January 2010
22 posts
New Year's Eve
Overall, has this been a good year or a bad year? It’s true that many of the circumstances that have come at us have been beyond our control.
BUT- If you find yourself having a bad year, maybe it’s time to take a step back and consider what you have been putting into it as well.
How have we treated the people who have been a part of our lives this year? Have we been selfish or have...
December 2009
23 posts
Since Dashboard is on the brain…
I miss...
“Oh Jesus, I’ve fallen
I don’t mind the rain if
I meet my maker, I...”
– Very surprised to hear this from Dashboard Confessional. (New album.)
Tangent.
Willamette Week has some pretty useless, waste-of-space articles in it, including the one I just read- about the many dudes in PDX who apparently look like Jesus. The criteria, apparently, is having long hair and a beard. STUNNING observation, considering that Portland is filled with hippies and homeless men.
Christmas Cards.
I didn’t expect to start crying that much at the card my mom gave me… it was like a flood that couldn’t be stopped…
LOL. Sometimes I just have to laugh at myself, after I’m done crying of course. Oh dear.
This is an old favorite, but I just remembered...
Rest and war.
“I am deeply persuaded that real, lasting personal rest of heart is never to be found in ease of circumstances. Even in the best of situations in this fallen world your heart will be able to find reasons for worry. Inner rest of soul and lasting peace of heart are only ever found when Jesus and His kingdom are your highest and deepest treasures. When you place your identity in His...
Hebrews 12
Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. 2Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of...
A little bit of courage says a lot more about you than you may think. Putting your pride aside at your own expense, says even more.
Long day + rain falling outside + candlelight + Dashboard unplugged DVD + couch = Dreamland
Confession.
Sometimes all I can muster at the end of the day is Lord, please forgive me for my total lack of faith.
So, Lord please forgive me.
“Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink;...”
– Matthew 6:25-34
Thank you for those words Jesus…
“Where ever you go,
Where ever you are,
I watch your life play out in pictures...”
– John Mayer