see?

I'm better. No more bitter. Yep, my bitter's all better!
bye now!

In a Sea of Tranquillity...

I'm feeling a bit bitter.
There has been a lot of "stuff" lately... We have found ourselves in... not exactly the most ideal of circumstances. Regardless, there has been a peace around it all that I would not have forseen. I am thankful for what I have. I have complete confidence in the One who has control. I am OK.
But today - just today, just right now... I'm feeling bitter. Not about the myriad of things that keep going wrong. About stupid things. The worst part - I feel content in my bitterness.
I know this will pass. It always does. But for just now, I thank Jesus that I can feel this feeling with the knowledge that it doesn't define me and that my hope is still in tact. I have not lost heart... just a little optimism.

the end

lame

It is my humble opinion that bras should not draw blood.

i do apologize if you feel this is TMI (too much information… i used to say don't go there, but that's just lame)

Marty

So, in the past year many friends and family members have passed, including two of my cousins. Marty was 29 when unexpectedly (and still inexplicably) died just after Christmas this past year. His sister put this beautiful video together.

Home Sweet Oregon

I just have to say that I love how much Oregonians love Oregon. I'm not exactly a world traveler, but I have rarely seen the kind of passion that I do daily here in the great NW (and even more so in our great Beaver state).

Overheard this morning:
"[He] said penis! Do you know what a penis is?! A penis is a part of your dinkle."

again!

See, I knew if I procrastinated long enough the music on here would come back into season.

Looking for a good read? Genesis 29-30 has caught my attention and ... there are some huge implications (for me, at least) in the story. I'm impressed, awed, sad, hopeful and even a bit confused by it.

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

The Search

 24 A man can do nothing better than to eat and drink and find satisfaction in his work. This too, I see, is from the hand of God, 25 for without him, who can eat or find enjoyment?

That passage is from Ecclesiastes 2, and it seems fitting today. Things in my life have been pretty hectic over the past 6 months or so, and are about to get even crazier. As friends are suffering, as I seriously consider quitting my job (something I've never really done before), as I try to land a job I've been wanting for almost 2 years now, as Shaun is about to pursue a whole new career (one that requires much more schooling), as we try to fix up our home, as we continue to pray about/consider church planting, as we consider what, if any, role children will play in our home in the future... my prayers are becoming jumbled, my priorities are tumbling about and life seems topsy turvy at best. Yet through all this, my faith is finding its footing, my focus is sharpening, and I am finally beginning to see things differently. One thing I am realizing is that I am not satisfied with my work. Though it, too, applies, I am not speaking of my day job. What I do for the kingdom of God is insufficient. I am not sure how to MAKE the time to do the things I want to do, to be a worker for the Lord, but I pray fervently that I can be useful, that I can find ways to establish relationships with people outside my bubble.

So that's what I'm up to these days. You?

Also, I sure do LOVE Ecclesiastes