"here we're fine. cause we'll steal time" (lent recap)

required sunday listening: Maggie & the Apple Orchard

if you listen carefully he explains the meaning of the song. about the most perfect days and how time seems to stop and you never want that day to end. i can happily say i have had many of those memories and i would give anything to venture back to those memories and relive them. even though that is not possible, i still revel in the beauty of those sweet sweet days.


The day has come and gone and to be real, I am completely exhausted. Like most of my fellow fusioners, our day started at 4:00 am. but with good intentions, we dragged our butts out of bed and met in the prayer garden. it was a beautiful sunrise service (and im not just saying that cause the band was rockin). after the sun and the son had risen (see what i did there?!) we gathered in the office with brekky and I broke down and checked all the social networks. although it's nice to be back in touch with the world again, i almost miss the silence. and i am seriously considering dumping a large portion of it for good. the rest of the day was spent in the care of family. so basically, we never stopped laughing. and now, after the homework has been done, i find myself rummaging through the pictures of South Africa for the 19374956th time. like all holidays, i long to be with my ZA family during this joyous time. one day my friends. mark my words. but nonetheless, today was a great day. full of hugs, laughter, smiles, and lots & lots of lovin.

let the recapping begin!

what i learned:
-less is more
-a hug can change everything
-i serve a patient god
-love is all that matters at the end of the day

things i still need to work on:
-thinking before speaking
-forgiving
-slowing my pace of life

This lenten season was quite different from last years in many ways. last year there was a lot of hurt, but much healing came from the lenten season. i was anchored in the youth group and my roots were grounded. this year, i am both settled in some areas of life, and shaken up in others. i have found this to be a very good thing. the biggest thing i learned from this year was learning to give up my wants and my struggles and just be happy and content with life. no matter where im at, my happiness depends on how i look at things. while i have known this months before, i truly believe it now.

i'd like to hear what you got out of this season. my hope is that it was enlightening as mine.

so here's to easter. here's to good lovin. and here's to some of the most perfect days, the one's where time seems to stand still.

-em