(Two things before I get started. 1. This is not just for single ladies. Single gentlemen might appreciate this, too, though I apologize in advance for my female perspective. Sorry, it's all I've got. 2. It's long. I'm sorry. I kind of got to rambling. But it's all good stuff, me thinks. Ok, here we go.)
I recently listened to a podcast that was...
Wednesday, December 05, 2012
Thursday, November 29, 2012
Resolution Revisited
I will sing of steadfast love and justice;
to you, O Lord, I will make music.
I will ponder the way that is blameless.
Oh when will you come to me?
I will walk with integrity of heart
within my house;
I will not set before my eyes
anything that is worthless.
I hate the work of those who fall away;
it shall not cling...
Wednesday, November 07, 2012
Kisses From Katie
On a day when there are so many things to distract me and discourage me, I am trying to keep my focus on what is true, on what is beautiful, on the hope I have. So, this is what I thought of: a book I recently finished. I am notorious for starting books and losing steam about halfway through, but this one got picked back up at Lodge Weekend and actually got finished!
Kisses from...
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Traditions
I love traditions. This is a bit of paradox in my personality because I also love new things for the sake of new things. But there is something delightfully familiar about having something on which you can count, something upon which you can rely, something that is consistent.
Lots...
Thursday, October 25, 2012
Status Quo
I love the way the Lord works in my life. So often there will be a lesson he is teaching me, and it seems that everything I experience points directly toward the specific message I need to hear or truth I need to internalize.
Right now that lesson is...well, it's hard to label it precisely. But here's the gist of it. Don't settle for "normal." Don't settle...
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Thailand
This is a little shout out to my ministry, Living Bread. Today we announced our expansion into Thailand. I am thrilled to be part of this ministry at such a time of growth. With a vision for serving the poor around the world, we are excited to expand into another continent. Prayerfully, this will become our hub of ministry in Asia.
Read more about it her...
Thursday, September 20, 2012
On a Day Like Today
Have you ever had a day when you feel uninspired and unmotivated? I'm having one of those days. Not sure why, but it happens every so often. I have no reason to be more unmotivated today than any other day. Perhaps on the contrary. I have lots of reasons to be motivated today. I have lots of work to do, lots of great blessings in my life, lots of people who surround...
Monday, September 17, 2012
A Weekend Later
Weekend projects are fun and rewarding. A short time commitment (two days usually) and a sense of accomplishment (assuming the project gets finished).
My weekend project: repainting my porch rockers.
I got these lovelies a couple years ago, and they have gotten lots of good...
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Scout
I just tucked the sweetest little girl into bed. I should be grading right now in the first quiet, not kid-filled moments of my day, but I just can't help but think about the precious moments she and I have shared together over the past two days.
My wonderful friends Brendan and Hannah...
Saturday, September 08, 2012
Feels Like Home
This weekend I'm in Pennsylvania. It amazes me how much a place can feel like home even when you don't live there. It amazes me how much a place can make my heart smile. It amazes me how a place can just feel so right.
I lived here for five years while I was in middle and high...
Wednesday, September 05, 2012
I'm bad at this.
As much as I hate to admit it, I'm bad at this. Blogging, that is. I neglect this poor thing for weeks at a time. I feel like every post has to be some sort of literary genius packed into a few words. I always want to have something profound to say, but the truth is, I don't. I don't always have a great insight into life, love, and everything in between. I'm self-admittedly...
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Blessed II
(Part two cause I titled a previous post "Blessed." Apparently I need to get more creative with these things!)
Tonight, I'm feeling so blessed. I'm not sure how to articulate all the different thoughts swimming around in my head, but one word keeps surfacing. Blessed.
I just got back from a trip to Brazil with Living Bread. It was a great week of serving beside pastors who...
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Hit the Road, Jack
I like to think I'm an adventurous person. I think I might have proven it to some doubters recently. On the spur of the moment (with about a week of planning), a wonderful friend and I roadtrip-ed across the country. Utah to Pennsylvania. 1900 miles. 30 hours of driving....
Thursday, May 24, 2012
I quit.
I quit my job. That's kind of a big deal. I didn't just up and walk out, but I did let my current boss know that I will be leaving my position over the summer. The exact timing is not yet concrete, but it's been nailed down to sometime in July.
I quit my job. But I love my job. It has been a huge blessing in my life, and I have had the privilege of meeting lots of interesting...
Tuesday, May 01, 2012
May Days
It's May. Where has the time gone?
It seems that each month of 2012 so far has brought some very exciting things into my life. I am often overwhelmed by the ways I am being blessed.
It's the small things that are speaking so loudly to me lately. An evening with friends becomes a time of precious memories with people who love me and who love the Lord. A commute...
Monday, April 16, 2012
Overflow
This weekend my heart has been in a constant state of overflow. I took last Thursday and Friday off work to participate in all the wedding festivities of my dear friends Jennifer and Clifton. Jenn and Clif are two of my closest friends, and they have been a big part of why I love my current...
Wednesday, April 04, 2012
Blessed
This is a big week. Well really, it's a big couple of weeks. Within the next two weeks a handful of big things are happening. Good things. Really big and really good things.
First, this weekend I will turn 25. A quarter century. Part of me doesn't think it seems that old because I am the youngest one of my friends. But on the other hand, 25 years is...
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
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Sometimes there are thoughts and prayers and excitement welling up in me, but I can't seem to find the words to express them. Like right now for instance, there are a handful of things going on in and around me that I just want to sing about or be mad about or rejoice about, but the ability to express them seems to escape me.
There are people I know who are hurting, who seem to be making wrong...
Thursday, February 23, 2012
A Dream Come True
A few of my thoughts from last week about this time...
It's a rainy Thursday afternoon. In the morning, I'll be packed up and heading out for a weekend with three ladies who are very precious to me. I'm excited about our trip and about the opportunity to do things like this with people I love. I spend a lot of time thinking about things I want and what I need to do to get those...
