Something Beautiful

~ Tuesday, December 20 ~

Sometimes I wish it were this easy!!

Speaking of wishing things were easy, I wish I could say that studying for my boards will be a breeze, but the first board I take will be probably the hardest exam I have taken (or ever will take). It’s 180 minutes (3hr) with 170 questions covering so much material…needing a 555 to pass out of 700.

So, needless to say, I will be studying my booty off til then (Jan. 5th).

This all being said, I will not be on here until after then. But I will be back!

When I come back, we can examine how well I did on 2011’s New Year resolutions….and start a new list :)

Until then, have a truly Merry Christmas filled with love from our dear Savior and a blessed New Year!!

~ Monday, December 19 ~

Trinity Library, Dublin, Ireland. Would love to be here in person.

~ Sunday, December 18 ~

Starting today.

Pro: not a lot of running.

Con: May not be able to move tomorrow.

Trying this as well…but not today. Or tomorrow.

~ Saturday, December 17 ~

“ I totally take back all those times I didn’t want to nap when I was younger!!

— unknown

“These things I have spoken to you, that My joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full.”

(John 15:11 ESV)

~ Friday, December 16 ~

~ Thursday, December 15 ~

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Sanctification means more than being freed from sin. It means the deliberate commitment of myself to the God of my salvation, and being willing to pay whatever it may cost.

Watch yourself closely when the Spirit of God is at work in you. He pushes you to the limits of your individuality where a choice must be made. The choice is either to say, “I will not surrender,” or to surrender, breaking the hard shell of individuality, which allows the spiritual life to emerge. The Holy Spirit narrows it down every time to one thing (see Matthew 5:23-24). It is your individuality that refuses to “be reconciled to your brother” (Matthew 5:24). God wants to bring you into union with Himself, but unless you are willing to give up your right to yourself, He cannot. “… let him deny himself …”— deny his independent right to himself. Then the real life-the spiritual life-is allowed the opportunity to grow.

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-Oswald Chambers (Oz)

(In other words, Sanctification is a word of action; a daily surrender. It is a continual process of until the day of Jesus’ return; a process that grows us closer to our Lord. Die to self. My prayer.)

~ Wednesday, December 14 ~

~ Tuesday, December 13 ~

Can I just say this is amazing?!

brittanycorner:

npr:

OOOOOooo I want one! — Tanya

wetheurban: THE CHROMATIC TYPEWRITER

What a lovely new use for an old gadget. Washington-based painter Tyree Callahan has modified a traditional typewriter and turned it into a painting machine, or “Chromatic Typewriter”. Callahan submitted the beautiful typewriter as part of the 2012 West Prize competition, an annual art prize that’s determined by popular vote. The keys on the vintage 1937 Underwood Standard typewriter have each been replaced with a different pad of color to give some rather interesting results!

Sweet.

http://tyreecallahan.blogspot.com/

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“ But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ.

— Philippians 3:20

~ Monday, December 12 ~

~ Sunday, December 11 ~

“ I can’t give you a sure-fire formula for success, but I can give you a formula for failure: try to please everybody all the time.

— Herbert Bayard Swope

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