Middle of January

A new day. A holiday - Martin Luther King Jr. day. Or if you live in Virginia, they celebrate Lee Jackson day. Interesting.

Can you believe we're already into the middle of January? 2011 is in full swing. A brand spanking new year. How is yours going so far? Mine has been full.

Last weekend I celebrated my 24th birthday with friends from here. On Saturday afternoon I went bowling with some friends from church - we had a blast! My top score was 111. Not bad.
In the evening, I went out to eat with my roommates and a friend from Bible Study, we went to Olive Garden and it was delightful. Truly lovely. I am so thankful for friends.

To be honest, I don't quite remember where I was at in my story of life here, so I'm just going to jump into the present. If you have questions or wonder what happened after the previous post, feel free to ask...and I'll fill you in on the scoop.

Well, I'm still working as an admin assistant, and thankfully have stuff to do at work for a nice change. A lot of stuff will be changing here soon; after it occurs, then I'll be able to talk about it. Until then, just know lots of "changes" are in order, which always means that I have to be flexible and breathe. It really doesn't pay to let things get to me, so I try and just let them slide off me like a slimy worm. Some days I succeed, and others I just end up getting frustrated. Ah, well, we all try to be better, right? Each day, brings a new opportunity to be more patient, understanding, and laid back about my workplace and really...life in general.

Last Friday I went ice-skating at the Sculpture Garden in D.C. It was truly lovely. I'd never been ice-skating in the "open air". Quite nice, really. We had a beautiful view of the Archives in front of us and it was surrounded with lights. Ah, how invigorating to skate in the cold, night air under the stars above. Some day I'll purchase a camera charger for my digital one and post some photos...until then, I'm pretty much camera-less.

That's all the inspiration I have to share today. But I will leave you with this thought.
How much differently would you live if you were consciously aware that Jesus is right NEXT to you? Because if you know the Lord, the Holy Spirit lives inside of YOU, which means He's there in every moment, every thought, every action.
Just a thought. And there's something else too - every action you make in this world affects the spiritual realm. Wow. Pretty powerful stuff.

Have a lovely week, all! Until next time...