Currently Listening to: Awake, North Point’s new worship album
Currently Reading: Ruthless Trust, by Brennan Manning and Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
Currently Looking Forward to: Seeing John Mayer in concert (he’s more bucket list than even U2 was!)
Currently Wondering: Why my right armpit sweats so much more than my left one does…
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HA! You crack me up, girl.
Currently Listening to: Leeland radio station on Pandora, song is Captivated by Shawn McDonald
Currently Reading: Hinds Feet on High Places by Hannah Hurnard, and Infidel by Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Currently Looking Forward to: a big event that is currently “in the making” with Nathan. :]
Currently Wondering: If I perspire at different rates per arm.
i’m looking forward to that big event, too! eeeeeeeeeeeee!
and i laughed out loud that i’ve got you wondering about your sweat-rate! ha!
AAHHHHH! so excited at well! Can’t wait to get started on that as well! oooooph! :)
I LOVE Hinds Feet on High Places!
Listening to: Next to Normal soundtrack
Reading: Voluntary Madness by Norah Vincent (very, very slowly)
Looking forward to: Stagecoach 2010 and SF in June
Wondering: If my milk is expired. And if it is, will my roommates notice if I steal theirs?
And I will now be much more aware of my armpits haha
Currently Listening to: Unreedemed by Selah
Currently Reading: The Trauma Myth by Susan Clancy and A General Theory of Love by Thomas Lewis
Currently Looking Forward to: the weather to turn nice so I can go sailing
Currently Wondering: why it seems I perspire more when I don’t shave my armpits
Ok that last one there really disturbs me.
oh shoot. was I supposed to answer the questions?
ok.
Listening: “Hallelujah! I am free” streaming from theworshipcommunity.com – nice song
Reading: My typing on your blog (sorry – lame I know)
Looking Forward To: Buying this dang house. duh
Wondering: When I’ll see you again…
tonight!
Read both books. LOVE them!
Too early for ‘current things’ right now. :)
Currently Listening To: A variety of praise and worship music, favoring Gateway Worship.
Currently Reading: Bible and home school books including “Little Britches,” “The Wright Brothers,” “School Story,” and “Viking Adventure.”
Currently Looking Forward to: This season ending and what surprise God will use to provide for us this month.
Currently Wondering: Why it is when you breast feed that one breast always seems bigger than the other …
my friend brandy’s gonna love your “currently wondering”!
Debra-
One breast is always bigger then the other. It definitely exaggerates it when you are breastfeeding. Especially if they only nurse on one side. :)
Currently Listening to: coworkers talk about their weekend
Currently Reading: Though Waters Roar by Lynn Austen
Currently Looking Forward to: May and July vacations and Needtobreathe concert in May (it was supposed to be surprise for him but macy and i told him. good thing though because he was going to surprise me with tickets)
Currently Wondering: where the water in my garage is coming from……..(Casey will be investigating this morning and hopefully will know the source by lunch)
ooooh – i’d love to see needtobreathe! that’ll be so fun!
me too.
Additional currently wondering: why i put my dress on backwards this morning and didn’t notice until I got to work….
Currently Listening to: Consumed by Jesus Culture
Currently Reading: My bible, and my bible study Believing God by Beth Moore, no more time for reading
Currently Looking Forward to: Dustin being done with his Air Force training, he leaves April 18th.
Currently Wondering: How God can be so darn amazing!
such a great CD!
and i wanna hear about God’s amazingness in your life!
Currently Listening to: Gary Allen – Tough All Over Album
Currently Reading: Dracula (first time ever)
Currently Looking Forward to: San Diego trip in March…Hello Beach
Currently Wondering: What I’m doing on lunch.
not exactly what I think of when I read “current events” I think more like “NY Times.”
But it’s OK, you’re still cool…
Currently Listening to: Desperation Band, a new fave
Currently Reading: So Long Insecurity, Beth Moore; Communicating for Change, Andy Stanley; First Light by Bodie and Brock Thoene; Writing for the Soul, Jerry Jenkins; and my Bible. WHEW!
Currently Looking Forward to: Friday night date night with the hub; Winter Jam Concert (Third Day, Tenth Avenue North, etc) on Saturday; mission trips with high school youth in June and July; and vacation with hub in June
Currently Wondering: when I am going to finish my article that is due in a week?
that is a whole lotta books at once! my brain wouldn’t be able to keep them all straight!
It’s a problem. So many voices swirling around in my head. How is the Brennan Manning book?
it is SO good. you should definitely read it. but not till you’re done with at least a few of those! ;)
Chrystie, you won’t be able to wait to read the next 10 (so far) in the AD Chronicles series! They are my favorite fiction, by far!
