You would hear...
"Shovel" Katie Herzig
"The Adventure" Anglels & Airwaves
"Begin Again" Colbie Cailat
"Save You" Matthew Perryman Jones
"Please Don't Stop The Rain" James Morrison
"Chicken Fried" Zac Brown Band
"No You Girls" Franz Ferdinand
"New York to California" Mat Kearny
"Answer" Sarah McLachan
"Never Say Never" The Fray
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Sunday, September 27, 2009
I'm Feeling...
Sore from 2 long runs...
Annoyed that I broke my dinner plates while moving.
Excited I FINALLY got to take a shower.
Looking forward to it being Sunday tomorrow.
Loving my new bed...loving even more the fact I'm in it right now.
Super pumped I'll be in Prague in two months.
Blessed by God's provision.
Grateful for His Love.
Curious as to what the future holds...
A bit scared to see what happens with Michigan this year...so far so good!
Less and less shocked by the twist and turns of college football season...oh how I love college football!
An aching in my heart to spend some much needed quality time with my bff and those Kashuba kids!
Ready for volleyball season to be over.
Motivated...to do what? Not exactly sure yet.
Incredibly grateful for the silence.
Ready to take some steps forward.
And ready for bed! Goodnight everyone!
Annoyed that I broke my dinner plates while moving.
Excited I FINALLY got to take a shower.
Looking forward to it being Sunday tomorrow.
Loving my new bed...loving even more the fact I'm in it right now.
Super pumped I'll be in Prague in two months.
Blessed by God's provision.
Grateful for His Love.
Curious as to what the future holds...
A bit scared to see what happens with Michigan this year...so far so good!
Less and less shocked by the twist and turns of college football season...oh how I love college football!
An aching in my heart to spend some much needed quality time with my bff and those Kashuba kids!
Ready for volleyball season to be over.
Motivated...to do what? Not exactly sure yet.
Incredibly grateful for the silence.
Ready to take some steps forward.
And ready for bed! Goodnight everyone!
Sunday, September 20, 2009
VFND
That wonderful event we all look forward to, aka 10 year high school reunion, took place last weekend for me. Are there even words to describe an event like that? Really odd, awkward, but fun all at the same time.
Back in Januaryish myself and 2 other Lamar graduates sat down to start planning what our 10 year reunion would look like. After some brainstorming we settled on a venue, planned the weekends events, established a budget, and took off. Let me just tell you, finding over 600 graduates 10 years later is not an easy task!
There were some ups and downs along the way, but all in all, I think it went really well. Below are just a few pics from the night. The first being Christine, Aimee, and I...the two I had the pleasure of working with. Thanks to all who came! It was definitely each of you that made it a fun weekend!
Back in Januaryish myself and 2 other Lamar graduates sat down to start planning what our 10 year reunion would look like. After some brainstorming we settled on a venue, planned the weekends events, established a budget, and took off. Let me just tell you, finding over 600 graduates 10 years later is not an easy task!
Sunday, September 6, 2009
Good for my soul...
Music is such a staple to life for me. LOVE it...Here's what I'm rockin lately. Enjoy. Feedback more than welcome...Definitely check them out!
Mat Kearney: City of Black and White - The whole album is PHENOMENAL. Seriously.
Needtobreathe: "Let Us Love" and "Lay Em Down"
Future of Forestry: "If You Find Her"
Taylor Swift: "Breathe" with Colbie Caillat
"The Best Day"
Colbie Caillat: Her new album is really quite good. My top 3 picks are "I Never Told You," "Fallin For You," and "You Got Me"
The Script: They've been on my radar for awhile. They have some good stuff. The latest jam is "I'm Yours"
Michael Franti & Spearhead: Say Hey (I Love You) - VERY fun jam
Mat Kearney: City of Black and White - The whole album is PHENOMENAL. Seriously.
Needtobreathe: "Let Us Love" and "Lay Em Down"
Future of Forestry: "If You Find Her"
Taylor Swift: "Breathe" with Colbie Caillat
"The Best Day"
Colbie Caillat: Her new album is really quite good. My top 3 picks are "I Never Told You," "Fallin For You," and "You Got Me"
The Script: They've been on my radar for awhile. They have some good stuff. The latest jam is "I'm Yours"
Michael Franti & Spearhead: Say Hey (I Love You) - VERY fun jam
Saturday, September 5, 2009
Sunday, August 30, 2009
Some Likes and the "Not So Much" List
So, I was going through old papers, and found a bunch of my old vball stuff; workouts, inspirational articles, goals, etc. One of the things my coach in college had us do at the beginning of season was write down 100 things we liked and 100 things we didn't like. Everyone on the team would then get a copy of each persons' list, and we would, to some degree, get to know each teammate. Just a fun, random way to bring in freshmen more or less.
Anyways, I was reading over my list, and thought it very interesting and a bit humorous some of the things I wrote down. I found myself wondering where in the world I got some of that stuff. I decided to share a few with y'all...
