This is definitely one of my new favorite resources...truth, presented with just the right amount of attitude and sass. Love it. Take a look for yourself: 1Flesh
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Welcome, Thanksgiving!
Well folks, only 3 hours of work-study stands between me and heading home for Thanksgiving break! It all is quite surreal...five months ago this month didn't even exist in my mind, all I could see was the never ending summer. Then school got here and has FLOWN BY and here we are, less than a month out from the end of the semester. Seriously, time is weird.
Since I only have 3 days at home before I come back to KC to work, I'm fitting in quite a bit of people time. This evening when I get back I'll go to Mass with a friend from high school and tomorrow I'll be seeing another friend from high school and having a certain boyfriend help me extensively on my Philosophy of Aristotle term paper. Thanksgiving Day will be split between Matt's family and my family. May I just say, I'm super super excited to spend the day with his family?? Consider this a shout out to them...I super super love them and can't believe how much they've already accepted and embraced me into their clan. Oh man. I'm blessed. And then Friday my mom (strangely enough) wants to see Life of Pi in theatres, so we'll possibly catch a matinée, and that evening some girlfriends of mine are getting together for some fellowship and prayer time, so hopefully I'll be able to make it to that.
Whew! So that's my week coming up in a paragraph! This past week was spent preparing a term paper for my Philosophy of Death and Dying class, and the weekend was spent working...a CNA at work broke his leg on a fishing trip, so I filled in the entire weekend on the third floor where he usually works. Which was fine, kind of stressful since I'm not usually up on third floor and I had to relearn the routine, but fine. I actually had a nurse tell me she wished I was up there more often, so that's always nice to hear that I can help bring God's love and peace to some people.
Safe travels to everyone, and a blessed Thanksgiving filled with warmth, love, and gratitude to you!
Since I only have 3 days at home before I come back to KC to work, I'm fitting in quite a bit of people time. This evening when I get back I'll go to Mass with a friend from high school and tomorrow I'll be seeing another friend from high school and having a certain boyfriend help me extensively on my Philosophy of Aristotle term paper. Thanksgiving Day will be split between Matt's family and my family. May I just say, I'm super super excited to spend the day with his family?? Consider this a shout out to them...I super super love them and can't believe how much they've already accepted and embraced me into their clan. Oh man. I'm blessed. And then Friday my mom (strangely enough) wants to see Life of Pi in theatres, so we'll possibly catch a matinée, and that evening some girlfriends of mine are getting together for some fellowship and prayer time, so hopefully I'll be able to make it to that.
Whew! So that's my week coming up in a paragraph! This past week was spent preparing a term paper for my Philosophy of Death and Dying class, and the weekend was spent working...a CNA at work broke his leg on a fishing trip, so I filled in the entire weekend on the third floor where he usually works. Which was fine, kind of stressful since I'm not usually up on third floor and I had to relearn the routine, but fine. I actually had a nurse tell me she wished I was up there more often, so that's always nice to hear that I can help bring God's love and peace to some people.
Safe travels to everyone, and a blessed Thanksgiving filled with warmth, love, and gratitude to you!
Monday, November 12, 2012
Lessons on Mary V
Since I'm currently starting some reading for New Testament Greek on a passage from The Book of Wisdom, I decided to read up a little bit on Mary as the Seat of Wisdom, as I have heard her called in litanies. I think I super love this title of hers, and it reminds me that Mary is the path to the King; she is His adornment, His Beloved. I came across this neat-o explanation of the title HERE.
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Change
Change.
It was the recurrent theme in the elections. One side saying they were already making change, one side advocating a change to the change. Even climate change made its way in there.
This theme kept tugging at me. Why so much push for change? What are Americans yearning for that they do not think they are receiving?
Is it a cultural change? Look around America and you see diversity in every walk of life...one need only to move from the country to the city, or vice versa, to get a change in scenery if that is what they so desire.
Change in economics? In government policy? Sure, we can shuffle around how money is spent, and try to come up with better solutions to the national debt, and scheme up ways to become more affluent...
...but is that the change that American is really seeking?
I think America's confusion is captured in this need for change. As I was sitting with my friend tonight, studying and watching the number game of the electoral college and the gamble of trying to figure out what counties needed to be won by which camp to get which state, I knew in my heart that this was not the path to the change that America wants. I mean, how artificial...to pretend that the "change" that will supposedly improve Americans' lives is based on a president, who is elected mostly from the political climate of a handful of swing states with a handful of populated, influential counties...
No, America. Your search for change lies outside of a number game. Your search for change lies outside of a man.
Your search for change...for meaning, if I dare call it that...lies in the person of Jesus Christ.
I mean, really. Isn't He the one Way we haven't taken yet? Isn't He the Truth that we have not acknowledged? Isn't He the Life we have yet to accept?
If you want change, He's staring you right in the face, America.
America, I still love you. Yes, even with your sometimes misguided decisions, your naivety, you are still dear to me. Silly enough, it reminds me of something I heard from a speaker on my first Steubenville retreat: "There is no such thing as a 'slut'. There are, however, girls searching for fulfilling love who are severely misguided." America, I do not, cannot believe that you are really bad, even if I disagree with you. You are simply on a wrong path to a change that, frankly, I do not believe you really understand. Allow me to introduce to you a Man who is searching after your heart...
It was the recurrent theme in the elections. One side saying they were already making change, one side advocating a change to the change. Even climate change made its way in there.
This theme kept tugging at me. Why so much push for change? What are Americans yearning for that they do not think they are receiving?
Is it a cultural change? Look around America and you see diversity in every walk of life...one need only to move from the country to the city, or vice versa, to get a change in scenery if that is what they so desire.
Change in economics? In government policy? Sure, we can shuffle around how money is spent, and try to come up with better solutions to the national debt, and scheme up ways to become more affluent...
...but is that the change that American is really seeking?
I think America's confusion is captured in this need for change. As I was sitting with my friend tonight, studying and watching the number game of the electoral college and the gamble of trying to figure out what counties needed to be won by which camp to get which state, I knew in my heart that this was not the path to the change that America wants. I mean, how artificial...to pretend that the "change" that will supposedly improve Americans' lives is based on a president, who is elected mostly from the political climate of a handful of swing states with a handful of populated, influential counties...
No, America. Your search for change lies outside of a number game. Your search for change lies outside of a man.
Your search for change...for meaning, if I dare call it that...lies in the person of Jesus Christ.
I mean, really. Isn't He the one Way we haven't taken yet? Isn't He the Truth that we have not acknowledged? Isn't He the Life we have yet to accept?
If you want change, He's staring you right in the face, America.
America, I still love you. Yes, even with your sometimes misguided decisions, your naivety, you are still dear to me. Silly enough, it reminds me of something I heard from a speaker on my first Steubenville retreat: "There is no such thing as a 'slut'. There are, however, girls searching for fulfilling love who are severely misguided." America, I do not, cannot believe that you are really bad, even if I disagree with you. You are simply on a wrong path to a change that, frankly, I do not believe you really understand. Allow me to introduce to you a Man who is searching after your heart...
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