Terri, that’s what I’ve heard. I am only a couple of chapters into First Light, but so far its definitely good.
How are you liking Eat, Pray, Love? Gilbert is my favorite author from the past three years. She got so close to Jesus in the book or the idea of Him but never peered him straight in the face, but otherwise I recommend the book to everyone, and all of her others.
i’m really enjoying the book. i love her writing style. and her witty humor. and her the journey her heart embarks on. i’m definitely not aligned with her “theology” (or lack thereof?), but there are still tons of great nuggets in her words.
Listening: Regina Spektor. Her brain astounds me.
Reading: Articles from the New Grove Dictionary of Music….i’m a grad student….
Looking Forward To: My next performance opportunity.
Wondering: Why showering is so necessary…
currently rubbing my eyes and waking up on my first snow day in a LONG time.
Currently wondering if the county plowed our street…wait…. nope still two ft in the street.
currently thinking about a playlist for my run.
currently listening to my brother, the bear, snoar so freaking loud. OH MY DANG!!
currently eeeeified that my sweet friend is coming to visit me!!
oh- and “ruthless trust” is my favorite book ever!
i looooove that you slept so late today. (i just wish you’d woken up to an empty house)
and can you hear my eeeeeeeeeeeeeee yet?! can’t wait to tight you!
Currently Listening to: My Paper Heart, Francesa Battestelli
Currently Reading: Love & Respect by Emerson Eggerich and Captivated by John Eldredge
Currently Looking Forward to: seeing my family in KY in March
Currently Wondering: how God will rescue us from this pit we’re in.
i love that you said “how”. not “if”.
Listening To: Foo Fighters – My Hero (from my Rock playlist on my iPhone)
Reading: Jesus Loves You – Craig Gross and Jason Harper
Looking Forward To: Getting over this head cold
Wondering: When I’ll have time to write a few blog posts
BTW: About that thing you’re wondering about, I have to ask – are you right handed? An uneven application of antiperspirant by your less dominant hand would explain that… ;)
ha ha! all chuckles over here… yep. i’m right-handed. but i’ve doubled-up the deodorant application and… no dice. ;)
Currently Listening to: the sound of the garage doors closing as my men run to get me that nectar of the gods, Tim Horton’s XL Double Double. You get this if you’re in Canada. Eh?
Currently Reading: Walking His Trail – Steve Saint; My Utmost For His Highest – Oswald Chambers; Cooks Illustrated Magazine; Respectable Sins – Jerry Bridges; Understanding Jesus – Joe Amaral
Currently Looking Forward To: Leaving on a Jet Plane – to South Africa!
Currently Wondering: When are we going to get “the call”????
i wanna know what a double double is!
Coffee….with double cream, double sugar
ah!
Currently Listening to: my lala collection including: safe by britt nicole, healer by kari jobe, meredith andrews,more like falling in love by jason gray, it’s your life by francesca battistelli, and others!
Currently Reading: Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott, Letters from a Skeptic by Boyd, Secondhand Jesus by Glenn Packiam, the Bible,
Currently Looking Forward to: video chat with my interns!
Currently Wondering: if i can really run a marathon and how it’s possible that i ate like an entire jar of salsa in a day
Currently Listening to: My kids playing together…hope that counts.
Currently Reading: “Depression: A Stubborn Darkness” by Edward T. Welch
Currently Looking Forward to: True Women’s conference the last weekend of March!
Currently Wondering: Why I love Dr. Pepper so much….
Currently Wondering: Why I love Dr. Pepper so much….
Well it IS Dr. Pepper. So good!!!
during the superbowl i saw a commercial for cherry dr. pepper. isn’t that redundant?
Currently listening to: Um… lately the IHOP (not the pancake place) webstream and “Reign in Us” by Starfield.
Currently Reading: Genesis, the Return of the King, and I’m contemplating a new read
Currently Looking Foward to: March 2 and the completion of my master’s oral exam
Currently Wondering: How do I teach students to be moral and responsible people when I know that the only real change comes from being transformed by a relationship with Jesus?
Currently Listening to: Intimacy – Matt Redman/whatev’s on my worship mix
Currently Reading: 1 Chronicles, Crazy Love -Francis Chan, 7 Checkpoints -Andy Stanley [[SHOULD BE Reading: Gulliver's Travels, The Dobe !Kung - Richard Lee, Textbooks]]
Currently Looking Forward to: more risk taking.
