Amazing.

A 3D ultra sound picture of a baby boy who will be entering the world soon.

I look forward to meeting him.

Congrats Jessica & Jason!

Barometer Quiz

a barometer quiz….

thought: how lucky am i to be surrounded by such awesome people?

hero: people who don’t let their past get in the way of their future

contemplation: how amazing God truly is

film: currently watching August Rush, because it’s awesome

shame-inducing guilty pleasure: still facebook…

color: blue

wish: that i can ride in a hot air balloon someday soon

song: “Gone Gone Gone” by Alison Krauss & Robert Plant

book: awaiting my copy of The Earth is Enough

triumph: stepped out of my comfort zone and confronted some things

celebrity crush: still Joaquin Phoenix!

indulgence: still vitamin water! XXX

story: redeemed. again. still.

surprise: i can use chopsticks pretty good now! ate my steak, baked potato and salad with them today!!

field trip: to Beijing next week!!!!!!!!

feeling: way too anxious, and kind of crazy………but both in good ways

This makes me cry. Every time.

Quote.

“Love is stronger than the ways we say goodbye.” Jeremy Casella

Mixtape Mania.

Here’s some of the new music I’ve been listening to lately:

1. Needtobreathe “More Time” from the PS I Love You Soundtrack

2. Augustana “I Still Ain’t Over You” from the Can’t Love, Can’t Hurt album

3. Grid “This Train”

4. Robert Plant & Alison Krauss “Gone Gone Gone”

5. World Party “Is It Like Today?” from the Egyptology album

6. The Ting Tings “Shut Up and Let Me Go” from the Self-Titled album and the new apple commercial

7. Shawn McDonald “Captivated”

8. Sean Hayes “Smoking Signals” from the Alabama Chicken album

9. Kelleen “It’s a Shame”

10. Joe Brooks “Holes Inside”

11. Seabird “Let Me Go On” from the Til We See the Shore album

12. Jon Foreman “Your Love is Strong” from the Spring EP

13. Kris Delmhorst “1000 Reasons” from the Shotgun Singer album

14. Leona Lewis “Bleeding Love” from the Spirit album

15. The Shanghai Restoration Project “Miss Shanghai Revealed” from the Reinterpretations album

16. Mark Ronson & Amy Winehouse “Valerie”

Proust Questionnaire.

The principal aspect of my personality

I think most days I’m a pretty good listener. And I’m empathetic. But the combination of the two can get me into trouble every now and again.

The quality that I desire in a man

Jokingly (well, half jokingly), I need a man who plays the guitar. Seriously, I want a man whose heart belongs to God first and then me…someone with strong faith, a strong will, and patience to deal with my craziness.

The quality that I admire in a woman

Again, I admire women with strong faith. I admire women who act according to what they say, who are giving of themselves, and who are patient.

What I appreciate most about my friends

I don’t think there’s enough space here to write about this! But the condensed version would be this — I appreciate their stories. I love learning about who they were, who they are, and who they are becoming. I love seeing all of these things entwined. I love that I can be myself around them, good or bad. I love that they are patient with me and love me unconditionally. I love that they trust me. I love those moments of redemption when the wrongs have been made right.

My main fault

I’m definitely way to negative (though I’m trying REALLY hard not to be that way). And I’m stubborn and emotional.

My favorite occupation

Occupation: an activity in which one engages. I’m occupied with many things at the moment – work, church, China, Seattle, friends…….perhaps my favorite at the moment is being with new friends and sharing conversations with them.

My dream of happiness

I’m actually feeling pretty happy at the moment. Ultimately if I could just take everyone I love with me everywhere I want to go, that’d be awesome! But not even close to realistic. So just making the most of those moments that I do have with them.

What would be my greatest misfortune?

To never really feel like I’ve made something of myself.

What I should like to be

Bold.

The country where I should like to live

Uganda or Ireland. Either one is acceptable.

My favorite color

Blue

My favorite prose author

Dag Hammarskjold, “Markings”

My favorite poets

Old Testament writers

My heroes in fiction

Holden Caufield, “Catcher in the Rye”

My favorite composers

Rachmaninoff, John Powell, John Barry

My favorite painters

Monet

My heroes in real life

Jesus, Bono, Mark, Sandy, Marsha

My heroines in history

Mother Theresa

My favorite food and drink

Tacos and XXX Vitamin Water

My favorite names

If I ever have children: Malachi for a boy and Ella for a girl

What I hate most of all

Self-righteous people, cake, and snakes

The gift of nature that I would like to have

I wish I could sing. Not like carry-a-tune sing…but really sing. Like knock the wind out of people sing.

How I want to die

As quickly and painlessly as possible.

My present state of mind

I’m just overly sentimental today for some reason. Glad for new friends, missing old friends, ready to go on my next adventure. Excited and hopeful of what is to come.

Faults for which I have the most indulgence

I over talk things way to much. I justify it by saying I’m trying to “deal” with whatever the situation. But really I just like hearing myself talk and eventually succumb to gossiping rather than any healthy dialogue about anything.

My motto

Christ Preeminent.