Randomness

I read a quote today that thoroughly contradicts what I believe with each minute fiber of my being: "So much of life, it seems to me is determined by pure randomness." I believe in the omnipotent, omniscient God who is sovereign over all things. Not a flower blooms, not a leaf drops, not a dove sings without my great and awesome Father ordaining it and knowing it.

Though God is completely and thoroughly sovereign (i.e. no event is truly random), He often gives me thoughts, feelings, and inspirations that I cannot describe with any other word except random! And God, knowing how I love to jot those random thoughts down, gave me this dear little kingdom in blogworld to keep them in. So, without further ado, a peek into my mind.

~ I love the print on paper towels. Do any of ya'll out there who are persistent enough to read this far agree? The roll we have now has the most cheerful little sketches of birds, butterflies and flowers in the brightest shades of yellow, blue, and green. Those are some of my favorite colors, done in the right shades, of course. I cannot stand some shades of green they are too closely related to . . . disgusting elements . . .

~ Mozart's Symphony No. 39 in E Flat is brilliant! I want to sing every time I hear it! No wonder it's a staple for symphony orchestras.

~ The other day I realized how very much others' attitudes affect my own. (Not good, I know!) A boy walked in late to a little class I attend, and the only seat available was the one in front of me. He proceeded to sit down and push his seat back pressing my desk into my ribs! Needless to say, his rather un-gentlemanly behavior was enough to activate an internal hissy fit. Then, later that day, as I walked toward the library the same afternoon, a man passed me and exuberantly chirped, "Good afternoon! How are you today?" Ah. That was refreshing!

~ Speaking of something affecting me, I learned the cutest little affect/effect acronym the other day! Raven: R- remember that A- affect is the V- verb and E- effect is the N- noun! Isn't that adorable?

~ Emmy Xiang looks more and more Chinese everyday. When we first got her, she didn't look very Chinese at all. But as she thins out and matures, those sweet black eyes curve into that characteristic almond shape. And she has the most darling little dimples you've ever seen on a child. I've been missing China so much recently. I shouldn't have been looking at those huge maps of Asia today! But, alas! what's done is done. And, really, I cannot resist a map!

~ After reviewing the Middle Ages for a Music History course, I am missing dreadfully the chivalrous, idyllic days of legend. Edmund Blair Leighton's paintings don't help much, do they?

~ Sometimes I wish I could go back to being eleven or twelve, like my darling sister, Gracie. I miss the carefree days of girlhood on the brink of womanhood -- spending more time in dress up than in normal clothes, reading dear books and writing childish concoctions in my spare time, basking in the simplicity and innocence of the world through those eyes. This isn't to say that I'm "all grown up" or that I don't enjoy these traits, but I do find myself nostalgically wishing I could turn back the hands of the clock.

~ I love the built-in bookshelves that Daddy built this December. They are so amazingly wonderful! Sometimes, I pass through the library and stop staring at them with a silly smile on my face. They're just too lovely for words. Of course, the familiar faces that inhabit those shelves have something to do with it! :)

Well, I suppose that is enough of the mushy heart-gushing, random thought-dumping feelings from a silly, sinful, nostalgic bibliophile! Ta ta for now!