thought

Crazy how our strengths can become weaknesses and our weaknesses strength.

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sigh

I just spent the most LOVELY day with my family.
=)

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plea

Oh God grant me the serenity to accept the things that I cannot change
The courage to change the things that I can
The wisdom to know the difference
Oh ooh and God give me the courage to love with an open heart,
An open heart, an open heart I wanna love with an open heart
Oh ooh oh with [...]

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waking up

I went to bed at 2 a.m. and my phone’s alarm clock woke me up at 6:30; I distinctly remember shutting it off last night. Anyway, I was able to sleep in until noon. WAHOO!!!!!!!!!!!
And now I’m trying to thoroughly wake up and then quickly shower and head to my mother’s - I [...]

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absent

I’m ready to fall over but realized I didn’t eat breakfast and I didn’t eat dinner and so now my stomach is protesting rather pointedly. Whoops.
Crazy couple of weeks; I haven’t been as “present” here as I’d like…hopefully that’ll be remedied in the near future but no promises as I’ve learned never to make [...]

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love

I want you to be my love…
This is the song that is currently on repeat; I never, ever tire of it…so richly delicious, simple and profound. Intimately tender and revealing…
[Over the Rhine's "I Want You To Be My Love"]

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ramblings

I had four hours of sleep last night so I came home from work quite tired…just finished watching “North Country” which was an amazing, amazing film inspired by the true story of women mine workers who fought a class-action sexual harrassment lawsuit and won. Charlize Theron starred, and as always, she was fabulous. [...]

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ooooooooh yeah

you provide the rhythm babe, and i’ll provide the soul.
(over the rhine)

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a new day dawns

Goodmornin’ world.
I have flex hours today…but I still have work, hah, and must quickly throw clothes on and dash off to the office.
It was lovely to sleep in on a workday.
;p
Enjoy today!
“If you came to make some trouble, better make it good.” (Over the Rhine)

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brokenness

Since 1995, there has been one cd, one band, one album that I have gone to in my deepest pain, my greatest sorrow, my times of hardest stress…as well as when I have been most joyful, the most happy, or just frankly need to write that paper or article before my deadline. ;p
I don’t [...]

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reflective

Behold the virgin shall be with child and shall bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel, which means “God with us.” (Matthew 1:23)
God with us.
What does that mean? What does that look like?
Merry Christmas. =)

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question

Why can’t I just for once be normal?!?!?!

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this, this…is “christmas”

He has no stately form or majesty
That we should look upon Him
Nor appearance that we should be attracted to Him
He was despised and forsaken of men
A man of sorrows and acquainted with grief
And like one from whom men hide their face
He was despised and we did not esteem Him.
Surely our griefs He Himself bore,
And our [...]

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entertaining thoughts

Entertaining Thoughts (by Over the Rhine)
I’ve been entertaining thoughts
Of what I wanna say to you
I’ve been entertaining thoughts
Of what I’m gonna do
I’ve been saving what I got
And wondering who to give it to
I’ve been entertaining thoughts all over you
The way this works is so mysterious
If it gets much worse it’s called delirious
If I were mad [...]

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joy to the world, a savior’s born

Unexpectedly, I found out today that I shall not be spending Christmas Eve or Christmas with my family due to them being incredibly ill; I have cried off and on throughout the day, for it is my first Christmas in my twenty-five years that I shall not be spending it with family, but God is [...]

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don’t wait for tom

Did I mention I’m in love with Over the Rhine??  Today has been a sublime Over the Rhine lazy Sunday.  Sigh.
Absolutely in love with for “Don’t Wait For Tom.” If you want to know what music has captivated me and made me dance around my living room all day, off and on, it’s their entire [...]

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new love

I’m madly in love with Over the Rhine’s Trumpet Child.  The simple pleasure of listening to an amazing album on repeat, able to have the time to savor and relish the art, is one of my favorite activities when I have a free moment.

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friendships

Girlfriends keep popping in yesterday and today to bring friendship, love, laughter, warmth and…Christmas gifts.
Haha.  I am blessed.  Even though I no longer celebrate this season in terms of gifts, etc., I’m still inundated with presents from all those who do.  It’s fabulous to see their cheerful faces, receive hugs, and receive their love.
Hung out [...]

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these things

A dear friend reminded me of the following:
Whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely. . .think on these things.
Phillippians 4:8
He’s my beloved professor from college who is in large part the reason I got my BA in philosophy.
I miss [...]

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day in bed

Over the Rhine’s “Let’s Spend The Day In Bed”
(You can go here and scroll down and listen to a free download of the song - I highly recommend it. ;)
Let’s spend the day in bed
Yeah that’s what I said
Let’s lie down draw the shades
Ditch the plans we made
Rest your lovely bones
And just stay home
Turn [...]

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grin

;)
Today is a most lovely day. And I cannot stop smiling.
And Suz gave me the most wonderful, unexpected Christmas present - the cranberry scented oil that I absolutely love for the apartment (along was a fabulous display complete with bamboo sticks - but I usually light a candle under the oil and burn [...]

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ask me

“For My Love”
-Bethany Dillon

Walk towards me
I want to hear
The heavens singing over you
When you breathe
And look at me
I want to be captured by you
Gaze into my eyes
And let me know you’d fight
Thousands, for my love
Slip your hand in mine
Ask me to dance with you tonight
Just ask me for my love
I want to hide
What’s deep in [...]

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gift: on friendship

i wanna believe down to the letter.
-Over the Rhine
–
Your love washes over me
Like the cool waters of a desert spring
Over the rough and tumble rock bed
Smoothing, softening, caressing
Flooding the nooks and crannies.
Past bruises from those before
Carried away.
Lost in your ocean
I drown.
–
God never ceases to amaze me, delight me, bless me, when I least deserve it, [...]

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silence

i know i’ve been slightly absent from here; that should change shortly…i’ve been partially distracted, partially busy and partially fighting the cold that the entire department at work has been passing around for the last two weeks. i’ve now succumbed to it, just in time for christmas. achoo! ;)
absolutely in love [...]

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apropos

[Thanks to redwinegums for posting!]
tailored service, coming right up

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wish

[Watermark's Gloria]
I wish I could crash like the waves
Or turn like the autumn leaves
In effort to praise You
I wish I could smell like the forest
The fragrance lifting a mighty chorus
In effort to praise You
In effort to praise You
Chorus:
But I’m such a limited creature
And my words can only paint so many pictures
But somewhere I think I [...]

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joy

Ever swept away by an amazing friendship?  One which surprises you when you least expect it?  One in which you just find yourself plesantly drowning?   ;)
la da da da.
Had an amazing luncheon at work yesterday - the food was amazing.  Turns out it’s from the same restaurant I threw a bachelorette party at (actually where [...]

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la de da da

I’ve been slightly distracted.  ;) 
And I’m eagerly looking forward to this weekend - four days off, wahoo!  Time with family, time with loved ones…I cannot wait.
 I met up with an old girlfriend from college last night- I haven’t seen her in nine months but it was like a day had never passed - our openness, [...]

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gifts

Sometimes life surprises you, or rather, the Creator of life and the giver of all good things.
I am blessed.  =)

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henry

I’m stir-crazy today, absolutely stir-crazy.
It was a late night, albeit a wonderful night. The guys dug me out of the snow, the girls joined me to watch The Office and we all hung out until midnight. And then I showered and fell into bed, only to awake by alarm much too early [...]

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