Shrimp

Something New:
Today I tried shrimp for the first time.

verdict...
good.
most definitely will eat more, whenever I am presented with it.

new things are fun.

Coffee Beans

Something New:
Today I bought, chocolate covered coffee beans.

I dislike coffee.
but chocolate, covered, coffee beans....

they aren't half bad!

trying to aquire my coffee taste.
We'll see...

Something New, Year.

with this new year...

I'm choosing to try something or learn something new everyday.



take risks.

adventure out.

eat new food.

see new sites.

meet new people.



something new.

everyday.

Graduation

one year of pre-school............check

one year of kindergarden..........check

eight years of grade school........check

four years of high school.........check

four and a half years of college.............CHECK!

yep, I'm done... well at least for now.

adult life... here I come. kinda nervous.

Color

Art

Rain

Time and Seasons to Live By

I believe the author of Ecclesiastes to be right-on with his assessment of our days here on earth: There is a time for everything and a season for every activity under heaven. We can count on experiencing breakneck joys as well as abysmal defeats. And in spite of all the ups and downs, God is making everything beautiful in its time. The grim stickiness, the author of Ecclesiastes points out, is that we don't always know what God is doing from beginning to end. When I read that He just might be making some beauty out of my life, well, that is extremely good news. My life is a collection of all kinds of strange raw material that often makes little sense to me in the moment. Shame haunts me. Financial woes impede my mind. Worry keeps me company pretty much around the clock. If the author of Ecclesiastes is right, as I believe he is, then God is at work, even now, creating and recreating an enduring piece of art from my little, broken-down, saturated life. For the past couple of months I have devoted posts to these verses in Ecclesiastes, hope you enjoy.

time for WAR and a time for PEACE

Ecc 3: There is a time for everything and a season for every activity under heaven.

There is a time for war and a time for peace.

The war that I'm fighting is the epic battle of myself against myself -- a bruising, losing sort of war (as all war is) that I can't seem to shake loose from.

Finding peace to this war comes by raising my flag, daily. surrendering to the mindless battles. yielding to the only One who can crush the bullet.

Cup of Chai

Learning to let go, of what I cant control.

Im haging on to what I know.

Its a cup of chai that awakes me from my sleep.

Its your hand in mine that makes me want to dream.

Hours of looking at the end,

just trying to figure out just where to go.

Still knowing its not in my control.

I wont worry about time,

because time isnt worried about me.

So make the most of what you got,

take it in, take the shot.

Dont ask me, ask your self,

what's that hanging on your shelf,

is it possibility?