Last night in Romans 1, I read this: "For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened."
Whoa. It is super important that I am continually showing gratitude to my Father for all of the gifts he gives me. I know I used to express my gratitude with blog posts on my old blog, but somehow I lost that in the move and I just began expressing things that made me joyful. As important as that is, sometimes I am grateful for the things that don't really make me all that joyful at all. All of this to say, I have no idea what I want to do with my blog posts. I just know that I need to express my gratitude tonight. I am grateful for... ...off-campus dinners cooked by people who love and care about me. ...4-year olds. Even when they are terribly disobedient. ...Todd Stephens and every ounce of wisdom that falls from his mouth. ...really hard conversations that span days and come to beautiful conclusions. ...every talk Adam Christian has given in the past 4 days. He has been killing it and his presence in my life is something that is beyond valuable and I don't know what I would do without. ...mothers. ...everything that those three pictures above mean to me. ...friends who still want to be with me and value my time even if I'm not around a lot of the time. ...being able to do homework at work. ...getting free dark chocolate at work - seriously I was so pumped about this. I am always grateful for chocolate. ...missing one-on-one time with people, it is so hard, but it makes me realize how much I love them. ...honesty. Being honest with myself and with others. ...claiming that God is bigger than my fear and that he is present. ...all of my friends' blogs. They make my day. ...winter and how it has inspired a bout of creativity inside of me.
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My bad attitudes and bad moods tend to stem from a selfish heart and an ungrateful spirit. Thankfully, there is a cure. I am extraordinarily grateful for the great things that bring me joy: ...hilarious conversations with Jen, Ashley, and Kendra at dinner. ...seeing people that I have missed so much in the past month and feeling my heart fill and my smile break loose and joy just pour out of my body when I see them. ...singing Here For You to start off the one large group I get to attend this semester. ...knowing that in less than two days I'll be at Mary and Adam's house with people I really love, eating venison. ...full dinner tables with people I can laugh with and bond with and who I now call friends. ...left-handed ransom notes, pants puns, pranks, and Amy dancing to pants on the ground with pants on her head. ...coming home to a room that feels safe and warm, where I will be loved. ...Weba's laugh. Especially when Maddie talked about what she did over break. It was unforgettable. ...sitting on Luke's bed under his blue Christmas lights and knowing that this is a place where I can safely express my fears, doubts, and inadequacies and be cared for by the Father through his people. ...being back in prep with Adam. And everyone in our prep group. ...ES 490 with Kelly and Lauren. SPED 401 with Jennie. I will make it through. ...being able to sleep in on Thursday mornings. ...bible study is BACK! WOO! ...the small moments Molly and I have been able to share in the day to day. ...the purple blanket from Mexico that is saving me from the cold air in the lobby. ...God's faithfulness and promises. ...everything that Paul has to say in 2 Corinthians chapters 3-5. #everincreasingglory #reneweddaybyday #commitedtoreconciliation crack me open
take out my dirty insides fill me with your greatest gift: your presence make me whole make my soul long solely for you saturate me with your glorious truth expel the lies in the name of your son Jesus do this all in the light of your glory so that He may be glorified amen Here are some things that are bringing joy to my heart and filling me right up: ...reading Alexi's blog, and I don't just mean today's post, I mean I read every single archive the past two days. ...starting to think in those little quirky sayings that Alexi says like "darn it!" and "wow!" and "ya" (for you). I miss that girl a LOT. I can't wait to hear her laugh again in real life. ...finding this gem of a photo because it made me laugh out loud, which is a wonderful sound in this empty house. I miss Jaimie a lot and Ben just makes me laugh so much! And that kid on the end? Yeah, I get to see him today. Oh man I am excited. ...starting to read a book and enjoying it. Kahealani was right, you just have to find your genre. Mine is dystopian, for sure. Almost all of my favorite books are in that category, how did it take me this long to realize that? ...talking to Maddie over Copper Rock coffee. This girl is full of good advice and she always lets me talk as much as I want about my life, which is always appreciated. ...community time last night. There is something about 8 people screaming at each other while playing cards for 2 hours that just feels like family. It was like high school all over again, only high school kind of sucked. ...the guy working at half priced books this morning; he was just so happy and kind and he really made my day. ...Garrett and Jenna's dysfunctional touch relationship and just how it is a part of the group dynamic. ...sunshine streaming in on my face, the taste of chai on my tongue, and being in my room that feels like me. |
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