tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32077554125971336522023-11-16T00:50:17.960-06:00writing to reach you*Dilynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16074340686668886029noreply@blogger.comBlogger247125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3207755412597133652.post-60541497879818795422014-09-25T17:46:00.001-05:002014-09-25T17:46:49.083-05:00let the good times roll.well, hey.<br />
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i am hiding in a new corner of the internet these days. a new project has begun and i'd love for you to join me! i'm not sure what it is and i'm not sure if you'll think it's cool, but if you're up for the adventure then so am i!!<br />
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it's brand new, so be patient and be nice!<br />
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i love mat kearney's music. </div>
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for real, if you haven't listened to all of his albums, you most likely have a large gaping hole in your life. i mean, Jesus fills the main holes...but this is probably another pretty seriously sized one.</div>
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<b>here is a riddle for you.</b></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;">"<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 25px;">Sometimes it flies, sometimes it crawls, but it always passes inexorably. </span></span></div>
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today i have been thinking about that idea.</div>
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time.</div>
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get it?</div>
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how much time has to pass before something can be laughed about?</div>
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why does time go slower the more you want something to happen?</div>
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and go so much faster when you just wish it would slow down?</div>
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why can time heal some wounds, but not all?</div>
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one of the greatest lessons i have learned as a follower of Christ, is to stop yearning for a perfect life. to rest simply in the truth that it will be a tough go until i die and join the King. by fully grasping this, i have found full rest in the promise of Heaven.</div>
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think about it - it is the greatest gift!</div>
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nothing can be wasted, messed up or thrown away any faster than God can forgive it. </div>
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thought something nasty about the person sitting next to you - oh dang, Jesus already died for that.</div>
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messed up at work and dropped the ball - it's been died for.</div>
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spoke a really crappy thing to a dear loved one? - apologize, but then forget about it because Jesus died so that you would not be able to wallow in your guilt, shame or screw ups. </div>
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so stop doing it!</div>
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so how does that have anything to do with time?</div>
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well - first of all, i am a woman, therefore my string of thoughts don't have to make sense.</div>
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but, duh, they always do.</div>
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but secondly - time? STOP WORRYING ABOUT IT!</div>
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use it, yes.</div>
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do with it anything you will!</div>
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but stop thinking for one second that you have any kind of control over it. </div>
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as soon as you give up that very notion - you can rest more fully in the fact that one person alone knows the time of all things and one person alone died so that you would relax. </div>
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jesus says relax.</div>
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I was going to look for my missing watch, but I could never find the time.<br />
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I said, "OK. It's 35 past 50."</div>
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Dilynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16074340686668886029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3207755412597133652.post-30629470267315096072014-02-01T20:53:00.003-06:002014-02-01T20:57:19.963-06:00what upski. what up my friends.<br />
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today i come back with a small outpouring of my hearts thoughts,<br />
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and a prayer.<br />
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this i know:<br />
peace can abound in all things.<br />
grace renews every nanosecond.<br />
there is no such thing as an easy life, just faithfulness.<br />
there is always room for a kind word.<br />
self sacrifice is beautiful and hard, not weak.<br />
forgiveness is far more about ourselves than anyone else.<br />
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today i pray to never let a day pass without gratitude.<br />
praying for never ending joy and excitement for each day.<br />
while my heart can be overwhelmed within me, i am wonderfully made<br />
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not because i am good enough,<br />
but because the Lord is good enough.</div>
Dilynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16074340686668886029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3207755412597133652.post-35850667407666200682013-11-12T17:30:00.000-06:002013-11-12T17:30:06.968-06:00flaws (why being engaged sucks). <div style="text-align: center;">
as you read this post. listen to this. it's just good!</div>
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alright, before you misinterpret me. number one:</div>
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i am madly and insanely in love with eric. </div>
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he is the one my soul loves.</div>
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there is literally no question that i want to spend the rest of my life with him. </div>
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so there's that.</div>
