time

and the thing about having all these brilliant blogs to read is that i spend so much time reading those blogs that i just don't get around to blogging my own. or even having anything worth blogging, because i'm reading all these blogs instead of finding my own bloggables. and all of this spare time that i have---it's not meant to be spent living vicariously through other people's blogged lives.
it's meant for me to live my own life. DUH!


i'm doing an inductive study of James right now.
my favourite thing that i noticed in James last night (well, around 1 this morning) was this: 'But those who look into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and persevere, being not hearers who forget but doers who act--they will be blessed in their doing.' (James 1:25) i just laughed out loud at the wording the NRSV uses.
and, it's so obvious, but James still states it.


last night when aunt carolin and i were talking (and beading, but mostly talking), i was really excited about life.
about having no limits to what i can do.
about having places all over the world that i really could travel to and do interesting things with.
about not having a specific career choice to make, but specifically choosing to spend my life doing more things short term.
and i'm so excited for people who are going out and doing things---like tony going to indonesia. like julia having so much time off and wanting to go SOMEWHERE and do SOMETHING (do it julia!!) like randy and karen going to haiti. like ryan, dan and james at school studying music. like mark, and ben, going into ministry. like mari, doing a masters in theology, and making a tapestry. like cassy, going to bible school on another continent.
the thing is, i've been excited for other people, and cheering them on, and in doing this i'm running away from making choices like that for myself.
smartie.

3-2-1, i'm going in