Taco pitas, groceries, tea

The title pretty much sums up my evening.

L and I had taco pitas for dinner - basically taco fixings, but in a pita shell.

Then we went grocery shopping.

Followed by a trip to my favorite tea shop in Kensington, accompanied by our other roommate, and one more kiwi, now in town for J's upcoming wedding.

Oh, and if you add "cleaning my navel" (which really is a funny thing to say and makes me laugh every time I think it), you've got the sum total of what I did after work tonight. Because I cleaned my navel twice. Just say that out loud to yourself, "I need to clean my navel," and see if you can keep from laughing at the ridiculous nature of the statement.

Oh, and I downloaded the audio version of "Angry Conversations with God" that I reviewed on the weekend. It's read by the author (who is hilariously funny and a great reader as an actress and comedian) and I'm quite looking forward to revisiting the book over the next week or two in audio form.

And with that, I'm headed for bed. I'm tired, and my neck and back are stiff. It would seem I've unwittingly been tensing my muscles quite a lot as I sleep to prevent myself from flopping onto my belly the way I normally would (and thus causing a bit of pain since I have a piercing there that's only three days old!). I have muscle knots like you wouldn't believe in my neck especially, and they've been causing a headache all day today. So I'm headed for bed, with a heat pack around my neck to ease the muscles a bit, and a hope to sleep a bit less tensely tonight!

Quote of the Day

From the calendar on my desk:

"Your love must grow, become sensitive and respectful. It is easy to find people who love generously, but people who love with sensitivity and respect for each individual person are rare. The Lord's own countenance is in every person." (Little Sister Magdeleine of Jesus)

Psalms

I've spent a lot of time reading and returning to certain favorite Psalms lately, praying along with them, crying out to the Father.

It's been a full few days again. My heart is working to hold onto the important things in the midst of wild pulls in multiple directions.

I returned again to this verse in Psalm 27 late last night, and it is the prayer of my heart right now - both that I would indeed hear, and that my heart would respond immediately.

Psalm 27:8 NLT
My heart has heard you say, “Come and talk with me.”
And my heart responds, “Lord, I am coming.”