February 2012
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apostate
lyrics from an artist who is, to say the least, wonderful. his name is Levi Weaver, and he is coming back to our neck of the woods in May. We get to open for him….so honored. there need to be more christian artists who are this real in their music. or this real in general. but, the song speaks for itself. listen to it here.
Disappointment is a bitter pill to swallow paying back the hope I...
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what God means to make of your stress. →
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Carry one another’s burdens. In this way, you will fulfill the law of Christ.
Galatians 6:2
My heart has been heavy, and though it’s happening to them (my two best friends, in two very different circumstances), it’s happening to me too. I share in the tears. I wrestle in the confusion and I question Him.
And I know full well
That He doesn’t owe me an explanation.
...
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January 2012
18 posts
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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...
An Artist's Heart.: God is bigger →
ipaintthings:
than my questions/confusion
than my struggles
than my failures
then my hurt
than my stress
than my assignments
than my relationships
than my feelings
than my…everything
God is just bigger and i rejoice in the fact that He delights in me, that He provides for me, He heals me, and He loves…
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tea > coffee
:x
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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...
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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...
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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.
...
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i love
the extensive nerdisms that my life currently involves.
learning hypertext markup language and staying up really late reading about fonts and designing first looks.
…that will be all. :) </geek>
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the first week
so,
I realized something.
and I took a break for the weekend and am starting again tomorrow with different guidelines.
after one week of eating nothing but fruits and vegetables (sounds easy. it’s not.), I realized that I rushed into something really intense without even considering if that’s what I was supposed to be doing.
after much frustration, unpleasant side effects, and...
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three
day three. they say this is the hardest day.
I could say a lot about today, but rather than ramble on about how difficult it has been (it has been very hard already, to say the least), I will share what God has already done.
after talking to james, he shared with me some of his personal testimonies which was encouraging in itself. i realized they were mine too.
after wrestling for months and...
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one/two
happy 2012 everyone!
for the new year, my church is doing a 21 days fast. everyone is doing different things throughout the 21 days. some are just fasting a meal, some only certain foods, some media, some only for a week, and some for the entire week.
I decided to briefly blog my experience with this. the purpose of a fast can vary from person to person, but a few reasons include: vision,...
December 2011
16 posts
tonight
was one of those nights
well look back on months/years from now, and with much delight in our hearts, smile and
say,
“He is so, so good.”
(more bloggings about 2012, fasting, and life to come. A bit more consistently and frequently)
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It's been
A long day.
My mind ponders things and decisions too weighty for my heart to handle. Broken, I once again decide
that really, I can only
trust You with the pieces.
(whatifyoudontoweusanexplanation…)
“The very essence of romance is uncertainty.”
– Oscar Wilde (via musingsinfemininity)
the blackest night
“In the blackest, God is closest. Dark’s the holiest ground, God at work, tucking us in the cleft of the rock as He passes by.”
-1000gifts
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women of the underground
don’t know how many of you can relate to this article, but I had to share. being in a serious relationship with a man who is called to ministry in music is honestly intimidating for me at times.
recently, J sent me this! if you are married to/dating a musician, especially one that travels or intends to, I encourage you to read it!
...
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when the world
is falling out from under me, I’ll be found in You, still standing.
November 2011
16 posts
“Nobody goes to an art gallery and says, “boy, that painting is so creative.”...”
– Michael Gungor
[[I just loved this part of the blog post! so true.]]
(via ipaintthings)
“If gratitude is an antidote for anxiety…
and giving thanks is a real cure for...”
– Because Thanksgiving is More Than a Holiday (click!)
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i have a hard time
realizing that it’s been a year since I posted the recipe to my Mimi’s apple pie.
today we made it again, just like we did last year. and when they come every year from some part of the south, we see how things have changed. mmm, nothing, if not tradition.
i love thanksgiving. :)
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the other day, J and I were driving through a state park on a winding narrow road.
I mentioned that I was hungry, and he said “stop the car.” I looked at him confused because there was nowhere for anyone to pass us if they needed to. he persisted, “stop the car.”
he then proceeded to leap out of the passenger side door and gallop (I think once a man is over 6 feet tall,...
stop the law that will censor the internet. →
this is my friend john’s music. a song very...
