I love my friends.

I really and truly feel blessed to have all of them in my life-- the thinkers, the intellectuals, the artists, the free spirits, the Jesus lovers, the rational ones (yes, I do have a couple of these, thank goodness!!), the impersonators, friends who make me laugh until I cry, friends who inspire me to grow and change my thinking, the ones who doubt. I love all of their imperfections, for there is power in weakness! I am quite content with my life, really basking in the love of Christ and just wanting to give Him my all. I'm excited to grow in areas where I am weak, that Christ will be glorified!

We need other people around us, and I'm realizing that more and more. I love love love how the Lord sometimes uses other people to reveal Himself to us. I received such healing recently from a dear friend, and am continually amazed by the grace of God. Thank the Lord that we do not have to do life alone, that if we mess up, we are not abandoned. I'm blessed to have people around me who want to help and understand and comfort, but also to challenge me!

I thank the Lord for you!!

This is fun :)

My innermost cry

Abba, Father

Purge my soul, my everything, 

Within and without

Mold me, mold me, mold me

Into someone you can use.

Purify, my holy holy God.

One more hour to go...

My bags are packed, I'm showered and clean, my boarding pass is ready to go, and after all the flurry of activity in the last few hours, I'm finally starting to feel the tiredness.  Now I just wait...  There will be plenty of time to sleep on the plane and in the rental car later.  I'm excited to get to Maine and taste truly fresh lobster!  

My eyes are burning... I don't think I'll be making much more sense in this entry... I've already caught myself staring blankly at the screen for five minutes without typing.  See you in a week!  Love you all!

At the Mulvane

The following is a conversation between Kandi, the Art Lab Coordinator at the Mulvane and a group of kids who came in this morning for a tour. The last part was Kandi trying to get the kids to guess her name.

"My name is your favorite thing to eat, sometimes it's kind of sweet, and I bet you'll get it when you trick-or-treat!"
-Kandi

"Candy! Candy!"
-Most of the kids

"...Cheese??"
-One extraordinary girl

Today at work:

1.  My face was literally squished between a table and a wall... it was a tough situation to get out of.

2.  A mouse ran right by my feet as I turned the corner.