Moved
Not that I’ve posted for a while anyway, but I’ve decided to be more committed to this whole blogging thing.
Powerful video about marriage.
I love the comment that Larissa, the woman in the video, made in her blog about the video:
over the past 12 hours, our story has been watched more than 86,000 times. this is astounding. and to ian in particular, it is worth it: “i would do this (disability) all over again if i knew it would affect this many people. god is glorious.”
and so here we are, knowing that literally thousands of people just today have hopefully somehow seen god through our marriage. that in itself is mind-blowing. because it is so not of us. we are so very ordinary. tonight is so very ordinary. ian is napping. the rain is pouring outside and the washer downstairs is spinning. the poor clothes in the washer probably won’t get switched until I get home from work tomorrow. and by that time, they’ll need to be re-washed. i can’t see the floor of our bedroom, our laundry completely taking over. i’m putting off making dinner, even though all it requires is putting leftovers on a plate and into the microwave.
and yet, in the midst of this ordinary, the weight of what has happened today through this video and what will continue to happen pummels me. it pummels me because what god is accomplishing through our afflictions is happening at the same time that we are sinning. What a great divide that crosses. What wretched sinners Ian and I are, and yet somehow, He uses us to magnify himself. Our sin does not prevent god’s glory on display.
on days like this, we get just a glimpse of this promised eternal weight of glory, as undeserved as it is, and it is enough to bring us to our knees. how great this weight will be in heaven!
one thing that we love and hold so close on days like this is that our dad, steve, now feels and knows that weight of glory. he prepared us so well and we can’t wait to see him again. one of the biggest impressions on my heart the few days after he died was that he was seeing fully. and that he would encourage us to press on, because it is beyond worth it.
thank you, all. in the words of my dear husband, god is awesome.
i&l
Introverts, in contrast, may have strong social skills and enjoy parties and business meetings, but after a while wish they were home in their pajamas. They prefer to devote their social energies to close friends, colleagues, and family. They listen more than they talk, think before they speak, and often feel as if they express themselves better in writing than in conversation. They tend to dislike conflict. Many have a horror of small talk, but enjoy deep discussions.
“
| — | Susan Cain, Quiet (via highestheels) |
Rap Battle from the Glory Days
Glory days meaning like…7th grade.
———-:
Sittin’ in a bar all alone,
Until a girl unknown walks by.
Sittin’ there still, not moving a bone,
But yo eyes are opened wide.
She walks past you with no turn,
But you blurt out, ” OW babe, hi.”
She stops, and turns to her side,
And says, ” No honey, you ain’t fine.”
antoinecow:
It was dark, I couldn’t quite see her face.
But then I looked up and saw the light.
My eyes were blinded like I was shot with mace,
And I said, “Girl, just turn away, aight?”
She said, “I’m sorry, was I talkin too real?”
“Nah, your face just gave my stomach a nasty feel.”
She slapped me real hard and made me reel,
But hey, I was speakin the truth,
I’ll give her time to heal.
Pure gold right there.
Not to be all sentimental…
But really - Thank you guys for making this a great year. I really can’t tell you guys enough how awesome all of you are :)
Words
I write so infrequently for a number of reasons. In particular, I’m always relearning the power of words - to change, destroy, build up, encourage, mislead…
I guess I just try to choose my words carefully and use them sparingly. But maybe it’s time I’m a little more forthright rather than calculating. Not that the two must be mutually exclusive.
I’m speaking nonsense.