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however. being engaged for approximately 3.5 months now, in my humble opinion the rules of engagement are thus...</div>
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take two sinful souls</div>
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+ lots of opinions</div>
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+ hidden expectations</div>
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+ did i mention opinions?</div>
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+ indecisiveness</div>
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+ deadlines, deadlines, deadlines</div>
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= frustration with a capital "F"</div>
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we ran headlong into engagement in a whirlwind re-romance to say the least.</div>
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it was fun and surprising and adventurous. i loved it.</div>
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since then, i have slowly slid into the angsty existence that is my day to day.</div>
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the first thing i learned about planning a wedding, was the unspoken but totally excepted rule that as the bride you can and should get whatever you want and make the day completely your own. </div>
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this was followed closely by item #2 - pinterest and wedding photography have created an expectation that your wedding day should fully and completely embody who you and your fiance are as a couple, from the songs you pick to the side of the plate your forks are on and how many things are wrapped in twine or burlap. mis-step and your marriage will go down in history as being...*gasp*...LAME!</div>
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when eric and i talked about getting married and first got engaged, the most important thing to us has and always will be the idea of professing not only our love, but our faith and what we believe marriage is intended for, by way of our ceremony. this is pretty much your one opportunity to have all your friends and family in the same place, where they can really hear this about who you are together.</div>
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however, these last few months have been a constant tug-o-war of feelings and priorities.</div>
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"I could get married anywhere!! As long as I am with you in the end!!...ok, but not there..."</div>
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"Lets just book it, these frustrations aren't worth it. Well, lets call this other place first..."</div>
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"We don't need to spend a lot of money, we can cut costs. Can I have an extra $600 for my dress?"</div>
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...you get the point...</div>
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if we don't already have to deal with the temptations of selfishness in everyday life, these feelings are multiplied tenfold within an engaged relationship. eric and i live in different cities and we are getting married where he lives, (which he has been SUPER helpful about!) but my oldest child mentality makes me feel automatically angry that i can't just go check out all these venues on my own when i have time.</div>
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i find that at the end of the day, after work, grad school homework, eating and whatever else needs to be done, i am using my leftover energy to communicate with eric - which is typically a recipe for disaster in my case. </div>
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at 11pm, while i am sitting in bed thinking about all the things i didn't get done that day, i call him. while the phone is ringing, i am just eager to hear his voice, i just want to unwind and feel comfort in listening to him. however, as soon as he picks up, i usually quickly fall into "why didn't you do this" and "when are you going to do this" and i hang up feeling more frustrated than i did. it sucks that when life gets ugly, it is pretty much a guarantee that the people you love most get your worst sides. </div>
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i think that all these lessons are a sneak peak into the married life, but they are a lot easier to hate, because you don't get all the good parts that go with married life. you get a laundry list of decisions you and your parents are supposed to make, rather quickly, while shelling out lots of monies.</div>
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biblically, engagement (so to speak), is a period of preparation and anticipation.</div>
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it i necessary for both people, intended as a bit of extra time to remember that none of this is EVER supposed to be about ourselves. by choosing to enter into a marriage covenant with another person, you are choosing to say "yes" to laying down your own life for the life of another - while trusting that your spouse will do the same for you. talk about scary!!</div>
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engagement sucks, in todays culture, because the pressure can so quickly consume the joy.</div>
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in this time of prep, i have to decide to be a little bit less concerned with what color the carpet in the banquet hall is and a lot more concerned with </div>
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choosing to be kind, </div>
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and choosing joy!</div>
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any good engagement advice??</div>
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Dilynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16074340686668886029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3207755412597133652.post-75881151057796797202013-09-30T19:29:00.001-05:002013-09-30T19:29:27.637-05:00it's electric (music monday).<div style="text-align: center;">
when i have to get in the zone for school, my taste in music varies quite a bit.</div>
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it's funny to think back through different stages and remember my playlists.</div>
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during high school i would play screamo on quiet in my headphones while i wrote papers, worked on projects and did wads and wads of math problems.</div>
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during my undergrad at Michigan State i had an endless amount of rap playlists.</div>
