You might be a doctoral student if...

Tonight I took Boogs (Heather) to study at the college of charleston library. It's really new and nice and an enjoyable atmosphere for studying if you go to the right place in the building. If you can get in the building that is.

We were walking in the rotating doors on the way in, and we both try to get in the same slot....annnnd we got stuck. and it would move an inch or two and then stop again....and move another inch or two and stop again. If you touch them they stop moving....and well, apparently the 2 of us with our bookbags on can't make ourselves very small to fit inside of this little slot. It was hillarious. There were tons of people around, and it felt like they were all staring at us, like, "who are these two morons who can't even get into the building?" I'm sure they weren't...or maybe they were...I dunno. I hope people were watching and were entertained by it. I know I would have loved to see that when I was studying.

Moral of the story: don't try to fit 2 at a time in the rotating doors to get into the CofC library. It won't be pretty....but will give you a GOOD laugh.

ROOTLESS TREE.

my baby....kind of but not really.

This is Cay, and she's the cutest puppy ever. No, she's not mine, but she is currently my roomate and we have been takin' a good many snoozes together lately. She's beautiful. I got up the other morning and took a shower and was getting ready for school and whatnot, and she was still curled up in my bed...and I came out of the bathroom, and she was in the position of the picture on the right...apparently I was a little too loud for her and had turned on the light - so she was trying to cover her face. I couldn't help but laugh at her...and then smile real big because she's just that great. Then she woke up, and was lookin' at me with those big eyes like she was saying "Katie, don't make me get up...please....look how cute and comfy I am." I'm convinced that she's pretty much in love with my fleece body pillow - because well, she makes herself right at home on that thing. Even if I happen to be sleeping on it...she likes to kick me out of position, which she does well, and take it on over. It's ok though - I let her have it - I mean, why would I ever want to use my own pillow? haha. No, but seriously, she's great - and I thought that picture of her covering her face was classic - so thought I'd share it. Three cheers for Cayenne....

for the record...

I would also like to mention the fact that Heather ("Boogs") and Rachel are also in training for this 1/2 marathon.....we are some runnin' fools I tell you. :-)

my land.

I also forgot to mention in my last post, that on the way up to Clemson Mark and I stopped and saw "my land."

that's right - I've had this land that I absolutely LOVE, and for the past few years everytime I drive by I say, "that's gonna be mine one day." I've never driven up in it though....

sooooooooo, on the way up, I said it - so we turned around and drove up the dirt road, and it was BEAUTIFUL. Seriously - we both fell in love. We drove up to the top of a hill, parked, and got out, and just admired it....and dreamt....and watched the sunset.

It was fantastic. If you have some money you want to loan me so I can purchase this piece of heaven...just let me know.

rambles.

Well, there is a dog lying across my stomach on the couch being the cutest thing ever, the new Damien Rice CD is playing on the stereo, and I am just sitting being lazy. So, I figured I'd post a blog. I have no idea what I'm going to say though...just started typing. So bare with me, there is no telling where this may go.

I talked to Matthew Ables today - he lives in Prague and is phenomenal. He comes back soon and I am excited. I am going to try to go to Greenville for the Andrew Peterson/Derek Webb concert that he will be back for, so I can see his smiling face.

My boyfriend sent me a really hillarious email today. It was super-sweet, but then turned super hillarious quickly and made me laugh in class.

I decided to train for a half marathon today. I am going to start on Monday with the training, although the training starts with running 3-4 miles the first week consistently - and well - I'm not sure I can even do that right now. Guess we'll see how this works out. I talked Mark into training for it too....and got yet another hillarious email response from him about another good way that he can stay in shape, according to a health article he read today. 2 funny ones in one day....good work. haha.

I lifted weights today for the first time in WAY too long...hence, my arms now feel like jello.

I had the "roasted almond" flavor of Nature Valley granola bars tonight for the first time...it wasn't too shabby.

Final exams start next week...not exciting. But then I get a month off from school...very exciting.

Thanksgiving break was incredible. I got to hangout with my family, and Mark came along - which was really great. We ate entirely too much, learned some new shag moves from my cousin and Brent and shagged in the house, played basketball from Mark's back (in which, I tried repeatedly to dunk the ball...(aka - he was trying to jump with me on his back) but it only worked like once), stayed up late talking, ate entirely too much again, etc.

