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engaging the mind

Fabulously nuanced talk by Ravi Zacharias on media, philosophy, & pain…part two of three…but absolutely loving this talk and wrestling with the content.  I highly recommend giving it a listen. ;)

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priorities & healing

Getting some stuff done…yay. :)
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So excited to have just put up my hanging wardrobe – black wrought iron…beautiful piece…and now (after two months, haha), my clothes finally have a home. :) :) :) Wahoo! My room/office is starting to come together.
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Missy came over last week to visit and see my new place. [...]

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friends and justice

Becca spent the night; she came over, brought my favorite dessert, kept me company while I watered the plants/flowers and just hung out; by the time we finished catching up, it was late so I invited her to crash; we woke up this morning and just lazed around on our lap tops, drinking coffee…she laughed, [...]

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life

Because of where I live, my car insurance went up 80 dollars a month to almost 200…crazy. I need to see if I can find a cheaper provider. On top of that, my car has all of a sudden started getting a lot of scratches and bumps on it…it’s a 2005 and looked [...]

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joy

I very much love this. ;)
A few friends did similar takes on this a few years ago…but I don’t have video copies…anyway. I’d probably have the bride come down to something different to set the tone for the vows about to be pledged…but the spirit of this I just love. *grin*
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ramblings

I had a lot of personal and professional stress the last two weeks; as a result, I think my body is crying out to me to take care of it and give it more sleep. So I am. I sadly have a splitting headache…but this is pretty norm if I haven’t been getting [...]

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home

I had a wonderful, and eventful, weekend.  I got in around 11 p.m. last night…took a hot bath and slept in this morning – lovely.
Yesterday, I ended up being “sick” in the woods – I haven’t thrown up in maybe ten years?  At least not that I can remember – that was fun, especially facing [...]

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countdown to vacation

Counting down the time until I hit the weekend with some of my closest friends…looking forward to good food and drinks, games, laughter, boating, shooting (I guess? – lol – the guys want to go to the range), movies, walks, resting, relaxing, and in general, just spending time together.  I’m heading up north with six [...]

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drained

When it rains, it pours.
Because of the economy, I received some really tough news (and some of it, unexpected) from my boss tonight regarding my employment/job. So much so, that I ended up crying on the phone. Lovely. I couldn’t keep it in.
It’s been a rough day. A [...]

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cliche

“No one ever said it’d be this hard” – Coldplay
I never would have thought I’d have to deal with this.
But if you don’t love, you don’t risk the possibility of losing.  So cliche, so true.
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In many ways, this hurts more than losing my father – he didn’t choose to walk away – he had no [...]

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hope

Believing love turns the whole thing around.
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I have a piece of art work – a strikingly brilliant heart with the words “Love Conquers All” – a friend made it for me for my surprise twentieth birthday party.  I framed it and take it with me to each home I live…I absolutely love it.
Hope.
The fragrance of [...]

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community

I am working on a talk this week; my process always seems a bit haphazard to others – even when I was writing philosophical papers in undergrad, my process was sporadic – I’d dive in the middle, then maybe address the beginning, then the end, then the middle…somehow, it all came together well in the [...]

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sore

I’m going to just need to budget in money for parking violations…clearly, I’m going to need to.
I woke up this morning to find a ticket on my car – street cleaning day…and I was oblivious to it being the third Thursday of the month. Nice.
It is pouring rain – thankfully my landlords are gone, [...]

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pulse

Having an AMAZINGLY productive, good day.
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I need to grocery shop, though.
And the rain hasn’t come yet, so I may need to water the flowers…
I have a long work night ahead of me.
I’m heading out of town Friday for the weekend and entering into a week’s worth of vacation.  Very excited. :) :) :)  Staying home…will [...]

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community, gardening, life

Thinking a lot today about healthy community and what that looks like. Praying and thinking through the content of my talk…I do most of my work in my head before my fingers even touch the keyboard…
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I hear it might rain again today. And tomorrow.
God loves me.
And is giving me extra time.
Rain = intense [...]

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love

I absolutely love living completely by myself.  Love, love, love it.

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gift

I worked a fourteen or so hour day yesterday, so I slept in a little bit this morning.
I was making phone calls last night to expand and deepen my funding base.  I called one of my regular partners and asked to speak to the husband’s wife; she was out, but the way in which he [...]

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i love the rain

It rained, which means I get a day off from watering.  Wahoo!!! :)

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for those who pray

I’m facing a $3000 deficit from my last fiscal year (ended June 30th) that I need to get covered by the end of August so I don’t face the possibility of being pulled off campus, so, if you pray, please pray that I can have fruitful conversations this week with potential donors and partners about [...]

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phew

Today has been quite the day – professionally, personally. And it’s only 4:30 p.m. Wonder what the rest of tonight will bring.
;p

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God’s grace

Today, God gave me a gift in a breakthrough in the painful situation I’ve been dealing with – so much that I can only laugh because the whole reasoning is so ridiculous and unfounded that there is nothing to do but laugh.
Healing is sweet and comes in surprising forms.
I will miss him, but [...]

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fade to grey

I’m tired but had a fabulously productive, good day.
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Just watered some more flowers I forgot about – these on my neighbor’s porch; my plants/flowers are doing well on my balcony, as well.  I have two balconies, so next year, I want to try growing some tomatoes and herbs on the back balcony. :)
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I had such [...]

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thrawrted

I thought to myself, “I’ll just quickly go out and water the flowers; surely no one will come over to talk.  So it’s okay that I haven’t yet showered today and am all sweaty from working.”  I didn’t particularly want to meet any new neighbors tonight (only because I’m sleepy and like to be showered [...]

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happy

Anna is coming over for a visit. :)

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musings

Fabulous night with friends.  Molly & Martin moved back from North Carolina – I was in their wedding less than a year ago – some of my best friends.  So a bunch of us from the gang got together to welcome them home.  It was fabulous.  Randy made his famous margaritas and we had vodka [...]

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pain

Right now, I don’t want anything to do with him, even mentally,  just because I feel like he set off a bomb last week and I’ve been picking up the pieces and sorting through my emotions ever since, but I cannot help but be flooded with memories, especially as I unpack photos today.  He was [...]

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torn

Restless.  I want to keep pushing through and get more done but I have to shower and head out the door.  I’ll already be running late if I don’t move quickly.
I’m drinking the re-warmed tea I forgot to drink from earlier. ;)
Ahh.
My bedroom is a prexisting deep, dark midnight type of blue; it’s going to [...]

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progress

Soooooooo excited.  All the little details are coming together…I just finished the main display in the living room…(where the flat screen t.v. is…I want it to blend in as much as possible…the place is starting to feel more “woodsy” already.)  *smile*

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dilemma

I just realized I don’t have a hallway.
This poses a problem for hallway pictures. lol

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