September 2011
1 post
July 2011
1 post
“May God bless you with a restless discomfort about easy answers, half-truths and...”
– The Fourfold Franciscan Blessing
June 2011
4 posts
“wow, God really wants all of your heart”
– rock (via kate)
whoa tumblr is different. when did this happen?
children's ministry logo contest! woohoo!
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“People are often unreasonable, irrational, and self-centered. Forgive them...”
– (via melodywang)
May 2011
8 posts
Going Against the Grain: Pray →
iamjoshkim:
Pray when you feel like it. and pray when you don’t feel like it. and pray ‘til you feel like it.
Praying is so tough. It goes against our flesh. Prayer goes against the very selfish nature of our mind. Our selfish nature will do anything to avoid praying. Because praying would mean that we would…
it just occurred to me that if i move to church, loi and may are going to hear me belting it out to myself in my room…
resume-ing it up
after thinking about bragging about myself working on cover letters and resumes for the past several days, my pride is going to need a serious kick in the pants.
"junderpants?" this is just wrong. →
bearfacts
grades get updated at 8am daily. sometime shortly thereafter, I check. every day. waiting for r1b, to tell me if I’m done.
Jesus, please, trust and patience…
finals food.
so if you didn’t know, i’m doing this 1 month challenge where I don’t spend any money (besides paying bills, of course). this means that, until may 16, the food i have is the food i have and the food i’m going to eat.
normally during finals, i live off of top ramen and delivery pizza, sometimes sushi. alway carrot sticks. not an option this time around. i was a fool to...
undignified
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/05/03/michelle-obama-dances-the-dougie_n_857207.html?ref=fb&src=sp
Regardless of what you think of michelle obama, I want you to watch this video. Because it will make you laugh. And Because no matter where you stand politically, we can all learn a little something from mrs. First lady this time around.
see, michelle (or whoever makes her calendar) is...
March 2011
3 posts
“kids say the darndest thugs”
– joey via iphone. gotta love that autocorrect…
you can be named, "Daddy!"
imber:
This morning we had to do a morning bath because Michael fell asleep on the way home from preschool yesterday. In the bath, Michael said, “Mommy, you are so much fun that I give you permission to change your name to DADDY!”
One of my friends posted this precious line from her son.
the happy song.
rachelhainey:
oh i could sing unending songs of how you saved my soul.
was this the song manuela used for our kids video?
February 2011
3 posts
i love getting emails like this
Hey Joy!! Oh my my my GOODNESS GRACIOUS OVATIOUS CALLACIOUS BOODATIOUS PALACIOUS!!! How many ways can I say YES YEA YIPPY YAH YAY LET’S DOOOO IT?!!! I would LOVE to help!!! Please pleeeez lemme help purrty pleeeez!!! I’m TOTALLY DOWN!! I will be available starting March 20th after my Boards. Will that be alright? Thanks Joy! I’m UBER excited!! =) Much much <3 and a super...
“madly in love…deeply in debt”
– i saw this on a license plate frame yesterday. its deeper than you might think!
November 2010
3 posts
“God answers, “No, you don’t need that. You need me!”
– Peter Scazzero, Emotionally Healthy Spirituality
Playing is Just as Spiritual as Praying
lawitness:
What’s more important to God, your service or your rest? Our Voice Ed shares his story of how God changed his paradigm.
A while back somebody told me this and I was really offended, but thankfully God was changing my perspective in the way I served and viewed Him.
Being in ministry I loved to serve, and I did it joyfully. It gave me a sense of achievement and purpose when I was...
“17 How precious are your thoughts about me, O God.
They cannot be...”
– Psalm 139:17-18
October 2010
10 posts
“Who is a God like you, who pardons sin and forgives the transgression of the remnant of his inheritance? You do not stay angry forever, but delight to show mercy. You will again have compassion on us; you will tread our sins underfoot and hurl all our iniquities into the depths of the sea”
- Micah 7:18-19
bruno
“she’s so beautiful, and I tell her everyday” (Just the way you are- Bruno Mars)
Every time I hear this I think: Bruno, I like the song but this is a lie. no guy does that.
“A mind once stretched by a new idea never regains its original dimensions”
– Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
“When they saw the courage of Peter and John and realized that they were...”
– Acts 4:13
walls
To some of us, walls are like a secret hideout, a treehouse or a favorite spot. We used to go there a lot when we were kids, but now we’ve grown out of it, we don’t go there very often anymore. We go there to retreat when we’ve been hurt or we’re sad, frustrated, and have no way to express it, but then when we’ve recovered we come back out to the real world.
to...
people were funny back then
How to Cook A Husband Recipe A good many husbands are utterly spoiled by mismanagement in cooking and are so not tender and good. Some women keep them constantly in hot water; others let them freeze by their carelessness and indifference. Some keep them in a stew with irritating ways and words. Some wives keep them pickled, while others waste them shamefully. It cannot be supposed that any...