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it was like a pump up for those all nighters that i would pull - </div>
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(seriously - howwww did i do that? i can't even imagine one good reason not to sleep at night anymore)</div>
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for a while after undergrad while i was taking random classes to get into grad school i would just have Jack Johnson and Bob Marley constantly streaming.</div>
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lately - as i have entered into my second year of grad school, i have found myself listening to electronic/dubstep music while i do my discussion boards and readings. </div>
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so here are some of my favs as of late!</div>
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<b><i><u>what do you listen to when you need to tackle a to do list??</u></i></b></div>
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(you may have also seen <a href="http://youtu.be/aHjpOzsQ9YI" target="_blank">this video</a> take the inter-webs by storm last year)</div>
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hasta!</div>
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Dilynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16074340686668886029noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3207755412597133652.post-45305697594816575652013-09-24T18:55:00.003-05:002013-09-24T18:57:24.494-05:00Wolverine FNO!<br />
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this past friday night i was so honored to attend the Wolverine fall preview party in downtown Grand Rapids, co-hosted by the beautful Tieka of <a href="http://www.selectivepotential.com/" target="_blank">Selective Potential</a>!</div>
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it was a part of the yearly "Fashion's Night Out" that Grand Rapids is a part of and for this event we were hosted by <a href="http://reservegr.com/" target="_blank">the Reserve</a> wine bar, right in the heart of town. it is always such an exciting time of year, because fall (which if you haven't already figured by the explosion of social media excitement, is pretty much everybody's favorite season) is rolling in and with it Art Prize hits the downtown space. </div>
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even though it is a relatively new yearly tradition, this international art festival that spans over a month, is increasingly, crazily popular! this week was it's kickoff, so downtown was pretty insane!</div>
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i just felt so inspired being surrounded by so many girls with huge goals and incredible drive! i am excited to see where this next year takes me and my blog, it's easy to convince ourselves that we are in a box and only some people break out of the box, but i think creativity is in each of our souls and needs to be nurtured and used just like anything else!</div>
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Eric was in town to hang out for the evening and we got to spend time afterwards talking about all our hopes and dreams for the future! it is such an exciting time! we walked around the ArtPrize venues for a little bit after the show and then went and had drinks and pizza with some friends at Z's. </div>
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saturday we drove back to Lansing for a little then hit the road all the way to Detroit to get dinner with Eric's whole immediate family and hang out! now that everyone is older and married and moved away, it's harder for us all to get together as often - especially now as we are planning our future and thinking about family, it was just so nice to be with everyone and just drink and talk and laugh!</div>
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two words that probably occupy much more of our daily thoughts than we'd all care to admit, yet they also seem to be the two biggest taboo topics our culture faces. especially the Christian culture. </div>
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in a nation that is over-sexualized and drowning in debt, we believe we can fool people out of believing that these things could possible pertain to ourselves. the lack of talking, has lead to people leading secret lives and struggling through a lot of things all on their own. </div>
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Crossway author Paul David Tripp took a stand and in this book, boldly approached these scary topics in a Godly way. how can we begin to take hold of these and get our struggles out of the shadows and into the light without having to first hit rock bottom?</div>
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i love the way that Tripp eases us into the conversation by reminding us of what is most important. it isn't to concentrate on everything we are doing right or wrong, but to remember that in Christ we are forgiven and with him on our side we will have all the power we need to forgive ourselves and live a life in freedom. </div>
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we hear heart breaking story after heart breaking story about secret lives, screw ups, regrets.</div>
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now, i'm not sure where you are coming from in terms of sex or money - what you're views are - but by putting my faith in Christ, I am saying that in Him i am free and while striving to remain pure and wise with my money, i don't need to beat myself up when i mess up, but instead draw closer to Christ and remember i am not perfect, but he is and he's got me. </div>
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the hardest thing that i processed through while reading this book was the idea of holy sex. i mean come on, sex and holy just don't really seem to go together in my mind. Tripp explains it by saying that all things, whether sex or speech, are made holy by your heart and<b><i> your intentions.</i></b> </div>
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are the ways you are using your body and the ways you are using your money from a selfish heart or a selfless heart? it truly makes all the difference. </div>
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secondly, Tripp connects sex and money with <b><i>love.</i></b></div>
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one of my favorite reminders in the book was when Tripp reminds us that both sex and money are in "hot pursuit" of what neither have a right to promise - life!!</div>
