Whatever will come my way, through fire or pouring rain, We won’t be shaken. No, we won’t be shaken. Whatever tomorrow brings, together we’ll rise and sing, That we won’t be shaken. No, we won’t be shaken. -Building 429 Guys, we belong to a kingdom that won’t be shaken. We are citizens of the kingdom of God; nothing can shake our King, and nothing can shake us. Why then do we worry? We belong to a kingdom that will not pass away…. Read more »
Big. White. Tent. Middle. Of. Campus. If that won’t get someone’s attention, I don’t know what will. (Well, maybe an earthquake, or a new Disney movie, but just go with me here.) But anywho… last week was my university’s REVIVAL!! Revival is an awesome event that takes place in a big white tent, Monday night-Wednesday night. I was totally only planning on going Monday night, as I had other things happening Tuesday and Wednesday… But after the first night I… Read more »
So, this morning kinda stunk. I didn’t set my alarms right last night, so I woke up at 8:42 for my 9:00 class… and I normally leave for it around 8:47. So, stress. And speed get ready. And panic attack. And I completely snapped at my sweet roomie, who was in the process of asking me if I wanted her to fix me a bagel… So then I felt awful , on top of rushed and stress and panic. And… Read more »
The Joy of Mondays??? Yup. You read it right. Mondays can be joyful. Every December, as soon as Christmas passes, everyone gets SUPER excited for the New Year. Because with the New Year comes a second chance, a hope that things will be different this year. It’s a time for resolutions and goals and dreams. Why then, if we look forward to the New Year, do we not look forward to the new week? Mondays are the start of the… Read more »
Gratitude. Thankfulness. Counting blessings. AKA- ideas mentioned around the time of November, when everyone becomes excited about turkeys and football. As I’m sure you know, being grateful isn’t just for Thanksgiving. It’s a way of life. It’s finding joy in the hard times, and giving thanks even when things look bleak. Counting blessings should be as natural as breathing. Unfortunately, I often choose the path marked by discontentment and complaints. And this is something I want to change. I don’t want… Read more »
In a small village, there was the custom that whenever a young man wished to marry the girl he was courting, he would offer the family a dowry composed of as many cows as he deemed equal to the worth of the girl. And in this village, there was a decidedly plain girl. She wasn’t extremely ugly, but she wasn’t beautiful either. She was completely ordinary. There was nothing special about her. And everyone whispered that this young girl would be worth only one… Read more »
I find it ironic that I had planned to talk a lot the broken shepherd today. I scheduled my 12 days of Christmas posts way back during thanksgiving break. My computer crashed today. Funn. Currently it’s drying out. Hopefully it will be okay. *Praying hard* Anywho, today I was supposed to talk about the broken shepherd. You see, when I was little my family had a porcelain nativity scene. While my mom would read to me, I would play with… Read more »
This is a week of giving thanks, a week of gratitude, a week of gratefulness. Typically, on thanksgiving day, I make a list of everything that pops into my head that I’m thankful for. Most likely this year won’t be any different.I had a thought, however. What if I tweeted with the hashtag “so thankful” every time I thought of something to be thankful for. After all, thankfulness is a way of life, not just one day on the calender…. Read more »
It occurred to me that I haven’t blogged in over a week. (Oops.) And it’s not because I’ve been busy, but rather because I couldn’t think of any good ideas *she admits guiltily.* But, have no fear, I had a splendid idea tonight :) You see, my church service today was about gratitude and thanksgiving and how our thankfulness should spring from God forgiving us. Then, tonight I went to a girls-only Bible study and we talked about thanksgiving there… Read more »
Ecclesiastes 3 states that there are times and seasons for everything. It then proceeds to list many different seasons. The following is a list of the seasons in my life right now: A time to learn in class, and a time to learn from friends A time to go home, and a time to stay A time to study, and a time for Bible study A time to eat in the cafeteria, and a time to eat in the dorm… Read more »
