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Name: Leigh Birthday: 7/29/1987 Gender: Female
Interests: I love Jesus very much. Without Him, I would be ridiculously lost. I like Peanuts...the cartoon, not the food...ALTHOUGH, I do like the food as well. I like pretty music and interesting books. I like the Muppets. I think Peter Pan is awesome, because his last name is a cooking utensil like mine...(Potts). Okay, I'm also interested in lovely people, who are my friends. :-) I shall be done! Expertise: I love to play the piano, and I love to sing. I love to sing and play the piano. I'm an excellent thumb twiddler...I'm an "excellent speller!" says Emily. I also enjoy writing a great deal. Occupation: Student
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Member Since:
12/10/2004
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| I was just thinking about making a clay pot. So, I've got my clump of clay all picked out and ready to mold into something beautiful. All of a sudden the clay just starts freaking out on me and kicking me in my shins and biting my fingers. I try to reason with it by calmly telling it that it's gonna look super cool when I'm done if it will just hold on a little longer, but the clay actually starts yelling mean things at me and can't hear my consoling words. Trying a new method of communication with the frantic clay, I compose a nice letter thinking maybe since it's yelling so darn much and can't hear..it might read my carefully worded letter. However, the clay shuts its little clay eyes and acts very much like a child in his "terrible twos." It would much rather stay in it's bland clay form, than be transformed into a beautiful round bowl or something of great use that could help so many others. | | |
| Lots of crazy and unfair things happen. I often get slightly frustrated because I can't do anything about these atrocious happenings...but then I remember that everything happens for a reason. I've been telling myself this phrase a lot lately. Not that a lot of horrible things have been happening to me, but I see so much sadness and I want to do something about it....but can't. There's a reason why bad things happen. Emily Buller wrote an awesome song called "Grow." Everytime I hear it, it makes me remember that whenever we go through really discouraging experiences, God is usually trying to make us stronger and form our character to be more like His.
Yesterday was the day of weird smells. A lovely smell to ponder: "But thanks be to God, who always leads us in triumphal procession in Christ and through us spreads everywhere the fragrance of the knowledge of Him. For we are to God the aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing." 2 Corinthians 2:14-15
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| Little things in life never fail to surprise me. Just when I get bored something crazy catches me off my guard. When things shock me, a response tends to occur in my actions, words, or facial expressions. For instance, I find it strikingly hilarious that Jason (my soon to be brother-in-law) is always surprised at the most obvious and inevitable outcomes of movies. He was shocked at the outcome of the movie the Notebook...the second time he saw it. He kills me. Also, God surprised me today by overwhelming me with the beauty of His creations. The creations are always there and I usually take some time to admire them and praise God for making the earth so interesting. However, today I saw this awesome tree that I just wanted so badly to take a picture of..and then the sky was CRAZY. Half of the sky appeared to belong to "sunny with a high of 75" weather, while the other half of the sky was about to leak water droplets all over the earth. It sounds..hm..ok. But the sight was gorgeous! While I was looking at the sky I couldn't help but smile. I think I even laughed a little just because when I get really excited, I get so ridiculously giddy. And then my face turns bright red..all the time. God enjoys using the most unexpected objects to make my day. God randomly put this way cool t-shirt in Ben Ash's closet. Ben wore this beautiful t-shirt today. On the front it had a picture of the moon and words that said, "Be the moon." Then on the back it said, "Reflect the Son." How nice. My kitty, Larrie, also did something crazy this evening. When I came home, she jumped on the hood of my car. Then she goes and walks on the window sill of the car door. Wow the window sill is about....that long. Cats are crazy acrobats. I wish I had a picture. Good big things are always nice, but sometimes good little things are just what we need.
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| There are a few silly things in this life that make me smile But if you requested, I'd abandon them in a moment's while. Those warm chocolate chip cookies from Subway I would eat no more. Oh, how I like them! But, you, I more than adore. Sadness, but at your command I would not view, my most beautiful, beloved, and favorite color blue. My imagination would no longer be filled with Disney princes and make-believe tales, because you are my prince and I have no need for pretend males. Yes, I'd chop off my wavy/slightly curly hair, If you hated it and for it did not care. My love of making cakes would be non-existent were you to be diabetic or sugar free insistent. For you these things I would flee, because you mean everything to me.
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| Disciple Now has never been so needed or helpful as it was this weekend. My leaders, Emily and Laura (Buller?! Just kidding), were so wonderful, godly, and real. Emily shared this poem that her brother gave her for Valentine's day. It just allowed me to let out a huge sigh of relief that I've been holding in.
To My Beloved
I know you. I created you. I delight in you. You are precious to Me... So I am hiding you.
You are beautiful, Inside and out. The world has not seen. Only because... I will not allow it. Yet.
I know him. I created him. He will delight in you. You are precious to him... So I will let him see.
He will see your beauty. Inside and out. As you will see his. I will open his eyes... And yours... In my time.
You long to be loved. He longs to love you. I long to see you love each other. Do you love me... Enough to wait?
He is worth it. You are worth it. It is my design... Because I love you. Wait in my love.
by Yogi Barras | | |
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