Hanky please

I just finished watching The Family Man for the second time. The first time I watched it, I was relatively unaffected, thinking it was just an okay movie. This time, I cry my eyes out. What a difference two years makes. And, for all of you cool, strong, intellectuals, I don't care if it is sentimental, romantic sap - when Nicholas Cage pleads, "I choose us," it's beautiful.

Unsettled

A guy asked me out today. I had I hunch that it was coming, and I turned him down. I feel so bad about it though. I know I don't want to date the guy, but I wanted to cry afterwards. I wish everyone could find acceptance where they long for it.

Autumn

Autumn reminds me that things pass quickly. The leaves in St. Louis turned vibrant this weekend, so much so that I have been startled by glances out windows and steps outside into the oranges, browns, and reds. Within a week and a half though, it will be over. The trees will be bare and though the weather may be beautiful, the sights will not be. We’ll start saying things like, “I bet that ridge is beautiful in the spring.” I better appreciate the colors now, because they won’t wait for me to think I have time to take them in.

Good News

"For if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has gone, the new has come. All of this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting men’s sins against them.
And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation. " (2 Cor. 5:17-19)

People are being crushed under the weight of their sins. What would happen if they understood God's message of reconciliation? Is it that they just don't understand, or is it that no one has told them? God has committed to us the message of reconciliation. Do we communicate that God is reconciling the world to himself, or do we communicate that the world better get its act together before God gets too mad. God has commited to us the message of reconciliation. Are we good stewards of that message?

Long overdue post

Hey everyone. I know I've been a neglectful blogger lately. I really hope to be better about posting sooner than later! I just thought you all would like to know, however, that I am happy. I was walking home from work last night and saw the half moon in the sky over the house I share with friends. I thought of the many times I walked out of work in Waterloo and saw the moon just above the steeple of the UCC. Though the moonlit scene in Waterloo is a more beautiful one, my heart felt lighter in seeing the moon in my current surroundings. I love the work I am doing right now. Relationships are in abundance. I already feel comfortable in my niche. I am happy.