From fireflies to mountains...

The youthful and vintage aspects of my aspiring soul...

Currently Listening Young Hearts: Complete Greatest Hits By Steve Miller Band see related

School has started. Oh, my joy I cannot contain! Ha. I hope you caught the heavy layer of sarcasm I included with that statement. Actually, it's going to be a really great semester. I am only taking 12 hours and one of those is a lab, and the other is guitar lessons. So basically, I only have 3 academic courses. And jogging class. Yippee!

Despite a few obstacles that I came across while moving into my new apartment during an "ice storm", I am a happy little homemaker and I have had the most wonderful time decorating my place. I have a coffee themed kitchen and I seem to be obsessed with how well burgundy compliments all of the colors in my living room. Everything I buy has burgundy in it. Well, most of everything. My room, however, is still under construction. The only piece of furniture I have is a bookshelf (that I borrowed), my keyboard, guitar stand and amp, and stereo. Everything else is strung out in boxes on the floor. It's a disaster, so naturally, I spend most of my time in the kitchen or on the couch. When it's all nice and fixed up, you must come visit and see! It's right across from ACU, so I can go to the track and go running without having to drive there first. It is spectacular. Spectacular, spectacular!

I have started running again. Not the occasional one or two mile jog, but hardcore running. Like I used to back in the good old days of high school cross country. My "jogging" instructor is supposedly in olympic training. Maybe that's a rumor, I secretly hope so. I have a feeling that I'm going to get much more than I paid for out of the class, and that is a very good thing. In the next year I'm going to run a marathon. I don't know where and I don't know when, but I'm going to do it, God willing. The last time I trained for one I was injured in mid-training. Plantar faciitis. Yep, that is what I had. Inflammation of the plantar fascia. It's the tissue in the arch of your foot. Not a pleasant thing to have. The crazy thing is, I bought Runner's World magazine last night and while I was flipping through, I came across an article about that very thing and how to prevent it. Hmmm...coincidence? I think not. I'm very excited about my hardcore running. You should be too. Ha.

Funny story. Rachel and I went to Wal-Mart to get some stuff for the apartment the other night and when we came back, as we were getting out of my car I was ranting about dating because Rachel had mentioned something about it moments before. I was just going on and on in the heat of the moment, loudly voicing my opinions and that is not like me at all. Rachel gives me this "please shut up now" look as I say "Yeah, I'm done with dating. Finished! Courtship is what God intended and I'm not going to get into a relationship until I know that God intends for me to marry that guy!" As I turn around to follow Rachel's stare, there's a few guys and a girl standing close behind me listening intently to what I had to say. They looked slightly baffled and amazed that I had the gall to say such a thing out loud. I was so embarrassed. Not because I was ashamed of what I said at all, but it was just a personal subject that was basically being discussed in front of strangers at an uncommonly loud volume. It's funny to me now, but at the time, I was blushing a little...hehe. Good job, Kindell. Pat on the back for that one. Not.

Last little random tidbit. I need some prayer from you guys. I have finally sent in my application for a Student Life Camp summer position for the tech team and all of my references are about to be turned in. I have an interview in Waco on Tuesday and after that, it's all about the waiting. I'll find out if I get the job starting March 1st and there are many things that I would have to work through in order for things to go smoothly. I want to be able to keep my apartment while I'm gone and I will need LOTS of energy to survive touring the country for two months. Anyway, I'm really excited about it, and I am being as optimistic as possible about the outcome of the situation. I know that their acceptance of me, or lack thereof, will be exactly what God wants for me and his ministry. Your prayers would be greatly appreciated!

Yay. Hopefully I will have internet in my apartment soon, I'm in the comp lab on campus at the moment. God bless you my friends...

Currently Listening Wildflower By Sheryl Crow see related

Never again will I let anyone other than myself develop my film. If you let someone else do it (especially at Wal-Mart) they usually end up losing your film, screwing up your prints, or the prints come out in random rainbow colored assortments. It's so annoying and I am so very irritated right now. I would swear off film forever and go all digital, but film is just so much fun. As of today, I'm setting aside money to build a darkroom. No lie, I'm doing it.

I'm moving into my new apartment in three days! I'm looking forward to it. Indubitably. I was given a dining table with chairs and I will probably keep them forever...so cute, so perfect. I do have a slight problem though, I don't have a bed. Yes, I will be sleeping on my floor until I find a better alternative. Kind of retro...I like it. A lava lamp and a shaggy rug are needed and then my room will be complete! Haha...joke. Actually, I would love to have a lava lamp...the one I used to have broke. Sad. It was a mess.

I'm still mad at Wal-Mart. Angry. Livid!

I am currently smitten by the delectable taste of cinnamon dolce lattes.

I am writing a poem just for you my friends. I know you will wait in anticipation for the final product. Just remember, patience is a virtue ; )

Restless. That is how I feel. I can't sit here any longer.

Shalom.

Currently Reading Through Painted Deserts: Light, God, and Beauty on the Open Road By Donald Miller see related

Love is an ice storm...

Ice does not have to be visible and thickly coated on the asphalt to be hazardous. Even a paper-thin sheet of black ice can send you whirling into a ditch on the side of a highway. In order to arrive at your desired destination you must proceed with caution and strategically plan a carefully constructed route. Make your turns with ease and press your brakes gently and slowly. Reckless driving in an ice storm will inevitably bring harm upon you and your fellow travelers.

It is the same with love, in every aspect of the word. We should approach relationships with respect and wise discernment. There are always barriers that may rise unseen, and if you hit a patch of ice on cruise control, into a dizzy spin you will slide. It is then that you may cause hurt, to yourself, or to another highwayman on a journey. Do not be in a hurry to get where you are going, but be concerned with the condition you will arrive in. Love, as strong as death, is not to be taken lightly. By many waters love cannot be quenched and it is the greatest commandment of all. Do not arouse or awaken love until it so desires. The world will try to sell you lies and false representations of love. If you cannot recognize that the world is wrong, you will be set spinning on a layer of black ice and broken promises.

I read a startling statistic online recently. I have really been bothered by it ever since and I want to know how you feel about it as well. One person out of ten will save themselves for marriage and over fifty percent of Christian Americans will go through at least one divorce. I am heartbroken by this. Hardly any difference at all is noted between the number of Christians who divorce and the number of non-Christians who divorce. There is something very unstable and disconcerting about that. The most beautiful picture of what our relationship with God is meant to be is being mocked and defiled, even by Christians. Purity is a rarity, which makes it even more precious to those who are still committed to guard and protect it. Obedience and discipline are results of love, therefore modesty and self-control are demonstrations of love that we can show to our Father. I long for the world to know what real love is. Not "Hollywood" love, not "one-night-stand" love, but the authentic act of commitment blending with passion that was designed to fulfill every void in your heart. There's only one way to experience that kind of love and it can't be found in places you would be expected to search. Seek real love with all of your heart and it will be revealed to you. You will be satisfied.

"Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life."
Proverbs 4:22