What is thy only comfort in life and death?

That I with body and soul, both in life and death, am not my own, but belong unto my faithful Savior Jesus Christ; who, with his precious blood, has fully satisfied for all my sins, and delivered me from all the power of the devil; and so preserves me that without the will of my heavenly Father, not a hair can fall from my head; yea, that all things must be subservient to my salvation, and therefore by his Holy Spirit, He also assures me of eternal life, and makes me sincerely willing and ready, henceforth, to live unto him.

-from the Heidelberg Catechism-

Tsarah, deep Tsarah

Remember how I used to complain that Greek would be the death of me?

Yeah, well Hebrew is a completely different story.



I don't know what possessed me to take it,
considering that languages and I don't seem to get along really well.
I guess the masochist in me
thought it would be really really cool to learn Hebrew.
I mean, I had just passed (miraculously) a full year of Greek, and if I could survive that,
well then certainly I could thrive in Hebrew.



Not so, my friends.
See that little word up there?
distress//trouble
in Hebrew it reads tsarah.
And man, am I in it.
My last test grade was shocking.
grrrr. not only was I frustrated, but I was also embarrassed.
I really respect my Hebrew teacher, so after a grade like that, I was pretty dissappointed.
So I sent him an email, expressing my frustrations,
and his reply was really encouraging.
But I'm learning what it means to ask for help,
even if it exposes things I would rather hide.



shalom chaverim, l'hitra'ot.

You Have Me

Always faithful
Always good

"To be a responsible person is to find one's role in the building of shalom,

the re-webbing of God, humanity and all creation in
justice,
harmony,
fulfillment and delight.
To be a responsible person is to find one's own role and then,
funded by the grace of God,
to fill this role
and
delight in it."


this is my DP dress, Betsy.

isn't it awful that I'm already considering cheating?

Things on the brain:
Lithuania
and the
Elijah Project.
[too many projects?]
How to Trust God 101.

Frost & "October"

O hushed October morning mild



Thy leaves have ripened to the fall



Tomorrow's wind, if it be wild

Should waste them all