The past six months have been full of life and I am grateful for the summer sun, homemade vanilla icecream, and family. This season has been difficult in many ways, yet sweet- due to the constant love of the Lord. We are growing... we hope. There are days that we feel crazy and like we are back at square one, struggling with the same sins, a bit lonely in this walk, and wandering souls. The good news: He is good and He is faithful. This we dwell on and pray that it sinks deep.
I graduated in May and am now a happily unemployed ex- student. Looking for a job or an opportunity.
This is the season of weddings (4) and babies (9) and I am enjoying celebrating new seasons with friends.
We went to Hawaii with Pat's mom and grammy. It was such a beautiful, relaxing vacation.
Picking up some new hobbies and continuing some old: sewing (simple items:pillows, dish towels, curtains), garage sale rummaging (fixing up old items I find), card making, menu planning, reading, music.
Speaking of reading: Great books that I have read/ or are on my reading list for the summer:
"The Help"- Kathryn Stockett
"Unbroken"- Hillenbrand
"Her Daughter's Dream"- Francine Rivers
"Life of Pi"- some guy
"Desiring God"- John Piper
"Radical"- David Platt
Latest music choices: Shane & Shane "Dare to Share" worship album
The Village Worship
Sara Bareilles "Uncharted"
Dave Barnes
Pat is good. Busy at work and liking his job. Wish I could give more detail, but I am not sure of the proper language or process of things. I know it has to do with an air flow processor. He is so smart. Growing in marriage.
We recently transitioned out of our church home, which was a difficult move, but a move we felt was in obedience to the Lord. Waiting and trusting. A good place, but difficult transition.
Waiting to see what the rest of the summer holds. In the meantime, I continue to pray that His joy will be my strength and the truth of His word will ignite my heart. My hope rests in Him.
Monday, July 4, 2011
Friday, December 3, 2010
Saturday, November 27, 2010
Making Much of Him
Well, I am finishing up my semester of school in 3 weeks. Taking 18 hours has been more of a challenge than I bargained for, but the Lord has given me grace through it. My spring semester is my last. I am super pumped!!! I'll be taking 15hrs. next semester, 3 of those being an internship at Brookshires.* for those of you that don't know, that's the East Texas United* I am the "Training and Development Intern" and will be learning a lot of human resource stuff, like training employees, and community relations type activities. I feel so blessed and am excited to get some experience doing something that I think I will really enjoy.
Lately, I have been thinking about why I am finishing school. I feel like after I finish, I am obligated to go get a full time job and make myself a business woman. I put this pressure on myself I know. If I don't work then I feel like it is time to pop out the babies which I am not sure I am quite ready for either. Sometimes these thoughts can leave me feeling a bit purposeless.
I am thankful for this season. I have found that it is all too simple to try to grasp for things to make me feel like I have purpose. But how refreshing it would be if my sole purpose rested in the Lord, in his glory, in the Gospel, in life with him, and from the overflow of my heart full of HIM- came action. Sometimes it feels like in our culture we are doing whatever we can to find value in ourselves instead of first finding value in the Creator of the universe. In who Jesus says He is and what His ultimate purpose is- to make His name known!
I've been reading the book, "Don't Waste Your Life", by John Piper. One thing that has stirred desire in me is the question- Do you find your worth in how much God makes of you? Or making much of God?
I want my desire to be making much of him. It is in my sinful nature to make much of myself, this I know, but I am so thankful for the blood He shed for my weaknesses. I know He will continue to finish what He began.
Lately, I have been thinking about why I am finishing school. I feel like after I finish, I am obligated to go get a full time job and make myself a business woman. I put this pressure on myself I know. If I don't work then I feel like it is time to pop out the babies which I am not sure I am quite ready for either. Sometimes these thoughts can leave me feeling a bit purposeless.
I am thankful for this season. I have found that it is all too simple to try to grasp for things to make me feel like I have purpose. But how refreshing it would be if my sole purpose rested in the Lord, in his glory, in the Gospel, in life with him, and from the overflow of my heart full of HIM- came action. Sometimes it feels like in our culture we are doing whatever we can to find value in ourselves instead of first finding value in the Creator of the universe. In who Jesus says He is and what His ultimate purpose is- to make His name known!
I've been reading the book, "Don't Waste Your Life", by John Piper. One thing that has stirred desire in me is the question- Do you find your worth in how much God makes of you? Or making much of God?
I want my desire to be making much of him. It is in my sinful nature to make much of myself, this I know, but I am so thankful for the blood He shed for my weaknesses. I know He will continue to finish what He began.
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