Saturday...

It's been a full day.

sort of.

I haven't had much energy these days, so being out for several hours feels like a full day to me!

My roommate L. and I went to the farmer's market this morning, and then to a local mall. We followed that up with a quick trip to a craft shop, and a stop at two grocery stores. We're not good at doing errands quickly. We get distracted because we window shop for the same things. What should have been a couple of hours of errands took close to five!

But we did have fun.

Then we came home, and had lunch at 3:00 or so.

Following which I went back to bed. A couple hours of napping, and I was ready for dinner.

We'd picked up a roasted chicken earlier, and L. was generous enough to make roasted potatoes, yam and carrots, and we settled in for dinner.

A bit later we're going out to see a dance performance that a friend of mine is part of at the university tonight.

I need to write a proper post later. There are things I'm thinking about. But for the moment, I'm tired, and I need to get dressed nicely to watch a dance show!

I Am Yours - Misty Edwards

Misty Edwards' music has been with me fairly constantly, speaking to and encouraging and challenging my heart through this year.

The lyrics, seen below, of this song, speak deeply to my heart right now.

They reflect the prayer of my heart:

And when you feel so far away, still I'm hear to say I am yours. I'm weary, and hungry, and longing and waiting, but I'm yours. No turning around. You called my name, and I'm yours. I vowed myself to You and I can't go back. So I'm waiting here again, for you to come, to bring freedom and healing.

I Am Yours (Misty Edwards)

Though I sleep, my heart is awake
Though It's night, on You I wait

It's been a long night, and I am weary
It's been a long time, and I am hungry
So I'll wait in the stillness again
I'll wait in the quiet again
For when I heard Your voice
When You said my name
When I heard Your voice
My heart it yearned

In the middle of the night
In the middle of the night
In the middle of the night
My heart it yearns

Though You're far away, still I'm here to say
I am Yours, I am Yours
And when You feel so far away, still I am here to say
I am Yours, I am Yours

And I've made my vows, no turning around
I burn the bridges that can't be found

For when I heard Your voice
And You said my name
When I heard Your voice
My heart it yearned
For You.