on mornings.

i love nice slow mornings. no hustle, no rush, just s l o w. over this four day, i have been embracing my slow mornings, especially since i don't have that many left before school starts up again on the tenth.
this morning, i participated in one of my all time favorite morning activities, reading a book before i get out of bed. yesterday i bought the book cold tangerines by shauna niequist, and it is absolutely phenomenal. i love when you find books that just feel that they were written for you, this is one of those books. as i was lying in bed this morning, wrapped up in my blankets to protect me from the cold air that was streaming in my window, with tears swelling up in my eyes, i felt a little less alone. one of my favorite quotes from the book thus far is this:

"friendship is acting out God's love for people in tangible ways. we are made to represent the love of God in each other's lives, so that each person we walk through life with has a more profound sense of God's love for them. friendship is an opportunity to act on God's behalf in the lives of the people that we're close to, reminding each other who God is. when we do the hard, intimate work of friendship, we bring a little more of the divine into daily life. we get to remind one another about the bigger, more beautiful picture that we can't always see from where we are."

ahhhh, music to my ears. this book is reminding me of all the areas of my life that i have been letting fall at the wayside. this book has reminded me of all of the areas in my soul that i long to change. this book has been soothing my soul, and reminding that i am not alone...anywho, before i get too sappy, this is a fabulous book, and to all my lady friends [sorry guys, i just don't think you all would be huge fans], shauna niequist is fabulous. read her work. the end.
on a somewhat different note, i got a new light fixture for my room! grandma had a lamp to get rid, and i was more than happy to take off of her hands. all it needed was a new lampshade [thank you target!], and we are good to go! looky looky...





and as an end note, i am just going to say that in six short days i am going on vacation to the northwest! i am going with my dear friends devon and steve [who are just two incredible people might i add, they are moving to india to be missionaries next summer], and we are going to see our [devon and my] old roommate beth and her husband eric. and we then get to see our funny, sweet, dear friend amy. it is going to be, wait for it, legendary.