Daily 5 - Day 190

Today's Daily 5:

1. Wore new earrings to work today.
2. Love the feeling of my hair the day after I get it cut, when it's still flat-ironed and pretty.
3. Got a ride to house church tonight and was able to be with friends.
4. My friend Renee Altson is making a list of 5 things she's grateful for as a Lenten practice.  I love the idea of this daily list being a part of a Lenten journey.  Check out her first list here, and go back often - her blog is great!  (And, as a side note, if you haven't read her book, you need to.  I read it for the first time at a time in my life when I was absolutely convinced that I was maybe the only person in the world who was trying to follow Jesus but was struggling with some pretty huge issues, including mental health stuff.  Renee's book helped me to see that I wasn't alone.  It was probably at least 5 years ago that I read it for the first time, and I've re-read it at least once a year since.  It is one of maybe two or three books that I will list if asked what books besides the Bible have profoundly shaped my faith journey over the last number of years.)
5. Thankful for some moments of very early morning prayer, and song lyrics playing through my thoughts today.

The Butterfly Quiz

I thought this one was relatively accurate.

You Are Mellow Yet Energetic

Most of the time you are a cool cucumber, but occasionally you can get extremely hyper. You are indifferent to most things, but a few ideas really inspire you. And when you're inspired, you totally take off. You rest up most of the time, saving your energy for what truly matters to you. You are highly selective. Some people may think you're moody or temperamental, but they don't understand what really makes you passionate.

The Butterfly Test

Blogthings: Our Quizzes Weren't Written By Bored 12 Year Olds

Story on Haiti

An article by a phd anthropology student who was in Haiti when the earthquake happened, and was briefly trapped.  A proufound read.

Thursday Morning

My thoughts are kind of scattered this morning.

Last night was a slightly more peaceful sleep than I've been having, but I still woke at around 4 am, praying and wondering.

My neck, shoulders, and back are still very slow in healing, and as each week goes on, and I get further from the weekend of rest that preceded it, the pain gets stronger.  It's pretty bad today.

Office email is down, so I'm sitting here, writing a blog post, before heading into my day.

House church tonight.  Looking forward to being with friends and talking about Jesus.