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ok, so this is a couple days too late, but i just now got a chance to watch the final world series game. it was awesome. lots of things.
1) this is win #27 for the yankees, it's been 9 years since they've won last, and jeter, rivera, posada, and pettite have been there the whole time (with the exception of pettite, but he's back), so I am super pumped for them :) (picture above)
2) i have established that andy pettite loved the Lord. may or may not be true, but I also noticed when they interviewed teixiera, he said he had been praying and praying and praying and that the Lord was faithful in leading him to this team. oh man.
3) AND pettite again attributed his game to a lot of people praying.
4) wow matsui.
well, i just think they are a team full of awesome guys this year, and they deserve it. i feel pumped.
that is it. i promise this is it for the yankees blog posts until next year. :)
picture above :)
It has been awhile! Since I last blogged, I have worked 2 weeks on my favorite floor ever, been to South Carolina to visit my precious friend Shannon (see picture below..i stole it from Rachel's blog..), set up an interview for a real job next week, and had a glorious Halloween night at the Vogel's last night watching Hocus Pocus and eating homemade chicken noodle soup.
In this time I have also started reading the new Francis Chan book, Forgotten God. I love it already and I am only a chapter in. The book is about our neglect of the Holy Spirit. The whole first chapter explained that the book would not be explaining the Holy Spirit, but looking at how we quench the spirit. It is aimed at the church in America, which is where it should be aimed. When I say that, he is not talking about buildings so much as the people who make up the church. I am so excited to read it. I feel like I quench the spirit all the time. I want to learn to live every moment guided by the spirit. He made a point that if someone lived on an island by themselves with the scriptures, and then found themselves in our Christian culture here in America, they would be expecting to see way more demonstration of the Spirit in our lives.
Anyway, I feel excited about reading that. I am at Panera this morning to spend time with the Lord. I opened my Bible and decided I was going to read Isaiah. I LOVE Isaiah. I just feel like it so perfectly shows us the Lord's heart towards us, even when we make a mess of things. We serve such a gracious, forgiving God. I want to be more aware of the reality of that and more thankful in my daily day-to-day life. I feel excited. :)
Lastly, the World Series is happening, and the boys are up 2-1 games! Last night I am fairly sure they caught Pettite praying in the dugout after an awesome inning. Treat.
Below are some of my most favorite girls ever. I feel so thankful for them. Rach, I want an emailed version of this picture. i love it. :) Happy November!
tonight i am a bible study skipper. i am okay with that for 2 reasons. 1) i have my LAST final exam ever tomorrow morning, and need to get some good sleep (and a little skimming of notes in) before hand, and 2) i have been in need of some sweet, quality time with the Lord on my own that is not in the morning before school. today i did day one of the beth moore study we are covering in bible study (there are 5 days, i am on 1) and was super encouraged and overwhelmed with gratitude. to sum it up, one of the things beth said was, "If you only understood what grace means and what you have received by way of it, you would never cease to rejoice". how true is that? how sad that i go so many days forgetting what awaits me? and how many times do i get bogged down by so many things that i forget that my name is written in the Lambs book of life? and that it has been since before time?! that is where our joy is found. we have such a gracious Father who loves us so passionately and unfairly. do i live like i do? why is it such a struggle?
with this new chapter of my life about to start, i want to be intentional with my time. these things get said a lot (i know i think about this a lot), but i want to be a do-er and not just a sayer. i will have 4 days a week off of work and i don't want to fill those days with pointless things, or just fill them to fill them. i have every reason to live life joyfully and fully in pursuit of Him and not me.
too many thoughts for the night before a final, but i just feel excited about all the things that the Lord has waiting that i miss out on by being busy and living day-to-day without looking around.
tomorrow brings freedom from the school chapter of my life and hopefully an intentional attitude about seeking first His kingdom and righteousness. :)
..it should be noted that on our last day of lecture yesterday, we had a l
uncheon afterwards thrown by the alumni association where we had our white coat ceremony. you know, like doctors wear. who knew nurses got those? i have never seen it. i think it is safe to say we won't be wearing them often. here is a picture to leave you with :)
just a quick post to say that not only did pettite pitch an awesome game tonight, i happened to catch the interview after and he said he had people praying for him, and the Lord calmed his nerves. a yankee that loves the Lord. what a treat.
also...awesome job jorge. i just love posada. if only shannon wheatley were watching with me tonight :) HIP HIP JORGE!!!
i'm ready for some world series, just have to get past the angels now.
i started the new donald miller book last night. it is only 3:20 and in only have 8 chapters left. yes, there are 36 total. i (obviously) am a huge donald miller fan. i don't know how this one compares for me to blue like jazz, or searching for god knows what, but i am definitely enjoying it. i feel like he is challenging the reader to look at what life you're living, and what kind of story your life is telling.
definitely pick it up if you get a chance. i recommend it so far! maybe save it for a rainy day like this :)
i've been playing this song on repeat this week. this is my cry to the Lord. i feel like sometimes i am so bad at being aware of what my life looks like to the people around me. i want this to be my plea. i have for sure not been super loving lately. there is no excuse for that. so, this is what is on my heart. His grace is amazing. i would have given up on me forever ago. i love the relient k song lyric that says, "the beauty of grace is that it makes life not fair" :)
A life you cannot define A purpose that's benign They need to see and believe Be lead to the rugged tree The one on which He cried not for His pain but for our debt The very same tree that He conquered death It was an unfair deal on the part of Christ He got my sin I got eternal life Make me the breath of God And I'll show them the One that means the most to me They'll see the face of love Be touched by the very One that died upon the tree Oh, Make me the breath of God And I'll show them the One that means the most to me They'll see the face of love Be touched by the very One that died upon the tree tomorrow is jen's birthday! happy birthday!! :) tomorrow is also my second to last test of nursing school! all fun things. there will be more posts this week because... KATIE LINDEMAN is coming to lexington for the week :) oh treat. i love her.
