24 June 2010
Ready our hearts to carry Your Love!
We are called out; we are ransomed
We are not of the world we're in
We are chosen; we are blessed
To bring light to the lives of men
So Father sow your seed
Give us life in community
Wake us from our sleep
This is Your time; this is Your place
And we are vessels for breaking
Under Your grace, we are led by Your Spirit
You have redeemed us by the blood of Your Son
Send down Your Word; we are eager to hear it
Ready our hearts to carry Your love
You are sunlight; You are morning
You're the hope of a brand new day
You are comfort; You are blessing
And You wipe all our tears away
So change us from within
Render miracles from our sin
Remind us once again
This is Your time; this is Your place
We are vessels for breaking
Under Your grace, we are led by Your Spirit
You have redeemed us by the blood of Your Son
Send down Your Word; we are eager to hear it
Ready our hearts to carry Your love
~Caedmon's Call, "Carry Your Love"
20 June 2010
oh, the drama...
We've had some excitement the last week, I'd say.
First, I've almost completely finished the lecture for one of my classes... THAT, my friends, is what we call "front-loading" a course. The first two weeks of a nine week summer intensive... lecture = finished. Now all that awaits are my labs, due July 2nd, and one credit will be behind me. =)
Wednesday, I celebrated a quarter of a century of life. Thank you to those of you who sent cards, called, texted, or emailed. =)
Thursday, during my very last class of the day: Ethnographic Methods, the tornado sirens went off and we all stepped outside our "basement level" classroom and congregated in the hallway where we finished up the lecture. An hour and a half later, we were given the all-clear and walked to supper under a beautiful, clear blue, cloudless sky. North Dakota weather = odd & spastic.
Friday evening we put on the returning students' "Skit Night" which was themed after High School Musical and re-written with ridiculously nerdy linguistic-y words. If I hadn't been in the final scene, I'd have video-ed it for ya'll to enjoy... alas. But fun.
Thank you all for your prayers, little notes here and there, and encouragement! The stress level is surprisingly low despite a busy schedule. I'm thankful.
Enjoying Oswald Chambers' "My Utmost for His Highest" devotional lately... longing for a steadfast heart and a calm, confident spirit. Feeling His arms around, even in my weakness and insufficiencies. His constant love is a beautiful thing.
First, I've almost completely finished the lecture for one of my classes... THAT, my friends, is what we call "front-loading" a course. The first two weeks of a nine week summer intensive... lecture = finished. Now all that awaits are my labs, due July 2nd, and one credit will be behind me. =)
Wednesday, I celebrated a quarter of a century of life. Thank you to those of you who sent cards, called, texted, or emailed. =)
Thursday, during my very last class of the day: Ethnographic Methods, the tornado sirens went off and we all stepped outside our "basement level" classroom and congregated in the hallway where we finished up the lecture. An hour and a half later, we were given the all-clear and walked to supper under a beautiful, clear blue, cloudless sky. North Dakota weather = odd & spastic.
Friday evening we put on the returning students' "Skit Night" which was themed after High School Musical and re-written with ridiculously nerdy linguistic-y words. If I hadn't been in the final scene, I'd have video-ed it for ya'll to enjoy... alas. But fun.
Thank you all for your prayers, little notes here and there, and encouragement! The stress level is surprisingly low despite a busy schedule. I'm thankful.
Enjoying Oswald Chambers' "My Utmost for His Highest" devotional lately... longing for a steadfast heart and a calm, confident spirit. Feeling His arms around, even in my weakness and insufficiencies. His constant love is a beautiful thing.
06 June 2010
Hello, Summer
I'm here! Pulling onto the University of North Dakota campus last night and seeing a bunch of familiar faces from last year felt like Deja Vu! Fun. I'm getting settled in and awaiting my roomie's arrival! Thrilled to see some friends from last year and others who I knew from other places.
Tomorrow, the adventure begins at 8:30am with Orientation & Registration. =) Please pray for strength & complete trust/dependence in my walk with the Lord. I'm excited to be here, but bracing myself for the intensity of last year. Pray I will let go, relax, and let Him do it all in and through me, as I rest in Him. I want this to be a defining time in my relationship with Christ, of growing, trusting, and leaning into Him in the pressures of life. I want to come away with my heart further entwined with His... and my love for Him, deeper.
My prayer for the summer... Lord, bring this verse to LIFE is us and make us each to walk in it's reality DAILY, by Your undeserved grace upon grace!
"I also pray that you will understand the incredible greatness of God's power for us who believe Him. This is the same mighty power that raised Christ from the dead and seated Him in the place of honor at God's right hand in the heavenly realms. Now He is far above any ruler or authority or power or leader of anything else--not only in this world but also in the world to come. God has put all things under the authority of Christ and has made him head over all things for the benefit of the church. And the church is his body; it is made full and complete by Christ, who fills all things everywhere with Himself." (Ephesians 1:19-23, NLT)
Tomorrow, the adventure begins at 8:30am with Orientation & Registration. =) Please pray for strength & complete trust/dependence in my walk with the Lord. I'm excited to be here, but bracing myself for the intensity of last year. Pray I will let go, relax, and let Him do it all in and through me, as I rest in Him. I want this to be a defining time in my relationship with Christ, of growing, trusting, and leaning into Him in the pressures of life. I want to come away with my heart further entwined with His... and my love for Him, deeper.
My prayer for the summer... Lord, bring this verse to LIFE is us and make us each to walk in it's reality DAILY, by Your undeserved grace upon grace!
"I also pray that you will understand the incredible greatness of God's power for us who believe Him. This is the same mighty power that raised Christ from the dead and seated Him in the place of honor at God's right hand in the heavenly realms. Now He is far above any ruler or authority or power or leader of anything else--not only in this world but also in the world to come. God has put all things under the authority of Christ and has made him head over all things for the benefit of the church. And the church is his body; it is made full and complete by Christ, who fills all things everywhere with Himself." (Ephesians 1:19-23, NLT)
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