You teach me silence as the rain falls,
And I bury my head deep down into
You,
And we sit and sit and sit.
Stillness.
Please teach me the way of Your rest,
Of living under Your burden.
Not under mine.
Your ways are more gentle,
You make me happy,
But give me more than happiness,
Joy.
And this outlives it all.
Amen.
Sunday, March 25, 2012
Sunday, March 18, 2012
A Song or Two
Music is so healing to me, so filling. Jesus uses it when I'm running near empty or just need to feel something outside of myself that I understand when otherwise my feelings inside myself are too confusing.
Last night, Kayla (one of my dear friends) and I went to a J.J. Heller & Audrey Assad Concert. Oh my goodness. It was so good. It just didn't last long enough!!!
Anyways, I wanted to take a post and share with you some of the special songs that Jesus has used to bless and fill me. I'm excited to share with you . . . I love music about following Jesus.
((The first one is a live feed. The video isn't from last night, but it's a song JJ and her husband sang. It's called "Small."))
This music video is wonderful. :)
And one more Audrey Assad song to wrap it up . . .
Last night, Kayla (one of my dear friends) and I went to a J.J. Heller & Audrey Assad Concert. Oh my goodness. It was so good. It just didn't last long enough!!!
Anyways, I wanted to take a post and share with you some of the special songs that Jesus has used to bless and fill me. I'm excited to share with you . . . I love music about following Jesus.
((The first one is a live feed. The video isn't from last night, but it's a song JJ and her husband sang. It's called "Small."))
This music video is wonderful. :)
And one more Audrey Assad song to wrap it up . . .
Monday, March 12, 2012
You Carry Me
"Blessed be the Lord,
who daily bears us up;
God is our salvation. Selah."
Psalm 68:19
"You carry me all the way,
You carry me everyday.
You carry me to the cross."
This will be worth it, danae. This will all be worth it. - Jesus
Praise Him! He is GOOD. Let my inmost echo this truth, not just my fingers and my mind. Let this be all that I am, Jesus, to declare that even in the fire, You are GOOD. I don't see clearly right now. You do. You are GOOD. "Your love tears me up and when it's done, puts me together." I can trust You. Teach me to trust You. <3
who daily bears us up;
God is our salvation. Selah."
Psalm 68:19
"You carry me all the way,
You carry me everyday.
You carry me to the cross."
This will be worth it, danae. This will all be worth it. - Jesus
Praise Him! He is GOOD. Let my inmost echo this truth, not just my fingers and my mind. Let this be all that I am, Jesus, to declare that even in the fire, You are GOOD. I don't see clearly right now. You do. You are GOOD. "Your love tears me up and when it's done, puts me together." I can trust You. Teach me to trust You. <3
Friday, February 24, 2012
If I Could Be Anything
If I could be anything . . .
Woman theologian. I like the sound of that.
I like having a microphone in my hands and something to say.
I like engaging audiences with words.
I love the Word of God.
I love people.
I might be a nurse. I wish I had the stomach for it.
Let me hold you, baby, hold you when the fever burns,
And your heart can't contain its own ache.
I would like to be a mama. Gentle. Loving. Creative.
Maybe a teacher. Reminding little people that they are treasures.
That they are smarter than people say they are,
That they have a lot more potential than they dream,
That Jesus loves you, Little Man. Little Girl.
I'd like to be the wife of a gentle warrior,
Who runs into light and calls me to come with.
We could be warriors together and at the end of the day,
So tired from a day of just loving and letting God use us
'Til we're worn,
And falling on our bed, exhausted and filled with Jesus.
Laughing because we're tired, and crying because we're broken
By their pain,
And praying because we know there is a Healer.
I dream some days.
Oh Jesus? Just please use me somehow! I know You don't have to. I know You could do it a lot better on Your own, but prepare me for anything, Jesus. Anything. For singleness. For marriage. For Brazil. For United States. For living a life of physical Danger. For living a life of Spiritual danger. For going. For staying. I will be weak right now, Jesus. Here I am. Sometimes resistant. Often stubborn. But I'm Your clay. Form me, Lord.
