Month: April 2010

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A good evening to you all! (Or a good “whatever” to those in different timezones…*tips hat to Deanna*) I’ve really wanted to do a proper update for quite some time…but no, don’t get your hopes up – this is not that time. It’s a Thursday night and Thursday nights do NOT make for good writing moods. I’m listening to some sweet MUSE currently, but sadly that does not translate into my literary muse. Ah well. I actually don’t even know why I’m writing an entry at all, but I felt I should pop in and reassure you, my dear readers, that I actually still exist. This weekend, hopefully, I’ll get a bit of time. We shall see. And my, but isn’t this post full of uncertainty!

Because I actually don’t know what I’m writing, I shall sign off. Oh but before I do, be assured that Houston is still pretty sweet. The weather was gorgeous today, with the breeze shyly dancing through the newly green trees, victoriously holding its own against the bald aggressions of summer heat. And oh, have I mentioned that I recently found out where I’ll be headed in a few months? Well, Cameron decided I needed a bit of…experience. Abroad. So I’m going to be working in Aberdeen the latter half of this year. Aberdeen, Scotland, that is. My Scottish blood sings at the notion! Of highlands and lochs and the sea breeze through my hair!! Houston’s been enough of an adventure. But it’s time for an even more epic one. YES. And if it wasn’t clear, I am quite excited. Quite.

And God is awesome. Just saying.

And I did NOT sign off earlier. Clearly I am a liar. Oops. Farewell. *clicks Post*

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Cobblestones and willow trees,
Cavalcades of weeping girls,
Confluence of destinies,
Why do we cry?

Bondage of the desperate will,
Billing of the requiem,
Bonnie lake and window sill,
Why do we try?

Chimney sweeps and waterfalls,
Caravans of jealous eyes,
Cryogenic lovelorn calls,
Why do we sigh?

One last whisper, one last tear,
One last heart upon your spear,
One last wed of black and white
One last whimper, one last night.

No more anguish, no more pain,
No more crying in the rain,
No more living in the wrong,
No more dying, no false song.

Only truth and only love,
Only throne on skies above,
Only foot on holy ground,
Only life and only crowned.


Maple leaf and balcony,
Ministries of lovesick eyes,
Mirror of lucidity,
Glory we cry!

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Well, I wanted to post a nice long entry, but alas, I am leaving for a camping trip in less than twenty minutes! I was enjoying my coffee and bacon and buried in reading and…well, sort of lost track of time. And now it’s past 12:30. Oops. Well, suffice it to say that this past week has been pretty ridiculous(and I really want to post an entry soon detailing my adventures in California with Katharyn!) and this weekend is set to be pretty spectacular! Because finally, I will be hiking in the wilds of Texas. When(if) I return, I’ll let you all know what the wilderness of Texas is like. And now, on to the meat of this post…I was going to post this in my other(theological/serious/one-I-never-post-in) blog, but thought that I may as well post it here.

And so today, on the day that we remember as the day that Christ died for us, what do we say? Can we say truly that as Christ died, so we died to sin? Can we say that as Christ lived, we live His life by His Holy Spirit? Sometimes it is so hard to live in this lost world – it yet spins, but groans with every revolution, awaiting with eagerness the return of the King. And as we live in this world, we remember that we are to live renouncing the things hidden because of shame(2 Cor 4:2) and to live by the grace so abundantly given to us by our God the Father! And now, for what do we wait? Our hope is in the LORD!(Psalm 39:7). Let us live with the passion of Christ, forsaking the beguiling pleasures of this world and cling to the feet of Jesus! Let us live with the sorrow of Christ, weeping over the desolation of those who know Him not!(Matt. 24:37-39) Let us live with Christ!! And indeed, we do, because Christ died that we may yet live. He, who knew no sin, died that we may know the righteousness of God. He, who committed no sin, died with the sins of the world upon his shoulders that we may be freed from the bondage of hell! He, who was the perfect and spotless Lamb, was slain by His Father that we may be priests forever, to our LORD and God! Christ alone is our righteousness! Christ alone is our passion! To Him be all the glory and all majesty and all power and authority, from now to the day of eternity! May we look to the heavens and see Him standing at the right Hand of the Almighty, robed in glory and power!! As we groan and falter in this bleeding world, let us look into the Holy of Holies and see the very Son of God! As the wrath of God was poured upon Jesus, so the treasuries of heaven were poured upon us! Our lives were bought with a price, the very blood of Christ. And so we love Him. Because He first loved us!!!!!