pretty

God made this. He knew I'd like it ;)

coincidence.

This morning’s reading was 1 Corinthians 13, ‘The Love Chapter’ as Gran called it. I love this passage and have actually been thinking about it a lot recently... Maybe you can tell… I figure now is as good a time as any to explain the name if this blog, because even I can admit, it does seem a bit random. Well, the url is a bit of a giveaway. I thought to myself, “I could just call it Charity. Or Charities Blog” (I like pretending my name can be plural. The spell checker doesn’t pick it up!) But I thought that was just too boring, and not meaningful enough. Effectively though, this is the same! And I am proud of my discovery :)

The King James Version reads;

And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.

I think this verse is speaking to me… Haha. Now, as a coincidence, I also read this today – also on the topic of love.

Love is like a beautiful flower which I may not touch, but whose fragrance makes the garden a place of delight just the same.

-Helen Keller

Some quotes only become truly profound when you realise the context in which they were said, and Helen Keller was a truly amazing and inspiring person. The capacity which I have, not only to live but to love suddenly seems immense.

fire

There is something uniquely exhilarating about having a ball of fire roaring towards your face through the darkness. Not altogether bad either..

I love my family. Thanks God for the awesome family you've given me :)

4:12

Somehow I don’t think my body can take any more ventalin, my hands are shaking so bad I can hardly type. 4am is never a good time when you didn’t choose to be awake then… or you have to work in the morning. Where exactly is that point when you decide that it’s no longer viable to go back to sleep and so you give up? I hope I'm not waking anyone up..What to do ... when the rest of your world is asleep? Start a blog?

Its funny how your brain works sometimes when it's not really awake.. Not this morning though. As soon as I woke up I looked at the time, and thought of a Switchfoot song.

Funny is probably not the right word. It seems to me that my mind is clearer when the rest of the world is asleep. It hasn't had time to get tainted by the reality of my everyday life. Again, reality is probably the wrong word, that state of mind is not real. Superficial maybe? Material? It's nonsensical.. God, as I go about my day please help me to remember how real you were at 4:12 this morning.