So my first full day in Texas and it was a hot one! First, we had breakfast with my cousin, Julia, who just returned from Chiang Rai, where I am headed. In her very encouraging words, she said, "I'm gonna love it!!" (precisely what I needed to hear) The family went to NRH20 (a local water park) and had a good family day...loved every minute of it. Then we took naps, ate dinner and played a new game (I forgot what it is) and went to bed (or am about to go to bed).
Per my sister, Jenn, and brother-in-law, Jason, I will adopt the rose-thorn philosophy for day analysis: today's thorn is that my back still hurts from sleeping on it funny in the car ride down (the day's low) and the rose was getting to be with my family at a water park and making memories (the day's high)! You should try this method of analysis; it is quite fun and brings about interesting discussions!
The Ransomed Heart reading for today included this quote: "Recall a time in your life when you felt really special, a time when you knew you were loved...Hold your memory while you gather another, a time of real adventure...Now, we were meant to live in a world like that—every day. Just as our lungs are made to breathe oxygen, our souls are designed to flourish in an atmosphere rich in love and meaning, security and significance, intimacy and adventure . But we don’t live in that world anymore. Far from it. Though we try to resolve the dilemma by disowning our desire, it doesn’t work. It is the soul’s equivalent of holding our breath. Eventually, we find ourselves gasping for air."
I put this in, because it is exactly where I am at...leaving Woodland Park and leaving my family here, I have never felt so loved or treasured or special, and I am on the brink of my greatest adventure so far in 30 years. I am getting closer to standing on the edge of a cliff, fully prepped with a flying squirrel outfit and capable of flying, knowing I am supposed to fly, but taking my time getting to the edge. My dream in life is to jump off...I am living in that world...gasping for air...about to take the leap...
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Hey IAm4Thai, its your friendly blogging coach here :-). Great post. One nifty thing you can do is put a hyperlink to any outside resource your recommend. For example you mentioned the RH daily readings (a great resource by the way)...you could have made the words "Ransomed Heart" into a hyperlink to their website.
While we're talking about RH you should subscribe to their new podcast in iTunes. Just do a search in the iTunes store for "John Eldredge" or "Ransomed Heart." Its free to subscribe and you'll love the voice in the intro.
Feel free to delete this comment if you want to...I'll leave another one that isn't taking advantage of a "coachy opportunity."
Steph,
Great to see your post. I've been checking every day in anticipation. It was great having you at our place the other night. What a privilege to be able to host such a night. We love you.
Jon
Steph,
I've added a nifty subscribe by email feature to your blog. It will allow people to submit their email address and they'll then get an email with any new posts you publish.
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