December 2009
20 posts
pieces...
we are called to love.
“Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world. James 1:27
we are called to love those that have no one else to love them. we are called to show them the love of christ.
“But Jesus called the children to him and said, ‘Let the...
heartbreak...
overwhelmingly so lately my heart has been broken. it hurts. the ache comes from several different areas. i’ve been crying a ton and asking God a lot of questions about why but mostly just hoping and praying for changes.
my heart breaks from being away from home. from not being with my friends and family. my heart feels so torn though cause i don’t want to leave the people here that i...
“Think of your sin as a drop of dirty water and God as a raging river.”
– Father Andrew
“Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you imagined.”
– Henry David Thoreau
confessions
confession: sometimes i turn on my air con in my bedroom so low and for so long that i have to put on pants and a sweatshirt cause its so cold.
confession: sometimes when its 75 degrees and lower (i’ve never seen it lower than 72) in thailand i have to wear a sweatshirt because i am cold.
confession: sometimes i make myself think its cold out so that i can wear a long sleeve shirt.
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“you cannot become more like Christ and stay as you are.”
– matthew kelly
“Yesterday is gone, tomorrow has not come. We have only today - so let us begin.”
– Mother Teresa