Good Idea

My friend Tim, came up with this great idea,

Check in out.

I am going to take part.

Won't you?

Sadness....

I have had quite a few conversations lately with people who are in the midst of a lot of just really hard things/circumstances going on in their life. These conversations take place at work, home, out and about with friends and also with plain strangers.

They all mostly revolve around relationships. Relationships with loved ones, the kind of relationships that have the ability to bring you great joy or utter torment and they can turn your soul inside out. The relationships that can bring moments of elate and the moments where you just can't stand it anymore and want to throw in the towel.

These relationships can be with friends, lovers, siblings, parents, children, or anyone that you consider to be close to you.

So when do you throw in the towel? So when do you say enough is enough?

These kind of conversations where I have felt people's pain and listened to their heart ache is over the relationships with lovers. I have seen loss of hope or almost on the horizon of giving up. The main component that I see missing is one simple, yet very complex thing.....

God.

A relationship that is intimate with Him.

I am not judging or criticizing anyone, but it is true.

I am reading the shack right now, and there was a passge in the section I read last night in which the character depicting God was saying, "when you are in good communication with me, you are not just the best form of yourself and who I created you to be, but rather you are receiving all the blessings I want to give to you."

It is true for my life too. I am the best person and the most happy and healthy when I am spending more time at His feet. Being still and quiet and humble.

So today, if you are facing a hardship or just a hard relationship. Get to a quiet place and ask God for whatever it is you need. Be still and listen. ( I know this is hard, it is certainly hard for me to ever be quiet, let alone listen :o)) But it is so worth it.

To you.....

Happy Thanksgiving!!

from the Turkey chick

(fyi i know I have a small obsession with ducks, but most of them, including this on are given to me:o)

So I don't know where you are or who you are celebrating your Turkey day with,

But be thankful...

for something.

I have so much to be thankful for, Thank the Lord.

So, what are you thankful for?

My Christmas Tree....

Above, is a picture of my Christmas tree, that I thought I'd share....

since neither my roomie or I will be here for Christmas, we thought we would still be festive and decorate the hibiscus plant.
Kinda ghetto, yeah.

But let's be honest....I am the real thing :o)

Tonight...

I am going to see COLD PLAY

I am so stinking excited.

More to come....

My Weekend

So this weekend some friends and I went up to Denver for an Ingrid Michaelson concert.

And all I have to say is she is my favorite!! I wish I could just sit on a bench with her and hold her hand.
I have a small hetero crush on her. She is just such a fun person. I mean, I know whatever she is famous, but still I think she is genuinely a nice person. I feel like a middle school girl who would be at a boy band concert, cause I just can't help but to scream :o) yeah I maybe a bit lamo, but honestly you could've asked anyone there we all love her. Her music is just so wonderful and fun to sing along with. So there now you know about my secret obsession :o)

We got there not as soon as we would've liked and it was a small venue, so we were up in the balcony and we were like crap this kinda sucks. So we were standing next to the sound people and all of a sudden this big kinda semi scary guy comes up to me and says hey if you meet me over on the other side I can totally put you in our VIP section. I was like umm yes I will be there in a second.

So we boot scooted our booties over to the other side and he let us in under the rope and we totally got to sit in the VIP section that was awesome! That made the concert even more enjoyable.

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On Saturday night my friend Rachel and I tried out the singles ministry at my church...

ha ha ha, was all I have to say.

I mean we walk in and you already could have cut the awkwardness with a knife.

I mean bless these people's hearts, but honestly how many socially awkward people could we gather into one room :o)

I mean for once in my life, the men out numbered the women in the room. This was odd for me. There were some sincerely neat people, but for the most part this ministry totally fit the "singles" ministry stereotype.

There was one odd man who kept on starring at me, I was trying not to look from the corner of my eye. But you can only do so much when they won't stop starring at you.

So needless to say I know I am single, but gosh I think I am cute and have a fun personality. Is it too much to ask that I find someone who is similar to that who loves Jesus?

Is that too much to ask?

Yeah katie won't be going back there :o)

Hope your weekend was as filled with as much fun and awkwardness as mine was:o)

Lonely

Tonight i sit.

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people in

pairs;

triplets;

together: creating

me: alone

waiting;

or procrastinating

it’s hard to tell

when

you’re

lost

somewhere

between

the

wilderness

and the city

is where i rest

yet unrest

has uprooted

this loneliness

this

strong

desire

to know

and be known

to love

and be loved

-This poem was written by someone else, but reflects my soul.