"Many people could claim to know me because they’ve read some very intimate details of my life in books I’ve written. But to know me through a book can’t compare with how my friend knows me so personally and intimately.
         Suddenly I sensed God saying, Uh-huh! That's exactly how I feel, Shannon. Lots of people know many things about Me because they've read My Book, but they have yet to experience the joy of being in an intimate friendship with Me.
         Think about it. Would you enter a room where your closest friend was waiting, sit down near her, pick up a book about her life and read a chapter or two, then stand up and leave without personally interacting with her? Of course not. So why are we tempted to do that with God?
         We often fail to comprehend that He isn’t just some distant Being responsible for our salvation. He’s a real person with real feelings and real longings. He went to the trouble of creating us and redeeming us so He could enjoy an intimate relationship with us—forever."


--Shannon Ethridge, from her book titled Completely His

Yesss.

It's people like Breanna Nichols who inspire me to keep posting my thoughts :)
Thanks for reading, everyone.

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Does anyone understand?

This is so cheesy, but I love those moments that really unite people. Those times when people who have absolutely nothing in common are suddenly bound together because of something. It could be a crisis, like Hurricane Katrina or the Haiti earthquake, or it could be something small and unimportant. Today, I had to laugh at myself. I don't know what the weather is like anywhere else today, but here it's rainy, and as I was walking across campus, I noticed how everyone was carrying an umbrella, and I thought it was funny. I probably smiled at a little too enthusiastically at the next person I passed, but that's okay. I will enjoy my own cheesiness and know that even if no one else gets it, it makes me happy.

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