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| Oh life. I am learning about grace. I am learning what it looks like to love selflessly. I am learning that we are called to live in joy no matter what the circumstances. Last week we had a little get together for my 24th. We played some mad crazy whiffle ball. My team lost....suck. I made some bad mistakes. Not intentionally, but looking back, I should have known better. Not bad mistakes on the amazing whiffle ball field, but some bad mistakes in life. The amazing thing is that they are forgotten. I can replay them in my mind, but on the game board of life I will be going past GO and collecting my $200, even though I don't deserve it. I have an unlimited get out of jail free card. If you are unsure of what that is... I will be happy to explain it sometime. My heart has been heavy the last couple of days. I have been physically tired and processing my emotions. I know something big is on the horizon, but I am not sure what it is. Hopefully I will know soon. "There is great joy waking up every day and knowing that someone is madly in love with you. Does the person you are madly in love with know that you are madly in love with them? That you can't live without them, that you think about them randomly during the day. Have you told them that lately? Can they see it in your eyes when you gaze at them. Or do they have to guess or assume that you are crazy about them? Let them know, don't hide it, you may not get a second chance." | | |
| Discipline yourself to desire something?Okay.. so I really am trying to be more diligent about updating this, I promise I will try harder.
Currently I am training for a half marathon. It has been about 2 years since I have run consistently ..and man am I feeling it. So if anyone else wants to step up to the challenge, sign up for the Kansas City Marathon (or half marathon). It is October 7th, so you still have some time to train.
In other news.. I am learning a lot a about two things: desire and discipline. Hold on before you think any further. What I mean by this is, how do you discipline yourself to desire something.. or can you? Reflecting on the ins and outs of my day I realize that there are a lot of things I desire to do (like updating my blog) but I don't discipline myself to do them. When I have the time to pursue those things I get distracted, or tired, or I say "oh I can do that tomorrow," but tomorrow is usually a week or a month longer than it should be. Maybe some would say that I really didn't desire them in the first place, but my heart really does long to do certain things.
I don't really have the answers to this question. But it is definitely something I am pondering. The Word says that if we seek after Him, He will give us the desires of our heart. What He gives us are His desires to make us stronger. Well I've got my desires laid out for me, I just don't get around to doing them. Does He still bless that? | | |
| Mrs. BurnsI am married!!!! How crazy is that? I am officially Mrs.
Burns. It truly does amaze me the way things work out. For
so long Danny and I had been friends. There were times when I
liked him, but he liked someone else, or when he liked me, but I was
dating someone else. Our timing was always off. It makes
perfect sense now. Neither of us were ready. What God had
in store for us was not ready. Until we were completely satisfied
in Him and Him alone could He ever unite both of us to bring Him the
ultimate glory. It is so crazy. His time-line is way
different than we would ever know or expect. And His time-line is
always better than ours. "For I know the Plans for you," He
says. He wants to prosper us... prosper us to glorify Him and in
return experience just an ounce of His glory... and man is that
amazing!!! So a little encouragement to those out there who are
discouraged and asking God why ...about anything. Know that He
has got something amazing lined up for you. And He will reveal it
when the time is perfect and you can experience it in the most
phenomenal way.
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| My Heart Says...Come with pure motives and you will find what you are seeking. Seek with pure motives and you will find the treasures in store for you. Cast off what the world drives you to be and become. Throw away the desires that fill commercial society.
Greed, lust and pride are all formed from the heart of ill motives.
You will know when you have found what you are looking for, for it is all around you. Not in what you can see, but in everything that is unseen.
Seek after it, it is there. | | |
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……On a cool Saturday morning in Rockford, Illinois, Danny took Ashley to a park right along the river to go on a run. With snow lightly dusting the ground, the sun shining and gorgeous weather, God could not have plan a better day for them. Knowing that Ashley was a little out of shape, toward the end of the run Danny offered that they walk through a snow covered garden area and then go in the Green House to warm up. When Danny opened the door to the Green House he found that it was locked. In a panic he went around to all the other doors and realized they were locked as well. Disappointed, he took her back to the car. Then out of the corner of his eye he saw the keeper of the Green House unlock the door. Ashley and Danny walked around the Green House filled with flowers of every color. They ended up right in front of a tiny pond and garden with the title of "Mrs. G’s Magic Garden" engraved above it. Danny and Ashley had been excited about getting a moment alone to have quality time together because they had been surrounded by the Burns family all week (the Burns family was amazingly nice and welcoming, sometimes a couple just needs some time apart!). As they were gazing into each other’s eyes a snow blower started up outside creating the most obnoxious noise. The moment was gone. Once the snow blower drove away there eyes met again. The world seemed perfect until a worker came bustling in and then realized that he was interrupting a special moment. Once the embarrassed gardener left, Danny looked at Ashley and said, " I am really glad we could come in here so that I can do this…." Then he got down on one knee, told her that he loved her, that he wanted to spend the rest of his life with her, and asked her to marry him. With huge eyes and a dumbfounded look on her face she said yes and gave him the biggest hug ever given by such a petite girl! And so they lived happily ever after… well at least she hopes…………….
(God has blessed me with the most incredible man. He makes me smile when I am sad, He makes me laugh all the time, and he is a man of integrity. I love him.)
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