Life is a Marathon

And He just knows when we need a lil' fuel and a gentle push. Rest stops come in surprising ways, for His mercies are new every morning.

It's amazing that God places people in our lives who know us so well, because He knows us even better.

This is my God.

Sometimes You Just Need Cheese

Here I'd like to let you know that I'm very proud of you, and fortunate to have you as my older daughter. You've set up a good example and model to your sister. You should feel good about what you have achieved too. I believe your mom should feel the same way too. So give yourself a HIGH FIVE. Great job and well done, my daughter! Talk to you later.


Blessings,

Dad

This was an an excerpt from an e-mail my dad sent me a couple weeks back.

My thoughts when reading...

"HIGH FIVE?! What are you, white?!?"

My parents are Taiwanese. This was weeeird.

It came to me unexpectedly, yet as cheesy as it sounded, it made me cry...at work. 

The timing was perfect because I was caught so off-guard. The e-mail didn't come after I had accomplished some huge thing, but when I was pretty burnt out and wondering if God was with me, if loving people was really what I was called to do.


It was when I least expected His grace that it flooded into my life. 

This is my God.


...I don't know how to turn off this white highlight. 

Eclipsed by Glory

The world behind me, the cross before me.


I used to hear this hymn and mope over how taking up the cross was such a sacrifice.


But sometimes,


once in awhile,


 when the cross is really before me...


If grace in an ocean, I'm totally sinking.


Incredible how the direction of your gaze makes all the difference.


This is my God.