I've been married for over 5 years now to a totally great guy. Our date night last night consisted of a free dinner (hurray gift cards!) and a crazy competitive game of Super Mario Bros. 3. Adam had like 10 guys, and I had to restart about twice. :( I used to be sooooo good at these games! What happened to me??
This morning I went out on a limb and bought Adam real breakfast food. He's not a breakfast kinda guy, and requested chicken nuggets from Wendy's for breakfast.......... I made the decision to surprise him with an open-faced omelet from the Coffee Shop by Agritopia. It was a mild success, in that he didn't curse me as I walked through the door. He actually thought that I went to Filiberto's at first. Haha! Anyways, he didn't hate it, which gave me the courage to think that maybe I could experiment with different breakfast food ideas in the future! Maybe he wouldn't hate a quiche or Eggs Benedict!! I'll probably end up experimenting for a few weeks, and we'll go back to leftovers and the occasional bagel. :D
Saturday, February 28, 2009
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Jonah Days
I'm reading Anne of Green Gables for the second time in my life, and I have a whole new appreciation for it. I feel like Lucy Maude Montgomery peeked into my window while I grew up and wrote about me - well, mostly the part about being imaginative, getting into trouble, not focusing on work, daydreaming... all that stuff. :)
Actually, as I'm reading them, I find myself still doing those things! I'm going to step out on a limb and tell you all that I'm absolutely convinced that I'm a little girl inhabiting a woman's body. My poor husband!!! I daydream ALL the time, I am usually off in some other world while washing dishes, vacuuming, blow drying my hair... I have fantastical daydreams, concocting whole novels - truly epic novels - in the course of a week whilst doing chores, making dinner, during the occasional lesson. Hehe. :D
I also confess that I have the "girlish" habit of talking to myself. I like to play my part in these dramas unfolding in my brain. I have imaginary conversations with real people in my life - in fact, if you're reading this, I've probably had conversations with you that you've never participated in!!! Lucky you!! It's especially funny when Adam or Scott come home unbeknownst to me, and I'm just chattering away to no one... they think it's really hilarious. I'm sure it is. :) ESPECIALLY when I'm using an accent - let's face it, British accents are so much more romantic than American accents!
So the "Jonah day" reference is also from Anne. She used the phrase to help her describe a really rough day. I've been having several Jonah days for the last week or so. God has seen fit to allow me to endure some pretty rough trials. Some things are just sort of swimming around me... they sort of have something to do with me, but not really.... and then last night, it became very personal. It's so humbling when confronted with sin and having to deal with the consequences. In reading In Light of Eternity, I had visions of being persecuted for my faith, rewards in heaven, encouragement in fellowship here... and all of those things are possible and good!!! They're just not the reality in my life right now. I hope for Heaven, and I hope that everyday I'm reaping rewards, but these hardships are the consequences of sin, which is definitely not nearly as heroic as being wronged for the sake of my beliefs!!!
*sigh*
But, I'll remember to " Count it all joy, when I encounter trials of all kinds, knowing that the testing of my faith produces perseverence..." I long for Heaven even more today than I did yesterday. I am more grateful for the cross and for grace today than I was yesterday. Thank you, God!!!
Actually, as I'm reading them, I find myself still doing those things! I'm going to step out on a limb and tell you all that I'm absolutely convinced that I'm a little girl inhabiting a woman's body. My poor husband!!! I daydream ALL the time, I am usually off in some other world while washing dishes, vacuuming, blow drying my hair... I have fantastical daydreams, concocting whole novels - truly epic novels - in the course of a week whilst doing chores, making dinner, during the occasional lesson. Hehe. :D
I also confess that I have the "girlish" habit of talking to myself. I like to play my part in these dramas unfolding in my brain. I have imaginary conversations with real people in my life - in fact, if you're reading this, I've probably had conversations with you that you've never participated in!!! Lucky you!! It's especially funny when Adam or Scott come home unbeknownst to me, and I'm just chattering away to no one... they think it's really hilarious. I'm sure it is. :) ESPECIALLY when I'm using an accent - let's face it, British accents are so much more romantic than American accents!
