a few sandwiches short of a picnic

The beginning of Spring makes me incredibly happy.

Everything around me seems to whisper "it's coming." I don't just mean the coming of Spring - but with every new blossom, new green leaf, and soft warm wind I am reminded of the newness of life, of creation, and most importantly God's promise that he's coming back. Every part of my day is a little sweeter and a little happier because I am reminded of what's to come! Every bit of inheritance we receive in this life is good and beautiful, but only a shadow of what the Lord has in store for us. That just gives me all the more reason to delight in today, in this moment, where I know that he is dwelling me in me and I in him. How glorifying to him that he gives us that gift!

On a different note, I find myself daily searching wikipedia for some random phrase or word, and afterwards, I realize it's semi-hilarious that I looked it up. Today, the phrase was "beat a dead horse," only because this phrase puts a ridiculous image in my head and I wanted to make a list of ridiculous image creating idioms. Because I like lists a lot and will probably start making some ridiculous lists to post.

Accordingly, wikipedia has a great list of these sort of idioms. Just to name a few:

1. beat a dead horse
2. act like a bull in a china shop
3. i haven't the foggiest (?!? this doesn't even make sense to me)
4. a riddle wrapped up in an enigma
5. a little bird told me
6. i'll be a monkey's uncle
7. a day late and a dollar short
8. a drop in the bucket
9. rome wasn't built in a day
10. lord willing and the creek don't rise

Why do we say these things?? Why haven't they gone out of style? Ok I don't really say all of these on a normal basis but I do find myself saying #1 quite often which just makes me giggle, like I said, when I picture in my head...

ANYway.

Kari Jobe has a new cd out and I really want to buy it once I get my computer back.


you're everything i want

everything i hope in

everything my heart cries out for