so apparently i'm a better wrestler than i thought i was... ;o)
Lombardi 2
Blakey nada
This week passed by really quickly, much faster than i thought it would. The beginning was pretty crummy, yet our gracious Father blessed me with an incredible friend who ministered to my heart all week. Friendships are interesting things; doing them right is pretty difficult too.
The Lord's sovereginity has encouraged me a lot this week. Seeing processes and purposes for things in my past unfold opens the door for refinement and wisdom, and also makes me eager for His divine future to become a present in my life..but knowing that i have to deal with a lot of stuff/sin before I can get there is a great challenge for me, and I'm ready.
I'm so very excited about this weekend :o)
grace & peace,
lish
man, i have had an intense couple of days-mentally/spiritually speaking.
The Spirits role in my life to convict and bless has been incredible-to see activeness and the needing to committ specific things to prayer that require immediate action and trust. Time and time again im blown away by this blessed hope and assurance we are guaranteed through Christ Jesus-i'm mean, i dont deserve this and screw up yet, He's always there, it might not always be smiles but to see Him tangibly at work in my life in the midst of a lot of vagueness and unclarity is a ginormous encouragement to me.
Purposefullness is the prayer of me heart these days. To be in pursuit of the glory and the will of the Lord with genuine motivation is the yearning in my soul.
goodnight friends
grace & peace,
lish
[author's note: this post is dedicated to Valerie M. Blakey aka the coolest junior I know, former roommate & currently shares my brain at times...]
Once upon a time, (actually March 7th, 2006) I was introduced to Valerie Blakey (pictured left). At the time, all i knew about this girl was that she was in the Corps of Cadets and did video stuff for Freedom at one time. Little did I know, that in less than a week, I would find out that we were possibly friends/twins in a former life.
Our story begins during Spring Break, on a mission trip to Grove City, PA. Early in the trip it is very obvious that Valerie is super cool and i immediately want to be her friend..so we become roommates for the duration of our stay in the Metroplex of SR, GC and Harrisville, and by roommates, I mean inseparable for the remainder of the trip, experimenting in the realms of telepathy(-not really).
Background: Valerie Marie (yup, we share a middle name) B. was born on June 12th, in some year after 1982.. Shes from Mississppi and enjoys playing outside, especially rock climbing. As I mentioned before, Valerie is in the Corps, so she is mostly familiar with things boy due to the fact the Corps is mostly guys. Which is fine, because like all of you know, I'm not a girly-girl [thus we get along fabulously....but it is quite funny that compared to Valerie...i'm pretty girly].
So we continue...
during our stay in PA, it was my job to prepare all the meals and its on Sunday that Valerie takes her first steps at learning girlness...She watched me make banana bread..and even helped a bit: melting the butter! But while she was becoming woman...i was learning boy-i wrestled for the first time in my life-and got my butt kicked. You should also take note that at this time, I had just recently learned how to knit and had my knitting needles going lickidy-split. [And secretly Val was watching every moved and stitch I made ;)] Another important step into womanhood, was the opening the canned food for me on Thursday when I made Taco Soup-she even helped give out the recipe to a lady when I was busy!
It was a the end of the week that Valerie finally bloomed...she made banana bread and even learned how to knit..contributing quite a bit to my scarf-that i will probably have done by next winter. Her training in womanhood has not come to an end, this is only the beginning! Hopefully by the end of the summer we will have mastered the arts of cooking/baking, frolicking, slumber parties and basketweaving....:o)
Valerie, I love you tons and cant believe we hadnt met and been friends before now. You are a delight and i love "taking care of ya"! I'm looking forward to camping and rock climbing and more wrestling..bring it on sista!
You can check out Valerie for yourself at http://vblakey.blogspot.com.
The dynamic duo
grace & peace, lish
Wednesday morning
Start Time: 7:15am
Temperature: really, really, ridiculously cold
Task: a morning run
Finish Time: 7:40am
Yes, we are Team X-treme. While the rest of our team, was snuggled up warmly in bed, under quilts, me, Betsy and Valerie were stretching for our run. [sidenote: my fellow runners (Valerie & Betsy were more extreme than me running in shorts, but I was the most warm!]
Its 930pm and i've just gotten home from eatting with the Grove City team at the coco loco, and wanted to share just a bit with yall from the trip. I admit, i didnt take very many pictures so once everyones' pics have been added to the site, I'll pull some more & tell some other great stories.
Spring Break turned out to be very restful and relaxing; I love how the Lord works, especially through the little things.
good night and sleep tight.
grace & peace,
lish
so, i love random trips.
like for instance, i decide the week of to go on the Grove City, PA trip, and little did i know i would be meeting the coolest, most incredible gal ever, the one and only Valerie M. Blakey (and yes we share a middle name), aka- my partner in crime, Capt. Crabby. I would post a picture of this dynamic duo, but alas i forgot my usb cable to the camera. so to my faithful readers, pictures will be posted in the next week (hopefully).
grace & peace,
lish
[aka sgt. sensitive]
is it borderline stalker-ish that my storage unit "landlord" sent me a Chilis giftcard?
i'm a little weirded out...but glad for a free meal ;)
things are still trucking along..i'm sure my readers arent too disappointed with the lack of posts..dont worry andrew, i'll get a good one out shortly.
grace & peace,
lish