To live content with small means; to seek elegance rather than luxury, and refinement rather than fashion; to listen to stars and birds, babes and sages, with open heart; to study hard; to think quietly, act frankly, talk gently, await occasions, hurry never; in a word, to let the spiritual, unbidden and unconscious, grow up through the common-- ( Read more... )

Have you ever had those days where you're doing well -- peaceful, joyful, content -- but your soul weeps?

Today's one of those days.

Can I just say that having a finished 22-page psych. paper/project is an amazing feeling.

 I am quickly developing a sinus infection...please pray for me.

I hate it when stuff like this hits you like a truck.

 WE HAVE OUR TICKETS!!!

AH!

i love  -- in that holy cow, awestruck, amazing sort of way -- that feeling of being seen. I love being seen. A professor here, a professor i've only had once, sees me...and has no idea the magnitude of that ( Read more... )

 I love this song...video's weird, but I love the song..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgZ_tu8s5Wk

we are days  away from buying our plane tickets....

 
All I can do is sigh…and pray God’s provision.

I talked to dad about Uganda this morning…and, though he doesn’t think so, it made it so much clearer how different our languages are.

He started talking to me about how there’s a naiteve with youth and that becsue I haven’t experienced the world I have such naieteve. I don’t deny that I’m nieve ( Read more... )

Be  praying...we might be buying our plane tickets soon...and that's a big jump