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i spent my weekend up at the beautiful TimberWolf Lake Younglife camp. if you've never heard of Younglife, you should seriously check it out. i have a link in my "ministries" tab. it was the weekend all the leaders from Michigan get together and spend time in the Word and planning together to kick off a great year of meeting and getting to know and mentor kids. it's pretty incredible what these young adults do for middle and high schoolers who really need positive role models. </div>
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also - my little brother decided to get baptized this weekend while we were up there. </div>
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it was pretty incredible. god works in hearts like we don't even understand!!</div>
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it is amazing to me to see my little baby brother growing up and becoming a man of God. </div>
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the ways that we are shaped and molded are perfectly timed. </div>
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just like the old days of long ago, it turns out i have some music for your ears.</div>
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had to get that Jack in here! his new album drops at midnight!!</div>
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Dilynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16074340686668886029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3207755412597133652.post-65012529212475109662013-09-04T11:42:00.003-05:002013-09-04T11:43:11.078-05:00a thing of beauty.<div style="text-align: center;">
labor day weekend. </div>
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a weekend when i don't labor, however somehow feel extremely tired and unrested by the end of it. </div>
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this year was no exception!</div>
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last week and going into this weekend was the whole summer packed into a week. </div>
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friday was the home opener of the Michigan State football season and i was privileged to get the day off work and attend again! </div>
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it was a fun and warm tailgate - but just before halftime a huge storm hit and Lauren and i were trying to bust out of the stadium to keep dry! biggest raindrops i've been stuck in for some time!! it was a fun memory though - after the game got delayed, we watched the remainder in a warm, dry house with drinks and popcorn. can't complain!!</div>
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saturday and sunday were days with my main squeeze. planning, dreaming and looking forward to the future. keeping perspective and praying that the details get worked out magically! ha. </div>
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sunday night eric and his roommates had a fun get together/house warming party and we spent the evening circled around a citronella candle in the driveway, telling stories of our old pets. </div>
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then we went back to the GR to have a birthday dinner to celebrate that best friend of mine turning the big 2-5. it was a fun night and a great weekend. i really can't complain when i have 4 days off in a row! </div>
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over the last few months i have taken an unexpected hiatus from the blog.</div>
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one month ago, a very special man surprised me with the question of a lifetime. </div>
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lauren and i had made plans months ago to go up to Traverse City for the last weekend in July. as is custom, we decided to make a first stop at the beautiful Sleeping Bear Dunes to catch the Friday night sunset after work. while it was cold and rainy and there wasn't much of a sunset, there was a much cooler sight to see.</div>
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my man, Eric, was waiting for me on the overlook. hands in pockets, the expanse of water behind and a very mischievous grin on his mouth. i walked toward him, at first unable to focus my eyes as i realized that it was really him in front of me.</div>
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the moments that had led us to that spot on the top of Lake Michigan were the sweetest and most painful of memories. knowing each other for 9 years, we have grow up together and have seen each other through a lot of different things. </div>
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true confessions.<br />
this post was meant to be put up last week, but the pictures i was trying to upload were not working and i was getting frustrated. i currently have a tiny little netbook and it has no photo editing software on it. therefore, my creative options are limited.<br />
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this week:<br />
i have a flag football game (currently 3-0 and 1st in the league!)<br />
i have my last two 3 hour nights of class for one of my summer classes.<br />
first official summer golf league outing Friday - i just started last summer and now i'm hooked!<br />
and celebrating a pretty awesome dad next weekend!</div>
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also - this past week marked a momentous event.<br />
the annoucement of a new Jack Johnson album FINALLY!!<br />
september 17th ya'll. it's going to be a great day.<br />
and can i get a tour soon after? eh? eh?<br />
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hasta!<br />
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the boy and the ocean is a children's picture book written by Max Lucado.</div>
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the first thing you realize about this book is that the paintings are to die for.</div>
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T. Lively Fluharty has an incredible gift to paint a picture that shows both a child's day dreams and the reality of the adult's point-of-view. but as an adult it allows me to feel connected to that imagined world and see things from the boy's perspective.</div>
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the story, like many children's stories has a repetitive nature that will allow the child to learn to repeat/read the book back after having heard it a number of times. i think this is the goal, as the book instills lessons of finding awe in God's creation and this constant presence in our lives. these are great lessons for us to be teaching our kids. </div>
