Monday Musings

It has been an eventful few weeks. I have been stretched, drained, and encouraged. Tonight’s post will be a random smattering of thoughts, anecdotes, and song lyrics; a glimpse inside my thoughts.

I am so excited for upcoming things: showing a few of my paintings and photography, Kenya!, mid winter break, to name a few…

I am incredibly blessed to teach Sunday school and am frequently amazed at how often they teach me! Here are some of their quips and insights:

- You know Joseph was like God but he wasn’t God because he was Jesus’ dad too but only on the world.

- Was David a rockstar?

- But they look just like us!! (about children with disabilities in a book called “Just the Way I am”)

- Garden, snake, eat apple, OH NO!

- Um, Elise, did you know Jesus was God? Cuz you really need to know that!

- Sorry everybody, I had an accident about God. (when being corrected that God is perfect/good)

- I LOVE YOU, GOD!!!- post prayer shout out

Similarly, I’ve been catching up on the sermons by Darren Young, at Langley Evangelical Free Church, the one I attended when I was in college. The sermons have been on Nehemiah and they have been incredibly timely and encouraging.

-         I don’t think the problem is that we have problems in marriage; it’s that we don’t expect them…as if our vows were just a pretty poem to amuse our guests and without meaning.

-         Love isn’t haphazard and it isn’t half-hearted. It is intentional and deliberate…the only people who don’t think that are a handful of married guys and most of the single ones.

-         Words and lies don’t have to be logical or factual to be effective. They just have to tug at your heartstrings, fears, dreams, and desires.

Lastly, the words of this Bethany Dillon song, For My love, are ones that after the song randomly came up on my ipod have been ringing in my head.

Walk towards me
I want to hear
The heavens singing over you
When you breathe
And look at me
I want to be captured by you

Gaze into my eyes
And let me know you'd fight
Thousands, for my love
Slip your hand in mine
Ask me to dance with you tonight
Just ask me for my love

I want to hide
What's deep in my eyes
I'm scared to be known by you
But when I turn my head

And see you there
I want to be pursued

Gaze into my eyes
And let me know you'd fight
Thousands, for my love
Slip your hand in mine
Ask me to dance with you tonight
Just ask me for my love

A dream I won't wake from
A story that will never end
The ground your feet walk on
Let me be there, let me be there