Thursday, August 30

Prayer Zzzz



Falling asleep in prayer is no problem. You can rest in God’s presence. Besides, next to the heart of God is a good place, a safe place, for sleeping. (Richard Foster)

We are silent at the beginning of the day because God should have the first word. And we are silent before going to sleep because the last word also belongs to God. (Dietrich Bonhoeffer)

Sleep is like a broken record that comes around with the same message everyday: "Man is not sovereign...Man is not sovereign...Man is not sovereign..." Don't let the lesson be lost on you. God is not so nearly impressed with our late nights and early mornings as He is is with the peaceful trust that casts all anxieties on Him and sleeps. (John Piper)

Thursday, August 9

Uterus Flip



When I met my husband, I knew he was a man who made my uterus turn flips and yearn to start breeding. At this point in my personal life growth chart, my romantic ideals of The One and "meant to be" were starting to show cracks. I was beginning to wonder whether I would have to settle for "whatever, fine."

Woody Allen once said that people were "meant to have a series of relationships of different lengths." I started to think perhaps he was right.

When you know for sure, you don't dwell on the fantasy of the union... wedding dresses, what to serve during the reception, or name your kids.. There is no app you can download to find The One. You have to live your life with an open heart and, more important, an open head.

Dating is like being on a deserted island: Every day you make a fire and hope that a ship sees you and comes to the rescue. Then one day you think, Forget it, this is never going to happen, and you give up. You don't make a fire that night. And that's the night a ship sails by. don't miss those opportunities - always light your fire! [Ali Wentworth]