28

I am 28.
I do not feel 28.
I have many people tell me 28 is a good year. Good stuff happens as a 28 year old.
Really? I mean, nothing exceptionally bad has happened as a 28 year old but I can't say that anything great has stood out in the last few months of actually being 28.
But..as I review 28, it's been alright.

I spent Birthday weekend with Mom and the aunts and Tiffany.
I've been to the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade and hung out with Laura.
I had a great road trip home for Christmas.
I was able to spend a week with my family at Christmas.
I ate at "Taste Bud's Restaurant"
I've been apart of many meaningful coffee conversations.
There's the whole Awaken thing that's been fabulous.
High schoolers still make me laugh and smile and teach me more about myself.

Maybe it's just the small things that I need to stop taking for granted and count as blessings.

Honestly I am still looking for something more grandiose than the little things...still waiting for God to do something more...be bigger than He already is. Maybe it's a wrong expectation? or maybe its too small of one?

By Watermark...

Arise and Be Comforted

Arise and be comforted
For the Lord, He is good to the weary
And even a young heart can tire and fall
But He knows them all
For the Lord, He will renew their strength
And they will soar on wings like eagles
And they will run and not grow weary
They will walk and not grow faint
For the Lord, He is good

Lift your eyes to the heavens
For the creator is living in you
Come surrender as you are
And know that you'll never stray too far
Let His power within you heal your heart
Lift your eyes to spacious skies
Let Him chart your way to flight
Spread your wings and fly
For the Lord, He is good

Martin Luther King Jr...

As I re-read about the revolutionary Martin Lurther King Jr., I cannot help but wonder what I will be called to defend. As I feel the church of America moving in ways that I cannot describe, both good and bad, I wonder if our complacency will continue. Will we continue in our numbness? We'll we love radically or admit defeat?

And what will that love look like?

MLK knew lives would be taken and was willing to still fight for truth.

Does the American church have this mindset?

Should we?

Bebo...

you can borrow mine
when your hope is gone
borrow mine
when you can't go on
the world will not defeat you
when we're side by side
when your faith is hard to find
you can borrow mine

I am thankful for the people from whom I can borrow. I am thankful for El Roi (raw-EE), the God who sees me. I am grateful for his unending faithfulness and that He is listening to my prayers. I am thankful for His unwavering character amidst my inconsistancies. In Him I will place my trust and try to stop making sense of it all...it just doesn't make sense sometimes.

Happy New Year!

Hip Hip for 2007!
Rumor has it..it's going to be a good one.
My new year is starting off busy...but exciting.
This evening some of my high schoolers are coming over for dinner and a movie.
AND my friend Tiffany arrives at 4:16pm! YAY! We're going to have great loads of fun!
That's all I have for now...
Again..Happy New Year!

ps..to all I saw over the holidays...I am blessed becasue of you.