"The Hallway"

“People who bore one another should meet seldom;





people who interest one another, often.”
C. S. Lewis






This past week marks one year since I joined a "book club".

“You will not find the warrior, the poet, the philosopher or the Christian by staring in his eyes as if he were your mistress: better fight beside him, read with him, argue with him, pray with him.”

–C. S. Lewis, The Four Loves - Friendship.

Here are some photos from a great book club that I’ve had the pleasure of being a part of this past year!!

I am so thankful that God in His mercy has brought me to this season!
This group now called "The Hallway" is a special highlight of my week! This year we have grown from 6 to about 13 members. God is teaching me how to trust Him and to trust others... which has been amazing and scary! Amazing, because you don't need to protect yourself... scary, because you can't protect yourself, you are vulnerable... harder than that though, others are vulnerable and you can hurt them! Scripture teaches us that "love always trusts" so in order to love others we must cease to worry about self and serve our Father and our brothers and sisters. Through that trust we then get to enjoy the gifts that our Heavenly Father is giving us in Himself and in others! God has used this gathering of friends to push, to pull, to stretch, to humble and to pick me up. I am learning that some things you fear the most can turn out to be the most freeing! So in the freedom of Love Himself... may we continue to grow!

Tag / Seven

Nick tagged me, so now I'm called on to share seven things about myself... some you may know and some maybe not, so here it goes.

1. I am left handed, but I play guitar right handed.
2. I was born in 1983, but I was 3 weeks late so I was actually due in 1982.
3. I am naturally blond though my roots are dark. :)
4. I want to see the Northern Lights before I die.
5. I have visited about 45 of the 50 states of the USA. I love traveling both here and abroad!!
6. I am very dyslexic. I often mix up my M's and P's...why does everyone reject me when I write "I miss you"?!
7. I actually like cleaning! When I was a kid I liked cleaning toilets... which is weird, so thankfully I've grown out of that, but I really enjoy putting a good CD on and organizing my closet and room! Am I crazy??

Now Keith and Ryan, you're it!