So the "Jonah day" reference is also from Anne. She used the phrase to help her describe a really rough day. I've been having several Jonah days for the last week or so. God has seen fit to allow me to endure some pretty rough trials. Some things are just sort of swimming around me... they sort of have something to do with me, but not really.... and then last night, it became very personal. It's so humbling when confronted with sin and having to deal with the consequences. In reading In Light of Eternity, I had visions of being persecuted for my faith, rewards in heaven, encouragement in fellowship here... and all of those things are possible and good!!! They're just not the reality in my life right now. I hope for Heaven, and I hope that everyday I'm reaping rewards, but these hardships are the consequences of sin, which is definitely not nearly as heroic as being wronged for the sake of my beliefs!!!
*sigh*
But, I'll remember to " Count it all joy, when I encounter trials of all kinds, knowing that the testing of my faith produces perseverence..." I long for Heaven even more today than I did yesterday. I am more grateful for the cross and for grace today than I was yesterday. Thank you, God!!!
Monday, February 23, 2009
140 Points
I don't have any pictures to offer up at the moment! And, I feel guilty about that, because I know that blogs are rarely entertaining without pictures. I don't usually write clever, or insightful things, so... oh well.
Adam and I had the priviledge of seeing the Suns play TWICE this last week. I don't always love sports, but it was definitely fun watching two live games - Two live games in which they scored 140 points! I'm not even going to mention the fact that they lost yesterday... that fact is blotted out of my mind forever. We used one night to hang out with friends, and the other night was officially a date night. We don't take official "date nights" very often, so when we do, they're always crazy fun. Also, if you're ever downtown for a Suns game, I have to say that Stoudemire's (so cliche) is actually not a terrible place to eat. It wasn't expensive and the food wasn't horrible! Just an fyi.
Adam and I had the priviledge of seeing the Suns play TWICE this last week. I don't always love sports, but it was definitely fun watching two live games - Two live games in which they scored 140 points! I'm not even going to mention the fact that they lost yesterday... that fact is blotted out of my mind forever. We used one night to hang out with friends, and the other night was officially a date night. We don't take official "date nights" very often, so when we do, they're always crazy fun. Also, if you're ever downtown for a Suns game, I have to say that Stoudemire's (so cliche) is actually not a terrible place to eat. It wasn't expensive and the food wasn't horrible! Just an fyi.
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
The Dawn Treader
I have to say that I am falling in love with C.S. Lewis all over again. I am re-reading the Chronicles of Narnia series, and am loving every word. One of my most favorite childhood memories is when my mom would read these out loud to us. I was so captivated by and in love with Narnia and was always so sad when Aslan told someone that they couldn't go back.
Growing up, my favorite book was The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe. I haven't finished reading the whole series yet, but so far my favorite has been The Dawn Treader. I actually cried while reading the description of the country beyond the sea. Since I've been contemplating Heaven so much recently, and what's to come, this book really hit home as I read about the highest mountains, covered in green and waterfalls. How beautiful. I can't wait for Heaven, and our perfect fellowship and homes that God is preparing for us. It gives me such joy, and purpose to live in obedience.
I have to say that I didn't have a great vision of what Heaven would be like for a long time. I had this image of the largest crowd of people imaginable all dressed in white, singing the same three lines of music over and over again for eternity. Most of you know that I love to sing. It's one of my favorite things to do in the world. But the idea of singing for eternity like that... I can't say it was all that appealing. God overhauled that image with one amazing sermon, and countless conversations since then - all of these changes have made me long for Heaven in a way I never thought I would. It makes living in this imperfect world so much more bearable. I was so touched to read about Lewis' hope as he described a majestic land with more greatness and beauty than anything we've ever seen or imagined.
Growing up, my favorite book was The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe. I haven't finished reading the whole series yet, but so far my favorite has been The Dawn Treader. I actually cried while reading the description of the country beyond the sea. Since I've been contemplating Heaven so much recently, and what's to come, this book really hit home as I read about the highest mountains, covered in green and waterfalls. How beautiful. I can't wait for Heaven, and our perfect fellowship and homes that God is preparing for us. It gives me such joy, and purpose to live in obedience.
I have to say that I didn't have a great vision of what Heaven would be like for a long time. I had this image of the largest crowd of people imaginable all dressed in white, singing the same three lines of music over and over again for eternity. Most of you know that I love to sing. It's one of my favorite things to do in the world. But the idea of singing for eternity like that... I can't say it was all that appealing. God overhauled that image with one amazing sermon, and countless conversations since then - all of these changes have made me long for Heaven in a way I never thought I would. It makes living in this imperfect world so much more bearable. I was so touched to read about Lewis' hope as he described a majestic land with more greatness and beauty than anything we've ever seen or imagined.
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