Hey everybody!
Okay, so this time, I am definitely allowed to say I AM SORRY THAT I HAVEN'T BLOGGED IN ALMOST A MONTH! I had exams last week, summatives and projects the weeks before that and everything seemed to be piling up on me! So, that is the main reason for my blogging hiatus. But, as I told you guys in the past, I won't be blogging as much now that it's summer, but I've made a commitment to you all to blog during the next 2 months, so I will do my best.
How has everyone been? I know for me, I've been okay. My moods have been fairly streamline and stuff, which is good. It's been a little different with God though. I've found over the past month, I haven't prayed and read my Bible as much as I should have. And the worst part is, that was one of the times I really needed God's strength! Looking back, I'm mad at myself that I didn't just buck up and realize it, but I thought I could do it on my own, and guess what!? I can't. I know that sounds SO naive and bad, but it's true! Aren't there times when you're like, Oh.. I can get through it.. It isn't that big of a deal. But we know that it is! We need God with everything that we do, not just the hard stuff.
So I guess today is another recommitment day for me. I seem to be having a lot of these, but hey! I told you all that I would be honest, and hopefully you all see that even someone who's doing a blog about God isn't going to lie and make herself sound like she's a perfect example to follow, because I'm not. The only perfect example we have is Jesus.
Happy Thursday! :)
Thursday, June 24, 2010
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Hot Weather.
Hey everyone,
Long time no talk! I was at my cottage for the long weekend, and we don't have a computer there so I couldn't do any blogging. I've been trying to do 8 posts per month, but I can see that that probably going to happen as the weather is getting nicer and I'm spending less time indoors.
I thought of this idea for a post just as I was signing in, and I think it's very fitting to the weather this time of year. Today, where I am, it's incredibly, incredibly hot. It's humid AND hot, which can be a terrible combination for some people. I like the heat, but not this warm. I was thinking about how when it's this kind of temperature, people are so thankful for their air conditioners and their fans. We find it hard to sleep, hard to concentrate when it's so, almost disgustingly hot. I think we've all had those nights when we've lain in our beds, still awake because we're just too warm and too sticky and too sweaty to get any sleep. And I was thinking about how our lives without God are kind of like life in this heat without an air conditioner or a fan. It's bearable, we trudge through it and know that tomorrow may bring relief but we never really know for sure.
But when we do have God, He's kind of like our air conditioner. He helps to keep us calm, cool and free of anxiety induced by trivial things. So, when we're straying from God, we get anxious and weighed down because we don't have that relief of an 'air conditioner'. So, in saying that, I ask you guys to think about God as your air conditioner. Is that real in your life? Or is it just a simile?
Happy Wednesday! :)
Remember to seek shade, stay hydrated and wear sunscreen when you're out in the sun and heat today!
Long time no talk! I was at my cottage for the long weekend, and we don't have a computer there so I couldn't do any blogging. I've been trying to do 8 posts per month, but I can see that that probably going to happen as the weather is getting nicer and I'm spending less time indoors.
I thought of this idea for a post just as I was signing in, and I think it's very fitting to the weather this time of year. Today, where I am, it's incredibly, incredibly hot. It's humid AND hot, which can be a terrible combination for some people. I like the heat, but not this warm. I was thinking about how when it's this kind of temperature, people are so thankful for their air conditioners and their fans. We find it hard to sleep, hard to concentrate when it's so, almost disgustingly hot. I think we've all had those nights when we've lain in our beds, still awake because we're just too warm and too sticky and too sweaty to get any sleep. And I was thinking about how our lives without God are kind of like life in this heat without an air conditioner or a fan. It's bearable, we trudge through it and know that tomorrow may bring relief but we never really know for sure.
But when we do have God, He's kind of like our air conditioner. He helps to keep us calm, cool and free of anxiety induced by trivial things. So, when we're straying from God, we get anxious and weighed down because we don't have that relief of an 'air conditioner'. So, in saying that, I ask you guys to think about God as your air conditioner. Is that real in your life? Or is it just a simile?
Happy Wednesday! :)
Remember to seek shade, stay hydrated and wear sunscreen when you're out in the sun and heat today!
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
I love...
Hey everyone,
I'm not really doing an advice/help/make you think blog today. I'm doing more of an interactive blog. I'm sorry if you guys don't like them, but I feel like they're important for trying to figure yourself out. I'm going to be writing about 5 things I love, and why I love them. Of course, there's the obvious my family, my friends, God, but I'm going to try and search through my brain and my heart to find the things that I really love in life. You try it too, when you've got a spare moment.
1. I love that feeling you get when you're so happy that you feel full inside and it makes you want to cry. This has only happened to me probably 10 times, but the feeling never gets old and every time I still look at it as beautiful.
2. I love my twin brother. He knows me better than any other human being on this Earth. I trust him with everything that I've got. I don't think he realizes how beautiful and how strong he really is, but I know that one day he's going to wake up and understand how much of a difference he can make in this world.
3. I love the wind. The wind blows things away and it brings things back again. It's the same in every place, every country, every town. It's one universal thing that we all share.
4. I love when the walls come down when I'm with someone. I love when I see myself letting go of everything that hinders me from showing who I really am to that person. It's really only happened to me with 4 people that aren't family, but I thank God for giving me the ability to love so strongly that I throw away all of my pride, leaving me emotionally naked and vulnerable to the people I care about most.
5. I love the Earth. I feel a strong bond with our world, on an environmental level and an emotional level. I think this is why I'm such a nag when it comes to keeping our Earth clean. It hurts me when I'm in a car and it's left idling for too long.
Happy Tuesday everyone! :)
I'm not really doing an advice/help/make you think blog today. I'm doing more of an interactive blog. I'm sorry if you guys don't like them, but I feel like they're important for trying to figure yourself out. I'm going to be writing about 5 things I love, and why I love them. Of course, there's the obvious my family, my friends, God, but I'm going to try and search through my brain and my heart to find the things that I really love in life. You try it too, when you've got a spare moment.
1. I love that feeling you get when you're so happy that you feel full inside and it makes you want to cry. This has only happened to me probably 10 times, but the feeling never gets old and every time I still look at it as beautiful.
2. I love my twin brother. He knows me better than any other human being on this Earth. I trust him with everything that I've got. I don't think he realizes how beautiful and how strong he really is, but I know that one day he's going to wake up and understand how much of a difference he can make in this world.
3. I love the wind. The wind blows things away and it brings things back again. It's the same in every place, every country, every town. It's one universal thing that we all share.
4. I love when the walls come down when I'm with someone. I love when I see myself letting go of everything that hinders me from showing who I really am to that person. It's really only happened to me with 4 people that aren't family, but I thank God for giving me the ability to love so strongly that I throw away all of my pride, leaving me emotionally naked and vulnerable to the people I care about most.
5. I love the Earth. I feel a strong bond with our world, on an environmental level and an emotional level. I think this is why I'm such a nag when it comes to keeping our Earth clean. It hurts me when I'm in a car and it's left idling for too long.
Happy Tuesday everyone! :)
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