Quiet, Part II

 

Steadfastness, that is holding on;

patience, that is holding back;

expectancy, that is holding the face up;

obedience, that is holding one’s self in readiness to go or do;

listening, that is holding quiet and still so as to hear.

- S.D. Gordon, Quiet Talks on Prayer

Quiet

I do know that waiting on God requires the willingness to bear uncertainty, to carry within oneself the unanswered question, lifting the heart to God about it whenever it intrudes upon one’s thoughts. – Elisabeth Elliot

Smitten Kitchen.

I’ve been spending way too much time checking my tongue in the mirror, bending over backwa… huh? what, who doesn’t like some jasonmraz? (: blog surfing. Sigh, mainly because I’ve been having terrible sleepless nights lately. Sometimes, a cuppa warm milk does the trick. Other times, I blogsurf. Haha, yesterday after a quick blog reads exchange with mr (J)WLW, I thought I’d might as well share my favourite food+photography site with you guys: Smitten Kitchen! Goooorgeous photographs of ingredients and dishes and secrets to making the perfect (insert any dish). Like pancakes! Mmmmmmmm.

mmmmm blueberry pancakes

ps. I still can’t decide if I prefer banana pancakes or blueberry pancakes. Blueberries with ice cream i think. YUM, the best I’ve had was at Edelweiss on Elizabeth. Mmmm melt-in-mouth goodness with buttermilk (:

Perspective.

Ok, almost immediately after griping about how absolutely unbearable my situation is, the Lord directed me back to the Pray for Ian website.  The grace, patience and trust in God found in the words on that blog… man, immediately humbled.

Looking for an escape route.

I’m not really a glass half-empty or glass half-full person. I’m more of a “meh, there’s water in the glass” and I’ll just deal with whatever ‘water’ is in the glass.

But this time. ARGH, this one’s killing me. Invading every. part. of. my. life. awjtlwaeuuuuuugh I don’t think I’ve EVER felt so much frustration in my life. I need air.