I went to Clemson on Friday night and got to go on a double date with Donald and his girlfriend Sarah. They are incredible people, and extremely fun to hangout with...so it was really great. We ate at Ancheaux's (in which we also saw AJ and Lauren), then walked around campus for a bit, then went and ate ice cream (so fun), and went to a movie. THEN, I got to sleep 3-deep at Lindsay's with Lindsay and Marie...also a good time. I heard 2 of the funniest things I've ever heard in my life that night come out of Marie's mouth. Let's just say one involves a bad smell, and one involves a unicorn.

Clemson lost the football game, but it was ok - it was still a BLAST to get to be there. I love clemson football more than a whole lot of things in this world....so thank you Marie for giving me your ticket...you rock my world. Tailgaiting was a great time that day as well.

Basically, the break was awesome. You should just trust me. :-)

OK, it is now past 8 o'clock so I think I am going to shower since I'm still stinky from my workout/run and then study some.

Aaaaaaaaaand the CD is finished playing so it's entirely too quiet in here.

PEACE.

"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light."
- Matthew 11:28-30

Kraft.

Tonight was great for many reasons - in fact, this whole week has been great for many reasons that perhaps I will post about at a later date...but tonight something really simple happend that I absolutely loved.

I went back to Mark's apartment after getting back to Columbia (around 9:30 or so) - and we were both pretty exhausted. We were planning on just chillin' and watching a movie, when I had the great idea of setting up a "pallet" on the floor with pillows and blankets and whatnot while we watched. So, we pick out a movie (Man on Fire) and get situated...which includes me lighting the Yankee Candle they have on their coffee table, because I love candles and good smelling things - so it's just something I like to do when I go over there. Well, we get comfy, turn on the movie, and both realize we are starving after like 25 minutes of watching.

So my wonderful boyfriend gets up and makes us Kraft Macoroni and Cheese, and brings it back on two paper plates. So, we sit and eat our macoroni on the floor to candle light while watching the movie at 10 o'clock at night. And it made me smile real big.

It was simple, but I would have rather done that than go to the most expensive restaurant in the world or being entertained by something fancy...any day of the week.

(then approximately 5 minutes after finishing my dinner I passed out for like half an hour (I think??) before waking up and thinking 'man, I think I just missed the majority of that movie.' and proceeding to go home to get into my comfy bed which I am now laying in about to pass out again with exhaustion. It was just so great to me that I felt it blog worthy before I closed my eyes again for the night...)


thank you mark.

charleston snow

As I mentioned in my previous post, it was SNOWING today in Charleston. SOOOO of course Rachel and I went outside and built this snowman during lunch. Wish you could have all been there to play with us....

I gave the snowman my hat....oh, and it's REALLY deep snow, hence, you can't see our legs....we're pretty much buried.

snowman??

It's SNOWING in Charleston! that's right - snow. Big ole flakes of it. I'm sitting in class and the shades are open and there are flakes falling all around (while I was driving to school they were coming down too).

Although Brian, Mr. Chicago, says "that's not snow." Psh, hey don't rain on my parade. Just because you're from the north, this is a big deal down here in Charleston.

I mean really, how often does it snow at the beach?!?

So yea, I'm probably going to build a snowman with Rach at lunch. I'll take a picture for you. haha. riiiiiiiiiiiiight.

life.

Ben Harper - Walk Away Lyrics

"Oh no- here comes that sound again.

And (that) means another day without you my friend.

And it hurts me to look into the mirror at myself.

And it hurts even more to have to be with somebody else.



And it's so hard to do and so easy to say.

But sometimes - sometimes,

you just have to walk away - walk away.



With so many people to love in my life, why do I worry about
one?

But you put the happy in my ness, you put the good times into my
fun.



And it's so hard to do and so easy to say.

But sometimes - sometimes,

you just have to walk away - walk away and head for the door.



We've tried the goodbye so many days.

We walk in the same direction so that we could never stray.

They say if you love somebody than you have got to set them
free,

but I would rather be locked to you than live in this pain and
misery.

They say time will make all this go away,

but it's time that has taken my tomorrows and turned them into
yesterdays.

And once again that rising sun is droppin' on down

And once again, you my friend, are nowhere to be found.



And it's so hard to do and so easy to say.

But sometimes, sometimes you just have to walk away, walk away
and head for the door.

You just walk away - walk away - walk away.

You just walk away, walk on, turn and head for the door."