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at the very end of the book, the boy speaks and repeats the most important lesson of all back to his mother and father. he leaves us with a final reminder. the only awkward part of the book (which my mother pointed out to me after she too had read it) was that there is then one more page inserted after this profound one. it seems that after the boy talks, the book can end and i would say that it would be just as powerful without the last page.</div>
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well hey there.</div>
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that was what i would like to call, an unintentional hiatus. aka- life got all kinds of crazy.</div>
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it started off with ending one of the hardest semesters ever, </div>
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got weird when i lived on couches and out of my car for 10 days, </div>
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(literally had my underwear drawer in my backseat)</div>
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got a little shifty when i moved to the beachtown of holland, mi for the summer </div>
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and thus began my 30 minute commute back into the city from whence i came.</div>
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all that to say. i am going to try to get back on this bandwagon! </div>
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i mean i do love the blog world, been around for quite a while now!</div>
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in other news - since i have been gone, i also decided to exit the dark ages and now have my very first smart phone and hope that lots more pictures will ensue on this here bloggity blog.</div>
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tomorrow i have a new book review and later this week i'll do a recap on my awesome memorial weekend! but for now, here is (per usual) a few jams for your shortened work week.</div>
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hasta!</div>
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<b>two good things: superheroes & imagine dragons.</b><br />
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<b>two weeks til their new record!! elation. </b><br />
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Dilynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16074340686668886029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3207755412597133652.post-37812912473180927862013-04-22T17:39:00.003-05:002013-04-22T17:39:43.870-05:00summer sun's callin' my name (music monday).<div style="text-align: center;">
GAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!</div>
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my very last assignment of the semester is due tonight at midnight.</div>
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of course it is gorgeous out today. </div>
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i am currently sipping on my first iced coffee drink of the summer and sitting in the sun. </div>
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however, i am not getting this paper written, so i will be posting these songs and then dragging my sad self into a quiet and dimly lit area in order to forget all semblance of an outside world.</div>
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however. at midnight tonight, not only is the longest and most draining semester of my life ending, but i am ringing in my 25th birthday. so that's pretty cool. or not, however you wanna look at it.</div>
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in the two weeks i get off before summer classes, i am cleaning my apartment like a mad woman and moving to my dream beach town for the summa.</div>
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i've got some content rolling around in my brain and another book review coming this week.</div>
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i am excited to start getting some more pictures up in here as well and look forward to a lot of adventure posts this summer.</div>
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cheers to you my friends and happy monday - or something like that...</div>
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i just can't stop.</div>
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Dilynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16074340686668886029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3207755412597133652.post-75486524774904779072013-04-18T23:32:00.001-05:002013-04-18T23:33:34.466-05:00how vast beyond all measure. one of the things that so greatly impacted my life back in middle school, was a non-profit organization called YoungLife. it is an international organization that spreads the news of the Gospel to youth by training young adult leaders to learn how to connect with kids in a real way and help them walk through life with a good example beside them. i was led by women who valued me and believed i was someone worth getting to know and worth listening to. as a high school student, that is an incredible gift, to be taken seriously.<br />
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going to Michigan State i knew that i wanted to give back to this organization by serving as a leader and allowing God to further transform my life by allowing me to be looked up to and watched closely. it grew me into a confident leader and a teacher. helping girls understand life and really thinking through events together taught me so much as a person and allowed me to watch hearts be softened and growth occur. it was an amazing thing to be a part of.<br />
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one of the hard things for people to understand about YoungLife and the Christian life in general, is that we are walking into broken lives. we are proclaiming our faith in Christ, but we are choosing to hang out with the unloved and those who do not believe in that same God.<br />
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to some, it came off as fake. as untrustworthy. as creepy. as annoying. it didn't make much sense to kids. people didn't understand how the same kid they saw wasted on Friday night, sleeping with their girlfriend or boyfriend and cussing at their mom - was the same kid that would show up to our clubs on Monday nights and hear the Gospel of Christ and talk about what it meant to them.<br />
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and that is what is so amazing about God. he doesn't make sense, he is always going against popular opinion and loving those who are unlovable. hanging out with people who the world thinks are lost forever and too dirty to be saved.
