Oh Robby I miss you.
How in the world is one girl supposed to be a health counselor an outreach worker and soon to be an abstinence educator? Today's been long and my head is crammed full again. Just when I thought I was getting a little breather.
You're better than the stars.
Wednesday, February 07, 2007
Tuesday, February 06, 2007
Shalom
This idea of shalom has been ruminating for the past week. Its good stuff to think about. Shalom = Peace. When someone says the word peace I think of the absence of strife. But this peace is so much more. Enjoyment.
"Shalom is the human being dwelling at peace in all his or her relationships: with God, with self, with fellows, with nature...but the peace which is shalom is not entirely the absence of hostility, not merely being in right relationship. Shalom at it's highest is enjoyment in one's relationships...to dwell in shalom is to enjoy living in one's physical surroundings, to enjoy living with one's fellows, to enjoy life with oneself." - Nicholas Wolterstorff
"Shalom might best be defined as an ideal, described in poetic terms by Old Testament prophets. In shalom, peace and justice come together. But more than that, peace combines with delight and enjoyment in right relationships - with God, with self, with fellow humans and with nature. In shalom, there is peace, but not peace without justice. There is justice, but not justice without enjoyment. In shalom, as Isaiah and others imagined it, the whole creation will come together in such a way that we will delight in each other, in God and in nature itself. - Douglas J. Brouwer
But I'd like to know more. I'm just an eager beaver about this shalom.
snow snow go away
"Give your entire attention to what God is doing right now and don't get worked up about what may or may not happen tomorrow. God will help you deal with whatever hard things come up when the time comes." Matthew 6:33&34
Oh this is what being totally out of control feels like. It's all outta my hands so I've gotta trust God with it. The future. Who even knows how everything's gonna fall into place. But prayer would be grately appreciated. Worry robs the present of my presence. I don't want to miss out on what's happening right here and right now because I'm focusing my attention on 6 months from now.
Remember how the Colts blew the Bears outta the water? I remember that. I also remember rooting for my team, seeing them win, and then having all the guys from my church vow never to talk to me again. Man, I love sports.
KimS, Hamp, Johnny & Diddy, thank you for your contributions. They made me both laugh and tear up. You guys are great. Thanks for being a part of my life.
Boo Bear, you just need to come today. Please, we'll find a couch to snuggle on, we'll eat pumpkin icecream, watch family guy and cry. I just really need you to come.
Sunday, with the wind chill, it was -24. Who does that?
Why are schools in dublin closed but not schools in chicago?
Oh this is what being totally out of control feels like. It's all outta my hands so I've gotta trust God with it. The future. Who even knows how everything's gonna fall into place. But prayer would be grately appreciated. Worry robs the present of my presence. I don't want to miss out on what's happening right here and right now because I'm focusing my attention on 6 months from now.
Remember how the Colts blew the Bears outta the water? I remember that. I also remember rooting for my team, seeing them win, and then having all the guys from my church vow never to talk to me again. Man, I love sports.
KimS, Hamp, Johnny & Diddy, thank you for your contributions. They made me both laugh and tear up. You guys are great. Thanks for being a part of my life.
Boo Bear, you just need to come today. Please, we'll find a couch to snuggle on, we'll eat pumpkin icecream, watch family guy and cry. I just really need you to come.
Sunday, with the wind chill, it was -24. Who does that?
Why are schools in dublin closed but not schools in chicago?
Friday, February 02, 2007
meetings meetings meetings
my eyes hurt.
whole bunch of meetings today. i'm beat. but luckily while i was in a meeting with my supervisor a teacher from the school came looking for me to ask for my assistance. that's impressive right ... right.
this lady today who was teaching me how to do things ... well we talked for about an hour and then we realized that she'd shared her testimony in front of all the mission year students. stupid me. i'm just not good with faces.
reading through hebrews. 10:38 and 11:1. connect them. the righteous believe in what they cannot see. shoot. shouldn't that change the way we live? if we really believed in our hearts what it is that we say we're all about ... shouldn't that alter drastically the way we view life and handle situations? just good is all.
alright i'm doing that thing again. leaving early. there's no one here anyway so i'm not sure why i'm here. tonight is "family night". who knows what we'll do this week. but tomorrow i'm hanging out with two of my roommates plus ravin and erica. so i actually have something to do with my afternoon. hooray for not having to walk around k-town all day.
<3
whole bunch of meetings today. i'm beat. but luckily while i was in a meeting with my supervisor a teacher from the school came looking for me to ask for my assistance. that's impressive right ... right.
this lady today who was teaching me how to do things ... well we talked for about an hour and then we realized that she'd shared her testimony in front of all the mission year students. stupid me. i'm just not good with faces.
reading through hebrews. 10:38 and 11:1. connect them. the righteous believe in what they cannot see. shoot. shouldn't that change the way we live? if we really believed in our hearts what it is that we say we're all about ... shouldn't that alter drastically the way we view life and handle situations? just good is all.
alright i'm doing that thing again. leaving early. there's no one here anyway so i'm not sure why i'm here. tonight is "family night". who knows what we'll do this week. but tomorrow i'm hanging out with two of my roommates plus ravin and erica. so i actually have something to do with my afternoon. hooray for not having to walk around k-town all day.
<3
like death
the weather feels like death.
just got done getting learning how to do support worker referals. just another responsibility. under trained. over worked.
alright i'm going to go sit at my desk and wait for allison to show up so we can debrief. i just need to get motivated.
michael jackson was in my dreams last night. so were a bunch of dead jazz musicians. and penelope and odysseus. somehow i was in charge of all of them. where do our dreams come from i wonder.
just got done getting learning how to do support worker referals. just another responsibility. under trained. over worked.
alright i'm going to go sit at my desk and wait for allison to show up so we can debrief. i just need to get motivated.
michael jackson was in my dreams last night. so were a bunch of dead jazz musicians. and penelope and odysseus. somehow i was in charge of all of them. where do our dreams come from i wonder.
Thursday, February 01, 2007
apples
i can't wait for the day when i can go grocery shopping and get as many apples as i want, and then eat as many as i can in one sitting and then carry a sled through uptown.
i'm planning on wearing my edgerrin james jersey downtown on sunday. too bad he's now with the cardinals. and too bad there aren't supposed to be any degrees on sunday. but still we are gonna cause a rukus. i'm really happy about our plan.
choir tonight.
i'm planning on wearing my edgerrin james jersey downtown on sunday. too bad he's now with the cardinals. and too bad there aren't supposed to be any degrees on sunday. but still we are gonna cause a rukus. i'm really happy about our plan.
choir tonight.
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