a search for authenticity
chirstmas has come and gone….i’ll post more about my christmas experience once we get back to maryland. but now that we are recovering from christmas it is time to think about celebrating the new year. i have no idea what we are going to do. what are some fun new year’s celebrations that you’ve been to in the past?
i have finals this week. i am very much looking forward to the end of this semester. i’ve enjoyed a couple of my classes this semester, but i’m ready to move on. i can’t express how good it feels to be able to say “just one semester left.”
this week i received my soulsister’s guide to a very merry christmas! i’m sure you are now wondering, “what is the soulsister’s guide to a very merry christmas?” let me tell you…..this little guide to celebrating chrismats is a ‘zine that was put together by two sisters. i’ve only flipped through it a couple times, but i can already tell that i’m gonna love it. this zine seems to cover it all….from building an advent altar to having christmas sex. check out their website to learn more and even order your own copy.
and so it begins….tonite we will attend our first Christmas party of the season. i’m so excited. but i wonder what i’m going to wear…..
though i may not be very good at it, i enjoy writing. it is a great way for me to collect my thoughts, express myself, and communicate (with God & others). i often wish i had better writing skills. i’d love to pursue writing more seriously than journaling and blogging. i would love to express life in the form of stories. it has always been something in the back of my mind. one day i’ll write a book. but unfortantely, this deep desire is quickly overcome with fear and feelings of inadequacy. for so long writing has been my unobtainable dream. of all the things i hope to accomplish and experience in my life writing stories/a novel is the one that i don’t think i can do. and i was fine with that, until dan mentioned something about it. he said something to the effect that of all my interests writing is the one that he thinks fits ME best. that when he considers what i will be doing in the future it is easiest t see me as an author. i want to always remember that. i want to remember that the one who knows me best encourages me to do something that i have always considered to be my unobtainable dream - something that i know is a weakness, that i know will be a challenge, and i know that i will need to trust God for the most.
if you haven’t been reading jarrett’s blog then you must check it out. it is quickly becoming my favorite blog.
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