Thursday, March 17, 2005

Capativating

I'm reading "Captivating" by John and Stasi Edlredge. I've only read three chapters and i've already cried about five times. The point of the whole book is unveiling the mystery of a woman's soul. finally, a book that talks about true femininity, beauty, and wounds. I'm so tired of those books out there that tell Christian women, "Do these 5 things, and you will be a godly woman". Its refreshing to read a book that hits on the heart, not just the things we can do. I'm excited to learn a little about maybe why I am the way I am and how I can rejoice in being me!

Monday, March 14, 2005

PLACES

MY ABSOLUTE FAVORITE PLACES I'VE BEEN AND/ OR WANT TO GO:

CAMP MEDEBA: ONTARIO
ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK: COLORADO
ARIZONA DESERT
GLACIER NATIONAL PARK: MONTANA
JOSHUA TREE: CALIFORNIA
ADIRONDACKS: NEW YORK
ANYWHERE IN GREAT BRITIAN
A HONKY TONK BAR IN WISCONSIN
NANTAHALA, NORTH CAROLINA
THE HOUSE I GREW UP IN
MONESTARY WATERFALLS, JARABACOA, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
LDP REUNION
ANYWHERE IN GERMANY
COLOMBIA

Thursday, March 10, 2005

Jairo

When I think about my Colombian born husband, I think about how much I love him, how much I need him, and how I'm so thankful that God gave him to me.

We live in a little apartment in the suburbs where we go to work everyday, we watch tv everynight, and we go to church every sunday. Its so typical of suburban life in more ways than I can count. Its not bad, its just so American.

The crazy thing is that I forget that he's not American. This isn't his culture, we don't speak his native tongue, and he would never, could never feel as at home here as in Colombia. When I really think about that, let it soak in, I am blown away by the magnitude of what this means. He left absolutely everything that was familiar to him, everything that he loved, for little ole me. The depth of love he has shown me through these actions alone, is unfathomable. How do you ever repay someone who has gone to such lengths as to cross the ocean for you? It truely is a personified love song. I've come to the conclusion that all I can do is accept the love extended and return it the best I can.

As I read through the paragraphs I just wrote, I am immediately reminded of an even bigger love story, a story of a carpenter who left his rightful place at the right side of the Almighty God to live and them ultimately die for little ole us. Glory to God that there was a ressurection morning or there would have been no one to thank for my wonderful husband!

Wednesday, March 09, 2005

My First Time

This is my very first time contributing anything to the World Wide Web! I never thought I was that kind of girl, but look at me now. I was truely inspired by one of the greats, Miss MallyMcNally whose blog almost made me cry. Who would have thought that something called a "blog" could make me cry?

As much as I would like to write something deep and profound right now, its not going to happen. I'm sitting at my computer in my tiny little office, surrounded by a gazillion people, in the middle of the suffocating suburbs of Chicago. Its hard to imagine anyone being inspired to write anything remotely moving in an enviornment like this. Yet, I know that there are lessons to be learned, ideas to share, imaginations to cultivate, and poetry to be written...even here.