Amen.
Woman theologian. I like the sound of that.
I like having a microphone in my hands and something to say.
I like engaging audiences with words.
I love the Word of God.
I love people.
I might be a nurse. I wish I had the stomach for it.
Let me hold you, baby, hold you when the fever burns,
And your heart can't contain its own ache.
I would like to be a mama. Gentle. Loving. Creative.
Maybe a teacher. Reminding little people that they are treasures.
That they are smarter than people say they are,
That they have a lot more potential than they dream,
That Jesus loves you, Little Man. Little Girl.
I'd like to be the wife of a gentle warrior,
Who runs into light and calls me to come with.
We could be warriors together and at the end of the day,
So tired from a day of just loving and letting God use us
'Til we're worn,
And falling on our bed, exhausted and filled with Jesus.
Laughing because we're tired, and crying because we're broken
By their pain,
And praying because we know there is a Healer.
I dream some days.
Oh Jesus? Just please use me somehow! I know You don't have to. I know You could do it a lot better on Your own, but prepare me for anything, Jesus. Anything. For singleness. For marriage. For Brazil. For United States. For living a life of physical Danger. For living a life of Spiritual danger. For going. For staying. I will be weak right now, Jesus. Here I am. Sometimes resistant. Often stubborn. But I'm Your clay. Form me, Lord.
Amen.
Saturday, February 18, 2012
Twenty
Daddy?
Hello. It's me again. Yeah, I know. You've seen me a whole lot lately. Well, or I should say, You've listened to me a whole lot lately. Thank You.
Thank You for being patient, a kind Listener. Thank You for being TRUTH. in my confusion. in my questions.
I remember where we were a year ago tonight, Daddy. Upper lounge, girls dorms. Last few hours were slipping by of year 18.
And now, it's about time for the nineteenth year to die.
It's kind of scary to me. Twenty?
Dad! It sounds old! It's not though, is it? You're smiling at me, aren't You?
Thank You that You're already in my twenty. You know the corners of it so well. You see. You love.
My one cry: "Oh, oh, oh bring [me] back to You." Every moment. I am in love with You, Jesus. Please deepen that love. Make it pure, marked with endurance. You are my choice. Give me strength to live it. To make that decision. Thank You, Love.
Thank You for smiling on me. Please, Lord, walk me through these waters of new year. It belongs to You. :)
I love You,
Your danae girl,
Simply Yours
Hello. It's me again. Yeah, I know. You've seen me a whole lot lately. Well, or I should say, You've listened to me a whole lot lately. Thank You.
Thank You for being patient, a kind Listener. Thank You for being TRUTH. in my confusion. in my questions.
I remember where we were a year ago tonight, Daddy. Upper lounge, girls dorms. Last few hours were slipping by of year 18.
And now, it's about time for the nineteenth year to die.
It's kind of scary to me. Twenty?
Dad! It sounds old! It's not though, is it? You're smiling at me, aren't You?
Thank You that You're already in my twenty. You know the corners of it so well. You see. You love.
My one cry: "Oh, oh, oh bring [me] back to You." Every moment. I am in love with You, Jesus. Please deepen that love. Make it pure, marked with endurance. You are my choice. Give me strength to live it. To make that decision. Thank You, Love.
Thank You for smiling on me. Please, Lord, walk me through these waters of new year. It belongs to You. :)
I love You,
Your danae girl,
Simply Yours
Sunday, February 5, 2012
Last Photo Stream for Last Month
Month done. Completed. Craziness.
Here's the last line of pictures for January! :)
Day 22: Good moments in the cafeteria --- one of my favorite places on campus. It's so fun to eat meals with good friends and siblings in Jesus. This is a picture of Crazy Curtis, my friend Kayla, and me. :)
Day 23: Roommate Bethany starting to feel the heat after day one of classes. Oh beautiful syllabus shock. :) But WE WILL MAKE IT! Conquerors.
