“Hello Lord, it’s me your child
I have a few things on my mind
Right now I’m faced with big decisions
And I’m wondering if You have a minute, ’cause
Right now I don’t hear so well
And I was wondering if You could speak up

I know that You tore the veil
So I could sit with You in person
And hear what You’re saying but
Right now, I just can’t hear You.

I don’t doubt Your sovereignty
I doubt my own ability to
Hear what You’re saying
And to do the right thing
And I desperately want to do the right thing
But right now I don’t hear so well
And I was wondering if You could speak up

I know that You tore the veil
So I could sit with You in person
And hear what You’re saying but
Right now, I just can’t hear You.

And somewhere in the back of my mind
I think You are telling me to wait
And though patience has never been mine
Lord, I will wait to hear from You
Oh Lord, I’m waiting on You

Right now I don’t hear so well
And I was wondering if You could speak up

I know that You tore the veil
So I could sit with You in person
And hear what You’re saying, but
Right now, I think You’re whispering.”

(sara groves, ‘hello Lord‘)

this is life.  it isn’t always pretty…but oh, it’s beautiful.  beautiful to know that, even when my ability fails, His sovereignty fills.  to know that the veil is torn, even when it’s hard to hear His voice.  to know that even when it feels like He’s whispering…He is not silent.

some of the little things i’ve been enjoying, in the midst of essay-writing, cold sores, and more essay-writing:

jokes…

more music transposition…the baby grand at church is a wonderful step up from the keyboard, but i do sometimes miss being able to just push a button to change the key:

playing apples to apples with my cousin:

we always like to apply the green card adjectives to ourselves.  i’m not sure what to make of the mix below:

this is better:

i also made a new cover for one of my favorite books…partly to protect it, and partly because the story was too magical to have a plain cover.  so i took this:

and made it look like this:

a boxful of happiness, in the form of an eight-months-late birthday present from a dear friend down south.  i can’t believe how much thought and effort went into this!  three extra-long pages full of instructions, explanations, and visual laughter, to which i had to refer as i opened up each piece of the puzzle.  some things beautiful, some things dorky (generally in reference to some inside joke), all things special:

i’ve been trying to keep up with taking pictures of shann, so we can have some built up to send to her birthfamily.  she’s a little bit afraid of the camera, though, especially my big black monstrosity, so even though she’s a smiley baby, it’s really hard to catch her smiling.  she’s pretty cute even when she’s not smiling, though.  not that i’m biased in the slightest measure, of course.  =)

lots of tea, lately.  black tea has caffeine but it gives you a gentler lift which means a gentler drop.  plus it’s warm and delicious and if i have anything to do with it, it comes in a bright happy orange mug.  i know you don’t approve, jessica, but i do.  =)

teaching piano lessons.  i really am not teaching all that many students at the moment, as families are easing back into school, but even so, it feels like the space in between lessons keeps getting shorter and shorter…unlike the piano bench, which stays pretty tall.  =)

a sad attempt at a little fall photography…we went for a short hike last night with a dear friend and i snapped a couple of quick shots of the leaves and blossoms:

and finally, a (underexposed) picture of shann.  like i said, she’s not too sure about the camera.  but check out those eyes…