perseverant growth::

"I want to know Christ and the power of his ressurection and the fellowship of sharing in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, and so, somehow, to attain to the resurrection from the dead. Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already been made perfect, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ took hold of me. Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining towards what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus."

-Philippians 3:10-14

we interrupt this ridiculous busyness to bring you...

So... I'm working on writing a paper right now (well, technically at this moment I am not working on it, but you know what I mean). Gotta love Lit papers. Mmm. If you're interested in reading a very compelling and truly allegorical poem, perhaps try "pity this busy monster, manunkind" by one of my favorite poets, e.e.cummings.

However, what I really wanted you to check out is this song...if it doesn't make you smile, then you are a busy monster-- a product of manunkind.

coffee, strong coffee

i burn coffee sometimes.
truth.
this truth, however is unrelated to the rest of the post. so...moving on.
i love t.s. eliot. we've been reading his works for lit class and there's something about his strong language that resonates with me. my love for eliot surprises me at times, because his work is full of deep despair--dark musings that often have little hope-light. if i were a poet, i could not write like eliot. but reading eliot is like drinking strong coffee. and i think that's why i like him. his bitter realism mixed with my optimism blends to make a perfect cup of coffee.
personalities really are fascinating. differences between people blend and create beautiful concoctions, wonderful partnerings of weaknesses and strengths.
dear friends, i have reached the end of my musings.
love, caitlin

perfect day off

Someone asked me what my perfect day off would be. I was amused at the plans that formulated almost immediately when she asked me. So...I'm sharing them with you. :)

My Perfect Day Off
You want to know how my perfect day off would go? Well, a lot of people have said they would go to the beach, or travel to the mountains. Me? I would go home. Home with my family and Zach. We'd sleep in 'til at least 10, and Mom would make pancakes for breakfast. We'd stay in our Pj's all day and never think once about homework or cleaning or anything stressful. There would be no agenda, just chill time and lots and lots of coffee. Maybe we'd take naps too. I guess eventually we would need to eat dinner, so I could help with that...I love being in the kitchen. Hmm, I don't know what we would make, but it would be something wonderful. And there would be more coffee, and Ice cream sounds like a good plan too. Then we'd watch a movie or something, and afterwards stay up late talking and laughing and just enjoying being together. And then when our eyelids became too heavy, and we ran out of words...the day would be over. And it would have been the perfect day off. The End :)

P.S. This song has become a daily routine for me...I truly believe it is a bit of manna :)