instruments of healing

I just did something really embarrassing. I went to the movies (as in the public theater) alone. Who does that!?? lol. Maybe I should consider putting some breaks on this Ms. Independent thing before I start getting a reputation as the town loner haha. But hey it was a movie I wanted to see and I had nothing else to do tonight so it worked out. :)

Oh updates, let's see..
I had my first drawing due today for my Drawing II class. Let me tell you something about my relationship with drawing. Sometimes drawing and I get along very well. I use it to relax and to get inspired and even as an act of worship. Other times.. I want to take my little pencils, or charcoal, or medium of choice and bite it in half and throw it across the room and then go find all the little pieces and grind them into the floor with my shoe. When it's just me and my drawing, things are usually good and civil. When it's me and my drawing surrounded by a class of students that have much longer and more developed relationships with their drawings... things are not so good. One thing is always true though.. It humbles me.

I think I've decided against getting a job this spring. I feel overwhelmed enough already and I need to recognize my limits. sigh. The summer intership quest continues. I spend a good deal of time worrying over that. I'm not going to admit to being overly ambitious with this yet though.

This week our campus was blessed by having Shane Claiborne come and speak at two of our chapels. I had been so pumped for him to come ever since I saw him on the schedule to come. I read his book Irresistible Revolution around this time my freshman year here. I remember reading it and just feeling so passionate about the Lord's work and having that desire to learn how to simplify my life and just be a servant. Shane has a pretty neat story really. He lived in Calcutta and worked with Mother Teresa for awhile. I don't know if many of you know this about me, but I adore Mother Teresa! haha. She was just so pure of heart and I love reading anything about her and her beautiful life that I can get my hands on. So for getting to experience her in real life, I envy Shane greatly. haha. I've enjoyed listening to what he has had to say these past couple days. I wrote down something he said today that stuck with me. I'm not even sure how it fit into the context of his message, but I remember the prayer of these words, "May our wounds become instruments of healing." I'm still wrestling with what that might look like in my life.

Discovery of the week: Vitamin String Quartet. I've always loved instrumental music with violins. So beautiful. Talk about instruments of healing..

friends, you are loved.

blessings,
lindsay