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today, it is uncool if you don't tolerate everything and everyone. if you stand up for something that is against popular opinion, you are considered close-minded, stupid and ignorant. </div>
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<i>the times are changing man, get on board or look like a fool. this isn't your grandma's world anymore. </i>we are caught in a culture that is so backwards. being hipster and ironic is cool, but you have to agree with everyone. i am appalled at the way my generation can use their voices. we are gifted with more insane advancements in technology than the world has ever seen. we can reach out to people around the world and be heard by 1 million people in a day. but all we have to say is what everyone wants to hear. and that is weak. </div>
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the thing that i learned in YoungLife was that as a believer in God, i am not going to be popular and cool for the reasons the world likes. if i am, it will be fleeting. people who don't understand who my God is will talk about how he is worried with rule keeping, discipline and sins. the thing is- i don't believe in that kind of God either - and if you truly read and studied the Bible that i believe, you would realize that too. </div>
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this world is messed up. our bodies are broken. this is not the world that God ever intended. but because he loves us without measure, we are allowed to stretch our puny minds and try to wrap our brains around the incomprehensible love of Christ. </div>
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you're worried about justice? don't worry, my God is just. </div>
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you're worried about fairness? he is fair - but you probably won't like his definition.</div>
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you're worried about mercy? he is rich in mercy.</div>
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if you take two minutes to look around you. you cannot deny that there is a higher power at work. you cannot deny that you know only a fraction of what there is to know in the world. so what makes you believe that you will ever have life figured out and what makes you feel you have a right to stop searching and learning? the more i learn of the world, the more i so deeply see that God is trying desperately for us to seek him and to know him. </div>
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he doesn't want to be mysterious and unknown. he isn't a brooding, moody guy just waiting for you to piss him off. he doesn't have a tally mark of how many times you screwed up today. don't you see? that is humans you are thinking of. we are the unfair, evil and judgmental ones. but the beauty of it all is that God has come down among us. just as my YoungLife leaders and other Godly influences have come into my mess and my life.</div>
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that is the God i know and believe in. one who is so deeply invested in me and who i am and where i am heading. he loves watching me learn and grow. but most of all he loves when i realize more and more each day that the only way i can outlive this life is to further invest it in his kingdom, which goes on forevermore. </div>
Dilynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16074340686668886029noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3207755412597133652.post-24180450913426741202013-04-15T13:26:00.001-05:002013-04-15T13:27:20.755-05:00april showers (music monday).<div style="text-align: center;">
it rained so much i thought i would float away last week, but i didn't mind it.</div>
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and i especially didn't mind it when i looked outside into a freak morning blizzard yesterday. give me back my rain i yelled! well today it is finally over 60! praise the Lawd. i may lose it shortly if it doesn't become and stay spring.</div>
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this weekend was jammed with school finals and practicals and this week is my last of the semester with enough stuff due that i am not quite sure how i will get it done. this time next week though, i will be home free and pumped for some time off! </div>
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however, i did find time enough to go see Josh Garrels and Mason Jar Music perform at Calvin on saturday with Eric. and it was amazing. seriously, so good. everyone played like 4 instruments each and even though it was hipster overload, it was amazing.</div>
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anyways. here is what you're really here for. i know.</div>
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ya'll don't wanna hear me, you just wanna dance.</div>
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throwback. this song makes me think of summer, so i just had to start playing it.</div>
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This itty-bitty 51 page read is less a book and more a pamphlet, a plea, a call to action. John Piper dives in, digs deep and says it straight from page 1. Finally, a book that is just small enough to keep our small attention spans and evoke thought enough to push us in the direction of positive and lasting change. A read that lingers on our thoughts and rolls around our hearts.</div>
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I was struck by this: "Risk is right." This sentence punctuates the book often. </div>
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One of the first ways I noticed intentional repetition in the Bible was seeing the word "truly". I'm not sure what about that word struck me initially, but it is said no less than 31 times in the Gospel of Matthew alone. </div>
