Joshua 1:9

"Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go."

Today I just want to loose myself in a good story...to escape reality for just a few minutes... wishing I was on a sea shore somewhere listening to the waves crash against the rocks. There is no greater sound... nothing as relaxing as dipping your toes in the crisp ocean, looking for crabs underneath the stones... those were the days of my childhood... I wish I could go back there sometimes. Everything seemed so simple back then. Running around barefoot all summer long. No worries at all. If only I could be a kid again...

My mind has been scattered all over the place all day long. Sometimes its a bit difficult to capture the thoughts and make them into something that makes sense outside my brain. Truth is they don't always make sense inside the brain either... figure it out if you can. Maybe it has something to do with being a Gemini... I have a "split personality"... the calm and collected me and the wild and crazy me (lol). No wonder some people tell me I'm hard to figure out... well, take on the challenge or leave me the heck alone. At least I'm not boring...

well kids, have a great Memorial Day weekend and be safe out there.

Ciao!

The way of Love....

I just started reading this book I found in my parents attic called "Secrets of an irresistible woman, smart rules for capturing his heart" by Michelle McKinney Hammond. In this book she talks about "the rules" which I'm sure some of you have read. I started reading it while I was in college, but put it down because I thought it promoted manipulation and lying. But, regardless of that there were some good advice that I'm sure we could all benefit from following. This book though, promotes God's view of how love should be which is stated in 1 cor. 13. The love chapter. It was a good reminder for me to read that again and I wanted to share it with you from the Message Bible. I think we can all benefit from a reminder of "The way of Love..."

1 Cor. 13 - Message
If I speak with human eloquence and angelic ecstasy but don't love, I'm nothing but the creaking of a rusty gate.
If I speak God's Word with power, revealing all his mysteries and making everything plain as day, and if I have faith that says to a mountain, "jump," and it jumps, but don't have love, I'm nothing.

If I give everything I own to the poor and even go to the stake to be burned as a martyr, but I don't love, I've gotten nowhere. So, no matter what I say, what I believe, and what I do, I'm bankrupt without love.

Love never gives up.
Love cares for more for others than for self.
Love doesn't want what it doesn't have.
Love doesn't strut,
Doesn't have a swelled head,
Doesn't force itself on others,
Isn't always "me first,"
Doesn't fly off the handle,
Doesn't keep score of the sins of others,
Doesn't revel when others grovel,
Takes pleasure in the flowering of truth,
Puts up with anything,
Trusts God always,
Always looks for the best,
Never looks back,
But keeps going to the end.

Love never dies. Inspired speech will be over some day; praying in tongues will end; understanding will reach its limit. We know only a portion of the truth, and what we say about God is always incomplete. But when the Complete arrives, our incompletes will be canceled.
When I was an infant at my mother's breast, I gurgled and cooed like any infant. When I grew up, I left those infant ways for good.
We don't yet see things clearly. We're squinting in a fog, peering through a mist. But it won't be long before the weather clears and the sun shines bright! We'll see it all then, see it all as clearly as God sees us, knowing him directly just as he knows us!
But for right now, until that completeness, we have three things to do to lead us toward that consummation: Trust steadily in God, hope unswervingly, love extravagantly. And the best of the three is love.

God is good!

Wow! I was just tremendously blessed by reading about what God just did for a friend of mine. I feel like jumping up and down in my office for him. It's exciting to see God in action. If you let Him into your life there's no limit to what He can do for you if you just let Him. It's really all about Matthew 6:25-33... ³³ But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.


Happy New Year to all!

Love thunderstorms...

there's a thunderstorm passing through town right now, the thunder is pretty powerful and I'm just enjoying my new apartment... burning some candles, listening to Gavin and all of a sudden got the urge to write some. I guess this weather is perfect for this sort of thing...

I just had an amazing weekend. Got to catch up with a friend who I haven't seen since last October, celebrated another friends birthday at Oscar's and had a great day with mom on Sunday for Mother's day. Tonight I had dinner with my roommate and my best friend at Elote, this awesome Mexican restaurant downtown. They serve all fresh, locally owned foods and I was soooo happy with the salsa :D I can't wait to go again... Tomorrow, May fest begins and I should probably walk over and check that out. Always fun to see what goes on there...

Be safe!

Ciao!

Gavin DeGraw!

It's been a while since I've been on here and for that I apologize. I've been busy getting used to being back in T-town. New job, new apartment and practically a whole new life. I'll be posting pics of the apartment soon.

Last night I, finally, got to see Gavin DeGraw in concert and it was the most amazing show ever. He is just an amazing artist. So into his music, it's just fascinating to watch him perform. If you haven't heard his new record (Free) yet, I highly recommend you get it.