Currently Reading Blue Like Jazz: Nonreligious Thoughts on Christian Spirituality By Donald Miller see related

i came across this christain website selling t-shirts.  i couldn't beleive it, but i think they are actually serious.   

My Favorites.  I think the world would be a better place if we wore these! Seriously guys.

 isn't that our message? isn't that God's heart to the world? 

Currently Listening In a Safe Place By The Album Leaf see related

Hey, I bought a car. A Toyota Corolla. It is a manual too. i decided to get a manual, but it is pretty funny now cause i am just learning how to drive it.  haha. it is really funny. but i went all the way to a starbucks tonight that was 20min away and didn't stall once. i was proud of myself.  Deffinatly still learning though.

Besides that, I have been stuck in laziness and apathy the last several days. it sucks.  i think i just need to force myself to get to know people, to read and remind myself that i really am passionate about things, and allow God in his grace to reach his hand down and scoop me up into his way again, his rythem of life, his heart, and allow his yearning to once again be mine.  i keep getting stuck in a pit of self-absorbtion.  it is really hard to get out of too.

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

So, It has been a while… sorry about that.  I am going to try to get into xanga-ing again.

I am done with school for the year and in Atlanta now.  Not really up to much.  I have to buy a car and then start working somewhere, probably Starbucks, or waitoring or something like that. I don’t know if they are hiring though. 

This semester has been really good.  Probably the best one so far.  In it, God has really been changing my heart for Atlanta through a series of random events.  It has been a process of rediscovering God’s grace and heart for his church, as well as realizing my pride, self-righteousness, and self-centeredness.  I don’t know how I can really explain it all, other than that it has been really good, challenging, hard, and refreshing.

Since I have been here in Atlanta, I have been ok.  I haven’t been as intentional as I wanted to be.  I feel so stuck in materialism and a mindset that it is all about me.  My parents have been really nice and trying to help me out, and taking me out to dinner and all that. But it has been really hard to be selflessly loving back and not get caught in a “its all about me mindset”.   I really want to get to know them better this summer and grow with them.  I have been thinking of starting a Bible study with them or some kind of small group type thing. It would be really different for my family, but it think it would be cool if it could actually happen.  I really hope my sister is home this summer too, she doesn’t know yet.  I really, really hope she is home.

Man, I can’t believe I am here for 4 months now. That’s crazy!  What am I going to do?  Haha.  What do people do?  This is my first real summer to in 4 years too since I am not at camp.  I really miss that place.  I will be jealously praying for you guys this summer when I think of you.  I hope it is another amazing summer up there.

This is funny, I just find myself rambling and typing.  I haven’t written anything like this xanga stuff in a while.  I am in a Starbucks now on my mom’s new iBook.  I look cool, artsy, and intelligent, some might even say suave as I ordered my Gautamalla-coffee of the day. Haha. Laptops are really nice though.

I hope to keep writing. I think I will. I really don’t have much else to do. Haha.  It really is weird not knowing anyone, eh?  I don’t say that to be depressing, I feel pretty content right now, well i go in and out of being content.  How do you meet people though?  I have never really been in a situation like this before.  I think God will work this summer though.

i really enjoyed this book, i just finished it last night. mainly the end was where it peiced together and got good.  it tottaly reminded me of stuff we have done at camp or things i have thought there and all that, yet different in ways too.

Currently Listening Our Endless Numbered Days By Iron & Wine see related

hi,

not too much to write.  in atlanta these days. Miss you guys. enjoying time with the fam. pretty laid back, kind of boring at times, but time still seems to be flying by.  ya, i really don't know what else to write. hope you are well.