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Thoughts from a Jesus-Loving Wanderlust.

7/28/2017

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God knows I love adventure. I love learning. I love seeing new things. When it comes to new turfs and the "never before" – I can be like age thirteen me in a cotton candy store – also, 30 year old me, and so on :)

I’m also a bit of a USA geek so I get a kick out of traveling through states. Just a couple of months ago, I stepped foot in 5 states in 24 hours. Would ya believe it?! I felt like I was playing map hopscotch and a bouncing arrow was following me everywhere. What did it look like from heaven? What did God see from His exclusive aerial view? Though I’d been in 4 out of the 5 states before, I couldn’t escape how this world was its own wonder – every state had its own flavor. Its own reality. Its own kind of population, scheduled festivities or lack thereof.. I went from Kentucky Derby to having a slice of New York pizza before finally laying my head to rest in sweet and silent, southern Virginia after traveling by foot, plane, and the backseat of a car.

And on planes, I'm like many of the rest of us. Amused and glued to the window seat. Just before I sleep, my eyes get wide and my imagination leaps to life again. Whole towns disappear and moving cars morph into cloud and sky. I look out – and I am overwhelmed. I’m overwhelmed by the pleasure of knowing that wherever I am, He is. I succumb to the idea that I could not escape His knowing - neither in concrete jungle or countryside. It brings me joy and rest. That in all of what’s new and unknown to me – nothing is new or unknown to Him. He is familiar with each place – each person – each preoccupation, each day. New to me, never to Him.

Nothing is mystery. Nothing is hidden. Nothing is unknown.

Yet He keeps watch of us daily, as if all is new to Him. How committed is He?

I’m wanderlusting to the max here, can’t you see the swirls? :) - but part of being a wanderlust is always wanting more, always seeking more, getting out, getting free, finding something new to go goo-goo GAH over and then moving on to the next. It then never fails, though. While in the swirl of seeking more, I’m led to the same deeper place – where there’s something more precious, a weighty constant more worth my time – only Jesus.

One of my favorite books in the bible is Ecclesiastes. The writer, Solomon, explores the world with its joys and sorrows – folly and fulfillment, the circles of life, its comings and goings, and he lands on one conclusion. None of it matters – and if it did – BARELY.



Ecclesiastes 12:8
"Meaningless! Meaningless!" says the Teacher. "Everything is meaningless!" (NIV)

Ecclesiastes 12:13 (AMP) “All has been heard; the end of the matter is: Fear God [revere and worship Him, knowing that He is] and keep His commandments, for this is the whole of man [the full, original purpose of his creation, the object of God’s providence, the root of character, the foundation of all happiness, the adjustment to all inharmonious circumstances and conditions under the sun] and the whole [duty] for every man.” ​

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Come up higher: 2017

2/1/2017

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Hey friends!
I'm just going to be honest and say that in just a few ways, my 2017 started today. Maybe it’s the same for you.  It’s not typical that I rush to define my new year in a word or verse until one settles in my heart - so this one came about two weeks ago in the thick of all that is life right now. 
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Life in the USA – that is.

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30 and Worthy :) 

4/20/2016

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OK, I promise... I do understand that I've been an adult for at least the last 5 years, but THIRTY? What. The. Flip? My cutesie twenties are officially leaving the building, but I hear it gets better from here, and that's nice... I'll take it :) 



​To commemorate the end of my roaring twenties, and begin my celebration to THIRTY, here are 30 lessons I've pulled from my last 10 sets of 365 days :) 

1. You don't have to be wrong to apologize first.

2. Save your money. You'll need it.
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3. A peanut butter and jelly sandwich with milk makes a great breakfast. 
 
4. You won’t make it to work by 9:30 if you wake up at 9:07.
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Mood Leading Up to My 30th : )

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On GRACE & Progress: A 2016 Check-In.

2/24/2016

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Are you a Perfectionist?

Perfectionism rarely works out for the carrier, and I've been a bona fide perfectionist way more than I've allowed myself to just live and let live.

As freely as God's grace is given is about as hard as it's been for me to receive - but that's an exaggeration...  because grace, even in its smallest form, is still much greater than my occasional inability to simply exhale & take it all.
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My Eyes Are Watching God

2/9/2015

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There are battles that belong to the Lord... future victories, and then blessings that add NO sorrow, more victories.. There are seasons of ease and effortless flow -- and then, seasons where nothing comes easy.

 Absolutely Nothing.

 But my eyes are watching God..

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The Voice of the Child of Divorce ((Feature Video))

7/3/2014

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My parents separated when I was 8.
They divorced when I was 13.

When I came across this video,  it was all too real to me..
It reminded me of the heartache I endured.. his words mirrored mine.
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Have You Noticed?

6/3/2014

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Have you noticed..how the world turns??

How everyone needs inspiration;
And everyone needs a friend?
So much talk about getting out of the boxes we've put ourselves in.
..There must be an enemy...
a worldwide discourager
that we're all up against
because we're all fighting for: 
freedom, expression...  joy - settled hearts.
Each morning, like a team, we take swings at the dream killer..
We post public minute motivators, happy quotes and choice words...
...we push forward...
  Jubilantly. Unrelenting.  With tact.
We advance together as an army, with the Champion of the skies.
For we know and we're sure,
We're champions in disguise.
Everyday realizing, that we are not alone.
Everyday we realize that we are not alone.
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Did you notice how the world turns?
how everyone needs a friend,
and everyone wants inspiration...
...that everyone wants to win?
Our victory is here: He's near.
He is Present. He is Friend. Daily strength and unmatched courage...
 ...hovering above...  ...residing within.
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