the day in a nutshell.

Man. wonderful is the Lord, and how unworthy and undeserved are we, the forgiven.
it was just a sweet day in the presence of him whom my soul loves! i went to church, despite satan's schemes to make me stay home and wallow in despair mentality, and after church i hung out with everyon at church at this restaurant called Culvers!....I also got to enjoy a wonderful BBQ at my college- NMC- and listened to Song of the Lakes! oh they rock! really awesome music. there's this big ole' scottish dude in the band, he's plays a couple different drums, very notably, the Bullrun (i think i'm spelling it wrong). And i took brittany bear for a couple of walks, and went for a very LONG AND ARDUOUS bike ride! Boy! was i wiped out! and then i took brittany bear downtown with me, so we could go to the open space to fly my kite! that was fun too! but after a while my fingers got a little numb and frozen (cuz it was a pretty brisk kinda day) so i stopped flying my kite and Brittany and I went window shopping downtown. I looked into stores and she mainly sniffed the sidewalk!
IT was seriously a wonderful day with Jesus. I couldn't have asked for a better day. Oh man, He is really good to us. i can seriously say, in my heart, that i worshipped the Lord all day long! oh He is awesome!

Also, ontop of everything else- i got to have a very nice long conversation with my good friend (who led me to the Lord!)-- John. He's really FUN to talk to, cuz sometimes, regardless of him being in Medical school (and being WAY smarter than I am...)-- he can be downright FUNNY!. More like a silly funny though- like he will crack some corny jokes about something, and only dorks like me would get them and seriously laugh at them! Well, ontop of it- it also nice to talk about where John is with the Lord. I mean, he's really getting drilled there at school and i would HATE to see his walk with the Lord suffer becuz of school. But, it hasn't yet i think, and he's just kinda in a "dry" spell. So, i'll be liftin' him up to the Lord and praying that GOD MEETS him in such a powerful awesome way, that John would be amazed and hafta testify more of the Lord to people! OH! i pray the goodness of the Lord on John's life. amen.
uhmmm, anways...where was i? Oh, yeah...And John is really encouraging to me too- cuz when we talk, he usually initiates conversation about the Lord and how i'm doing spiritually and where i am at with joseph now. it's really nice to have somebody THAT concerned about you- where they really are interested in whether or not you are seeking the Lord! that's awesome.

So, i ended the night with some tea (with milk and honey!)-- and i watched this movie i've seen numerous times. "Under the Tuscan Sun" It's a good movie. especially when yer going through a slight "break up" so to speak. cuz it gives this really BIG message of hope in the end. but very briefly. not that i needed to see this movie in order to have hope (about EVER getting into another RELATIONSHIP EVER again..) but it's good to watch girly movies right about now. I mean, the Lord is reminding me EVERYDAY that i'm WORTH BEING PURSUED! and that the man who loves me won't have to "conjure" up feelings of pursuing just to please me! it's not about me! it's about Jesus! and how HE would WANT me to be pursued.
*sigh* i love jesus SOOO much right now...i mean, it's EVER increasing! seriously. just within the past MONTH i've felt CLOSER TO THE LORD THAN I EVER HAVE BEFORE! and it's good. it's really good ;)

Well, i shall dash into the distance now. scattering the wildflowers of michigan all over the globe, in hopes of someday having my love return from a far-off land, with the same native flower in his hand to give to me.
*sigh*
the sweet spring song