Words

What do you say when there seems like nothing you can say? How do you relate to someone who is going through something that you have never gone through?
Life is so intricate - We are surrounded by people who face different things daily. But when the closest ones hurt - you hurt too. . .
Its been a hard day - I cried a lot, I wish my arms could stretch across a couple thousand miles & then some. . . and comfort one of the dearest people to me. . .
I am not questioning God, I know that He has had a plan, I know that He teaches His people through hard situations. But when the wound is fresh, you cannot help but grieve. . .
God of all Peace and Comfort, be near to us this day and always.

Tremors

Do you ever look at your life now and ask yourself,"how in heaven did I get here?"
I am having a week like this, in wonderment of where I am now. There was a point when I thought that I would never get to college. There was a point when I thought I would never graduate. The yearning for a relationship was overwhelming, but I never thought I would ever get there. I never thought I would be living fulltime in Texas, I never thought I would be married at 23. Gee, how things do change.
Life goes so nicely unplanned, doesn't it? We can't plan it out, it is (and excuse the phrase) a 'God thing', most definitely.
The picture above is of my newly graduated cousin and best friend, Kirsten (Wheaton alum!). She is now in a new phase of life, and there are some bumps in the road to smooth out. I feel it all over again, though I think that I am beginning to be more settled into life.
Life is such a journey ~ I am learning more and more to praise God for the uncertainty, and the changes that rock us. Its hard to say it when you are undergoing the life earthquake, but when you look back, you just feel tremors. . .

"Life is what Happens when you are busy making other plans". . .

life

Its time to get this post on the road. . .
I am back from Chicago - Kirsten is a graduate- woohoo! Family times rock > I am so glad that I got to see cousins, grandparents, aunts and uncles.
Haven and I got a good taste of being apart as "marrieds". . . & I don't really recommend it ;) A bed is not the same without your spouse in it! Ironically, I did not sleep very well at all on my own!
It is good to be home again, though the heat is up ten notches - I am so happy to be cooking in my own kitchen again, sleeping in my own comfy bed, and being with my hubby!
Work went well today - staff meeting got moved to today so the day flew by. . .
Haven bought tiks to Moscow for June! Woohoo! Our checkbook is looking quite slim these days though; good thing I have plenty of mac & cheese in the pantry ;) Half the fun in being newlyweds is living from paycheck to paycheck, right?

I've got the sleepies . . .

But I am staying awake to be a good blogger :)

It dawned on me that I will be gone this weekend, and my husband will be helpless. . . I am trying to think up some leftovers and things he can scrounge for. I am really excited about going to Chicago, and yet, its not often that I travel and sleep alone now.
I think we are both going to survive fine :)
I am having withdrawals already! :(

Well, my BSF class is winding down to two more weeks. . . I cannot believe that we have covered the whole book of Genesis in depth! Its been such an awesome study to be a part of, and I have met so many wonderful, godly women through this. When we first moved here, I was quickly aware of how much I missed fellowshipping with other likeminded women. In college, that was an everyday thing, here, I had to seek it out. . . and I surely found it :)