a child's prayer

about every sunday i end up hanging out with one of my favorite families. i love it. sometimes dinner, always stories and most of the time delicious homemade chocolate chip cookies.

over a month ago i helped put six year old aj to bed.  he was allowed one bedtime story and was advised by mom to offer up a good prayer.  after i read the clever pop-up book 'winter's tale' we chatted a little and i kneeled at his bedside.  aj wanted to continue chatting but i asked him to begin his prayer because my knees began to hurt against the wood floor.  he quickly started praying (this is from my memory so it's not completely accurate).

Dear Heavenly Father,
Thank you for this day.
Thank you for my family and friends and presents. (he just had a birthday. but here comes the good part.)

Please bless that North Korea will be a safe country some day...
and that they will have a good leader.

Please bless that my car won't get stolen.  (he just got a power wheel from mom and dad)
Please bless that no robbers will come into anyone's houses. (i was dying and waited to hear more but not much else came.)

In the name of Jesus Christ,
Amen.

as of late

wow, it's been over a year, maybe two, since i've posted an entry. life has been good.  i cannot complain.  i've done a bit of traveling since my last post. however, there is a sense of boredom and a little space of emptiness in the activity as i have yet to find someone with whom i care to share the sights and experiences travel brings.  the travel bug comes and goes and right now it has left me.  trips will always arise and i'm thankful for that. 

i've been doing a lot of exercise by way of triathlon training. in april i'll be racing for the first time in approximately 6 years. suffering from bunions has limited my ability to run.  i don't complain too much as running is my least favorite portion of triathlon.  swim training has been fun and necessary. i swim with a great group of people and really enjoy the coaches at the henderson multigeneration pool. i don't want to drown so the more comfortable i feel in the pool will hopefully mean i'm a bit more calm in the open water.  i'm doing max testa training on the bike with some great athletes in town.  it's been quite challenging but rewarding as well. 

on a completely different note.. i listen to pandora with one earbud everyday at work. i have to keep the other ear free to hear my co-workers or answer the phone.  katy perry and sting are my most listened to stations followed by the killers and temper trap. my favorite musical artist as of late is sara bareilles.  i don't care if i sound creeperish but i think we could be kindred spirits.  her music and lyrics are genius and beautiful. they are mostly about love, relationships, and heart break.  but really, what song isn't? all i know is that she has to be either super sensitive or terrible at choosing her lovers. Her songs of heartache are so sad, deeply feeling and incredibly descriptive.  but one song called 'the light' has really appealed to me. it's actually a positive one. and i love it right now because i feel it resembles my current state or more so the state i wish to be in.  i'm ready to follow a righteous man into 'the light'... come what may.  enjoy!

in the morning it comes, heaven sent a hurricane
not a trace of the sun but I don't even run from rain
beating out of my chest, my heart is holding on to you
from the moment I knew
from the moment I knew

you’re the air in my breath filling up my love-soaked lungs
such a beautiful mess intertwined and overrun
nothing better than this, knowing that the storm can come
you feel just like the sun
just like the sun

and if you say, “we’ll be alright”
i'm gonna trust you, babe
i'm gonna look in your eyes
and if you say, “we’ll be alright”
i'll follow you into the light

never mind what I knew, nothing seems to matter now
ooh, who I was without you, I can do without
no one knows where it ends, how it may come tumbling down
but I'm here with you now
i'm with you now

and if you say, “we’ll be alright”

i'm gonna trust you, babe

i'm gonna look in your eyes
and if you say, “we’ll be alright”
i'll follow you into the light

let the world come rush in
come down hard, come crushingall I need is right here beside me
i'm all love i swear it 
so take my love and and wear it over your shoulders

and if you say, “we’ll be alright”
i'm gonna trust you, babe
i'm gonna look in your eyes
and if you say, “we'll be alright”
i'll follow you into The Light

The Light

The Light