Oohhhh Auburn.

This is a frivilous post...

I absolutely love away game weekends. I love being one of only a few people in my apartment complex. It's amazing.

Lucinda and I are keeping Ashley's dog, Tubby, this weekend. Now I want a dog... really. Tubby and I went on a nice walk this morning, and, I couldn't believe it, the weather was PERFECT! Every year as it starts to turn fall, I think to myself, "I don't remember what cool weather is like." I love the fall. I love when the breeze is almost cool, but not enough to give chills. I wish I could bottle it up.

I am what I am...

"But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me was not in vain..." ~1 Cor. 15:10a

Forgive me for using this as procrastination, and forgive me if my love of this verse is not really contextually correct.

I read this last night and it has been stuck in my head. You see, about every 5 days (or every 5 minutes) I have an identity crisis. I'm sure I'm not alone in this. I've come to terms with the fact that as a woman I want to be beautiful. I want to be accepted just as I am. I want to be loved perfectly. However, I've not merged my head and heart together with the truth that no human can love perfectly. No human is going to make me feel complete. I know this. I know this. I know this. I also know that I have been redeemed by the perfect Son. My life is no longer my own, no matter how many times I try to take control of it. I know that no matter how many times I put my worth in other things and people, it will never ever be found there. I know this. I know this. I know this. Why can't I live it?

"By the grace of God I am what I am..." What I am is what the Lord is making me. That's more than good enough for me.

ALSO! "Do not neglect the gift you have, which was given you by prophecy when the council of elders laid their hands on you. Practice these things, devote yourself to them, so that all may see your progress." ~1 Tim. 4:14-15
Aren't you glad that we don't arrive at anything?

numero uno

It's my first post... I'm elated.

I've been reading C.S. Lewis's "The Four Loves," and I must say... I'm not quite sure that I'm intelligent enough to read his works. :) However, upon reading his words on Affection, I came across these few marvelous sentences. This is now my new favorite quote. You may not know, but I am very indecisive, therefore it's a big deal for me to make that statement. Enjoy, for you know the words are true...

"The truly wide taste in humanity will similarly find something to appreciate in the cross-section of humanity whom one has to meet every day. In my experience it is Affection that creates this taste, teaching us first to notice, then to endure, then to smile at, then to enjoy, and finally to appreciate, the people who 'happen to be there.' Made for us? Thank God, no. They are themselves, odder than you could have believed and worth far more than we guessed."