20. People's FB profiles are SO interesting, as well as ALL of their photo albums, when you are trying to write a paper.
19. Gracie is a great research assistant. She likes to chew on my articles, lay on my textbooks and walk across my laptop in key moments of inspiration.
18. It really is ok to take a break and have some fun! Laughter is good for the soul.
17. You Tube video hilarity is inversely correlated to my amount of sleep.
16. My ability to comprehend/process words is also inversely correlated to my amount of sleep. The other day I was quite certain I someone say he forgot his underwear when he came back in to get something from his office. All I can say is, wow.
15. I've been reading too much research when I use phrases like inversely correlated in casual conversation.
14. Gummy bears and coffee go really well together.
13. Man can live on coffee alone, as long as people don't mind the spaciness, forgetfulness and clumsiness that accumulates over time.
12. Dust particles grow teeth and growl at you when you are trying to write a paper. If you don't stop everything you are doing to take care of it, it WILL eat you. Better safe than sorry.
11.Your boyfriend turns into a prince on a white horse coming to rescue you when he shows up with Outback in the middle of several long days of research/writing. I love him.
10. Gracie will not go to sleep in the night unless I do. She does, however, meow pitifully, staring longingly at the bed. Sometimes I join her. ;-)
09. In those moments when you are so exhausted you feel you cannot take another step, the very smallest act of encouragement, like a note left in the house or a little post on FB, seems to magically appear. God is so cool like that.
08.You cannot live up to everyone's expectations all the time. Those who matter stick around, and I must say, I have absolutely the MOST fantastic friends a gal could ever ask for. I am blessed!
07. I am not 18 anymore. I need sleep!
06. Random dancing with Gracie to upbeat music at 2am is a great re-energizer. Not that I would ever engage in such an activity. Ever.
05.All those tv shows you thought you couldn't live without...turns out you can. I didn't even miss them.
04. If you aim for perfection, you'll likely land in excellence. And even if you miss the mark, the fact that you tried puts you way ahead of those who didn't bother.
03. Grades do not define you. In the end, it's about finishing with integrity.
02. Sometimes you might be thinking, "There is NO way I can get all of these assignments done!" You don't have to. Just do the next one.
And the number one thing I've learned about life thus far in graduate school is...
01. It IS possible to dream in APA format.
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Saturday, May 22, 2010
He is Faithful
The sky is black, threatening and debris is whirling all around me. Up above me is a furious, twisting volume of wind that forms into a tornado. I am running as fast as I can, and on either side of me are two of my close friends. As I run, I look ahead and I see beautiful flowers everywhere. They are ethereal, vivid, and very out of place. They are growing from concrete. Not through the cracks of the sidewalk, but from pure, concrete buildings from which it would be impossible for a flower to grow. "What are those doing there?" says one of my friends. I consider this for quite some time as I continue to run, and then I realize the answer. I realize that they are not there by chance, but for a specific reason. "God put these flowers here as a sign of His faithfulness," I answer. In that instant I know that this is the reason for the flowers. Flowers simply cannot grow from concrete. The Lord put them there to show me that He makes beautiful things come out of random, unexpected places.
Such was the content of a dream I had on May 28, 2005. It would seem that this dream encompasses a theme that has been prevalent throughout my entire life: God's faithfulness. In the darkest of moments He has been my Light. In the unbearable heat He has been my Refuge. In the unthinkable circumstances He has been my Salvation. He is my Glory and the Lifter of my Head, my Father who takes care of His daughter. He is the reason I get up every morning, the Lover of my Soul, my Song in the Night, my Beloved.
"I once was lost but God has found me
Though I was bound I've been set free
I've been made righteous in His sight
A display of His splendor for all to see
He gives beauty for ashes
Strength for fear
Gladness for mourning
Peace for despair"
--Crystal Lewis--
I have no real reason to start this blog, except that I love to write. Even more, I love to write about what God has done and what He continues to do. I wish to bring HIM to the souls of this earth, and I pray that I may do so through my writing, through my words, my actions, my life.
"I will not die but live, and will proclaim what the Lord has done." (Psalm 118:17)
Such was the content of a dream I had on May 28, 2005. It would seem that this dream encompasses a theme that has been prevalent throughout my entire life: God's faithfulness. In the darkest of moments He has been my Light. In the unbearable heat He has been my Refuge. In the unthinkable circumstances He has been my Salvation. He is my Glory and the Lifter of my Head, my Father who takes care of His daughter. He is the reason I get up every morning, the Lover of my Soul, my Song in the Night, my Beloved.
"I once was lost but God has found me
Though I was bound I've been set free
I've been made righteous in His sight
A display of His splendor for all to see
He gives beauty for ashes
Strength for fear
Gladness for mourning
Peace for despair"
--Crystal Lewis--
I have no real reason to start this blog, except that I love to write. Even more, I love to write about what God has done and what He continues to do. I wish to bring HIM to the souls of this earth, and I pray that I may do so through my writing, through my words, my actions, my life.
"I will not die but live, and will proclaim what the Lord has done." (Psalm 118:17)
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