hmmm
Funny how spiritual warfare can masquerade as so many different things, leaving you suspecting nothing. Sneaky.
Funny how spiritual warfare suddenly carries no power once you realize it’s spiritual warfare.
Glad my eyes have been opened.
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um…yeah…
I realize all I’ve been posting lately is worship sets. This post is my lame attempt at correcting that. Life has gotten crazy again, and Thomas and I have been insanely busy for the past couple of weeks…completely by choice though, so I guess it’s okay. Now I’m wishing that I had taken full advantage of my free time back when I had it. I wouldn’t be nearly as behind on sleep as I am now.
Every spare moment I have has been spent knitting since I’m doing a craft fair with a friend in two weeks. I want to have as many knitted products as possible so I have a greater chance of selling as many knitted products as possible. My hands are holding up pretty well…so far, anyway.
I’m really starting to look forward to Thanksgiving and Christmas, not because of the holidays themselves, but more because I know I’ll have some time off work and will be able to rest at least a little bit.
Oh…and I’ll be updating my template again. Thomas updated Wordpress for me, and I have to do a little tweaking to get the themes I like to display properly…
can’t get this song out of my head
Rushing Wind blow through this temple
Blowing out the dust within
Come and breathe Your breath upon me
I’ve been born again
Holy Spirit, I surrender
Take me where you want to go
Plant me by Your living waters
Plant me deep so I can grow
Separate me from this world, Lord
Sanctify my life for You
Daily change me to Your image
Help me bear good fruit
Everyday You’re drawing closer
Trials come to test my faith
But when all is said and done, Lord
It’s been worth the wait.
Jesus, You’re the One
Who set my spirit free
Use me, Lord
Glorify Your Holy Name through me
woe is me…not really
Do you ever feel like everyone else is hanging out with their friends all the time while you sit at home and do nothing? I just think it’s funny how down I get sometimes. I know it’s not true, and I spend plenty of time with the people I care about. I guess it’s human nature to feel left out.
thought
I would just like to state, for the record, that, even though my husband would disagree, daylight savings time is wonderful. I can’t tell you how nice it is to finish with a lesson at 7 PM and still be able to walk to my car in sunlight. I’ve been in a much better mood for the past two days than I have all winter simply because I feel like I’m getting home earlier. Granted, I technically am getting home earlier…but that’s beside the point.
sick…and not in the cool California way
It’s been an interesting couple of weeks around the Ingram household. Thomas and I have both been SO sick. Thomas was sick all of last week. I started getting sick at the end of last week while Thomas was starting to feel better. I got really sick over the weekend (ear infection AND sinus infection), but Thomas was feeling pretty good until Wednesday when he came home coughing up a storm. We sent him to the doctor on Thursday morning to find out that he had bronchitis. So now we’re both home sick pumping antibiotics into our systems and praying that the bacteria will leave us alone.
On the up side, I think I’m finally starting to catch up on all that sleep I lost in college.
real friends
This is not for me. I’ve known what real friends are for a long time.
Real friends are not the ones who are always ready for a party, but never ready to help. Real friends are not the ones who are more concerned with their own plans than they are with your problems. Real friends are not the ones who will buy you booze, but won’t help you pay for things you really need.
Real friends will come to your rescue when you ask, and sometimes without you even having to. Real friends do not leave when the going gets tough and your life ceases to be “fun”. Real friends want you to be happy, healthy, and safe, and they grieve with you when your not those things.
It’s fine to have some “fake” friends. Everyone does. They’re generally fun to hang out with, but don’t put your life in their hands. They could care less about anything of consequence…about anything “heavy”. They just want to have fun and bolt when things get difficult.
Your real friends are the ones who love you. That’s why they’re still here.
new year THANK GOODNESS!
As Thomas and I watched the ball drop on New Year’s Eve and the calendar flipped from 2007 to 2008, I couldn’t help but cry. 2007 was one of the hardest years of my life, and I’m so glad to see it go. I lost one grandfather, nearly lost another, and had so much stress from other family situations and life in general. The one bright point in my year was my wedding. I love my husband and I love being married to him. To a certain extent, Thomas is the one who has helped keep me sane for the past year.
I’ve been terribly withdrawn for the past few months, primarily because when I’m upset about something…in this case, my grandfather’s sickness…I don’t much feel like being around people. I have a hard time living life and being sociable when I feel like everything is going wrong. It feels fake. I think I’m back now though. My grandfather has been moved to a rehab facility and is working on being able to do things for himself again. I expect him to be going home within the month.
I have lots of plans for 2008, but I don’t like posting “New Year’s Resolutions” and stuff like that. I’d rather just make some changes and see if people notice. I do like how a new year makes you feel like you can make a clean start. Really that’s why I cried at the new year. I felt like all the bad was over. Now I can put it behind me and move forward. It’s such an unbelievable relief.
Happy New Year, everyone!
knitting fiend
I just spent $75 on yarn. If anyone was wondering how my yarn addiction is doing, there’s your answer. I fear I may have just blown the answer to “What is Allea getting me for Christmas?” for many of you as well. I have made more dishcloths in the past year than I can even count. And apparently, I’m still going strong. Also joined a knitting group today. Just a group of women who get together a few times a month to knit and chat. Finally, my mother-in-law is building a site for me to sell my dishcloths, so that will be up soon.
At least I know that if this piano lesson thing doesn’t work out (yeah, right), I have something to fall back on…
Did I mention this is all Kim’s fault?
shameless plug
So if anyone would like to go jewelry shopping (or Christmas shopping) this weekend, I’m having a jewelry party at my house on Saturday at 2PM. Leave me a comment and I’ll email you directions.