So, this week the house I live in began to have a subtle undertone of raw sewage smell. You would walk in the door and be accosted by this nastiness but after a while it would go away. We considered the possiblility that we were just losing our minds or that we really were in some grave danger. Waited a couple days and decided to call a plumber. We did and all that we needed to do was pour some water down a drain in the basement. That reminds me of good old Kauffman. If you lived there, you know what I am talking about.
In other news, I had a good night in the dorms tonight. I got to bond with some friends. I am a big fat whoos (is that how you spell that?) with the gospel sometimes but it was still good. Although, I really don't think the Lord opened a door. Oh to listen to him better so as to know.
Welp... I am going to Lincoln this weekend. It should be a good time.
AND my cat in Omaha had kittens tonight. Both of my parents called. They are so cute (my parents that is).
Wednesday, January 26, 2005
Wednesday, January 19, 2005
A dream come true #72
I wanted to write and let you all know that on my trip to Colorado with my staff team one of my life long dreams came true. We picked up a hitch hiker. Actually, 2. I have always wanted to do this and then to talk to them about the Lord and guess what- we did! woo hoo!
On a more serious note, it was 51 degrees in the "little apple" today. And I talked to Ray on the phone. We hadn't talked for many months so it was a fun surprise and good to catch up with him. Those two things made the day very good.
But I am sick. So Meredith and I didn't work out this morning and I left the dorms kinda early this evening.
Well that is all of the lighter stuff in my life. Enjoy!
On a more serious note, it was 51 degrees in the "little apple" today. And I talked to Ray on the phone. We hadn't talked for many months so it was a fun surprise and good to catch up with him. Those two things made the day very good.
But I am sick. So Meredith and I didn't work out this morning and I left the dorms kinda early this evening.
Well that is all of the lighter stuff in my life. Enjoy!
Wednesday, January 12, 2005
Missing the mountains
I got back from CO last night. And man was it a sweet time. It is SO good to have fellowship with other people who are following Jesus in a similar fashion to you. They are all on college campuses fighting for the lost and it was really encouraging. God also really answered a lot of prayers that I have been praying for a long time. Praise him!
In other news, I start back on campus tommorrow. Joel and Jen (we have definitley referred to them as J-Lo before) were really gracious and let us have today off. I slept in, balanced my checkbook, did laundry, hung out with Jesus and talked to a friend and emailed a few too. It was sweet!
I am presently amazed at the conversation that I just had with my friend. Her name is Emily and she is a friend from high school who just happens to go to school this year at K-State and just happened to become a Christian since college. We had some sweet fellowship and conversation about how God allows times where he is strangely silent to teach us about himself (read that my first semester at K-State in lots of different ways). Anyway, I am so thankful for her friendship and feel very loved by God in that.
In other news, my brother is getting deployed again. Please pray for him and me and my family. I know that God has a loving heart towards us in this. Pray for confidence in this.
Well, thats about it folks. I think I am going to bed!
In other news, I start back on campus tommorrow. Joel and Jen (we have definitley referred to them as J-Lo before) were really gracious and let us have today off. I slept in, balanced my checkbook, did laundry, hung out with Jesus and talked to a friend and emailed a few too. It was sweet!
I am presently amazed at the conversation that I just had with my friend. Her name is Emily and she is a friend from high school who just happens to go to school this year at K-State and just happened to become a Christian since college. We had some sweet fellowship and conversation about how God allows times where he is strangely silent to teach us about himself (read that my first semester at K-State in lots of different ways). Anyway, I am so thankful for her friendship and feel very loved by God in that.
In other news, my brother is getting deployed again. Please pray for him and me and my family. I know that God has a loving heart towards us in this. Pray for confidence in this.
Well, thats about it folks. I think I am going to bed!
Sunday, January 02, 2005
Back to my third home
Or... you could call Manhattan my first home depending upon how you look at it. Well, as my title eludes I am heading back to K-State tommorrow afternoon. Evie is going to come over and say goodbye and then I am going to meet up with Tracy in Lincoln and get back to Manhattan so I can leave for EDGE summit the following day. It will be a whirlwind.
As my time in Omaha comes to a close, I am getting sad. It was so nice to have time that was just me and God. It was a sweet time to connect with my family. I have had some great times and conversations with them. It was so good to have silence and friends. That is probably one of the more difficult things about Manhattan. I often stay home on Friday or Saturday nights or do ministry. I miss having peers and fellowship a lot. And this may sound a little dramatic to you but at times I feel like when I go to Manhattan I go to the place where God is my only friend.
But the ministry calls. Maybe more importantly God has called and I am excited to answer that call. I do miss the women that I am friends with at K-State a lot and I can't wait to get back to helping them grow in their faith and to see how God is going to unfold his story in their lives and mine this semester. But there is still a small sense of letting go as I leave. Next time I come home Evie may or may not be here anymore and my brother will be that much closer to getting married.
