Knock

35 mm f5.6 1/15

Taken last spring, at one of my favorite churches.

trees bend with sacred grace

In the midst of busy-ness and Good Friday and feeling awfully city-lonely tonight, I thought of this song. The lyrics remind me of the striking power of the word.

Beneath The Silver Moon by MPJ

You were once a boy in tattered jeans

With skin dark by the sun

Eyes so wide and deep with reckless dreams

To carry you along

You were always talking ’bout the sea

The brilliant mystic view

You never seemed to shrink from mystery

That was life to you

And you would find a resting place

Where stars would light the room

And trees would bend with sacred grace

Beneath the silver moon

I see you in this height so sad and sweet

Your spirit burning bright

I know he whispers still in places deep

With flaming words of light

And you would find a resting place

Where stars would light the room

And trees would bend with sacred grace

Beneath the silver moon

manic monday

It's one of those days when you feel like the day can't last any longer. It's only Monday, folks! I know the next three weeks will be packed with too many things to do and too little time to breathe.

I leave you with a snapshot of what's to come: my friend's baby Chloe, whose 100 days and family portraits I shot last week. More Chloe to come...

Uncle Sam, why you want all my monies?

Lately, being on loans and having miscellaneous unforeseen expenses going out (i.e. getting the lock on my car door fixed), I really have been pinching the pennies. Tonight, I finished filing my taxes and found that I owe Uncle Sam $600. Apparently, I have to pay for self-employment tax.

Although my taxes have dampened my mood and have conclusively cancelled my spring break trip (that still yet was unbooked, thankfully), I'm not worried. I figure God will take care of me, even if that means I'll be eating soba noodles for the rest of the trimester.

God always provides.

Some days...

Some days in the life of a dental student:

6:30 am - Wake up (lather, rinse, repeat; brew that coffee!)

7:30 am - Leave for school

8:00 am - Radiology rotation (Ohmygoodness. The cheeks on my patient were so thick! They kept moving my xrays! I had to retake so many!)

12:30 pm - End rotation & run to subway to grab lunch!

12:50 pm - Head back to class

1:00 pm - PBL case session

4:30 pm - Research at library

5:00 pm - Go home through downtown traffic

5:30 pm - Get home & take a nap

7:00 pm - Dinner

7:15 pm - Research some more for a paper

10:45 pm - Submit paper & start reading other papers (aka learning needs)

2:00 am - Sleep

Repeat.