life.

Yesterday was my second day at Michaels, and you know, i didn't hate it. It actually might be a fun job. The girls that i worked with were pretty fun and i actually feel like i got to know the store a little more.

other than working yesterday, i have been a bum. (But more on that in my next confessions post- boy do i have a doosy for you!)

But here are some productive things that i HAVE done lately:

i have been reading my chronological Bible that my friend Mary gave to me last year. i am almost done with Genesis. which i love. one of my favorite things about the Bible is how everything ties together and circles back around. For example, in Genesis we see the birth of people groups who continue to play a role in the lives of the Israelites for thousands of years. Like Lot's (Abraham's nephew) descendants become Moab and Ammon. Esau's (Jacob's brother) descendants become Edom. We also see in Genesis the creation of Babylon, a city that comes up again throughout the Bible all the way to Revelation. It is all really interesting stuff and the chronological Bible does all the time line work for me (although i like to do it myself anyways because it helps me learn). ok, enough nerdy stuff.

i am still running when my knees allow me and the other day i ran a 5k (on the treadmill) in record time. That is, to clarify, record time FOR ME. i seriously doubt it would be record time for normal people because, as i believe i have mentioned previously; i am a SLOW runner. but i am ok with that.

i am still working on that Bethany Dillon song. i have got it down pretty well except for this one chord change where i have to go from the second fret to like the eighth fret really quickly. it is hard. and so there is like this awkward pause in the song while i reset my fingers.
today i started working on a new song because i have discovered that if i am not learning new songs, i really don't practice my guitar that much. The song that i am working on now is one that we sing at church a lot and i. just. love. it.

have a listen, and be blessed.

things of note.

while my weekend was not as great as Erika's (of whose weekend i am envious), it was a pretty decent weekend with two notable occurrences.

First, as i have before mentioned, i have been running a lot lately, and while i have a natural propensity toward athleticism, i certainly am not a natural runner. Because of this, i was pretty proud of myself when i was finally able to run a full mile (without stopping). In all my life i have never really been able to do that. My ultimate goal is to be able to run a 5k straight through. i still have a long way to go, but because i have been running everyday, i have improved more quickly than i thought i would be able to. Yesterday while i was running on the treadmill, i pushed myself to run 2 miles. 2 miles! That is just crazy to me. Now, that might not seem like a lot to you, and it is probably true that you could keep up with me if you were walking, but you can't take away how excited i was about that. Now i can't go back to just running one mile. Today at the park i did a mile and a half with Jude, now i just have to get him on board. i think he has gotten a little lazy.

The second exciting thing that i did this weekend was see my wonderful friend Monica. She took me to a magical heaven called The Container Store. i wandered, awe-struck down each glorious aisle, gazing at the neat rows of boxes, hangers, shelves, and hooks. i delighted in each sample closet, each tool shed example, each novel idea for organization. Everything is straight, everything is organized, everything is put where it belongs, and for a minute, i can pretend like life can do the same.

"forgetting was lies behind and reaching forward to what lies ahead, i press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus" Philippians 3:13-14