heaven

"There have been times when I think we do not desire heaven; but more often I find myself wondering whether, in our heart of hearts, we have ever desired anything else...It is the secret signature of each soul, the incommunicable and unappeasable want, the thing we desired before we met our wives or made our friends or chose our work, and which we shall still desire on our deathbeds, when the mind no longer knows wife or friend or work...All your life an unattainable ecstasy has hovered just beyond the grasp of your consciousness. The day is coming when you will wake to find, beyond all hope, that you have attained it." C.S. Lewis

Glimpses of heaven-
hummingbirds drinking from my butterfly bush outside the kitchen window
looking at justin as he sings to Jesus
admiring my sister
my two cats snuggling
gram's hugs
my dad's swedish buns
holding ethan
making a new kindred spirit friend
cooking a big fancy dinner for people I love
walking along the beach at dusk/dawn

I like John Mayer's new album

In case that last video left you wanting more...haha! I really have too much time on my hands. When does school start again? These are my fabulous siblings in love. Maybe I should buy this program so I can make videos longer than 5 frames..?

Does anyone else think this is crazy?

We're floating here on a large ball that has just the right everything for all of life to exist. I try to remind myself of that when I read things in the Bible like animals on arks and donkeys talking. It doesn't seem quite so outlandish when I remember that I'm floating precariously on a huge ball.

Abby took these pics of me and Justin wandering through UGA's beautiful
Founder's Garden. I made them into this unbelievable video!!! Enjoy.

Can't have it both ways

So this year has seen its share of changes; namely, our moving to Birmingham from my beloved city Athens. I struggled to see God's plan for me here in this new place when I had no job, friends, or reason to get up in the morning. So after sleeping in as late as my body would let me, God had his way with me and taught me that Jesus is enough. He's more satifying than everything that was taken away from me. I fought hard to remain bitter and resentful but Jesus loves me too much for that. He wrapped up his arms all around me and told me to trust him. Slowly, the dark cloud drifted into someone else's sky and I was left to see the bright mercies of God that spring new each morning for sinners like me. I can't have the joy of both places but I'm being shown that there is something greater that I need that no city or group of people can provide: the love of Christ for me.