I hate when all there is left to do is write but there are no words.

How can words ever live up to the depth of the emotion you feel?

How do you express something that is so overwhelmingly heavy that it seemingly covers your heart?

You can't. I can't.

All that is left is hurt.
All that is left are pieces lying on the ground.
All that is left is the shit that is being thrown in my face.

There is no care. No concern. No feeling. No emotion. No respect. Only twisting the knife a little deeper. Sinking in a little bit further. Drawing just a little more hurt from the well that I thought had already run dry. Squeeze every last bit that you can. Twist me and ring me until you get every last drop.

Drink up. I hope you're full. I hope you got what you wanted.
Because you've sufficiently emptied me.
And now I'm gone.

intensity
flowing
veins

thoughts
turning
screams

screaming
pounding
shaking

anger
outrage
bitterness

lies
inches
f*ck you

leave
walk out
cry

care
love
confusion

sadness
empty
hurt

lonely
longing
tears

end.

you have a shoulder to cry on....
I'll just cry alone in my room.

today.

So, today had a few funny things happen. I got up, got ready for school, etc. and went to the coffee shop to study for my test today. I had been there for about 3 hours when I see a group of 4 men come in. 3 of them are in their mid-40's or so and dressed pretty nicely, and one guy was in his mid-20s wearing old jeans with paint stains on them, a t-shirt, a hat, and a toothpick in his mouth. Looked kinda like he worked construction or something.

I don't pay much attention to them, but they did catch my eye. Well, they go and sit down on a set of couches that is about 10 yards away from me or so...and I have my headphones on. Well, 2 of them men have little portfolio things and start talking to the younger guy. So, I, of course mute my music (while still having my headphones in my ears so they don't know i'm listening). Turns out, this young guy was a MILLIONARE, one of the men was his dad (I think) and the other two were financial advisors/investors.

It was crazy listening to them talk....about how this guy was now at high risk, and that he needs to be careful because people will start coming him with business ideas they want him to fund, and that family members and friends will come out of the woodworks and want his money, and that he just needed to be careful because everyone knew that he was a rich man now.

They were telling him to come talk to him before he makes any big purchases like "a new house, and cars..." and they know he will want to make some big purchases and he has the money to do it, but that they will be the "quarterbacks" and guide him throughout the process.

They told him that he has enough to be set for life, and his future family/kids will be set for life, but to not leave all of it to them one day, because it tears families apart and they will become irresponsible with it, and it could ruin them, etc. I dunno...they were just giving him all sorts of advice, and he was just sittin' there eating his lunch like it was no big deal. I wanted to just walk over there and be like "dude, did you win the lottery?? congratulate him and walk away." buuuut then they would know I was evesdropping on their whole conversation - but it was hard not to.

So pretty much, I think the dude won the lottery. And I was in the room with him. I kinda also wanted to say - "for a mere $2000 dollars, I will flash you my boobies real quick." but, I refrained from that too...although the money would have been nice. I'm sure he would have paid it...I mean, who wouldn't??? haha, juuuust kidding.

It was awesome. Seriously. I listened to them talk for like 20 minutes, then had to leave to go study someplace else because I couldn't not listen to them.

Then I am sitting in class, and I sit in the front row...and my friend Matt sits in the back. During class, he gets up to close the door and it makes kind of a loud noise. I turn around, and give him the "quiet down" sign (just playing around with him), and he blows me a kiss......well, the teacher was right in front of me (a middle aged woman) and goes "was that for me?!?" it was HILLARIOUS I tell you.

Also in the class she is talking about the development of gait, and how it proceeds from walking to running to galloping to hopping to skipping or something like that.....so, I, being the smart-butt that I am say "could you please demonstrate the gallop for us?" ---- then she proceeds to gallop across the front of the room...like she's riding a horse. It was INCREDIBLE. I was laughing an insane amount....you probably have to have a mental image of this lady, but trust me - it was funny.

Then I took a test. That wasn't very funny.

Now the dog is layin' all over me like she owns me - and has her muzzle resting right in between my boobs as she sleeps. Man, she's got the life.

Sorry to discuss my boobs twice in this post. Oh well, I mean, I'm a girl, everybody knows I have them.

Aaaaaaaaaaand I'm done. PEACE.

"and her heart lives in my song
the melody comes and just as quickly
the melody is gone..."

-Amos

Amen Sista!

