I don't understand why I have such an affinity to tea. For nearly two years I have passionately studied, drank, rambled about, and even sold (for a year at Peets) tea, and I am not bored of it. It doesn't really make sense to me. Tea is just a leaf that makes a drink, yet after two years I am still fascinated and still hungry to learn and ( Read more... )

O LORD, You have searched me and known me. You know my sitting down and my rising up; You understand my thought afar off. You comprehend my path and my lying down, and are acquainted with all my ways. For there is not a word on my tongue, but behold, O LORD, You know it altogether ( Read more... )

I got homesick ( Read more... )

I know why people do things that are bad for them (sex, drugs, you name it), but it is still so difficult to reconcile those actions to the goodness that is offered ( Read more... )

When you pray, be honest. Don't try and hide anything from God...just say it, and He'll work with you. Its just like communicating with anyone else, except that He unconditionally loves you, wants the best for you and His people, and knows how to get it too.

I mean, when you look at it that way, its a "duh," right?

Glorify the LORD

My God is a relational God. Not a distant, hard to please, cold "father". He is hands-on, and loving ( Read more... )

For the first time in...I'm not sure how long, I had a crush on a guy who didn't first show interest in me.

And then I found out he has a girlfriend.

But you know what? I'm really happy about it. I don't want to date, and I'm happy to have the emotional ability to do that. Yay!

coll 3:1-4 ( Read more... )

I saw all these college updates, and I want to do one too now. I've been here in college for a month, and I do love it. More and more I am discovering my passion for music, and the relationships I have here are deepening. I couldn't be more blessed with my roommates. We fit like a triangle, all complementary to each other, all enjoying each ( Read more... )