life and thoughts
Time seems to slip away from me without me noticing it at all. Life continues to flow by like a river, and I cannot hold it in my hand even though I wish I could just stop it for a while, get off the merry-go-round and just sit and enjoy for a while.
My roommate has been gone for the last week and a half, and I decided to take the opportunity to take a short hiatus from watching any tv or movies. I don't think I realized how greatly I rely on movies to be my entertainment instead of reading or spending more time with God or investing in others or any other number of things that I always say I would do if I had more time. I decided to do those things instead this last week. I finished a couple of books that I have had started and sitting on my nightstand for months.
I love reading the thoughts of people who think differently than I do, who have different life experiences, different insights into God and people. C.S. Lewis is without doubt one of my favorite authors. His books always challenge me to think outside the box, to consider something in a completely different way that I ever have before. I had the Screwtape Letters and the Four Loves started, and I managed to finish both. My mind could hardly handle all the thoughts that were running around in it. I still have many thoughts that I am sorting out about both of these books.
I also finished re-reading Strong Women, Soft Hearts. It was so convicting of how I want to live my life. I so greatly want to live my life without holding anything back, to passionately live. I want to love without reservation, going for broke in my relationships. I want to arrive at the end of my life with no question that I lived fully and passionately every day of my life.
Well, those are just some thoughts that have been rolling around in my head lately. Also, pet peeve number 27: people who don't pull all the way up to the line at stop lights. I actually sat behind a vehicle that was a good car length back from the line, and we had to sit through 2 rounds of everyone else going before the car pulled up and the "smart" stop light figured out that there was a line of cars waiting to go.
On another note, I start massage therapy school in one week!! Yay!! So excited!! And two of my favorite people are getting back into the country today, so I'm excited to hang out with them in the coming days. And it's only about 20 days until I get to go on vacation with my girls!! Life is good!!
Peace and Mercy.
P.S. I love that it is summer and there are fresh blueberries and all kinds of other fresh fruit. So delicious!! And it has me contemplating fresh summer desserts. Yum!
My roommate has been gone for the last week and a half, and I decided to take the opportunity to take a short hiatus from watching any tv or movies. I don't think I realized how greatly I rely on movies to be my entertainment instead of reading or spending more time with God or investing in others or any other number of things that I always say I would do if I had more time. I decided to do those things instead this last week. I finished a couple of books that I have had started and sitting on my nightstand for months.
I love reading the thoughts of people who think differently than I do, who have different life experiences, different insights into God and people. C.S. Lewis is without doubt one of my favorite authors. His books always challenge me to think outside the box, to consider something in a completely different way that I ever have before. I had the Screwtape Letters and the Four Loves started, and I managed to finish both. My mind could hardly handle all the thoughts that were running around in it. I still have many thoughts that I am sorting out about both of these books.
I also finished re-reading Strong Women, Soft Hearts. It was so convicting of how I want to live my life. I so greatly want to live my life without holding anything back, to passionately live. I want to love without reservation, going for broke in my relationships. I want to arrive at the end of my life with no question that I lived fully and passionately every day of my life.
Well, those are just some thoughts that have been rolling around in my head lately. Also, pet peeve number 27: people who don't pull all the way up to the line at stop lights. I actually sat behind a vehicle that was a good car length back from the line, and we had to sit through 2 rounds of everyone else going before the car pulled up and the "smart" stop light figured out that there was a line of cars waiting to go.
On another note, I start massage therapy school in one week!! Yay!! So excited!! And two of my favorite people are getting back into the country today, so I'm excited to hang out with them in the coming days. And it's only about 20 days until I get to go on vacation with my girls!! Life is good!!
Peace and Mercy.
P.S. I love that it is summer and there are fresh blueberries and all kinds of other fresh fruit. So delicious!! And it has me contemplating fresh summer desserts. Yum!
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