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The same power I felt by the discovery of that word (truly) struck me again in the repetition of this new phrase (risk is right). John Piper is reaching through the pages, as the disciples did long ago, grabbing you by the shirt collar and saying...RISK! TRULY!</div>
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What will it take for us to realize that this life is all we have. It is one. It is finite and it is purposed for us as believers to spend risking for the Lord. Period. Piper says if we are not running towards risk, we are running away from it. Why would you run from your one true calling in life?</div>
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You don't like it? Well Piper reminds you - God never promised roses, sunshine and abundance. But he did promise blessings, riches enough and most powerfully - he said we can trust that he is great enough to sustain us, to the end of our days. Shutting the book you realize the connected-ness of it all. Piper leaves you no options, no outs, no wimping. In fact, he works hard to dispel the twisted notions we have of any kind of safety and security at all. </div>
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Rightly so.</div>
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If you proclaim faith, you are commissioned to live a life of risk for the Lord. </div>
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If you don't live a life of risk, than you say the Lord is not powerful enough. </div>
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If the Lord is not powerful enough, than all is lost. </div>
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Truly I tell you...risk is right.</div>
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back on the grind after a not so warm and sunny trip south for the week.</div>
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but no complaints - it was a nice divergence and a great refresher to make it through these last chilly weeks before spring and summer finally show their faces. </div>
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i am pretty pumped for the NCAA championship game tonight though! this is a tough call for me, a Spartan girl. i bleed green and have said i will NEVER cheer for scUM. ever. also, i have Louisville winning my brackets, therefore i have an obligation to cheer for them. </div>
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however. when UM made their game winning shot to beat Kansas in the final minutes, i stood up, screamed and hugged my mother who was doing the same. we stopped. looked at each other. thought about it. didn't care. i am already bitter that my alma mater sucked it up and decided to exit the dance early. </div>
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an MSU v. UM championship game would have been epic. </div>
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however, it may also mean the world is ending, so i will hold on to that dream for another year.</div>
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so for now. i will leave you with some good tunes to get on your monday am grind.</div>
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this is a little throw back for your listening pleasure. it popped up on my ipod on the way home and i couldn't stop listening to it! (not a fan of rap music videos - so here is just the lyrics)</div>
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hasta!</div>
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Dilynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16074340686668886029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3207755412597133652.post-46005784449032974512013-04-01T20:50:00.001-05:002013-04-01T20:52:58.156-05:00hey from the FL (music monday).<div style="text-align: center;">
hey guys! </div>
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bringing you this edition of music monday from sunny and 80 degree florida.</div>
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and it feels amazing.</div>
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leaving michigan i couldn't even remember what it felt like to be warm and show my legs to the world and to be honest i was a little nervous about it. what if my body forgot how to sweat??</div>
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luckily - its all good. i made it. base tan in the books ya'll!</div>
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this means it will finally be spring when i get back right? right?</div>
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anyways. here are some tunes i have been listening to on this long roadtrip.</div>
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yes. we drove! beggars can't be choosers right?</div>
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hasta!</div>
Dilynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16074340686668886029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3207755412597133652.post-47122920485166497222013-03-24T22:23:00.002-05:002013-03-24T22:24:11.587-05:00but to your name be the glory (music monday).<div style="text-align: center;">
god makes beautiful things from the dust.</div>
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this week will be short and sweet with good things to look forward to.</div>
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i can't believe march is already winding down.</div>
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but i am heading to florida thursday night - so i am pretty happy about it. </div>
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this weekend was an interesting one. i faced a lot of things.</div>
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nothing major, but all thought provoking.</div>
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it was a reminder of how incredible this life is. of how deep the Fathers love for us. how sweeping his grace. it was a reminder that our past is past, but it is a part of us. a reminder of the frailness of life and the immediacy there is to love. questions of what is important. what are we striving towards. and of course ultimately, do we trust the one who made us.</div>