Currently Wondering: how God’s gonna use me.
Currently Listening to: Hey by Leeland: Sound Of Melodies on Pandora!
Currently Reading: attempting to read Love Is An Orientation by Andrew Marin
Currently Looking Forward to: the ‘big event!’ , and my trips to Mexico in the coming months!
Currently Wondering: if I’m doing what the Lord wants me to do with my life.
Currently Listening to: July Flame, new album by Laura Veirs
Currently Reading: Latest issue of The Sun magazine
Currently Looking Forward to: Spring, and finally getting my LISW exam over with.
Currently Wondering: When I’m going to get out of this funk I’m in.
ooooooh – i hear you on the funk thing. (about me. not you.)
Currently Listening to: Bethel live’s newest cd “here is love” –amazing cd!
Currently Reading:Forgotten God -francis chan and Re-reading Red Moon Rising-pete grieg
Currently Looking Forward to: visiting another local church tonight with some friends
Currently Wondering: What’s the next step? :)
i only got kim walker’s song off that new album. maybe i should sample the rest of it…
Currently Listening to: The sound of the washer and dryer washing and drying our clothes.
Currently Reading: The Bible in one year, because I’ve never read the entire Bible or anything close to it. Your Scars Are Beautiful to God by Sharon Jaynes. And finishing The Shack by William P. Young, because I started it a year ago and lost it, but found it again.
Currently Looking Forward to: Our trip to Wichita with our team so that Justin and I can show them the community we will be planting our church in :D
Currently Wondering: How my scars really are beautiful to God.
your last line blew me away because of my next post. it was already written and scheduled to go up and midnight tonight. you’ll see what i mean…
Currently listening to John Lynch teach on the love of Jesus displayed through the Mark Series.
Currently reading: Love and War by John & Stasi Eldredge
Currently looking forward to Friday night.
Currently wondering how long God will have me in this place…
Currently Listening to: Spoon, Transference
Currently Reading: Knit Two by Kate Jacobs & Cooking Light cookbook
Currently Looking Forward to: 8am tomorrow morning when I will get off work and go to bed for more than 3 hours…
Currently Wondering: if I ruined it for good.
*thanks for your blog!* it is so encouraging! Praying for you!
JennG
welcome to the grit, jenn!
and you get OFF work at 8 AM?! what do you do?! (i’ve always said i think i was born to work third shift. i’m such a night owl.)
Listening to: Glorious by Paul Baloche, Tenth Avenue North, Mat Kearney, Byword
Reading: The Language of God by Collins, Addiction and Grace by May, Lord Heal My Hurts by Arthur
Looking forward to: daylight after work…
Wondering: if God has the wrong guy…
Also interested in hearing believers’ reactions to the Gilbert book. I heard it could be subtitled “Its all about ME”
hooray for daylight after work!
Currently Listening to: About to download Amy Grant’s Age to Age, after hearing her last night I want to hear some more of her old school tunes
Currently Reading: way too many books…
Currently Looking Forward to: Getting my hair cut…it is out of control
Currently Wondering: When I am going to feel caught up…
back in the day, when old school was new school, i loved me some amy grant.
Reading When I don’t desire God by john piper
Listening to hilsongs this is our God and some carrie underwood
Looking forward to something that’s a secret
And wondering if the secret will happen.
How’s eat pray love?
giiiiirl! holdin’ out me! ;)
and i’m enjoying “eat pray love” so far. not for the theology of it. but she’s got great nuggets in there. and i love her writing style – very creative and witty. the fact that she was writing about her post-divorce journey makes it all feel very relevant to me.
Currently listening to – my son do last night’s dinner dishes that he was supposed to do LAST NIGHT and something he has playing on the computer in the kitchen
Currently reading – Prewrath Rapture of the Church (Marvin Rosenthal), Making Jack Falcone (Joaquin “Jack” Garcia), Shadow of the Almighty (Elisabeth Elliot), and Autumn Sunset (a book I’m editing for Daphne Murrell, a college friend)
Currently looking forward to – kids going back to school after nearly two weeks out b/c of snow (more of that tonite and tomorrow) and my mom coming to lead the wms retreat for our church in April
Currently wondering – how much snow we’ll get in the next 24-30 hrs and if I should go buy that electric mattress pad at Costco today or wait several days (to be able to navigate the roads after the snow) to go to Kohl’s for the BOGO + 30% off!
i LOVE “shadow of the almighty” — one of my favorite elisabeth elliot books!
ps I wonder the same think about my pits as well. and why that one itches more. hmmm.