The Mystery
The more I lose, the more I gain
The more I empty myself, the more I am filled
The more I let go, the freer I feel
Shouldn't it be harder?
Shouldn't I feel like I'm missing out on something?
Don't these realities go against the chatter of the world?
I'm not saying it's easy
Sometimes it's painful
But worth it in the end
Each day…
Less of me…more of Him
Unfinished Business…With God
Daddy's book, Unfinished Business…with God: Finding hope when all you feel is pain, is officially published (by Westbow) and released. You can buy it on Amazon or BarnesandNoble.com. Check it out. I'm so proud of my Daddy.
Long time, no blog
I guess it appeared that I fell off the face of the internet. I didn't mean to go so long without blogging but, you know how life goes. This summer has been full of transition and change. Lots of tears, lots of decisions, lots of firsts, lots of new experiences. But God is faithful, He knows what He is doing, and this was just another opportunity to learn to trust Him. He walks beside us every step of the way and will give us just the right amount of challenges for the growth we need. Now that things have settled down a bit, I hope to blog more frequently; that was one of my goals for this year and I don't plan on leaving it unreached. 🙂
Graduation celebration
This week has been absolutely crazy (another post for another day). So even though this post is a week late, here are the promised pictures from my graduation.
Daddy giving the commencement address
After the ceremony, we had a reception with great food, friends and family. The boys made a slideshow that we showed in the basement and we got to catch up with people we hadn't seen in a while. Overall, it was a nice day.
Invitation by Whitelake Studio
Random thoughts
Well, I officially have nothing to do now. My summer program is over, school is over (and not starting back) for the next two weeks, I have no obligations. As summer is winding down, I look back and realize how much I have learned. It seems like the theme of this summer is growth; it has been a summer of transition. More on that later.
I just wanted to let you know about a very inspiring person I met this summer named Sibahle Tshibika. We attended the documentary not knowing what to expect. I can say that Sibahle has a great story and God definitely has plans for her.
For the next few weeks, I'm winding down and preparing for next school year. A lot of changes are going to be taking place but I'm excited. Next weekend is my formal graduation (I'll be sure to post pics) and friends are coming to visit. Hopefully, with a new my new schedule, I'll get to blogging more often. What's happening in your part of the world?
Garden Harvest
Our garden didn't do as well as last year but here is what Daddy and I just harvested.
A cucumber, very small onion, green pepper, and some tomatoes
Lots of sweet peppers. Especially for Caleb
We were going to leave this guy a little longer but upon further inspection, he had become disconnected somehow. So now, we'll just have to see how he tastes.
And lots of (mosty over-ripe) okra
Summer Adventure
Monday night was quite an adventure.
A friend of mine had a free ticket to go a previewing see the new Charlie St. Cloud movie and invited me to go. A group of us got together and went to the theatre. When we got to the theatre the guy said "That movie isn't playing here." It turns out we were at the wrong theatre. A man behind us noticed what happened and said "Do you want to see Inception instead?" After a little deliberation, we decided to go. It turns out that we got into a press viewing sponsored by a local radio station. A little over half way through the movie, the scree flipped upside-down and the dialogue became garbled. They were having technical dificulties and said the movie would be back in 10 minutes. Well, 10 minutes turned into and hour. I was keeeping an eye on the time because we have a curfew at the dorms of 9pm. We had planned on getting back in plenty of time because the movie started a 6. Well, we watched until 9:15 and then decided to go back. On the shuttle ride back, a drunk lady kept us amused (keep in mind that it was 9:30 on a Monday night :-/). We didn't get busted when we got back to the dorms but we did gain a new experience.
Now on to the movie review. Inception is a very complex story. Simply put, it is about a team of people who manipulate other people's dreams. In the beginning, I was thinking what in the world is going on? But as the movie progressed more and more things made sense. The producers did a great job of taking the viewer from a state of confusion to a state of understanding of a very complex storyline.
There are definitely some themes that can be drawn out for discussion such as choosing to deal with sin instead of feeding or avoiding it but, Daddy would do a much better job of explaining and discussing them.
Surprisingly, this movie was quite clean except for violence and action sequences. As far as I can remember there was no inappropriate humor and minimal swearing (for movies of this type). There were also no inappropriate romance scenes (there is a little romance, consisting of a kiss, between two characters. Also, sometimes the main character's wife is a little sensual but this is within the context of marriage).
Overall, Inception surprised me. It captured my attention, told a good story, and cut out unnecessary frippery. Unfortunately, I didn't get to see the end so I can't say if it was worth it (well, it was free so it was worth something) but I wouldn't mind watching it again (when it comes out on DVD).
And that is one adventure of my summer and how I got to see Inception before anyone else…Hope your summer is going well! Drop me a comment about your adventures.
Rebekah Diaddigo 