My good friend AJ posted this to conclude her latest blog entry, and I thought it was fantastic. An excellent reminder to stand firm in truth and press on, so I thought I would share.

"God is shaping me for something unique. He always has been. My heart breaks for those around me who will not keep the faith, both those who don't know and those who know, but turn away. Lord, don't let me end up like them, disqualified at the end. We press in and we press on. We daily choose to believe that the way of Jesus is truth and we stand firm in that faith."

Hold on to truth. It is a daily surrender, so get on your knees.

PUNCK.

OK, so this keeps making me chuckle, and I'm supposed to be studying, so why wouldn't I post a blog instead? haha.

Friday night - we're hanging out in Lindsay Koeper's wonderful apartment in Clemson. I don't even remember the whole scene - except for this:

Marie Hegler is sitting there next to me on the love seat - and begins spelling the word "punk" to the tune of the "B-I-N-G-O and bingo was his name-o" song. And the room suddenly gets silent and all you hear is Marie singing "P-U-N-C-K..." Then someone goes, wait - "did you just say P-U-N-C-K?? that is totally NOT how you spell that." And she was totally oblivious to it...and it was AWESOME.

The room erupted with laughter and it was beautiful. For the rest of the night, the "p-u-n-c-k" was sung directed towards Marie at random times.

I'm sure you had to be there to think it was funny...but trust me, I'm still laughin' at the thought.

Glorious.

Why Men Aren't Secretaries:

Rachel sent me this email a few weeks ago, and I just read it again, and again, it made me chuckle. I thought it was blog-worthy and wanted to share...


Husband's note on refrigerator for wife:

Someone from the Gyna Colleges called.
They said the Pabst beer is normal.
I didn't know you liked beer.


hahahaha. gotta love it. :-)

great lyrics.

"sometimes the hardest thing and the right thing are the same."

In fact, I think I'd be safe to say that MOST of the right things are also the hardest things. hmmm...

Break Out the Bubbly!

I'd just like to say congratulations to Mr. Mark Austin Smyers for becoming the "official" Outdoor Recreation Programmer at the grand institution of Fort Jackson Military Base today.

Shake that man's hand the next time you see him. :-)

ummmm....yea.

You should read this. Seriously. It's long, but it's worth the time. God is speaking truth through this man. Funny how that happens - I haven't read John Piper in months, and decide to today - and God knocks my socks off with this passage.

Speak Truth with Your Neighbor


Here's a sample of some great parts of it to wet your whistle if you don't have time to read it all right now:

"Ephesians 4:25

Therefore, putting away falsehood, let every one speak the truth with his neighbor, for we are members one of another.

we must not play fast and loose with this issue as though it were a matter of indifference to God whether we tell the truth or not. There is some kind of connection between the practice of lying and the condition of the heart that makes Biblical writers certain that those who practice lying in their ordinary lives are outside the scope of salvation. So we do well to ponder this matter together.

You recall that Ephesians 4:25 is a specific, practical instance of verse 22. Verse 22 says, "Put off your old nature which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful lusts (i.e., desires)." Then verse 25 uses the same word for "put off" and says specifically, "Therefore, putting off falsehood, let every one speak the truth with his neighbor, for we are members one of another."

So it is clear that falsehood is a specific characteristic of the "old nature" referred to in verse 22. Put off the old nature, specifically, put off falsehood. Why is this helpful? It is helpful because it shows us where lying comes from.

Verse 22 says that the old nature—the pre-conversion nature—is corrupted because of desires, and the thing that makes these desires bad is that they come from deceit. There is nothing wrong with desire in and of itself. What's bad is when desire goes after the wrong things. And the reason desire goes after the wrong things is because our hearts are deceived about what is truly desirable.

But now we have seen that lying is one of the characteristics of this old nature. In other words when Paul says that the old nature is corrupt he means (among other things) that the old nature is a liar. And this means then that the corruption of lying comes from the desires of deceit. Very simply this means that the reason we lie is because we have desires that we shouldn't have, and the reason we have them is because we are deceived about what is truly desirable.

To pick up the lesson from verses l8 and l9, our hardness of heart against God leads to darkness of understanding and darkness leads to ignorance of what is truly valuable and desirable in life, and ignorance lays us open to all the deceits of Satan who Jesus says is the Father of lies (John 8:44).

