Apartment.

Really enjoying living in my apartment. It feels so cozy and lovely. I cooked dinner tonight in it for the first time in weeks (so busy these days!).

But busy-ness is the thief of peace and joy. I want to simplify.

I liked the pottery class J and I took together, but I am really looking forward to coming home tomorrow, putting on my PJs, and crocheting. I've got two stockings to finish by Christmas Eve!

Intentionality.

I've been thinking about the importance of intentionality lately. In conversations, at work, in my prayer life, in reading the Bible.

"What good is it my brothers, if a man claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save him?"

What good indeed?

It takes intentionality to live by the Spirit, to allow Him to develop those fruits in me. Apart from the Spirit, I am broken and sin-bound. But with the Spirit, there is life.

Too often I choose not to be intentional, and things slowly start to unravel. I don't like that.

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I got into Grad School. Have I even mentioned that?  I registered for my first course yesterday, Research and Writing Methods.  It's exciting, but a little scary.

Stephen Lee is getting married in less than a month, and I'd LOVE to be able to go to his wedding, but I'm not old enough to rent a car and drive around, I don't know anyone else who is going, and I can't really afford it, especially with Grad School looming over me. But who knows when I'd see him again?!

I love my girls at church. Love them. I don't know where this came from. I've never really worked with this age group, but I love them.  Dessert with one tomorrow, breakfast with another on Saturday.