OH- did I tell you- my brother is engaged?!!! And he went to church with his fiance today. Good stuff.
Life changes so fast.
I wanted to go ahead and give you a little summary of what God has been teaching this break. Well to begin it has been a lot. I spent the first week of break being really LAZY and I feel pretty convicted that it was not the right attitude. But that whole experience really helped me to think through why I felt like a puddle on the floor that someone needed to mop up. I decided that I need to have margin time in my schedule. I need to make time for good fellowship and for extended personal time with the Lord. The fast paced schedule I kept most of the last month took a toll on me emotionally, physically and spiritually. I really need to prioritize my walk with God as first so that no matter what happens NOTHING comes between me and my Jesus.
That was week 1. Week 2 found me working on a lot of bitterness and unforgiveness that had developed over the semester. No matter what has transpired (or not transpired) between me and other people I need to let go of the debt I feel they owe me as Christ has completely removed my debt from me. I also really got a chance to reflect on the semester and left really praising God for his provision and for how he has worked in my life.
I am starting to like taking risks for Christ and I almost feel complacent to live the way I did before. I have a heart to reach out wherever I am and make a radical identification with Jesus.
The risk-taking thing is definitely new and definitely only from God.
I have also been seeking to have my identity rooted very firmily in Christ. All of these feelings about wanting friends has made wonder how God speaks into this sense of loneliness and isolation. I can call verses to mind about his love and nearness but I am praying for it to change my emotions and my trust in God that he loves me and that His love is enough. I am a slow girl in this area.
There have been some good conversations this break also about the minutae of the theology that I believe and live from so I have been thinking through my beliefs too. And it has been good.
Well, that is my novel. That is my life. I hope that it encourages you in some small way to know Jesus better.
As my time in Omaha comes to a close, I am getting sad. It was so nice to have time that was just me and God. It was a sweet time to connect with my family. I have had some great times and conversations with them. It was so good to have silence and friends. That is probably one of the more difficult things about Manhattan. I often stay home on Friday or Saturday nights or do ministry. I miss having peers and fellowship a lot. And this may sound a little dramatic to you but at times I feel like when I go to Manhattan I go to the place where God is my only friend.
But the ministry calls. Maybe more importantly God has called and I am excited to answer that call. I do miss the women that I am friends with at K-State a lot and I can't wait to get back to helping them grow in their faith and to see how God is going to unfold his story in their lives and mine this semester. But there is still a small sense of letting go as I leave. Next time I come home Evie may or may not be here anymore and my brother will be that much closer to getting married.
OH- did I tell you- my brother is engaged?!!! And he went to church with his fiance today. Good stuff.
Life changes so fast.
I wanted to go ahead and give you a little summary of what God has been teaching this break. Well to begin it has been a lot. I spent the first week of break being really LAZY and I feel pretty convicted that it was not the right attitude. But that whole experience really helped me to think through why I felt like a puddle on the floor that someone needed to mop up. I decided that I need to have margin time in my schedule. I need to make time for good fellowship and for extended personal time with the Lord. The fast paced schedule I kept most of the last month took a toll on me emotionally, physically and spiritually. I really need to prioritize my walk with God as first so that no matter what happens NOTHING comes between me and my Jesus.
That was week 1. Week 2 found me working on a lot of bitterness and unforgiveness that had developed over the semester. No matter what has transpired (or not transpired) between me and other people I need to let go of the debt I feel they owe me as Christ has completely removed my debt from me. I also really got a chance to reflect on the semester and left really praising God for his provision and for how he has worked in my life.
I am starting to like taking risks for Christ and I almost feel complacent to live the way I did before. I have a heart to reach out wherever I am and make a radical identification with Jesus.
The risk-taking thing is definitely new and definitely only from God.
I have also been seeking to have my identity rooted very firmily in Christ. All of these feelings about wanting friends has made wonder how God speaks into this sense of loneliness and isolation. I can call verses to mind about his love and nearness but I am praying for it to change my emotions and my trust in God that he loves me and that His love is enough. I am a slow girl in this area.
There have been some good conversations this break also about the minutae of the theology that I believe and live from so I have been thinking through my beliefs too. And it has been good.
Well, that is my novel. That is my life. I hope that it encourages you in some small way to know Jesus better.
2 things
1) Sorry about the long post. I wonder if anyone actually reads posts that are that long?
2) You should read Rachael's post on the one who loves me. It made me tear for sure. (To see it click on the Rachael link on the side of my blog and search for that entry).
2) You should read Rachael's post on the one who loves me. It made me tear for sure. (To see it click on the Rachael link on the side of my blog and search for that entry).
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