Good sighs

Do you know what I'm talking about when I say good sigh? I know some people who only sigh alot when they're sad. I sigh when I'm tired or after I eat too much. I sigh quietly when my feelings get hurt or when I see a bad grade for a test I studied hard for.

I love good sighs.
Sighs after someone says they've been thinking about you. Sighs when you finally get to talk to someone you've been wanting to talk to for weeks. Sighs when you get a hug from your parents after a long day.

I sighed alot of good sighs today. and it was because I finally got to study.
I sat down today for a good 5 hours and studied productively for those entire 5 hours. I finished 2 weeks worth of material and I sighed throughout. I felt relieved and happy. I felt satisfied. This is a really lame post haha. But when I think about today, I just remember all those times I'd sit back and just sigh. It was a beautiful day outside, and it was a perfect day for good sighs.

The panic and stress that would be appropirate for the situation I'm in right now (regarding school), such sighs would seem inappropriate. But it's amazing the kind of peace and easy this God of comfort can bring.

No matter how behind I feel, or how little progress I feel like I'm making, I never feel like I have a reason to grow weary or discouraged. As stressed and complainy I've been this entire year, I'm thankful that God's allowed me to see how deeply rooted I am and how sustained I can feel because He is holding me.

We serve an outstretched-arm God.
A God who created everything in this earth, who controls every ray of sunshine and leads the waves to the surface; A God who painted the sky and crafted every man; The God who holds the entire universe in His hand.

To think that that God would oustretch His hand to me
That's crazy

What's there to be so scared about anyway?

with a mighty hand and outstretched arm; His love endures forever.
Psalms 136:12



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Today is apple pie day
Justin did most of it
but here it is




























Give thanks-- spending time with Pastor Aaron and Tina, fellowship in Christ, Iron Chef 2009, productive studying, beautiful days, the unshakeable joy that I'm allowed to have