my new life

just stopping for a minute to take a break from the craziness of my life. it's been so great ever since i've moved. however, my schedule has definitely changed in so many ways.

wake up at 4:50am

out the door by 5:00am to go on a run

shower

spend time with God

get dressed very quickly

out the door by 7:15am for work

work until 6:00pm

home by 6:30/7:00pm

and then the second part of my life begins:

having neighbors over for dinner, or

hanging out with friends, or

life group, or

discipleship

and then before I know it it's 10:00pm and I'm wondering where the day went. so I have to learn my boundaries. what can be cut out and what can't. and while I feel like I'm going hard all day long, I am loving every minute of it. i love my new house. i love my new roommate. i love my job and the people i get to spend all day with. i love figuring out how to navigate my life with God while trying to live in the supernatural. to be honest, i really have nothing figured out and lots to learn, but I'm grateful. and I'm committed to seeking God through it all . . . loving Him and loving others.

i know it's just a season. and the next season is going to look very different from this season. so… for now, I'll probably blog less and read more, spend less time on facebook and twitter and more time working, spend the time i'm not working with people... in discipleship and discipling others, going to concerts, exercising, eating delicious food, and enjoy being single for as long as it lasts.

what does your season look like?

my book list

So at the beginning of the year I set a goal for myself. I told myself i would read 1 book every 2 months, to read a total of 6 books in a year. I know that doesn't sound like a lot to most people out there, but for me, this was a very practical goal to set for myself.

Well, so far so good. Here's what I've read: Forgotten God, So Long Insecurity, Secrets of the Secret Place, Chasing the Dragons, and The Shack. Recommend all of them to you. All fantastic books!

I've been trying to get into Captivating, Stasi Eldredge, but I just can't do it. For some reason I'm just not digging it. So I ordered myself two new books today: Come to Papa, by Gary Wiens and then Radical by David Platt. I cannot wait read these and I'm pretty sure I'm not going to have any trouble getting into them.

I'm actually quite proud of myself of being ahead of my goal. I figured I'd give myself some space this year, and then next year I can try and read a book a month or every 1.5 months. We'll see. But for now, I've got two more books to read before December. I think I can make that happen.

What should I add to my reading list?!