Monday, November 2, 2015

11 . 02 . 15


not that i am speaking of being in need, 
for i have learned in whatever situation i am to be content.
i know how to be brought low, 
and i know how to abound.
in any and every circumstance, 
i have learned the secret of facing plenty and hunger, 
abundance and need.
i can do all things through him who strengthens me.
- philippians 4:11-13





Monday, October 12, 2015

struggles of the flesh - vl 1 : easy / teach me


easy / teach me


easy to sit here and wallow in my pain,
easy to let the enemy plant lies into my brain,
easy to unforgive what i already forgave,
even when i know that it's by grace that i've been saved.

oh Lord,
oh Lord, i cry to you,
you see my wicked heart,
but your grace forgave me from the start

oh Lord,
oh Lord, i'm ashamed to even ask,
for you to show me how to love,
when i've refused to look to you above.

teach me,
teach me,
cause it's easy. 

teach me,
teach me,
cause it's easy,
to forget.


i forget.


(to be cont'd...)





photo via: purelikegolddd


Saturday, August 8, 2015

4 months... but really, who's counting.


i couldn't think of a clever ice-breaker, so this'll have to do.
instead of giving you a lengthy, boring run-down of my life the past few months,
allow me to give you the more "significant" details... and then we'll call it a day.
let's take this point-form style.

- i no longer work at wings + horns (though i do miss it there, and the people)
- i work at Westside Church (also the church that i've been attending for 7 years) as the
front desk administrator.
- i booked a flight to new york (!!!) for the end of october. i'll be there for 11 days.
it's been a long time coming for that trip. i am very very very excited.
- i have gone back to my roots of being active and healthy. i train twice a week with my
good friend and trainer, ann, and hit up the gym on my own 3 or 4 other days of the week.
fitness has done a 180 for my body in the way i feel and function.
physically, i feel so alive and strong.

that's all. i promised to keep it short.
going to try to get back into the swing of blogging.
forgive me for the lengthy absence and thanks for your patience.
more to come...




Thursday, March 26, 2015

Wednesday, March 25, 2015

food for thought: gain in doubt.


"A faith without some doubts is like a human body with no antibodies in it. People who blithely go through life too busy or indifferent to ask the hard questions about why they believe as they do will find themselves defenseless against either the experience of tragedy or the probing questions of a smart skeptic. A person's faith can collapse almost overnight if she failed over the years to listen patiently to her own doubts, which should only be discarded after long reflection.” 
- Timothy Keller