Disturb us, Lord

borrowed straight from here.

Disturb us, Lord, when
We are too well pleased with ourselves,
When our dreams have come true
Because we have dreamed too little,
When we arrived safely
Because we sailed too close to the shore.

Disturb us, Lord, when
With the abundance of things we possess
We have lost our thirst
For the waters of life;
Having fallen in love with life,
We have ceased to dream of eternity
And in our efforts to build a new earth,
We have allowed our vision
Of the new Heaven to dim.

Disturb us, Lord, to dare more boldly,
To venture on wider seas
Where storms will show your mastery;
Where losing sight of land,
We shall find the stars.
We ask You to push back
The horizons of our hopes;
And to push into the future
In strength, courage, hope, and love.
[Sir Francis Drake]

Design Dilemma?

The very first time that Jonathan & I first toured our house, I said "if we buy this house, I WILL paint that brick fireplace."



Since moving in, I have had a hard time actually doing it. Now that all the furniture is in.. it's hard to imagine the fireplace painted. My friend Mandy, who is aware of my design dilemma, sent me this design blog that just posted a How-To-Paint-A-Brick-Fireplace.

I am completely inspired.. not only with the painted fireplace.. but for my WHOLE house.

Check it out - I've also added them to my favorites.

www.younghouselove.com