the unimportant details of life.
- riding bikes to wal-mart for the sole purpose of picking up ice-cream, orders of one best friend who I'm gonna name...Polka Dot...yeah, we'll see how she feels about that name later:)
- the list goes on...
- and on...
- and on...
- but I also love sleep.
- night
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