Things I Liked:
1. raisins
2. flamingos (yeah, no clue on this one)
3. no lines at Wal-Mart (um, cause who doesn't love no lines at wal-mart?)
4. Mach 3 razors (they had significant impact in my world)
5. and apparently rap music (cause it made the list twice)
6. N*Sync
7. 90210
The Not So Much:
1. girls softball (more funny to me cause I'm surrounded by softball people now)
2. Vince Gill (hi-larious I actually put this)
3. sauerkraut (naaasty stuff)
4. tea (and now I love tea)
5. being "petted" (apparently this was an issue for me?)
6. stinky dead fish
7. leather seats
Anyways, I was reading over my list, and thought it very interesting and a bit humorous some of the things I wrote down. I found myself wondering where in the world I got some of that stuff. I decided to share a few with y'all...
Things I Liked:
1. raisins
2. flamingos (yeah, no clue on this one)
3. no lines at Wal-Mart (um, cause who doesn't love no lines at wal-mart?)
4. Mach 3 razors (they had significant impact in my world)
5. and apparently rap music (cause it made the list twice)
6. N*Sync
7. 90210
The Not So Much:
1. girls softball (more funny to me cause I'm surrounded by softball people now)
2. Vince Gill (hi-larious I actually put this)
3. sauerkraut (naaasty stuff)
4. tea (and now I love tea)
5. being "petted" (apparently this was an issue for me?)
6. stinky dead fish
7. leather seats
Sunday, August 23, 2009
Lost Sight
It's sad to me to think how much I've been focusing inward, and completely lost sight of anything around me. I feel as though I've gone from one extreme to the other this past year of life. It's strange to me how fast things change. Well, I guess this wasn't necessarily a "fast" change for me. (Unless you consider a year fast?) But no matter how much you know or feel yourself changing, I'm not sure you're really able to see the change until it's pretty far gone...or maybe I'm not being completely honest in that. I think I might have known the change was occuring, but just didn't do anything about it. Either way, my ability at self-awareness in no way helped deter or slow my progression to my current state.
I am such a different person than I was a year ago. Not that the goal is to stay the same, but the change I've seen is not the kinda change I want. I realize this post will probably come off completely ambiguous to all but those 2 or 3 people that actually have walked beside me this past year, so forgive me for that. I'm sure details will come out down the road. To be honest, I'm not sure I could really articulate what's been going on anyways.
The point of this random entry is for me to acknowledge there needs to be a shift within, and I think publicly admitting that sometimes helps in that process...accountability to some degree.
I pray for the strength and grace to go walk towards Him. Allowing Him to redeem, soften, and love me...all of me.
"Now seek the Lord your God with all your heart..." 1 Chron 22:19
I am such a different person than I was a year ago. Not that the goal is to stay the same, but the change I've seen is not the kinda change I want. I realize this post will probably come off completely ambiguous to all but those 2 or 3 people that actually have walked beside me this past year, so forgive me for that. I'm sure details will come out down the road. To be honest, I'm not sure I could really articulate what's been going on anyways.
The point of this random entry is for me to acknowledge there needs to be a shift within, and I think publicly admitting that sometimes helps in that process...accountability to some degree.
I pray for the strength and grace to go walk towards Him. Allowing Him to redeem, soften, and love me...all of me.
"Now seek the Lord your God with all your heart..." 1 Chron 22:19
Sunday, June 28, 2009
Does God Give a Rip...
about balance?
Last fall I started reading Contrarians Guide to Knowing God. Unfortunately, I put it down last fall, and forgot to pick it back up. Finally opened it up again, and decided to share some points that encouraged/challenged me.
Towards the end of the book Osborne presents a chapter on balanced living. Since my life seems on all fronts painfully out of balance, I figured I was in for it. Very quickly into the chapter I was reading points and thoughts very counter to what I expected to be reading (hints the title I suppose).
He begins by presenting examples of obvious imbalance in lives from key people in the Bible. Noah, Moses, Jeremiah, David, and even Paul all had areas of their life that could be challenged as being "out of balance." He says this notion is really more a reflection of American culture than Biblical example.
Of course, he's not saying this should be taken into extreme. Certainly we want to prevent imbalance in areas that can cause harm to ourselves or others. But let's be honest, results like that do not happen over night but over time. And this is the key (at least the key that I took from the chapter). When we're faced with competing priorities in life, my goal should not be complete balance, but focus on what God is calling me to in that moment on that day. The different callings God has for each of us call for a certain amount of sacrifice in other areas. The missionary overseas does not get the time with family others do. The mother of three may not have the time to do small groups and pour into someone one-on-one as someone else. Each calling typically comes with a bit of limitation.
He provides three questions we can ask ourselves when trying to assess where we're at in the spectrum of "balance."
1) What season is this?
