meet anna

I thought it might be a good idea to introduce to you the girls I call my roommates.

They're pretty fun.

I thought we'd start with Anna.

Meet Anna.

Apparently Anna doesn't allow pictures to be taken of her by herself.

So, meet Brian, Anna's boyfriend.

This picture is a little old, but these are the same earrings she wore yesterday, so it's kind of like I just took it.

Anna thinks on a different level, at least that's what a numerologist told her in line at Sweet CeCe's and she reminds us of that "fact" most days.

Anna and I got to know each other better our junior year of college.

I think this was our first picture together.

In the last two years I have loved getting to know her, laughing with her, and sharing in our faith together.

If you haven't met this girl yet, she's a pistol.

She keeps things exciting and keeps things real.

She is one of the funniest people I know.

And if you ever need someone to just sit on the floor and cry with you, she'll do it.

Love this girl.

So thankful for her friendship.

what i just read

" What I want to say is pretty simple: despite what postmodernity (whatever you may conceive it to be) says, there is TRUTH that can be KNOWN; there is a center that holds reality together; there is meaning and purpose; there is a destiny and a calling of epic proportions (though you may never be famous)."

--Timothy Stoner, The God Who Smokes

"...the love that wins is a holy love. The love that won on the cross and wins the world is a love that is driven, determined, and defined by holiness. It is a love that flows out of the heart of a God who is transcendent, majestic, infinite in righteousness, who loves justice as much as He does mercy; who hates wickedness as much as He loves goodness; who blazes with a fiery, passionate love for Himself above all things. He is Creator, Sustainer, Beginning and End. He is robed in a splendor and eternal purity that is blinding. He rules, He reigns, He rages and roars, then bends down to whisper love songs to His creatures.

His love is vast and irresistible. It is also terrifying, and it will spare no expense to give everything away in order to free us from the bondage of sin, purifying for Himself a people who are devoted to His glory, a people who 'have no ambition except to do good,' (Titus 2:14). So He crushes His precious Son in order to rescue and restore mankind along with His entire creation (Isaiah 53:10-12). He unleashes perfect judgement on the perfectly obedient sacrifice and then pulls Him up out of the grave in a smashing and utter victory.

He is a God who triumphs.

He is no Auntie. He is a burning cyclone of passionate love.

Holy love wins."

--Timothy Stoner, The God Who Smokes

Amen.

the big apple

I would pay to see these two experience the Big Apple together this weekend.

T.V. material for sure.

And this little angel will definitely mix things up a bit.

Hope you three have a blast this weekend.

And So It Begins

Well, I'm here. I made it to the city. Two weeks in, I think it's going to stick.

I'm still wearing college t-shirts and khaki shorts from camp, but no one has kicked me out yet.

Maybe some trendy is heading my way...probably not.

I like this place. It has its perks, like grocery shopping with Taylor Swift and her mom, if you consider that a perk.

I guess some people do. I know this girl was pretty excited about it.