i'm strangely impassioned right now. i don't know if "impassioned" is a word or if it means what i want it to mean, so just for clarity, all i mean there is that i'm, um...made to be passionate?

i'm reading red moon rising by pete grieg and...all i know to say right now is that God is doing something deep inside my soul. He is awakening my heart, enlightening parts of me that i thought had died and left me for good. but, "hallejulah, i lose again" (ross king) and God's love wins yet again. read "http://notallthatwanderarelost.blogspot.com" which is my roommate, sarah elizabeth's, blog for more on the thought of "Love Wins" - fyi...it always does.

may God teach us to pray.
may He teach us to love as He has first loved us.
may He teach us to see outside of ourselves, our school, our town, our country - and see Him.
may He teach us to have a passion for the salvation of the nations.
may He teach us to seek His heart, His face, more than anything, anything.
may He teach us to sit, to be quiet, to come away with peace and zeal radically unlike this world.

"for Zion's sake i will not keep silent,
and for Jerusalem's sake i will not be quiet,
until her righteousness goes forth as brightness,
and her salvation as a burning torch."
- isaiah 62:1

it's been a while.

i forgot my user name. which is kind of ridiculous because...never mind. it's just ridiculous.

since i've last updated...

i'm getting married!

the Lord is good. He is teaching and growing Jared and I very much in the concepts of His love and goodness toward us. He is freeing us greatly of legalism and the lists of rules it is so easy for us to think life is about. we are happy to be free in Him :).

planning the wedding is almost surreal. i can't believe its time to do this, but at the same time...i wish it was tomorrow :).

the semester is nearly over and that's a crazy thought. i honestly couldn't be happier with it, it's been a tough semester for me academically....this is the last time i'll ever have to take over 13 hours - praise the Lord. it's just too much for me. but He is good and i'm fine and it'll all end well :).

and then Christmas will come!
hooray Christmas.