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finding peace in the plan.</div>
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and also listening to some good tunes.</div>
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cheers to your monday!</div>
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Dilynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16074340686668886029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3207755412597133652.post-69249322873392572442013-03-19T18:07:00.001-05:002013-03-19T18:07:28.457-05:00wanted man.<div style="text-align: center;">
over all the years of spending time on Lake Michigan i have collected quite the collection of amazing sun shots. the thing is, they never get old. something as simple as a sunset that happens EVERY.SINGLE.DAY - evokes so much awe from us all. we can never get enough. </div>
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what does this say about our God who created this beauty? </div>
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no matter how many times we have seen it, we still look to the west, knowing that no matter what has happened during our day. no matter what will happen the next...the sun is setting. even on the days when we cannot see it, we know it is there. steadfast. just as our God is. a daily reminder of grace enough, unending beauty and constant presence.</div>
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Dilynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16074340686668886029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3207755412597133652.post-13870860775042766052013-03-18T06:30:00.001-05:002013-03-18T06:31:04.302-05:00monday morning.<div style="text-align: center;">
this weekend was a good one.</div>
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Pi day.</div>
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MSU and the B1G tournament (even though we lost).</div>
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st. patty's day.</div>
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selection show and the beginning of Bracket-mania.</div>
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pretty sunsets.</div>
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good company and good conversations.</div>
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God has blessed me with a good life. as i move forward into this week i am prayerful that i am able to live more fully in grace. to both accept it more fully and give it away more fully. i am so much to be thankful for and i want to enjoy my life to the full and give Him thanks.</div>
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here is some music for your monday!</div>
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hasta!</div>
Dilynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16074340686668886029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3207755412597133652.post-83262174814863766012013-03-12T20:20:00.001-05:002013-03-12T20:21:28.632-05:00that's not my name.<div style="text-align: center;">
sorry tuesday...i know your name isn't monday...i am just dragging lately. </div>
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i have so much to do for school i can't even think about writing more than this.</div>
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so without further adieu...here are some tunes.</div>
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warning. this song always makes me cry!</div>
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Dilynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16074340686668886029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3207755412597133652.post-81593654709640887652013-03-09T13:45:00.002-06:002013-03-09T13:45:50.777-06:00national get over it day.one of my best friends got me a hilarious calendar last year. besides having hilarious pictures and sayings each month, there are random holidays marked on it that are a bit off the beaten trail...<br />
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today happens to be national "get over it day". i think this holiday may just need to be celebrated by me each year. it is such a good one! a good reminder to lay aside what you can't control and just get over it! we all need to be reminded to get over things, especially us ladies.<br />
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so - that got me thinking. what do i need to get over? here is my list, feel free to add your own!<br />
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<span style="color: red; font-size: large;">right now i am over...</span></div>
1. cold weather. i am over it.<br />
2. letting what people think about me change who i am. over it!<br />
3. trying to be quiet for my neighbors while jumping around doing Insanity, just not gunna happen!<br />
4. feeling anxious for the future. what's the point? whatever happens, it's gunna be good.<br />
5. not waking up early to work out. at this point, that is just the last thing i want, so i will work out after work and it will be totally fine!<br />
6. being perfect in school. no matter how perfect i try to be, someone else is better, i just need to do my best and get my stuff done and not be so stressed out!<br />
7. blow drying my hair. i am SO over it! i hate it!<br />
8. not having a smart phone. my phone is a piece, but i gotta make it hold out as long as possible!<br />
9. looking for the perfect bathing suit. there is no such thing! i can't find a good one. any suggestions?<br />
10. putting gas in my car! i hate it! i am so ready for warm weather so i can bike to work!<br />
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on that note. i am also over this dumb assignment. i am ready for it to be put to rest! so pardon me while i go finish it up! hasta!Dilynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16074340686668886029noreply@blogger.com0