*Here is why I don't like news media. Yesterday I was driving home from work, and I turned the radio to NPR. Some reporter said that optimism among the home construction industry was at an all-time low. All-time? Really? Like lower than in 1930? I don't believe that. It seems like so much of what I hear or read sounds made up. It just bugs me the way everything is sensationalized.
*I always feel like the end of summer is a bit of a let down. Kind of like coming back after Christmas vacation. All of the fun things that I had been looking forward to have passed, as they must, and now there is work and daily life. I have to re-read my Helen Keller quote at such times. I really am thankful for my daily life. I love my husband, my cat, my home, my friends. It just surprises me how much of my struggle to grow up or mature lies in learning to be willing to not be entertained, to not be fooled into thinking a worthwhile life necessarily equals one that is exciting in some way that mine is not. Obviously this is a hard lesson for me to learn because I keep coming back to it. One verse I think of in conjunction with this line of thought is in Isaiah
This is what the Sovereign LORD, the Holy One of Israel, says:
"In repentance and rest is your salvation,
in quietness and trust is your strength,
Note it doesn't say in "starting an orphanage in China" is your salvation or "in always having something interesting and admirable to do" is your strength. Not that those are bad things. They could be very good things. But the best thing is to be willing to do whatever tasks God may give you, even if they are just small, daily ones, and it's in a willingness to repent, rest, and quietly trust that you'll be given what you need. End of sermon to self.
And now a few updates.
*Our mini-flood has turned into a mini-remodeling project, so in the end I guess it wasn't an entirely bad deal. Most of the hassle is behind us now, and I'm excited about new kitchen floors.
*My sister left on Sunday. It was sad to see her go, but I know she is looking forward to moving on and finishing up her degree. I'm very grateful that she had a few months to spend with us this summer.
*I finished the last Harry Potter book and generally thought it was great. Those books can suck me in like nothing else. I've been trying to ready Arrowsmith, a book I promised Ryan I'd read before we left Indiana about 4 years ago. My time is running out, and I just can't get that into it.
*And now, just because I can, I'm going to steal my new favorite cuteoverload.com video.
*I always feel like the end of summer is a bit of a let down. Kind of like coming back after Christmas vacation. All of the fun things that I had been looking forward to have passed, as they must, and now there is work and daily life. I have to re-read my Helen Keller quote at such times. I really am thankful for my daily life. I love my husband, my cat, my home, my friends. It just surprises me how much of my struggle to grow up or mature lies in learning to be willing to not be entertained, to not be fooled into thinking a worthwhile life necessarily equals one that is exciting in some way that mine is not. Obviously this is a hard lesson for me to learn because I keep coming back to it. One verse I think of in conjunction with this line of thought is in Isaiah
This is what the Sovereign LORD, the Holy One of Israel, says:
"In repentance and rest is your salvation,
in quietness and trust is your strength,
Note it doesn't say in "starting an orphanage in China" is your salvation or "in always having something interesting and admirable to do" is your strength. Not that those are bad things. They could be very good things. But the best thing is to be willing to do whatever tasks God may give you, even if they are just small, daily ones, and it's in a willingness to repent, rest, and quietly trust that you'll be given what you need. End of sermon to self.
And now a few updates.
*Our mini-flood has turned into a mini-remodeling project, so in the end I guess it wasn't an entirely bad deal. Most of the hassle is behind us now, and I'm excited about new kitchen floors.
*My sister left on Sunday. It was sad to see her go, but I know she is looking forward to moving on and finishing up her degree. I'm very grateful that she had a few months to spend with us this summer.
*I finished the last Harry Potter book and generally thought it was great. Those books can suck me in like nothing else. I've been trying to ready Arrowsmith, a book I promised Ryan I'd read before we left Indiana about 4 years ago. My time is running out, and I just can't get that into it.
*And now, just because I can, I'm going to steal my new favorite cuteoverload.com video.
2 comments:
Elisa!!!!
It was SO awesome to get to catch up on your life a littel bit! :) How fun that you came across my blog--how? I have just recently stumbled into this blogging world and am now quite adicted...so fun, and I've found some old friends this way too! Send me an email if you have time and let me know what you're up to---why are you in Indiana? It sounded like a temporary thing???? Have an awesome day!
-Julie (Thyssen) Cheshier
Here's a link to the squirrel video with a little better video quality and more angles.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNEX3g7NVQM
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