Stephanie

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hurt

"Love is like war: easy to begin, hard to end." -Proverb

"Time tells the truth." -Fortune cookie

"When life hands you a lemon, say, "Oh yeah, I like lemons. What else ya got?" -Henry Rollins

". . . I will never leave you nor forsake you. . . " -Joshua 1:5b

grace

i love it. a night with some of my favorite girls, a quick phone call from andrew, news that he will be coming home next weekend, and the thought of having to wake up around eight tomorrow morning ;-)
quite possibly one of the greatest times i'll have all month (with a touch of sarcasism surrounding the having to wake up around eight fact).

so i found my favorite sermon podcast again yesterday. that was pretty exhilarating!

phone calls

i got to talk to Kevin today. that was nice even though i wish i could have talked to him longer.

It would be pretty insane, but I think that Clara Snipes and I danced with the same company when I was about four years old. I need to talk to her about it (and everything else) though.

". . . I will never leave you nor forsake you. . ." Joshua 1:5b

uncertain

something's missing. . .

what's my problem?

not someone to help forget my problem. .

but someone to help solve my problem.

my favorite.

i love when my brother goes to spend the night at a friends house and takes the sophisticated toothpaste and leaves me with the bubble gum tasting gunk. ;-D

yuck

so i was just sitting here after the snow day and i got one of those feelings that david says he get sometimes where he just starts feeling really bad for himself and sort of depressed. it was pretty horrible. and it's pretty sad that i felt that way. . i need to go read. .

""But as for me, it is good to be near God.
I have made the sovereign Lord my refuge;
I will tell of all your deeds." Psalm 73:28

i have dreams and

those dreams are beautiful.

SALT (I will always call it that) Retreat

Our leadership retreat at the beach was amazing. This was probably one of my favorite times with some of my favorite Cheraw friends. Spiritual bonding thrived and we had so much fun. There are pictures on facebook if you want to see them.
I was having a quiet time one morning down near the dock and I could not even focus on anything else but God's beautiful creation. I just sat in awe of His gracious and perfect self. It was marvelous.

Lately, I've realized what a relational religion Christianity is. This revelation probably has a lot to do with the fact that I'm reading Donald Miller's Searching for God Knows What. But we talked about it during one of our session times too.

"Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and sickness. When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like a sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples "The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field." Matthew 9:35-38