Conquest.

I feel pursued.

The Lord has completely been showing me His love.

Lately.

This verse feels true:

Cheer up, Zion!

Don't be afraid!

For the Lord you God is living among you.

He is a mighty savior.

He will take delight in you with gladness.

With his love, he will calm all your fears.

He will rejoice over you with joyful songs.

Zephaniah 3:16-17

I mean, that's what

every sunrise

sunset,

budding lily,

and answered prayer

is:

God's way of wooing us to himself.

"My whole hearts has not one single grain,

this moment,

of thirst after approbation.

I feel alone with God;

He fills the void;

I have not one wish,

one will,

one desire,

but in Him;

He hath set my feet in a large room.

I have wondered

and stood amazed that God should

make a conquest of all within me by love."

--Lady Huntington

He is delighting and rejoicing and pursuing you,

look for it.

Adventure

I'm craving one.

Currently

In case you are confused by my random quotes and Bible verses,

Let me get you caught up on

who I am and

where I am

Currently...

{Because context is everything}

I am...

...living in my hometown,

but not at my home.

...recovering from a sickness I retrieved in Panama.

...spending every morning with the same 10 people,

learning how to live a disciplined and discipled life.

...reading "Radical" by David Platt,

and actually wrestling with the words

instead of just accepting them.

...realizing that in God's strength I can do anything,

even teach 3rd and 4th grade girls Sunday School.

...becoming talented in the art of Ultimate 4-Square.

....(also) reading "Spiritual Parenting" by Michelle Anthony

because I believe in family.

...seeing & experiencing what Godly men look like.

...discovering that I can only limit myself,

because God's plans are always better than mine.

...writing a book about love,

because we are all called to actually love,

not just pretend to love (Romans 12:9).

Summer.

oh.my.goodness.

it is summer!

That means I can get back into race shape,

and start marking books off my reading list,

and wash my car in the driveway,

and play tennis with my dad!

It's the little things...

Speak.

This semester I've started playing piano again.

It was an act of faith, really.

I felt like my joy for the music had been stolen,

I had let someone become part of that joy,

and they had marred it forever, so I thought.

Once, I did the same thing with running.

After a lot of healing,

I was able to remember that I love the piano

I love the ivory

and the classical

and the crescendos

and the formality.

And maybe someday I'll share it with someone else.

Where words fail, music speaks.

-Hans Christian Andersen