Let's be specific and make ourselves aware of some of the deceitful desires that tempt us to lie. I think all the desires that lead people to lie can be summed up these two: fear and greed.

if the body is eating with a fork, and the eye lies to the hand about where the mouth is, why, the hand may stab the eye. In other words, when you deceive a fellow believer it's like deceiving yourself. When you mislead a believer it means that the truth of God concerning the body of Christ hasn't renewed the spirit of your mind.

When the truth concerning the reality of the body of Christ and your part in it really hits home and you believe it, the spirit of your mind will be transformed about how you act toward other believers. When the truth of the body of Christ renews the spirit of your mind, you will no more intentionally lie to a brother or sister in Christ than you will intentionally close your own eyes while trying to adjust the blade on a live buzz saw.

Let's end with this summary and application: With the possible exception of very extreme life-threatening situations, lying is part of the corrupt old nature. It is caused by desires that come from the deceit of Satan about what is truly desirable. And therefore it should be stripped off with the old nature in ALL our relationships."

-John Piper

an iTunes repeat

Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death
Your perfect love is casting out fear
And even when I’m caught in the middle of the storms of this life
I won’t turn back
I know You are near

And I will fear no evil
For my God is with me
And if my God is with me
Whom then shall I fear?
Whom then shall I fear?

Chorus:
Oh no, You never let go
Through the calm and through the storm
Oh no, You never let go
In every high and every low
Oh no, You never let go
Lord, You never let go of me

And I can see a light that is coming for the heart that holds on
A glorious light beyond all compare
And there will be an end to these troubles
But until that day comes
We’ll live to know You here on the earth

Chorus:

Yes, I can see a light that is coming for the heart that holds on
And there will be an end to these troubles
But until that day comes
Still I will praise You, still I will praise You

Chorus: (2x’s)

grace.

grace like rain falls down on me.



(tonight my best friend who lives on the complete opposite side of the country in L.A. prayed for me over the phone...one of the most sincere, incredible prayers I have ever heard. I had tears streaming down my face the whole time. I am so blessed. And my boyfriend is an absolutely AMAZING man, for those of you who may not have already known that. Christ covers him like crazy and it is so completly evident. Man...I'm lucky in so many ways.)

still searching
not knowing where this road might lead
the sun is shining
but the colors fade so quickly now
green turns to brown
in the blink of an eye
leaving a broken past crunching beneath my feet

wipe your eyes
and don't miss the colors

savor the sound 'neath your feet
and let the wind blow
blow on by.

THANK YOU!!

Well, my birthday was a few weeks ago - so I thought I'd share some of the awesome things I got, and thank those of you who got them for me. My parents got me the coolest gift ever - airline tickets to see my long lost love Erin Mathis who now lives in LA. I've never been to California, never seen the Pacific Ocean, and never seen where she lives - so needless to say, I'm pumped. They also got me some new tennies...which were way needed. Mark surprised me and took me to Carowinds for a fabulous time (see pictures below), and Stacy bought me tickets to see Ray Lamontagne and Tristan Prettyman in Atlanta the weekend after my exams...and some other amazing people are coming along with us. (AWESOME!) My flex-ex clan at school bought me a new tennis racket and tennis balls b/c they knew I wanted to start playing and didn't have one...which I'm pretty stoked about - watch out Serena (again, see picture below). Heather got me some of the best granola in the world (bear naked) because she knows how much of a fan I am. Susanna bought me one of the best gifts EVER - an afro and some circus peanuts - holla!!! If you are on facebook you can totally check out the 'fro - it was and is amazing - and is currently hanging up on my mirror in my room. The siblings got me gift cards, and a new shirt, and the grandparents gave me some moo-la, which was MUCH needed. Stacy and Marie took me out for a whoooooole lotta sushi in Columbia - that was faaaaaaantastic. Oh, and I can't forget, Kenny gave me Groucho's gift certificates (another one of my favorites) - AMAZING. So yea - 'twas a fabulous birthday, so thank you to everyone who thought about me - who got me gifts - etc. No matter how big or small, they are all appreciated. That's the great thing about gift giving - is that it doesn't matter WHAT you give someone (or well, me anyway), it doesn't matter how much it costs (it could be totally free - make a cd, buy a goodwill t-shirt (my favorite), etc.), doesn't matter how pretty it is wrapped (or not wrapped for that matter) - the fact that you cared enough to take time and think about me, or figure out things that I love, or something that would put a smile on my face - I am so thankful. I in no way deserve any of this, but you are all so amazing that you gave of yourselves to make my day that much better. So, I know it's late and long overdue, but THANK YOU. Thank you for the effort, and for the caring. I can't tell you how much I love each of you!

