Shootin' the Breeze

There's really not that much to blog about today. It's a slow Saturday at work. Hardly anyone's come to work out today. I'm still recovering from being really sick over the past week. Actually, yes, since last Saturday - come to think of it! Last Saturday I left work early because I could barely sit up. Then Sunday I noticed large white chunks on my bumpy, inflamed tonsils (so inflamed, by the way, that I thought I would suffocate!). So I had something in between tonsilitis and strep throat. I definitely wasn't to the level of "please kill me, I want to die!" which comes with strep, but I was definitely not well, either!

Monday night my friend Hollie went to a Ranger's game and took a line drive fast ball in the eye! So, about 21 stitches and a broken nose later....she's in recovery. And not so much of a baseball fan anymore!

Thursday I went out in public again! That was a good day. I worked all day, (used more energy in 15 minutes than I had in the past 4 days), and then hung out with my college students. And I've slowly been able to do more and more the last couple of days! Amazing how exciting that can be, given the right circumstance. I was definitely going through people-withdrawal!

But I've had some awesome times with God, studying the Word, because of my solitude. If you haven't checked out some of Matt Chandler's sermons I definitely encourage you to do so. He was my college minister in Abilene. And boy can he bring the Word! I highly recommend a few of his series: Sex (3 part), Family Traits (5 part), and Letters to the Churches (6 part), but then again, I highly recommend all of his sermons! Anyways, I've spent the week, really learning from him a good outline of what I think church should look like. And maybe his ideas don't work in every church. But I think the concepts behind them do. The idea of getting rid of this right vs. wrong, do's and don'ts, stuffy, boring, spiritual heirarchy crap that church has become across America.

Anyways. If you check out any of the sermons in the Family Traits series you'll understand better what I mean.

And last night, I went to a Ranger's game myself with the Singles group from church. No worries, we sat way up top in the nosebleeds, so - no fastballs coming our way! We had fun. I did miss my nice seats way down front though. And I don't know how much longer I'll have them, since Dad is threatening to quit working for the ballpark after this season. I'll definitely miss the perks if he follows through with that plan. I love me some baseball!

So that's my week. Exciting, I know! Anyways, God is doing great things. I hope He is causing you to fall more and more in love with Himself each day, like He is for me! Right now I am overwhelmed at how incredibly amazing He is. Even in the midst of being sick and alone, and sad at times, I have felt so much peace and comfort this week from resting in His arms!

May He be your hiding place this week. Or whatever you may need!