To lovely (and unknown) person who showed me an act of kindness last night:
You are exceptional. I realize that the actual act of putting a tissue in my lap cost you nothing. It took only a few seconds of your time and an even smaller amount of your energy. Those few seconds, however, blessed me [...]
Archive for January, 2008
To the lovely person
Posted in Divine Appointments, General Randomness, tagged acts of kindness, Kleenex, strangers on January 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
For real beloved?
Posted in General Randomness, tagged absurdity, phobias on January 28, 2008 | 7 Comments »
Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia – the fear of the number 666.
Apparently it is an actual phobia.
Apparently there is an actual word used to describe it. Of course the word offers no easy clue as to what it means…
Humanity could not become God
Posted in Currently Reading..., tagged family, incarnation, Let's Start with Jesus, redemption, transformation on January 25, 2008 | 2 Comments »
From Let’s Start with Jesus by Dennis F Kinlaw :
“The reason for the incarnation, the reason Christ came, was that God does not want to dwell at a distance from us. He wants that distance closed. For that to happen something must make it possible for self-centered human creatures to become comfortable in the presence [...]
Oh those proverbial doors
Posted in Faith, tagged control, leadership, proverbial doors, trust on January 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A few days ago the Lord smacked me around with a 2×4.
I had lunch with my dear friend Audra Lynn. She was talking about her desire for a particular door in her life to remain open. She (rightly) wants to leave the current situation in such a way as to not alienate herself or others [...]
Just got to laugh
Posted in Things that Make Me Smile, tagged apt descriptions, awkward situations, funny situations, hair on January 23, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Christopher Fiorello (while sitting across the table from me) says “You know, you remind me a lot of Amy Liantonio.”
To which I reply “How so?”
“I think it’s the hair” he says. “It’s big.”
I just look at him.
“And…awesome” he adds. “And awesome.”
While blowing out my candles
Posted in Things that Make Me Smile, tagged birthdays, candles, fire, hair on January 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I may or may not have lit my hair on fire. There is no way to tell for sure.
Freaking birthday candles.
I got a free dessert…
Posted in Relationships, Things that Make Me Smile, tagged birthdays, friends, love on January 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
…and the kind folks at BD’s Mongolian Barbecue didn’t sing to me or anything. Many thanks to Becca for that small favor. Today (yesterday technically) is my birthday. I am officially 23 years old.
For a wide variety of reasons this was the best birthday I have ever had. The greatest among these was, [...]
Quote of the Day
Posted in Faith, Quotes, tagged change, Disappointment, eternal life, repentance, truth on January 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“Disappointment forces a collision between your perception and the way things really are or can be. Only through that collision can things improve…Disappointment is the Spirit’s invitation to be reconciled to the reality of the world as it now is and to be transformed into the reality of the world as God is remaking it.”
~ [...]
