sarahneff

Dec 11

Moleskine haiku dumping, #2.

1. God does what he wants,

anyway: being afraid

doesn’t help at all.

2. Is a day wrongly

spent when the big head questions

take over little hands?

3. Facial hair, plus ten.

Sweater vest, at least fifteen.

Subtract for those shoes.

4. I hate when others

tell me they have been lonely.

Aren’t you telling me?

5. The plane throbs like a

heart, O’hare to Arkansas.

My two-chambered heart.

6. We wake to wonder

by frequently making the

familiar things strange.

7. Jesus. Wow. Thank you.

This is the best bran muffin

I have ever had.

Dec 10

It's not procrastination.

nogoodboyo:

It’s stopping hunger.

Found: my weakness.

Dec 9

Stuff Christians Like:

664. Not knowing what to do with Santa.

“If it seems a childish thing to do, do it in remembrance that you are a child.” Frederick Buechner

Dec 7

garrett:

ESV in a Moleskin.

“Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a workman who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth.” 2 Timothy 2:15, emphasis definitely mine.

Dec 6

“

8. For the Beauty of the Earth

We give you thanks, most gracious God, for the beauty of
earth and sky and sea; for the richness of mountains, plains,
and rivers; for the songs of birds and the loveliness of flowers.
We praise you for these good gifts, and pray that we may
safeguard them for our posterity. Grant that we may continue
to grow in our grateful enjoyment of your abundant creation,
to the honor and glory of your Name, now and for ever. Amen.

” Thanksgiving for the Beauty of the Earth, The Book of Common Prayer

Dec 4

“I think perfectionism is based on the obsessive belief that if you run carefully enough, hitting each stepping-stone just right, you won’t have to die. The truth is that you will die anyway and that a lot of people who aren’t even looking at their feet are going to do a whole lot better than you, and have a lot more fun while they’re doing it.” Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird

Dec 2

Today in my Bible, Church, and Culture class, we chose three questions we wanted to answer with our college education. I chose:

1. Why do we need stories?

2. How do I respond to injustice?

3. Where does art attain value?

College, here I come.

Dec 1

Kansas City Public Library

Overheard in the Little Rock Airport

An argument against birth control, I think:

“If God decides that somebody is going to have a baby, they are going to have a baby no matter what they do.”

sarahneff

One more bright container

Moleskine haiku dumping, #2.

It's not procrastination.

Overheard in the Little Rock Airport