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Reading this week:

The people at the library know me by name.
I have gone there precisely on Friday afternoons over the past few months.

Yet, can't reminder the last time I have read a fiction book.
I think college contributed to my being drawn to non-fiction, and the feeling that I need to consume more information.
So, I am going to try to read a feel-good-easy fiction read this weekend. Just because!

And also, In re-reading Girl meets God by Lauren Winner on Sunday, I am thinking that 'giving up' reading may be something I should pray in preparation for lent.

notes, cards, and letters

Irish philosopher Peter Rollins taught at Mars on Sunday. I need to listen to his sermons 2+ times to even get my head around half of what was said.

But something little, did stand out to me:
"In a sense, love letters are written for the people who write them"

I think that this is so true.
If you know me, you know that I really enjoy making little notes, cards and writing letters.

There is probably much truth in that maybe I do it because I need to be reminded of the love and things that I write to others just as much as I feel the need to speak these truths to them.

What God and I have been doing in the Middle of the Night

I am grateful for my new job.
But it is difficult. Very Difficult......the weakest parts of me are being attacked every afternoon with this group of teenage boys.
I know that this is a transition, an adjustment, and that I am where I need to be, learning what I need to at this specific time.
But still, it is H-A-R-D.

I have awoke at 4 am many nights in a row (seriously) thinking about these young kids- my clients.
I feel worry and anxiety for them.
I wonder if I have said or have not said the right things.
I wonder if I am 'relating' too little or too much.

And so I pray for them, and I ask for grace and strength for me..And I breathe in God and out each worry that pops in my head.

Eventually, I fall back to sleep....55 minutes before the alarm goes off.

Back in the Saddle again...

I'm excited today. You wanna know why?
I just started up a new gym membership (using a groupon of course...I may have a problem).
I am sooo ready...
24 hr access, classes (I wanna try body pump, Pilate's and spinning), and a SAUNA.
Yay!
Besides a little bit of yoga, I haven't ran at all since before my un-planned emergency surgery. So...it...is....time.
I am starting to train for the RiverBank Run 25k.
I have also decided to run the race supported Alpha Women's Center (more on that later).
I have also also been taking my calcium/vit D supplements regularly for the last 2 weeks.
I'm ready for some change, some movement and some strength!

Meet my new BF

This past weekend I had a lot of fun puppy sitting my mom's new canine boy: Bentley.
He is a 5lb black furball. Our weekend consisted of walking through the snow, eating snow, watching cable television, going outside every 30 minutes, and lots and lots of playing with his many toys. P.S. he kinda looks like that furry creature from star wars, you think?

Sorry Bentley-- this picture doesn't exactly due your cuteness justice

On Saturday night, I did sneak away for a few hours to join a few friends at Bar Diviani. None of us had ever been to this little restaurant so it was fun---It's a very eccentric place. You walk through big drapes when you enter. We had the brushetta and spinach artichoke dip for appetizers. Our server was actually a guy who had graduated a year ahead of us in high school, so that was a little fun too.

Have a Happy Day!

The sun is out! The snow is melting away, and its Valentine's Day!
I baked ginger spice cupcakes this morning, and made some paper valentines too!

Are you doing anything special today? After work I am going to deliver my cupcakes and valentines.

Here is my wish for you today:

And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power together with all the Lord's people, to grasp how WIDE and LONG and HIGH and DEEP is the love of Christ. Ephes. 3:17-18