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| this entry is exactly two months after my previous post. i so didn't plan that.
i am currently feeling very nostalgic and contemplative. my thoughts:
1. Christmas music is soothing for the soul on a cool, Fall evening.
2. i live in chicago. after four months, i'm finally starting to realize it. i don't have to go home for holidays. i'm here for a while.
3. Fall is perhaps the most magical and most beautifiul of all seasons.
4. emailing perfect strangers, asking for help is very humbling. and weird.
5. i have changed immensly in the last two years. in a good way.
6. my apartment is great. as are my roommates. hands down.
7. life rarely turns out how you think it will...
8. i yearn for biblical community. a small group, if you will. i want to discuss, debate, learn, love.
9. i'm too much of a procrastinator to plan something 8 months in advance. cough wedding cough.
10. thanksgiving is almost a month away, which means: a) time moves ridiculously fast and b) i get to be in the mountains, with family.
11. pandora is phenomenal. although songs are beginning to repeat themselves, i can't count the number of times i get excited when mandy moore plays.
12. ice cream. i constantly think about it, yet am speechless. yum.
13. remember nsync? a Christmas song of theirs just played. awesome.
14. i need to invest my spare time in more productive ways. prioritizing people and Jesus and maybe photography or something.
15. i miss running. who on earth would've ever imagined me saying those words. yeah. i miss it. i want to run all the time.
the end. blessings to you.  | | |
| i like my fiance a whole lot.
yep that's right, i said fiance.
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| i'm back in chicago.
although i already miss my family and home, etc., i am excited for what God has for me here.
also, i have a new cell phone number. | | |
| i love summer. i love the relaxation in everyone's pace, the smell of barbecue at night, and kids playing in the street long after the sun goes down. i love running at night, with the sun setting behind the mountains. i love sitting in a car with the warm sun shining on my face. i love staring out my window as i fall asleep, listening to the breeze blow through the trees or the constant thunderstorms finishing their course. it always seems that summer is the time when i find God most. when i feel small and he feels big. the relative slowness of life makes me stop and breathe and realize that God is beautiful and powerful and loving. it leaves me speechless. that's why i love summer so much. | | |
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i got this verse in an email today: Don't worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. Philippians 4:6
along with that, this song keeps ringing in my head:
the more i seek you, the more i find you
the more i find you, the more i love you
i want to sit at your feet
drink from the cup in your hand
lay back against you
and breathe
feel your heart beat
this love is so deep
it's more than i can stand
i melt in your peace
it's overwhelming
i can't get over how speechless i am when God screams in my face. thanks.
also, i'm watching Deadliest Catch on discovery channel right now, two things to note:
1. king crabs are huge and scary
2. i love cable
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so i'm home now. i don't know how i feel about it yet... | | |
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