Beauty for Ashes

Thursday, April 28, 2005

This Glass House is Broken

Why can't life be as good as it seems like it should be? Why is it that, on the outside looking in my life would seem wonderful but from the inside looking out I'm desperate to escape. Sometimes, I can convince myself that life is as good as it seems, and then I'm ok.

Monday, April 25, 2005

Je sais, tu es tres jolie.


April 24
Originally uploaded by Realistical.
This was the view from my room sunday morning. Winter has worn out its welcome. I long to be home again. Exams start friday, so pray for me if you think about it. I'll be fine though. It's scary to think that I'm almost done with my first year of college. It flew by so fast. When I look back on this school year, it's been so hard, but God has been so faithful. I can't wait to see all you people back home again. I miss you so much.

Wednesday, April 20, 2005

Leon Wilkison


The Dating Book
Originally uploaded by Realistical.
Thought you guys might want to see this, it's the latest Christian book on dating. Yup, that's me and the girl on the cover. I find this hillarious.

Tuesday, April 19, 2005

Beauty for Ashes

Well I figured I'd make the first change to my blog since it's creation. I hope to work out the kinks myself but if I can't someone (Jamie) will be getting a call. Anyway, God is here. He's been guiding me and just loving me. Life is hard, but at least I'm not alone. The new title comes from Isaiah 61

…to comfort all who mourn, to console all who mourn in Zion. To give them BEAUTY FOR ASHES….

I like that.

Post Script - Happy Birthday babe.

Sunday, April 17, 2005

Weekend Number ????

"Quick, pray in tongues" - Quote of the weekend by Britty (she'd been pulled and was didn't want a ticket, she didn't get one).
Good weekend, actually great weekend. I needed it. See you guys May 4.

Sunday, April 10, 2005

Lawn Darts and Cigarettes

I havn't slept in a bed in three days, the back of Marshall's car has been an acceptable substitute. Marshall and I spent the weekend in Lynchburg Virginia to see the great John Bingham. Well I love traveling. It doesn't matter where to, it just matters that I'm going. I rhoroughly enjoyed the 240 mile drive through the mountains of North Carolina and Virginia. I swear I saw the tree from the intro of Six Feet Under. But anyway, we had a good time on the campus of Liberty University. It was really good to spend some time with Bing. By the way ladies, john Bingham is single and whoever his wife is is one lucky lady. So anyways, there are few things I love more than watching the American country side flying by the windows, I just want to take ti all in and remember every little tree and barn and horse and cornfield I see. Especially in the days after Phil's death. I have just been so captivated by life. I just want to spend my life seeing everything I can see, but more importantly getting to know the people around me. I mean really know. And the only way to do that is to spend time with them. I love the few relationships that I have where I can tell by the look in their eye what they're about to say. The relationships where a look tells everything that needs to be said. I want to know and be known.

Sunday, April 03, 2005

The Young and Aspiring

Well this has been the most wonderful weekend I've had in a long time. Brian, Jacob, Jessie, and Lauren came up on Thursday, and in less than an hour we had attracted the attention of law enforcement. We got caught climbing the old Fire Tower. The sheriff was cool though, he just told us not to do it again. It was a weekend filled with wonders, small and large. Lauren and I met with Darrel (the pastor of Living Waters), to pray and break some strongholds. God was just there. He is so good it just blows my mind. Then Friday night we danced the night away at a Barn dance. As it turns out, I LOVE to dance. It is so much fun. We had a wonderful time. We pretty much hung out with this group all weekend, Brian, Jacob, Jonathan, Britty, Jonathan's Lauren, my Lauren, Jessie, Marshall, other Jonathan, Neil, April, Matt, and probaly a few I forgot. On Saturday we were all just hanging around Jonathan's place and trying to figure out something to do, when Jonathan stepped up and said that we needed to worship. So, Marsh played guitar and Jonathan got on the djembe and we just worshipped for awhile. Then Jonathan began to speak on how we need to really just seek God more as a group so that we can come closer to God. And the closer we get to God, the closer we will get to each other. We all prayed for Jonathan, and started interceding for the nations. It was some of the best "God time" I've had in awile, and it was because it was just us. And everything Jonathan said really touched me. Anyway, that night we just watched the games Carolina won, which is always wonderful. Oh and by the way, it snowed 6 inches on Saturday. We had snow cream like at the Daniels, and it just made me feel good.and It was so beautiful even though I thought I was tired of snow, it never ceases to make me watch it. So the roads were a little iffy, but we were all fine. So, anyway we went to church on Sunday and all I could think about was how blessed I am.

There was something that happened this weekend that I am having a hard time dealing with. On Saturday i got a phone call asking me to pray for Phillip Schrum who had been hit by a car while jogging. Phillip has been a pretty good friend of mine for a long time, and I'm even better friends with his sister. well, after church on Sunday, we learned that Phillip had passed during the night. I just can't stop thinking of how last Monday, I was invited to go play frisbee golf with Phillip, and I stayed home to work on my car. If I had only known that was my last chance to see Phillip alive.

Isaiah 57:1-2
The righteous perishes; And no man takes it to heart:
Merciful men are taken away, While no one considers,
That the righteous is taken away from evil.
He shall enter into peace; They shall rest in their beds.
Each one walking in his uprightness.

Phillip is in heaven now, please pray for his family.
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