Pensive Procrastination

Things that are “the best”: 1. Talking under the stars. When I think of this I think of two things. A) The hill at camp. B) The campsite where the camp family first discovered Venus Goddess Island, sitting out on the rocks with Surf and Mocha with our feet dangling and just staring at the stars. 2. Campfires. 3. Warm showers, especially warm showers after not showering for days. TMI? A friend pointed out that cold showers can be nice on hot summer days, but I prefer to just jump in a lake at that point...though when that is not possible the shower is a good alternative. 4. Coffee alone or with friends (the fictional or non-fictional kind). 5. Road trips with friends...or alone. But a few things must be included. Good music. A good book...to be read aloud preferably. Good food, and by good food I don’t necessarily mean healthy. Someone to encourage my caffeine addiction-this is not Rob but I forgive him. Car dancing. 6. Hiking, I just like the feeling of really exerting my...

There’s something absolutely wonderful about Psalm 23, don’t you think? It was brought back to mind for me last week and it has been something that has been guiding my prayers. There’s so much goodness in this passage, but I just want to focus on one part today...the bolded part. The   LORD   is my shepherd, I shall not be in want. He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, he restores my soul. He guides me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, a I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the   LORD forever. I love that it is, at least in this...

I'm not sure how many of you keep up with TV, more specifically British telly. Anywhoo, there is an awesome show called Sherlock, which is, obviously, about Sherlock Holmes in a modern day setting. I love it...Rob loves it...life is good. It's suspenseful, witty and fun. Anyway, this is not a promotion for the show. I'm currently trying to figure out how much to fill you guys in on this show in order to catch you up so I can make my point. I'll do a quick summary, which I'm known for by the way, quick summaries... Sherlock, is very, very smart. Some may call him a genius, including himself, though he is lacking in the somewhat key type of intelligence of the emotional variety. Anyway, at times he's a little blunt and likes to show off. He will state things that he has concluded in a glance and then ask people how they could not see it, wondering at what goes on in their ordinary minds... as though it was obvious from the jacket the person was wearing what th...

Hello friends! All 18 of you! ;) Another term of school begins (another year for those of you who are not still trudging your way through the swamp of academia) and I am so excited for all that this next term holds. For serious, even though I just referred to my life right now as a "swamp of academia". As you may have noticed, my posting decreased quite a lot last term. God was revealing so much to me last school term and I was just learning an abundance about myself, and my faith and just about life in general. Classes were interesting, or if the classes themselves weren't the course readings were. I was getting to know new people and develop deeper friendships with many people that I love. God also provided for me, in His perfect timing, a friendship that has encouraged me, blessed me and challenged me in incredible ways. I found myself more involved in life around me and while I was pondering things the same amount as before I just found myself sharing it with those ...