Day 24: Friend Tiffany and me in the library. Reading. Again. :)
Day 25: Surprise birthday for my friend Jenae!!! Her roommate organized it, and we had a fun time. :)
Day 26: This is Roger. He's one of Multnomah students' favorite people. He's volunteered for the school for such a long time and has this unique, wonderful way of cheering us up when we need it. :)
Day 27: Again, in the cafeteria. These two are fantastic sisters. And they like their apples. :)
Day 28: My good friend, Kayla's birthday. Her roommate and I took her out to Indian food, and in India, you eat food with your fingers!!! So, we went in for the cultural experience. :)
Day 29: I got this sweet message from Kayla at the PERFECT TIME. Seriously, it was such a God-thing. Kayla didn't know that I'd need specific prayer at a specific moment, but Jesus did. Wow.
Day 30: Earlier that past week, I had tried out for a reading team for my C.S. Lewis class. I enjoyed trying out SO MUCH! Made me remember how much I love acting! :) Well, I was asked to be on the team! Highlight of my week. I'm excited. :)
Day 31: Every Tuesday, my dorm section has dorm section dinners. Here is a picture of a lot of the girls in my dorm section. :)
Well, I don't know if I've taken any pictures now that it's February, but I'm sure grateful for all the photos I got in January, and hopefully, I will be inspired to carry my camera with me more often. Maybe? :)
As for this month, I want to try to write an encouraging note each day. It's simple, but it gives me a good excuse to get something done that I enjoy doing but don't always take the time to do. :)
Ah, I have so much to update you on, like my new years desire to be trustworthy and my journey through making decisions and what my roommate helped me see about that through the Sunday school lesson at her church. I could tell you about how welcoming the people of Clackamas Bible Church have been as I visited them again this Sunday. Ah, I guess for another time. For now, I will leave you with a Corrie Ten Boom quote. She inspires me. May you be inspired in this new week!
"And so I discovered that it is not on our forgiveness any more than on our goodness that the world's healing hinges, but on His. When He tells us to love our enemies, He gives, along with the command, the love itself."
- Corrie Ten Boom
Here's the last line of pictures for January! :)
Day 22: Good moments in the cafeteria --- one of my favorite places on campus. It's so fun to eat meals with good friends and siblings in Jesus. This is a picture of Crazy Curtis, my friend Kayla, and me. :)
Day 23: Roommate Bethany starting to feel the heat after day one of classes. Oh beautiful syllabus shock. :) But WE WILL MAKE IT! Conquerors.
Day 24: Friend Tiffany and me in the library. Reading. Again. :)
Day 25: Surprise birthday for my friend Jenae!!! Her roommate organized it, and we had a fun time. :)
Day 26: This is Roger. He's one of Multnomah students' favorite people. He's volunteered for the school for such a long time and has this unique, wonderful way of cheering us up when we need it. :)
Day 27: Again, in the cafeteria. These two are fantastic sisters. And they like their apples. :)
Day 28: My good friend, Kayla's birthday. Her roommate and I took her out to Indian food, and in India, you eat food with your fingers!!! So, we went in for the cultural experience. :)
Day 29: I got this sweet message from Kayla at the PERFECT TIME. Seriously, it was such a God-thing. Kayla didn't know that I'd need specific prayer at a specific moment, but Jesus did. Wow.
Day 30: Earlier that past week, I had tried out for a reading team for my C.S. Lewis class. I enjoyed trying out SO MUCH! Made me remember how much I love acting! :) Well, I was asked to be on the team! Highlight of my week. I'm excited. :)
Day 31: Every Tuesday, my dorm section has dorm section dinners. Here is a picture of a lot of the girls in my dorm section. :)
Well, I don't know if I've taken any pictures now that it's February, but I'm sure grateful for all the photos I got in January, and hopefully, I will be inspired to carry my camera with me more often. Maybe? :)
As for this month, I want to try to write an encouraging note each day. It's simple, but it gives me a good excuse to get something done that I enjoy doing but don't always take the time to do. :)
Ah, I have so much to update you on, like my new years desire to be trustworthy and my journey through making decisions and what my roommate helped me see about that through the Sunday school lesson at her church. I could tell you about how welcoming the people of Clackamas Bible Church have been as I visited them again this Sunday. Ah, I guess for another time. For now, I will leave you with a Corrie Ten Boom quote. She inspires me. May you be inspired in this new week!
