I realize it's been a very long time since I have posted anything. I started to feel that the only people reading this were still getting personal updates and what was the point of updating in cyber form. I realize however, that even the closest of friends will go weeks without updates on certain things because of the fast pace of life. And so... I blog.
Over the past couple of weeks, with lack of school in my life, I've had time to read leisurely. The book I've been enjoying is by Carolyn Mahaney and it's called Feminine Appeal. It covers the godly attributes that God calls us to attain as wives and mothers in Titus 2. One of the many things I've learned is how we view time. We must gain self-control and enjoy all time. Don't sleep in late and not have enough time to do things through out the day and complain about time. Don't stay up late and then be tired the next day. Enjoy time. Use it wisely... it flies by but God has special intentions for each minute of our lives. Don't deprive your husbands of quality phileo love because you are wearing yourself out during the day and then you are at your worst when your husband is home. Use time wisely and love your husbands/kids with phileo love. Love them with an affectionate love that shows them you enjoy them and respect them.
So now that I see myself has having more "time," I have been reading, actually folding the laundry, cleaning/rearranging the house, and I have decided to start back up on the "blogging" thing.
Korey is finishing up his last class (Understanding Comics... what a 3 hr class... online) before he will be a college graduate. He will then start Southwestern Seminary in Fort Worth on Mondays this fall. Him and his great friend Jeff will be driving down to take two classes on Mondays. They both feel called to attend Southern in Louisville, KY to finish their masters, but will start this fall in Fort Worth to get a jump start.
I've been looking at different jobs/early childhood opportunities for Louisville. Over 80% of their teachers have masters in Jefferson County (pretty much the entire city of Louisville). This is definitely another hint I feel that is guiding me to start my masters sooner than I had thought I would (the other is Korey's encouragement for me to get my masters). No matter what, it'll be an adventure...
I am taking 3 classes of summer school and working a little for my mom and still cleaning offices. I am also going to be going to Zumba on Tuesday/Thursday nights. I've only been once, but it was a lot of fun and really is a workout!
Our pastor preached about missional living this past Sunday and Korey has been reading Radical by David Platt. Both of these things have been encouragement from God for Korey and I to radically abandon our own desires and former sinful lives to live for Christ and work for the gospel. This is definitely not a overnight change and something we definitely are praying for in our lives -- Selfless Radical Abandonment.
In all things, our chief end is to glorify Christ,
Crystal Hollrah (soon to be Henry - but I'll post about that later)
