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Monday, June 13, 2011

Golly, how things have changed

I'm reading my daily devotions through my favorite online site, BibleGateway, and simultaneously, I can't but be in awe at how things have changed since I last blogged actively. Here are seven out of the many things that are different:

1. The most apparent change is the fact that I'm doing my devotions while mobile and online. I never had a laptop this light and handy. I'm officially a Mac convert.

2. My husband is sitting right across from me, reading his Bible and scribbling notes. Yes, referring to "my husband" would mean that I'm married. I'm so married! And for more than a year now.

3. It's a Monday, and while everyone else is at work, I'm here at Starbucks, killing time. Working at the church makes this possible. My busiest days are now during weekends, and Mondays have evolved to become our rest days.

4. My husband is here with me. He's not asleep during the daytime, like he used to when he was still working in the graveyard shift. We're now officemates at the church, and we're loving it!

5. I'm having a high calorie, less-ice, blended whipped cream frapuccino. Apparently, gone are the obsessive days of the dieting Marielle. I did a 4k run at the gym, and that's enough for me to keep healthy. No more depravation.

6. In a couple of hours, we're going to do the groceries, and I'm gonna whip up a sausage and buttered vegetables dinner for me and my husband in our new home. This is actually my real full-time job--homemaker.

7. Reading the Bible no longer ends with ticking off another chapter in the book to document how far I've gotten in reading the whole Book. I find myself searching deeper, looking more purposively for the hidden treasures in God's Word. In this season in my life, there's just no excuse to be lukewarm. God has blessed me with everything I need to know Him more, so I'm now trying my best to be a good steward of that blessing.

So with that, let me share: "There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven." Ecclesiastes 3:1

Labels: faith, love, seasons

posted by mari_elle at 14:31
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.For the HECK of it.

Tests I took just to kill time

Venus/Aphrodite
You are the Greek goddess Aphrodite, also known as Venus to the Romans. You are the goddess of love, lust, desire and fertility. You have been called the most beautiful of goddesses and undoubtedly the most desirable. But you are also known for your hot temper, and the ease with which you grow jealous of women that profess to be more beautiful than you. You also own a special girdle which has the power to drive men insane with desire. Since you were born of the sea, from which you came to land riding on a scallop shell, sea food has been known as an aphrodisiac.
Which GREEK (or ROMAN) GODDESS are you? (Girls Only) with pictures! in results
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Your Japanese Name Is...

Momo Shimizu

What's your Japanese Name?

You Are a Social Blogger!

Your blog is more of a semi-private affair for your friends. It's how you keep in touch... sharing stories, jokes, and pics.

What kind of blogger are you?

You Are 50% Normal (Somewhat Normal)

While some of your behavior is quite normal...
Other things you do are downright strange
You've got a little of your freak going on
But you mostly keep your weirdness to yourself

How Normal Are You?

The Keys to Your Heart

You are attracted to obedience and warmth.

In love, you feel the most alive when your partner is patient and never willing to give up on you.

You'd like to your lover to think you are loyal and faithful... that you'll never change.

You would be forced to break up with someone who was emotional, moody, and difficult to please.

Your ideal relationship is lasting. You want a relationship that looks to the future... one you can grow with.

Your risk of cheating is zero. You care about society and morality. You would never break a commitment.

You think of marriage as something precious. You'll treasure marriage and treat it as sacred.

In this moment, you think of love as commitment. Love only works when both people are totally devoted.

What Are The Keys To Your Heart?

Give the Day a Chance to Start

Monday, June 13, 2011

Golly, how things have changed

.ABOUT me.

.Fret not.

.BRAIN farts.

.in RETROSPECT.

.a CLICK away.

.KUDOS to.

.COPYRIGHT.

.HOLLER!.

.For the HECK of it.

The Keys to Your Heart