I am going to take a one week hiatus from blogging and other online presence. I need a week to focus on school and family. See you in a week!
Taking a break
The best preparation you'll ever receive for your most agonizing trials will be when you are the only student in class. In the midst of you deepest difficulties, have you ever looked around and thought, Where is everybody? Sometimes God reserves the right to withhold others, to pull you aside with Him, so that you can experience what David did in I Samuel, "David found strength in the Lord his God." ~ Living Beyond Yourself online Bible study by Beth Moore
Fun-filled weekend
Aaron and I are off to a conference on love this weekend. Then a wedding (I'm assuming the focus of that will also be love). Fun is fun...but it can also be exhausting! My pain made a major resurgence the last day of vacation, and continues today. Wondering how I will make it through a 14 hour day tomorrow, and how Percocet will affect my ability to soak up the conference. Prayers, please?
Through the eldest's eyes
My eldest is a deep pool. I only get glimpses below the surface, and it takes a hefty infusion of quality time to get those rare glimpses. She is most definitely not the heart on her sleeve type. When something does initiate an emotional response, I know to pay attention, because emotional response is not her normal reaction.
I enjoyed some time spent with her this morning, looking at and editing a few of her photos from her "kid camera". The little glimpse into what makes this beloved tick was a revelation, and a joy.
Papa reading morning devotions [watercolor study].
Mama's hands preparing hot chocolate and brownies on a cold winter morning.
Family movie night vignette.
Favorite kitten.
Scrollwork on Mama's piano.
Line drawing of a sunrise.
Flashlight games.
Sister's smile and rosy cheeks one frosty evening outdoors!
Cousin in playroom.
Team spirit.
My mistake
I re-read my Haiti post and went running for C.S. Lewis' Problem of Pain, a permanent fixture in my bedside book pile since cancer struck in mid 2008. I found the quote I was looking for, and feel humbly corrected. I love it when God whispers truth in your soul, and you are able to track down something that describes what was just an internal sense.
"Those who would like the God of scripture to be more purely ethical do not know what they ask."