MIA

Sorry I've been absent in the world of Wordpress lately! You see, I may have found a new love, called .... Tumblr. I know, I know... how many stinking blogs do I have, right?! But I just keep finding ones I like. Now don't get me wrong, Wordpress has been so good to me. I love the fun templates, the ease in which I can add new posts and track my site traffic. And I certainly love the official "website" feel that it gives my blog. BUT, have you ever checked out Tumblr? It's just so cool. The only thing easier about posting on Tumblr is breathing. Or sleeping. Oh gosh, is the Wordpress police gonna come arrest me? I feel like such a traitor!

But that's not the point of this post! Because I do want to apologize for being gone, and let you all know how cool Tumblr is, but at the same time, I obviously haven't shut down shop here either. Because here is where I can share more big life stuff. Here is where I get to rant and rave and have uber long posts that probably noone reads all the way through. Because the truth of the matter is that no matter how cool Tumblr is, it's just not really the place for those uber long posts. At least not for me. It's more of a "slap up a photo, throw up a quote, scrawl a quick thought or two" kinda blog.

So, now that I've got you curious, why don't you go check it out? :)

5 Things Friday- Things that are Taking Up My Time

Things that are Taking Up My Time

1. My online psych class- currently working on going through a 108 slide powerpoint to take a 10 point quiz... really?!?

2. Meeting with lots of lovely ladies- young and old!

3. My tumblr. (Well, not really, I just wanted you to click!)

4. Design. duh. It's my major.

5. Preparing for a new season of Wounded Heart

5 Things Friday- Things that I love about my room

Things that I love about my room

1. Roomie and new lion pillow pet!

2. Reading corner with comfy chair and all the books I could want

3. HUGE TV



4. Comfy cave bed



5. Animal cracker bear... always filled to overflowing


 

*sorry for the low quality pictures... taken in our room at night with the lovely mood lighting- not the greatest for picture-taking!

5 Things Friday- Things that are Overwhelming Me

Things that are Overwhelming Me

1. Meeting and connecting with all my new residents

2. All the activities, meetings, and plans that I have swirling around in my brain

3. The fact that classes start in 3 days, and I'm not even sure that I'm enrolled in the best classes for me

4. My still-full closet

5. The fact that in spite of all of this, God has me, loves me, and is taking care of every detail.

Greater

This morning at Valleybrook was utterly refreshing. We had a time of praise as we studied Psalm 23 and then responded to God in worship. One of the songs we sang was "Greater" by New Life Worship. We've sang this song countless times before, and I even have it on a playlist on Grooveshark, but I've never really let it sink in until today. It's really quite  simple:

Find rest my soul
Confess you're weary
Surrender all
Embrace your healing

Pre-chorus:
I will cast my cares
For You have always cared

Chorus:
You are greater
Greater than the fight
That rages for my life
I have found my rest is in
You are brighter
Breaking through the night
Lighting up my sight
I have seen my rest is in You

Find hope my soul
You know He's with you
My Savior God
Still I will praise You

Bridge:
His yoke is easy
His burden is light
I have decided
I'm gonna fix my eyes
On the perfecter the author of my faith
Jesus Christ

So simple, yet so profound. He IS greater. Greater than all my stress and worries and responsibilities at this busy time of the year. Greater than any of my fears. Greater than any of my mistakes and sins. But the thing that really hit me is the bridge. His yoke is easy. His burden is light. Do I really believe that? More and more I have been finding myself despairing. I have found myself giving into the stresses of life and getting overwhelmed. But as I sang out this morning, I am going to surrender all, embrace my healing, and cast my cares upon Him. I'm going to find rest and hope for my soul.  I have decided I'm going to fix my eyes on Him who is Greater.

5 Things Friday- Things that are Ridiculous

Things that are Ridiculous

1. The size of Murray rooms... right now it looks like two people are living in here and my roomie doesn't move in til next week.

2. My new RA staff- we have wayyyy too much fun!

3. The fact that I couldn't fit one more shirt in my closet if I wanted to... I think it's time for some fall cleaning.

4. In our "Emergency Procedures Guide" that we get as RAs, there are a number of situations listed, in order of severity. "After Hours Custodial Response Procedure" is immediately followed by "Bomb threats and weapons." They sound pretty similar to me.

5. How sore I am after canoeing for an hour or two yesterday.

5 Things Friday- Things that are Going to Change

Things that are Going to Change [in the upcoming weeks]

1. I will be living with another human being

2. Class all day instead of work all day

3. I will be mother hen to 29 residents :)

4. I will be living in my small-town hall rather than the big-city Towers

5. Official senior status