Bagel Shop bible study

Having friends who love Jesus is probably the greatest blessing in the world.
I love my friends.
I love sharing our love of the Lord together.
This summer we started a bible study together and read Romans.
We shared stories, prayer requests, struggles, praises, and whatever Jesus had on our heart that week.
These girls are my best friends,
and although they are my "high school friends," I don't intend to leave them at that.
We share a bond that will last a lifetime.
Jesus literally knits hearts together.  Christ-centered friendships are to be treasured through eternity.
I can't wait to see what the lives of these dear-to-me people turn into, but I know it will be extraordinary for each of them.
My heart is so full every time I experience our simple, weekly, Bagel Shop bible study


....to be continued

coffee shop blues

Tonight is my last night at e-city. (Hopefully not for forever)
It's bittersweet, just without the sweet.
I love this place.  I love its authenticity.
I love its flaws and not so perfect management.
I love keeping my tips even on the slow nights (and I don't even make minimum wage)
This little coffee shop stores many memories of mine.
It is precious.
There is a little space stored in my heart
just for e-city java.

me gusta la luna

the moon has always been my favorite.
far better than the stars or clouds or even comets shooting across the sky.
in a way, we are the moon.
a big ball of dust, reflecting some light.

"For he knows our frame; he remembers that we are dust."
Psalm 103:14

The Lord made man out of dirt.  Granted, woman out of man's rib, but that's besides the point.
We are dust, we were made by the Lord and our bodies will be perishable one day just like the moon.
But while we're here, we are to reflect light.

"In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven."
Matthew 5:16

The moon doesn't give off light itself, and neither do we.
We have to reflect the light that comes from Jesus onto earth.
The moon is visible because of the moon and is being reshaped by it every single day by the sun.
At least, that's how it looks to us on earth.

Go around the globe.
Shine the light of Jesus that you couldn't shine on your own accord.
Think like luna.

refresh.

i love to write.  it is an outlet for me...i would encourage anyone who does not already have an outlet to consider writing to become that for you.
write poems
songs
sentences
essays
journals
books
anything with words.
i have to get my thoughts organized somehow, so blogging is a way to make my messy mind become somewhat pretty via typed out l e t t e r s.
i have a tumblr but this will be different.
this will be more personal.
more raw.
less holding back,
less reblogging other people
and more me and my life.

that's something that will be good for me.
i hope you can join in and enjoy!