-afrolady

sounds that go deeper

An all-time favorite of mine. I could listen to this on repeat a thousand times over - and well - I have before. It's one of those that is so much bigger than the words. It's one that plays and part(s) of my life are replayed like a film in my mind. It will always be amazing...the memory will always be vivid....and will always be on repeat.

"If you wait for me
Then I'll come for you
Although I've travelled far
I always hold a place
For you in my heart

If you think of me
If you miss me once in a while
Then I'll return to you
I'll return and fill that space
In your heart

Remembering
Your touch
Your kiss
Your warm embrace
I'll find my way
Back to you
If you'll be waiting
(Please say You'll be waiting)

If you dream of me
Like I dream of you
In a place that's warm and dark
In a place where I can feel
The beating of your heart

Oh I've longed for you
And I have desired
To see your face, your smile
To be with you
Wherever you are

Together again
It would feel so good to be
In your arms
Where all my journeys end
If you can make a promise
If its one that you can keep
I vow to come for you
If you wait for me

And say you hold a place for me
In your heart
A place for me in your heart"

-Tracy Chapman

PRESENTING....

The newest edition in my family, Anna Grace.

It's amazing how much you can love someone who has only been in the world for a day, who I've never even held, and who I just laid eyes on for the first time an hour ago. The moment I saw her I was glowing...beaming. She's my brother's little girl. He's a daddy. It's amazing.

"Innocence is beautiful." -M.H.

That is the truth. The undeniable truth. She is so pure, so beautiful. So wonderfully beautiful.

studs.

I've been on quite the picture posting kick these days - so thought, why not add another? These are two of the men in my life that have my heart. Quite the little sweater vest studs aren't they? Hopefully by the end of the day I'll have a picture of my brand new beautiful niece. And when I do, don't worry - she'll be up here too. Gotta show 'em off when they're this awesome, ya know??

dressing room tennis anyone?

You can call us "Venus" and "Serena" - we are basically tennis stars in our matching tennis skirts/tops. Look how intimidating we are...you don't wanna mess with these guns. Adidas wants to sponser us...we're still thinking about it though. I'll let you know what we decide. Then I'll sign you an autograph.

we work out.

I also like this one. We are at the beach, if you can't tell by the bathing suits we're wearing. We go to the beach often to show off our great bods. (and our great hair - but that's a given)

Euphoric.

I love this picture for some reason - even if it's blurry. Euphoric describes it wonderfully.

crumple it up and throw it away....
just so long as it isn't seen.
heard, written or spoken for that matter.
be careful.
you might have to tip toe.
or just don't come around
ignorance is bliss right?
wrong.
no one has ever been more wrong.
skate around
ever so slightly
and maybe one day it will just blow away.
or maybe one day
there will be a smile.
a gaze beyond the eyes
or maybe it will just be buried
with the rest of it.
but maybe one day there will be a glimpse....

a matter of the heart

I just read this and thought it was really good:

"If through a broken heart God can bring His purposes to pass in the world, then thank Him for breaking your heart."

I got all of 'em cut.

These are for my fanclub that live afar that wanted to see my haircut. I took some pictures of myself - and it was kinda awkward. (Oh, and the ones of me in my PJ's on the phone are for Mark - I wanted to give him a shoutout - he's on the phone. Isn't he hot??)

yes, you

You should read chapters 1-3 in Romans right now. Yes, it might be a little lengthy, but seriously - it won't take more than 3 minutes of your time. So do it. It's good stuff. You had 3 minutes to check this blog and read it - and believe me, the Bible says WAY more good stuff than I will ever say. So now, go read that.

It's truth. You can't hide truth.

So, right now....get out your Bible, or if you don't have one near you write yourself a note to read it when you get home, or if you don't even own one, ask me, b/c I will give you one....and read it. Or hey, you know what - google "NIV passage lookup" or something along those lines and type in Romans - and you will have the whole book at your fingertips in like 5 seconds.

No excuses, right?

Excellent.

Enjoy your reading - I hope and pray that God will speak. Or rather, that your heart will be open and you will listen, because I know that God is speaking.

Amen? Amen.