little.tree

my abode.

He is teaching me.

Unfortunately, I am a slow learner. But I have been recently more thankful than usual for my little apartment here in this part of the state. 

I moved here because it was close to school, 
but my heavenly Dad has taught me so much just from living alone, and I was even more to depend on Him for the things He wants me to learn.

From just being still in the quietness, hearing the children’s laughter from downstairs, letting Him fill this little place with peace, I am so thankful. Just practically. For hot water and an awesome shower, for a really comfortable bed, for a couch and I can snuggle up on and drink tea and do homework, and a heater I can put my feet in front of. 

I’m learning.
When to just be quiet and repent often. When to scrub the toilet and wash the sink and take out the trash. How much to spend on groceries, and how to spend myself in this life. 

My heart wanders to dangerous places sometimes,
And though I know the truth, my thoughts don’t always line up with it.

But

I am learning. 

tea > coffee

:x

it’s one of those much appreciated

“curl up on the couch with a blanket, some tea, and a book” days.

before revising a few designs, completing some more sketches, and possibly starting on the layout for my website project. 

A quiet day…and I’m so okay with it. 

I recently, before spending much needed with kerstyn, found a good amount of  business-y clothes for my new job by rummaging through savers. I was never one to be good at the art of finding awesome things at thrifty places, simply because I never seem to have the time for it. however, we spent longer than I wanted to, but I ended up finding some  awesome stuff for a very awesome price. 

I was excited :)

hooray for nights like this!

end of the fast

I am thoroughly grateful our body of believers decided to do the fast for the start of the new year. It definitely gave us all a more refined focus and just overall great start to 2012. 

there are many wonderful and terrible things that have happened over the past 21 days. 

in any regard,
yesterday was my birthday was I was excited to celebrate with people I loved seeing and junk food. lots of junk food.

! 

*disclaimer: in case you had not been following my blog, the fast was particularly for spiritual reasons. to get closer to God, to hear His voice better, for particular burdens and requests…you can see the beginning post here. it was not for weight or health purposes. 

week two/life/testimonies

so,

junk food was almost as hard as the daniel fast. found out that i mostly eat junk food.

God has done incredible things and He simply overwhelms me.
His goodness is….insurmountable.

for starters, a very dear friend to me has made a change of lifestyle, and decided to return to the Lord. and this is such a testimony in itself that I am nearly in tears (of joy!) thinking about it.

also,

I basically was faced with a decision. my place of employment is in danger of closing, and I was offered to be transferred to another, higher volume store. this would be closer to my apartment, more pay, and most likely more responsibility added to the job. I also applied to be a tour guide at my school and was confident about the interview…the tour guide job would work around my school schedule, give me a set number of hours per week, but yet be significantly (significantly) less pay. 

after thinking and praying about both I felt somehow that I should go with the tour guide position if I was offered it. money is only money. and God provides for my survival and needs. I got a call today offering the job. and I accepted. 

lastly,

I just have to throw this out there because his life overlaps with mine…

James officially accepted the position as the worship leader at our church! and I couldn’t be more proud.  I am honored to be with a man of such character and such a true heart for God. wowza. 

crazy.

these are just the big things. there are more highs and lows. 
but nothing in a life with Christ is ever without purpose.

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“Let your eyes look straight ahead, fix your gaze directly before you..”
Proverbs 4:25