Thursday, February 17, 2011
Jacqueline Novogratz: Inspiring a life of immersion
Amazing woman.
If you don't want to watch the whole thing, I'd recommend going to 14:25 -- one of many of the great stories told by Jacqueline in this clip.
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Valentine's
Home cooked dinner.
Mussels, pasta, garlic bread, wine.
Slightly tamer than last year's festivities...
Happy post-Valentine's Day, folks.
Saturday, February 12, 2011
X-Men: First Class (Trailer)
YES.
Yes, yes, yes.
"Excited" does not begin to cover my feelings towards this trailer. "Stoked" barely even does.
Yes.
Edit
...And I realize that on June 3, I will NOT be in the country. Or possibly in an area that has a legitimate theater that will play this.
$*&#^*@^#@*#!!!!
Must. Watch.
Yes, yes, yes.
"Excited" does not begin to cover my feelings towards this trailer. "Stoked" barely even does.
Yes.
Edit
...And I realize that on June 3, I will NOT be in the country. Or possibly in an area that has a legitimate theater that will play this.
$*&#^*@^#@*#!!!!
Must. Watch.
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Bubbly
The rain is falling on my window pane
But we are hiding in a safer place
Under covers staying dry and warm
You give me feelings that I adore
Monday, February 7, 2011
I'm caught in Your grace...
A thousand times I've failed,
Still Your mercy remains
And should I stumble again,
I'm caught in Your grace...
I feel like the last quarter of my life so far has been filled with a lot of mistakes. I have the inexplicable ability to continually screw things up. Unfortunately, my mistakes bear consequences that not only affect me but also often [negatively] affect people around me. It would be easier if my consequences were really just my consequences. But they're not. And worse, I'm pretty sure that the fact that people are hurt by me is incredibly hurtful to God too.
For some reason, I lost it tonight. Thinking about how often and how badly I've messed up in the past number of years always brings me back to the question: why am I such a terrible person.
I need to continue reminding myself of the idea of grace and redemption. I marvel at these concepts; they are so beautiful in nature, which is partly why I find God so awe-inspiring. Yet, I can't fully accept His grace.
Today was the end of my three week food fast. It was truly an amazing experience and so happened to be the perfect time for me, as the weeks following the start of the fast were incredibly tough and trying. But God is good and carried me through. I'm considering extending my fast, though I think food fasting specifically may be unwise for me to continue. I need to contemplate a bit more but would definitely like to keep fasting and seeking.
I keep saying that I want to stop screwing up, that I'm tired of constantly making mistakes and making things worse and hurting people and etc etc etc. But I don't think I can stop making mistake after mistake if I can't first stop berating myself, accept grace, and forgive. It's only then that I can have some forward motion. So let's work on that for now...
Still Your mercy remains
And should I stumble again,
I'm caught in Your grace...
I feel like the last quarter of my life so far has been filled with a lot of mistakes. I have the inexplicable ability to continually screw things up. Unfortunately, my mistakes bear consequences that not only affect me but also often [negatively] affect people around me. It would be easier if my consequences were really just my consequences. But they're not. And worse, I'm pretty sure that the fact that people are hurt by me is incredibly hurtful to God too.
For some reason, I lost it tonight. Thinking about how often and how badly I've messed up in the past number of years always brings me back to the question: why am I such a terrible person.
I need to continue reminding myself of the idea of grace and redemption. I marvel at these concepts; they are so beautiful in nature, which is partly why I find God so awe-inspiring. Yet, I can't fully accept His grace.
Today was the end of my three week food fast. It was truly an amazing experience and so happened to be the perfect time for me, as the weeks following the start of the fast were incredibly tough and trying. But God is good and carried me through. I'm considering extending my fast, though I think food fasting specifically may be unwise for me to continue. I need to contemplate a bit more but would definitely like to keep fasting and seeking.
I keep saying that I want to stop screwing up, that I'm tired of constantly making mistakes and making things worse and hurting people and etc etc etc. But I don't think I can stop making mistake after mistake if I can't first stop berating myself, accept grace, and forgive. It's only then that I can have some forward motion. So let's work on that for now...
Friday, February 4, 2011
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