"Life is not static." Examples he gave: the farmer during harvest, the mother of 3 children under 6, the person starting up a business. All three are examples of seasons that may come with serious "imbalance." As much as it is very much what God has called them to, it is temporary.
2) What does God want me to do today?
Each day comes with a specific call from God. For the college student who has to pass his/her finals, it might mean a few days of serious study. This may mean they can't make small group that week, family might be a bit neglected, but I believe God wants us to do well on that exam.
3) Is anything so out of balance that it is beginning to harm my health, relationships, or walk with God? Yeah, here's where it got me. Allow me to go ahead and insert some personal conviction and application. If I were to ask myself if any three (or even all 3) of those areas in my life were being seriously affected by my present "imbalance," what would my answer be? As I'm sitting in my bed with half a voice left from the looooong volleyball tournament I coached, the inability to meet with a friend who needs to talk because I have to work today, and the fact I'm blogging instead of spending some alone time with God, I'm pretty sure it's safe to say I know my answer.
Well, they say knowing is half the battle, right? Now time to readjust and figure out how to get some things in check. Any of you with suggestions, please feel free. Just be nice...please.
Last fall I started reading Contrarians Guide to Knowing God. Unfortunately, I put it down last fall, and forgot to pick it back up. Finally opened it up again, and decided to share some points that encouraged/challenged me.
Towards the end of the book Osborne presents a chapter on balanced living. Since my life seems on all fronts painfully out of balance, I figured I was in for it. Very quickly into the chapter I was reading points and thoughts very counter to what I expected to be reading (hints the title I suppose).
He begins by presenting examples of obvious imbalance in lives from key people in the Bible. Noah, Moses, Jeremiah, David, and even Paul all had areas of their life that could be challenged as being "out of balance." He says this notion is really more a reflection of American culture than Biblical example.
Of course, he's not saying this should be taken into extreme. Certainly we want to prevent imbalance in areas that can cause harm to ourselves or others. But let's be honest, results like that do not happen over night but over time. And this is the key (at least the key that I took from the chapter). When we're faced with competing priorities in life, my goal should not be complete balance, but focus on what God is calling me to in that moment on that day. The different callings God has for each of us call for a certain amount of sacrifice in other areas. The missionary overseas does not get the time with family others do. The mother of three may not have the time to do small groups and pour into someone one-on-one as someone else. Each calling typically comes with a bit of limitation.
He provides three questions we can ask ourselves when trying to assess where we're at in the spectrum of "balance."
1) What season is this?
"Life is not static." Examples he gave: the farmer during harvest, the mother of 3 children under 6, the person starting up a business. All three are examples of seasons that may come with serious "imbalance." As much as it is very much what God has called them to, it is temporary.
2) What does God want me to do today?
Each day comes with a specific call from God. For the college student who has to pass his/her finals, it might mean a few days of serious study. This may mean they can't make small group that week, family might be a bit neglected, but I believe God wants us to do well on that exam.
3) Is anything so out of balance that it is beginning to harm my health, relationships, or walk with God? Yeah, here's where it got me. Allow me to go ahead and insert some personal conviction and application. If I were to ask myself if any three (or even all 3) of those areas in my life were being seriously affected by my present "imbalance," what would my answer be? As I'm sitting in my bed with half a voice left from the looooong volleyball tournament I coached, the inability to meet with a friend who needs to talk because I have to work today, and the fact I'm blogging instead of spending some alone time with God, I'm pretty sure it's safe to say I know my answer.
Well, they say knowing is half the battle, right? Now time to readjust and figure out how to get some things in check. Any of you with suggestions, please feel free. Just be nice...please.
Broken
I heard this last Sunday in church, and it completely rocked me. You know when you walk into church, and get that feeling like He's sitting there waiting for you. And not to get all technical, yes I know He's always with me, but what I mean is like He has something a bit special in mind for you in that particular moment. Either way, I walked into worship last Sunday, and literally said to myself, "Oh great, here it comes." Like I knew He was about to push on some buttons and really press into me. Honestly, I haven't been walking with Him very well. Not in the sense of making poor choices, more so in neglecting to spend time with Him and really seeking after Him alone. Lots of stuff distracting me from my relationship with God.
Standing there in church was this overwhelming reminder that He is in fact God...The Holy God that does in fact reign. Worthy and mighty to be praised.
Alleluia Alleluia
For our Lord God Almighty reigns
Alleluia
Holy Holy
Are You Lord God Almighty
Worthy is the Lamb
You are Holy
Holy
Are You Lord God Almighty
Worthy is the Lamb
Amen
Standing there in church was this overwhelming reminder that He is in fact God...The Holy God that does in fact reign. Worthy and mighty to be praised.
Alleluia Alleluia
For our Lord God Almighty reigns
Alleluia
Holy Holy
Are You Lord God Almighty
Worthy is the Lamb
You are Holy
Holy
Are You Lord God Almighty
Worthy is the Lamb
Amen
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