One of my favorite artists, JJ Heller, just put out a free album and asked that people put a banner on their blog to get the music out. Her 2007 album, The Pretty and the Plain, is full of insightful lyrics and her voice simply floats above the beautiful music. One of my favorite songs is Small:
Cardboard cutouts on the floor
People wish that you were more like what they wanted you to be
Eventually they won’t have much of you at all in their theology
The walls are closing in on you
You cannot be contained at all
People wish that you were more like what they wanted you to be
Eventually they won’t have much of you at all in their theology
The walls are closing in on you
You cannot be contained at all
I don’t want to make you small
I don’t want to fit you in my pocket
A cross around my throat
You are brighter than the sun
You’re closer than the tiny thoughts I have of you
But I could never fathom you at all
Broken moldings all around
Broken people hit the ground
When they discover that you’re not here for our benefit
You love in spite of us
You use the least of us to prove the strong aren’t really strong at all
So anyways, click here for the link to the free new album, Painted Red.
In other news, I definitely feel like I’m still trying to find a balance in terms of class/ reading for class/ babysitting/ hanging out/ doing life. There are thousands of pages of reading assigned to us between now and Christmas, and its just not possible to really do it all. I’m thinking about doing my School of Psych concentration in skimming.
I officially got the job at Restoration Hardware! It really is amazing that I got it, considering the state of the economy coupled with the fact that I’ve never had any retail experience. So I start next Monday… can’t wait to see how I’m going to manage an extra 15 hours of work into my week. I’m not stressed about it, I really am claiming the deep and abiding peace we find in Christ… but you know. It’ll just be interesting to see how it happens.
I really, really love my new church here, Oasis. They are so passionately pursuing Jesus and intentional about doing church… and doing life… with a missional/ social justice perspective for this community. I found a small group to join that will meet Monday nights and seek to serve the Latino area… yea. So I’m pumped. I’ll let you know how it goes.
I love getting God out of boxes and learning how big He really is. I am constantly amazed at what thought and creativity He puts into every situation, Scripture verse, relationship and person.
Congrats on the job! Going to check out JJ’s music…
Was in Montreat this weekend, and the fall weather was simply amazing… wish you could see it!