Amy at Lavender *Sparkles* wrote a lovely post today: “I think it’s no accident that nature’s at its most beautiful when it’s dying.”
She compares the exquisiteness of summer’s demise with the beauty of dying to oneself: “And it’s in death to self that I am most beautiful, because it’s here that I look most like my [...]
Filed under: Christianity on November 14th, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Back in the day, when I was a young and naive seventeen-year-old college freshman, I used to be great at time management. In fact, you might even say I was a little obsessed with time management. I did all my homework. I mean that I read every single page. The first time I skipped one [...]
Filed under: Time Management on November 14th, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Today, I just want to press the “pause” button on life. If only there was such a thing.
It’s a wet, chilly November day. A few trees are still brilliant with color. There’s one around the corner that’s a beautiful deep red. The tree outside our apartment window is bare of all but a few clinging [...]
Filed under: My Life, Personal Reflection on November 12th, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Yes, I know - two in one week! Crazy! This time I’m going to be focusing on quotes I’ve been loving recently, either from online or offline. They’re so encouraging.
“A quiet and gentle woman is like a weaned child. She trusts the Lord, and this lack of fear makes her radiant.” -Carolyn McCulley
“Don’t just pretend [...]
Filed under: Blogging on November 10th, 2007 | 3 Comments »
The feeling never changes - anticipation mixed with a little anxiety. It’s the blank screen, the empty page, the blinking cursor, the tapping of my pen on the paper as I ponder what words will be formed. I anticipate the rush of expressing myself, the satisfaction of choosing just the right word. I am anxious [...]
Filed under: Books/Writing, Career/Education, Personal Reflection on November 8th, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Discernment is a vital part of any believer’s life. I hope that I’m growing in it all the time, learning to evaluate ideas in light of God’s word and in pursuit of His truth. When I open a new book or listen to a new sermon or watch a new movie, I’m consciously or subconsciously [...]
Filed under: Christianity, Scripture on November 7th, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Well, this still hasn’t been a very regular occurrence, but here’s a short offering for this week. There are just two links I want to highlight.
First of all, author Nicole Baart is giving away copies of her awesome book After the Leaves Fall (you can read my review here) during the month of November. Head [...]
Filed under: Blogging on November 6th, 2007 | No Comments »
From Reforming the Feminine:
“The fear of being fat is so overwhelming that young girls have indicated in surveys that they are more afraid of becoming fat than they are of cancer, nuclear war, or losing their parents.”
How many of us are secretly agreeing with that?
I hate the state we’re in.
Filed under: Struggles on November 4th, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Crystal at Biblical Womanhood wrote today about the attempted abortion of one of these twins (adorable Gabriel, right), who survived two attempts on his life and is now thriving.
I realize my title for this entry is a bit extreme. But that’s because I am so passionate about ending abortion. I do not want to negate the [...]
Filed under: Culture on November 3rd, 2007 | 2 Comments »
I am going to attempt to write a 50,000-word novel during the month of November.
That’s right.
It’s part of National Novel Writing Month - or NaNoWriMo for short.
I have to do around 1,700 words per day.
Am I crazy? I think maybe, because I have 16 credits and a babysitting job and one of the busiest semesters [...]
Filed under: Books/Writing on November 1st, 2007 | 4 Comments »