"And so I discovered that it is not on our forgiveness any more than on our goodness that the world's healing hinges, but on His. When He tells us to love our enemies, He gives, along with the command, the love itself."
- Corrie Ten Boom
Saturday, January 21, 2012
Full Life
Once again, school comes like the foreseen blizzard, hiding my time somewhere in the flurries, and I am unaware as to where it could possibly have went to. Okay. That maybe made no sense. I'm pretty tired. haha :) BUT ANYWAY, I wanted to get in a post really fast. The pictures show some of the last moments of vacation before I came back to Multnomah as well as the beginning of a new semester.
Day 15: It snowed the Sunday before I left! So beautiful!
Day 16: Two of my friends from church met Briana and me at Shari's before we left . . . good to catch up and laugh. :)
Day 17: Yes, I made Valentines already. haha :) I LOVE Valentines day . . . trying to get ahead. :)
Day 18 is the sad photo. My sister left me for college on Wednesday. I love her a ton and miss our laughs, but I'm really glad she can be where she's supposed to be right now. She still faithfully remains my better half. ;)
Dad took me out to breakfast after we took Briana out to the airport . . . so early! but good to have time with him.
Day 19: On Thursday, I went with my mom to her Bible study, and at the end, I went out into our church's gym. There is this empty stage. I have so many memories of this place. I become Mary again when my feet hit the black floor and my nose smells the old hay that used to cover the floor.
Same day (fitting for the two to go together . . . semi-bitter memories need something sweet) I had a mini pumpkin still from fall that I really wanted to try to carve, so I carved out Joy on one side.
Day 20: It was SO FUN to see my roommate, Clarissa, when I got back! Sweet reunion!
Day 21: It was so great to see roommate BETHANY on Saturday! I love this girl! Both of my roommates are such gifts.
Also, that day, I got to spend some time in the school's prayer chapel . . . one of my favorite places. Jesus and I have had some deep heart to hearts there. He is good.
Jesus has given me such a full life. I see this in these pictures. It is good to remember His gifts. :)
Day 15: It snowed the Sunday before I left! So beautiful!
Day 16: Two of my friends from church met Briana and me at Shari's before we left . . . good to catch up and laugh. :)
Day 17: Yes, I made Valentines already. haha :) I LOVE Valentines day . . . trying to get ahead. :)
Day 18 is the sad photo. My sister left me for college on Wednesday. I love her a ton and miss our laughs, but I'm really glad she can be where she's supposed to be right now. She still faithfully remains my better half. ;)
Dad took me out to breakfast after we took Briana out to the airport . . . so early! but good to have time with him.
Day 19: On Thursday, I went with my mom to her Bible study, and at the end, I went out into our church's gym. There is this empty stage. I have so many memories of this place. I become Mary again when my feet hit the black floor and my nose smells the old hay that used to cover the floor.
Same day (fitting for the two to go together . . . semi-bitter memories need something sweet) I had a mini pumpkin still from fall that I really wanted to try to carve, so I carved out Joy on one side.
Day 20: It was SO FUN to see my roommate, Clarissa, when I got back! Sweet reunion!
Day 21: It was so great to see roommate BETHANY on Saturday! I love this girl! Both of my roommates are such gifts.
Also, that day, I got to spend some time in the school's prayer chapel . . . one of my favorite places. Jesus and I have had some deep heart to hearts there. He is good.
Jesus has given me such a full life. I see this in these pictures. It is good to remember His gifts. :)
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