Take it a day at a time

I've had some pretty great days in my 22 years on this earth.

But today, my best friend and I had a day that will forever go down as one of my favorite.  It was such a simple day; went to the mall where she helped my fashion-troubled self pick out some clothes for student teaching, visited a friend working at a coffee shop, got gelato at a genuine Italian place, and meandered around Falls Park for a grand total of about 5 hours.  It's unbelievable how a simple day can be magnified with company that is second to none.  Genuine community, particularly the close-knit community of best friends, is something that God gave to us to show how much He cares for us.  For me, it is a reminder of what eternity will be like with our Father.  

Romans 12:9-10

Don't just pretend to love others. Really love them. Hate what is wrong. Hold tightly to what is good. Love each other with genuine affection, and take delight in honoring each other.

A few of my favorite things

There are some pretty great things in the world.

Baseball.
Music.
Slowpitch softball.
Jesus and everything He is and does.
Family.
Buffalo Wild Wings.
Golfing.


Those are just a few obviously; but one thing that tops almost every single one of them--I think you can figure out which one(s) I am talking about--is getting lost in a conversation with a person you consider your best friend on the earth.  Time decides it wants to both freeze and be on Red Bull at the same time when something like this happens.  It seems like no time passes, but when the words stop flowing and your brain is left to attempt to piece together the conversation that just happened, your eyes glance at the clock--sometimes in a quick double take--and realize that two and a half hours just passed seemingly in 10 minutes.  The feeling left, at least in my mind, was one of complete amazement; that two people can connect on such a level that time in itself seems to move at a different pace is something outside of this world.

Stop complaining

Serious Thinking.

Definitely not what is going on here on this blog.

I'm not really sure why I named it that.

Most of the thinking I've been doing lately hasn't really been that serious at all.  It's mostly been about the amazing difference a decision and a month can make in a persons life.  Why has it taken so long for me to be legitimately happy with my life?  I am not sure I will ever know (I'm not convinced I would actually want to know) the answer to that question.  The only thing I am sure of now is that I wake up every day knowing that my life is fully blessed.  There's nothing in the world I should be complaining about.  I have an amazing God who loves me and cares more for me than any human could possibly fathom.  My family is one of my most favorite things ever.  My best friend is someone that shows the love of Christ to me at every single moment of the day.  Yet I still find myself complaining about little things.  In the last month, that is one thing that has definitely been my focus; stop complaining and bask in sheer amazingness that is the love of Christ.