boone is in a cloud today.
i am in the library, attempting to get 3 major assignments done in 4 hours. through my headphones i hear sufjan stevens' "holland", and it's a nice balance to my horrible sense of urgency with these assignments. out the window, i see the parking deck structure, just barely, on a solid backdrop of gray-white. gosh, today is beautiful.
i was reading in my devotional when i woke up:
see the world always in a spirit of thankfulness and gratitude.
sure does make a difference.
before i begin chipping away at my crazed list of to-do's for this afternoon, i just want to make up a little list (in appropriate sam fashion) of all the things that have made today so enjoyable.
-waking up to boone all tucked-in with fog
-making my bed
-tom's music
-tazo earl gray tea
-impromptu, really solid conversation with my friend ben over said earl gray.
-really realizing how much patience the Lord has with me. He understands doubt. when thomas doubted, Jesus' immediate reaction was to not only openly show him the scars on his wrists and side, but invited thomas to feel them with his own hands.
if that is not such a perfect representation of the nature of my God.
-sending a special surprise for one of my closest girl friends, heather, who just got engaged last week (insert girly squeal here!!)
-a good outfit for this weather.
-the feeling of the fog on my exposed hand holding my tea as i walked around campus.
-finally hearing birds chirping again in this town.
-my 3:30 class being cancelled and forgetting about it, only to be really happy to have the unexpected extra time
(which i have spent wisely watching videos and blogging, heha!)
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
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your words = the biggest encouragement and reminder that God's beauty is all over the place! I think that quote from your devotional needs to be my mantra.
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