Martha & Love Languages
Martha is actively serving Jesus, but she is missing Jesus. She is busy in the “doing” of life. Her life is filled with ‘shoulds’ and ‘have tos.’ Her life is fragmented, pressured, and filled with distractions. Martha’s problem goes beyond her busyness. Her life is uncentered and divided. Her inner person is touchy, irritable, and anxious. One of the surest signs of ...
“lead me with strong hands
stand up when I can’t
don’t leave me...”
– sanctus real “lead me”
September 2010
5 posts
the delicate balance
junebugkim:
Having grace on others who hurt you vs. Being a pushover
Doing something for God, in His name vs. Doing something for yourself, for your own selfish motives that you might not even realize
Trusting God and having undying faith, relentless love vs. Needlessly dragging on something that is spiritually & emotionally taxing, maybe unhealthy
I need Your wisdom..
brain disconnect
what is it about headaches and heartaches and sleep deprivation that makes you forget what day it is? I was supposed to babysit tonight :( but I didn’t realize that today was THAT day. Not only am I out 6 hours work at $14/hr, but I majorly inconvenienced one of the families I work for and will lose their respect and probably future business from them. not good!
Jesus, please give them...
identity crisis
ok, not MY identity. i called anita back tonight, only it wasn’t anita, it was emily yang. emily L yang. so then i went to check in my phone the number i had for emily, and realized that the number i thought belonged to her actually belongs to emily P yang?? now my brain hurts. and i just had to add initials to my contacts.
i love borrowing joey's seminary books because...
- as i read what he read a few months ago, suddenly i get where he’s picked up phrases that have made their way into small group lessons, staff meetings, and everyday conversations
- they are filled with big words that I have to look up. I have a pretty strong vocabulary, and have been a zealous reader for most of my life (testing at a college reading level as I entered middle school), so...
“Christians have often disputed as to whether what leads the Christian home is...”
– C.S. Lewis
August 2010
8 posts
“something has changed within me. something is not the same. i’m through with...”
– -Elphaba (sp?) from Wicked
[[thanks, girl. your song inspires me. haha :) ]]
(via francesarlyn)
songs that speak to my heart this year.
This last several months i’ve been really super conscious of what i’m filling my mind with, and trying to fill it with songs that praise the KING. You see, music is my language, its where I turn when I don’t have words or don’t understand, when I’m excited or scared or sad. I remember Edna being comforted on our drive to tahoe because I took the wheel back from...
Just in case you weren't aware,
francesarlyn:
hannahhipolito:
You look like the world. You cuss like the world. You flirt like the world. You get drunk like the world…..
I’m sorry, but either you’re abusing the grace of God. Or you’re ignoring it. Either way, it’s wrong.
John 15:19
I’m sorry, but I love you.
Say it, girl. Preach. Open rebuke is better than hidden love. Proverbs 27:5
when you search for cars under $2000 on...
You get a lot of funny stuff.
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/cto/1888096238.html
The description on this one is quite hilarious too, he says: “yes it is a rat rod and does have rust and its not perfact.” Now aside from the fact that I’m looking for a car that actually drives (which not everyone is, to be fair), why would I buy something from someone who can’t proofread...
“Give a man a fire and he’ll be warm for a few hours. Set a man on fire and...”
– i’m not sure who said it first but i heard it from amy :)
If we were bunnies in black and white... →
Too bunny…err funny…
mgyim:
jeremyau:
heartyunyun:
Every New Semester:
After First Week:
After Second Week:
Before the Mid-Term Test:
During the Mid-Term Test:
After the Mid-Term Test:
Before the Final Exams:
Once Get to Know the Final Exam Schedule:
7 Days Before the Final Exam:
6 Days Before the Final Exam:
5 Days Before the Final Exam:
4 Days Before...
“1Finally, brothers, pray for us that the message of the Lord may spread rapidly...”
– 2 Thessalonians 3:1-3
open my eyes...for real
so last week i asked a few of the girls to pray for me. Since the Alameda church plant started rolling about a month ago, it feels like I’ve been under attack in every direction.
God answered my prayer in a weird way. welcome, but weird.
all of a sudden, my eyes are opened to things about myself that i never realized or admitted to myself. like about my ability to love people, who I...
July 2010
7 posts
green
I need to stop thinking about what everyone else has and start thinking about what I’ve been blessed with. not referring to physical possessions.
mission: possible
I’m surrounded by people going on missions this summer. Manuela just got back from nicaragua, Brian is leaving for Panama, Rachel just came from mexico, and our Livingwater teams are literally counting the days till they leave for their trips. I brought one of our teams flowers the other night, and I’m cooking for the other today. and I really want to be going, too. To be honest,...
Falling....with style
Emily Yang i get nervous when i fly, i’m used to walking with my feet.
For some reason, this was like a “whoa” moment. I have no idea if Emily meant it literally or not, but its deep. lol.
“but those who hope in the LORD
will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and...
open my eyes
a crazy moment, when you hear someone’s prayer request and realize that the person you’ve felt somewhat rejected/not included by is dealing with the same struggles and hurts that you are. we should be best buds.